I love pipesnobs. Usually in the snobs verses that anti-snobs, the snobs usually are way less likely to be the ones taking themselves seriously. And, I guess another pet peeve are people who take themselves too seriously. Lighten up. We are all equal opportunity schmucks on here.
If someone says that they hate your favorite brand or genre, so what? Embrace that. I'm glad that everyone doesn't like the same pipes and tobaccos as me. That way, mine hardly ever run out.
Also, another peeve... Who cares whether someone comes across as a "tough guy"? On a forum, what you gonna do, reach through the internet and beat someone up? Make threats? It just makes them look stupid. On a forum the real tough guys are the ones who have a grasp on the nuances of the language... and don't take themselves too seriously. IMO. Not the, I'm gonna bam bam you guys.
Besides, usually if someone has to act like a tough guy on a type-based forum, they're probably really not. Besides, the toughest guys I know, don't have to tell anyone that their tough, ha ha.