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Answers: I really, really hate the following things:

Reality TV, Hip-Hip, SportsCenter, Cell Phones and the DNC.

The only guy that I see on the political horizon capable of managing the country is another actor.

"What a world, what a world..."

Did you ever see the Margaret Hamilton interview where she talks about the call from MGM. She was so excited to hear that she had been picked for a part in the Wizard of Oz...and... so crushed when they told her it was for the wicked witch?

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I can understand wanting to be different. But it's hard to be acknowledged as different these days because everyone else is too busy listening to hiphop and watching reality TV.

Reality TV is here to stay. The Networks love the fact that they can do a whole season of "Survivor" for less than one episode of "Friends" used to cost. But, like Reality itself, it's overrated. If I start craving Reality TV, I watch C-Span and the Weather Channel.

Hip Hop is something I could get to like if they didn't always have some guy spoil it by talking over the music.

Sports Center is something I just skip by, because I lost interest in Sports when I discovered that it was more fun doing things than watching them.

With the advent of Bluetooth, it's gotten harder than ever to know who has Tourette's Syndrome and who has a Cell Phone. But Cell Phones are a necessary evil for those of us who'd rather not deal with AT&T. So I compromise by not giving out the number and mostly using it for a watch.

The DNC can be annoying, but at least they provide seasonal jobs with their Fundraising phone and internet operations--unlike the RNC which outsources those functions to India.

But those are common peeves. To be different, you need to find something more original to rail against. For instance, people who stop their cars in the crosswalk at lights so that pedestrians have to take their chances with the traffic coming up behind them or wait for the next light. Sidewalk cyclists. Trixies who you can't tell if they have a sense of humor because they giggle at everything. People under 30 who insist on singing "My Way" at karaoke, and for that matter people with voices like Kermit singing "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant." I mean, bad singing is part of karaoke--but not for 9 uninterrupted minutes.

I hope that helps.

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You're just trying to be original.
But, everyone's done it before. It's boring.

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Maybe..but, its not a bad idea to present all the intellectual options sometimes.

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Only if you do it just to be difficult. If your ideas are based on actual opinions and not passive aggressive tactics, then you are fine.

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No youre not alone. I hate rap and myspace and all the other crazes that my age group has.

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Haha. No, don't change your opinions for the sake of popular opinion. Follow what you like and believe in and **** the rest.

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i hate people too

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You can't make your life harder by disagreeing with things that don't matter anyway. In the long run, it will make your life easier because you won't be bogged down with anything that won't make a difference to you or anyone else. You don't need to disagree, just ignore them all.

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Life is a constant, you'll only make it more interesting.

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No Cuppa Tea, he is only trying to be unique, just like everyone else. lol

I can not stand reality TV, Hip Hop, Sports Center and the DNC too. Cell phones are ok if you don't let them run and ruin your life.

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Me too. The world has become obnoxious.

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WAITAMINUTE!!! There's another one of ME out there!!?? (Sooner or later we will amass our collective intellect and make the world suffer their foolish pursuits)!

Your last paragraph is kinda like the bit I heard the other day, ". . . when life deals out lemons, my wife cuts them in half and rubs them in my eyes . . ."

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