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pedrotaves
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| Jazz, Belgian beers, and the yuppified pretentious food culture that's ever present in my hometown. And cars. Id much rather be driven than drive and prefer public transportation to owning my own car. |
this is supposed to be about stuff that everybody else likes. i have been listening to jazz music for 5 years now and i've met a grand total of 3 people excluding jazz clubs that legitimately liked jazz music. |
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Mr. Pink
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: China
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| Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 3:36 am Post subject: |
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| Jazz, Belgian beers, and the yuppified pretentious food culture that's ever present in my hometown. And cars. Id much rather be driven than drive and prefer public transportation to owning my own car. |
this is supposed to be about stuff that everybody else likes. i have been listening to jazz music for 5 years now and i've met a grand total of 3 people excluding jazz clubs that legitimately liked jazz music. |
This is exactly why I made my list pretty dumb on purpose. HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT EVERYONE LIKES?
Some of the responses on this thread have been as retarded as the one I intentionally made.
I like Jazz. Everyone in my family likes Jazz. We have quite the jazz library. My friends like Jazz. But does everyone? HOW DO WE KNOW?
So we generalize. Since I don't know, I guess I was generalizing that people like condoms, cause hey they use them. Or that people like the typical expat in Korea, cause you don't see a lot of expat to expat violence, so I guess they don't hate each other...but how the hell does anyone know?
And the guy with cell phones...they are a necessity for a modern life. My current job has it in the contract, I have to have a cell phone. It doesn't mean I necessary like it, but I have to have one. How do you know everyone loves or likes them? (Let's keep it to expats, cause Koreans and their phones are a whole other discourse!) I certainly do not like my students calling or messaging me at 9pm about a test or assignment due the next day...
Okay rant off. |
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edwardcatflap
Joined: 22 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 4:07 am Post subject: |
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This is exactly why I made my list pretty dumb on purpose. HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT EVERYONE LIKES?
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Jeez, don't you grasp the concept of keeping your ears and eyes open and getting a general idea of what's popular?
So a conversation with you would go like this.
Where are you from?
Canada
So what kind of food do people like there?
Oh I couldn't possibly answer a question like that right now because it would mean I would have to generalize. Let me consult the national statistics web site first, so I can say with complete assurance that over 50% of the population likes waffles  |
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radcon
Joined: 23 May 2011
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| Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2012 5:00 am Post subject: |
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| Jazz, Belgian beers, and the yuppified pretentious food culture that's ever present in my hometown. And cars. Id much rather be driven than drive and prefer public transportation to owning my own car. |
this is supposed to be about stuff that everybody else likes. i have been listening to jazz music for 5 years now and i've met a grand total of 3 people excluding jazz clubs that legitimately liked jazz music. |
Jazz is one of those things that hip urban sophisticates are just supposed to like. So I was thinking along those lines of things people are presumed to like. Also Belgian beers, designer vodkas, single malt scotch. |
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Stout
Joined: 28 May 2011
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edwardcatflap
Joined: 22 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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| There's no way Piers Morgan qualifies for this list. he is just about universally loathed in the UK and I imagine in the US too by now. . |
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Feloria
Joined: 02 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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"GLEE" and any similar crap--
I don't see the appeal of the whole "breaking into song and dance" in the middle of telling a story. To me it's just stupid--
The only exception is the original "Grease"; but the rest of it? Bleaughhhh
I totally agree about Piers Morgan-- |
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radcon
Joined: 23 May 2011
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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| There's no way Piers Morgan qualifies for this list. he is just about universally loathed in the UK and I imagine in the US too by now. . |
True nobody likes Piers Morgan in the US. But I will take him any day over the guy he replaced: Larry King. OOh. I will add Larry King to the list. He was just a dumb-eff but extremely popular for some reason. |
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Stout
Joined: 28 May 2011
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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| There's no way Piers Morgan qualifies for this list. he is just about universally loathed in the UK and I imagine in the US too by now. . |
Yeah, more of a comment on the CNN execs than anything else. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Mr. Pink wrote: |
| pedrotaves wrote: |
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| Jazz, Belgian beers, and the yuppified pretentious food culture that's ever present in my hometown. And cars. Id much rather be driven than drive and prefer public transportation to owning my own car. |
this is supposed to be about stuff that everybody else likes. i have been listening to jazz music for 5 years now and i've met a grand total of 3 people excluding jazz clubs that legitimately liked jazz music. |
This is exactly why I made my list pretty dumb on purpose. HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT EVERYONE LIKES?
Some of the responses on this thread have been as retarded as the one I intentionally made.
I like Jazz. Everyone in my family likes Jazz. We have quite the jazz library. My friends like Jazz. But does everyone? HOW DO WE KNOW?
So we generalize. Since I don't know, I guess I was generalizing that people like condoms, cause hey they use them. Or that people like the typical expat in Korea, cause you don't see a lot of expat to expat violence, so I guess they don't hate each other...but how the hell does anyone know?
And the guy with cell phones...they are a necessity for a modern life. My current job has it in the contract, I have to have a cell phone. It doesn't mean I necessary like it, but I have to have one. How do you know everyone loves or likes them? (Let's keep it to expats, cause Koreans and their phones are a whole other discourse!) I certainly do not like my students calling or messaging me at 9pm about a test or assignment due the next day...
Okay rant off. |
I'm just quoting this because I'm shocked that Mr Pink is back!?!? |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:17 am Post subject: |
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| Feloria wrote: |
"GLEE" and any similar crap--
I don't see the appeal of the whole "breaking into song and dance" in the middle of telling a story. To me it's just stupid-- |
Agree |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:01 am Post subject: |
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| Died By Bear wrote: |
| Feloria wrote: |
"GLEE" and any similar crap--
I don't see the appeal of the whole "breaking into song and dance" in the middle of telling a story. To me it's just stupid-- |
Agree |
Flight of the Conchords is the only time this is acceptable. |
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morrisonhotel
Joined: 18 Jul 2009
Location: Gyeonggi-do
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:24 am Post subject: |
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| cj1976 wrote: |
| Died By Bear wrote: |
| Feloria wrote: |
"GLEE" and any similar crap--
I don't see the appeal of the whole "breaking into song and dance" in the middle of telling a story. To me it's just stupid-- |
Agree |
Flight of the Conchords is the only time this is acceptable. |
Thanks for reminding me to add Flight of the Conchords to the list. |
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cj1976
Joined: 26 Oct 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:25 am Post subject: |
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| morrisonhotel wrote: |
| cj1976 wrote: |
| Died By Bear wrote: |
| Feloria wrote: |
"GLEE" and any similar crap--
I don't see the appeal of the whole "breaking into song and dance" in the middle of telling a story. To me it's just stupid-- |
Agree |
Flight of the Conchords is the only time this is acceptable. |
Thanks for reminding me to add Flight of the Conchords to the list. |
Haha, really? I just got into it recently and it made me laugh. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:38 am Post subject: |
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| cj1976 wrote: |
| morrisonhotel wrote: |
| cj1976 wrote: |
| Died By Bear wrote: |
| Feloria wrote: |
"GLEE" and any similar crap--
I don't see the appeal of the whole "breaking into song and dance" in the middle of telling a story. To me it's just stupid-- |
Agree |
Flight of the Conchords is the only time this is acceptable. |
Thanks for reminding me to add Flight of the Conchords to the list. |
Haha, really? I just got into it recently and it made me laugh. |
I like them too......but they did say themselves that they only really had good TV material for one season, but were persuaded to do the second against their wishes. The Murray character kind of pulled them through the second season. |
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