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So someone used the fact that her boyfriend didn't "spend most of his free time painting little toy soldiers and fictious charaters" to claim that he was better than me.

Anyone ever run into this bs? I know it shouldn't but that gak stung a little bit.

 Cortez667 wrote:
So someone used the fact that her boyfriend didn't "spend most of his free time painting little toy soldiers and fictious charaters" to claim that he was better than me.

Anyone ever run into this bs? I know it shouldn't but that gak stung a little bit.

My other hobbies are raising killer attack wiener dogs, and speed grave digging. Ask them if they would like a demonstration.
Seriously though, why are you even having this conversation with someone? What are they, fifteen? Tell them to call you up when they've matured beyond Jr. High.

I usually ask "Wanna compare paychecks?"

Yeah I've heard it before, my sister in laws boyfriend laughed at me on my own home. I invited him to take up any one of my other hobbies including but not limited to: auto restoration, long range precision shooting, IDPA, skeet(you can sum it up as guns...a lot),carpentry, etc. in other words I work with my hands and minis challenge my creativity and craftsmen ship. I asked him what his hobbies were and he said "drinking." To me that sums up most people who are critical of the hobby. They don't do anything that's better and most do significantly less. YMMV.

Someone that gives us crap about our hobby usually has something equally silly they waste their time on.

Facebook, makeup, gossip, playing video games, watching TV shows online, etc...

Just point it out. They usually shut up pretty quick.

Thanks, I actually feel better now.

 Cortez667 wrote:
Thanks, I actually feel better now.

Sounds like wimminz troubles.

In the words of the immortal bard:

I used to love her, but I had to kill her. I knew I'd miss her, so I had to keep her. She's buried right here by my side....

Actually just ran in to this myself last night, someone was mocking my collection of "small women" (I play Sisters) and asked if they keep me company at night. (where's the "eyeroll" ork when you need it?) Annoying but inconsequential. Especially when the reason I took up wargaming beyond thinking the models were cool is to help train my manual dexterity higher for work as a gunsmith...

You just gotta step off and give 0 feths. Just like anyone else who wants to talk smack, pity them and their crippling lack of self confidence.

Virginia Madison?

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:
Actually just ran in to this myself last night, someone was mocking my collection of "small women" (I play Sisters) and asked if they keep me company at night. (where's the "eyeroll" ork when you need it?) Annoying but inconsequential. Especially when the reason I took up wargaming beyond thinking the models were cool is to help train my manual dexterity higher for work as a gunsmith...

You just gotta step off and give 0 feths. Just like anyone else who wants to talk smack, pity them and their crippling lack of self confidence.

See in times past I'd just wip out a brace of full auto wiener dogs and let the unnecessary bloodletting commence. Now I have a wife and muscle bound teenage boy. They protect me from all the scary monsters. Mess with me and I'll get my wife and she'll kick your ass.

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:

You just gotta step off and give 0 feths. Just like anyone else who wants to talk smack, pity them and their crippling lack of self confidence.

This exactly. When this has happened to me I've always shrugged it off. And thought about how much happier, more successful, smarter, and more physically fit I am. than the worthless trash that tried to barb me with it. And how sad their life must be to mock someone else for something they enjoy doing.

My own dad.
He asked how much i spent on my hobby in that past 4-5 years, i said 5000$(i know realize it was a gross overestimation) and he said i shouldnt expect a car from him because that could pay for my own.
He said this when he was shopping for his third car in ooooh 3 years. After when one of his blew an engine.
Also this one girl said it was stupid i was paying so much money for plastic, i asked how much he leather hand bag cost her. She shut up.

Usually when someone insults my hobby, I get together thousands of my followers, storm their home country's embassy, and raise a Finecast banner, while screaming "There but one miniature hobby, and Kirby is it's prophet".

Occupy Privateer Press!

 Ouze wrote:
Usually when someone insults my hobby, I get together thousands of my followers, storm their home country's embassy, and raise a Finecast banner, while screaming "There but one miniature hobby, and Kirby is it's prophet".

I needed that! Thanks for the laugh. See, I knew posting on Dakka would make me feel better....

No. To avoid this in future do one or more of the following:


A) Graduate high school.
B) Stop hanging around idiots.

If you've already done A, proceed directly to step B.

I'd pull out an invisible notepad and invisible pencil, touch the pencil tip to your tongue, write it down, put it all back in your pocket, and tell her that her opinion had been noted in your little book of 'I don't give a feth'.

Everyone needs a hobby.

 Chongara wrote:
No. To avoid this in future do one or more of the following:


A) Graduate high school.
B) Stop hanging around idiots.

If you've already done A, proceed directly to step B.

^ bam this right here.

Also this hobby just got me a professional writing gig... so... yeah. Can't complain here.

I've never had a problem with people insulting any of my hobbies, primarily because my life is compartmentalized. I have "Warhammer friends", "Internet friends", "Training friends", and so on.

Actually, I take that back, I've had people insult me for spending so much time in the gym (the idea was that I was compensating for being only 5'9). I asked the bartender what their tab was and paid it in cash with a 100% tip. They kept laughing, and now that's my favorite bar.

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:

 Chongara wrote:
No. To avoid this in future do one or more of the following:


A) Graduate high school.
B) Stop hanging around idiots.

If you've already done A, proceed directly to step B.

^ bam this right here.

Also this hobby just got me a professional writing gig... so... yeah. Can't complain here.

Tell me how, E-flakkin-mmediately, and will spare your address from Fazzle's wiener dog ensemble.

It's a pretty lame hobby, when you get right down to it. No amount of reasoning or arguing is going to change people's minds, and will only make you look like more of a fool in their eyes.

In general, people regarded my hobby with apathy. They didn't exactly think it was cool, but I suppose they thought I could've been spending my time better. In the end, it was a total waste of time and money, and I wish I would've spent my money on something more engaging, like Archery, or a Martial Art. Or any number of things.

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:

 Chongara wrote:
No. To avoid this in future do one or more of the following:


A) Graduate high school.
B) Stop hanging around idiots.

If you've already done A, proceed directly to step B.

^ bam this right here.

Also this hobby just got me a professional writing gig... so... yeah. Can't complain here.

But what if i dont have to option to stop hanging our around idiots?
Like lets say the idiots are my family?

 hotsauceman1 wrote:

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:

 Chongara wrote:
No. To avoid this in future do one or more of the following:


A) Graduate high school.
B) Stop hanging around idiots.

If you've already done A, proceed directly to step B.

^ bam this right here.

Also this hobby just got me a professional writing gig... so... yeah. Can't complain here.

But what if i dont have to option to stop hanging our around idiots?
Like lets say the idiots are my family?

You just say your family is crazy. People tend to give sympathy that way

The one day I was heading upto the food court to get the next round of 'soda buckets', (ie: really fething huge drinks), for the other two staff members & I, and I was belittled by a teenage girl and her cronies. They started spouting out what a loser I was for playing with plastic toys and asking if I wished I'd been born a boy because it was so obvious I looked like one...

I took one look at this 300lbs moron and simply asked her, "so, how do you like having to pay your boyfriend just to touch you?"

The fact that she was near the verge of tears afterwards with everyone pointing and laughing at her made my day!

Experiment 626 wrote:
The one day I was heading upto the food court to get the next round of 'soda buckets', (ie: really fething huge drinks), for the other two staff members & I, and I was belittled by a teenage girl and her cronies. They started spouting out what a loser I was for playing with plastic toys and asking if I wished I'd been born a boy because it was so obvious I looked like one...

I took one look at this 300lbs moron and simply asked her, "so, how do you like having to pay your boyfriend just to touch you?"

The fact that she was near the verge of tears afterwards with everyone pointing and laughing at her made my day!

Ouch!

Insults arent the way to go, getting them t shut up is.
My cousin Laughed at me when i told him my hobby(To be fair he does this alot and i make fun of him)
After he did that i pointed at a random call and told him to tell me all he knew
He knew the make, year, engine and other stuff.
Then i just stared.
My cousin makes fun of me for MLP(different cousin) When he himself is obsessed with Disney facts.

Makes me secure I play with a bunch of other military types.

The only person that makes fun of my hobby choice is my brother the Giant. Hes mostly just doing what brothers do best so Ill make fun of him for something else. My oldest brother plays, the Giants son plays, my wife plays, and thats just in our family. It wouldnt bother me if it was some random stranger either.

 KingCracker wrote:
The only person that makes fun of my hobby choice is my brother the Giant. Hes mostly just doing what brothers do best so Ill make fun of him for something else. My oldest brother plays, the Giants son plays, my wife plays, and thats just in our family. It wouldnt bother me if it was some random stranger either.

Two things:

1) I've seen pictures of you KC. The fact that you call someone else a giant frightens me beyond belief.

2) (this one actually being on topic). The way I see it, It's better they make fun of me and my hobbies than someone else. I enjoy everything I get to do everyday. Except paperwork. feth paperwork. Lucky for me I don't have to do a whole lot of paperwork on a day to day basis. It'll take a lot more than someone making fun of 40k, or Pokemon, or MLP, or any of the numerous other hobbies I partake in to hurt my feelings.