Really Stupid Things You've Heard/Read Someone Say

[gNetkamiko]

"Women should have the right to hit men in order to give them a 'warning', but men can never hit a woman, because then it is sexist and just plain wrong, no matter how they do it" - On this very site.

Yeah, that whole "don't ever hit a woman" thing that young boys have been taught is just a way of creating a society of abusive women.

You know, there's this nifty little thing called "Equality", and even though it might not be obtained in this lifetime, we can at least start with either the "don't hit anyone, period" option, or in the case of an escalation to a fist fight, the option of letting both genders have it out.

Believe it or not, this would allow both sides to try to find alternative ways to resolve their bickering before resorting to fighting.

*EDIT*

At my high school there was this one girl when I brought dinosaurs in a conversation she butted it and said:

"Dinosaur bones aren't real! They're just tricks the Devil put in the ground to steer the faithful away from the truth of Christianity!"

I shit you not, this crazy ***** was serious. Well this is what I get for living Texas.

Yep, that's my insanely backwards home state for you.

Yeah I know I was born here its really amazing some of the crazy the stuff I hear.

I was in Texas last year, and I was thrown out of 2 diners and refused service from an entire town we were passing through becasue my friend had a bumper sticker that said

"My version: Millions of years of a complex process that we can test and see.
Your version: MAGIC MAN DID IT! LALALA, I'M NOT LISTENING!!"

lmao

Would love to have that bumper sticker, sir. Not only would it piss off a lot of people in my hometown (not to mention several members of my family, my parents included), but it would look great sitting next to the one my husband and I have that says "God was my Co-Pilot, but we crashed in the Andes and I had to eat him". xD

Wow really? What part of Texas were you in? I just got a nasty look for saying that only idiots watch Fox News.

That could be just about anywhere in Texas.

 

[uneek]

'The first 3 Twilight Films are better than the original Star Wars Trilogy' - Mark Kermode

*headdesk**headdesk**headdesk**headdesk**headdesk*

Well, he is entitled to his opinion. But, I do agree that saying it out loud is pretty stupid.

In fairness Kermode takes things in very relative terms. The genre and what the film was actually trying to do is as important to him as the film itself. He absolutely hates Star Wars, thinking it pussified pulp sci-fi (not his exact words).

TBH I think he's giving the director way too much credit. But Kermode at least backs his opinions up.

To quote Roger Ebert, "It's not what the film is about. It's how the film is about it."

It's actually why Kermode and Ebert are my favourite critics. I disagree with them a hell of a lot but at the same time movies I like that other critics slate (the remake of Arthur for instance) tend to get good reviews from those two for mostly the same reasons I like them simply because they know you don't measure every film by the same metric. Ebert gave American Reunion 3 out of 4 stars for christ's sake. While our own Movie Bob refused to even review it because of what it's about and the kind of movie it is. They're generally where you should go for slightly offbeat or genre films because they won't automatically slate it just for being the kind of movie it is. Also they make me reconsider movies I hated and even if I still don't like it I come away seeing some merit.

Well, Moviebob did review "That's My Boy" on his column last week saying that while he didn't like it, he thought it was good for what it was. He doesn't dismiss movies, he just chooses which ones he prefers to see. Something he doesn't get to do a lot as a critic.

Did you see his review for the Raid? He spends like a quarter of that saying he isn't going to review American Reunion basically because "fuck American Reunion and fuck anything that reminds me high school is a thing." It's not that he didn't like it that bothered me, hell I didn't see it.

Yeah, I saw it. The guy didn't like high school. Therefore, he wasn't going to enjoy it whether he saw some objective value in it or not. Seems like a pretty good reason to avoid it to me.

That's basically the point I was making. Ebert and Kermode are my favourite critics because they review everything with an open mind based on it's own merits. Even if, say, they shared Bob's opinion of high school and high school movies they would review it based on "Is this good at doing what it's trying to do?"

But, Bob didn't see the movie. He would if he had no other choice. But he did so he didn't. He didn't think there was no way it would be good. He just thought there was no way he would enjoy himself.

 

[uneek]

my favorite stupid quote:

Congratulations, "Mass Effect" crybabies. You've officially set the entire medium back a DECADE as an art form

From our very own Moviebob Chipman!

So folks, how does it feel to be playing 2002 era games again?

I love Moviebob, but I don't know where his mind goes on Twitter.

 

[Darren716]

In my global history class about a month ago we were talking about how Russia's three main new corporations are owned by the government and how certain journalists that are anti-government over there may be "disappearing", this caused one girl in my class to say that the US also makes certain journalists "disappear". I could not facepalm any harder. A few of my other favorites are when people take information from the call of duty series and believes it makes them weapon and military experts. Some of my favorites are; "The M-16 can only fire 3 round bursts," "The desert eagle is the standard issue side arm of the American armed forces," and of course "You can shoot a .50 caliber sniper rifle while standing up."

 

[Dango]

A kid in my biology class once asked what sand ate.

 

[Tanakh]

A kid in my biology class once asked what sand ate.

Rocks, seasoned with wind and water.

 

[Terminate421]

I take it its pretty easy to get guns in America?

I don't know...in Australia we have stricter gun laws and its not exactally mad max over here

Well its not walk in and buy it like a coke-a-cola.

There are age restrictions, like when you're 21 you can own a handgun. Then there is the whole state laws of what KIND of guns you can have. (No Sawed-offs no silencers). Then there is the whole being able to afford it, then lastly is all the paper work that says the gun you bought is specifically yours. That way, if something happens and they find your gun, it can be traced back to you etc.

Though, you don't see many people having something complex, most people in the U.S. just have something like a family revolver/pistol or a hunting rifle or shotgun. Assault rifles are found but Automatics (That are not made in the US) are outlawed.

Just a few additions to your post:
Handguns are at 21, but you can obtain a rifle or shotgun at 18
Gun law varies quite a bit by state. Some states require a licence or permit to own a gun (mine does not) but all states require a licence for concealed carry.
Those age restrictions are the ones applied to businesses with an FFL (Federal Firearms Licince). For sale or transfer between individuals there is no age restriction on the signing over of firearms not defined as pistols, so it is possible to own a rifle, shotgun, or similar firearm under the age of 18.

Slight nitpick, the term "automatic weapon" refers to any firearm that chambers another round after being fired. Automatic firearms are very common now and one of mine was not manufactured or designed in the US. I hate to be this picky but it's just that it seems like automatic is a very broad term that is often thrown around to mean fully automatic.

One thing I am happy about is how people have taken my little run down. Its a simple explanation of what I'd say the majority would know of gun laws here in the US. I had a few errors but I gave a basic run down.

I'm no weapons expert on laws but I just looked at what laws were for guns here in Georgia. Thankfully, we're relatively lenient but we do have some laws behind them.

At my high school there was this one girl when I brought dinosaurs in a conversation she butted it and said:

"Dinosaur bones aren't real! They're just tricks the Devil put in the ground to steer the faithful away from the truth of Christianity!"

I shit you not, this crazy ***** was serious. Well this is what I get for living Texas.

Yep, that's my insanely backwards home state for you.

Yeah I know I was born here its really amazing some of the crazy the stuff I hear.

I was in Texas last year, and I was thrown out of 2 diners and refused service from an entire town we were passing through becasue my friend had a bumper sticker that said

"My version: Millions of years of a complex process that we can test and see.
Your version: MAGIC MAN DID IT! LALALA, I'M NOT LISTENING!!"

I'm catholic and I do find that a bit offensive.

Thats like going into a church and shouting at the priest "You're a liar and a thief!"

I don't want to start another one of these but seriously, that bumper sticker was pretty wrong. (Though I will admit it's a 'little' funny, funny on the wrong side but still somewhat funny)

Though I am not crazy, I do feel Dinosaurs existed (As much as 90% of the earth) but just because they exist doesn't mean I kick out my religion.

 

[Terminate421]

my favorite stupid quote:

Congratulations, "Mass Effect" crybabies. You've officially set the entire medium back a DECADE as an art form

From our very own Moviebob Chipman!

So folks, how does it feel to be playing 2002 era games again?

Well I still have this:

Spoiler

So in all honesty, I flip off him and his statement and enjoy the games that I enjoyed then. Then wait for Halo 2 to come out again and enjoy that as well.

Shooting someone and using a gun is a risk because it's loud and cam leave evidence so you aren't going to shoot someone lightly. But if they're armed then you have a risk that you probably need to take. Unless you're some sort of soldier or expecting the attack you're safer if your attacker thinks you're unarmed, hell scratch that, everyone is safer if the attacker thinks you're unarmed.

Did you ever read this? One unarmed lady and over 30 stab wounds later and it proves how shit works with criminals. And this was in America. She might have been fine with a gun in her self defense. And running away led to her rape.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kitty_Genovese

I'm not starting this argument, but NOT ALL CRIMINALS ARE THE SAME. You have the little property destruction kind, the mugger, the psycho rapist on LSD and millions of more kinds. A melee weapon is nice to have but there are many problems with that, what if there are more of them? What if the rapist can outrun you? What if you just are not strong enough?

Guns are the great equalizer.

 

[Reyold]

At my high school there was this one girl when I brought dinosaurs in a conversation she butted it and said:

"Dinosaur bones aren't real! They're just tricks the Devil put in the ground to steer the faithful away from the truth of Christianity!"

I shit you not, this crazy ***** was serious. Well this is what I get for living Texas.

What is this, I don't even...

It's idiots like this that make my religion look bad.

 

[The Diabolical Biz]

FML my life.

Cod of Duty.

There are not enough facepalms.

 

[bat32391]

At my high school there was this one girl when I brought dinosaurs in a conversation she butted it and said:

"Dinosaur bones aren't real! They're just tricks the Devil put in the ground to steer the faithful away from the truth of Christianity!"

I shit you not, this crazy ***** was serious. Well this is what I get for living Texas.

What is this, I don't even...

It's idiots like this that make my religion look bad.

Yeah they really don't help the image do they?

 

[BakaMick]

At my high school there was this one girl when I brought dinosaurs in a conversation she butted it and said:

"Dinosaur bones aren't real! They're just tricks the Devil put in the ground to steer the faithful away from the truth of Christianity!"

I shit you not, this crazy ***** was serious. Well this is what I get for living Texas.

Yep, that's my insanely backwards home state for you.

Yeah I know I was born here its really amazing some of the crazy the stuff I hear.

I was in Texas last year, and I was thrown out of 2 diners and refused service from an entire town we were passing through becasue my friend had a bumper sticker that said

"My version: Millions of years of a complex process that we can test and see.
Your version: MAGIC MAN DID IT! LALALA, I'M NOT LISTENING!!"

Really, people got upset because you insulted them? Imagine that. I'm an atheist and I support freedom of speech but that doesn't mean people have to like it when you insult their beliefs.

Hey, I didn't say anything about them or their beliefs. I'm Athiest, but I'm not going to put someone down becasue they belive in a higher being. My mate has had that bumper sticker on his car for 4 years, and the people got upset with me because I got out of that car.

I'm catholic and I do find that a bit offensive.

Thats like going into a church and shouting at the priest "You're a liar and a thief!"

I don't want to start another one of these but seriously, that bumper sticker was pretty wrong. (Though I will admit it's a 'little' funny, funny on the wrong side but still somewhat funny)

Though I am not crazy, I do feel Dinosaurs existed (As much as 90% of the earth) but just because they exist doesn't mean I kick out my religion.

My friend is just more vocal about his Athiesm, as any Athiest would be growing up in Texas, he has had 23 years of arguing with people who just shout bible passages at him when he tries to have a normal descussion about it, most of the time the people he ends up argueing with are not even the people he was talking to in the first place, just randomers who don't like what he is saying and, literaly, condemn him for it. That bumper sticker is his way of expressing his frustration with those people.

 

[uneek]

'The first 3 Twilight Films are better than the original Star Wars Trilogy' - Mark Kermode

*headdesk**headdesk**headdesk**headdesk**headdesk*

Well, he is entitled to his opinion. But, I do agree that saying it out loud is pretty stupid.

In fairness Kermode takes things in very relative terms. The genre and what the film was actually trying to do is as important to him as the film itself. He absolutely hates Star Wars, thinking it pussified pulp sci-fi (not his exact words).

TBH I think he's giving the director way too much credit. But Kermode at least backs his opinions up.

To quote Roger Ebert, "It's not what the film is about. It's how the film is about it."

It's actually why Kermode and Ebert are my favourite critics. I disagree with them a hell of a lot but at the same time movies I like that other critics slate (the remake of Arthur for instance) tend to get good reviews from those two for mostly the same reasons I like them simply because they know you don't measure every film by the same metric. Ebert gave American Reunion 3 out of 4 stars for christ's sake. While our own Movie Bob refused to even review it because of what it's about and the kind of movie it is. They're generally where you should go for slightly offbeat or genre films because they won't automatically slate it just for being the kind of movie it is. Also they make me reconsider movies I hated and even if I still don't like it I come away seeing some merit.

Well, Moviebob did review "That's My Boy" on his column last week saying that while he didn't like it, he thought it was good for what it was. He doesn't dismiss movies, he just chooses which ones he prefers to see. Something he doesn't get to do a lot as a critic.

Did you see his review for the Raid? He spends like a quarter of that saying he isn't going to review American Reunion basically because "fuck American Reunion and fuck anything that reminds me high school is a thing." It's not that he didn't like it that bothered me, hell I didn't see it.

Yeah, I saw it. The guy didn't like high school. Therefore, he wasn't going to enjoy it whether he saw some objective value in it or not. Seems like a pretty good reason to avoid it to me.

That's basically the point I was making. Ebert and Kermode are my favourite critics because they review everything with an open mind based on it's own merits. Even if, say, they shared Bob's opinion of high school and high school movies they would review it based on "Is this good at doing what it's trying to do?"

But, Bob didn't see the movie. He would if he had no other choice. But he did so he didn't. He didn't think there was no way it would be good. He just thought there was no way he would enjoy himself.

You do realise you're not even disagreeing with me right? All I'm saying is Kermode and Ebert will review anything with an open mind (unlike Bob) and your response is Bob didn't even watch it because he didn't think he'd like it.

Oh right, yeah. You're right. I'm not disagreeing with you. But, you did ignore my "That's My Boy" example I brought up first.

 

[uneek]

'The first 3 Twilight Films are better than the original Star Wars Trilogy' - Mark Kermode

*headdesk**headdesk**headdesk**headdesk**headdesk*

Well, he is entitled to his opinion. But, I do agree that saying it out loud is pretty stupid.

In fairness Kermode takes things in very relative terms. The genre and what the film was actually trying to do is as important to him as the film itself. He absolutely hates Star Wars, thinking it pussified pulp sci-fi (not his exact words).

TBH I think he's giving the director way too much credit. But Kermode at least backs his opinions up.

To quote Roger Ebert, "It's not what the film is about. It's how the film is about it."

It's actually why Kermode and Ebert are my favourite critics. I disagree with them a hell of a lot but at the same time movies I like that other critics slate (the remake of Arthur for instance) tend to get good reviews from those two for mostly the same reasons I like them simply because they know you don't measure every film by the same metric. Ebert gave American Reunion 3 out of 4 stars for christ's sake. While our own Movie Bob refused to even review it because of what it's about and the kind of movie it is. They're generally where you should go for slightly offbeat or genre films because they won't automatically slate it just for being the kind of movie it is. Also they make me reconsider movies I hated and even if I still don't like it I come away seeing some merit.

Well, Moviebob did review "That's My Boy" on his column last week saying that while he didn't like it, he thought it was good for what it was. He doesn't dismiss movies, he just chooses which ones he prefers to see. Something he doesn't get to do a lot as a critic.

Did you see his review for the Raid? He spends like a quarter of that saying he isn't going to review American Reunion basically because "fuck American Reunion and fuck anything that reminds me high school is a thing." It's not that he didn't like it that bothered me, hell I didn't see it.

Yeah, I saw it. The guy didn't like high school. Therefore, he wasn't going to enjoy it whether he saw some objective value in it or not. Seems like a pretty good reason to avoid it to me.

That's basically the point I was making. Ebert and Kermode are my favourite critics because they review everything with an open mind based on it's own merits. Even if, say, they shared Bob's opinion of high school and high school movies they would review it based on "Is this good at doing what it's trying to do?"

But, Bob didn't see the movie. He would if he had no other choice. But he did so he didn't. He didn't think there was no way it would be good. He just thought there was no way he would enjoy himself.

You do realise you're not even disagreeing with me right? All I'm saying is Kermode and Ebert will review anything with an open mind (unlike Bob) and your response is Bob didn't even watch it because he didn't think he'd like it.

Oh right, yeah. You're right. I'm not disagreeing with you. But, you did ignore my "That's My Boy" example I brought up first.

Ok fair enough. The example doesn't disprove my point. Sure he doesn't always just dismiss films out of hand, but he does do it and that's my point.

Well, okay then.

 

[Terminate421]

[snip.

Yeah, my religion is full of idiots. I will admit that. "Religion is flawed because man is flawed"

Hell, I've been talked down from a catholic because I said "God's pretty lenient about Jerking off", you know what I did? Flipped him off and moved on, mostly because It was the unspoppable force meets an immovable object.

To your friend though, it is understandable to 'defend' one's self from people like them. But there are plenty times where its hard to defend oneself for the bumper sticker. Its kinda like saying "Fuck you, I'm sorry but I have to say that to you because I am right"

I'm glad you've been understanding here, some on this site feel the need to tell me I am wrong for believing in a higer power and LOVING George Carlin, Supporting Gay Rights, or just flat out believing that Velociraptors were badass.

 

[Phasmal]

"So how did your boyfriend get you into gaming?"

Blaaaagh, such a stupid question.
Usually it's followed with:

"He didn't"
"Who did then?"
"I... did"

I can understand being surprised but I can't understand being dumb about it.

Oh, and... some members of my family believe that magic is real but science just doesn't want you to know about it. So. Yeah. That happened.