# mr \[Paul McCartney is a curse on humanity\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 24, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-paul-mccartney-is-a-curse-on-humanity/583039 "2011-05-24T18:17:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jamesbanville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/77aa72/32.png) [@jamesbanville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jamesbanville)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-paul-mccartney-is-a-curse-on-humanity/583039/1 "2011-05-24T18:17:38Z")
Am I the only one who thinks Paul McCartney is a a curse on humanity and should be banged up for the rest of his miserable life? Please tell me this is not so. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-paul-mccartney-is-a-curse-on-humanity/583039/2 "2011-05-24T18:19:18Z")
You are the only one who thinks that. Expect this thread to move. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-paul-mccartney-is-a-curse-on-humanity/583039/3 "2011-05-24T18:21:32Z")
Interesting title, I must say. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-paul-mccartney-is-a-curse-on-humanity/583039/4 "2011-05-24T18:22:54Z")
Probably you’re not the only one. It makes no sense – McCartney is hardly an evil person – but people sometimes have odd hatreds. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-paul-mccartney-is-a-curse-on-humanity/583039/5 "2011-05-24T18:24:53Z")
Moved from GQ to the BBQ Pit, and title edited. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![smaje1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-paul-mccartney-is-a-curse-on-humanity/583039/6 "2011-05-24T18:26:00Z")
When did Heather Mills sign up on the SDMB? Nice to see you, Ms. Mills! ---
**Author:** ![Analogue\_Skywalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Analogue\_Skywalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Analogue_Skywalker)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-paul-mccartney-is-a-curse-on-humanity/583039/7 "2011-05-24T18:28:29Z")
> [@jamesbanville](#): > > Am I the only one who thinks Paul McCartney is a a curse on humanity and should be banged up for the rest of his miserable life? Please tell me this is not so. I agree. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-paul-mccartney-is-a-curse-on-humanity/583039/8 "2011-05-24T18:34:35Z")
Well, I’ve never forgiven him for _Ebony and Ivory_. Does that count? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-paul-mccartney-is-a-curse-on-humanity/583039/9 "2011-05-24T18:36:06Z")
Paul McCartney? Really? Who next? Kermit the Frog? Gandhi? ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-paul-mccartney-is-a-curse-on-humanity/583039/10 "2011-05-24T18:36:27Z")
With “artists” like Slipknot, ICP, John Mayer, Sting, Bryan Adams, Celine Dion, Nickelback, etc., you select _Paul McCartney_? He’s a harmless old man who writes slight songs and gets by on his past as half of the greatest songwriting duo in rock. He’s barely on the radar as far as musical annoyances. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-paul-mccartney-is-a-curse-on-humanity/583039/11 "2011-05-24T18:42:06Z")
Could the OP explain _why_ he hates McCartney so much? I’d be curious to know. Is it his songs you don’t like? Is it his public persona? His history as a businessman? Could you tell us, instead of just leaving us wondering? ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-paul-mccartney-is-a-curse-on-humanity/583039/12 "2011-05-24T18:43:07Z")
What was the original thread title? ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-paul-mccartney-is-a-curse-on-humanity/583039/13 "2011-05-24T18:45:25Z")
Do you hate him with the fire of 1000 exploding suns? Or is it just sort of “I hate his sucky songs”? ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-paul-mccartney-is-a-curse-on-humanity/583039/14 "2011-05-24T18:46:23Z")
Banville. Interesting username. ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-paul-mccartney-is-a-curse-on-humanity/583039/15 "2011-05-24T18:50:00Z")
I am currently in possession of a flying rats ass. I’m choosing to hold on to it until something better comes along. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-paul-mccartney-is-a-curse-on-humanity/583039/16 "2011-05-24T18:50:12Z")
> [@SciFiSam](#): > > Banville. Interesting username. I caught that too. I suspect it is prophetic. ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-paul-mccartney-is-a-curse-on-humanity/583039/17 "2011-05-24T18:54:58Z")
Much as I despise McCartney, his trite songs, and his fatuous veganism, I’m not sure he deserves this particular fate. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-paul-mccartney-is-a-curse-on-humanity/583039/18 "2011-05-24T19:02:30Z")
How empty must a person’s life be to enable them to build up this kind of resentment toward such a random public figure? ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-paul-mccartney-is-a-curse-on-humanity/583039/19 "2011-05-24T19:03:28Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > What was the original thread title? I’m assuming it was just “mr” since they usually put brackets around the part that the mod adds (and leave the unbracketed part as was). ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-paul-mccartney-is-a-curse-on-humanity/583039/20 "2011-05-24T19:06:53Z")
Oh. ☹ I was hoping it would be something cool like “mr kite should stab you in the eye until you die” or something along those lines. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-paul-mccartney-is-a-curse-on-humanity/583039.md?page=2)