No real prejudices. Maybe bluffers, call them liars if you like, just be effing honest. If you're an investment banker, fine. I you're a builder, then fine.
Fair enough but seems to be a prejudice with no foundation. I can fully understand why you may conclude lawyers are too unimaginative or too risk averse to do something more interesting but it seems perverse to draw the conclusion their problem is lack of intelligence. Having spent half a life time in the legal profession I would say lawyers are for above average when it comes to intelligence (some exceptions obviously) but lacking in many other attributes which mean they follow a career that many of them do not particularly enjoy.
But there is a foundation: I have met many lawyers and most of them can't do maths for starters.
Heh, I remember being in Court when a judge, two QCs, two juniors, and two partners instructing them, could not work out a simple interest calculation.
Heh fair enough, no need to justify prejudices I guess if you accept them for what they are. Also agree lawyers(including myself) can be crap at maths.
35+ not married or in a relationship (unless divorced I guess)
adult martial artists
non drinkers (absent a health reason or short term gym fix or something)
obsessive sports fans (usually football fans (ie the type who only talk about football, who listen to all the podcasts and then try and shove whatever theory they’ve heard that week about Chelsea’s formation down your throat - often adult full kit w**kers))
People are only suspicious of only children because we are happy with our own company and never drank the kool-aid that says you have to be surrounded by people all the time.
Islam is fundamentally incompatible with western liberalism, both in the socio-cultural way it is implemented/practised and its doctrinal shortcomings.
People who think being able to do maths is the key demarcator of cleverness aren't very clever. nb: I can do maths.
My brother in law always buys new cars. He's worried if he buys a nearly new one, it might have been "thrashed". He thinks if someone has over revved it during the running in period then it'll be scarred for life and need a new drivetrain at 40,000 miles. He doesn't seem to realise there's basically nothing you can do to break a modern car by driving it, unless you drive it into a lorry. I say if you want to burn five grand, actually get hold of the notes and burn them in your garden. At least that's got KLF kudos.
White people with dreadlocks don't wash or brush their teeth regularly, if at all - even though I know it is ludicrous, this particular prejudice
is so ingrained in me that I will always try to give them a wide berth because I'm so sure they stink.
Grown women with very long hair are pathetically clinging on to their childhoods, and should grow the feck up.
Sucking your thumb as an adult means you are a repellent combination of needy, exhibitionist, and maybe a bit retarded. Adult men who suck their thumbs should be forced to donate their genitalia to medical science, so maybe someone can work out what the fvck they had them for.
Men with sensitive nipples are absolutely guaranteed to be amazing in bed.
’many runners/joggers don't have the hand eye coordination to succeed at more interesting sports’
As someone to whom this applies, I confirm that it is true. I also don’t have the foot coordination, which is a shame because all the running means that my strong legs could probably kick a ball out of the park (whether I wanted to, or not).
Have to agree - I totally understand the atheists - but don’t understand the vitriolic rage they reserve for any mention of faith or organised religion - like they’ve all been personally affronted, very recently.
I’m not surprised that loads of rofers hate religion, although I don’t. I was thinking of starting going to church actually. Church of England obv so there isn’t too much pressure to believe in God.
Yeah the spittle-flecked atheistic vitriol on display here is hard to read tbh.
Believing in the supernatural in Britain in 2021 with the kind of education you all have access to means that your brain is underused or wired funny. Sorry not sorry.
Anyone who says “pacifically” instead of “specifically” or misuses an apostrophe in an email (where it’s an obvious choice and not just an autocorrect typo) automatically moves down a rung in my estimation.
Same for anyone who very clearly pronounces “listenin”, “speakin”, “doin” etc, even when speaking in a formal/ official capacity or making an official statement. I know it’s a prejudice but it just sets my teeth on edge.
Any person who calls their parents mummy and daddy as an adult without it being done in a jokey way is a spoilt brat/ imbecile/ mummy’s boy/ daddy’s girl and probably a high maintenance nightmare or one who has many ishoos.
Lawyers think that other jobs are easier/inferior to theirs (apart from medicine and proper science). "
TB - you might as well admit, as one lawyer told me, "lawyers save the world through our work". I couldn't help but wonder how empty her life must have been. Of course, I suppose I never got round to appreciating how important lawyers are as I haven't been one my entire life. Thank goodness.
+1 for the prejudice against obsessive runners/triathletes/cyclists who deep down believe they have a chance at some kind of greatness.
I speak as having been obsessive runner in my late 20s and early 30s - it filled a gaping sense of loneliness in London and career frustration. But boy did I become a fixated boring twot, moaning about splits and training sessions that weren't up to scratch.
I solved the problem by quitting law, fathering a child and turning to drink.
I don’t think I have ever seen, heard or read somebody using “pacific” instead of “specific”. I suspect that the adults that did this learned that others considered them stupid at least 10 years ago. I’ve just heard this complaint too many times for it to have continued to evade anybody.
The idiots who conflate “refute” with “deny” are still out there. They will remain out there because they are genuinely too stupid to understand the difference between the two. Several ROFers will read this and think to themselves “But there is no difference! I’m not the problem”.
Strong dubtun here from unk, channeling a bit of the old days.
I'd add that I assume absolutely anything a lawyer says about the merits of any other occupation or profession is absolute bollocks. It's rebuttable, but rarely is it rebutted.
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No real prejudices. Maybe bluffers, call them liars if you like, just be effing honest. If you're an investment banker, fine. I you're a builder, then fine.
If not, you will get found out.
Then you've lost my respect.
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Fair enough but seems to be a prejudice with no foundation. I can fully understand why you may conclude lawyers are too unimaginative or too risk averse to do something more interesting but it seems perverse to draw the conclusion their problem is lack of intelligence. Having spent half a life time in the legal profession I would say lawyers are for above average when it comes to intelligence (some exceptions obviously) but lacking in many other attributes which mean they follow a career that many of them do not particularly enjoy.
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Guy, I'm disclosing not defending here. But there is a foundation: I have met many lawyers and most of them can't do maths for starters.
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Love how this has turned into a snooze fest about how unreasonable the above prejudices are
yes we know that's why they're called 'prejudices' not 'assiduously researched and tested theories'
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Using fabric softener is chavvy
Buying a shiny expensive new car in your 20s is very chavvy
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Oh speaking of laundry tumble drying is also a bit chavvy
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Heh, I remember being in Court when a judge, two QCs, two juniors, and two partners instructing them, could not work out a simple interest calculation.
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Heh fair enough, no need to justify prejudices I guess if you accept them for what they are. Also agree lawyers(including myself) can be crap at maths.
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I have never used fabric softener, what is even the point of it?
gonna buy a tumble dryer this winter, can't wait.
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Anyone who refers to anything as "chavvy" or uses the word "chav" as an insult is a f*cking bell end.
That's not me citing a prejudice of mine btw, it's a fact.
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Tumble drying is gr8
What am I supposed to do? Wait for my kegs to air dry? Get out of here.
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I work with words because I'm not great at maths. If I was good at maths I'd be a banker or an accountant.
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Tangent Boy's inability to control his bladder has led to him leading a solitary life.
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Tumble drying means you have to iron, drip drying does the ironing for you.
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Tbh most these prejudices all look pretty sensible to me.
Pretty sure if you did do some assiduous research they would be proven true.
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Repeating some of the above
Weirdos:
only children
35+ not married or in a relationship (unless divorced I guess)
adult martial artists
non drinkers (absent a health reason or short term gym fix or something)
obsessive sports fans (usually football fans (ie the type who only talk about football, who listen to all the podcasts and then try and shove whatever theory they’ve heard that week about Chelsea’s formation down your throat - often adult full kit w**kers))
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If you use a dryer sheet and fold straight out of the dryer you don't need to iron
"need" is flexible anyway - I don't iron, and anything that really must be is sent to the laundrette
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Oh - adults still posting life updates on Facebook.
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Well I dont iron much these days, but formal work shirts do require ironing.
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Btw genuinely never heard of a dryer sheet
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Btw genuinely never heard of a dryer sheet
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Women who care too much about their appearance are more trouble than they are worth.
And men who do more than keep themselves clean and neat are not to be trusted.
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People are only suspicious of only children because we are happy with our own company and never drank the kool-aid that says you have to be surrounded by people all the time.
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What the fook are you talking about Guy, who the hell irons their underpants?
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Before anyone answers, yes I know, Sailo irons his underpants.
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I have literally never met an adult who wears full football kit for leisure.
Wearing a replica shirt as a t-shirt is of course different, and entirely acceptable tbh
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Islam is fundamentally incompatible with western liberalism, both in the socio-cultural way it is implemented/practised and its doctrinal shortcomings.
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I was an only child until I was five, and I think I have remained part only child. Very happy in my own company.
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Fat people lack self-control.
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Point of info, Bluebottle, that's a belief not a prejudice.
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enthusiastic distance runners are social misfits
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I think many would characterise it as a prejudice, especially given how broad I was.
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Smokers are mentally weak.
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I have never ironed my pants and always line dry them.
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People who marry their high school/university sweetheart are weird and are destined to cheat then have a spectacular divorce in their early 40s
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people who don't drink are boring
people who believe in god are stupid
people who love Wagner are really weird
vegans are quite intense
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Only children is an odd one, those that I know are toward the better adjusted end of the scale. They are also surprisingly rare.
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- anybody over the age of 25 who talks about which school they went to.
- anybody over the age of 30 who talks about which uni they went to
- anybody who takes pride in wearing an expensive watch
(sorry RoF but trufax)
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i went to Miami once, lots of fully grown men wearing full basketball kit during the day
odd
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Were you at a baseball game, perchance?
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Ffs, wrong sport.
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No m7, Miami, it’s a town in America. Famous for vice.
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Heffa Wagner the composer or Wagner the X factor artist?
https://youtu.be/CAKJBzE8a3Awe
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Recreational cyclists are cúnts.
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Vegan = middle class moron
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No books in the house = psycho/narcissist
New car buyers = thick and unhealthy because they probably eat porridge for the next 2 years instead of healthy food
People with very loud voices = chav
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Loud talkers: unreflective and blunt of mind.
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Men who do a double take: gay.
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Tattoo of any kind: impressionable.
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People who think being able to do maths is the key demarcator of cleverness aren't very clever. nb: I can do maths.
My brother in law always buys new cars. He's worried if he buys a nearly new one, it might have been "thrashed". He thinks if someone has over revved it during the running in period then it'll be scarred for life and need a new drivetrain at 40,000 miles. He doesn't seem to realise there's basically nothing you can do to break a modern car by driving it, unless you drive it into a lorry. I say if you want to burn five grand, actually get hold of the notes and burn them in your garden. At least that's got KLF kudos.
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Middle aged triathletes - trying to make up for something else in their lives.
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Clients who don't welcome your comments on business aspects of a deal are probably idiots who won't take proper notice of your legal advice anyway.
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Agreed re new cars, that first drive off the forecourt costs you about 10% of value, totally nuts.
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many runners/joggers don't have the hand eye coordination to succeed at more interesting sports
people who sip from water bottles on public transport are a bit precious
talking about cooking is properly dull as are all cookery tv programmes
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Men with goatees are just eurgh.
White people with dreadlocks don't wash or brush their teeth regularly, if at all - even though I know it is ludicrous, this particular prejudice
is so ingrained in me that I will always try to give them a wide berth because I'm so sure they stink.
Grown women with very long hair are pathetically clinging on to their childhoods, and should grow the feck up.
Sucking your thumb as an adult means you are a repellent combination of needy, exhibitionist, and maybe a bit retarded. Adult men who suck their thumbs should be forced to donate their genitalia to medical science, so maybe someone can work out what the fvck they had them for.
Men with sensitive nipples are absolutely guaranteed to be amazing in bed.
Petite women are probably annoying.
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Agree re fabric conditioner. Unnecessary, and it irritates my sensitive nipples.
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People who say they like football but don't support a specific team are proper wrong 'uns. See also: people who don't have TVs.
Women with cracked phone screens are incredibly high maintenance and to be avoided at all costs.
Building on Sailo's one:
Anyone who does recreational marathons / triathlons / ironmans / tough mudders is an absolute tede who has nothing else of interest in their life.
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"Agree re fabric conditioner. Unnecessary, and it irritates my sensitive nipples."
* raises eyebrow * * updates spreadsheet *
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People who talk about going to the gym particularly if they do so with enthusiasm are not worth getting to know any better
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Women with Excel skills are absolutely guaranteed to be amazing in bed.
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Only children are a bit odd and entitled.
People who are too into religion are wrong 'uns and are compensating for something.
People who are really into fitness are dull.
People who are into these weird infantilising things in adulthood (like the cereal killer cafe) are likely nonces.
People who don't drink are boring.
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“People who are too into religion are wrong 'uns and are compensating for something”
mortality and the random pointlessness if existence perhaps?
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Platform heels = absolute slut.
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I'm slightly surprised by the prejudices against people of faith
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"That's a real conundrum if the man with sensitive nipples also has a goatee cru."
Surely, the universe would never be so cruel as to taunt me that way. Would it? * screams into the void *
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As someone of faith, I'm not.
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’many runners/joggers don't have the hand eye coordination to succeed at more interesting sports’
As someone to whom this applies, I confirm that it is true. I also don’t have the foot coordination, which is a shame because all the running means that my strong legs could probably kick a ball out of the park (whether I wanted to, or not).
” ’ave it! “
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Anyone cycling in London in a cycling club shirt is a w**ker.
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Anyone choosing to drive a ginormous SUV in 2021 is a sociopath.
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“Someone of faith”
Blessed are the pious eh
And the meek, nice of them to get something for a change.
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Have to agree - I totally understand the atheists - but don’t understand the vitriolic rage they reserve for any mention of faith or organised religion - like they’ve all been personally affronted, very recently.
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I certainly hope so :p
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People who don’t have TVs are strange communists
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I’m not surprised that loads of rofers hate religion, although I don’t. I was thinking of starting going to church actually. Church of England obv so there isn’t too much pressure to believe in God.
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Yeah the spittle-flecked atheistic vitriol on display here is hard to read tbh.
Believing in the supernatural in Britain in 2021 with the kind of education you all have access to means that your brain is underused or wired funny. Sorry not sorry.
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People who carp on the internet about “fatties” have a personal IRL BMI of 24, minimum.
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*34
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That’s twice you’ve been wrong about me today,Laz.
I am safely under 24 BMI.
*Throws sandwich.*
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you don’t carp about fatties on the internet
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People who take umbrage with smokers lighting up in their own homes while on work calls.
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There's something wrong with people who can speak confidently in public with no fear or apprehension.
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That anyone overly concerned with declaring other people stupid is deffo not as clever as they think they are.
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Well, this has been a cathartic thread. Who said men don't express or keep things inside.
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Yes, to the religion prejudice.
Anyone who says “pacifically” instead of “specifically” or misuses an apostrophe in an email (where it’s an obvious choice and not just an autocorrect typo) automatically moves down a rung in my estimation.
Same for anyone who very clearly pronounces “listenin”, “speakin”, “doin” etc, even when speaking in a formal/ official capacity or making an official statement. I know it’s a prejudice but it just sets my teeth on edge.
Any person who calls their parents mummy and daddy as an adult without it being done in a jokey way is a spoilt brat/ imbecile/ mummy’s boy/ daddy’s girl and probably a high maintenance nightmare or one who has many ishoos.
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"Lawyers think they know about everything.
Lawyers think that other jobs are easier/inferior to theirs (apart from medicine and proper science). "
TB - you might as well admit, as one lawyer told me, "lawyers save the world through our work". I couldn't help but wonder how empty her life must have been. Of course, I suppose I never got round to appreciating how important lawyers are as I haven't been one my entire life. Thank goodness.
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+1 for the prejudice against obsessive runners/triathletes/cyclists who deep down believe they have a chance at some kind of greatness.
I speak as having been obsessive runner in my late 20s and early 30s - it filled a gaping sense of loneliness in London and career frustration. But boy did I become a fixated boring twot, moaning about splits and training sessions that weren't up to scratch.
I solved the problem by quitting law, fathering a child and turning to drink.
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Making the world a better place, one shell company at a time...
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I don’t think I have ever seen, heard or read somebody using “pacific” instead of “specific”. I suspect that the adults that did this learned that others considered them stupid at least 10 years ago. I’ve just heard this complaint too many times for it to have continued to evade anybody.
The idiots who conflate “refute” with “deny” are still out there. They will remain out there because they are genuinely too stupid to understand the difference between the two. Several ROFers will read this and think to themselves “But there is no difference! I’m not the problem”.
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Making the world a better place, one shell company at a time...
Big heh at this.
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Someone I knew at university said ‘pacific’ for ‘specific’. I put it down to a speech impediment but it seemed limited to that one instance.
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I like cru’s list!
op said something about all hot women think everyone wants to bone them - surely all heterosexual males between 12 and 95 do want to bone them?
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Strong dubtun here from unk, channeling a bit of the old days.
I'd add that I assume absolutely anything a lawyer says about the merits of any other occupation or profession is absolute bollocks. It's rebuttable, but rarely is it rebutted.
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People who don't like tea are immature and need to grow up.
People who bleat on about needing their morning coffee are tossers.
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