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BlunderWoman

BlunderWoman

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Nothing really drags down a good time to me like snobs. People who are full of themselves and like to insinuate everyone else is beneath their superior intelligence, etc. Gag.
There is this guy in the rotation of a cards group I play in. The players are mainly older retired people. He has a lot of education, but SO WHAT. He continuously interrupts people when they try to talk or share with snarky comments like " Boring..can we get back to cards without being bored to death?"
Most of these people are older and lonely & let's face it most of us don't have exciting stories about things we are doing in our current lives, we just like to connect with other people and have some company. I've seen the hurt look on the faces of the other players and genius that he thinks he is he has never learned manners or humility. I've always felt making fun of the intelligence of others in a group setting is the mark of a moron & I don't care how much schooling the moron has. He has interrupted cutting people off while telling stories I found interesting so many times. It's so rude of him to think that if HE finds something boring no one else matters. No manners. Anyway, this group has been my ONLY social activity with people around my age. I can't take him out of the rotation & I also can't stomach sitting at the table with him anymore. Man I can't stand snobs & people who worship their own intelligence.
So... canceling the card game this evening. :(
I guess I just wanted to whine about it.
 

BW, I am with you! Nothing like an education/academic whore to spoil the party. Why doesn't someone cut him down to size? The worst that could happen, would be that mr obnoxious might leave for greener pastures. I mean, why is his Eminence lowering himself to associate with the hoi polloi anyway? The peasants are revolting.....Gah, the arrogance of it.
 
I guess with me it might stem from plain old fashioned jealousy sometimes. I've just spent $15 dollars I don't have at PetSmart, and here are these people pouring like lemmings from Trader Joe's. I mean I know some of them aren't intentionally being snobbish...they just happen to have the disposable income for artisanal English muffins. I still want to secretly run them all over.
 

Do you have an MP3 Player, or a playlist on your iPhone? Or a Walkman even?

"I'm sorry, asshole, did you say something?"
 
This is the only way he makes himself feel important.
If he was in a different group or setting,he would be differrent.
Like a bully.

Educated doesn't mean smart.

Is nobody confronting or verbalizing their annoyance?
 
vickyNightowl said:
This is the only way he makes himself feel important.
If he was in a different group or setting,he would be differrent.
Like a bully.

Educated doesn't mean smart.

Is nobody confronting or verbalizing their annoyance?
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I've been on the phone & we have it solved. Eight of us are dropping out of the rotation and forming our own club & he's not in it :)
 
I would respond to this ignorant snob, that "I'm interested in hearing this, and I'm sure others are too. Please, continue .."
I also wouldn't hold back from telling him that's he's extremely rude.
 
Shalimar said:
I don't understand why he hasn't been dropped from the group.
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Because his wife is the event organizer. She told us point blank she was not taking him out of the rotation. She probably just wants his snotty butt out of her house for a while LOL. She's okay but just dumped him on us & when we complained to her about his behavior she says " He's kidding. Don't take him seriously." Love truly must be blind in her case. So we eight have dropped out & made our own group now & told his wife why. No one likes to insult guests in their home, it's uncomfortable. So..we're rid of him. And rid of Thursday nights which we weren't wild about either.
 
Falcon said:
I've been around a few BW, but I don't stay very long. :mad: GAACK!!
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Same here...

We had a fellow that would always name drop like-- "my friend Bill, the pilot," or "my friend Jim, the Lawyer," and "my friend Sam the Bishop," etc...

Who cares what importance they have in the world most always it does not even apply to the conversation..

All of our other friends have opted to keep him out of our group meetings..
 
I think a lot of times, very intelligent people have poor social skills. It's as if their tanks were filled with knowledge, and there was no room left for the little things - politeness, compassion, empathy.

BW, I see you've already solved your problem. Good. I WAS going to suggest a baseball bat across the knees ... it can be a very good thing ...
 
SifuPhil said:
I think a lot of times, very intelligent people have poor social skills. It's as if their tanks were filled with knowledge, and there was no room left for the little things - politeness, compassion, empathy.

BW, I see you've already solved your problem. Good. I WAS going to suggest a baseball bat across the knees ... it can be a very good thing ...
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He wasn't highly intelligent, he just thinks he is . He stinks at cards too :D I've had a couple of friends in my life that were of the super brain variety & they might have lacked some street sense, but they weren't mean.
 

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