Maybe she isn’t potty-trained.
Regards,
Shodan
Even that :smack:
I’ve approached friendly dogs only to be harshed on by their less-than-friendly owners. Now I “keep my effin’ hands to [my]self”, as requested. (Or, what Rubystreak said in post #109.)
Mine also have mostly been mentioned. Smoking, belief in astrology, white socks inside sandals, living with one’s parents after age 20…Also, participating in the Boyscouts after age 20, enthusiastically sharing one’s army experiences (mandatory here) after age 20, being vegan, and a couple more I won’t mention here.
Forgot one of the top candidates: not owning a bookshelf with books in it.
The OP is about STUPID things you think less of people for. Hence, my comment on living with one’s parents. I do realize there are very valid reasons to do so, but my first gut reaction doesn’t change.
I know someone that believes this. It has completely tainted my relationship with them (from my perspective) since, whenever I talk to them now, I just think I’m talking to a complete idiot.
Well, I actually have Hello Kitty crap all over my cubicle walls, at least the ones that don’t have the pictures of the Greek isles I ripped out of a calendar last year. And I’m 38. The lady in the cubicle next to mine has Kermit the Frog crap all over her cubicle. We’re the misfits in an office where pretty much everyone else has their cubicles papered over in pictures of their kids at varying ages, religious images and Thomas Kinkade prints. I don’t give them crap about their cubicle decor and they don’t yell, “Hey, it’s the Hello Kitty lady!” when I walk by. Besides, the kitty pictures keep my participants’ kids distracted while I deal with the parents and their paperwork. So, yeah, I have a reason for doing this. Sorry for getting defensive, I’ll shut up now. :o
I think less of women who…
Are pretty broke (I’m thinking of two that I nominally work with), and yet find the money to always have fake nails.
Not just simple long nails.
Decorated nails. Decorated for holidays. Keeping fake nails isn’t that expensive, I know. But when you have problems getting the money to have your car fixed, you don’t need to spend that money on your nails.
Also, don’t clickety-clack them the entire time that you have conversations with people.
These are stupid reasons? I could just about snatch my boss for the second one. She’s come up with some of the most amazing reasons for her pre-formed conclusions.
Now that I’m in the thread, I’ll contribute: spelling. I know we’re all different, and we have various abilities, but bad spelling makes me think that we won’t have much to talk about. If you can’t be specific enough to spell well (I know English sucks for spelling), we won’t have much in common.
Not stupid, IMHO: “I use my crystals to re-energize my water.” Heard this one two nights ago on Coast to Coast on the AM dial. I turned off my radio.
Having some actual black friends (no, really), I have to contend with this one. “Axing” doesn’t mean idiocy any more than any other regionalism. I don’t do it, and I notice it, but if I get that picky, then I’m an idiot for not using Received Pronunciation.
This is beyond bizarre. I looked at the list in your link. $625?? Most of that stuff is highly processed, overpackaged, overpriced crap. Even if I were forced to buy it all, there is no way it would cost anywhere near that much.
And WTF is “Moccona My Moccona Sticks Selection”?
I feel sad for most smokers, but the ones who casually drop thier butt out the car window are fucking pigs.
Putting bumper stickers on your vehicle.
Saying excape or expecially. (I have head knowledge that this particular speech variance doesn’t necessarily make someone less intelligent. But in my heart, when I hear it, I think, “Wow. You’re stupid.” I’m working on it.)
People (typically from the Northeast) who talk about how “cute” someone’s accent is and encourage that person to “say something.” I have never, ever heard this sort of comment made in any tone other than the one you use to ask a dog who’s a good boy. I suppose I ought to feel sorry for them, being too stupid to realize how patronizing and obnoxious that is, but instead I just feel all slappy. I’d rather deal with the folks who talk about how “youse guys sound so dumb” as though they somehow sound like Fullbright scholars. At least they’re upfront about looking down on you.
People who automatically assume “bless your heart” means “fuck you.” Yes, it’s one of the things it can mean, but it’s really very context dependent, like the word fuck. Typically, it’s an expression of sympathy for someone’s burdens, like being beset by adversity or trying your best but not quite measuring up. It’s just that in some cases, a person’s burden is being totally moronic jackass.
Dammit! Ok. Ok. Where should I be putting it, now?
Wearing sunglasses indoors, blue tooth in indoors, playing lotto, too much cologne/perfume. I don’t know that I think less of these people, but they sure do annoy me for some reason.
Clare de loon, I cannot tell you how much better the overprocessed trash at the deli counter is than the prepackaged overprocessed trash. American cheese sliced thin at the deli; yes!
People who think iceberg lettuce in a bowl is a salad, and refuse to try a vegetable once in a while.
The gross misunderstanding of the term “constructive criticism”. That term will forever leave a scar on my childhood.
Speedos. Really. Is there any use for them other than in sports.
Those who don’t realize that if you use that little lever right by your left pinky, you can actually let someone know that you are intending to turn your 3,000lb vehicle into oncoming traffic.
I don’t know if I’m alone in this, but I find people doing their day to day work with their shirt off very unappealing, and I dislike them for doing it. Bare chests, in casual, socially visible, situations do very little for me.
That’s for either gender.
complaint does not apply where bare chests are required, such as surf lifesaving
Bookshelves- even if the person utilizes the public library?
People who think "myself’ is a fancy way of saying “me” and “whom” is a fancy way of saying “who”.
Seconded! It’s just a softer mild cheddar. Love it (along with just about any other cheese).