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Although seriously though I generally don't like people who are intolerant for no good reason (I do tolerate people who are intolerant for a good reason, like intolerant of Nazis or something like that). Anyone who is purposfully being a jackass towards other people also earn my ire. Its one thing to joke harmlessly with someone if they are too serious, its another thing to annoy them to make their life hell. I'm sure that I occasionally fall under those categories at certain times, so no, the irony is not lost on me.
Other than that though I can at least try to ignore the other person. Sometimes they just aren't aware of how annoying they are.
Although seriously though I generally don't like people who are intolerant for no good reason (I do tolerate people who are intolerant for a good reason, like intolerant of Nazis or something like that). Anyone who is purposfully being a jackass towards other people also earn my ire. Its one thing to joke harmlessly with someone if they are too serious, its another thing to annoy them to make their life hell. I'm sure that I occasionally fall under those categories at certain times, so no, the irony is not lost on me.
Other than that though I can at least try to ignore the other person. Sometimes they just aren't aware of how annoying they are.
As an educator, I really can't stand people who try to wedge creationism into the science classroom. That pisses me right off.
Also, people who think that where they're physically from bears any importance to who they are or whether or not it matters to anyone else. Just because I was born in the south doesn't make me a "Southern Boy", and just because you're from New York doesn't mean I'll immediately accept the fact that you're an asshole outright because of that same fact. It throws up huge cultural barriers even though your culture doesn't mean shit to anyone but you. Keep it to your goddamned self, and act like a decent human being based on your own merits. On top of that, I don't want to celebrate Cinco de Mayo any more than I want to celebrate the 4th of July. Heritage is pointless. It's just shitty baggage passed on to you from dead ancestors. Drop it.
Also, people who think that where they're physically from bears any importance to who they are or whether or not it matters to anyone else. Just because I was born in the south doesn't make me a "Southern Boy", and just because you're from New York doesn't mean I'll immediately accept the fact that you're an asshole outright because of that same fact. It throws up huge cultural barriers even though your culture doesn't mean shit to anyone but you. Keep it to your goddamned self, and act like a decent human being based on your own merits. On top of that, I don't want to celebrate Cinco de Mayo any more than I want to celebrate the 4th of July. Heritage is pointless. It's just shitty baggage passed on to you from dead ancestors. Drop it.
There are a good deal of these for me, but the three I can think of right now are as follows:
1. People who do no group work, but get credit for the rest of the group.
2. People who have a shred of authority and make darn sure to exercise it to the fullest extent (i.e. test proctors and TSA people)
3. Militant hippies. I understand it is an oxymoron, but they exist. They are the people who will get proper pissed if you say something is "gay" or "retarded" when you obviously do not mean it is homosexual or slow to learn. It's a failure of understanding like that which makes me not choose a definitive side on any argument, because I do not want to be associated with people who can't take a joke, or who can't stand but to let everyone know that they believe in something. For example, I was in health the other day, and my teacher told us that breast cancer was the number 2 cause of death for women in the U.S., and then she asked what #1 was. As a joke , I said "driving," and the people (including the girls) around me laughed at it. But if I pulled that up at my camp, I would get in trouble or people would legitimately get upset with me. The overexertion of beliefs works both ways though, as ultra right-wings can be just as annoying. It's just that I spend more time around the militant hippies than I do around anyone conservative, so the hippies bother me more.
1. People who do no group work, but get credit for the rest of the group.
2. People who have a shred of authority and make darn sure to exercise it to the fullest extent (i.e. test proctors and TSA people)
3. Militant hippies. I understand it is an oxymoron, but they exist. They are the people who will get proper pissed if you say something is "gay" or "retarded" when you obviously do not mean it is homosexual or slow to learn. It's a failure of understanding like that which makes me not choose a definitive side on any argument, because I do not want to be associated with people who can't take a joke, or who can't stand but to let everyone know that they believe in something. For example, I was in health the other day, and my teacher told us that breast cancer was the number 2 cause of death for women in the U.S., and then she asked what #1 was. As a joke , I said "driving," and the people (including the girls) around me laughed at it. But if I pulled that up at my camp, I would get in trouble or people would legitimately get upset with me. The overexertion of beliefs works both ways though, as ultra right-wings can be just as annoying. It's just that I spend more time around the militant hippies than I do around anyone conservative, so the hippies bother me more.
People who consider themselves a bit off, and let everyone know. Or rather those who always say "LOL YOU KNOW ME THOUGH, I'M A PSYCHO!"
And people who just don't know when to be quiet.
And people who just don't know when to be quiet.
People who don't like a book/movie because it doesn't have a happy ending
pro-gun control people
over protective parents, parents who don't teach there kids to contribute to society.
Over sensitive people. actual example: I said something was retarded and some girl starts yelling saying her brother is retarded.... just so you know, I don't care, cover your ears if you have to.
pro-gun control people
over protective parents, parents who don't teach there kids to contribute to society.
Over sensitive people. actual example: I said something was retarded and some girl starts yelling saying her brother is retarded.... just so you know, I don't care, cover your ears if you have to.
...go out of their way to ***** about things they can usually ignore.
i.e most of the people in this thread.
i.e most of the people in this thread.
Kids in my school who try to act tough until I kick their teeth in. Then it's all good.
In seriousness though I hate kids who are just plain assholes and are idiots in school. My freshman biology class is full of these kids and a junior who sits behind me. That's right a junior. I once asked directions in that same class as to where the printer was and they couldn't spare a simple hand gesture to point me in the right direction. Come on no wonder people can't stand kids these days is it that hard to show the simplest of manners?
In seriousness though I hate kids who are just plain assholes and are idiots in school. My freshman biology class is full of these kids and a junior who sits behind me. That's right a junior. I once asked directions in that same class as to where the printer was and they couldn't spare a simple hand gesture to point me in the right direction. Come on no wonder people can't stand kids these days is it that hard to show the simplest of manners?
People who are confident of but not quite convinced of their superiority. Such people are the sort who are generally termed "elitist". I have my opinions and perspectives on a wide variety of issues. I am happy to listen to any arguments one might choose to level against any of them. But, please, do not for a moment think simply holding an opinion makes you superior to another, no matter what that opinion may be.
Cats. They aren't social animals, a fact that is on display when they abuse their owners for food and offer nothing but piles of hair and ambushes in return.
People who ask "Am I the only one who . . . ". No. No you are not. There are currently nearly seven billion people in the world. There have been more than 10 billion lives lived in recorded history. Chances are very good that it has been thought of before. This isn't to say what you have thought of holds any particular weight - just see the first point.
My Roommate. Especially when he is up at 2 in the morning with every god damn light on his half of the room turned on because he takes four naps a day. Most especially when he feels the need to add this dialogue track to whatever the hell he is doing:
"Oh shit!
OH SHIT!
OH SHIT!!!!
"
Cats. They aren't social animals, a fact that is on display when they abuse their owners for food and offer nothing but piles of hair and ambushes in return.
People who ask "Am I the only one who . . . ". No. No you are not. There are currently nearly seven billion people in the world. There have been more than 10 billion lives lived in recorded history. Chances are very good that it has been thought of before. This isn't to say what you have thought of holds any particular weight - just see the first point.
My Roommate. Especially when he is up at 2 in the morning with every god damn light on his half of the room turned on because he takes four naps a day. Most especially when he feels the need to add this dialogue track to whatever the hell he is doing:
"Oh shit!
OH SHIT!
OH SHIT!!!!
"
I think my favorite version of this relates to games (or movies). The argument might be "Halo sucks!" To which I would counter "but I had fun with it." Then there is often an attempt to demonstrate that my position is faulty. I mean, do you really think you're going to craft an argument so compelling, so undeniably correct that my experience in the past will change? My position needs no more support in terms of my opinion on the experience. What's worse, the argument cannot be won either way and, yet, I constantly find myself engaged in that very debate (usually in the form of "Why is considered great?".zHellas said: