So what kind of snob are you?

[Lxndr]

* Breeding and Procreation (I got my vasectomy when I was 21 years old, and am a proud supporter of the voluntary human extinction movement; note this is NOT the same as "children", this is strictly procreation)
* Roleplaying Games (more specifically I'm mostly a non-vocal anti-d20 snob)
* The News and Current Events (my snobbery here is through my NOT keeping up on it)
* Organized sports, especially professional kind and the sort that infects and pervades academic institutions, dragging them down when they could soar.  
* Art in RPG books (and how its lack usually makes things better - it's just the visual version of in-game fiction, most of the time, and its only the threat of Snowball not being included in the NPA that's forced me to get an artist there)
* Carbonated and Caffeinated Beverages (I don't drink them; I also don't drink alcohol, but I'm more a snob about my no-soft-drinks than my no-alcohol 'cause, well, getting drunk SOUNDS fun, I just can't get past the taste; soft-drinks, tea, coffee, they don't even SOUND fun)
* Polyamory (It always bugs me when people assume that the only form of legitimate "love" or relationship is a monogamous one; this one actually came up on the indie-netgaming channel last night, though I don't know if anyone else noticed my snobbery there; I don't think it's necessarily better, 100% of the time, but I'm bugged by all the people who simply discount it without giving it a chance)
* Cars (I hate 'em, think they're little polluting money pits, and refuse to even have a license to drive them; I love my motorcycle and will give it up when you pry it out of my cold, dead fingers)
* Hypnosis (just 'cause)

And this one I won't explain, but those who know me will get it:

* Potatoes

[Jason Lee]

Emotional problems and self reliance.

Just cope!

[Rich Forest]

I sense semantic drift well underway...

I think with the move from page 1 to page 2, we've shifted from "here are the things I am snobbish about (see post 1 for an example of me with coffee because everyone must read my post or be damned!)" to "here are things that bug me, that is, that I'm snobbish... against (?).

I am snobbish about my thread. You must use my definition of snobbishness, I say. This thread is for posts about things you snobbishly adore, things you use to promote your one true way, things you know more about than all the proles who surround you. If you are snobbishly opposed to something, you are not welcome in this establishment! (This is me, with my nose turned up in the air.)

Rich

[Jason Lee]

You're being over sensitive.

Cope damnit!

:)

[Rich Forest]

I will not give you the satisfaction of a response. (And yes, I am aware of the irony of posting to tell you this. I choose to ignore the irony of it. In my thread, the rules only apply to the rest of you.)

Rich

[Matt Snyder]

Things about which I am snobbish:

Classic rock n roll, for lack of a better term. With few exceptions, if the rockers didn't get started before 1975, they suck. I like Eddie van Halen. Eddie van Halen is a pre-schooler compared to Jimi Hendrix. Then there is the Zeppelin category ... oh nevermind. I also have several sub-categories of snobbery related to said rock n roll, including guitar virtuosos, live performances, and so on.

Typography. I'm not the world's greatest graphic designer. However, I swear to god, if I see another designer use and abuse typography, demonstrating their utter ignorance of a craft hundreds of years old, I will stomp and piss all over their designs. It'll be grand!

Role-playing games. I've snobbed myself right into not playing the vast majority of games that exist (or, heck, even reading them). This is probably not a good thing. It remains, however, a thing about which I'm snobbish.

Literature. I frown upon most schlock within the commercial genres of fantasy and science fiction. I cherish and praise "real writers" for no better reason than my professors said I should. <shrug> Fortunately, those professors were right more oftent than they were wrong.

There you have it.

[DevP]

Sweet jeremiah on a pike. Um... I try not to be a snob - more of a fan who pushes his stuff to his friends as much as possible OUT OF LOVE, but not snobbery. But okay:

* corporate branding / vauge pretensions of proletarian-ness (i.e. I largely reject Starbucks in favor of a local coffee shop or, eh, Dunkin Donuts.)
* egalitarianism, mutual respect, humility (so, I'm a snob vs. the snob mentality?)
* yeah, RPGs.
* programming languages / operating systems / random netstuff. (Ask me about my addiction to Movable Type!)

and most certainly:
* indie music, or at least music that's good. (see my list of fav genres at this bio. Trust me, it's enlightening.)

[Jason Lee]

I will not give you the satisfaction of a response. (And yes, I am aware of the irony of posting to tell you this. I choose to ignore the irony of it. In my thread, the rules only apply to the rest of you.)

I don't need your acknowledgment for satisfaction.  I'm my own person.

:)

[taalyn]

I'm a snob about

- Celtic anything. I have a masters in it - that's like a license for snobbery, isn't it? And I got it at an Ivy League school - even better.

- Congruency: I despise and abuse the poor moron who hasn't bothered to think through and ensure that his beliefs are congruent. "What? You don't believe in God but you do believe in Satan and angels? Moron."

- The numbers 3 and 9. They rock!

- Chaos magic: supreme disdain for the teenage rebel who thinks that because he masturbates, it must be chaos magic. As well as those who outright refuse to consider other belief structures but call themselves chaotes.

- modern Fantasy fiction. I refuse to read most of the stuff out there, as it's crap. Anyone with a brain knows that the only good fantasy authors are Charles DeLint, Clive Barker, and China Mieville.

- Spelling. But I'm getting better about that. I even let my typos remain most of the time now. <shudder>

[joshua neff]

I'm a beer snob. I live in Milwaukee & I can't drink the swill they produce here. Give me a Guinness, give me a decent European or Canadian beer, but don't give me the piss they make in the US. (Really good American microbrews don't count as swill.)

After sipping a shot of Grey Goose, I've become a vodka snob.

I wouldn't say I'm a snob about literature, film, or TV. I'm opinionated, but not necessarily a snob.

[Dav]

Hmmm, the list, it would seem, would be endless.  I am an elitist.  And, I am egocentric... therefore, it would seem that few of you even have a chance of approaching the wonderful magnificence with whichI view the rest of you robots (you aren't people like me).

Some big sticking points:
Economic/Sector-wide Financial policies (I am rabid capitalist that loves watching politics try to fuck with my chi)

Chess (yeah, I'm that guy that knows the proper name and response to just about everything you could possibly do in chess, and will painstakingly attempt to educate you while you play, telling you why your move was good or bad... even if you knew it was a good or bad move... even if you don't care)

Scotch (and no, I don't go for that "single malt only" shite.  Single malt is for someone who wants scotch to be seven different flavors only (bonus points to name 'em, kids).  I prefer a blended scotch that attempts to capture varying elements and create a new palette)

Obscure RPGs that never get published in English (I have no idea how it started, but I love the foreign RPGs, even foreign versions of them, and how much better Kult was before it came to the states and got pussified, and how Engel is STILL crap, and the publishing and design differences depending on region of the world targetted)

Game Design (not RPGs, but RPGs in-development.  I love to compare, contrast, and toss away those RPGs still being worked on, and those that never see the light of day.  And, I also like steering people away from D&D clones, fantasy heartbreakers, and storyteller wannabes...  still already been done people, try being original)

Noise/Powernoise and nuances of electronic music (I will talk circles around the head of industry professionals (and I have... it's seriously pretty sickening to watch my eyes light up and my mouth begin to speak... and the slow, dawning horror upon someone else's face of "holy shit, this guy knows the scene like my right hand knows my dick!")  (While I specialize in Noise and Powernoise (especially the now defunct title "rhythmic noise"...) I can school anyone in EBM, industrial, breakcore, dark wave, goa, experimental, glitchcore, and synthpop)

Those would be the big ones.

Dav

[Matt Machell]

I'm a web-standards snob. I put too much work into learning the right way to do things, it narks me when others get paid to do things badly.

I'm another fantasy literature snob. I hate cookie-cutter fantasy epics.

-Matt

[Mike Holmes]

RPG designs, and not really even there. I'll put out my gooberistic philosophy once again. Taste is good for making you unhappy with what you have in front of you. Be easy to please, and you'll be pleased all the time.

I am.

That doesn't mean that you can't try to make things better. Just don't let the fact that there's better and worse make you feel that what you have is bad.

To quote Ashleigh Brilliant, a guy who just made slogans, "All we need is to realize how little we really need."

Mike

[Asrogoth]

English (American version).

I am nit-picky when it comes to grammar and even berate myself for grammatical mistakes.  This problem of snobbery really infuriates my wife.

Music

I don't put this bias into practice much, but I am kind of snobbish in regards to classical and jazz as being the "best" forms of music.  Although, I enjoy listening to most kinds (not thrash, metal, gangsta rap, heavy folk), but blues, some pop, CCM, hip-hop, 80s music, new age, dance, etc.

I'm sure there are others, but I'm too sober to think of them now. ;)

Maybe my wife can let me know.... "Honey?..."

[Chris Passeno]

I'm not a snob... well, maybe print production and bad design.  Is it out of register?  Any hickies or holes?  Should they have trapped that different?  I'll stop now, I'm gushing.  Dot Gain, anyone?

My wife ridicules me for mocking print imperfections in menu's before actually checking out what's being served.