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So I got this lovely little decal for my laptop. I was quite pleased with it , as were all my friends, but unfortunately I live in the south where uneducated hicks live.
Somehow, saying "I live in the south where uneducated hicks live" is equivalent to saying "everyone in the south is an uneducated hick." Thank you to those who didn't assume totality! :D
InsertSarcasticUsername
I live in the South and I've never watched/read LOTR but I'd never say you're an ISIS terrorist for the decal.
drew2057
I too live in the south, there are lots of great people, but damn are there some idiots too
SendMeYourBoobs
Uruk scum.
AJMK
TIL LOTR nerds are terrorists.
fraxinusoleaceae
I've run into at least as many hicks in Iowa, NH (& hell, Finland & England) as I did growing up in the South. Dumbshittery knows no borders
Cpink123
This is a pretty gross generalization.. You are aware of the fact that idiots are abundant no matter where you happen to be geographically?
IrwinLinker
This is just lazy social science. Environment makes a difference. Culture is environment. Not all cultures are equal.
HereticsAllOfYou
Well to be fair it is the Black Speech of Mordor.
link422
UM (pushes up glasses that i dont wear) thats a chrome book, not a laptop (also chrome books suck)
Mcp2112
I really thought this was going to be the style of comment I received not that I was assuming everyone in the south is uneducated lol.
WisdomThumbs
I'm a farmer in Texas and I personally know (and am related to) people at least this stupid. As I've said in other comments here, my mom 1/2
WisdomThumbs
Saw some of the runes in Shadow of Mordor and freaked out because she thought it was hidden arabic code. She's seen every LOTR movie. 2/2
BoomBoomBrucey
I have family in the south and I can confirm a few of them are hicks...but so are a lot of the idiots I live with in the UK.
CephThePod
We rip on anyone/everyone but God forbid OP makes fun of "hicks". Y'all is just being butthurt.
SugarplumPatricia
I'm not butthurt, my sheep is the one that's butthurt. *plays banjo*
alrightalrightalrightalrightalrightalright
To be fair, the ring of power really fucked up the shire. This guys just trying to protect his neighborhood.
alryc
Where did you get the decal?
TJmuthafuckinDetweilers
it only shows up if you hold your laptop in a fire though
Mcp2112
Etsy.com!
CostumeNerd
Wooo LOTR! Where in the South do you live, OP? Are you originally from there or from the North?
Mcp2112
Born and raised in Georgia! I live in an actually fairly nice part of town, but where this happened was not so much.
CostumeNerd
Oh I love Georgia! I went to school in Savannah. So what did you say to this guy when he said that to you?
benjaminfireman
Too bad they don't ship to Europe, I'd have bought the hell out of that sticker:(
Mcp2112
I shall send you a link to a part of etsy that has it and ships world wide!
benjaminfireman
Wow, thanks OP! I'd give you something nice but I already upvoted so have a virtual high-five! *high-fives*
brandsilven
I thought Elvish was popular in the south. After all, he was the king of rock & roll.
Styxwash
brilliance
CostumeNerd
I giggled for way too long at this.
iloverubber
IAmJacksViagraInducedErection
http://imgur.com/H5Srm9K
Equinox42
wow
geekontwowheels
Had to come back to upvote.
HardAsARockMainline
Stop. It.
MakingUpAUsernameIsTerrifying
OR they're clearly anti-Sauron and don't appreciate the Black Speech.
owlest
its Elvish though
MakingUpAUsernameIsTerrifying
It's a derivative of Elvish developed by Sauron and used by those who follow him.
mitanni
They don't appreciate Black anything in the South.
BaconCompletesMe
African-American*
CptTightPants
Never before has that black speech been uttered in this convenience store....
kurastwolf
We don't take kindly to you Black Numenorean types 'round these parts, boy. You best be movin' on, now, y'hear? ~Spit can~
SwordDistributingLadyintheLake
Could you be any less offensive to Southerners? Yes, there are idiots, but that's country-wide
jolietjane
I'm posting from the American South right now, and no, the South has a special level of ignorance.
mouschi
*World wide
Knukails
There are many who are special in the south. I've been told to stop speaking terrorist speak quite a few times. I was speaking spanish.
Renholder
I was born and raised in the south, and that's not offensive, just accurate.
cheeseitfiend
Well that's just where you grew up. You can't make a generealization based on your hometown
OPsLover
You may live in the south, but the south doesnt live in you.
centerforants
Upvote this man...woman...thing.
academicfabe
Small town: "You support ISIS." Big town: "LOL Chromebook!"
boovish
Who the hell even uses a Chromebook?
MaRask
Are you kiding me? I love my chromebook for school crap. I already have a PC for games, I don't need an expensive laptop to write on.
bl1nkbl1nk
BillCosbysCousinJeraldo
Chromebooks are great.
ShapeShifterCharlieFrancis
Chromebooks are great, I don't care about any other opinion. I have a PC for games, but the chromebook is fantastic for internetting.
TreeOhhTree
Ah man fuckin... Dying.
PulloverNoItsACardiganKillerBootsMan
I love these little laptops.
MostLikelyLoki
I love my little chromebook.
muxenle
got an acer c720 and put linux on it. Working nice so far
crepehemorrhage
what distro did you use? That's my model and I had a problem with running out of my ssd space
ngbeslhang
TL;DR: Chromebook is for light users who use it to access internet rather than doing intensive tasks.
Cptmike
So are Macs.... Shots fired
crepehemorrhage
or an ultra-cheap linux box ;)
ChicagoSunroof
Linux FTW!! :D
ngbeslhang
Actually there's Chromebox.
kesselschlacht
I'm on a chromebook right now (hp) and I love it. Still got a pc for other things, but this is great for dickin around on the internet & >
Schweed
Same here - I have both a chromebook and a laptop, and I don't think I've opened my laptop in the last 6 months.
AlexisKing
Highfive for chromebooks
kuumamusti
Enjoy the dickin around
kesselschlacht
it's super light, which is nice bc I carry it to school everyday. Light, cheap, and fairly fast.
MaRask
I do the exact same thing.
MilitantLobster
Like OP's mom! BOOM! But yeah, chromebooks are awesome! I love mine. It's an internet machine. All I need 95% of the time.
ginniper
http://imgur.com/LJjrz2a
bravoromeoalphaindianovember
Because uneducated hicks dont live anywhere else...
Pharya
OP doesn't live anywhere else. That's all that matters here.
thatmanmoe
Yeah. OP done fucked up on that one *spits tobacco*
trob749
I think that he's pointing out that the chance of something like this happening in the South is a little higher than most other places.
Merced
And that's called stereotypical bull shit...
bravoromeoalphaindianovember
agreed
HeyFreckleFace
Thank you!
intooblv
As a Southerner, I went to Maine for college. It's funny how people turn a blind eye to racism up there since no one is flying a rebel flag.
bravoromeoalphaindianovember
Funny how that works. Its easy to put racism on the Southern population. Some of the most ignorant/racist people ive met were from up north
iamireland
Noone said anything to that effect.
ImVeronicaCorningstone
He never said they didn't though that's why I'm confused by your upset. He is saying this reaction is more likely to happen in the South
Dociousaliexpilisticfragicalirepus
Having spent most of my life in the south and now enjoying the PNW, HE IS RIGHT.
bravoromeoalphaindianovember
who said anything about being upset? i was just pointing out his stereotypical attitude towards southern folks.
ImVeronicaCorningstone
and having lived a good portion of my life in Texas/Alabama I have to say I wholeheartedly agree with him
TheAnswerIsAlwaysYuengling
As a PhD student from the south....... you're a stupid fartface, OP!
OnaraKaminari
From the south, but currently IN the south?
kesselschlacht
As a Masters student (applying for PhD programs) in the south, does the crying ever stop?
aprendemos
Hey from a northern PhD student!
imtiredofthinkingupaccounts
hahaha same here...
IMayOrMayNotbeBatman
I am a PhD candidate where PhD stands for passed high school with difficulty.
jscott294
PhD student from NC. Keep up the good work!
TheAnswerIsAlwaysYuengling
Back atcha!
HauntinglyBeautifulStatements
As a JD student from NC, I concur.
Aelinsaar
That's a, "Pig husbandry Degree" right?
LooseCannonSpock
"Doctorate in pigs with a bachelor's in sheep."
Aelinsaar
When I walk into the lab whistling, they start squealing, "Omar comin'!!!"
TheAnswerIsAlwaysYuengling
I have bred mice! Not pigs... I don't think their genomes are as homologous to humans. And just think about the wasted precious bacon!
Aelinsaar
Pigs... you mean the animals so similar to us that they're the ideal intermediary species for Influenza, and who's heart valves we can use?
Aelinsaar
You use mice because they're quick to breed down a given genetic line, they're cheap and easy to care for, AND they're a well-studied model.
TheAnswerIsAlwaysYuengling
I stand corrected!
Aelinsaar
Science and medicine are fun. :)
TheAnswerIsAlwaysYuengling
"Comparative genetic maps indicate that there is more structural similarity between pig and human than, for example, mouse and human"
larrylobster
Fuckin eat a dick OP. Idiots live everywhere, don't act like the only reason you supposedly got shit was because you're in the South
jackbos
So two things: 1) That never happened. 2) OP is fishing for upvotes among the "irrationally hates the South" crowd.
Pharya
Is it irrational though? I don't even live in your country and I hate the southern states. They're the most conservative and right-winged.
TBDM
Pretty much.
trob749
I think the only "irrationality" here is your own vehement denial that this could possibly happen.
Spune
I live in the south and I'm in that crowd.
HommeDeBois
What if I rationally hate the south? Is that ok then?
jackbos
Bigots usually bullshit themselves into believing their own bigotry is justified. Nothing new there.
HommeDeBois
oh, yeah, I'm so bigoted because I feel totally unwelcome in an entire region of the country because I don't 'praise jesus' for everything
jackbos
No, you're bigoted for applying straw-man personality traits to an entire population demographic.
nineT2
Why do you rationally hate the south?
HommeDeBois
I'm atheist/agnostic and even though I keep that close, people find out and make it known that I'm very unwelcome, and word spreads fast.
ReturnoftheZombiePlagueApocalypse
irrationally?
hat0791
I'm from a small town called Calera in Alabama... I got it. We aren't all idiots. Most, but not all...
Mcp2112
I certainly didn't mean that ALL southerners are stupid, but you can find some really stupid folk round these parts.
hat0791
Oh trust me. I understand. I've known many wize and intelligent, even if uneducated people around here who are "country as turnip greens"
Renholder
Absolutely. Small town in Alabama here and more often than not I feel like I'm swimming in a sea of morons.
slayball
Uneducated hicks live everywhere
SugarplumPatricia
Thank you.
IrwinLinker
In exact equal proportion? That is amazing. TIL that there are no distinctions between cultures and populations.
losingmymojo
This......didn't happen.
casperOne
Well, it is a chromebook, not a laptop.
WhatUpMyNinjas
the points did though, so OP is all good.
WetzelsPretzels
It's pretty believable. Some people are are extremely uneducated and only follow news headlines and think they know about a topic.
browniesftw
people are stupid. i think it probably could happen
Astarael1
I live in the south and work at walmart, i can almost promise this is a VERY likely scenario.
gronkisgreat
im from the south, no doubt this totally happened
MetalJesus
You'd be surprised.
grody
As someone who spent far too much time living in Mississippi...It most likely did happen.
HymenPunisher
As someone who's lived in MS for 19 years...this did not happen.
WisdomThumbs
Texan here. My mother thought the Elvish text in Shadow of Mordor was hidden arabic code. She's seen every LOTR movie.
theDemongod
I've seen a similar story by somebody who had a LOTR elvish tattoo and was accused of being a terrorist. It's perfectly plausible
GioGraphix
8/10 rednecks are down with LOTR.
WingWife
Bunch o bearded midgets fighting ungly dudes, hell yeah us rednecks is into that *scoal spit*
atkinsongl
accurate..comment is accurate..
iwouldratherbeoutside
They're taking the hobbits to Isisgard
Penguinsandbroadswords
My mother in law read them to the kids in the summer meal/reading program for almost 20 years. All the poor kids here know LOTR and love it.
NotHarroc
How slow of a reader is your Mother-in-Law? 20 years is a long time to read 3 books.
Penguinsandbroadswords
Eh, she took a few years off from LOTR to read the Narnia Series to the kids for 2 hours a day every summer.
xoferif
2/10 believe it spreads occultism
TraitorousTrump3
Not even close.
TheZoid
Yep as a person from that region.... i'll agree
IDreamofMordor
I live in the south, and I watch LoTR like...at least once a week probably.
FreelanceSpermDonor
Mcp2112 can't see them since his vision is limited to looking down his nose at we poor "uneducated hicks" down here in the South.
theambiguouslygayuno
I'm in the North East and it's scaring me how popular Nascar and country shit is around here.
TraceofSpades
Lived in the south my whole life. We love LOTR. Its good shit yo
stephacat
As someone who's lived in the south her whole life...can vouch for a large number of uneducated hicks. However that could be everywhere, too
catsonmeth
I live in the south, have for all my life, and rednecks are, in fact, a majority. "Southern pride" is prominent, and it's poison.
slimstebow
Yea and I'm not sure having watched LOTR counts as being "educated"
LadsActionNews
i've never lived anywhere but the south. i wouldn't say it's "uneducated hicks," more "ignorant people indoctrinated by parents who were."
rokkerboyy
yay prejudice
LolFuckInsertHere
i really don't think OP was trying to offend anyone, he/she just happens to live in the south.
Mcp2112
I was certainly not meaning to sound like I was bunching up everyone in the south, that would be silly.
Pythag
Uneducated hicks live in the south though, and the north east west everyfuckingwhere
Imgurprettymuchsucks
I've said it before and I'll say it again: When I lived in CT there were SO many ethnocentric liberal pricks, it was maddening.
Pythag
I live in Wyoming, brains are at a premium and shit that burns or explodes is on wholesale
Imgurprettymuchsucks
They were the type of people to talk about how racist other people were, but would pay $ to send their kids to schools without black people.
SugarplumPatricia
Because gosh darn right, those of us who live in the southern region are a bunch of inbred, uneducated hicks. Fuck you, pretentious bitch.
nologinneeded
No, not all of you.
cosmicqueen
(2/2) OP was trying to get those of us who also reside in the south to sympathize with his/her situation...also LOTR rules
SugarplumPatricia
Oh, and I absolutely love lotr, now excuse me, I have to go fuck my brother cousin.
cosmicqueen
I feel like she/he didn't mean to say that everyone in the south is an "uneducated hick," just that some happen to live here. I think (1/2)
SugarplumPatricia
There are uneducated people everywhere, not just here. "But unfortunately I live in the south where uneducated hicks live." Hm..
nologinneeded
Not all southerners are dumb -- just in aggregate. You don't achieve the highest dropout rate in the country by having more geniuses.
blacksteve
"In the country". You actually have data by region? Does the "southern" region include New Mexico? What about Maryland?
nologinneeded
The southern region would be the southeastern united states -- what was once considered the confederate states. ...
nologinneeded
...and Maryland is a lousy example for you to provide since they have been at or near #1 in education for quite some time now.
nologinneeded
At any rate feel free to do some research at the department of education's site. It's almost as enlightening as it is depressing.
benovere
Obviously he mistook you for an orc
ohthatsjustgreat
Somehow he mistook you for a terrorist
NSSparrowhawk
He's related to the mighty Uruk'hai that blew up the deeping wall. rip in peace.
BlackOrchid
Well, isn't that the language of mordor? Tolkien wanted elves to be jews, humans christians and orcs muslim. Wasn't so far off.
jsktrogdor
*dawns southern accent* -- "NEVER BEFORE HAS ANYONE GONE DONE DARED UTTER THEM WORDS OF THAT THERE TONGUE HERE IN IMLADRIS BOY!!!"
jsktrogdor
"I AINT ASKIN FER PARDON, BOSS ELROND!!! FER THAT THERE BLACK SPEECH OF THE MORDOR MAY YET BE SPEAKED IN E'RRY CORNER OF THE SOUTH!"
ozzyausto
Or an Uruk-hai.
mpf312
And accidentally caressed your back, making you feel uncomfortable...
LeruLeruLeru
Is that Big Lebowsky reference? Is it? Tell me! ;)
swooper
Yeah, he probably meant "ISENGARD terrorist".
ninmonkey
But the Uruk'hai are elves
ColoradoCattleCo
Tell him it's Aramaic and see if it really blows his mind.
laestrella
Well what do you expect. The increase of orcs in the area can only mean one thing...
winsol
The enemy has returned.
PurpleThomas
MEATS BACK ON THE MENU, BOYS!
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Litten
my sides
terribleinternetpunsfirstborn
THEY'RE TAKING OUR JOBS
StillChasingFireflies
Dey terk er jerbs!!
PoopholeAintALoophole
JJJEEEERRRBBBBSSSS!
MyPalmsSpaghettiKneesWeakArmsSpaghettiTheresVomitOnMySpaghetti
DER TERK ER JERBS!!!
madmardagan
idontbelieveyou.gif
Electriccarsbestcars
I would. I grew up in TN and when I told someone I was agnostic they thought it meant I was a devil worshipper.
TheuserformerlyknownasDan
dude i live in southeast texas and this doesn't sound suspect
pancreas
.gifv*
thatsLMFB
I live in Louisiana and it's very possible here.
PennnnnyLane
OP has probably never even talked to anyone in a small town. Ever.
WisdomThumbs
My mother, who has seen every Lord of the Rings movie, thought that the Elvish text in Shadow of Mordor was hidden Muslim code messages.
Imgonnatipyouwell
Sorry about your idiot mom.
Wroxxitte
I live in South Carolina ... I can guerentee this happens all the time
LittleE92
As a fellow South Carolinian, I agree
brbdnd
+1 to you, sir. Really, OP? The South: The ONLY place where uneducated hicks live. Give me a break.
Pharya
OP doesn't live anywhere else. That's all that matters here.
ImVeronicaCorningstone
maybe I missed it but where does he say that ONLY people from the south are like this? He's implying this reaction is more likely there...
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ImVeronicaCorningstone
But you were too cool for them or?......
Aelinsaar
For a genius you don't seem to have a grasp on individual anecdote vs. reality.
Learntolaughatthem
Not to mention there are idiots everywhere too.
ImVeronicaCorningstone
He never said there weren't though.........he just said that the fact that this happened in the South isn't exactly surprising
NERDGASMM
I live in the state that started the civil war. Everyone here has at least heard of LOTR.
trob749
But do they know it well enough to recognize elvish script? I think that's more the issue.
Thebatman117
Exactly, I've lived is south Alabama my entire life and I don't think I've ever met anyone who hasn't at least heard of LOTR.
Aelinsaar
I'm guessing that for every Tolkien fan who would recognize Elvish, there are a hundred fuckwits.
Thebatman117
Yea, I suppose that's pretty accurate
AssManProctologist
I've heard of LOTR but I've not a fucking clue what that sticker is.
JarlUlfricStormcloak
It's the elvish script on the One Ring. Tolkien based elvish off Arab scripts.
disruptedvice
I misread that as "a sticker" and was really wondering how your life lead you here.
AssManProctologist
I laughed