content: Is waiting in line for hours to buy a consumer product stupid, asinine, or pathetic? It could be stupid behavior in that the person doing so simply does not understand that what they are doing is foolish but the media says this is the thing to do, so... It could be asinine in that they actually think it's a good idea on their own accord, and are possibly members of the media. It is pathetic in the sense that these people often do it for a sense of camaraderie and the 'experience' which demonstrates an utter lack of imagination and a devastating failure to perceive and respond to the natural social nature of humanity.