I don’t like people who like to put people in categories. I like the other kind of people.
I just last night sat next to two women I’d pre-dated before (hung out with, but not officially dated). They both preceeded to do the things that made me not pursue anything with them.
One made statements for the nth time that have truck-sized logical holes in them. I just can’t deal with that.
The other just isn’t funny. She makes little teasing insults at people, which is fine; they’re not actually mean. But then she laughs too hard at them, and then after the moment is over, and even the "insulted’ person has moved on, she makes sure to make a sort of apology and make sure that the two of them are still ok with each other. It’s not very funny in the first place, and the apology takes it from “Huh?” to “NO.” Not going to take that to the bosom.
I have an inherent distrust of non beer-drinking men. Maybe it’s leftover from dating a Zima-swilling jackass?
You know, I can’t think of anyone I’d write off.
I’ve been dated fundies- really hardcore ones that think women should wear long dresses and pray every time they start the car. I’ve dated materialistic people who spend lord-knows-what on stupid gadgets just to impress their friends. I’ve dated people who like the stupidest shows on television.
I’ve been friends with people who believe in crystal power. I’ve been friends with people who think Rush Limbaugh is a good thing. I’ve been friends with folks that havn’t picked up a book since grade school and I’ve been friends with people who tend to judge your worth by how rich you are.
And in each one I’ve found something likeable, even loveable. And I’m glad I’ve known them. And lord knows I’ve had plenty of fun debating with them.
The one small “like” that would probably make me immediately be skeptical of being friends with somone is if they said, “I love Barbara Streisand, not just for her music but for her political views and awareness.”
I think you should make a distinction between those who used to enjoy Friends when it first came on and those who continue to think its the most hilarious comedy on TV. It DID used to be funny, back before Courtney Cox had Matthew Perry castrated for the good of the show. Now, it is pretty sad.
Anyone who doesn't "get" the Simpsons. I can't say the same about the Sopranos or Six Feet Under because my wife just doesn't like those shows. The Simpsons are OK, though.People who I have a hard time being around.
-Zealots(about anything), or people have to convert you to their way of life(Not just religion, Diet, Politics, etc.)
-People with no sense of humor/take everything too seriously.
-Snobs(I like a wide variety of things. I’ll watch a crappy comedy and then follow it up with a Art/Foriegn film. If you can’t accept the fact I like a little junk food occasionally to offset the gourmet dinner, then I don’t think think there’s a point of conversing).
-People who take the tabloids seriously, or think the moon landing was faked.
-People who can’t be trusted.
-People who keep making the same mistakes, whining about the consequences of such mistakes and then keep on doing the things that keep them in that situation despite knowing better. Basically, people who refuse to at least try to help themselves.
I will never be able to be friends with, let alone in a relationship with:
- People who don’t read.
- Fundamentalist christians.
- New Age fruit loops - fanciers of astrology, homeopathy, crystals, all that.
- People who are cruel to those that can’t retaliate - children, waitstaff, refugees, animals, etc.
No TV show or music like or dislike is a total deal-breaker. It does allow discussion and agreeing to differ. How can you guys like Seinfeld? Ugly-minded people being selfish, annoying and petty, why is that funny? I’d only be worried if you refused to give something a fair trial before deciding. People who write off all classical music or all rap or all animation or all foreign film etc…
A dislike for exercise or healthy eating. I like a fit body. I’m not physically attracted to a soft, pudgy body – it’s a deal-breaker.
(Keep in mind that this would NOT make me write off anyone as a friend or acquaintance – heck, most people I love don’t take great care of themselves! – just as a partner.)
Generally, the only people I refuse to associate with are those of the snobby persuasion. Those who are overly concerned with appearances, the label on their clothes, how expensive their car is, etc., are shallow and not usually the sort I choose for friends. Actually, I don’t really care if they keep it to themselves, it’s when they start looking down on me for having other priorities is when I think they’re not worth my time.
I’ve found that fans of ‘Rifts’ are the last people you want in your role-playing group, no matter what game you are playing.
I don’t know that any one like or dislike would make me write someone off, but I do confess that I can’t grok someone who doesn’t like chocolate :eek:
Also can’t grok someone who doesn’t enjoy reading and/or listening to music. I’ve been in people’s apartments where there are no books in evidence, no stereo or even a grotty old boombox, and I’m just amazed. Doesn’t mean I avoid them, I’m just… very puzzled.
That is because you don’t grok fully.
bete now wondering if she should write off those who didn’t get her reference or those who did…
If they weren’t sentient, they wouldn’t feel pain.
(You’re thinking of “sapient,” maybe?) 
Well.
What are the odds?
Ok, to make it more specific should I write off flodnak :D?
Hm.
I intended this to be more of a pop culture likes/dislikes thing, and you people went all “I hate racists and people who are judgemental of another’s lifestyle” on my ass. 
Hey, whatever works.
Anyone who seriously likes (rather than just accepting when no alternatives are easily accessible) McDonald’s, Burger King, bland sitcoms (Seinfeld, Friends, all of them) and the music of Britney Spears and her clones.
Anyone who is into crystals, new age, dowsing or similar delusions. I explain once why they are wrong, and that’s the chance they get.
Anyone whose first spoken words include any combination of awesome stupidity, staggering ignorance or grave misunderstanding.
No, I don’t meet too many people I like.
Moody Bastard, ever seen the movie High Fidelity?
John Cusack’s character claims that the so-called “shallow” things people like or dislike (such as books, movies, music, etc) really do matter when judging how right they are for you. I think that’s what you’re getting at too.
I’m inclined to agree in some ways. But I’ve also been called a music nazi, so go figure.
Baby Fish Mouth- exackerly.
Btw, love Cusack, loved JB in the flick, loved the whole idea of the flick… but is it me or did that talking-to-the-camera thing turn a little pretentious?
No freaking way. It was the only way to stay faithful to the book. That movie ruled, and the talking to the camera was a big help in making it rule.
Well, maybe. I’ve always heard the term “sentience” used to mean something like “self-aware.”
I’ve been witness to many debates among my sociologist/biologist/philosopher friends regarding the possibility of certain animals being sentient, with others arguing in return that it’s nothing more than gross anthropomorphism to suggest such a thing. I used the term as I’ve heard it used in these debates.