I don't know if I did this on these forums or not. I don't think so, so here it is. A thread where you can't state and comment on Things You Just Don't Get!
I'll start...
The male fascination with Female on Female. I've heard the "Becuz its Hawt" argument and the "1 + 1 = 2" argument. Neither of which really makes sense.
Also, people in stories and real life who are always seem surprised when a scientist or educated person does something evil or just plain stupid.
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I don't get:
- My mail delivered on time.
- Enough TV channels.
- No satisfaction.
More seriously, though:
- Abstract art.
- People that allow their choice of religion to influence their beliefs, rather than vice-versa.
- Precisely how the current price of a share in a company is determined.
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I don't get:
Why the swag bags at gaming conventions don't include deodorant as a standard item.
People who are intelligent and educated who still smoke cigarettes, knowing the health detriments they offer, especially doctors and nurses.
Why police officers don't use turn signals but when I don't I get a ticket.
I'm sure I'll think of more.
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> Society's obsession with sex.
> Alcohol.
> Why people enjoy the loss of self-control that comes with certain intoxicants.
> Most political opinions.
> Why I have zillions of ideas bouncing around in my head but can't manage to sit down and do anything with them.
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Also, people in stories and real life who are always seem surprised when a scientist or educated person does something evil or just plain stupid.
HECK YES!!! I COULD RANT ON AND ON ABOUT THIS!!! IN FACT I WILL!!!
I hate it when people refuse to help me just because I'm a computer programmer.
For instance, once I was helping someone with her cooking, and she told me to set her kitchen oven timer. As I started to dial the time, seeing just "XX:XX" on the timer, I said "Wait. Am I dialing the hours and minutes, or the minutes and seconds?"
She said something like "How can you not know that? You work with computers!"
What, so I'm supposed to know everything about everything computerized, right down to every oven timer?
I asked again "So am I dialing the hours and minutes, or the minutes and seconds?"
She never answered me. She just kept on with her garbage about me and computers.
Another time, a couple of other people mentioned, in a casual conversation, the website Lulu. I said "What's that?" They said "What's your job again? You work with... what again?"
Again, I repeated the question. Again, I only got garbage. One of the people gave me a long, condescending lecture about what the internet was. He seemed to think he was being funny. I had to look the site up on the web myself just to find out what Lulu was.
So it seems that my being a computer programmer means that I'm supposed to know about every website out there too.
Look, it's true that I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer. It can take me months or years to learn skills that other people seem to grasp instantly. I've never been up-to-date on cutting-edge technology, and that's an understatement. Yes, I make stupid mistakes all the time. I'm reminded of my technical ineptitude all the time at work, as I struggle to figure out how to do my job. I'LL ADMIT THAT I'M STUPID IF YOU JUST GIVE ME A SIMPLE ANSWER TO A SIMPLE QUESTION!!! IS THAT ASKING TOO MUCH?!?
I mean, how many jobs DON'T involve computers these days?!? Could anyone possibly know EVERYTHING about computers?!?
(I agree with some of the other opinions expressed on this thread, but not quite as passionately.)
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The male fascination with Female on Female. I've heard the "Becuz its Hawt" argument and the "1 + 1 = 2" argument. Neither of which really makes sense.
I can attempt to answer this. Straight men like to see hot women. Two hot women are better then one hot woman. And if they do something erotic, even better.
Things that I don't get.
- How can people get out of their houses and engage in public transportation if they smell like a three day old corpse left out in the sun.
- How idiots who spread cables around the house through the walls and make plugs for them in the walls think that i can extend the cable after I've removed the plug and found an inch of cable sticking out in the opening. Why don't they leave at least four inches is beyond me. They will not save much money by tricking a customer this way.
- That there are people who do not like to read books. And are proud of it.
- That there are people who are terribly uneducated and proud ow that fact.
- Many many other things.
The male fascination with Female on Female. I've heard the "Becuz its Hawt" argument and the "1 + 1 = 2" argument. Neither of which really makes sense.I can attempt to answer this. Straight men like to see hot women. Two hot women are better then one hot woman. And if they do something erotic, even better.
That's the "1+1=2" argument.
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People are always fascinated by things they can't experience, no?
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Quantum physics.
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Personally, girl-on-girl porn does very little for me.
Without a penis in the mix, there's nothing for me to identify with and I get bored...
Things I don't get: Objectification theory.
[Scurries off to Bang Bros.]
Personally, girl-on-girl porn does very little for me.
Without a penis in the mix, there's nothing for me to identify with and I get bored...
Things I don't get: Objectification theory.
[Scurries off to Bang Bros.]
Money for nothing.
1. Paid enough
2. Cheating at solatair
3. People who go out with friends then spend all night on there cell phones
4. Why dogs sniff each others butt
5. Powergamers
6. Role master R.P.G
7. The need to eat a Kebab after a night on the beer
I'm sure I'll think of more
- Modern Art - I can't see anything in it
- Manga, Anime, Ninja Movies - just does not click with me in any way
Why the other guys in my dorm hall can't lift the seat. Seriously. It's not that difficult.
My answer is because males have some amount of ingrained homophobia. Growing up, the insult of choice was to call someone 'gay.'
Add that to wanting to see women go at, with that part in the back of your mind that doesn't want to look at naked men, and you get a heavy market for lesbian porn.
This works as a better explanation. A former roommate tried explaining it but the conversation resulting in Gay pron being straight and straight porn being gay.
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Why people are proud of ignorance.
Why so many Southern states are against intelligent education and instead want to just dumb people down.
Why jocks are valued more than scientist.
Why schools spend more on sports than education.
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Why so many Southern states are against intelligent education and instead want to just dumb people down.
If you turn them out dumb enough, they'll not know when they're getting screwed over. Perfect tactic to use on your future voters, really!
Money for nothing.
Chicks for free.
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If you turn them out dumb enough, they'll not know when they're getting screwed over. Perfect tactic to use on your future voters, really!
Why so many Southern states are against intelligent education and instead want to just dumb people down.
Look you, logic has NO PLACE in that answer...;)
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That's the "1+1=2" argument.The male fascination with Female on Female. I've heard the "Becuz its Hawt" argument and the "1 + 1 = 2" argument. Neither of which really makes sense.I can attempt to answer this. Straight men like to see hot women. Two hot women are better then one hot woman. And if they do something erotic, even better.
I've always held to what I call "the harem theory." A man watching girl-on-girl action gets to fantasize that:
A. He can have both of those women.
B. They are performing specifically for him.
Having more than one woman is verboden in our society. But straight males have a natural predilection to spread themselves around (I'm not saying we all do, just that we are naturally preoccupied with sex). Girl-on-girl satisfies that preoccupation by providing a fantasy of power and stud-like performance.
In short, I don't believe most men passively watch girl-on-girl. I believe they fantasize about joining in while watching.
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Magical thinking.
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Why anyone watches Kardashians or any "reality" tv in the same genre. Whenever I see it on I can feel my brain cells murdering each other.
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Magnets.
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Why sports stars and actors/actresses get paid so much money?
Why people watch sports in the first place (which may help to explain half of the prior)?
Why people choose to drink alcohol?
Why does the big box at the grocery store cost more per unit than the medium sized box?
How I can lose my glasses when I push them up to my forehead?
I hate it when people refuse to help me just because I'm a computer programmer.
For instance, once I was helping someone with her cooking, and she told me to set her kitchen oven timer. As I started to dial the time, seeing just "XX:XX" on the timer, I said "Wait. Am I dialing the hours and minutes, or the minutes and seconds?"
She said something like "How can you not know that? You work with computers!"
What, so I'm supposed to know everything about everything computerized, right down to every oven timer?
I asked again "So am I dialing the hours and minutes, or the minutes and seconds?"
She never answered me. She just kept on with her garbage about me and computers.
Another time, a couple of other people mentioned, in a casual conversation, the website Lulu. I said "What's that?" They said "What's your job again? You work with... what again?"
Again, I repeated the question. Again, I only got garbage. One of the people gave me a long, condescending lecture about what the internet was. He seemed to think he was being funny. I had to look the site up on the web myself just to find out what Lulu was.
So it seems that my being a computer programmer means that I'm supposed to know about every website out there too. <continues ranting>
Oh yeah. I thought of another example. Once, at my place of work, before our time-sheet system got automated and we did it all with pen and paper, the secretary accidentally gave me my office-mate's time-sheet, and vice versa. We completed our time-sheets before the mistake was discovered. The secretary said "You're both computer programmers! How could you not have noticed such a mistake?!?"
Apparently, she thought that computer programmers don't notice mistakes. Of course, nothing could be further from the truth, as you are made painfully aware every time you have to deal with a bug in a program you're trying to use.
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And by bug you mean added feature.
Apparently, she thought that computer programmers don't notice mistakes.
D'oh! I meant "ALWAYS notice mistakes"!
You see? I made a mistake right there!
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I do understand why intelligent, informed people keeps smoking - what I don't get is why they start.
As for drinking alcoholic beverages, I'd say it's because they taste good and/or creates a nice buzz if you drink it in moderation. I don't get the practice of drinking as much as you can just to get drunk, though. One or two glasses is enough for me.
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4. Why dogs sniff each others butt
They actually sniff each other's scent glands that are on the tail. Its like looking at another person's ID card. Hi, this is Rick, he's a dog. Smells like this.
I don't get acquired tastes. Why should I force myself to eat some disgusting crap for days until my brain just gives up and says "you know what? Screw it. This is now tasty to you."? I like food that tastes good the first time you put it in your mouth.
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R E S P E C T
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why science class teaches the memorization of science facts rather than the mastery of the scientific method
I can only imagine you went to school in the south, because that was absolutely not my experience. In a public school. In rural Wisconsin.
I don't get acquired tastes. Why should I force myself to eat some disgusting crap for days until my brain just gives up and says "you know what? Screw it. This is now tasty to you."? I like food that tastes good the first time you put it in your mouth.
But peoples tastes change over time. When I was 10 my dad gave me a sip of beer and I thought it was nasty. I'd much rather have a soda. Now I'm 30 and I like a good beer.
Because not everything has a simple flavor like sugar or salt. Some things have much more delicate, complex flavors, and as you age and your tastebuds change you are able to appreciate them more.
Otherwise you just end up eating mac n' cheese and hot dogs your whole life because that's all you liked when you were 5 and never tried anything new.
I don't get acquired tastes. Why should I force myself to eat some disgusting crap for days until my brain just gives up and says "you know what? Screw it. This is now tasty to you."? I like food that tastes good the first time you put it in your mouth.But peoples tastes change over time. When I was 10 my dad gave me a sip of beer and I thought it was nasty. I'd much rather have a soda. Now I'm 30 and I like a good beer.
Because not everything has a simple flavor like sugar or salt. Some things have much more delicate, complex flavors, and as you age and your tastebuds change you are able to appreciate them more.
Otherwise you just end up eating mac n' cheese and hot dogs your whole life because that's all you liked when you were 5 and never tried anything new.
I agree with this totally, but I also think there are some "acquired tastes" that are just not worth it at any age. Like caviar. Disgusting!
And why would you think my making that statement must mean that I went to school in the south (which I didn't, incidentally)?
Two words: Acceptable Targets.
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Hama and Kajehase have the same issue.
Adapting to nasty tasting food and aquiring a taste for cigarettes and alchohol...
It's putting your own body through stockholm syndrome.
I still fail to understand my DM's logic when it comes to character behaviour. Even wanting to play a homebrew race instead of a Core option is a heinous crime, but being both a special snowflake AND hogging the spotlight from the other players is somehow acceptable so long as you are playing a Human. Then again, I don't really understand hypocrisy as a whole. Who are you to preach to me about sins and how they corrupt my soul when you indulge in them so fervently yourself?
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I don't get acquired tastes. Why should I force myself to eat some disgusting crap for days until my brain just gives up and says "you know what? Screw it. This is now tasty to you."? I like food that tastes good the first time you put it in your mouth.But peoples tastes change over time. When I was 10 my dad gave me a sip of beer and I thought it was nasty. I'd much rather have a soda. Now I'm 30 and I like a good beer.
Because not everything has a simple flavor like sugar or salt. Some things have much more delicate, complex flavors, and as you age and your tastebuds change you are able to appreciate them more.
Otherwise you just end up eating mac n' cheese and hot dogs your whole life because that's all you liked when you were 5 and never tried anything new.
I don't mean it like that. I know tastes change. I detested seafood. Now i can eat it, although i still don particularly enjoy it and it all tastes like fish to me.
I mean it like, oh check this thing out. It tastes horrible, but all those cool people eat it and say it's cool. I must start liking it. So you eat and eat until your brain gives up.I mean i have the same problem with strong alcoholic drinks. I like beer, but not if it is too bitter or if it is not bitter enough. I have two maybe three brands in the entire world which hit right on my bitterness scale. Everything else? Disgusting. And I've tried some very expensive and quality wines, whiskeys and brandy.
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I've never liked pineapple, and I probably never will.
People who like to put that stuff on pizza baffle me to no end.