How to stop people teasing you about your hobbies?

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**Frazzled**

Hire some Iranian female NINJAs to deal with the situation.

**dogma**

corpsesarefun wrote:
It still is equally annoying, much like when very goodlooking people constantly remind people of how good looking they are.

Though its worth saying it isn't always a conscious action.

I've had people get mad at me for using big words in normal conversation, assuming I was doing it on purpose when I was really just speaking like I always do.

**Monster Rain**

When in doubt, whip it out.

That's my standard advice, regardless of the circumstances.

**dogma**

Monster Rain wrote:When in doubt, whip it out.

That's my standard advice, regardless of the circumstances.

Its rumored that LBJ had similar tactics.

**KingCracker**

Johnny-Crass wrote:
kronk wrote:Sleep with their mothers.

I think Kronk hit the nail on the head here

The nail isnt the only thing he hit

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Monster Rain wrote:When in doubt, whip it out.

That's my standard advice, regardless of the circumstances.

"And what do you plead?"

"Uhmmmmm........*KACHOW*"

**CuddlySquig**

Gunfire.

**Sonophos**

dogma wrote:
corpsesarefun wrote:
It still is equally annoying, much like when very goodlooking people constantly remind people of how good looking they are.

Though its worth saying it isn't always a conscious action.

I've had people get mad at me for using big words in normal conversation, assuming I was doing it on purpose when I was really just speaking like I always do.

There are a couple of names for that Corpse; Vanity and Delusion. Vanity if they are actualy good looking and Delusion if they think they will stay that way for long.

I have the same problem as Dogma. I grew up around people with high vocabularies and now I have to define words at least two or three times a day; it used to be more but I have tried to simplify my mode of speech around people other than my family.