On infrequent occasion, my opinion has changed to wondering why this ostensibly intelligent and/or personable young man chose to look like a moron. But any such improvement in my estimation would be negated by the application of a backwards-facing baseball cap.
One of my favorite bar games begins when we enter the parking lot and notice a Hummer. Then we get to play “Who’s the Asshole.” So far, it has never taken more than two guesses to pinpoint the Hummer’s owner. I feel this is confirmation.
I instantly and forever despise any person who spits in public, unless they exclaim immediately afterward, “Oh my goodness, a bug just flew into my mouth!”
Call the traffic authorities and tell them there are three people who consistently park in the same three handicapped spots every day. Then take pictures.
Hear, hear!
I’m 100% with you on this one. When I was using Lavalife, and now when I’m giving advice to friends who use online dating sites, this is the first filter I use.
In this day and age, when typing is one of the main ways we communicate to each other (e-mail, dating sites, blogs, forums) if you aren’t willing to put forth the effort to at least use proper punctuation and perhaps a capital letter here and there (or turn off your caps lock, for God’s sake), I have a hard time shoving down the urge to scream, “MORON!”
But the main thing, the thing that drives me the MOST crazy, is the 5,000 exclamation points, turning into ones when your shift-key finger gets tired, after every sentence. I shunned a friend of mine away from a potential date on Lavalife when she e-mailed him, and the first sentence was, no word of a lie:
“hi!!!11 how r u???”
She was 26. God help us all.
I wish I knew who to credit with this, but the following is my view on prejudice:
I’m not prejudiced. I hate everyone equally!
People who don’t read or own books: I will eye them askance.
People who brag about not reading books: It’s okay with me if they die.
Basically everyone poorer and less successful than me is a loser. Everyone wealthier and more successful than me is an asshole.
I should point out if you hate Hummer driving cellphone talking assholes, then it’s working. People drive those things so people they wouldn’t associate with anyway will dislike them even more.
I just found out that my father does this to my mom. :eek: She suspects that he also runs over the rumble strip on purpose if she dozes off during their long-distance car rides. Jackass.
I have a prejudice against people in the military. I keep it to myself because it’s not for me to hurt someone else, I just can’t understand the decision.
A qualifier to this, please. Any civilian who buys a Hummer is an asshole. That PFC driving one in Iraq right now may or may not be an asshole, but it wasn’t his choice.
So…what kind of vehicle do you drive? 
I’m ashamed to say that I think that if a man is really handsome, it follows that he’s automatically an asshole. I know that it’s an unfair assumption, but this thread is about prejudices.
Let me add people who constantly compare everything to George Orwell’s “1984”. They may be right or wrong, it doesn’t matter. It just seems so cliched to me. It’s almost like Godwin’s Law. Anytime there is a discussion about the goverment, more than likely the terms “Orwellian” or “Big Brother” will be evoked.
Ironically, Orwell’s first rule of writing is: Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.
Smokers and gun owners. 'nuff said.
You know that commercial where the gutsy girl pays for “a couple of shirts” for the guy behind her at the dry cleaning drive-through? I’m always a little skeeved out cuz I’m thinking, all you know about him is he is obviously handsome. That can’t be good!
I am unreasonably prejudiced against people who make much of their being ostracized for being geeks, nerds, whatever… and then in the same breath rant and rave against “jocks” and “popular” people.
Immediately moves them into my twit file.
I’ve seen this commercial. One day I hope that instead of “a couple of shirts”, the clerk will say “a red sequin dress and a pair of opera gloves.”
That kind of reminds me of this thread. LOLLER!!!
Introverts-in real life. On the internet, they don’t bother me at all, unless they act superior about it.
People who have limited life experiences…and think it is OK!
People who are married to their jobs.
People who think people who own firearms are any different than they are.