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I guess he had never heard of the Bloodtide incident?

I hate... well a lot of stuff.

However, I can never trust anyone with a two first names instead of a first and proper last name, for example: Dick Richards.

Albatross wrote:
But then, I find it hard to trust people who don't like the Beatles. Perhaps that makes ME strange...

I really dislike the Beatles. It took a sex bribe for my ex to get me to watch Across the Universe. The music in which I actually ended up liking, and prefer to the original songs.

But then, distrusting me was the wisest thing you've done since you climbed off your horse.


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biccat wrote:I don't mind the Beatles' music, really don't like the individuals. Especially Lennon.

Even Ringo?

sebster wrote:
Bronies. Most internet fads I kind of understand why and how they happened, even if I think it's pretty silly. I absolutely cannot begin to understand why young men started watching a show about ponies aimed a very young girls.

I think it's so they have something to talk about afterward.

I dont get dental floss. I do it every so often but it's ALOT of effort.

I dont get why people Need fancy mobile phones, bored? Read a book or like erm... Talk to someone?

I dont get why (young)people are so ashamed of Knowing stuff. Young people seem very afraid of sounding clever at least IRL. Weirdly my generation seem to be academically gifted but devoid of any trivia or interests.

Perkustin wrote:
I dont get why people Need fancy mobile phones, bored? Read a book or like erm... Talk to someone?

Mobile email access, and exceptionally portable books.

Perkustin wrote:
I dont get why (young)people are so ashamed of Knowing stuff. Young people seem very afraid of sounding clever at least IRL.

I suspect its more a fear of sounding stupid. That was my issue as a kid, at any rate.

Perkustin wrote:I dont get dental floss. I do it every so often but it's ALOT of effort.

You should try getting a cavity between your teeth. Then you'll "get" dental floss.

Perkustin wrote:I dont get why people Need fancy mobile phones, bored? Read a book or like erm... Talk to someone?

I use my fancy mobile phone to read books and talk to people.

Plus email, lots and lots of email.

Albatross wrote:I also find it weird when people say that they 'don't read books'.

I don't read books, not generally. I don't read much fiction, and very few academic texts need to be book length, and the ones that are tend to be collections of articles written by individual contributors, or heavily padded.

dogma wrote:Even Ringo?

My favorite "artists" are Ringo Starr, Paul Stanley and Andrew Ridgeley. Guys who made a ton of money in the industry then got the hell out and are (except for Stanley) mostly living on the royalties.

I hate when a group of people stop in the middle of packed hallways.

Sports- Yes, you can chase a small piece of plastic around a field for an hour and a half- so why are you paid more than a guy with 25 patents and a PHD? (Not me, my dad)
Mac computers- I just can't get along with them
People who are incapable of walking quickly

I don't get people who can't take polite hints. i.e. if I am not making eye contact while you are talking to me, I don't want to talk to you, etc.

Loud mobile phone users on the bus.
Genuinely, I dont give a toss if you are beefing with your bird, didnt get that job interview or wont be home for dinner at 6pm.
Just keep your bleedin' voice down, thanks.

sebster wrote:
People who insist, most strongly, that they could never eat a vegetarian meal. Not that they really like meat and don't want to give it up, that's fine, I like meat too. I mean people who claim the thought of eating a meal without meat somehow makes them ill. Did you put bacon on your corn flakes as a kid?

I've heard this too. I just bring up mac and cheese.

Rented Tritium wrote:

sebster wrote:
People who insist, most strongly, that they could never eat a vegetarian meal. Not that they really like meat and don't want to give it up, that's fine, I like meat too. I mean people who claim the thought of eating a meal without meat somehow makes them ill. Did you put bacon on your corn flakes as a kid?

I've heard this too. I just bring up mac and cheese.

Mac and Cheese is fething ace. Cheese can make anything taste good.

People who're offended by swearing. Seriously, go feth yourself, witch.

People who spell 'lose' 'loose'. I don't know why, in just annoys me massively. Also the term 'meal deal'.

I hate people who use cell phone sin movie theatres.

Why did you pay money to come to a theatre if you aren't even going to watch?

Easy E wrote:I hate people in movie theatres.

Altered to personalize it a bit.

Seriously. Every few years I'll forget how annoyed I get by the talking, texting and other dildo-esque behavior from the reprobates in the theater that a preview will trick me into believing that it isn't as bad as I think. The sooner we can just get first run movies legally on the internet the better.

Monster Rain wrote:

Easy E wrote:I hate people in movie theatres.

Altered to personalize it a bit.

Seriously. Every few years I'll forget how annoyed I get by the talking, texting and other dildo-esque behavior from the reprobates in the theater that a preview will trick me into believing that it isn't as bad as I think. The sooner we can just get first run movies legally on the internet the better.

I used to hate the cinema so i started smuggling booze in and began acting like my enemies. Loud, obnoxious, crass.. i became that which i loathed, and it increased my pleasure immediately!

mattyrm wrote:

Monster Rain wrote:

Easy E wrote:I hate people in movie theatres.

Altered to personalize it a bit.

Seriously. Every few years I'll forget how annoyed I get by the talking, texting and other dildo-esque behavior from the reprobates in the theater that a preview will trick me into believing that it isn't as bad as I think. The sooner we can just get first run movies legally on the internet the better.

I used to hate the cinema so i started smuggling booze in and began acting like my enemies. Loud, obnoxious, crass.. i became that which i loathed, and it increased my pleasure immediately!

And it works great until some asshat you're with tries to see how far he can roll his empty bottle under the seats in front of you! JHC that's loud!

biccat wrote:
I think I see the heart of our problem. I don't mind the Beatles' music, really don't like the individuals. Especially Lennon.

I've never met any of them, plus Lennon died before I was born. He was (and remains) the greatest pop songwriter in history though, so I could probably forgive him anything.

Da Boss wrote:My mother doesn't like music- she's got a hearing problem and hears it as discordant noise. FWIW.

Y'know, I was going to mention this very thing. I read an article in New Scientist about tonal reception capacity in humans, and how people with zero pitch recognition often hate music for the very same reason as Ma Boss.


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dogma wrote:

Albatross wrote:
But then, I find it hard to trust people who don't like the Beatles. Perhaps that makes ME strange...

I really dislike the Beatles. It took a sex bribe for my ex to get me to watch Across the Universe. The music in which I actually ended up liking, and prefer to the original songs.

Bloody contrarian! I'll not rise to your bait.

Good day, sir.

mattyrm wrote:

Monster Rain wrote:

Easy E wrote:I hate people in movie theatres.

Altered to personalize it a bit.

Seriously. Every few years I'll forget how annoyed I get by the talking, texting and other dildo-esque behavior from the reprobates in the theater that a preview will trick me into believing that it isn't as bad as I think. The sooner we can just get first run movies legally on the internet the better.

I used to hate the cinema so i started smuggling booze in and began acting like my enemies. Loud, obnoxious, crass.. i became that which i loathed, and it increased my pleasure immediately!

Son, let me introduce you to Alamo Drafthouse, with three pages of beer to choose from...

Albatross wrote:

dogma wrote:

Albatross wrote:But then, I find it hard to trust people who don't like the Beatles. Perhaps that makes ME strange...

I really dislike the Beatles. It took a sex bribe for my ex to get me to watch Across the Universe. The music in which I actually ended up liking, and prefer to the original songs.

Bloody contrarian! I'll not rise to your bait.

Good day, sir.

purplefood wrote:Actually a genuine one.
I don't get people who claim they are of a nationality that is 4/5 generations away...
I find it kinda weird...

I've noticed mostly Americans do it. Of course, that could just be because I interact with far more Americans than other nationalities on a daily basis. I always assumed the reason why we did it is because we lack historical nationality or culture.

daedalus wrote:

purplefood wrote:Actually a genuine one.
I don't get people who claim they are of a nationality that is 4/5 generations away...
I find it kinda weird...

I've noticed mostly Americans do it. Of course, that could just be because I interact with far more Americans than other nationalities on a daily basis. I always assumed the reason why we did it is because we lack historical nationality or culture.

I assumed that but i still don't understand it...

purplefood wrote:

daedalus wrote:

purplefood wrote:Actually a genuine one.
I don't get people who claim they are of a nationality that is 4/5 generations away...
I find it kinda weird...

I've noticed mostly Americans do it. Of course, that could just be because I interact with far more Americans than other nationalities on a daily basis. I always assumed the reason why we did it is because we lack historical nationality or culture.

I assumed that but i still don't understand it...

Well if you're from Kent, what the heck are you going to say? I'm from...Kent. All my people back to coconut eating diosaurs are from...Kent.

Whereas Frazzled can say my ancestors were kicked out of all countries all through Europe.

Monster Rain wrote:

Albatross wrote:

dogma wrote:

Albatross wrote:But then, I find it hard to trust people who don't like the Beatles. Perhaps that makes ME strange...

I really dislike the Beatles. It took a sex bribe for my ex to get me to watch Across the Universe. The music in which I actually ended up liking, and prefer to the original songs.

Bloody contrarian! I'll not rise to your bait.

Good day, sir.

I just had to pretend that I didn't read dogma saying that. I like him to much for there to be that kind of "Big Chill" that comes from someone not liking The Beatles.

/resumes forgetting that dogma doesn't like the band that wrote Let it Be and Here Comes the Sun.

To be fair, I used to really hate the Beatles. I think it mostly came from the fact that the songs played on the radio (or the ones your parents listen to over and over) tend to be the really poppy mindless lovey-dovey songs by McCartney.

But, as I grew older, I discovered all of their later or less played stuff. Lennon's songs generally are absolutely brilliant. And, anything by Harrison has shockingly great guitar parts (although the lyrics are usually pretty poor).

dogma, if you're up for giving them another shot, avoid anything from before Rubber Soul.

Frazzled wrote:

purplefood wrote:

daedalus wrote:

purplefood wrote:Actually a genuine one.
I don't get people who claim they are of a nationality that is 4/5 generations away...
I find it kinda weird...

I've noticed mostly Americans do it. Of course, that could just be because I interact with far more Americans than other nationalities on a daily basis. I always assumed the reason why we did it is because we lack historical nationality or culture.

I assumed that but i still don't understand it...

Well if you're from Kent, what the heck are you going to say? I'm from...Kent. All my people back to coconut eating diosaurs are from...Kent.

Whereas Frazzled can say my ancestors were kicked out of all countries all through Europe.

Yeah but someone from Kent could have ancestors from anywhere...
Just like you're from Texas and have ancestors from Europe...

People who like bacon.

Ma55ter_fett wrote:People who like bacon.

OF COURSE YOU REALIZE, THIS MEANS WAR.

Grakmar wrote:
dogma, if you're up for giving them another shot, avoid anything from before Rubber Soul.

I've heard all, or the vast majority of, their work.

Personally, I prefer shufflin'.