^What do you mean no love? They're seeded sixth in the southwest bracket... which is basically the NHL's Central Division of annoyingness, all the tourney heavy hitters are there.
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I would draw the line of a beer snob though as someone one refuses to drink commercial beer when that is all that is available. Because while not as good as good beer the big brands still produce an acceptable product that is delicious.
And I question whether such people actually exist. I have never met one. Nor does it seem unreasonable to me to enjoy beer to a point where you always want to try new ones when you have the option.
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That is an awesome list. "All Hockey Fans" had me laughing, and such a high seed too.
Totally deserved, especially in the USA. The defensiveness down there is actually hilarious.
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^What do you mean no love? They're seeded sixth in the southwest bracket... which is basically the NHL's Central Division of annoyingness, all the tourney heavy hitters are there.
That is the point exactly. All the people cutting gluten out of their diets because they suddenly became allergic.
I was talking about people who are not allergic and have no valid medical reason to avoid gluten but nonetheless avoid it because they think it's bad for them.
I was talking about people who are not allergic and have no valid medical reason to avoid gluten but nonetheless avoid it because they think it's bad for them.
I totally agree if this was just a matter of "annoying groups of people". The people who claim to be "celiac" when really they just want to be special and not eat bread are freaking annoying. But that doesn't appear to be what they're getting at.
I never actually linked to Deadspin until now so I kind of misunderstood what they were getting at here... for edification,
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And so it got us thinking about a very specific kind of fan: the bitchy fan. You know the one. I'm not talking about typical bad fans like Yankee fans or Cowboys fans. Those are your standard ####### bandwagon fans. There is a small but important difference between generic bad fans and the thin-skinned, eternally aggrieved fans of the kind that American soccer produces. These are people who cannot let any criticism of their favorite sport/team/movie/ideology stand. They are WAITING to be outraged... waiting for the moment when they can defend their favorite thing like it's a wounded baby they're shielding with their own body. They are the deranged spokespeople whom their sport never asked for, the dickhead bouncer who makes you say, "I don't think I wanna go to this bar anymore." They are, let us posit, bitches.
By that standard, the REAL contenders here are imo:
All hockey fans
Soccer fans
Sabermetricians (or, in hockey, advanced stats proponents)
Team Breezy
Adults Who Like Harry Potter
Pit bull owners
Cyclists
Apple fanboys
Men's rights activists
Twitter feminists
Gun nuts
Marijuana reform advocates
EDIT: I would've said Red Sox fans as well except that they've won titles now. If this was 2002, they'd be on there.
Basically Red Sox fans are a dumber, Americanized version of what Canucks fans would be if they won 2 cups in 4 years. You think you know insufferable? You think you know smug? You don't.
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By that standard, the REAL contenders here are imo:
All hockey fans
Soccer fans
Sabermetricians (or, in hockey, advanced stats proponents)
Team Breezy
Adults Who Like Harry Potter
Pit bull owners
Cyclists
Apple fanboys
Men's rights activists
Twitter feminists
Gun nuts
Marijuana reform advocates
That's a pretty good list, but don't forget libertarians. Just wait for some poor sap to say something negative about Ron Paul and/or the policies he champions on the internet and then watch the libertarians come out of the woodwork to defend "Dr. Paul" and give an unsolicited lecture about fiat money.
And don't even get me started on Christian Conservatives who somehow, despite decades of being the dominant religious group in the US, have convinced themselves that they're a persecuted minority.
Also, WTF is Team Breezy? I'm hesitant to Google it from work without first knowing what it is.
That's a pretty good list, but don't forget libertarians. Just wait for some poor sap to say something negative about Ron Paul and/or the policies he champions on the internet and then watch the libertarians come out of the woodwork to defend "Dr. Paul" and give an unsolicited lecture about fiat money.
And don't even get me started on Christian Conservatives who somehow, despite decades of being the dominant religious group in the US, have convinced themselves that they're a persecuted minority.
Also, WTF is Team Breezy? I'm hesitant to Google it from work without first knowing what it is.
I assumed it was Drew Brees fans, but I'm not positive
Also, WTF is Team Breezy? I'm hesitant to Google it from work without first knowing what it is.
A group of almost entirely female Chris Brown apologists who don't care at all that he assaulted his girlfriend and would happily let him punch them in the face just to bask in his glorious presence.
Also holy crap read the comments on the round 1 voting for a bunch of bitching from some girl about how "twitter feminists" isn't a real category and is just an excuse to talk trash about feminists generally among a bunch of bros, i.e., completely proving deadspin's point. I think she just took that category over the top.
Vegans and Beer Snobs should go head-to-head till the end.
Exhibit A
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Its because beer snobs are right. The only people who don't think craft beer is better haven't drank craft beer. I mean if your favourite beer is Bud I am sorry you don't like beer.
I would draw the line of a beer snob though as someone one refuses to drink commercial beer when that is all that is available. Because while not as good as good beer the big brands still produce an acceptable product that is delicious.
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I wouldn't categorise Vegans in that way. There aren't a lot of Vegans in my circle that tend to be snobbish, but I DO know a few. Usually the moral vegans are the worst.
Beer snobs however, well, GGG is a perfect example. "Oh I'm not a beer snob, but if you don't think the beer I enjoy is best, YOU DONT LIKE BEER."
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I wouldn't categorise Vegans in that way. There aren't a lot of Vegans in my circle that tend to be snobbish, but I DO know a few. Usually the moral vegans are the worst.
Beer snobs however, well, GGG is a perfect example. "Oh I'm not a beer snob, but if you don't think the beer I enjoy is best, YOU DONT LIKE BEER."
Oh and they're all like that. Excellent, you like better beer, just f-in drink it then.
I drink "beer snob" beers, but I also drink Kokanee, Bud, Heinekin etc, a lot, too.
It's all beer, some better, some not as good, some expensive, some not. It's all beer, though, and drinking beer is always good.
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Also holy crap read the comments on the round 1 voting for a bunch of bitching from some girl about how "twitter feminists" isn't a real category and is just an excuse to talk trash about feminists generally among a bunch of bros, i.e., completely proving deadspin's point. I think she just took that category over the top.
Beer snobs however, well, GGG is a perfect example. "Oh I'm not a beer snob, but if you don't think the beer I enjoy is best, YOU DONT LIKE BEER."
That's not what he said though. He said that craft beer is better than macro beer. Which is obviously true. I mean I just had a budweiser half an hour ago but if given the choice between that and I dunno, the Erdinger I had yesterday, I'll take the latter. It's not snobbery to recognize that some stuff is just better, any more than saying McDonalds isn't as good as Cibo or whatever.
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Here is one. I almost feel sorry for her when I read that article. Can't imagine going through life thinking like that.
I can't read this stuff. Just can't do it. I don't even read stuff like this (or the equivalent of any other bitchy group) for morbid car-wreck style fascination. Yet it's unavoidable when it shows up on facebook and there has been a lot of it the past 10 days for me with that "ban bossy" stuff. No seriously, you're not showing bold leadership, stop being a c**t.
That's a pretty good list, but don't forget libertarians. Just wait for some poor sap to say something negative about Ron Paul and/or the policies he champions on the internet and then watch the libertarians come out of the woodwork to defend "Dr. Paul" and give an unsolicited lecture about fiat money.
And don't even get me started on Christian Conservatives who somehow, despite decades of being the dominant religious group in the US, have convinced themselves that they're a persecuted minority.
Also, WTF is Team Breezy? I'm hesitant to Google it from work without first knowing what it is.
Aren't Most Ron Paul supporters calling themselves "Libertarians" just Republicans trying to sound intellectual and/or get laid. The term "Libertarian" gives a philosophical veneer to their rants against Obamacare and defense of corporate raiders, but they seem to miss the parts about foreign interventionism being bad and the government staying out of what consenting adults can do with their privates.
That's not what he said though. He said that craft beer is better than macro beer. Which is obviously true. I mean I just had a budweiser half an hour ago but if given the choice between that and I dunno, the Erdinger I had yesterday, I'll take the latter. It's not snobbery to recognize that some stuff is just better, any more than saying McDonalds isn't as good as Cibo or whatever.
But it's not universally true, which therein lies the beer snob problem. Beer snobs speak in definitives and never account for personal taste.
Personally, North American macrobrews do less for me than North American microbrews. That said, there are a lot of microbrews that are a lot worse than a Budweiser, and a lot of Macrobrews (German and English specifically) that destroy a lot of popular North American Microbrews.
Bottom line: Beer is about taste, and that's an individual thing. I'm fine with certain beers being noticed for their quality ingredients or processes, but at the end of the day it's just beer. The line "If you don't think craft beer is better then you don't like beer" is top level beer snob junk. Just drink your brew. I'll toast a Village before a Bud any day, but I'm not about to look down on anyone who prefers the latter.
Plus when I'm camping, PBR becomes the best beer on the planet. Guess I must not like beer.
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