I properly like few people – they make up the small circles of friends I have. Most folks are nice enough to spends some time with, on a sliding scale. A very few people I really dislike and avoid.
Ours is. Impossible not to smile back when she grins at you.
^^ no offence, ben, but it’s exactly this that i don’t like about babies.
why are people unable to have a baby in the room without randomly making “gu gu” noises? why does a baby in the room attract so much attention? why does the topic of conversation revolve around babies when one is in the room?
why to parents deem it necessary to show you pics of their sprogs without your asking and then get stroppy that you don’t take a massive interest in the little shit machine….?
why do parents ‘overbiked’ middle aged biffers deem it necessary to show you pics of their sprogs niche bike without your asking and then get stroppy that you don’t take a massive interest in the little shit machine overpriced MLC ‘steed’….?
Steve Peat, you mean the Stella advert on a bike? A corporate pawn used to reach places normal advertising is outlawed. Downhilling with lager tins on his helmet, dear me.
No-one is perfect not even me, well nearly, I don’t want to get irritated, it’s just that after five minutes of television news or any Internet forum it’s very hard not to feel just a little outraged.
no. it’s not just you.
you obviously haven’t had your sensibilities addled with or the aggressive parenting gene that makes previously sane adults turn into self centered cretins once little olivia/oliver pops out.
Nah. I don’t understand why people coo over babies either, and I fathered one (the count is going to stay at one). He’s smashing and it was still love at first sight and all that, but he was a horrible little sod when he was tiny. That’s my opinion of my own baby, I’ll spare you my thoughts on other people’s… 😉
no. it’s not just you.
you obviously haven’t had your sensibilities addled with or the aggressive parenting gene that makes previously sane adults turn into self centered cretins once little olivia/oliver pops out.
thank you Mrs Mith…. infact, you’re right. the babies themselves are ok. my gripe is with the parents/style of parenting….
I would rather reserve my ‘hatred’ for those who truly deserve it ie. those who have done nothing, achieved nothing, contributed nothing, yet have gained fame and fortune by virtue of being famous for being famous eg. any Big Brother contestant, footballers wives etc etc.
Why on earth do these people truly deserve ‘hatred’?
They’re full of themselves and believe they are special….. like ALL young people.
These people haven’t even had the decency to do something to become liked or highly regarded, so it’s fairly easy to skip straight to the ‘hatred’ stage and thus save a lot of time 8)
There do seem to be quite a few folk who are held in high regard for being associated with something good, rather than being the cause of good. I can’t say I hate them for making the most out of a fawning public; they are just irrelevant. But I feel something close to disgust for the fawning public who thing they are important.
In life we tend to befriend people that we connect with.. and unless we or they have some severely twuntish tendencies then we remain friends..
The cult of celebrity however is slightly more corrupt.. people with low intelligence worship persona’s created for monetary gain.. Not only does this low intelligence public have short little attention spans and fickle herding tendencies, but also the people that create the persona are hungry for more.. more love, more money, more fame.. Often they will try to achieve this by pandering to the lowest common denominator with little consideration for integrity or indeed for anything genuine.. and so the public lose interest and move on..
celebrity is a crack whore.. with herpes
I think these guys are genuinely liked by all though.. unless there is something fundamentally very wrong with society..
I read this as ‘celery is a crack whore.. with herpes’ and agreed completely.
Anyway, I’ve always assumed that the endless ‘hatred’ the people on here profess for all sorts of relatively minor things – celery is an exception obviously – is some sort of emotional blow-off valve.
But it is a shame, I give you the words of Morrissey: ‘It’s so easy to laugh, It’s so easy to hate, It takes guts to be gentle and kind’ in the full awareness that in a moment someone will pop up to declare their undying hatred of The Smiths and all that they stand for. I hate that… 😉
Is there anyone who is universally liked and respected by the STW massive?
Not likely to ever get universal like and respect because I refuse to idolise anyone and usually find that even those who could be respected are often unlikeable. I’m not a people person 🙂