Which (if any) stereotypes do you live up (or down) to?

[mcctatas]

I can think of several for myself, like I am a woman who has absolutely no sense of direction and math makes me cry, just to name a few...

[billyskank]

1. I'm an honest-to-god, Babylon 5-adoring, Star Trek-loving,

spent-my-teenage-years-learning-to-program-instead-of-getting-laid geek. :)

:hi:

[mcctatas]

3. So you have a lot to make up for then...

:evilgrin:

[billyskank]

4. You said it!

:D

[DarkTirade]

78. I wouldn't know ANYTHING about that...

[motely36]

2. I'm gay and I like Madonna

:shrug:

[arcadian]

5. I'm male; I hate football, sports in general and I hate cars and don't know how to work on them.

For got to add, I'm hetero, but have been asked if I'm gay for the above.

[motely36]

6. Ohhh...I do like sports

My friends hate when we go out to a bar and I spend all night glued to whatever game is on the TV

[Oeditpus Rex]

7. I'm told I sound like a Kollyforniyan

:shrug:









Dude.

[mcctatas]

16. Hmmmm...

interesting...

[LeftyMom]

21. Dude, I hella don't know what you're talking about.

[Oeditpus Rex]

24. Cha!

I know, right? Like you totally don't.

[Lyric]

23. I can't imagine who would have told you that.

[Oeditpus Rex]

26. Most of 'em were Mountain Folk

:P

[Lyric]

27. Well you know how *those people* are.

I mean, they live here--how smart can they be?



;)

[Oeditpus Rex]

31. I give 'em props for many things

They eat what they kill, make stuff from the pelts and have no need for such extravagances as shoes. :)

[Lyric]

33. ...

:rofl:

I have some pelts here that I could totally make something out of. Unfortunately, the cats are still attached to them. Pity. They'd make fantastic slippers.

[LeftyMom]

40. Or dentristry, according to my childhood best friend, who works at a WalMart in WV.

She's married to a long haul truck driver and has a 4x4 pickup too. She'd be a great southern stereotype if she weren't a Californian non-cracker by breeding. ;)

[Lyric]

50. Truthfully, a lot of people here just can't afford a dentist.

Or a doctor, for that matter. Health care in West Virginia is truly a sad, pathetic thing. :(

[LeftyMom]

53. Yeah, she says it's really sad.

This is the same girl who couldn't get an ultrasound in the ER the other day. She's a city girl, so she's having a hard time adjusting.

[Lyric]

55. Yikes. Which hospital was she at?

Our local one (Ruby Memorial) is probably the best in the state. I've had several ultrasounds in the ER, there--mostly for gallstones, before I had my gallbladder removed.

I've only been to one other WV hospital--the one in Kingwood--and I *never* want to go back there again. Ugh.

[LeftyMom]

56. She's in Weston. I don't know the name of the hospital.

Apparently the person who runs the ultrasound machine goes home at 3 on Fridays and nobody else knew how to do it.

Myself, I'd have run screaming at that point.

[Lyric]

60. Ahhh. Probably Stonewall Jackson Memorial, then.

http://www.stonewallhospital.com/servicesemergencyservices.html

They have a seven-bed emergency room, apparently. Oy vey.

[Oeditpus Rex]

69. Best. subthread. EVarrrr!

"Kollyforniya accent" morphs into "The state of health care in West Virginia." :applause:

[Ikonoklast]

46. Is that the New River valley?

West By God is a beautiful state.

[Lyric]

47. No, it's from Cooper's Rock.

http://www.coopersrockstateforest.com/

About twenty minutes up the interstate from me.

:hi:

Edit: That is the Cheat River flowing through the valley, by the way. :)

[Ikonoklast]

59. Ah, yes, been there. Many a time.

Been rafting down the Cheat, Gauley, and the New.


And it's always fun coming off The Rock with 80,000 lbs. of truck, trailer, and load in a blinding snowstorm in the dead of winter, in the middle of the night.

Spent more than one night holed up at Little Sandy's in Bruceton Mills waiting for the crews to drop cinders on 68.

[Lyric]

65. 68 with snow is a bitch, that's for sure.

I once had the most frightening experience of my life on I-68 heading west from Cooper's Rock back to Morgantown. We were about ten miles away from the Cheat Lake exit, and there was a lot of truck traffic around the Jeep Grand Cherokee that we were in. We wound up in a position that *nobody* likes to be in--sitting in "the cradle," with a big truck in front, one beside us to the left, and one coming up behind us. There were six of us in the Jeep--my friend Susan driving, me in the passenger seat, three little kids in the rear seat, and ThinkBlue1966 curled up in the rear area. We'd all been having a picnic up at Cooper's, and had taken the kids swimming at Chestnut Ridge afterward.

I looked up to see how close the truck behind us was, and got the shock of my life--his grill was less than 6 feet from our rear end, and we were ALL going fast down that mountain. He laid on the horn a couple of times, and waved his arms, and somehow we got the message--he couldn't slow down. I'm still not sure whether it was brakes, or a stuck accelerator, or what. I could hear this really loud, almost "grinding" noise coming from his truck, and the runaway sand ramp near Cheat Lake was still 3 miles away. The driver in front of us must have been talking to him on the CB, because they all tried to move around to let us get out of his way, but they couldn't safely go fast enough down that mountain for us to get past them, and the driver on our left didn't seem to understand that he needed to move. The driver behind us was yelling and motioning at him to move, slow down, get out of the way, but I don't think he understood what was going on.

By the time we made it to the runaway ramp, he was less than three feet from our rear end, and he literally had smoke coming from under the hood--I'm not sure why. He took the sand ramp, we got off at Cheat Lake to call the State Police. After about fifteen minutes, the driver of the big Cisco truck that had been in front of us came back, and pulled into the big lot near the BP in Cheat Lake, then headed over to check on the driver of the truck that had gone up the ramp. The other driver just kept going--I wish I could remember what his trailer said, but I had been too fixated on the terrifying sight of that massive truck grill so incredibly close to our rear end to notice much of anything else. We waited for the police, absolutely shaking in terror--all of us had thought we were going to die. We were all crying. The state cops didn't ask us much--just what had happened, and what our names were. It was still over an hour before any of us could get back into the Jeep. I've never been so scared in all my life as I was then. I was phobic about the interstate and big trucks for about two years after that happened, and I had horrible nightmares about it.

To this day, I still wonder what the mechanical problem was. We were living out in the rural part of Mon County at the time, and didn't get a newspaper, so we didn't see the article about it.

Anyway--I have a healthy respect for I-68 West, and I am *always* nervous about getting anywhere near big trucks whenever we're up that way now.

[PinkoDonkey]

91. Used 68 to move this summer

Moved from the east coast to the midwest. Used 68 instead of the PA turnpike. Driving this huge rental truck, I was more scared of the traffic density on the PA turnpike than the trucks on 68. But...yeah...I was looking in the review mirror a LOT because I was worried about the kind of situation you were it. It is a beautiful drive, but the big trucks freak me out too.

[dixiegrrrrl]

115. That is beautiful.I am having a exceedingly rare attack of pea green envy.

What time shall I arrive for dinner?

[SoxFan]

8. Well, I'm Irish...

This list is disturbingly accurate!

* You will never play professional basketball.

* You swear very well.

* You have no idea how to make a long story short.

* There isn't a big difference between you losing your temper or killing someone...
* You have never hit your head on a ceiling.

* You will be punched for no good reason...a lot.

* Frequently by your sister...

* Some punches directed at you are from legacies of past generations.

* Many of your sisters and/or cousins are named Mary, Catherine or Eileen...and there is at least one member of your family with the full name of Mary Catherine Eileen.

* Someone in your family is incredibly cheap. It is more than likely you.

* You can't wait for the other guy to stop talking before you start talking.

* You're not nearly as funny as you think you are...but what you lack in talent, you make up for in frequency.

* You are, or know someone, named Murph.

* If you don't know Murph then you know Mac. If you don't know Murph or Mac then you know Sully. You probably know Sully MacMurphy.

* You are genetically incapable of keeping a secret.

* You have Irish Alzheimer's... your forget everything but the grudges!

[mcctatas]

9. OMG..

you just nailed my whole family! :rofl:

[SoxFan]

28. We had five Marys at the dinner table one Christmas

Not to mention a Maureen...

[mcctatas]

67. Whenever I take the spawn to Irishfest and have to call one of

them by name 50 kids turn around;)

[dropkickpa]

34. Mine too!

:rofl:

[Radical Activist]

48. Yeah, most of that list.

[Ikonoklast]

57. You laugh at funerals and cry at weddings

but not for the reasons you should.

Someone in your family is a cop, a firefighter, or politician.

One of your uncles is a priest.

You are more than likely on first name basis with a local judge.

The best stories told in your family always have something to do with whiskey or a fight. Usually both.

You grandfather was a formidable presence who feared no man. But grandma scared him spitless.

[SoxFan]

77. Spot on about the funerals

We broke out into giggles at my gradmothers graveside service after we noticed the monstrous masoleum nearby. It had angels, the Blessed Mother, and the name of a very prominent Boston organized crime family.

Oh, and I have a cousin who is a priest (he concelebrated our wedding Mass).

Strangely, there aren't any cops or firefighters in my extended Boston Irish clan. We have a gaggle of nurses, a couple of physical therapists, a pharmacist, and a substance abuse counselor, so I figure we can open our own clinic.

I'm the family politician.

[mcctatas]

81. All of our wars are happy and all of our songs are sad...

;)

[orleans]

94. "You have no idea how to make a long story short"

i think this one definitely spans all ethnic groups

hysterical list. got a link or did you create it?

on edit: forget the link. i found it:
http://www.at.artslink.co.za/~gerry/meaning.htm

[malta blue]

10. I have a fiery latin temper....

:nuke:

[LaraMN]

11. I hate the math.

I complain that I suck at it, but I really don't; I'm just not particularly *good* at it.
I do, however suck in my knowledge of most things car-related. I was once convinced by a mean boy that my turn signal did not work because I was out of blinker fluid.
x(

[Burma Jones]

12. The East Coast Highly Educated Liberal elitist........

That's me

I vote Democratic, always
I drive a Hybrid
I wear Birkenstocks
I went to a Liberal Arts School, tried to be a Musician, then an Actor and finally went to Grad School for Computer Science


Basically, Just go to Stuff White People Like and that's mostly me.....




Except:

I love to watch Baseball and Football and only like Soccer when my Daughter is playing.
I drink regular coffee, not fucking latte
I work for the Marine Corps, and love the job and the Corps very much
I have three kids, not two, and would gladly Father several more if my Wife were willing.......

[SOteric]

13. I'm Italian and I talk with my hands.

:shrug:

[MorningGlow]

14. You beat me to it!

So do I! :hi: I talk fast, too, and can get really loud if I don't keep myself in check.

[1gobluedem]

15. I have an Irish temper

I'm sure there are more but that one leaps to mind immediately.

[Symarip]

17. I don't know if this falls into one characteristic or another

But everyone thinks I should be some Joe Shmoe All American Football Gun Owner. Basically, a Republican. Which always bothers me. Maybe it's because I'm white, large, obnoxious, constantly drunk and I have a shaved head. Wingnuts always strike conversations with me like we should be buddies until they find out:

I don't hunt

I hate sports

I hate pseudosports (cough cough NASCAR cough)

I like brown and/or gay people

I don't like Southern Rock (or most Rock at all for that matter)

I don't like shitty beer

I'm pro-union

I'm from Southern California

I don't believe in God (ie Santa Claus for adults)


The look of shock is usually ten fold when I wear my boots and braces, but that's a different subject for a different day.

[mcctatas]

22. So basically you are a stealth liberal...

I kind of have the same sorts of issues but in my case people always seem surprised to find out I have a brain.

I like to wear short skirts and high heels on occasion
I live up to my screen name
I am kind of giggly and loud
I probably spend way too much time on my hair etc.
I like shiny things (I am kind of like a crow or something)


but then when I order a pint and sit down to discuss the feminist theory behind reconciliation policy at the pub, the dipshits in pink polo's don't quite know what to think :evilgrin:

[PaddyBlueEyes]

89. CLUNK

hang on I gotta get my gamecocks hat...

[mcctatas]

90. ...

:spray:

[skypilot]

18. Gay man with little or no...

...interest in sports. Although, as a Philly guy, I did get into the World Series this year.

[Dr. Strange]

19. The only one I can think of...

is the stereotype that mathematicians are studs. That's the only one I really live up to.

[mcctatas]

20. If you are good at math and willing to tutor me in stats...

you can be my stud any day ;)

[Dr. Strange]

29. Woohoo!

Wait, stats? Oh man, that's a little too close to applied math. I only do real math, i.e. math with no decimal points.

I'll still be reporting for stud duty, though!

:woohoo:

[TZ]

30. Dude.

I KNOW you are the stereotypical math professor but "stud" is NOT the word I associate with that group...try "geek"....:rofl:

But thats coming from a self admitted science geek...

[flvegan]

42. Mathematicians are wooden 2x4s that spaced far enough apart

will become a wall?

No shit.

[TZ]

52. !

Oh DuStrange you've been outwitted....:rofl:

[Dr. Strange]

66. What's that stereotype about vegans making bad jokes and mistaking themselves for Sean Connery...

[Aristus]

25. I guess I'm a liberal elitist.

I listen to classical music, read Shakespeare, don't like country and western, think we have a lot to learn from other cultures, and don't ever, EVER want to be known as a "hunka burnin' LUUUUUUVE!"

Ways that I live down that stereotype: I drive an American car, love red meat, sold my soul to rock and roll, and believe that in many ways, this IS the greatest country in the world.

[AlCzervik]

32. none that i can think of, thank you mapquest.

[LeftyMom]

35. I'm scrawny and vegan.

Of course, I was scrawny as an omni too, but nobody cares about that. :D

[flvegan]

36. I'm a man, and I love boobs and cars.

First two off the top of my head.

[LeftyMom]

38. FWIW, buying me a world-class rack would be way cheaper than buying a world-class car.

:rofl:

[flvegan]

41. See, two problems with that thinking

1. I'm not a fan of fake boobs;

2. I can recoup a large amount of my money by selling the supercar when I'm done with it/want a different one.

:hide:

:rofl:

[LeftyMom]

44. Wrong answer.

You were supposed to praise my boobs, asshat. :P

[flvegan]

49. Are your boobs Jesus?

:shrug:



I am SO going to pay for this...

[LeftyMom]

51. Nah, they totally exist. But they're willing to accept worship anyhow.

:shrug:

[mwooldri]

99. Well I identify with those two as well. nt

[Drunken Irishman]

37. I'm a drunk.

[mcctatas]

83. Well my mom always told me...

find something you're good at and stick with it ;)

[Bertha Venation]

39. I am a lesbian and I have short hair and cats.

Oh, and I don't wear dresses or heels.

[LeftyMom]

45. We're nearing a trifecta here. Do you have a stereotypically lesbian car?

Small pickup, Subaru wagon, miniSUV, etc. Something small but practical for trips to Home Depot.

[Bertha Venation]

58. Nope. A Corolla and a Yaris. Two commuter cars.

Sorry - no hat trick here.

[Ikonoklast]

62. Crap. I'm a lesbian.

Short hair? Yep, what hair I have when it's not shaved.

Cats? Six, count 'em.

Dresses? Please. If you ever saw my legs you'd pay me to put slacks on.

Heels. With my creaky ankles? Not gonna happen.



:hide: :rofl:

[Bertha Venation]

63. Heh heh.

C'mon, join the club. I need a new toaster oven.

[DS1]

43. I'm a Brit and like F1, fish and chips, a rainy days

[mwooldri]

98. Are you like me and will be totally irreverent when certain things happen?

To me if someone dies, depending on the course of the conversation it might have been "inconsiderate" of them for to have died on us, or "inconvenient". Of course timing and mood of the conversation matters too.

Plus as a Brit I'm supposed to have the ability to be able to utter a ton of obscenities at a typical American and get them to say "thank you" to me for swearing at them. I haven't mastered that one yet and I definitely haven't tried it out on a customer on the end of a telephone. Yet.

Mark.

[DS1]

100. Oh you have no idea

Getting a feel for whether or not you can get away with it is obviously the trick.

[mwooldri]

101. Exactly!

My good mate from university: I still can get away with calling him a Scottish Bastard and a LandLard. (he owned the house we shared and he was getting a little "tubby"). He in turn will call me an ignorant English wanker. I guess it's one of those things that between very good bonded friends you can take the utter piss out of each other and have a good laugh about it.

[Arugula Latte]

54. I live in Portland and I like lattes..

[Mike 03]

61. Real Paradox Here

On the one hand, I'm a total text-book reading, tie-wearing, pen carrying geek. I devour textbooks, read medical and science studies, try to teach myself calculus, oncology, psychiatry. I follow every move of the financial markets, love talking about the economy and finance and the most abstruse elements of politics. Not only playing these games, but wanting to win them. Michael Corleone.

On the other hand, I'm a yoga-doing, Buddha-reading, Zen-obsessed, meditating weirdo who could live entirely without ever hearing another word from CNN about politics, would be happy living in a cabin in the middle of the Rocky mountains living with a few dogs and cats. Peace, love and compassion.

Most likely, there is a psychiatric classification with my name on it.

:crazy:

[NewJeffCT]

64. I'm half Italian and half Polish

yet, I don't talk with my hands and I'm not dumb (most of the time)

However, I'm 41 and still have a full head of hair that grows quickly, and if I miss a day of shaving, I look like some people that haven't shaved in a week - so, I do fill that hairy Italian stereotype

[skygazer]

68. I'm a bundle of contradiction

I'm a woman who

hates to shop

isn't remotely squeamish

is not afraid of bugs, snakes, or spiders

enjoys working on engines and running heavy equipment

drives a stick

likes to be camp alone

hates to cook

is indifferent about housework

is extremely interested in military history

loves pretty underwear and shoes

loves nice scented lotions

buys good hair-care products and loves decorative hair clips and ties

thinks the best treat ever is a pedicure

loves champagne, vodka and straight bourbon (not all at the same time) :P

[LostinVA]

70. I'm a librarian and wear sweater vests

[lightningandsnow]

73. You're a librarian?

Dude, I was a sexy librarian for Halloween this year. :rofl:

[LostinVA]

75. YUp -- and Haruka thinks my sweater vests and readings glasses are sexy

Seriously.

[LeftyMom]

76. Are there any straight librarians?

Weirdly, I know a lot of librarians, and all of them are lesbians. It's a little odd.

[Rhythm]

82. I know a few straight ones... mostly the ones at the University here. nt

[LostinVA]

95. Yes, but they all appear gay

[Lavender Brown]

74. I'm a librarian and I wear nerdy glasses and sometimes have my hair in a bun

[LostinVA]

97. The librarian stereotypoes are so true -- have you seen "Party Girl"?

Even Parker Posey's internal librarian came out!

[Lavender Brown]

114. She was so good in that

So was the actor who plays her boyfriend with the hummus stand. I love him. :D

[Starbucks Anarchist]

80. My alter ego is Hairy Potter.

;)

[LostinVA]

96. You are the cutest little thing

I mean that sincerely.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

117. Did you see this?

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/bollywood/article4608340.ece

[PittPoliSci]

71. drunk irishman.

though i don't fight.

[lightningandsnow]

72. I'm a queer girl who's a Melissa Etheridge fan.

I listen to a ton of other "Lesbian music" too. The Cliks, the Indigo Girls, the Dixie Chicks, Uh Huh Her, Le Tigre, Sleater-Kinney, Ani DiFranco, Dance Yourself to Death, Sarah Bettens, you get the idea. I also love showtunes, but I think that's more of a gay male thing. I'm also kind of a big hippie activist type.

Oddly enough, I also love wearing dresses, lipstick, and I hate sports with a burning passion.

I'm also a Jew who has a largish nose and complains a lot. Ha.

[charlie and algernon]

79. I'm half Italian and talk with my hands some of the time, and LOVE LOVE LOVE Italian food

:9

I also tried to do a spanish accent once and was told it sounded very italian, lol.

[PaddyBlueEyes]

84. Im a blue collar guy

I wear jeans,flannels and workboots.

I love power tools

I like Football and Ice Hockey

I hunt, fish and camp

I fly the flag everyday....

[mcctatas]

86. ....

so not playing fair! Just don't tell me you have dock worker hands or I can't be held responsible for my actions ;)

[PaddyBlueEyes]

87. Former Member of the ILA

International Longshoremans Association...LOL

[mcctatas]

88. ahem...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=8247022&mesg_id=8247136

[Ava]

85. i honestly think there is nothing stereotypical about me

:rofl: and that isn't necessarily a good thing :rofl:

[MilesColtrane]

92. I'm a musician and I've done just about every upper, downer, laugher, and screamer in my time.

[orleans]

93. musician, huh? well, i used to be a groupie....i guess you know what that means...

:evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin:


(jk--kinda)

[MilesColtrane]

105. My hat's off to women who truly appreciate artists...

...and aren't reluctant to demonstrate that fact.

;-)

[NewJeffCT]

102. OK, here are a bunch for me

Stereotypes that I live up to:
1) I知 a liberal and I drive a hybrid car and have an electric lawnmower
2) I知 an accounting/finance person and I知 mild-mannered, quiet and boring, though I do not wear glasses or contacts yet, and have never had a pocket protector.
3) I知 a liberal and I usually can see another person痴 point of view, even if I disagree with them.
4) I知 a liberal, and therefore I am fiscally responsible.
5) I知 a liberal and I like to read.
6) I知 a guy and I tend to be too easily swayed by attractive women.
7) I知 a guy and I like kung-fu movies, thrillers, sci-fi, horror flicks, and action movies and/or movies with scantily-clad young women, especially if they are in any of the aforementioned types of movies.
8) I知 a white male and grew up listening to heavy metal music.
9) I知 half-Italian and the hair on my head grows like a weed, as does my beard.

[azmouse]

103. I really love cheese!

<:3)~~~~~

[regularguy]

104. Pot smoking guitar player checking in. Yo! nt

[briv1016]

106. Nice guys finish last.

:(

[mcctatas]

107. Just so you won't be the last post...

:toast:

And nice guys don't always finish last, if we women had more sense, they would finish first every time :)

[NewJeffCT]

110. A lot of times, when men say "nice"

it often means boring/uninteresting to women, especially younger women.

I was always that guy that women would say, "you're a nice guy, but..." to back when I was in my 20s.

[onlyadream]

108. I'm a mom with a minivan

:(

[Tuesday Afternoon]

109. I have the typical Leo Pride. n/t

[BlueIris]

111. I'm under 30 and very liberal. I also have a decent sense of history, especially modern history.

I actually paid attention in college (went to get an education, instead of just to get credentialized). I've never had a drug or alcohol problem. And I have these pesky things for my significant others called standards.

[pitohui]

112. a person of scottish heritage who makes a penny scream for mercy

yes, that's me, there, i've said it, i'm CHEAP! excuse me, frugal :-)

[Tikki]

113. I' m a big hair Liberal...

I feel the best going out with my big hair-sprayed hair.
I'm not sure if that is a live "up or down" to...

Tikki

[Deja Q]

116. I'm a nerd and a geek. What are their stereotypes?

[dixiegrrrrl]

118. I am falling, with little resistance, into Old lady stereotype.

63rd b-day last week.
Quit working 6 years ago and refused to wear anything restricting after that.

Now I am enjoying not giving a damn about a lot of things,
and giving a great deal of damn about other stuff.

Being "of a certain age" in the South has its perks. No body talks back, everybody says Ma am, and you are allowed all sorts of "eccentric" behavior with no disparaging comments from anyone else.

Gonna dye my hair purple soon...white is not my color.


GET OFF MY LAWN.

[unsavedtrash]

119. I fit into several...Southern, lesbian, and librarian.

take your pick.
And I am a stubborn taurus.

[HEyHEY]

120. I'm Irish (Well, grandfolks), a reporter and I drink too much.