Things you just don't "get".

[thesilentman]

I don't understand society. Do I win the thread now? I'm legit serious as I've never understood the need to interact with people optionally. I guess th better way of saying that would be "I hate dickish people who think they're all superior and such". -.-

What I don't get? Money, women, cars, zombies, giant robots on two legs, and theoretical mathematics just to name a few.

And all of that too, minus theoretical mathematics. That's fun stuff.

Also, DoPo, you should also congratulate yourself for making me laugh today. That post just made me chuckle, that's all.

 

[WolfDude191]

Drugs and cigarettes.

I really never did see why you would go out of your way to pay good money to get a buzz/down for a few minutes/hours. Then claim it's 'natural' to snort/inject/smoke/etc whatever substance they choose. Sometimes I just don't get people.

 

[ninjaRiv]

Considering you people post on a site called "The Escapist" and enjoy one of the greatest forms of Escapism in years, I'm shocked to find out you don't "get" drugs. It's escapism, man. Same with cigarettes, sort of.

Hey, I guess that's what I don't get.

 

[Froggy Slayer]

I don't get the whole 'she brought it upon herself' defense for rape. I mean, do some guys really need to fuck someone that badly just because a girl wearing a low cut top gave them a boner?

I don't get when people say ''humans are [insert negative word here]''.

Oh, and this. I get mad whenever people seem to be all 'oh, the only reason aliens haven't visited us yet is because humans are so terrible/warlike/bad at cooking. If the dolphins/lemurs/pandas were the dominant race, there'd be no problems.'

C'mon guys, we can be bad sometimes but to be honest, we're the best of a bad bunch. Humans are a damn sight better than a lot of species would be in our position.

 

[ninjaRiv]

I don't get the whole 'she brought it upon herself' defense for rape. I mean, do some guys really need to fuck someone that badly just because a girl wearing a low cut top gave them a boner?

I don't get it either! I mean, shy girls with lots of clothes are so much easier to rape...

 

[Froggy Slayer]

--rape joke snip--

You made me laugh, and now we're both going to hell for it. Goddamn it, I'm supposed to be sensitive to these kinds of issues!

 

[ninjaRiv]

I don't get the whole 'she brought it upon herself' defense for rape. I mean, do some guys really need to fuck someone that badly just because a girl wearing a low cut top gave them a boner?

I don't get it either! I mean, shy girls with lots of clothes are so much easier to rape...

I don't even know if that rape joke was funny... That's a very hit and miss topic in comedy. I need to get out more.

Actually, I don't get rape jokes. Sometimes they're funny, right? I mean, in the very rare cases. What makes those rare gems funny? Doesn't matter, even the good ones aren't that funny.

 

[rob_simple]

I just don't 'get' smoking.

I can only speak for myself, but I smoked because I liked the look (stupid, I know) and because I wanted to practice the Sickboy rule, and show everyone how easy it was to quit. Which it was.

Also, I've physically felt like shit since I was about 14, so I figured smoking couldn't make me feel any worse.

Drugs and cigarettes.

I really never did see why you would go out of your way to pay good money to get a buzz/down for a few minutes/hours. Then claim it's 'natural' to snort/inject/smoke/etc whatever substance they choose. Sometimes I just don't get people.

If you'd ever had a good experience on drugs like ecstasy you would completely understand the appeal. Problem is, because it's not legalised there is no regulation so you can never tell whether you'll have a great time or spend 8 hours boring a hole in the wall with your eyes.

So I guess what I don't get, in that respect, is why they don't legalise regulated MDMA, which has been proven to have less negative effects than legal drugs like alcohol or tobacco. Also, you don't get a hangover with drugs like that, you just sleep for fucking ages.

 

[ninjaRiv]

--rape joke snip--

You made me laugh, and now we're both going to hell for it. Goddamn it, I'm supposed to be sensitive to these kinds of issues!

I've been trying to quit making these jokes... It's an addiction.

 

[Newtonyd]

I don't get sports. Especially baseball, which seems like the most boring sport of all time, yet seems to make the most money in the US. I mean people pay hundreds of dollars to buy crappy clothes and hats, hundreds more to go sit in a stinky, crowded stadium and consume overpriced bear and junk food, just so that they can watch a bunch of millionaires play with balls.

But it's worse than that, because it seems like many sports fans (depending on country and state) are so fervently in love with their team that after a big game where their team loses (or wins) they'll start a riot and generally fuck up an entire area around the stadium. Or they'll just get in fights with people. Even the worst parts of internet fandoms can't really compare, you'll never see an MLP meetup start bashing in car windows.

Anyway, all I'm saying is, I'd rather just play a basketball game or softball game myself than pay hundreds to show my devotion to some team and watch them play.

 

[Froggy Slayer]

I don't get the whole 'she brought it upon herself' defense for rape. I mean, do some guys really need to fuck someone that badly just because a girl wearing a low cut top gave them a boner?

I don't get it either! I mean, shy girls with lots of clothes are so much easier to rape...

I don't even know if that rape joke was funny... That's a very hit and miss topic in comedy. I need to get out more.

Actually, I don't get rape jokes. Sometimes they're funny, right? I mean, in the very rare cases. What makes those rare gems funny? Doesn't matter, even the good ones aren't that funny.

Wait, nope, shit that was sarcasm, wasn't it? I get why rapist choose those girls as targets, but I don't get why people try to hold the girl accountable when it's the rapists fault for not being able to keep it inside his (or her) pants.

 

[vid87]

The more I think about it, the bigger a puzzle it seems to me - why is it in our generation of enlightened, strong, independent women are Twilight, 50 Shades, and Beautiful Creatures, stories that have female protagonists written by actual women who give them no respect or dignity, becoming not just successful but cultural phenomenons?

 

[Happiness Assassin]

I'm with you on the strip club front.

I just don't 'get' smoking.

I mean, you know the risks, you know they're addictive, you know they're expensive, so why do it?

The answer is right there. People do it because of the endorphin rush that smoking gives them. Not much else to it.

OT: I don't get girls taking pictures of themselves doing that stupid duck face. Why do they do this? Who could possibly think this is sexy?

On a similar note, why do people use instagram to make their pictures look orange, giving everything a dirty look?

 

[ninjaRiv]

I don't get the whole 'she brought it upon herself' defense for rape. I mean, do some guys really need to fuck someone that badly just because a girl wearing a low cut top gave them a boner?

I don't get it either! I mean, shy girls with lots of clothes are so much easier to rape...

I don't even know if that rape joke was funny... That's a very hit and miss topic in comedy. I need to get out more.

Actually, I don't get rape jokes. Sometimes they're funny, right? I mean, in the very rare cases. What makes those rare gems funny? Doesn't matter, even the good ones aren't that funny.

Wait, nope, shit that was sarcasm, wasn't it? I get why rapist choose those girls as targets, but I don't get why people try to hold the girl accountable when it's the rapists fault for not being able to keep it inside his (or her) pants.

As I was writing the joke you found funny Thanks for that. Now if people are pissed, I can drag you down, too.), I wasn't sure how well it would go down. It got me thinking about rape jokes. I'm a strong believer in the idea that everything can be funny but I can't really remember any good rape jokes.

Anyway, I actually do agree with you. The whole "provocative clothes" thing is a genuine defense for rapists and that in itself is scary. Then again, I do think that women who wear these clothes shouldn't be so pissed when a guy stares. It's when it goes past staring and attempted flirting that it's fucked up.

 

[ninjaRiv]

The more I think about it, the bigger a puzzle it seems to me - why is it in our generation of enlightened, strong, independent women are Twilight, 50 Shades, and Beautiful Creatures, stories that have female protagonists written by actual women who give them no respect or dignity, becoming not just successful but cultural phenomenons?

Nobody can explain this, I think... Actually, thinking about it, this is an excellent question. Better than I originally thought and I thought it was good to begin with.

 

[Stasisesque]

I'm with you on the strip club thing- another part of it I don't get is women who are okay with their partner going to them. I mean, it's like it's only not cheating if you are paying for it?
I don't understand it.

I can't imagine it will help you much in your understanding, but I am one of those women and the plain and simple fact is that I don't consider it cheating at all. It's paying to watch ladies be arousing, I suppose I equate it more with porn than prostitution. If I did consider it cheating and wanted to be a fair and open partner (which I hope to be), I'd have to stop watching any film with attractive men being attractive and sensual in it. I'm not prepared to do that, so there we are!

 

[ninjaRiv]

I don't get why I enjoy CoD. Lag means that I'm pumping whole clips into guys while they take two shots to fuck me up. There are guys hiding in corners who literally do nothing but run to those corners after I kill them. I have found many room with more than three snipers all pointed in one direction. Several times. In the same match. After I slaughtered them. These people are the reason I have triple kill medals.

Also, the maps are badly designed, especially in BO2. The spawn points are stupid (I have spawned in front of an enemies line of fire a lot).

Why do I like it? Why does anyone like it?

 

[N3squ1ck]

I don't get people who don't get drugs or clubbing, whilst I don't like those two things (well I don't like most of the drugs, but alcohol is nice), I understand why people like them: to escape reality, same reason why I sometimes play a lengthy game of Civilization or watch movies that I already saw all day.
Also wih alcohol: it makes it easier to bond with people, for example, I am naturally a very quiet person, too shy to really talk with many people, but when I drink a reasonable amount of alcohol I am like a normal person.
Cigarettes help coping with stress: let's say you have to write an essay for your literary studies class in uni, and you are way late, because you were laying in the bed with the flu and couldn't write due to fever and all that stuff that comes with it, you can make small breaks that don't lead to procrastination. Plus nicotin helps relaxing (at least me)

sooo that said, here comes what I don't get:
When people are homo- or xenophobic or intolerant to certain groups of people in general: it just doesn't make sense to me to be against other people or their freedoms to do what they want.
Fanboyism (that one was mentioned and discussed enough already)
and last but not least: Apple. I don't understand why one would pay more for a phone or tablet that can do less and takes away your freedoms to install whatever software you want. (But then again, I am a Linux user and like that naturally am concerned about the freedom of software)

 

[Phasmal]

I'm with you on the strip club thing- another part of it I don't get is women who are okay with their partner going to them. I mean, it's like it's only not cheating if you are paying for it?
I don't understand it.

I can't imagine it will help you much in your understanding, but I am one of those women and the plain and simple fact is that I don't consider it cheating at all. It's paying to watch ladies be arousing, I suppose I equate it more with porn than prostitution. If I did consider it cheating and wanted to be a fair and open partner (which I hope to be), I'd have to stop watching any film with attractive men being attractive and sensual in it. I'm not prepared to do that, so there we are!

Ehhh... still don't get it.
Finding actresses/actors attractive is fine to me. Looking at people is fine.
Getting someone to rub themselves on you is over the line.

I mean, if your partner got like a neighbor to give them a lapdance, that would be cheating, right?

Still, if it makes you and your partner happy, then I'm not judging it, I just don't understand it.
Luckily, my boyfriend and I are on the same page about it.

 

[PsychedelicDiamond]

Agreed on the stripclubs.
Also furries.

It's like... either fuck animals or fuck humans. Don't mix dat shit together, yo.

Furries are not inherently about fucking anything.

And as for why a lot of Furries are attracted to Anthro characters... well, i do get it. Some people would find it appealing to add some cuddly fur, cute cat ears and a fluffy tail to an attractive female body. Stop looking at me like that.

What i don't get the appeal of? Swearing as a source of humor.