Soup BDC Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Nah, it's VERY clear cut. To be obnoxious: Dont listen to the conversation. Don't pay attention to perspectives, motives, context, sarcasm, etc. Give your input about whatever because YOU find it relevant regardless to if it really is. Ramble incoherantly about stories your friend heard. Repeat off color catch phrases and standup routines you heard, out of context and without crediting who actually wrote them. Acknowledge nothing anyone says as right, understandable, or rational. Put people down or call them crazy when you don't understand something. Never laugh at yourself for being a douchebag. Cry a little inside every time someone tells you to shut up. And always, ALWAYS be about you. Then vice versa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ginger Bread Man Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 people are intimidated by knowledge or intellect if you will. this creates an automatic defense mechanism. they are going to fight you stupidly or just become super annoyed and drop it super quick. maybe even a bit of both. mamero said it best There's no clear-cut definition of when it's appropriate. Some people will find your corrections obnoxious, others won't. It's up to you to know how to handle the situation according to the people you're with. Most "know-it-alls" don't have a good grasp of this sense. sp correction on the appropriate typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26SidedCube Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 "It's a dessert..." "Actually, I think <b>I heard someone say</b> it was a plant once... but whatever. This shit tastes great. Did you make this from scratch?" Point made without sounding like a self-informed asshole and a compliment to help them digest the information. Life's a sales pitch... that or I'm just being a know-it-all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted May 10, 2006 Author Share Posted May 10, 2006 Well, if you didn't give the whole story, how do you expect us to react accurately to it? From what you posted, you pointed out some detail (fine enough), but then after receiving some resistance, you keep at it, bringing up specifics like "it's a tuber". What's next, you're gonna pull up the species name and geographic location of primary farming grounds? Saying "I'm pretty sure it's a plant" is enough, leave it at that. C'mon, fucking arugula? Is it really worth arguing about what arugula is? I'll repeat: There's no clear-cut definition of when it's appropiate. Some people will find your corrections obnoxious, others won't. It's up to you to know how to handle the situation according to the people you're with. Most "know-it-alls" don't have a good grasp of this sense. Which is why they go into IT. haha. excellent points. i didn't go into detail because it was just an example. as i stated before, this really isn't about me. it's just a feeling i get when i tell someone (because i ahve to, it's my job. really. IT...) how to do something i sometimes get the strong feeling that they either feel intimidated by my knowledge, and as soup said, they get defensive, or i get the feeling that they automatically don't like me because i happen to be knowledgeable about some thing or another. i notice that in other people, too. whereas, in life, if i don't know about something, i'm never ashamed of it. i'll always ask questions or research it myself. i try to avoid the jealousy, or disdain whatever. anyhow, you did make some good points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted May 10, 2006 Author Share Posted May 10, 2006 "It's a dessert..." "Actually, I think <b>I heard someone say</b> it was a plant once... but whatever. This shit tastes great. Did you make this from scratch?" Point made without sounding like a self-informed asshole and a compliment to help them digest the information. Life's a sales pitch... that or I'm just being a know-it-all. haha. excellent. you have to do that sometimes. ever read any anthony robbins stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shitting Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 pseudo intellectuals annoy everyone. yes, but there's nothing wrong with real ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEDRO NAVAJA Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 yhea there annoyiong but if im hi its cool for them to spit knowledge ima forget so it works out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup BDC Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Pseudo-intellectual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainter Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 i got faux-telligents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 technically you're wrong about "correcting" her. i mean, that shit is actually a dessert. mmm dessert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainter Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 how is that nasty mustard plant a dessert (how is it made?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainter Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 do you use the root or leaf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26SidedCube Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 ever read any anthony robbins stuff? hah. I don't even know who that is. Bipolar chicks and work have been filling up the schedule as of the past couple months so I've been slacking on reading anything. The most recent shit I picked up was that Jeremy Fish book.. and that's just pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Shit has happened since the beginning of time. People secretly fear intelligence and lash out. Attacking you to your face, while they secretly steal your ideas behind your back. Then you become Bill Gates and they start kissing your butt, but talk shit behind your back. At least they still don't crucify people and burn them at the stake. Though the alternative may be worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!@#$% Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 i've got this beyotch in a lab downstairs who loves to put fucking signs everywhere. we actually used to be kinda friendly, today it became apparent that she only wants to communicate via signage, and apparently she's trying to tell me she doesn't want me to work in the vicintity of her lab now that sign shit, that's annoying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 This is funny, because I think what was going on in this situation was that neither party was as informed as they thought they were, so they assumed that the other was stupid. Arugala is an edible plant. A rugalach is a dessert. They're both foods, and pronounced the same, so people get them confused all the time. Your neighbors probably were annoyed because they were quite certain that the dessert they had just made for you didn't contain some crazy plant, and was called just what they said it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 A rugalach is fucking delicious, by the way. Fuck the plant. If someone came to my house, and I shared something as delicious as a rugalach with them, and they had the gall to correct me about what it was, I would probably insist that they spit it out and leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26SidedCube Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 i've got this beyotch in a lab downstairs who loves to put fucking signs everywhere. we actually used to be kinda friendly, today it became apparent that she only wants to communicate via signage, and apparently she's trying to tell me she doesn't want me to work in the vicintity of her lab now that sign shit, that's annoying So which one of you is the intellectual? And who did what to piss who off? WE, THE 12OZ ALMIGHTY, DEMAND STORIES! :discuss: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 let your light shine harvey. i ain't hating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Thanks. i've got this beyotch in a lab downstairs who loves to put fucking signs everywhere. This is awesome, because it reminds me of my favorite "Overheard in New York" line. Two teenagers enter subway. Teen 1: Oh, shit, that sign says "Learn, beeyotch!" Teen 2: Fool, that word is 'biotech'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Mamerro Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Fuck the plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted May 10, 2006 Author Share Posted May 10, 2006 A rugalach is fucking delicious, by the way. Fuck the plant. If someone came to my house, and I shared something as delicious as a rugalach with them, and they had the gall to correct me about what it was, I would probably insist that they spit it out and leave. they didn't share, they were eating it out of tin foil. seriously. not even an offer. thanks for the correction. they did say arugula, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Not even an offer? That's fucked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted May 10, 2006 Author Share Posted May 10, 2006 not even an offer. my neighbors are a rather sad case. i'll tell stories one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Jump Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 stupid people don't like to be told they are wrong. what is it: arugula or arugala? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted May 10, 2006 Author Share Posted May 10, 2006 arugula and arugala Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayabusa Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 stupid people hate being corrected, so do smart people i have noticed that smart people are hated on when they are acting like pricks...constantly corecting others and being wiseasses offering their philosophies when no one cares you just gotta know how to play it right see harvey was being smart, but he aint hated cuz hes dropping knowledge you gotta be more humble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Jump Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 you gotta be more humble .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted May 10, 2006 Author Share Posted May 10, 2006 ok, one thing. harvey: i looked up a picture of a rugalach this is not what they were eating, although it does lok good as for what hayabusa just said: right on. harvey is a nice guy. no one should hate on him for dropping knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted May 10, 2006 Share Posted May 10, 2006 Given certain new facts that have come to light, I'm going to retract my previous statement, and say thet your neighbors are stupid. And rude. *And that that picture made me want a rugalach so bad, I'm going to call my girlfriend right now and tell her to pick one up for me on her way home from work. I'd go myself, but I'm sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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