# Your overly judgmental opinions **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 11, 2013, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391 "2013-04-11T12:57:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Troppus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a587f6/32.png) [@Troppus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troppus)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/141 "2013-04-16T17:39:26Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > Agree on the rest, but this s a myh. The ground-to-pumpkin measurement does not change regardless of how high the suspension is raised. The only way to higher clearance is bigger tires. Well, yeah, I assumed that anyone with a lift does so in order to accommodate bigger tread. I mean, we’ve all seen a lifted truck precariously wobbling on stock thirteens because the owner wore out his mudders and couldn’t afford to replace them, but most off-roaders have more pride than that. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/142 "2013-04-16T18:28:35Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I promise you, cross my heart and hope to die, I will never pass you in the intersection. That’s dangerous! In fact the reason it annoys me so is when I get to the far left lane, often the guy on the right decides he’s going to cut me off without even a turn signal because OBVIOUSLY he needs to be in the left lane RIGHT NOW. There is room in front of me, so he does it, but I was just starting my acceleration! > > I promise I never pass anyone in the intersection though! It happened to me this morning. Two lanes can turn left at the light. I was in the right lane. The driver on my left twigged my spider sense, I could just tell s/he was going to do something stupid. So when the light turned green and s/he/it swung into my lane (with no signal, of course) I was ready not to run into s/he/it. But I did give a blow of my horn and you could tell by their reaction that they had no idea both lanes were turning or that someone might call them on their bullshit. ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/143 "2013-04-16T18:49:17Z")
People who slump over their grocery carts while shuffling up and down the aisles at the supermarket are slobs. People who clip their nails at work are by default disgusting no matter how polished and worldly they may otherwise be. Most of the other stuff here is covered. Oh, except…I think that people who disagree with the importance of population health and its role in keeping healthcare costs down are idiots. I strongly believe that there is a certain point where you have to let go of the individual to focus on the greater health of a society. America has demonstrated repeatedly that people won’t do it out of the goodness of their hearts and the people who object the most stringently to it are the ones who are most likely to demand that they get theirs later on. ---
**Author:** ![gracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@gracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracer)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/144 "2013-04-16T19:07:52Z")
**People who chop perfectly good parts off new born babies are monsters.** And it’s not _overly_ judgemental either, just regular judgemental. ---
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/145 "2013-04-17T09:58:07Z")
> [@Troppus](#): > > Low-profile tiles have much less flex in the sidewalls which makes the car much more stable in curves, corners, and other tight maneuvers. Frequently low-profile tires and rims are wider than stock, too, so more rubber in contact with the road = more stability and maneuverability. > > Lowered suspension? See above. Less flex, better control. These features make the car safer when hitting curves at higher speeds. (Picture a mini-van racing Toyota MR2 in a curvy neighborhood) Kind of redundant on straight roads and a total inconvenience on speed bumps and degraded, uneven pavement, though. > > Lifted? More clearance when off-road, where accessibility trumps safety at high speeds. And Chrome is very tough and easier to clean than matte finish or powder-coated steel accessories, though I suspect a lot of chrome brush guard guys just wanted to match their belt buckles. I understand what you’re saying Troppus. To be a clear: There are actual racing vehicles, and actual tow vehicles, and actual offroad vehicles, and actual ranch vehicles. These aren’t the one’s I’m scoffing at. When I see a lowered 4WD Tahoe with high-profile tires, bull bars and a winch, I’m pretty sure I’m watching a dumbass (I bet you’d agree). pullin (who pulls his offroad vehicle to the woods on a trailer… behind a normal, unmodified pickup). 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/146 "2013-04-17T12:46:20Z")
There was a thread about a month or so ago, **“Girls become women by growing older; boys become men by accomplishing something.”** I kind of subscribe to this attitude. A 26yo male who is working a PT job living with his parents has failed more than a 26yo female in the same circumstances. When I see people absolutely covered in tattoos, I think about the amount of potential loss of income because of limited job opportunities and hope that they have enough sense to start their own business. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/147 "2013-04-17T13:14:12Z")
The term “H8/H8ter” is silly. “Intactivists” have a strain of anti-Semitism. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/148 "2013-04-17T13:41:37Z")
In addition, now that I’ve thought about it some more… There is a certain minimum dress code for church. Halters, t-shirts, shorts, and jeans don’t meet that standard. A child under the age of 8 can get away with shorts, but that’s about it. Men who complain about wearing ties should grow the fuck up. People who complain about having to “dress up” for certain occasions should also grow the fuck up. ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/149 "2013-04-17T13:54:49Z")
> [@rhubarbarin](#): > > People who are habitually disgusted/personally offended by what the general public weighs, dresses like, or chooses to decorate themselves with, are close-minded and overly self-involved. Also, usually, old, and none too pleasing to look at themselves. Amen to all of this. Nine times out of ten, the extent to which a person is critical of other people’s appearance is inversely proportional to that person’s satisfaction with themselves. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/150 "2013-04-17T13:57:06Z")
I look _good_ when I go to church! And in a tie. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/151 "2013-04-17T15:22:32Z")
The following people need to get some hobbies: - Anyone who indulges in road rage behavior. Seriously, the drivers in front of you can’t hear you ranting at them, so why are you bursting my eardrums with the sound of your obnoxious voice yelling and cursing? Just think of all the energy you’re consuming on what amounts to ridiculously minor crybaby crap. So what that a car cut in front of you? So what that someone is in the turn lane when they should be over to the right? None of this will have any impact on your life unless you let it. Do yourself a favor and stop driving if such piddlyness is enough to give you a coronary. I’d rather have the road populated with occasionally absent-minded drivers who keep their cool under stress than folks who bust a gasket just because a car ends up blocking the intersection for a few seconds. - Anyone who goes to a restaurant and immediately starts looking for a reason to complain. Okay, so you ordered bacon that isn’t to your crispness standard. But why do I have to hear about this for the next hour? Just tell the waiter to nuke it some more and be done with it. My mind has other things to think about besides the crispness of your damn bacon. And really, why do you care about this anyway? I mean, I know everyone is entitled to their preferences, but how does something so minor even wind up on your radar? In the time it took for you to even notice that bacon was limp, it could have been eaten, digested, and crapped out. And stop examining your glass for smudges so that you’ll have a reason to complain about dirty dishware. If you’re that paranoid about cleanliness, do yourself a favor and only eat at home. -Anyone who goes to the grocery store and gets angry because someone inevitably blocks the aisle with their cart. Look, this happens all the time, right? Everywhere you go, someone does this. So why are you getting all huffy puffy over a phenomenon that is as predictable as laughter at a comedy show? If you feel your blood pressure rising over this, guess what? You’re the idiot, not the person who is blocking the aisle. People are annoying creatures sometimes, and a sign of maturity is knowing this fact and adjusting your expectations accordingly. Just say “excuse me, I need to get by” and then get on with life. If I’m in your company, I really don’t feel like watching you make a scene because you think someone is being intentionally rude when really their mistake is being an annoying human being who screws up sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/152 "2013-04-17T16:50:57Z")
> [@you\_with\_the\_face](#): > > \ > > -Anyone who goes to the grocery store and gets angry because someone inevitably blocks the aisle with their cart. Look, this happens all the time, right? Everywhere you go, someone does this. So why are you getting all huffy puffy over a phenomenon that is as predictable as laughter at a comedy show? If you feel your blood pressure rising over this, guess what? You’re the idiot, not the person who is blocking the aisle. People are annoying creatures sometimes, and a sign of maturity is knowing this fact and adjusting your expectations accordingly. Just say “excuse me, I need to get by” and then get on with life. If I’m in your company, I really don’t feel like watching you make a scene because you think someone is being intentionally rude when really their mistake is being an annoying human being who screws up sometimes. That’s exactly why it does bug me so much - how many people go to WalMart or a busy supermarket and expect there to be no other people in the store? No one. You can _always_ count on there being other people around, so why can’t the average person learn that there will _always_ be someone wanting to get by when they block the aisle, and make the giant leap of logic from there to, “Don’t block the frigging aisle?” ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/153 "2013-04-17T17:04:23Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > That’s exactly why it does bug me so much - how many people go to WalMart or a busy supermarket and expect there to be no other people in the store? No one. You can _always_ count on there being other people around, so why can’t the average person learn that there will _always_ be someone wanting to get by when they block the aisle, and make the giant leap of logic from there to, “Don’t block the frigging aisle?” This. It’s _not_ that hard to move your cart off to the side if you’re going to text/chat with your kid/examine the items on the shelf. If you stick your cart in the middle of the aisle and wander off, you’re an inconsiderate idiot and I reserve the right to grumble about it. It’s the same mentality that people have when they get to the top of a stairway or escalator, or enter through a doorway, and just _stop_ there as if they have no idea where they want to go next. _Get out of the friggin’ way_ and do your ruminations. It’s not hard. Seriously. ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/154 "2013-04-17T17:25:55Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > That’s exactly why it does bug me so much - how many people go to WalMart or a busy supermarket and expect there to be no other people in the store? No one. You can _always_ count on there being other people around, so why can’t the average person learn that there will _always_ be someone wanting to get by when they block the aisle, and make the giant leap of logic from there to, “Don’t block the frigging aisle?” Yeah, I understand why its frustrating on an intellectual level. But I look at it this way. Whenever you’re in public place where there are hundreds of people moving about, going about business, the odds that at least one person in your proximity is going to do something stupid and annoying approaches infinity. So you have two options: 1) bemoan the fact that humans in general can’t get their act together and behave 100% perfectly at all times or 2) accept the fact that at any given moment, X% of humans are gonna screwup and do something stupid, and deal it without getting upset. The latter strikes me as the more rational and sanity-saving option. When I go to the grocery store, I have the same mindset as someone playing a video game. I go in there anticipating that a little monster or dancing mushroom or falling rock is going to try to get in my way, and I navigate around them suckers calmly without thinking about how they shouldn’t be there. So it’s hard for me not to judge someone who stands there fuming passive aggressively at the little ole lady who leaves her cart too far in the middle. ---
**Author:** ![Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harvey_The_Heavy)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/155 "2013-04-17T18:10:08Z")
People who believe in aliens, ghosts, bigfoot and other assorted woo are bootless churls. Anyone who watches TMZ is a spurgalled, rump-fed, ruttish cur. A dog’s butt in their faces! [Source](http://knighttimes.webs.com/insults.htm) ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/156 "2013-04-17T18:13:21Z")
The back of my hand to people who say “warsh” and “rench”. It makes them sound like bucolic dopes. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/157 "2013-04-17T18:15:05Z")
Well, can we still be annoyed with the little old lady who parks her cart sideways if it’s only a passing irritation? I don’t stand there fuming but I do hate obliviousness in every shape and form, be it driving and drifting into the next lane without looking, or walking and taking up the entire sidewalk, or leaving your carts sideways while you look at the opposite end of the aisle. And don’t shoot dirty looks at me when I move it so I can get my cart by! (If you are not nearby that is). ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2013, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/158 "2013-04-18T04:08:34Z")
I have another one. I think people who simply cannot say a curse word when discussing it overly pwecious and hypersensitive. Don’t get me wrong, I understand if you’re avoiding saying “nigger” because we’re in a hotel lobby, even if we’re just discussing language. I would too. I also understand that some people of certain ages have been brought up to have a preternatural aversion to curse words in general. I can also sort of understand if it’s a slur against your race/ethnicity/gender. I’m more talking about 20-somethings who curse like a sailor normally yet absolutely cannot bring themselves to say “the n-word” or “the c-word” (or even sometimes “the f-word”) in private when you’re having a discussion about language or racism or sexism. It makes me value their opinion a little less. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2013, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/159 "2013-04-18T04:53:32Z")
> [@Jragon](#): > > I have another one. I think people who simply cannot say a curse word when discussing it overly pwecious and hypersensitive. Don’t get me wrong, I understand if you’re avoiding saying “nigger” because we’re in a hotel lobby, even if we’re just discussing language. I would too. I also understand that some people of certain ages have been brought up to have a preternatural aversion to curse words in general. I can also sort of understand if it’s a slur against your race/ethnicity/gender. > > I’m more talking about 20-somethings who curse like a sailor normally yet absolutely cannot bring themselves to say “the n-word” or “the c-word” (or even sometimes “the f-word”) in private when you’re having a discussion about language or racism or sexism. It makes me value their opinion a little less. Now that you mention it, people who can’t manage to type them, who resort to allusion like “f_ck" and "sh_t” – who the fuck do they think they’re fooling? Whose precious eyes are they protecting? Dimwits, dickwads, Pollyannas with wedgies, every last one of 'em. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2013, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391/160 "2013-04-18T05:14:24Z")
> [@you\_with\_the\_face](#): > > Yeah, I understand why its frustrating on an intellectual level. \ “Intellectual” is probably the operative word here; my husband tries to convince me that I’m raging ineffectively against people who are not mentally _able_ to make the connection between, “Get asked to move my cart every time I go shopping” and “Don’t block the aisle because you’ll always be asked to move it.” He’s probably right. ☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-overly-judgmental-opinions/655391.md?page=7)