# I don't like \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (Sacriledge, I know) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 17, 2019, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193 "2019-07-17T02:59:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193/101 "2019-07-18T03:25:51Z")
> [@Saintly\_Loser](#): > > … > Authors: > > George R.R. Martin (I think he attains Dan Brown-like levels of unreadability) > … He has genius, but it’s hidden by the fact they he has obtained godlike status so they dont edit him anymore. So there’s too much crap. Robert Jordan, S. M. Stirling and Steven King all have/had that same problem. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193/102 "2019-07-18T03:29:38Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUB](#): > > … > > As for music, maybe **Beyonce**?She’s always kind of gotten on my nerves and actively makes me not want to see the new Lion King. > … Yes, she can sing- yes, she is lovely- but she seems so fake and totally fabricated. Which, of course, she is, so… ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193/103 "2019-07-18T03:29:50Z")
Oh, here’s one: American candy bars. Chocolate. Peanuts. Chocolate AND peanuts. Forever and ever, AMEN. some might be mixed up with cookies, wafers, pretzels, nougat (?)…, but it all boils down to Chocolate + Peanuts. SO BORING…I think there is or is going to be a worldwide shortage of chocolate so they are bulking it up with fillers. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193/104 "2019-07-18T03:33:36Z")
> [@Treppenwitz](#): > > Ooo-er - so nobody has said this, but… > > I can’t stand rap music. > > Now, there was a time, way back in the '80s, when rap was new, original, fresh and exciting. I thought, at the time, that _The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill_ was a modern wonder of the world, and pointed the way forwards to a new golden age of music. And then - what happened? There doesn’t seem to have been any progress in decades. > … > > j I loved Old school rap, Sugarhill gang, Frankie Smith, and yes, Will Smith. Modern stuff? Too much violence, misogyny, and drugs. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193/105 "2019-07-18T03:34:51Z")
> [@Nauplius](#): > > Breaking Bad - totally overrated I know, but we’re alone in this, it seems… ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193/106 "2019-07-18T03:36:11Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > Breaking Bad, already mentioned > Seinfeld: it was ok, but not great, better than most sitcoms, but that’s not saying much. It had moments, but the characters were so unlikable. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193/107 "2019-07-18T03:39:22Z")
For those of you who dont like the Dead- did you ever attend a Dead Concert? It’s all the difference in the world. Now, i am not a super fan, not a Deadhead, I have like two CDs and a tie that Jerry supposedly sent me (more likely his manager), but in concert they were something else. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193/108 "2019-07-18T04:49:38Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > It had moments, but the characters were so unlikable. The movie “Whiplash” was highly recommended, but I lasted about 15 minutes for this exact reason. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193/109 "2019-07-18T04:56:40Z")
Jim Carrey, Will Ferrell, and Amy Poehler are not funny, and the last two are downright creepy. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193/110 "2019-07-18T06:07:59Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > I never liked Andy Kaufman. Him standing there, mouthing the words to Mighty Mouse’ is perhaps the least funny and most stupid thing I have ever seen. I thought it was hilarious. It’s genius was conceptual much like Jasper Johns’ _White Flag_ was. Not so much a beautiful painting to look at but conceptually brilliant. But I respect your opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/les_espaces_du_sommeil/32/308_2.png) [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193/111 "2019-07-18T08:07:37Z")
I realized a few years ago that, apart from **The Beatles** , **Bowie** and **Elton John** , I don’t like most of the “legendary musicians” from the 60s. **Dylan** is really the worst offender in my view : awful voice, shitty, pseudo-deep but actually pathetically mundane lyrics, contrived rhymes, compteletly nondescript songswriting. I just don’t understand the veneration he gets and must admit I find it embarassing. Is there a word for “overrated to the absurd” ? Next come **The Rolling Stones**. If they’d been a solid local, or even “national” act in the 1960s, fine. But megastars for almost 6 decades? That doesn’t make sense. If their whole catalog disappeared suddenly, there’s not a single song that I’d miss. Not. One. **Hendrix**. I tried to like his music and there’s no doubt that he was a great guitarist. Too bad that his songs are unmemorable. **Clapton**. Never really cared for his stuff. **The Who**. Just not that good. **The Doors**. Not awful but a solid meh. And as far as **Morrison** ’s “poetry” is concerned, see Dylan, Bob. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193/112 "2019-07-18T09:29:47Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > The Dead were a concert group. They have two decent hit songs, but if you never saw them in concert, it is understandable you’d think “meh”. > > I never liked Andy Kaufman. Him standing there, mouthing the words to Mighty Mouse’ is perhaps the least funny and most stupid thing I have ever seen. Nor was he funny on Taxi, except maybe in very small doses. Taking a thought from an earlier post by **Scumpup** , I like the idea of Andy Kaufman. Andy Kaufman in practice, not so much. Exact same thing. j ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193/113 "2019-07-18T09:34:46Z")
**Stevie Wonder** , king of soulless soul and easy listening R&B. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193/114 "2019-07-18T09:48:46Z")
Pretty much any computer game that’s called “realistic”. A boring palette doesn’t make something “realistic”. The Walking Dead. Breaking Bad. When Middlebro starts waxing poetic about them, I’m very happy that years of dealing with corporate shite have left me with at least the beginning of a poker face. I think he’s finally realized that minutes of deep silence followed by a very flat “u-hu” do not equal an expression of admiration for his favorite shows. I don’t know what his current fixation happens to be, but I expect I’ll find out in the next few weeks and it will be something I find as much of a heartburn-inducer as those other two. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193/115 "2019-07-18T12:08:34Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > The movie “Whiplash” was highly recommended, but I lasted about 15 minutes for this exact reason. I mentioned this film upthread and yes, you are absolutely right. I don’t criticise you for bailing, life is too short after all, but I stuck with it because I was willing the film to go in the direction that it ultimately did. Without giving too much away the ending is not a feel-good one and I felt nicely vindicated. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193/116 "2019-07-18T12:39:54Z")
> [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](#): > > I realized a few years ago that, apart from **The Beatles** , **Bowie** and **Elton John** , I don’t like most of the “legendary musicians” from the 60s. > > **Dylan** is really the worst offender in my view : awful voice, shitty, pseudo-deep but actually pathetically mundane lyrics, contrived rhymes, compteletly nondescript songswriting. I just don’t understand the veneration he gets and must admit I find it embarassing. Is there a word for “overrated to the absurd” ? > > Next come **The Rolling Stones**. If they’d been a solid local, or even “national” act in the 1960s, fine. But megastars for almost 6 decades? That doesn’t make sense. If their whole catalog disappeared suddenly, there’s not a single song that I’d miss. Not. One. > > **Hendrix**. I tried to like his music and there’s no doubt that he was a great guitarist. Too bad that his songs are unmemorable. > **Clapton**. Never really cared for his stuff. > **The Who**. Just not that good. > **The Doors**. Not awful but a solid meh. And as far as **Morrison** ’s “poetry” is concerned, see Dylan, Bob. I think this is a near-perfect post for this thread. I disagree with you on all counts, sir! Sacrilege to the sixth power! IOW, well played! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193/117 "2019-07-18T12:52:51Z")
The freeform jazz thing I can’t get into at all. My neighbor is a jazz bassist, lovely guy, and I saw his band play a Christmas concert. They get done warming up and he goes to the microphone “That was XYZ from artist ABC” I’m thinking, not only did nothing anyone play go with anything anyone else was playing, this mess was apparently important enough in Jazz circles to be recorded and learned by other musicians. Then they played the Christmas tune from Charlie Brown, and it was magical. I mean a real treat for the ears, a sweet little song from a cartoon, played with soul and heart and TALENT that elevated it immensely. So, here we have very talented musicians, and I couldn’t even tell their first song was a song. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193/118 "2019-07-18T12:55:22Z")
George R. R. Martin. It’s like Thomas Hardy got reincarnated and started writing fantasy. Tolkien. Protip: don’t admit this at a science fiction convention. Tolkien fans don’t take it well and start hyperventilating. Then they back away like you have the plague. Tom Hanks. I find him grating. The Rolling Stones. Seinfeld. Jail was too good for them. Mafia movies. ---
**Author:** ![LaughingSnowman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/laughingsnowman/32/422_2.png) [@LaughingSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LaughingSnowman)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193/119 "2019-07-18T12:58:45Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I don’t like Bob Dylan. Are you me? I can’t stand listening to him for more than a couple of songs. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2019, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193/120 "2019-07-18T14:25:33Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > For those of you who dont like the Dead- did you ever attend a Dead Concert? It’s all the difference in the world. . I don’t think it would help. I don’t use drugs anymore. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-_______-sacriledge-i-know/837193.md?page=7)