Anything about China or all things Chinese.
The differences between the book, film, and TV version of James Clavell’s Shogun. I actually have a standing arrangement with a friend of mine, in case we’re at a party and trapped in boring conversations. I can spring her out of a bad convo with endless Shogun talk; she can spring me out of one with shop talk about ceramics.
Game of Thrones. I’ve read all the books and can go on for /hours./
Your mom
Wow…there are lots of interesting conversationalists here. As verbose as I can be I don’t think I could get a word in edgewise with some of you all…especially antonio107
My boring list:
The Iditarod, longstanding sled-dog racing and world class mushers
Cooking/eating/drinking
Jobs I have had
Places I have lived
obscure inane bullshit
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Librarianship - especially the image and stereotypes of librarians in the media. Also the challenges facing academic libraries in particular.
The insight into these challenges that the content of the strategic plans of ARLlibraries can give.
Mine are Simon & Garfunkel, experimental recipies, vaudeville era comedians, my favorite episodes of TV shows & bad jokes… keep 'em coming everyone!
I have many, but the worst is:
Kerning.
Pretty much music in general, with a specialty in '80s indie rock.
Nooooooooo oooooo!!
Genealogy. I have started working on my family tree again lately and I so want to chat with someone about what I’ve been up to but I’ll bore everyone to death, à la Ted Striker, if I start.
I have always found you to be a fairly captivating poster…but please don’t.
Pending bills in the US House of Representatives, and how they would influence certain existing regulations.
Most recently? The insane amount of … unnecessary work involved in creating or revising new regulations. Go to the Federal Register search page, select rules or proposed rules, and just see how much of the verbiage is a waste of life, mandated by Congress in the name of government efficiency.
As you might have guessed, even my co-workers avoid me.
Not possible.
Cool.
MsWhatsit’s post made me wish I could discuss it with her. This is because . . . well, you really don’t want to know. :o
I think you mean keming.
Hey, I finally won a thread! About damn time after twelve years of thankless service.
Any time anyone wants to start an indexing thread, I am so game.
Yarn
Spinning (as in making yarn, not the exercise machine)
Dyeing (as in applying color to fiber, not shuffling off this mortal coil in a fit of illiteracy)
Knitting
Crochet, and why knitting is superior to it
Fiber arts in general
Horses
Hoof trimming
My grandchildren.
drill bits.
Working out/bodybuilding.
Parking lot criminals.
Whitewater kayaking.