Snob dilemmas

[Amplituden]

I just usually say, "You wouldn't get this idiot".

[TacoSmith]

For years, I've been thinking it was "Skin Nerd."

Leonard, Skin Nerd

I'm afraid to know what kind of nerd that is.

Probably one that owns a lot of different lotions. Or knives.

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

I just usually say, "You wouldn't get this idiot".

Do you only buy albums by idiots?

[Amplituden]

I just usually say, "You wouldn't get this idiot".

Do you only buy albums by idiots?

Usually just from idiots.

[derkins]

I usually just find something in common or something or if there's not much just change up the subject ya know or just bullshit with em about it ya know.  whatever's good in the situation

[John Junk 2.0]

I have a lot of friends that aren't nearly as into politics as I am, and sometimes we'll go to the polling place together, and they'll be like "So who are you voting for?" and I'll just kinda smile this painful smile and name the painfully obscure candidate I'm voting for (last time it was Joseph T. Podehouse of the Christian Scientists for Socialism Party for Board of Ed.).  Then they'll try and impress me by arguing about why they're voting "No" on Prop. 92 or something, and I can just tell they only saw one attack ad during Channel 9 News and maybe read the LA Times to check their endorsements.  Ugh, it's so awkward!

[masterofsparks]

I had just such a snob dilemma earlier this week. I'm in Louisville on business so I went record shopping to entertain myself and when I ran into some co-workers with a couple of LPs under my arm, I was faced with two dilemmas - artist snobbery ("Earth and The Reigning Sound? Who's THAT?") as well as format snobbery ("What are you doing with vinyl? I didn't even know they still made those!").

What I'm trying to say is that this is a very timely thread for me.

[Bryan]

And? What'd you do, MOS? You can't leave us hanging like that!

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

I just usually say, "You wouldn't get this idiot".

Do you only buy albums by idiots?

Usually just from idiots.

See, I'm always buying albums for idiots.

I have a lot of friends that aren't nearly as into politics as I am, and sometimes we'll go to the polling place together, and they'll be like "So who are you voting for?" and I'll just kinda smile this painful smile and name the painfully obscure candidate I'm voting for (last time it was Joseph T. Podehouse of the Christian Scientists for Socialism Party for Board of Ed.).  Then they'll try and impress me by arguing about why they're voting "No" on Prop. 92 or something, and I can just tell they only saw one attack ad during Channel 9 News and maybe read the LA Times to check their endorsements.  Ugh, it's so awkward!

This has MY vote for the best post of the post-FOTchan era.  Vote Junk in 208!

[Sarah]

2208?  Happy to.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

I had just such a snob dilemma earlier this week. I'm in Louisville on business so I went record shopping to entertain myself and when I ran into some co-workers with a couple of LPs under my arm, I was faced with two dilemmas - artist snobbery ("Earth and The Reigning Sound? Who's THAT?") as well as format snobbery ("What are you doing with vinyl? I didn't even know they still made those!").

What I'm trying to say is that this is a very timely thread for me.

this happens to me a lot.  oddly, it usually comes from people who lived during the vinyl era.  and i cant win: when they didnt know i buy vinyl, they assumed i didnt know what it was.  since i do buy vinyl, and now that they know this, im made fun of for it.  by women, mostly.

its so weird and confusing and frustrating.

[yesno]

You guys get embarrassed buying vinyl, I get embarrassed buying latex. We all have our hangups.