I gotta agree - poo pride is a bit out there… <shudder>
OK, one of my own, tho I generally don’t make a big deal about it. In my first engineering job, I never ever wore a dress or a skirt to work. Of course, the job involved a lot of climbing in and on airplanes, working with the guys in the machine shops, the welding shop, and the plating facility, so it wasn’t exactly a dressing-up place, but even when I knew I’d be at my desk all day, I kept my pants on.
I can give you a weird one. When I was but a wee one, my mother said something about having the back of the Crest (toothpaste) tube memorized. No idea why, but I thought it a good enough idea and challenge to do it myself. They don’t use this particular verbiage on the label anymore, but I still remember it thirty years later.
“Crest has been shown to be an effective decay preventive dentifrice when used in a concientiously applied program of oral hygeine and regular professional care.”
-Council on Dental Theraputics, American Dental Association
I remember that verbiage from Crest - I think it was recited on their TV commercials, too. Then one day, I heard another toothpaste use the same phrase and I thought it was pretty crummy of them to steal from Crest!
I work with a guy who is proud of the fact that he shot a dog that had come into his yard. He was “protecting his children”. Since it was midnight, said children were in the house asleep. So this unprintable unmentionable is off firing a pistol in a residential neighborhood for the fun of shooting a dog who is not doing a damed bit of harm.
I already didn’t care much for this guy. I really dislike him now.
I know a guy who will intentionally brag about the cost of something, and will inflate the price he paid. I don’t really get it. It makes him look like a fool who wastes money he doesn’t have.
My MIL is proud to serve her meat gray. She prefers any meat that way. I think I may break my jaw if I keep (attempting) to eat her main dishes.
My SIL is proud that she never wants to go back to school/learn more. She’d rather “hang out” at the golf club with the other wives. (?)
I have a down the street neighbor who was proud that his girls were afraid of his raised voice. I confess I don’t understand people like him.
I was meeting with a hotel person while scouting for a book convention, and the salesperson bragged–yes, bragged!–that she had not read a book since college.
A funny thing to brag about at all, but especially when you’re trying to sell your hotel’s services to book people.
About not owning TV: Does not guarantee superiority but it is a pretty good indicator.
Collecting anything - even just knowledge - means constantly balancing the tradeoff between your passion and a healthy perspective on life. I’m into several obscure fields, and I have to watch myself every single day for signs of weenie-hood.
