Things that Make Me Shake My Head in Disgust

If you're anything like me then there are some things that are so excruciatingly painful to witness or experience that you'd rather spend your time ripping an ingrown nail out of your big toe. Here are some of these things as they pertain to me:

Bandwagon Fans: My first real experience with bandwagon fans happened my freshman year of college. My roommate at the time, who will remain nameless, claimed to be a huge Duke fan...well, during basketball at least. It seems that he forgot that college athletics existed between April and December. Well, this self-proclaimed fan could not even tell me Duke's starting line-up or who they were scheduled to play on days they had games. Any time Duke was mentioned he would just point to his ratty baseball cap with a Blue Devil logo and say in a Southern drawl, "mah boys!". Well, his "boys" ended up winning the national championship, and on top of that he won 80 dollars from a bracket pool that some of us had gone in on. He knew absolutely nothing about any other teams in college basketball, but because he wrote Duke on a piece of paper six times and they happened to win, he got the cash. And that, my friends, is a travesty.

People That Constantly Put America Down: You know who you are. Every time something even slightly bad happens in this country you put on the negative blinders. Whether it is education, race relations, debt, foreign relations, or politics in general, American Putter Downers jump on every opportunity to point out every imperfection in the American systems. Does everything work out perfectly? No. Do we stick our noses in other people's business too often? Yes. The truth is that there are a lot of imperfections with America's policies, but all in all I think we do a pretty good job most of the time. Especially if there is a Democrat in the White House. However, those who lambast the U. S. of A. on a consistent basis and continuously point to all the great things that European, Asian, South American, and etc. countries have accomplished usually don't point out the gross imbalances that nations of those continents display. Race relations in America are not nearly as tenuous as those in France, Spain, or arguably, England. While we still have not attained universal healthcare it is important to note that nations that boast such services have difficulty maintaining them and the quality of service suffers as a result. So, America haters...gain some perspective and have a glass of Kool-Aid.

People That Automatically Believe That Everything America Does Is Right 100% Of The Time: On the opposite end of the spectrum are the extreme pro-American flake-o space cadets. You know the ones. They typically say things like "Not only should we take care of Iraq, but we should deal with Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, etc. while we're there", or "It was a good idea to incite a military coup in Chile", or "NAFTA is good because it gives us access to cheaper gadgets". Coincedently, these people also are more likely to display a Confederate flag as a sign of "heritage". Oh sweet irony.

People That Inherit Wealth And Feel As Though They Have A Right To Be Heard: Ok, maybe I should have just said Paris Hilton.

Scientologists: Oh man...where to start. Some would argue that Scientology demands respect and should be spoken of in the same breath as other established worldly religions. And by some I mean Scientologists. The truth is, it's a made up religion invented by an author who used it as a ploy to gain personal wealth. It's no coincedence that most of its members are wealthy Hollywood types that have too much money and not enough time in the day to spend it. I'm sorry, but where I come from we call such endeavors cults. Shame on you L. Ron Hubbard, shame on you.

Tom Cruise: See above. And I'll never forgive you for what you have done to Katie Holmes!