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Toilet & Bowels 06.18.2008 06:29 PM
pretentious
adjective1. making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition" [ant: unpretentious] 2. intended to attract notice and impress others; "an ostentatious sable coat" [syn: ostentatious] [ant: unostentatious] 3. (of a display) tawdry or vulgar [syn: ostentatious]

pbradley 06.18.2008 06:38 PM
the first definition here:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pretense

Usually I find that social definitions are derived from poor understanding and use of academic definitions.

Pookie 06.18.2008 06:42 PM
Although this is a social and not academic situation.

acousticrock87 06.18.2008 06:47 PM
pre·ten·tious [pri-ten-shuh
 
s] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –adjective
1. full of shit.
2. undignified bullshittery designed to address a lack of self-esteem.
2. politicians and indie music.

pbradley 06.18.2008 06:49 PM
Now "social" and "academic" are two totally alien worlds? The social definition is built on a definition that applies to everyone. I'm only raising this fact. I am not denying the existence of ostentatious people.

Pookie 06.18.2008 06:52 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by pbradley
Now "social" and "academic" are two totally alien worlds? The social definition is built on a definition that applies to everyone. I'm only raising this fact. I am not denying the existence of ostentatious people.
Not alien, just separate. I was just saying the social definition would probably be more appropriate here.

Dr. Eugene Felikson 06.18.2008 06:52 PM
This thread reeks of pretention.

PS: 5 - 6

acousticrock87 06.18.2008 06:53 PM
Academic definitions make me sick.

pbradley 06.18.2008 06:57 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pookie
Not alien, just separate. I was just saying the social definition would probably be more appropriate here.
No doubt which is why I wasn't condemning the thread. I know what was being meant, just felt that some needed to be reminded towards the end.

pbradley 06.18.2008 06:58 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by acousticrock87
Academic definitions make me sick.
How old are you? 21?

Pookie 06.18.2008 06:59 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by pbradley
No doubt which isn why I wasn't condemning the thread. I know what was being meant, just felt that some needed to be reminded towards the end.
Can't you see I'm trying to tell you I love you?

acousticrock87 06.18.2008 07:00 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by pbradley
How old are you? 21?
Yes.

the ikara cult 06.18.2008 07:01 PM
I knew it would be beyond you all

pbradley 06.18.2008 07:01 PM
this is what set me off, mostly
Quote:
Originally Posted by radarmaker
Pretension implies pretence. I do not pretend.

absolutist self assurance is pretty pretentious

pbradley 06.18.2008 07:02 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by acousticrock87
Yes.
Are you in college? If yes, for what, may I ask?

Pookie 06.18.2008 07:02 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by pbradley
this is what set me off, mostly
I can see why it would.:rolleyes:

Cantankerous 06.18.2008 07:03 PM
i am listening to echo & the bunnymen.
i admit to this.
it does not make me look cool.
therefore i score low on a scale of pretentiousness.

acousticrock87 06.18.2008 07:04 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by pbradley
Are you in college? If yes, for what, may I ask?
Yeah, I'm an English-Writing major.

pbradley 06.18.2008 07:06 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pookie
I can see why it would.:rolleyes:
More-honest-than-thou is still a than-thou in my book.

pbradley 06.18.2008 07:07 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by acousticrock87
Yeah, I'm an English-Writing major.
Okay.

Pookie 06.18.2008 07:08 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by pbradley
More-honest-than-thou is still a than-thou in my book.
Pithy.

Toilet & Bowels 06.18.2008 07:22 PM
no offense to academics i don't know who might actually be worthwhile people, but academia can kiss my arse

the ikara cult 06.18.2008 07:25 PM
No-one has responded to anything ive said on this thread, if anything could ever convict you of being pretentious, this is it.

acousticrock87 06.18.2008 07:25 PM
I think we should start citing our work in this thread with APA/MLA standard works cited pages.

Get to work (Yarber 134).

pbradley 06.18.2008 07:27 PM
I think we should all start drinking PBR and wearing work boots because we aren't pretentious.

Cantankerous 06.18.2008 07:27 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by pbradley
I think we should all start drinking PBR and wearing work boots because we aren't pretentious.
every pretentious fuck i know drinks pbr.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...3193409AAGV9bf

pbradley 06.18.2008 07:31 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by the ikara cult
No-one has responded to anything ive said on this thread, if anything could ever convict you of being pretentious, this is it.
I don't pray to God, why should I respond to you? ;)

pbradley 06.18.2008 07:32 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cantankerous
every pretentious fuck i know drinks pbr.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...3193409AAGV9bf
Yeah, I know. Ever wonder why?

Cantankerous 06.18.2008 07:41 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by pbradley
Yeah, I know. Ever wonder why?
it's cheap.

but it's utter shit.

acousticrock87 06.18.2008 07:43 PM
And beer needs all the help it can get. It's bourbon or nothing, for me.

Cantankerous 06.18.2008 07:43 PM
i'll drink pretty much anything but jager.

acousticrock87 06.18.2008 07:45 PM
Actually I don't mind Jager at all. Put it in Mountain Dew and it tastes like heaven. But you'll be sick for a month.

pbradley 06.18.2008 07:45 PM
And it (pabst) appears less sophisticated and, therefore, less pretentious I suppose. Hipsters can afford way better beer on their parents' dime.

Cantankerous 06.18.2008 07:47 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by pbradley
And it (pabst) appears less sophisticated and, therefore, less pretentious I suppose. Hipsters can afford way better beer on their parents' dime.
i would never spend a red cent on that shit.

i have been known to drink the occasional budweiser 40 though. but usually i drink hard liquor.

radarmaker 06.18.2008 07:49 PM
Heh. It was more a glib comment than any serious belief.
In all honesty I'm probably around a 6-7 - I can certainly give people the impression of pretension if they don't know me well enough to know that it's mostly tongue-in-cheek, but can usually back myself up if required to.

acousticrock87 06.18.2008 07:50 PM
I seriously can't drink beer. I get about 2/3 through one and feel sick. But I could drink straight Beam til I'm gone.

Cantankerous 06.18.2008 07:51 PM
the only thing i can't drink is vodka.

the ikara cult 06.18.2008 07:51 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by pbradley
I don't pray to God, why should I respond to you? ;)

Clearly you need to pray to me and respond to God (Who incidentally is also me)

sarramkrop 06.19.2008 06:04 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by girlgun
i'm really not pretentious at all. i believe that involves self importance and a sense of entitlement... which are two of the things i detest most.

This.

sarramkrop 06.19.2008 06:07 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by !@#$%!
i don't think i'm pretentious, as i don't pretend... but am i naturally and spontaneously an arrogant know-it-all asshole? you bet. it's all real though-- i really think the things i say (crazy i know) and it's not a pose or a cover for anything -- the only thing i try to cover on a regular basis is my impatience with people-- i breathe deeply & tell myself to be nicer & not lose my fucking temper. inhale... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... exhale... !@$!%@%!%!%!%!%....
And this.


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