I hate ignorant people.

And it sucks when it's somebody you like.

I questioned them on something that I was pretty sure was wrong, something that could get them in trouble with Johnny Law. I was asking them where their source came from. And when they couldn't give me an exact answer, I did some research of my own to find the correct answer. I found it and elaborated with them what I had found. They insisted I was arguing with them.

Later I found them making a post on Facebook bitching about how some people think they know everything and that they're wrong but insist they're right, blah blah blah. Then the comment came "And you're wrong about where my car was made, but go on thinking you're right", and I immediately knew it was about me. I called them out on it, but I also decided to be a bigger person and apologize.

I'm going to remember this and let it go.

I just avoid setting high expectations.

Trying to fathom how where a car was made has anything to do with Johnny law? More details?

Ironic post is ironic.

The original issue was about front license plates in our state. We need them, they were sure you didn't and was claiming to have read it on an official government site. I asked for a link, instead they get pissed at me.

The car comment was the fact that they own a newer Land Rover. I made a comment one day about those silly Indians at Tata and they didn't do much in the quality control since their purchase of Land Rover/Jaguar. They apparently thought that I meant its built in India. I was really only joking, but at the time they were bitching about all the things going wrong with it.

Yes. Entertain us. What was [illegal] with the car?

Never mind.

I knew a pretty good guy that worked with Southern Bell in the same building I did tell me several times that he had a rare model Corvette (I think a 57) that had a steel body.

B-I-L swore to me that his POS coupe Mustang was a Shelby Mustang and had Maserati seats. He later invented a perpetual motion machine using 55 gallon drums.

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: Ironic post is ironic.

Hey, I needed to vent.

Haha,

"My salesman said this is this best! Are you disagreeing with the guy who SOLD ME THIS!?!"

SyntheticBlinkerFluid wrote: ... they own a newer Land Rover.

Wow, they really are ignorant.

Why not just post to facebook?

When someone calls me an idiot, I will go SO FAR out of my way to prove them wrong.

Hell, I've argued about achenes before. Go ahead and look that one up.

In reply to Derick Freese:

Well, honestly, because I'm done, I apologized for something that I shouldn't of had to and let it go. This is someone I have to deal with on a social basis and I'm not one to burn bridges.

I know I'm right and it's not my fault if they get a ticket for something they heard a couple years ago and didn't research it to make sure it's true before they go pulling off their front plate.

That main thing is that you're right.

Giant Purple Snorklewacker wrote: Ironic post is ironic.

I LOL'd

Of course if you wanted to be proven right, you could always see if someone on the force would swing by the office and leave a present on the windshield of the co-worker in question. Anonymously of course.

I've found the best way to deal with incredibly stupid people is to talk stupid right back to them.

They think you're dumb and will leave you alone.

Someone on this board once said:

Never argue with stupid people. They'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

In reply to Trans_Maro:

That's a really dumb thing to say.

I remember reading a book about a guy with a giant invisible rabbit. What was the title? Um, Willie Wonka... no, George and the Giant... no. Darn, I can't remember the title, sorry. It was a cool story.

What? You're really going to insist I never read that book simply because I can't remember the title?

Right! Sure. Man, you're being quite obnoxious today. Milk go sour in your Wheaties this morning?

Oh, hello again, haven't seen you for a few days.

Sigh, no, I still don't remember the book title. No, I haven't gone researching it for you. Geez, I'm almost sorry I mentioned it to you.

Oh, you went to the library yourself to see if you could find it. You couldn't? That's a shame.

Say what? You're saying this library trip of yours "prooves" the book never existed? That I'm lying saying I've read it? Really? You know what you can do with yourself and your "proof"? Yes indeed, do it twice, and make sure the second time is sideways.

Hey world, check out this troll. He's insisting I never read a book about a giant rabbit all because I can't remember the title of the book, and because he went to a library and couldn't find a copy himself.

Yea, (laughing), I know. Can you believe how seriously he takes himself?!

So someone did something stupid. Facebook is good for making drama like that. If it were me I would just try to clear the air. Just say 'look whatever happened is over, can we move on?" and just get on with life. Either they'll drop it or they won't. And this seems like a very silly reason to stay upset over.

this TOTALLY reminds me of something my SIL told me. Her friends in college thought she was an idiot to think that some cars (Hyundai I think was the main topic of this conversation, but there are plenty of alternatives) are made in Asia and then shipped here. They thought there's no way anyone would ship a car instead of just building them all here, but she could not convince them otherwise. I wonder what they would've said if I showed them the window sticker from my RX8 which clearly says it was built in Hiroshima, Japan

This is why I

A) piss every stupid person off to the point they don't want to be around me

and

B) don't use facebook.

In reply to Drewsifer:

Oh, I let it go, pretty much after the FB incident. It still bugs me a little, but I'll get over it in the next day.

I don't like when people are pissed off at me.

Some people just have to be right, at all costs.

With those type of people I've determined that if by being their friend I may eventually prove them wrong some day and piss them off, well then I'll save them the agony and not be their friend.

Life is much less stressful when you don't care what other people think of you.

foxtrapper wrote: I remember reading a book about a guy with a giant invisible rabbit. What was the title? Um, Willie Wonka... no, George and the Giant... no. Darn, I can't remember the title, sorry. It was a cool story.

I think it's called Harvey. And I've never read it. Or seen the play.

JThw8 wrote: Life is much less stressful when you don't care what other people think of you.

A true statement.

Ignorant people can be trained (if they want to be) but you just can't fix stupid.