What really stupid things do you think less of people for?

Error… does… not… compute.

Liking:
country music
pro wrestling (WWE, etc.)
talk radio (conservative or liberal)

People who try to “buy American”

Compute: I’m not generally vocally disapproving of said pants. I wouldn’t walk up to a person wearing them and insult them, ever. But people seem to think this is OK when it comes to tattoos.

Hence why I used the term “really, vocally disapproving”, and didn’t extend my dislike to all people who dislike tattoos. It’s not the dislike I mind, not everyone is going to like what I like - it’s the obsession some people seem to have with it.

Things listed in this thread that I’m guilty of: watching reality TV, leaving the TV on for background noise, using Internet Explorer, having a bunch of icons on my desktop, and having a tattoo (although I regret my tattoo and would have it removed if I could afford it, so I have that going for me…)

Things in this thread I agree with: bad table manners, trendy-cutesy kid names, little girls dressed like hos.

My own contribution: People who have those plastic testicles hanging from the back of their vehicle (usually a large pickup). That tells me pretty much everything I need to know about them right there.

Computes now.

I thought those Juicy sweatpants were ridiculous when I first saw them, and now I hardly raise an eyebrow at them. Makes me sad.

People who think that not caring about fashion makes them somehow morally superior to those of us that do.

Scientific illiteracy-I learned about the scientific method and basic and applied research in high school, so it’s not as though the information about how science works is locked away in some arcane college class few people will ever take. I’m annoyed to no end to hear stupid people whining that money is wasted on scientific research. Hey, dumbass, those wonder drugs and new gadgets you love so damn much don’t appear out of nowhere.

People who fail to understand that an analogy is not an argument.

People who get self-righteous about not eating fast food.

Rooting for the New York Yankees.

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I always WANT to pet doggies that look friendly… but once, this dog came up to me (inside of a store!) with her tail wagging, so I pet her. Her owner yelled at me, saying that she was skittish with strangers and might bite, and that I should ask permission before touching someone else’s dog. That experience has changed my way of dealing with other people’s dogs. I won’t pet a dog who is tied up outside a store, and I always ask before touching someone else’s pet.

Overly rabid sports fans. A regular fan I can handle. One who eats, breathes, lives, etc. for a team is (IMO) an idiot.

Like the idiots in the UK who go around wearing a replica shirt of their favourite team, even when they are abroad on holiday.

People at work who talk a lot about God and politics. I have people asking me all the time how I’m going to raise my son - Jewish, Christian or Hindu. What business is it of theirs? And most of them are very conservative and voice it. Loudly. I detest that.

People at work with cutesy crap all over their cubes. I get a picture or two that your kid drew. That’s great. But must you really have Hello Kitty crap all over your walls? You’re almost 40, for God’s sake.

I was reminded by apollonia’s comment that I also dislike people who dress sloppily at work (when not working from home) and claim that they’re above caring what others thing about them. You social misfit, you - you’re so brave not to care!

Better still: the ones who dress up their families in matching kit. The surest indicator of the changing seasons in Florida is how many Umbro logos you see in a given day. :smiley:

Using the word ‘borrowed’ when they mean ‘lent’.

‘Axing’ somebody a question also confirms idiocy.

Spitting.

Mind you, that does act as an early warning system. If you are in Spain and you see a load of these people in a bar then keep away. They will be in there watching Sky Television, drinking British beer and eating “roast dinners just like mother used to make”.

I would rather saviour the local atmosphere in an authentic Spanish bar.

Savor?

I’m beginning to realize that I hate everyone for everything. However, I do make exceptions.

Why do you hate America?

People are already asking my fiancee whether we’re going to raise our kids Methodist or Hindu. Apparently nobody knows I’m actually an atheist.

How did you end up with three options?

I’ll second that. And they’re usually fat knackers with a beer gut who wouldn’t fast five minutes in professional football.

Other than that, and getting back to people you actually met as opposed to just a certain type, I’ll nominate people who make really stupid bigoted racist statements.

People who make a point of buying American cheese at the deli counter when so many other actual, tasty cheeses are available.
You want thinly sliced overprocessed trash? Go buy the prepackaged stuff.