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presdoug

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Posted: July 29 2011 at 20:46

being overweight and bald
rude people
the feeling you get when you think you have lost your wallet or bus pass
loosing your wallet or bus pass
people who stare at you at a subway station to make you concentrate on them so you can more easily be picpocketed
cheap umbrellas that fall apart almost immediately
when your computer image freezes
Quebecois who hate English Canadians no matter what

FusionKing View Drop Down

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Posted: July 29 2011 at 21:34

Downloaded music, E-books, Blu Ray, mobile phones and the frigging obsession people have with it all. No one seems to realise that it really doesn't bear the grand importance that they think it does. Nothing special about stuff anymore. Give me my cd's and vinyl and hardback books anyday. Those mean something to me.

Pop Culture aka reality TV and so called 'mens' and 'womens' mags. Gossipping, sexist, arrogant, closed minded tosh.

People who come to rock clubs regularly who are not rock fans. Particularly those who feel they have a right to change the nature of a venue which was never designed for thier custom in the first instance.

The 'Anti-Everything' brigade who presume that they personally have the right to interfere with what other human beings do and do not put into thier own bodies.

Religion, particularly those who presume that they have the right to interefere with your personal beliefs by way of evangelism and harrassment of sorts.

War, and by that I mean matters of invasion, attack for policy based reasons and interference, not defence which in an extreme case is rational.

The Smoking Ban. I smoke. I'm Scottish. Scottish weather is crap. One must smoke outside. Thus annoyance is inevitable.

Ice on pathways and stairs. I have had many accidents due to this crap. One of which was relatively serious.

Contemporary design. All white, off white, cream, chrome, minimalist, boring crap.

Lotteries, I mean if you're going to gamble, do it in an amusing way like playing slot machines or read all the info in the racing post to devise the correct horse or something. Don't just pick random numbers and hope for the best for the rest of your life with minimal chances of winning. It's daft.

Eggs. Horrid things, the smell of them clears me from a room in seconds.

"Man is nothing else but that which he makes of himself" - Sartre

N-sz

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Posted: July 30 2011 at 19:01

Fashion and Sports

catfood03

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Posted: August 02 2011 at 21:41

- Heterosexuality
- Meat
- Sports

Slaughternalia View Drop Down

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Posted: August 02 2011 at 22:05

catfood03 wrote:

- Heterosexuality
- Meat
- Sports

You sound like a manly man

I'm so mad that you enjoy a certain combination of noises that I don't

JJLehto

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Posted: August 02 2011 at 22:48

The media
People who don't think for themselves
Nationalism
Organized Religion
Consumerism/Materialism
Greed
Extremism
Americans who think we're the sh*t and the whole world is gay and sucks
Non-Americans who assume we all are like that
Closed minded people (mainly those who are shown alternative and just don't even want to think about it)
Technology, really the abundance of it in our life
Celebrities famous only for being celebrities
People who care more about Kim Kardashian than politics
Democrats and Republicans
The state of this country
Those who think getting laid is the #1 thing in life
Drinking solely to get drunk/constant wild partying
Bad alcohol
Clubs

The Boston Red Sox
The Dallas Cowboys
The Philadelphia Eagles

Myself

JJLehto

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Posted: August 02 2011 at 22:58

Most proggers (the overall attitude on this site is sickening, not only towards music but being "open minded" yet really so very closed)

Earendil

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Posted: August 02 2011 at 23:00

People who make long lists of things they are really, really not into.

JJLehto

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Posted: August 02 2011 at 23:06

Eärendil wrote:

People who make long lists of things they are really, really not into.

People who make comments like that

Not even being very funny, what a douchey and unoriginal comment to make!

Also:
"The Obsidian Conspiracy" by Nevermore Angry

Sorry Slart, it makes me too angry

Edited by JJLehto - August 02 2011 at 23:20

ClemofNazareth View Drop Down

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Posted: August 02 2011 at 23:08

tattoos
drunk people (except for my personal amusement)
capitalism
the a22hole who starts a flame war because I listed capitalism
romance novels
SUVs
kids on my lawn (no wait - that's my Dad, not me)
monotone voices

"Peace is the only battle worth waging."

Albert Camus

Proletariat View Drop Down

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Posted: August 03 2011 at 00:01

people who argue politics as if we were deciding the fate of the nation... your obscure set of beliefs is useless no one else agrees with you, and my ideas are no better, lets just talk and have fun

people who don't care about art, music, literature etc.

people who think that movies have made books obsolete

people who are disgusted by food they have never tried... yes I just ordered a beef tounge taco for your information evryone else in the world who isn't from north america thinks its delicious stop being a dumb american

people who think the middle of the united states is inferior to the coasts, honestly I hate californian/new york/new england snobbishness the midwest and rocky mountians is where its at!

prog fans who are obsessed with defining prog

prog fans who dismiss metal

prog fans who dismiss post rock especially when they like kraut rock and space rock... really its like the same idea!

prog fans who get pissed when you insist lady gaga is interesting

bland boring food (fast food and health food, both)

bland boring music (the mistakes make it sound good, i don't want to listen to machines)

bland boring art (for gods sake take a chance just because this is what your prof taught you its not what you have to do for the rest of your life, make a mess make somthing worth my time!)

hipsters who hate everything

hipsters who love everything indescrimmanetaly

sandals, hats, gloves, sunglasses. they are annoying and uncomfortable

political labels. no one gives a damn if libertarians will never die, if the socialist revolution is near or if anarchy is the answer!

people who are obsessed with one sport and know everything about it. I don't think its cool that you know how many interceptions so and so threw last season or how fast so and sos fast ball is. thats not cool its sad, I don't go around telling people statistics about music, why would I want to know that!!!!

people who don't read contracts. im sorry you didn't read your contract and no i will not wave that fee for you, im just a cust service rep at a call center and I dont really care that you overdrafted your account because you don't understand how debit cards work, and I dont care that you cant pay rent. Try planning ahead making a budget and spending what you can afford!!!!!!!

who hiccuped endlessly trying to giggle but wound up with a sob

Any Colour You Like View Drop Down

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Posted: August 03 2011 at 00:12

Eärendil wrote:

People who make long lists of things they are really, really not into.

You got a problem with my issues? My issues have a problem with your issues.

Anthony H. View Drop Down

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Posted: August 03 2011 at 00:15

JJLehto wrote:

Most proggers (the overall attitude on this site is sickening, not only towards music but being "open minded" yet really so very closed)

Proggers are cool. I've talked to and met tons of awesome people at concerts.

Many members of the insane fringe flock to these forums.

VanderGraafKommandöh View Drop Down

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Posted: August 03 2011 at 02:04

JJLehto wrote:

Closed minded people (mainly those who are shown alternative and just don't even want to think about it)

This.

But in my case, I mean those who always vote the same way and have no clue who or what they're voting for because they vote for the sake of it or because their parents vote that way and they think their parents are right.

topographicbroadways View Drop Down

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Posted: August 03 2011 at 02:47

Anthony H. wrote:

JJLehto wrote:

Most proggers (the overall attitude on this site is sickening, not only towards music but being "open minded" yet really so very closed)

Proggers are cool. I've talked to and met tons of awesome people at concerts.

Many members of the insane fringe flock to these forums.

qft. Proggers that don't know what PA is are fine from my experience.

the PA attitude can be infuriating

VanderGraafKommandöh View Drop Down

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Posted: August 03 2011 at 02:50

Not sure where you've been, Mark.

I know a guy who likes VdGG, Can and a whole slew of other stuff and we don't get on that well really. I've met other proggers in real-life too and the same thing occurs.

Maybe it's me but I doubt it, as I have a lot of non-prog loving friends.

topographicbroadways View Drop Down

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Posted: August 03 2011 at 02:57

James wrote:

Not sure where you've been, Mark.

I know a guy who likes VdGG, Can and a whole slew of other stuff and we don't get on that well really. I've met other proggers in real-life too and the same thing occurs.

Maybe it's me but I doubt it, as I have a lot of non-prog loving friends.

Only meeting a few people at gigs. Not a great number of examples to draw on I guess.

Most people turn up the ass holery to an extreme once they're on the internet. Which is probably why it's more infuriating on PA

Atavachron View Drop Down

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Posted: August 03 2011 at 03:00

ClemofNazareth wrote:

tattoos
drunk people (except for my personal amusement)
capitalism
the a22hole who starts a flame war because I listed capitalism
romance novels
SUVs
kids on my lawn (no wait - that's my Dad, not me)
monotone voices

luckily about half of these are avoidable

VanderGraafKommandöh View Drop Down

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Posted: August 03 2011 at 03:02

But you can ignore the arseholery on here. In real-life it's a bit harder if that person is at a gig or in the same room as you for a long time.

topographicbroadways View Drop Down

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Posted: August 03 2011 at 03:08

James wrote:

But you can ignore the arseholery on here. In real-life it's a bit harder if that person is at a gig or in the same room as you for a long time.

I guess i've mostly avoided ass holes then.

A lot of the people I actually know in real life are ass holes though.

Edited by topographicbroadways - August 03 2011 at 03:08