I Hate Idiots

My neighbors directly across from me are having friends over tonight. They're loud, I generally don't mind that. I crank my home theater, they can have friends laughing and talking. Usually it's all good. Annoying, but we all get along.

I'm outside on my deck, minding my own business and having a cigarette. They're fairly close and loud enough that I can hear everything they're saying. They're all in their early 20's. If any are over 25, I'll eat a bug. A big hairy bug. I casually 'overhear' this exchange:

"So, what do you do again?"

"Oh, I'm retired actually. Very recently" This of course peaks my interest.

"Really? How?"

"I was working for this company, and they went out of business a couple of months back. Since then I've been trying to make some money doing freelance tech support."

"That's great!"

WTF?!?!

How the hell is that being retired? Retarded is more like it!

I'm unemployed, living off unemployment and my Mom's friends give me $20 to fix their email, is what he was really saying.

Again, WTF?

How stupid is he? How stupid is the guy he's talking to? These are the times I really wish this was all taking place at a bar, and I've had a few too many drinks. If it was, and I was sitting off to the side, I would've asked him how the hell that was different than being an unemployed loser? Because to me, that's what that is. He only compounds his stupidity by saying he's retired.

Dude, retired is not working and still having an income. For the rest of your life. Forever, as far as you're concerned. You are not retired. You are an unemployment statistic.

I hate idiots.