DU has gotten really annoying lately. Lots of 'I'm better than you' shit going on.

[Fuzz]

Don't shop here, don't buy this, don't hire this kind of person etc.

WTF? I can understand some of what some of you are trying to say and or do, but most of you need to get of your high horse and get fucking real here.

[KittyWampus]

1. oh, stop your whining.

[wtmusic]

2. "Lot's of" should be spelled "Lots of"

:P

[Fuzz]

4. What you talkin' bout?

;)

[Dis Pater]

3. The election has brought us together

we are united in our high horsery

[Dis Pater]

5. Oh, I take it that you think you're above all this

thinking you're better and all.

[silverojo]

6. ROTFL! - n/t

[Fuzz]

10. Lol, My horse is tiny.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

18. So is mine.

But he's really, really well-hung. :evilgrin:

[MadrasT]

53. *SNORT* roflmao

:rofl: :rofl: :toast:

[madinmaryland]

7. K&R

I've spent the whole weekend responding to that crap. I gotta stop getting sucked into that crap.

Some folks (here) view the world in black and white, and it is NOT that way.

[truedelphi]

9. Would you quit hittingthat poor donkey!!

What if that animal was you!!

[madinmaryland]

11. It is me!

:hi:

[truedelphi]

68. Got it!!

:hi:

[Pharlo]

50. It's a donkey? I thought it was a horse.

Honestly, I really couldn't tell, but since the adage is 'beating a dead horse' I went with 'horse'. Not to mention an uncanny resemblance (minus the swayback) to 'Epic/Blossom' (real name 'Blossom' but Tumbleweeds felt such an heroic steed deserved the more fitting title of 'Epic') from the 'Tumbleweeds' comic strip.

http://www.toonopedia.com/tumble.htm

[truedelphi]

69. Thanks Pharlo, Iknew Ihad seen this or a similar beast and

Cold not quite figure out where i had seen it.

[xchrom]

8. hey they bitch about deepak chopra for fucks sake.

everybody knows better than every body else anymore -- even if they personally haven't achieved what the person they're complaining about has/

[The Straight Story]

12. Litmus tests suck IMHO

The world is too complex to live in it perfectly (hell, my wife and I are living proof of all that).
I don't have anything against people educating others and giving good advice though.

I am always open to being educated about being a better citizen, but I also know I have to be realistic in day to day life (if I only have $20 and need to shop I will go where it is cheapest to get the most for my family, cause I would rather feel guilt then see them hungry, etc).

Practicality versus reality. They don't always mesh.

[Orwellian_Ghost]

13. High and mighty

[hendo]

16. awesome

that made me laugh.

[madinmaryland]

19. Thanks!! That's a classic!!!!

[Crunchy Frog]

14. Well I AM better than you.

O8)

[pampango]

49. Sometimes, "I'm SMARTER than you" is more appropriate. It just seems

more "progressive" than "I'm better than you". Even better is the much used (and even more often implied) "I'm right and you're wrong". While it tends to end discussion of other points of view, it does leave open the possibility that the other person may (just MAY) have a worthy point of view on some other topic. :)

[Bucky]

15. I'm torn between agreeing with you and making fun of you

I'll repost when I figure out if I'm in a sincere or snarky mood.

I mean, if no one is acting sanctimonious around here, how will we know it's really the internet?

[madinmaryland]

21. Nice post, Hitler!

OK. Someone had to be an asshole, so I volunteered!

:hi:

[hendo]

17. jerks and a**holes are part of the internet

it's sad but true. just remember, anyone who feels as though they need to claim superiority, on web forum of all places, must be combating feelings of inferiority.

[rucky]

20. That's because I AM better than you.

:P

[madinmaryland]

22. Nice post, bucky!

[Bucky]

23. Reporting you to mods

Comparing someone to me is a clear violation of Godwin's Law of Usenet Corniness

[madinmaryland]

39. Sheesh! Nice post, rucky!

:rofl:

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

24. I know what you mean.

I was on Fidonet, then I got a rare login to the Internet, then the net became easy and ubiquitous and here we are. Throughout it all, there has never been a shortage of stiff-necked, vaguely angry prudes and "intellectual betters" who were willing to waste billions of electrons in constructing a voluminous, multi-volume compilation of most minute faults of others, down to their constituent quarks and gluons. Meanwhile, on the subject of the beam in their eyes...

Trust me: the best filter for such folks lies between your ears.

You know one thing I miss? Net Flirting. Used to be some great flirting that went on. Today, not so much. Flirting is fun. Kinda nifty, it was.

[Fuzz]

25. I'd flirt with you, but you're not my type.

;)

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

30. Roger that.

I am sure you are a great guy and a fine ballroom dancer, Fuzz, but Piscataway! That's just a deal breaker for me. ;-)

[Fuzz]

32. Hey, we have a decent University here!

Go Rutgers!

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

35. Raritan, I couild tolerate.

Old Bridge? Well, there is the drag strip. But Piscataway? You ask too much. :evilgrin:

But it could be worse: Rahway.

[madinmaryland]

40. Joisey? Which exit?

:hide:

How much was that toll?

:hide:

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

61. My friend, where I live in Jersey...

If I were to take the western exit, I would end up underwater in the mighty Delaware River.

There are actually areas of NJ that are stupidly rural. I know. Hard to believe.

[pa28]

26. Just lately?

Lool! That's just one of the things about DU that will always be true and always has been. Just roll with it.

If you want to have some fun start a thread about how your SUV ran out of gas while you were trying to escape the forest fire that burned your 3000sf house in an undeveloped location. You got lost on the way to the gas station and search and rescue had to send helicopters and teams out to find you at taxpayer expense.

All of this was due to you wanting to get away from it all because your weight went up to 300lb, you had a heart attack, developed colon cancer, diabetes and fibromyalgia plus your health insurance was canceled. You were losing sleep from stress at your tenuous corporate job plus having to save college tuition for your four children.

You'll get lots of hugs for that one. Really!

[PatSeg]

43. Summed up well!

[SammyWinstonJack]

47. !!

:applause:

[Pharlo]

52. You forgot the rest of what happened....

When you finally found the service station and went in to pay for your gas and pick up some fried chicken (using a credit card for your purchases), your pitbull attacked your youngest child.

[pa28]

66. Yes, I gave the abridged version.

It's a looong story.

[gristy]

27. I am better than you.

And I'm not surprised you can't live with that. :D

[RagAss]

28. Actually, I am better than a fucktard who waits in line all night for a Walmart sale...

and then tramples someone to death when he opens the door.....I'm much fucking better !

[Frank Cannon]

29. Don't like it? Get the fuck out, loser.

[Fuzz]

31. Hugs and kisses

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

33. Oh, the truth in that!

Back when I was running Fidonet net 2606, I went to a get-together with another net. Some legendary flamethrowers were there and I wondered if I was gonna have to bring my tonfa to fight my way out.

Nope. Just a binch of spark commanders. Rather average to wimpy folks who seemed to just lose their little minds when presented with a computer keyboard. 4 to 6 beepers on their belts and a retiring demeanor. Oh yes: a pocket protector jammed with every pen they have ever owned.

In fact, I might have been the most animated person at the party. When that happens, you know that true pathos is afoot.

[Hannah Bell]

34. People have been brainwashed to believe that buying the "right" commodified

items...or consciousness...will save the world.

vegan v. meat
prius v. suv
new age v. mainline christian
wood v. plastic
target v. walmart

etc etc

just more divide & rule. & ironically, most of the high-minded tropes effectively encourage scapegoating of the non-aspiring classes.

"all your desires belong to us."

"the ruling ideas are the ideas of the rulers"

[leftstreet]

36. Higher Consciousness Consumerism

:puke:

[gratuitous]

37. There are also folks quick to grab the mantle of victimhood

Simply because someone voices a different opinion, a lot of posters dash for the fainting couch and the smelling salts to opine at length about how unfair/mean/sanctimonious someone is because they hold a different opinion. There certainly is a lot of high horsery, but there's a lot of persecution complex.

When someone says (for example) that Wal-Mart is an evil corporation that screws its employees and its customers, there's almost sure to be a line of folks that materializes crying about how they don't have a choice but to shop at Wal-Mart. Nobody said it was a sin to shop at Wal-Mart, but for some reason, the folks who shop at Wal-Mart impute the criticism of the corporation to themselves.

[Hannah Bell]

38. that too. the peons fight for respect & status amongst themselves,

the ruling class laughs up their sleeves.

However, the folks who shop at whole foods have the same reaction if you dare to criticize the phony set-up there.

People generally seem to feel their consuming choices = their identity & existence.

[LaurenG]

41. Everyone has an opinion- that's for sure

here's how I try to deal, it's the same thing I do at work.

Someone gets an idea/opinion, makes a pronouncement and then I do what I think is best. If they are sensible and inclusive I generally try to implement the changes, if it's about their own power and control issues and trying to push authoritarianism at the expense of what's sensible, I file it away but never make it something I adhere to.

[TexasObserver]

42. When you go to the gym and change in the locker room, you're going to see a few assholes.

Life is not trouble free. Wherever people can gather and complain, they will. Wherever people can try to judge or control others, they will. Post election, it's people dealing with insecurities about a variety of things, personal and political.

I don't take most of it seriously.

[Swamp Rat]

44. Define "real."

Please. :D

[JNelson6563]

45. Not to mention the useless posts in GD

that really belong in the lounge. Oy.

[ProfessorGAC]

46. I'd Read This If I Weren't So Much Better Than You

Sorry, Fuzz. I just couldn't resist.

But, you know what: This stuff has been going on at DU since i got here, and that was 93 months ago! I understand what you're saying, but it's not really anything new.
The Professor

[fishnfla]

48. there are 4 sacred american things you dont fuck with

shopping, being overweight,what kind of vehicle you drive,and how you post on the internet

[mdmc]

51. i hadn't noticed

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

54. I Just Laugh At The Noselifters. They're All Sorts Of Silly!

[Sex Pistol]

55. This is a political opinion board. You are supposed to be annoyed.

[datasuspect]

56. it's the same holier than thou bullshit that is always here.

it's easy to do i guess.

kinda doltish, but being stupid can't be too hard.

[rug]

57. I've read better posts.

[City of Mills]

58. It's UNPATRIOTIC and UN-AMERICAN to call out your fellow DUers

Oh shit I just called you out...

:hide:

[JJ]

59. what's that saying about opinions

[Mudoria]

60. Never mention you ate at an Olive Garden

after you shopped at Wal-Mart. You'll give a certain segment of DU'ers a stroke. The stroke comes after they climb on their chairs and angrily slam their index finger to the the keyboard to tell you how "Un-American" you are for shopping at WM and by God (or Goddess, whatever your twitch is) there are ETHNIC restaurants that serve their delicate palates not swill like Olive Garden, you tasteless moran :grr:!!!!

:rofl:

[L0oniX]

62. Sorry ...I am going to keep on worshipping the Clintons anyway.

NOT!

:evilfrown:

[deaniac21]

63. It's always been just like you describe. From the beginning.

[leftofthedial]

64. you just don't like it

because we're all better than you

[Mark E. Smith]

65. After the revolution - here come the rules.

Best thing to do is just break them.

It annoys all the right people.

[undeterred]

67. "I'm not claiming to be an expert, just to know way more than you"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4546674#4549848

:rofl: