# I rarely like \_\_\_\_\_ but I do like \_\_\_\_\_: Exceptions to the rule **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 19, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rarely-like-_____-but-i-do-like-_____-exceptions-to-the-rule/503557 "2009-07-19T21:32:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rarely-like-_____-but-i-do-like-_____-exceptions-to-the-rule/503557/1 "2009-07-19T21:32:49Z")
Very easy, here’s how to play. I rarely like fantasy or Young Adults fiction, but I do like Harry Potter. I rarely like rap music, but I do like some of Eminem and Coolio’s stuff. I rarely like “chick flicks” but I do like _Steel Magnolias_. What are some of your exceptions? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rarely-like-_____-but-i-do-like-_____-exceptions-to-the-rule/503557/2 "2009-07-19T21:45:35Z")
I [del]never[/del] rarely like Nick Cage, but I like\* Leaving Las Vegas\*. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rarely-like-_____-but-i-do-like-_____-exceptions-to-the-rule/503557/3 "2009-07-19T21:50:07Z")
## I generally almost never drink hard liqour but have been really enjoying Ketel One greyhounds (always made w/ freshly squeezed grapefruit juice) lately!!! The Ketel One part dosent seem nearly as important as the freshly squeezed juice, its just the brand that happened to be on sale… ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rarely-like-_____-but-i-do-like-_____-exceptions-to-the-rule/503557/4 "2009-07-19T21:51:24Z")
I generally don’t like westerns, but I do like the first dozen issues of the 2005 Jonah Hex series. (After that, however…) ---
**Author:** ![Critical\_Mass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f1d935/32.png) [@Critical\_Mass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical_Mass)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rarely-like-_____-but-i-do-like-_____-exceptions-to-the-rule/503557/5 "2009-07-19T21:54:52Z")
I rarely like fish. But I do like lox on a bagel. ---
**Author:** ![maplekiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@maplekiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maplekiwi)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rarely-like-_____-but-i-do-like-_____-exceptions-to-the-rule/503557/6 "2009-07-20T02:40:43Z")
I rarely like country but I do like Loretta Lynn I rarely like reggae but I do like Bob Marley. I rarely like action movies but I do like the first Die Hard ---
**Author:** ![Walpurgis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Walpurgis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walpurgis)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rarely-like-_____-but-i-do-like-_____-exceptions-to-the-rule/503557/7 "2009-07-20T09:35:27Z")
I rarely like mint-flavoured anything but I do like mint ice cream. I rarely like country but I do like Johnny Cash. I rarely like autobiographies but I do like Anaïs Nin’s diaries. ---
**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rarely-like-_____-but-i-do-like-_____-exceptions-to-the-rule/503557/8 "2009-07-20T10:01:50Z")
I rarely like westerns but I like the Serge Leone ‘Spaghetti’ westerns I just about never like rap music but I enjoyed ‘Every Breath You Take’ by Puff Daddy and Faith Hill I rarely like sci-fi novels but I like John Wyndham’s books ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rarely-like-_____-but-i-do-like-_____-exceptions-to-the-rule/503557/9 "2009-07-20T10:47:21Z")
I rarely like Jazz, but I do like Swing. I also rarely like Nicolas Cage, but I do like the _National Treasure_ movies. I rarely like Sport, but I do like the Olympics. I rarely like cars, but I do like _Top Gear_. ---
**Author:** ![Linty\_Fresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Linty\_Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linty_Fresh)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rarely-like-_____-but-i-do-like-_____-exceptions-to-the-rule/503557/10 "2009-07-20T10:57:35Z")
I rarely like Spike Lee or his movies, but he did a great job with **Clockers**. I rarely like sci-fi or fantasy, but I like both the **Dune** trilogy and the **Night Watch** series. I hate just about all chick flicks, but I liked **Under the Tuscan Sun** enough to get the DVD. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rarely-like-_____-but-i-do-like-_____-exceptions-to-the-rule/503557/11 "2009-07-20T11:12:48Z")
I rarely like U2 but I like Walk Away. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rarely-like-_____-but-i-do-like-_____-exceptions-to-the-rule/503557/12 "2009-07-20T13:41:57Z")
I rarely like \*\*Reality TV \*\*but I do like _ **Survivor** _. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rarely-like-_____-but-i-do-like-_____-exceptions-to-the-rule/503557/13 "2009-07-20T14:18:56Z")
I rarely like gangster movies, but I do like _Casino_. I rarely like rap music, but I do like “Gangsta’s Paradise”. I rarely like songs about musicians\*, but I do like “American Pie” and “Drift Away”. I rarely like movies about showbiz\*, but I do like _S.O.B_ and _Living in Oblivion_. \*I just disapprove of that sort of artistic onanism on general principles. ---
**Author:** ![Risha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rarely-like-_____-but-i-do-like-_____-exceptions-to-the-rule/503557/14 "2009-07-20T14:41:00Z")
I rarely like bluegrass or country music in general, but I do have an embarrassingly large Alison Krauss collection. ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rarely-like-_____-but-i-do-like-_____-exceptions-to-the-rule/503557/15 "2009-07-20T14:43:39Z")
I rarely like violent movies, but I do like Quentin Tarantino’s movies. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rarely-like-_____-but-i-do-like-_____-exceptions-to-the-rule/503557/16 "2009-07-20T14:45:20Z")
I rarely like opera, but I do like Wagner. I rarely like skapunk, but I do like Authority Zero. ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rarely-like-_____-but-i-do-like-_____-exceptions-to-the-rule/503557/17 "2009-07-20T14:50:04Z")
I rarely like Miracle Whip, but I do like how this one cafe in my neighborhood makes these fantastic chicken salad wraps with Miracle Whip instead of mayo. It’s the only food I’ve ever come across where that distinctive Miracle Whip tastes enhances the flavors of chicken and chopped veggies that are in the wrap. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rarely-like-_____-but-i-do-like-_____-exceptions-to-the-rule/503557/18 "2009-07-20T14:51:24Z")
I generally don’t like violent, gory films, but I love **Seven**. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rarely-like-_____-but-i-do-like-_____-exceptions-to-the-rule/503557/19 "2009-07-20T16:21:54Z")
I never like Ben Stiller…but I did love **Zoolander** ---
**Author:** ![Tanbarkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a698b9/32.png) [@Tanbarkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanbarkie)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rarely-like-_____-but-i-do-like-_____-exceptions-to-the-rule/503557/20 "2009-07-20T18:24:32Z")
A lot of obnoxiously over-the-top male comedians eventually do an “artsy” movie, in which they play a quiet introvert, to show that they have range beyond their usual man-child personas. On that note… I rarely like Jim Carrey, but I do like “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” I rarely like Will Ferrell, but I do like “Stranger Than Fiction.” I rarely like Adam Sandler, but I do like “Punchdrunk Love.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rarely-like-_____-but-i-do-like-_____-exceptions-to-the-rule/503557.md?page=2)