Its stupid, trite, and done so many times its ridiculous. The whole series is the metaphorical Mojo Jojo of the fantasy genre.
None of these people have done any reasonable research into really “good” fantasy. I just want to beat them with on the head with a hardcover copy of “American Gods” by Neil Gaimen. Even more to the point, any Valdemar book by Mercedes Lackey easily outclasses anything in the genre that this Rowling chick could ever come out with.
I don’t like coffee or beer. Coffee makes me physically ill, beer just tastes horrible. I also dislike sushi. YECH.
I don’t like the Beatles. Saying I HATE them would be a little much, I suppose, but I could go the rest of my life without ever listening to the Beatles again and be perfectly happy. I used to work in a bookstore, and we got a stereo to pipe calm music to the store. However, we didn’t have any calm music yet, so one of my coworkers brought in every Beatles album ever and proceeded to play them to us. After a couple CDs, I was going nuts and turned it off. He was totally irate, and became more so when I told him that I didn’t like the Beatles and would much prefer no music than boring, bubble-gum tripe. (I think I said it nicer than that, though.)
I love Fight Club, though! The special features DVD has the transcript of an interview with Edward Norton on it, and he says that a lot of people assumed that the premise of the movie is that Fight Club and Brad Pitt are good things; actually, the opposite is true. Being a Space Monkey and following unquestioningly is never good. The perspective of the movie (ie, as told by Jack) makes this a difficult message to pick up on, though.
2 story houses. Or 3 story houses. You know, houses with more than one level.
People will go out of their way to buy a house with stairs. What’s so great about stairs? You have to lug stuff up and down them. You have to lug yourself up and down them. Should you live in your house long enough to get old and feeble you won’t be able to get to half your house.
I hate houses with stairs. (sigh, why am I living in one??)
Sometimes I feel like I’m the only one who hates to hear people immitate or parody the catch-phrases or speaking styles of certain popular Hollywood characters.
“Like, that’s so grooovy, man . . . shagadelic!”
“Ah’ll be back.”
Grrr . . .
I’m also with the people who hate fish, sunshine, reality TV, and the beach.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot–I seem to be the only person who likes to drink but hates thick brown foreign beers.
<hijack> The appeal of Fight Club to me is that it repeatedly asks the question: who are you? and keeps unfolding different answers. </hijack>
Oh, and Mephisto, although I like a good porter or stout occasionally, I hate it when people keep knocking “American” beer. American beer is simply lager, and I like lager.
I do not like it in the bed.
I do not like it in a shed.
I do not like it with males or females.
I do not like it in my e-mails.
I do not like it in the park.
I do not like it after dark.
I do not like it in the pool.
I do not like it with a fool.
I would not like it with ALW.
Or even with George Dubya.
I would not like it if I got paid.
I simply do not like getting laid.
Kansas City: Of course some people here hate it too, but probably not on my level (and I came from Las Vegas!). But the majority of people here think this city is God’s gift to the United States. And I don’t think I’m lying when I say that KC has some of the worst drivers anywhere. Knowing my luck, though, I’ll live here until I’m 99 or something.
Driving: Or perhaps it’s just driving with other people around.
Now I know I’m the only person who dislikes this when I say:
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings movie: I don’t HATE this movie, but I don’t find the appeal. The only other people who say the same are those that hate Fantasy anyway, but I like fantasy movies! I tried to like this movie. I even went to see it twice! But it’s waaay too long, the fans are too rabid, and it could have ended ten minutes before the actual ending. Plus, I felt Elijah Woods played Frodo like a little wimp. Could they have had any more shots of the ring or Frodo’s wide blue eyes? Shit, I don’t think so! I couldn’t really get into the books, either.
Dogs: Like LOTR, I don’t HATE them, but they do annoy me. I never realized how much they annoyed me until I worked at an animal hospital.
THINGS I HATE THAT TOO MANY PEOPLE LIKE:
sitcoms (especially friends)
oprah, springer, sally, rikki, etc.
judge judy, hatchett, wopner, etc
soap operas (like 90210, melrose, etc)
the regular soaps too
buffy, sabrina, etc.
star trek
anything on the sci-fi channel
cops (real ones not the show)
sushi
summer (88 outside, 72 inside=me)
show tunes
hip-hop
boy bands & teen idols
religion
THINGS I HATE MORE THAN I PROBABLY SHOULD
girls who wear jeans under their dresses or skirts
goths
BUT I LOVE CHEESE!!! “hanker for a hunk-a slab-a slice-a chunk-a”
I simply could not agree more. It really drives me to distraction to think so many Americans, who have the privilege of living in God’s own country, actually bother to come here to this dumb, sad, damp little rock for visits. If only they knew what’s it like to live here in this, the stupidest nation in Europe, where the highest taxation and prices meet the lowest standards and worst services.
And before anyone chimes in with the ‘If you think Yanksville is so great, why don’t you piss off and live there’, believe me, I’ve tried and will carry on trying until I breathe my last.
I HATE, well ok, am peeved by, this type of thinking. Animation and comic books are just visual media, and anime and manga are their collective realizations produced in Japan. If you want to hate them for what they are, and that is all they are, fine. But what you’re saying, it’s like condemning all American periodicals because you don’t like Hustler or all French novels because Story of O creeps you out.
The video game “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater”. Everyone think’s its great. I’ve played it several times, and I hate the trick system. I’ll take SSX any day instead.
And giant blasphemy, “The Godfather”. I’ve tried many times to actually watch it all the way through, and I get through maybe the first hour before I’m bored.
