Cause some controversy here. What much-loved thing do you hate?

[Screaming Lord Byron]

I want some controversy, people. Those things people hold dear, this heroes they admire, that product they can't do without, but you hate. Oh, but you hate them. And they love them. And you fester. Rather than build up that tension leading to inevitable violence, let it out here.
What sacred cows churn your stomach?

I'll start (but of course). I have no time for the Grateful Dead. I find them bland, meandering and tune-shy. So sue me, hippy. :evilgrin:

[jdonaldball]

1. Harry Potter

[Screaming Lord Byron]

2. Interesting. What particularly about Harry gets your goat?

[jdonaldball]

29. Good question. Answer: The confusion of puerility

with wisdom.
To be fair, actually, yes I see some value in the Harry Potter books, mostly because they have prompted young children to read more, and Rowling writes fairly good English prose, good enough to provoke the curiosity of children and get them to read more and to learn better English.
And so, well, actually, I think Harry Potter might be good for children after all.
Oh alright. I guess I don't hate Harry Potter after all. I thought about it and I've changed my mind. :-) Now that I think more about it, now I do like Harry Potter.
(Good liberals know how to change our minds after being prompted to think more... :-)
Now let me think about something else which others love, which I do not love.
I've got it:
Dogs.
I don't like dogs.
Cats are Gods among us. I worship cats.
No hatred for dogs, but no love either. Cats are Gods and Goddesses among us, and so let us be grateful to Cats.

[dryan]

99. Thomas Kinkaide paintings......

They are awful!

[PittPoliSci]

118. no argument here.

wow, it's like, ridiculous, there is nothing special about them! they are so average it's astounding! why do people like them so much!

[terrya]

3. "The Star Spangled Banner" is just about the worst song ever penned.

I fucking hate our National Anthem. It's impossible to sing, the music itself is awful, and the whole damn thing is drenched in war imagery.

"America the Beautiful" should be our National Anthem.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

4. Most National Anthems are dire.

Particularly 'God Save the Queen'. I don't know why they persist with that when they could use 'Jerusalem'.

[Magrittes Pipe]

12. But methinks "Jerusalem" is a bit left-leaning for some of the stodgier...

...elements of British society.

Oh, they may sing it, and they may not quite glom on to its revolutionary spirit -- but come on:

I will not cease from mental fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand
'til we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land.

Not exactly "Rule Brittania," that. I can't imagine the Iron (expletive deleted) sang those lines without the slightest twinge of irony. Come on, man, she LOVES the dark, Satanic mills!

[Screaming Lord Byron]

18. Ah, Dark Satanic Mills.

I don't know what Paul sees in her.

[Guy_Montag]

121. Re: Jerusalem

England's green & pleasant land

might not go down too well in the provinces.

But that aside, I do like it.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

125. That never stopped God Save the Queen.

;)
I know they don't sing the lines about 'Rebellious Scots to Crush' but they're still there, damnit!

[Richardo]

14. "God Bless America"

Second-rate show tune. Utter treacle. (There are great rants about Kate Smith and "GBA" in the book "Summer of '42". :D


"America the Beautiful" is SO much better.

[terrya]

I think we hear enough of "God Bless America" as it is, thank you.

We don't need to have it as our national anthem. I understand how Irving Berlin felt about this country, but you are so right. "God Bless America" is utter treacle.

"America the Beautiful" is such a positive song. :-)

[bif]

27. Hey, my great-great-gret- uncle wrote that!

And I hate it too. I've always felt "America the Beautiful" should be our national anthem.

[Sabriel]

68. I'll second that (and third it)

The song makes me nauseous. I actually turn down the sound when it's on. I'll take "O Canada" anyday. (Please, please, give me "O, Canada" for my national anthem!)

[terrya]

76. Now, "O Canada" is a NICE national anthem.

Canadians have it WAY over us in terms of national anthem. Pretty neat looking flag, also. :-)

[noonwitch]

81. I dislike it too, and agree about "America the Beautiful"

I have a limited vocal range and just can't sing "The Star-Spangled Banner". I got trashed on another board once for saying that, for being "unpatriotic". Well, I guess God is unpatriotic, since He's the one who gifted me with a poor singing voice.

[Beware the Beast Man]

5. Lord of the Rings

I couldn't give a rat's ass about the films. Then some folks say "read the books." Why would I want to read 3 books that will bore me to friggin' tears?

[Screaming Lord Byron]

6. Because you HAVE TO.

My enjoyment of the books and my entire internal validation as a human being depends on you reading Lord of the Rings. And no skipping pages! :evilgrin:

[Beware the Beast Man]

7. Ugggghhh. I hate taking my medicine!

My wife and I both tried to watch it. Just could not get into it. We felt like Elaine in that episode of Seinfeld where she was the only person who couldn't stand "The English Patient."

[Selwynn]

72. Read. The. Books.

[afraid_of_the_dark]

10. I'll second that...

I had to sit through all three of those movies! I had tried reading the books when I was younger, but just couldn't get through them. I have absolutely NO interest in them now... life is too short to waste on that. :P

[BigMcLargehuge]

151. Thirded

Quest fantasy.. YUCK.

[Newkophile]

8. TV's "Friends"

Can't take sitcoms in general but the appeal of this all time hit particularly eludes me

[sherrem]

85. I second that

I couldn't WAIT until Friends was off the air...

[PittPoliSci]

117. oh yeah...

hate Friends. :-) There i said it.

[realisticphish]

174. love this shirt

[Bronco69]

9. Any and All science fiction!

I absolutely positively abhor science fiction! When someone starts talking about it I can feel my eyes roll up to my head and my only thought is "kill me now!" I have never seen Star Wars or any of the sequels or spin offs and I never will. YUCK!

[pagerbear]

71. Rather than hate, I'm just apathetic about sci-fi

[Nevernose]

169. Star Wars isn't science fiction

It's fanatasy with laser guns.

[XNASA]

11. Plenty of musicians, that's for sure.

Three come to mind immediately. Hendrix, Clapton & Vaughn.

Also, theme parks, warm weather, prime rib, giant breasts. But the #1 sacred cow that deserves my hate is.....

Television.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

13. Really? I thought Marquee Moon was an excellent album.

(terrible, terrible joke)

[Magrittes Pipe]

17. Anybody who disses the brilliant playing of Verlaine and Lloyd...

...is a hack. A sad, pathetic hack.

[dolo amber]

33. Mmmm....young Richard Lloyd....

*drool* :loveya:

I think he played guitar pretty good or something too...I dunno...:shrug:

:P

[Magrittes Pipe]

42. You are up way too early.

One might start to suspect you had a job. :P

[dolo amber]

66. Don' be reeeediculous

Coosin Larry...:silly:

I was up VERY early today so as to interrupt the very disturbingly erotic dreams of Hobbits I was having...:wtf:

[Magrittes Pipe]

70. I am NOT a Hobbit!

I am a HUMAN BEING! :grr:

[Screaming Lord Byron]

73. Whatever you do, don't develop a Hobbit habit!

[dolo amber]

84. Boooo!

*throws tomatoes* x(

[XNASA]

19. I forgot one.........corny jokes.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

21. Ha!

:P

[Magrittes Pipe]

15. Sex.

It is boring.

[terrya]

49. Only if you're alone.

[Magrittes Pipe]

62. What are you talking about? That's the best kind!

[terrya]

74. One does run out of inspiration from time to time. That's why two is best.

Or three. Or four.

[Magrittes Pipe]

78. Okay, MAYBE four.

But two and three are annoyances.

[terrya]

82. And five is a freaking crowd scene.

A mob is just a bit ridiculous, if you ask me.

[AngryAmish]

164. Only if you are not wearing a mask

[LiberalEsto]

16. Anything Disney n/t

[Screaming Lord Byron]

20. I cannot fathom Star Trek. It has always bored me.

So earnest, so orderly, so dull.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

25. Are you serious?

If you are serious, than I'm totally with you. For some reason I never took to the series

[Screaming Lord Byron]

26. Serious. I just don't get Star Trek.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

35. Me Neither

And the same applies to the various spin-offs of the show

During my school days my friends would be gushing with excitement non-stop over how wonderful Star Trek was and I would just be sitting there not understanding what they were talking about and becoming very bored with the whole topic of conversation

[Endangered Specie]

146. YOU Are all going to Grethor!

BURN HEATHENS! (j/k) ;)

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

156. Me too

and my husband and daughter are Trekkies, God help me.

They have banned me from being in the room when they are dorking out to it, because I take the dialogue and make it sound to them as corny and melodramatic as it sounds to me: "NO! NOT THE FIRST QUADRANT OF THE PHASAR REACTOR! NOT THAT! WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER!"

Tripe.

[richmwill]

167. I second that

Absolutely the most boring series ever created.

[landdaddy]

22. Fried Chicken n/t

:shrug: :shrug:

[truthspeaker]

23. Faith in God. Also, I like dark meat much better than white meat.

[Longhorn]

41. Me, too, on both counts!

I'll be pondering the connection between these two phenomena all day! :D

[LynneSin]

56. Dark meat rules

:bounce:

[regularguy]

24. Sitting in a movie theater and staring at a screen.

Now that I'm already married I can admit it.

[bif]

28. Seinfeld

I've seen a couple of episodes and barely cracked a smile. Just didn't find it funny at all.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

32. I'll go for "Friends"

While I thoroughly enjoyed "Seinfeld", I could never sit through an entire episode of "Friends". Some of the jokes were entertaining but I found a whole episode so tedious to watch

[Flaxbee]

111. Seinfeld to me is like nails on a chalkboard...

screeching and horrible. Never, ever liked it, but then again, I didn't like Friends, either. The only sitcom I've been able to stand in the last 20 years was early Frasier (and yes, I know Kelsey Grammar's a repuke).


I don't like NASCAR or any other sort of automotive racing, includes tractors, motorcycles or anything powered by an engine. Ridiculous.

Don't understand people who need to be continuously plugged in to some sort of music. Music's wonderful, yes, but please, quiet can really be very nice.

[HuckleB]

30. Blonde hair.

I don't know why, but I just find it anything but attractive.

:)

[Longhorn]

43. HEY!

I pay good money for this hair! Watchit, Buster! ;)

[HuckleB]

45. The NFL.

I've got no problem with football as a sport, even as a pro sport, but the NFL is just so bloody annoying from the word go, anymore.

On edit: Hmm. I posted that in the wrong place. So I guess what I hate is blonde NFL players and coaches and management types. How's that?

[Longhorn]

55. HEY!

Just because I'm a blonde doesn't mean you have to try to confuse me! ;)

[Rufus T. Firefly]

31. Tori Amos

I actually tried to listen to her the other night - my fiancee wanted to listen to it to help her sleep. I had to move to the living room couch because:

1) Tori's songs sound like they are written by a depressed 14-year-old,

2) Her voice is annoying as hell

3) I'd rather fall asleep to Enya, or classical. Hell, AC/DC is better sleeping music.

[Commendatori]

34. The music of Bruce Springsteen, "Shrek," college football, chocolate and

lobster.

I do love the NFL, I simply can't freaking STAND college football.

[stanwyck]

98. Chocolate? Heresy!

I like Bruce. And Shrek. And college football. But I'll give you those. But chocolate? You're a freak.

[Commendatori]

106. LOL

Actually, I hate pretty much all sweets, but the oroginal post in this thread asked for controversy - so I picked on chocolate instead of ice cream (which I also hate).

And yes, I know - hating ice cream makes me a freak, too. But I do like a couple flavors of sherbet.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

158. I don't get the appeal of "Shrek", either.

[dolo amber]

36. I have no use whatsoever for Bob Dylan

I'm sure like a million years ago he was groundbreaking and all, but as I tend to not live in the past (musically), it's all just boring and whiny. And Christ, the man's *singing* is utterly horrific. He should be fined for brandishing a weapon any time he does it in public. x(

[jpgray]

40. I believe there's a Dylan song for everyone

'Like A Rolling Stone', 'Ballad Of A Thin Man' and 'A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall' are some of my favorites of his, and if you hate all of those, there are others I'll recommend. A lot of people are turned off if they're started with something like Blonde on Blonde.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

48. He's very useful for cleaning sinks.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

79. I am neutral to Dylan's voice

But I find his lyrics very powerful, moving, inspirational and challenging. And I think his voice helps in communicating his message across on some of his songs.

But I agree with you to some extent. Garrison Keilor did a wonderful spoof of Dylan with his "Bob Wilson" character

[sangh0]

128. Bob Dylan is great for pissing off the neighbors

If your neighbors are too loud and won't quiet themselves down, then put some Dylan on and turn up your stereo.

Problem solved

[jpgray]

37. I have both hate by reflex and hate by experience

I hate Harry Potter by reflex having never experienced any of it (I have no idea why--lots of people I respect tell me the books are great).

I hate London Calling by experience. Although I think "Lost In The Supermarket" has served as the blueprint for entire albums by Pulp, I think LC is mostly filler.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

50. I can hear Jarvis singing that.

Although, I think Jarvis overdosed on the Roxy pills.

[jpgray]

53. Especially Different Class, and whatever the hit off that was

I haven't listened to Pulp in a while, but I remember that much.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

54. Common People.

[dolo amber]

86. Anyone called 'Jarvis'

can do no wrong, in my book...:P

[Screaming Lord Byron]

88. Even that big, sweaty turd he did right in the middle of your book?

[LWolf]

38. Sports.

Especially basketball, wrestling, and car racing.

Edited to add: and youth sports.

[bif]

39. Ronald Reagan, Ani Defranco, Nirvana, LA Lakers,

White Zinfadel, I could go on for a long time.

[NewJeffCT]

147. I second the Reagan remark

Don't care enough about the Lakers, though.

Liked Nirvana.

[Lavender Brown]

44. The Star Wars movies

All of them. I could never sit through them, even as a kid.

[Magrittes Pipe]

46. The world.

Hey, somebody had to say it.

[HuckleB]

47. Wines from California and Australia.

The most overrated sludge the world has ever known!

[Kadie]

51. Then you have never tried Delicato

http://www.delicato.com/

Come on, feel the love of great California Wine.

LOL

[HuckleB]

58. California wines: Overpriced. Overhyped. And just plain over.

[TheMightyFavog]

52. Elmo.

Little red motherfucker completley ruined Sesame Street. If you're gonna waste 20 fucking minutes of show time on that little red turd, just give him his own show!

[Sequoia]

126. What! Elmo is the cutest and

I like Mr. Noodle.

[ronnykmarshall]

144. Me TOO!

I can't stand that little fuck.

[LynneSin]

57. If we were meant to eat no meat then why do steaks on the barbie...

taste so damn good

:shrug:

[SarahB]

59. Mary Jane

I'm pretty libertarian about the girl politically, but frankly, it puts me to sleep most of the time in the handful of times I actually tried her. Plus, I got sick of living with someone, who, for many years, had to have her several times a day just to not be in a pissy mood, spending way too much money in the process. She's gone now, except for a rare visit, but she did some irreparable harm especially in the situation with a recovering person who fails to acknowledge the entire picture and the continual reminders of how not doing it is some kind of "gift" to me. I'm just not into it and in the future don't want any relationships with someone who is.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

160. I've never gotten the appeal of her, either

I've had experiences with her many times in high school (mostly just to be cool) but the few times I've hung out with her in my adult years, it just made me paranoid then sleepy.

Hell, I can do that all on my own! What a bummer!

So I kinda can take it or leave it but I still think the girl should be totally legal.

[JVS]

60. CATS

both the musical and the animal

[Screaming Lord Byron]

61. Definitely the musical. All Andrew Lloyd Webber product is evil.

[JVS]

63. Jesus Christ Superstar was pretty benign

but other than that he is a cancer on the ass of humanity

[pagerbear]

69. The only ALW piece I like.

[Worst Username Ever]

132. Yes, cats

I have always disliked the animal. Never saw the play.

[Commendatori]

64. I forgot "Star Wars." All episodes.

I'll never understand the appeal.

[Endangered Specie]

145. Ill second that!

[Commendatori]

152. Thank God I'm not the only one.

People treat me like crap for not liking THAT crap. I'm really happy to know there are others out there.

[mac56]

65. "The Sound Of Music"

I utterly loathe that movie. Hate it with every fiber of my being. Hate it with the intensity of a thousand red-hot suns.

[LynneSin]

91. Never seen it

honestly - never watched it once

[Radical Activist]

67. Howard Dean

Yes, I know the primary is over and I should let it go. But, I can't. I can't stand the man. I won't say why because I don't want to start one more flame war over Dean.
He just...he just...makes me want to scream...YEAAAAAAAARRRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!

[Screaming Lord Byron]

75. Way to poison the Lounge with your GD seriousness!

}(

[Radical Activist]

90. Is any thread with

the Dean scream in it really all that serious?

[Screaming Lord Byron]

92. I know. Just playing with yer.

[TeacherCreature]

93. that's how I feel about DK and his throng of whiny malcontents

"We're the MOST liberal" "We're the MOST liberal".....<foot stomping and pouting galore>.

PS..not really, but I figure you deserve paybacks.

[Radical Activist]

124. Ok that's fair

But Kucinich was supporting paybacks from day one, while Dean only started paying back a few months ago. hehe ;)

[Mr. Blonde]

77. Korn and all that other depressing

rap metal shit they brought with them. Linkin Park might actually be the bigger offender, but Korn started it.

Sorry if that one isn't sacred enough for others, but my friends all worshipped that shit when it came out.

Scarface is one movie that I do not understand the draw of. Maybe if I saw it when it came out I would like it better, but now it seems to aspire to be average and that is about it.

[ploppy]

80. Seinfeld

Yuck.

[Name removed]

83. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[ZenLefty]

87. U2

Hate is a strong word.

And that's why I'm using it.

I hate U2.

:grr:

[Mrs_Beastman]

89. American Idol

Why would I subject myself to music I spend all day trying to avoid? And to top if off, it's usually sung off-key.

[matcom]

94. ANYTHING that is Reality TV

i'd rather watch whoisalhedges having sex with himself

well, not really

well, actually YES really :D

[Screaming Lord Byron]

95. Only if 'Himself' is the name of a busty Swedish model.

[chiburb]

96. Other people's children.

Especially toddlers and teens.
Bah humbug!
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[name not needed]

97. Little Kids and their Parents

The little shitbags never SHUT THE FUCK UP! I was on an 8 hour flight from Heathrow to Newark and this little girl was crying for the entire flight. I got less than an hour of sleep during that flight.

Another time was the time I saw Spiderman 2. The little shit machine behind me wouldn't shut up either. The kid couldn't keep up with the story. Every 2 seconds it was "mommy look, spiderman". Don't bring a four year old to a PG-13 movie, let alone any movie that is going to be crowded.

The last 2 times I was at the library, some idiot had her kids running around screaming. And then they alwasy migrate to the table I'm sitting at.

Now, to their parents...

I don't care how you raise your kids, but when they start getting on other people's nerves, they stop being cute and they start being another reason you should have used a condom.

[jayfish]

108. They Should All Be Kept On Leashes Or In Cages Huh?

An electric shock collar perhaps. Oh, how about OTC ritalin. They are children for god sakes and they are all different. Get over yourself.

Jay

[name not needed]

113. I never said anything like that.

It just pisses me off when parents refuse to realize their children are being disruptive. Don't put words in my mouth. Ok?

[jayfish]

119. I'm Glad You Have...

softened your stance a little. Just try to remember when you were a child and how new, amazing and exciting EVERYTHING was.

Jay

EDITED FOR GRAMMER (on a two sentance post :dunce:)

[name not needed]

120. I can't remember that far back

I'm having trouble remembering what I did last week. :P

[jayfish]

122. Have a Couple...

Of kids then. Some of it's bound come back to ya.

Jay

[truthspeaker]

127. I remember that. I also remember my parents teaching me how to behave.

The two aren't mutually exclusive.

[Worst Username Ever]

134. Yep. If I acted up, I was removed from the situation. n/t

[jayfish]

137. That's What I Do Too.

Stinks when your at a resturant though.

Jay

[jayfish]

136. That's Great, Just Don't Hate The Kids For The...

foibles of their parents.

Jay

[Worst Username Ever]

133. Agreed

And I don't care what other people say. If you are going to be in a crowded, quiet place, kids don't belong. Get a baby sitter or wait to see the movie until you have one.

Saw "Freddy v Jason," and had a TODDLER watching the violence and nudity two rows next to me. Cried half the movie. STAY_HOME.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

162. The second time I saw F 9/11 some people had a

two or three year old with them and it BOTHERED THE CRAP OUTTA ME. He kept getting up and walking around and whining and talking loudly ("want PA-CORN! WANT PA-CORN!") and they kept shushing him, but NEITHER of them would take him OUT!!!!!

Finally adults on rows behind us starting shushing him and the mom took him out. Guess what? THERE WERE TEN MINUTES LEFT IN THE MOVIE!!!

DAMNIT.

The first minute my daughter would have been disruptive I would have gone out with her. Or better yet, I would have had a sitter or just not gone. Husband and I saw a lot of movies alone (just one of us, not both) when she was young.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

161. Don't feel bad

I'm a parent and half the time I get totally annoyed at other people and their kids. I mean HELLO? Do you NOT notice your kid is being a disruptive little thing? I blame the parent more, by the way.

Because of that I'm always sensitive to my daughter not disrupting people. It IS easier because I have ONE kid, but I could take this kid literally ANYWHERE and you wouldn't know she was there unless you saw her, if it is an occasion that demands silence. She's been to world-class art museums, been going to plays since she was three (she's almost ten now), nice restaurants.

It's all in the home training, lol!

[Quahog]

100. Garfield

The strip, the movie, the merchandising, all things Garfield. Utterly unfunny in every way.

[slutticus]

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[CO Liberal]

102. The Sci-Fi Channel

They used to be good. Now most of what they show is crap.

[Kitka]

103. Starbucks <nt>

[Courtesy Flush]

104. Starbucks

Why hasn't anyone mentioned this one? The epitome of corporate manipulation. What do they charge for a 25 cent cup of coffee? About $5? And people can't get enough. Wake up, America. You're getting screwed.

Burger King actually makes a decent cup of joe for about $.30

[CO Liberal]

105. Adam Sandler

Can't stand him.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

107. You have good taste CO Liberal

:thumbsup:

[JVS]

109. Good call. He totally sucks!

[slutticus]

110. I'm going to have to disagree with you on that

:P

[CO Liberal]

175. And I Have to Diagree With You

To me, Adam Sandler represents every obnoxious, geeky kid I knew in junior high school. And he never progressed beyond that maturity level.

[slutticus]

183. I was...and still am that kid

:)

[Cybergata]

182. Adam Sandler...

How could I forget to add him to my list. I guess I'm an old foggy, but after Mike Myers and Dana Carvey left, most of the SNLers seemed lame to me.

[Zolok]

112. I think P.J. O'Rourke is a smirking

piece of shit.

www.chimesatmidnight.blogspot.com

[kmla]

114. Umm. Lemme see.... Rick Astley.

Reality TV.
Starbucks.
Westerns.
Cats.
Selma Hayek. (Don't really hate her, I just don't see what the big deal is.)
Donald Trump.
Phish.
Dave Matthews Band.
Hondas, Toyotas, Nissans, and Mitsubishis.

Howzat?

[Screaming Lord Byron]

116. I will not rise to a clear bait like your insult to our former saviour.

Astley will rise again, one day. Astley will rise again.

[kmla]

140. Bwahahahahaha!!!!!

Sissy. Nancy Boy. Girl E. Mann.

Should I go on?

:evilgrin:

[Screaming Lord Byron]

141. Feh! You'll be going straight to Hell to join the Anti-Christ, Jon Secada.

[kmla]

170. OK....

Ewwwwwww!



Jon Secada?

That's not playing fair.

[sbj405]

115. Chocolate ice cream

And Apple Pie. Though hate might be a strong word.

[MisterP]

123. Thatcherism

Arthur C. Clarke--windbag with all the grasp of humanity that a shoe has
reality TV
general sitcoms--Bosomy Nurse, Unfunny Barflies, Morons in a Hole
DLC regime apologias--why do you hate the Democratic party so much?!

[MisterP]

180. and Carl Sagan and Ayn Rand

[CO Liberal]

129. "The X-Files"

Tried watching it a few times - can't see why everybody raved about it.

[HEyHEY]

130. Pink Floyd

[Lydia Leftcoast]

131. Silent Night and Away in a Manger

They just about ruin Christmas for me every year, especially when other people get all misty-eyed over them. I'm also not wild about Amazing Grace.

I am also immune to the charms of Friends, Seinfeld, Survivor, seafood, team sports, Maria Callas, lemon merengue pie, almond flavoring, any drinks in the whiskey family, camping, foods made with vinegar (adobo, vindaloo, salade Nicoise), or most fruits except berries, melons, and apples.

[Mara Steele]

135. Kill Bill Volumes 1 & 2

[Donkeyboy75]

149. I remember that thread!!

[Mara Steele]

154. It was pure flamebait, I realize...

But I had to say it... :-)

[Donkeyboy75]

168. Yes. As I recall, you didn't like it because it wasn't violent enough,

right? :evilgrin:

[sus]

138. "I Hate Lucy" that's a show I would watch.

especially if it involved someone cramming a bottle of Vitameatavegamin up her ass, shoving her face down in a vat of grapes and then shredding her to ribbons on a conveyor belt.

actually, i sort of lifted some of that from the Bible but OH WELL! who's gonna SUE me? YOU?

HA. (<----that's me, scoffing)

[stevielizard]

139. my wife hates Lance Armstrong

She thinks he broke up his family for the sake of setting personal records-
I hate canned tuna- not very controversial though.

[Aftershock]

142. Bob Dylan.

*Fast food
*The Beatles
*The movie Titanic
*The Aitkins Diet (I'm sick of hearing about it!!!)
*Pop singers
*Shows like American Idol, Survivor, or any other lame-ass reality tv show.
*Country music
*The tv shows Friends and Seinfeld
*Cats - the animal, not the play
*Lance Armstrong
*The LA Lakers
*The New York Yankees :puke:
*Green Bay Packers

The list can go on and on...please don't hurt me!

[patcox2]

143. John Lennon

That'll cause controversy. I hate John Lennon, though I should give him credit for giving Paul McCartney's music from the 60s a dark edge. But jeeze louise, what a pretentious, sophomoric psuedo-intellectual. His so-called "philosophy" defines puerile and sophomoric. He was spiritual, I grant him that, but he was also personally a pig and an asshole. He sang in a monotone half the time, his songs have the rythmic complexity of football cheers. Perfect example, "all we are saying is give peace a chance," Great protestchant, but pure shit as music. From later in his career, we get this little gem of John Lennon philosophy: "life is what happens while you are busy making other plans." Christ almighty, that migh as well be on a Hallmark card, in fact, I have read many Hallmark cards that are deeper than John Lennon. Most. Overrrated. Beatle.

[Endangered Specie]

148. People who give the bird, with their thumb tucked in...

Bad form.

[Donkeyboy75]

150. McDonald's ("restaurant," not the farm), Taco Bell, the NBA,

soda.

[Logansquare]

153. Spielberg "films"

The only thing worse than a Spielberg movie? A Spielberg film with Robin Williams.

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

155. I hate sports.

All sports. I don't hate kids who play soccer or teenagers whose lives are saved by organized sports, etc. I mean big time professional sports with the overpaid players, huge egos (owners, coaches, players, agents, everyone), inflated ticket prices, etc.

Sports are something to me that could be simple and enjoyable but we've taken it and turned it into something obscene.

I hate it when everyone around me is splooging all over themselves over professional sports. Sorry, but I don't get it. Pro sports discussions bore the CRAP outta me.

[Gothic Sponge]

157. I hate Sports too, and i'm a guy!

I liked to play them as a kid. I just hate watching them on TV.

[Kamikaze]

159. Democratic Underground

Kidding! ;)

On a serious note, I've had enough of CG movies. Shrek, Finding Nemo, Toy Story, just end the madness already!

Edit: I forgot to add that I hate children. They're loud, overspoiled, and bratty. It makes me sick to think I was like this only 15 years ago. :(

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

163. I forgot

I also hate the sacred cows of reality TV, most programs on TV, ok most TV period, SUVs (hate them with all the fiery passions of HELL), and I don't HATE babies, but I HATE the way other people assume if you are a mom (I have a nine year old daughter) that you'll just AUTOMATICALLY coo and drool over someone's baby and just be DYING to hold it.

Um, sorry to break it to you, but I'm NOT dying to hold your baby, even though I've HAD a baby. I love my daughter silly, but baby ages are NOT my favorite. If I could have given birth to a 3 or 4 yr old, that would have made me happy, though that would have hurt a hell of a lot more than a nine pound newborn.

I find babies to be slobby, wet, messy. They get whatever crumby thing they are chewing on in your hair, people always seem to hand them to you right when they pooped, etc.

I know that makes me a horrible person, oh well. Leave the baby holding and cooing over to people who adore babies. I don't. So sue me.

[Skittles]

165. "Reality TV"

ALL OF IT SUCKS.

[PatriotGames]

173. I'll second that...

[ceile]

166. Forrest Gump!

The most annoying movie ever made. "Life's like a box of chocolates...." ah, shut up!

[Bjornsdotter]

171. Jello, Marshmellows and ketchup.....

.....yuck....can't stand any of them.

Cheers,
Kim :toast:

[exJW]

172. Las Fucking Vegas

A gangsters wet dream in the middle of the desert, and this is the epitome of good times? wtf?

[buycitgo]

176. jibjab

just for starters

give me some time

[2bfree]

177. NASCAR!

Car races are the stupidest thing I have ever seen. My BILs are rabid fans, ugh.

[skippysmom]

178. Dave Matthews

Sounds just whiny to me.

Other things:
Animated films
Disney anything
Lord of the Rings
Thong underwear

I'm sure if I think about it I can add to this list.

[69KV]

179. South Park

[Cybergata]

181. Football - American Idol - Fast Food and....

I watched football games on TV when I was young so my dad would have company while he watched. I even know the rules, etc., but it all seems so silly to me. I can't see why people get so into the sport.

I dislike most reality shows, but I just couldn't understand the big deal that was being made about American Idol.

Fast Food! Sure it is nice to have food fast, but YUCK, most fast food is unpalatable. I won't even bring up the lack of nutrition and the over abundance of all the fat in fast food....well I guess I did bring it up.

Hip Hop Music! I've tried, I really have tried. I guess it is a generation thing. I guess not everybody can get what amazing music blues is. <evil grin>.

What passes as Country Music these days.

Commercials that pry on people's insecurities in order to trap into buying their useless products. I hate when I hear people go on and on about commercials. Commercials are all propaganda, not entertainment.

SUVs, SUVs, SUVs, SUVs, SUVs, SUVs, SUVs, SUVs

A lot of Steven Spielberg's movies. I know people love them. My husband loves Steven's movies. To me they are so smultzy that I feel cheap and dirty with the ways these movies play with people's emotions. Take AI for example. Much of the movie was great, but they had to tack on that terrible ending. The ending didn't even fit with the movie. I can't forget ET here. Everyone loves ET. My ex told me I'd love ET. <gag> <gag> I just don't get it! ET was cute, but the way people talked about it, I expected something.....well....better!