Really Stupid Things You've Heard/Read Someone Say

[Dangit2019]

While sitting in Chili's (restaurant), three people sat down in the booth behind us. They start talking away and I catch a good portion of their conversation. A high-pitched female voice said, verbatim, "I think, as Christians, we are taking too much from Disney and teaching it to our kids. You know, the Apple from the story of Adam and Eve which is from Snow White and the Whale from Pinocchio and Jonah. The Bible stole so much from Disney."

My brain nearly fucking exploded.

Well, God IS an omnipresent being who could easily travel time, and he did give us a certain free will, so TECHNICALLY, he could have created us, waited for us to create Disney movies, and then taken those movies and write them into his big book of, ugh, stuff.

Either that, or that girl is

 

[Dangit2019]

"I play fighting games for the single player experience and/or the story." Biggest waste of your time ever.

Apparently some people do because how else did the whole "is Zangief a bad guy" debate flare up so bad?

Seriously though, I'm sure if you read the Wikipedia articles that outline the story arcs of the characters in, say, Tekken, your mind would implode on itself.

 

[Dangit2019]

"If it wasn't for Slipknot bands like Iron Maiden wouldn't even exist" - Overheard a teenage Slipknot fan saying this once

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY-03vYYAjA&feature=player_detailpage#t=5s

No other reaction can possibly be more appropriate.

 

[Dangit2019]

I used to be openly Satanist in middle school and early high school. Though 90% of my grade was unitarian, there was a group of ~10 kids, indescribably dumb (celebrating C- dumb), who were devout Christians. There are two moments that come to mind.
1: 8th grade science class, topic is astronomy. The dumbest and loudest of the group raises his hand and asks "So stars don't have only five points?" The sad thing is that he meant it with all seriousness.
2: In 9th grade, I had this painful conversation:
Girl: [Emissary], do you go to Church?
Me: There aren't any local Satanic churches, besides I'm a...
Girl: No, I mean like CHURCH church.
Me: As in Christian church
Girl: Yeah
Me: No?
Girl: You don't?!
Me: I'm a Satanist, why would I?
Girl: But doesn't everyone go to church?

I pretty much had the same conversation with a younger cousin (who is part of a very large Catholic family) when I visited Scotland a few years back, she was 13 at the time but shit a 7 year old should be able to understand that not all people go to Church. People that live in Scotland my heart goes out to you I don't know how you live there :/

Also I don't know how you managed to get through a Christian school being openly a Satanist, most Christians think they're baby eating mass murderers... (which is retarded if you ask me) Being a Wiccan gets me harrased for wearing a small pentacle around my neck each day. (mostly because people don't know the difference between Wicca and Satanism, neither of which many people know what their beliefs and practises are. :/) I could probably fill this entire thread with the silly misconceptions people have about Occultism in general. (=_=)
If I were ever to meet you sir I would give you a firm handshake.

I can understand the annoyance. On the flip side of that, I once asked a dude where he went to church (we live in Texas, it's very easy to assume), and the guy chewed me out. We were in 5th Grade and this guy kept going on and on about how I had somehow offended him by even bringing up religion in school. All he had to tell me was that he was atheist.

Wait! On the flip side of THAT, I used to have a friend who was Satanist, and one day a girl came up to him, looked at his pentagram, and apparently started shaking and telling him that she felt scared in his presence. The guy was a slow-moving stoner, and this girl was convinced that he was about to use his voodoo powers on her.

 

[MBergman]

Probably because it was a founding principle. The same reason you parents are important when discussing your mere existence. The same reason books are important to a book club. Once a founding principle changes, the point of the matter changes entirely, evolving into something completely different.

But just because it was that way when it started doesn't necessarily mean it will always be a good idea. Of course my parents were needed to birth me, but they could still be shitty parents or have loony ideas. Let's say we start a book club, read book for 200 years, if we realize after that time that the books we read 200 years ago were kind of shit, so what? We don't HAVE to read them again just because that's were it started.

The point of your argument seems to be, and correct me if I'm wrong, that things would change. Yes, but why would that be bad? Things always change, it doesn't have to be for the worse.

I can't comment on others opinions, but I find the idea that they could set aside their differences and create a new country to be quite grand. In the age of enlightenment, the petty squabbles of men and their individual ideologies took a side step to a vision which benefited everyone at the time. Compromise, and the ability to see the larger picture is a wise thing. In today's political world, we are so polarized between two opposites that barely anything get's accomplished outside times of crisis.

Not to be a party pooper or anything, but wasn't the birth of America less "Let's set aside our differences and create something great together!", and more like: "Man I'm fucking tired of these British fags pushing us around! Let's band together and kick 'em out and rule ourselves!"

Some would claim that the right to bear arms secures ones right to free speech in the notion that we can defend ourselves from an oppressive government. It was the ideal, not the practicality that really mattered.

I'm sure they would slightly adjust their viewpoints in today's communication heavy infrastructure, but the principle would remain the same; provide people the means to defend themselves against policies which infringe on their liberties to life and prosperity.

But there are so many nations with democracy that has worked just fine without it's citizens' having to be armed. Here in Sweden I've never felt I needed to wave around a rifle to make my voice heard or "defend my ideals". To me that notion seems rather childish really.

 

[Pink Gregory]

The seemingly omnipresent (on the internet) sentiment that someone who doesn't possess a certain knowledge/has a certain beliefis being annoying should 'go die in a fire'

I know it's an exaggeration, but that's irrelevant, why be needlessly spiteful?

The consequence of freedom is that people can have ridiculous beliefs and be idiotic, but it's worth it, it equally entitles you to disagree with them.

aaaand that statement fits pretty well in the thread as well.

 

[Bertylicious]

The seemingly omnipresent (on the internet) sentiment that someone who doesn't possess a certain knowledge/has a certain beliefis being annoying should 'go die in a fire'

I know it's an exaggeration, but that's irrelevant, why be needlessly spiteful?

The consequence of freedom is that people can have ridiculous beliefs and be idiotic, but it's worth it, it equally entitles you to disagree with them.

aaaand that statement fits pretty well in the thread as well.

Well it's a bit like that wossname philosopher bloke, Berkeley I think it was. He, like a lot of them fellas, would say "This is how it is is. This is truth. If you don't agree then you're wrong."

Now technically, saying "Oh, we can agree to disagree" means that you're undermining truth because you're endorsing someone being wrong and having a wrongheaded notion of the world which some would find morally offensive. They would then become enraged; like if you burned a book or taught a child to be ashamed of himself because of his race.

 

[Kordie]

Probably because it was a founding principle. The same reason you parents are important when discussing your mere existence. The same reason books are important to a book club. Once a founding principle changes, the point of the matter changes entirely, evolving into something completely different.

But just because it was that way when it started doesn't necessarily mean it will always be a good idea. Of course my parents were needed to birth me, but they could still be shitty parents or have loony ideas. Let's say we start a book club, read book for 200 years, if we realize after that time that the books we read 200 years ago were kind of shit, so what? We don't HAVE to read them again just because that's were it started.

The point of your argument seems to be, and correct me if I'm wrong, that things would change. Yes, but why would that be bad? Things always change, it doesn't have to be for the worse.

I can't comment on others opinions, but I find the idea that they could set aside their differences and create a new country to be quite grand. In the age of enlightenment, the petty squabbles of men and their individual ideologies took a side step to a vision which benefited everyone at the time. Compromise, and the ability to see the larger picture is a wise thing. In today's political world, we are so polarized between two opposites that barely anything get's accomplished outside times of crisis.

Not to be a party pooper or anything, but wasn't the birth of America less "Let's set aside our differences and create something great together!", and more like: "Man I'm fucking tired of these British fags pushing us around! Let's band together and kick 'em out and rule ourselves!"

Some would claim that the right to bear arms secures ones right to free speech in the notion that we can defend ourselves from an oppressive government. It was the ideal, not the practicality that really mattered.

I'm sure they would slightly adjust their viewpoints in today's communication heavy infrastructure, but the principle would remain the same; provide people the means to defend themselves against policies which infringe on their liberties to life and prosperity.

But there are so many nations with democracy that has worked just fine without it's citizens' having to be armed. Here in Sweden I've never felt I needed to wave around a rifle to make my voice heard or "defend my ideals". To me that notion seems rather childish really.

Heres a comparison, take from it what you will. Look at property rights. At one point it was claimed that when you own land you also own everything above and below it. Period. there was no upper or lower limit. It has been changed, particularly the upper part, to reflect the fact that we now have air traffic to consider. As such, you only "own" the property that you can effectivly use. (more info here http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/42465 ). Ironic that we are having the conversation in this thread, because the argument "that's how it's always been so that's how were gonna do it" is often times, pretty dumb.

 

[DevilWithaHalo]

But just because it was that way when it started doesn't necessarily mean it will always be a good idea. Of course my parents were needed to birth me, but they could still be shitty parents or have loony ideas. Let's say we start a book club, read book for 200 years, if we realize after that time that the books we read 200 years ago were kind of shit, so what? We don't HAVE to read them again just because that's were it started.

The idea itself will almost always be good, it's merely the application of the idea that changes and people get hung up on. Your book club may evolve into using tablets or maybe even holographic huds, but the idea of gathering to discuss literature, in whatever form it happens to evolve into, will remain the same. You could even throw in a few beers and be in space, but it's still a group of people getting together to talk about why this or that book is shitty.

The point of your argument seems to be, and correct me if I'm wrong, that things would change. Yes, but why would that be bad? Things always change, it doesn't have to be for the worse.

Not really arguing anything, just making a few statements. Thins do change, that doesn't mean the idea does.

Not to be a party pooper or anything, but wasn't the birth of America less "Let's set aside our differences and create something great together!", and more like: "Man I'm fucking tired of these British fags pushing us around! Let's band together and kick 'em out and rule ourselves!"

Honestly it depends on how you look at it. Perhaps it was the common enemy that allowed the early settlers to set aside their differences. Governing themselves with laws was a pretty big step back then, especially in direct defiance of religious prevalence in society.

But there are so many nations with democracy that has worked just fine without it's citizens' having to be armed. Here in Sweden I've never felt I needed to wave around a rifle to make my voice heard or "defend my ideals". To me that notion seems rather childish really.

It's more related to the historical context isn't it? If Sweden was a nation that was initially founded by an oppressive Empire as a mere colony, you might be more inclined to defend yourself slightly more rigidly if you had to go to war to free yourself from their tyranny. When the idea behind the 2nd Ammendment is to insure the citizens of the nation have the means to defend themselves from any oppressive government, including it's own, how does it reflect when suddenly the government moves to disarm it's populace?

Perhaps if more people concentrated on the responsible owners instead of the gun totting hillbillies it would reflect better on the American populace. It's not about being a cowboy, it's about having the right to protect yourself from anything that infringes on your liberties. Hopefully force will never be necessary, but I'd rather have and not need instead of needing and not having.

 

[Amgeo]

I'm almost certain that this got posted somewhere earlier. You'll forgive me for not scrolling through twelve pages of posts to see if another person has posted this link. http://clientsfromhell.net/

 

[Kordie]

I'm almost certain that this got posted somewhere earlier. You'll forgive me for not scrolling through twelve pages of posts to see if another person has posted this link. http://clientsfromhell.net/

I only read one of those and you have already ruined my day. The chances of me accompishing anything over the next few hours is pretty slim. So... Thanks!

 

[Daveman]

I once had a girl ask me what the stock market was. I was dumbfounded. This same girl also asked me when we were going to be able to land on the sun. Oh, and President Obama's 57 states speech.

While the second two are indeed retarded, the first one has some merit.

 

[Saviordd1]

"Obama is a communist because he's black and democratic, he wants to turn us into Russia."

I really wish I was making this up, nothing, no one, at all, should be this GODDAMN RETARDED.

 

[Hasido]

I'm almost certain that this got posted somewhere earlier. You'll forgive me for not scrolling through twelve pages of posts to see if another person has posted this link. http://clientsfromhell.net/

as someone who did read all twelve pages of this, i can tell you that this is, in fact, an original post.

so congratulations!

 

[Amgeo]

As someone who did read all twelve pages of this, i can tell you that this is, in fact, an original post.

So, congratulations!

That's really impressive! Not my dumb thing, it's impressive that you read the whole forum Thank you!

I only read one of those and you have already ruined my day. The chances of me accompishing anything over the next few hours is pretty slim. So... Thanks!

http://mylittlefacewhen.com/f/2919

Captcha: "oh yes" HAHAHA

 

[TehCookie]

I hate raw toast.

 

[Alternative]

"Obama is a communist because he's black and democratic, he wants to turn us into Russia."

I really wish I was making this up, nothing, no one, at all, should be this GODDAMN RETARDED.

hmm im guessing you heard that on fox news?

 

[Darmort]

"Apple is the greatest company in the world because they invented computers and phones."

"Windows is the devil because they make Microsoft."

"If I ever fight in a war, I want to fight with America because they've got nukes!"

"Beer makes you pregnant."

"Film companies don't make very good games any more."



"I was having an adult conversation with him."
"He's thirteen."
"And I was telling him why science is the devil."
"Let him form his own opinion."
"And that God is the only thing that can save you."
"He's. Thirteen."

 

[SirPlindington]

So, my friend's sister was uizzing me, my friend, and MY sister because she "learns best that way," or something along those lines. She asks my friend, "Who was Gandhi?" and she replies, "erm... a terrorist!" Now, this friend is essentially family to me, which just made the shame so much worse. No one present will ever let her forget that. Ever.

 

[Huulluu]

"(Whoever's name here) should make an island so I could live in it", really along those lines, especially towards Jim and Yahtzee or whatever since I really despise their use explaining on their videos. Awaiting angry reply from a fan.