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You know, just stuff that you absolutely cannot get your head around, no matter how hard you try. This seems like a pretty nice invite for anyone to make slightly obtuse digs at other forum members, especially over politics, but that's just going to lead to just another argument, so can people please not do that.


People who insist, most strongly, that they could never eat a vegetarian meal. Not that they really like meat and don't want to give it up, that's fine, I like meat too. I mean people who claim the thought of eating a meal without meat somehow makes them ill. Did you put bacon on your corn flakes as a kid?

People increasing their hostility to something the more popular it gets. Like the mass of hatred that followed Avatar, which at worst could be called very well made but bland... that somehow sent some people into fits absolute hatred because, near as I can tell, it was really popular.

People texting while driving. I mean fething seriously, you're in a hunk of metal flying along at 100 kms an hour, surrounded by other rapidly travelling hunks of metal, and you think 'oh I don't need to pay that much attention'.

Michael Buble. I don't hate him, I just get why he's famous. I just don't get how that guy could be elevated above any of the other cabaret crooners around the world, doing the exact same schtick. I mean, why him?

Bronies. Most internet fads I kind of understand why and how they happened, even if I think it's pretty silly. I absolutely cannot begin to understand why young men started watching a show about ponies aimed a very young girls.


Anyway, what leaves you scratching your head?

Internet tough guys.

Are you trying to troll bronies here?

Intolerance, unmarked and identical push/pull handles, and texting in general. I mean, if it's actually important, call me. If it's not important, than either it doesn't matter or it can wait.

hotsauceman1 wrote:Are you trying to troll bronies here?

Eh? I'm not seeing it. All he's stated is that he doesn't understand how it started. Which is actually pretty reasonable, because most "bronies" don't even know how they got started or why they keep watching it.

People who are able but refuse to walk farther than their driveway. This includes people who are unable to walk further than their driveway because they refused to walk further than their driveway.

My biggest has to be people who hurt children. Their own is especially horrid, IMHO.
I really just don't get that malfunction, period.

I'm usually not too big on the death penalty. That's the exception.

sebster wrote:
Bronies. Most internet fads I kind of understand why and how they happened, even if I think it's pretty silly. I absolutely cannot begin to understand why young men started watching a show about ponies aimed a very young girls.

Anyway, what leaves you scratching your head?

This. Most of the time if I see a person with a My Little Pony avatar or signature, I typically assume that the person is a maladjusted, antisocial mutant. [Is this too harsh for Dakka? Mods, shoot me a PM to change it instead of banning me. Srs. ]

Bronies? Really? C'mon guys.

The fact that there are posts like this on Dakka:

Just saw today's, and

Spoiler:

OMG, OMG, OMG, they called Derpy Derpy, and gave her a voice actor, and made her a foreground character! Life = complete

Yes, I'm glad your life is completed by a TV show intended for 7 year old girls.

Nationalism.

Religion, especially conservative (not political) religion.

Super Meatboy.

Pogs.

Guinea Pigs.

Things that confuses me.

a) People that makes fun of asians eating dogs while themselves eat pigs.
By all means dogs are cuter I fully agree, but loyalty and intelligence, they are about there.
So its pretty much saying its OK because pigs are ugly....


b) People that says GW price is justified e.g saying elite units costs more ( gold swords ) because we need less to play with.
Then goes nerd raging at Warmachine prices.

c) People that says finecast flaws are ok because GW needs experience.
Well, GW of 30 years, casts worse than a 4 years old chinese recast company LoLz

d) LOTR prices increased while the content is cut in half ( ninja price raise )
People claiming its cheaper because content is halfed while price raised........

There are tons more lol, warhammer related stuff is always confusing to me...

Pretty much everything so far. Had no idea I was confused by so much.

People that think they don't watch TV if they watch television shows on something other than a TV set.

Apple Computers haters. Apple is clearly more user-friendly for non-hackers and non-programmers.

LunaHound wrote:People that makes fun of asians eating dogs while themselves eat pigs.

People are usually don't make fun of them for eating dogs as much as being horrified. It isn't really all that much of a shock when you consider that dogs have a somewhat different place in western culture. Now you do get a lot of cats being food jokes.

LunaHound wrote:So its pretty much saying its OK because pigs are ugly....

The rule of cute has been around for a while, though often with dogs it isn't really the cute thing so much. A dog is a family companion, and you don't eat a family member.

Ahtman wrote:A dog is a family companion, and you don't eat a family member.

Why wasn't I informed of this!?

killykavekommando wrote:Apple Computers haters. Apple is clearly more user-friendly for non-hackers and non-programmers.

No it isn't. I can agree on the not hating thing just becuase of the brand, but the last part of your sentence is just as silly as someone who hates PCs.

Ahtman wrote:

LunaHound wrote:People that makes fun of asians eating dogs while themselves eat pigs.

People are usually don't make fun of them for eating dogs as much as being horrified. It isn't really all that much of a shock when you consider that dogs have a somewhat different place in western culture. Now you do get a lot of cats being food jokes.

LunaHound wrote:So its pretty much saying its OK because pigs are ugly....

The rule of cute has been around for a while, though often with dogs it isn't really the cute thing so much. A dog is a family companion, and you don't eat a family member.

Are there any proven scientific studies of pigs not able to be family companion at a genetic level?

If not, then nope im not convinced at all.

Dogs can't be family members at a genetic level either.

An animal is an animal.

LunaHound wrote:
a) People that makes fun of asians eating dogs while themselves eat pigs.
By all means dogs are cuter I fully agree, but loyalty and intelligence, they are about there.
So its pretty much saying its OK because pigs are ugly....

Well, i think it has to do with culture. I don't have a pig running around in my house.
Dogs can provide protection that an average "pot belly" pig couldn't, IMHO. I grew up with
dogs as a part of the family for the most part. to me it would be like eating a family member.
as for pigs, can i just say "Bacon"!

n0t_u wrote:Dogs can't be family members at a genetic level either.

An animal is an animal.

Thats the thing, I wanted to know other than dogs being cuter, and being in the culture for ages,
are there any scientific prove that pigs couldnt be the same.

And Im pretty sure through selective breeding, pigs could potentially be bred to be

smaller
less fat
cuter

but the thing is , people never bothered, they just go YUMMYYYYYYYYYY

I suppose they could have, but dogs are domesticated wolves really so they go back ages with early roots in hunting which is why they wouldn't really be considered food at all.

Had they used boars instead it'd likely be different.

n0t_u wrote:I suppose they could have, but dogs are domesticated wolves really so they go back ages with early roots in hunting which is why they wouldn't really be considered food at all.

Had they used boars instead it'd likely be different.

Well ignorance is not an excuse, now we know what pigs are capable of... the question is

do we have mercy with our intellect or we think with our stomach

LunaHound wrote:

n0t_u wrote:Dogs can't be family members at a genetic level either.

An animal is an animal.

Thats the thing, I wanted to know other than dogs being cuter, and being in the culture for ages,
are there any scientific prove that pigs couldnt be the same.

And Im pretty sure through selective breeding, pigs could potentially be bred to be

smaller
less fat
cuter

but the thing is , people never bothered, they just go YUMMYYYYYYYYYY

Have you ever been around pigs? Seriously, it's not a dig. Pigs and dogs are apple and oranges.
My dogs go outside to use the bathroom. they can indicate that they need to us. Pigs aren't as
clean, IMHO. i've been in houses that had indoor "pot belly" pigs. much less sanitary to me.

Some people do have pigs as pets, it just isn't as common. Again, dogs aren't really any cuter, but they are different creatures and act differently. This isn't just in western culture either. In many cultures dogs are considered companion animals with a different status than others. For example, in many Native American cultures dogs were seen as intermediaries between the animal world and the human world. Pigs don't have that status. Dogs tended to be more helpful in different survival roles than pigs as well.

alarmingrick wrote:

LunaHound wrote:

n0t_u wrote:Dogs can't be family members at a genetic level either.

An animal is an animal.

Thats the thing, I wanted to know other than dogs being cuter, and being in the culture for ages,
are there any scientific prove that pigs couldnt be the same.

And Im pretty sure through selective breeding, pigs could potentially be bred to be

smaller
less fat
cuter

but the thing is , people never bothered, they just go YUMMYYYYYYYYYY

Have you ever been around pigs? Seriously, it's not a dig. Pigs and dogs are apple and oranges.
My dogs go outside to use the bathroom. they can indicate that they need to us. Pigs aren't as
clean, IMHO. i've been in houses that had indoor "pot belly" pigs. much less sanitary to me.

I agree, half though.

I do agree the current evolution of dogs, compared to the pigs, there are tons of difference.

But pigs never received the same selective breeding, ingrained traits dogs had.

Dogs are the only animal that knows to look at where we are pointing at ( instead of just looking at our finger )

Ahtman wrote:Some people do have pigs as pets, it just isn't as common. Again, dogs aren't really any cuter, but they are different creatures and act differently. This isn't just in western culture either. In many cultures dogs are considered companion animals with a different status than others. For example, in many Native American cultures dogs were seen as intermediaries between the animal world and the human world. Pigs don't have that status. Dogs tended to be more helpful in different survival roles than pigs as well.

As in they can help you hunt a pig. Don't see pigs as good hunters. too loud.

Pigs are good for hunting truffles though.

They just hunt different things.

People who criticize others for their hobbies, yet most of them who do this also wear shirts with other men's names on them on put their entire life on hold to watch a bunch of men pound each other into the ground over a ball for 3 hours.

n0t_u wrote:Pigs are good for hunting truffles though.

They just hunt different things.

But are they going to find them and....point? no, they'd probably find them and eat them.
You get whats left after you get it moved.

LunaHound wrote:But pigs never received the same selective breeding, ingrained traits dogs had.

It isn't just selective breeding alone that made dogs the way they are.

If you are a tribe and you need to get enough food to survive, trufles isn't going to cut it. Trufles aren't really going to feed a village or fight a defensive battle like a dog will. Generally pigs aren't as defensive of their companions as a dog is.

Vladsimpaler wrote:

sebster wrote:
Bronies. Most internet fads I kind of understand why and how they happened, even if I think it's pretty silly. I absolutely cannot begin to understand why young men started watching a show about ponies aimed a very young girls.

Anyway, what leaves you scratching your head?

This. Most of the time if I see a person with a My Little Pony avatar or signature, I typically assume that the person is a maladjusted, antisocial mutant. [Is this too harsh for Dakka? Mods, shoot me a PM to change it instead of banning me. Srs. ]
Bronies? Really? C'mon guys.

Y\.

Hey, I was a maladjusted social mutant before ponies. It actually made me come out of my shell more.
But OT: I dont understand people who hunt for joy. Good for you. You killed an animal that was doing nothing to you and probably had a family. In a world where you dont need to kill that cow for food hunting isnt needed
2: people who laud over how great their country/state/province/city is great and the best, Then sweep its blatantly obvously flaws under the rug.