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Most things about the internet and the people on it annoy me to varying degrees. Bad spelling, attention mongers, Rachael’s atrociously overpowering sex appeal, lack of decent online courtesy and George Clooney. I don’t know if George Clooney has a blog, but I am willing to bet that he would love nothing more than to inflate his hideous ego with one.
However there is one pet peeve to rule them all. Sometimes there is a quick summary in a bloggers sidebar providing the authors interests in a list usually preceded by “This author loves:” or something similar. Fair enough, some people might read blogs based on common interest. So why is it that sometimes this is then followed by pet peeves?
Usually these hates are along the lines of liars, cheaters and thieves. Pray tell, why are these painfully obvious universal dislikes listed? Are they a deterrent? Are liars, cheaters and thieves meant to look on in dismay, feeling unwelcome? Or maybe they rest unspoken concerns that the author may have a secret unhealthy obsession with liars, cheaters and thieves.
I personally think that liars, cheaters and thieves need a break. All my favourite people are either liars, cheaters or thieves. Captain Jack Sparrow, Tank Girl, Indiana Jones, Cruella De Vil, Heathcliff, James Bond, Lord Asriel, Ursulla, Voldemort, Sinbad, Ferris Beuller, Wilhelmina Slater, Haruko, just about any sexy person that has ever existed, the list goes on.
If I had to make a hate list it would probably be this: The film adaptation of Northern Lights, wet socks, my crazy cat woman hair, the fact that I have finished playing Twilight Princess, George Clooney, use of the word ‘cookie’ as slang in reference to female genitalia and children. And thanks to that indiscretion I now hate myself for making a hate list. I do not want to feel like the only one delving in hypocrisy here so feel free to comment with your own hate lists should you feel disgusted enough to.
ROTFL – you should update more. Your style of writing really is hilarious.
I’ve always found hate lists more ironic(?) than annoying. They list thievery or “people who steal their stuff”, but are more often than not using materials that don’t belong to them. I mean, I guess they could hate themselves but it’s not good one’s self-esteem.
REPLY: Blogging more often would require effort, however it is also a great way to procrastinate from my various deadlines this month. Yeah I noticed that as well – usually it is those sorts of people that have ‘hate lists’ littered in their sidebar. Probably as a way of convincing visitors – albeit stupid ones – that because they hate ’stealers’ then they are not one themselves. All in all it’s so ridiculous; as if people are going to read these lists and go “ZOMG – WE HATE TEH SAME STUFF! LETS B FRENZ!!”
I wish my “atrociously overpowering sex appeal” would translate over to real life…
As for “Madame Mysterioso’s weekly blogoscope”, don’t listen to it! According to her I need an ego deflation. Hello? I don’t have an ego to begin with!
But, yes, back to the point. This blog entry = true. The only type of list I like is the “to-do” list. Actually, scratch that. I hate lists. All lists! Especially to-do lists!
REPLY: Let’s start a list hate listing! No wait…
I know! I hate the sexiness of Rachael as well. It is SO distracting. *Tries to accomplish something. Fails*
Ahh, hate lists! I used to have one. But, my friends always used to say “The opposite of love isn’t hate, it’s indifference.” So, to be annoying in my teen cliche, I had an “indifference,” list. I am indifferent to many things including brussel sprouts, which I’m sure was very intriguing to my visitors back in the day. :P
REPLY: I better hold onto that brussel sprout casserole I was going to send you. Had you not had an indifference list, I would have spent a lot of money on postage ;)
My brain is suffering and possibly having a mental block here as it’s refusing to process what you’ve just said. You hate George Clooney?
I didn’t know it was possible! :O
I always knew people wouldn’t see me the same way ever again when I stole that eraser from Johnny in Grade 2. I didn’t know it would translate over to the Internet too.
*GASP* I always thought it inconceivable to hate George Clooney.
I’m totally more likely to make friends with someone who hates Harry Potter, Russell Crowe and rap music than someone who loves the same things as me.
Common ground based on hatred kills millions of Jews is fun!
My attempt at using HTML failed and now it looks like I think killing millions of Jews is fun. *cries*
The Gemini one was funny. Can’t say the Cancer one is true though, there is nothing for people to take advantage of, haha.
Hate list…does Frodo count? Haha.
I got to say I mostly agree with your hate list. I would just put people in general in there too. Not a huge fan of them. There are too many stupid ones out there I can’t be bothered most of the time to make an effort with them. Never heard of female genitalia referred to as ‘cookie’ though. That’s a new one. I try not to hate things. It[’s too much effort and if you hate something you have to care somewhat to be able to hate. I find not hating and not even caring about something a lot worse.