Ten things that I'm not overly fond of

Nick, of Dime Boxes fame, seems to have started something that's been rather popular across the blogs in the last weeks, that being this whole "Ten things..." thing.

I feel like I've seen multiple iterations of this theme, but the most popular two seem to be; "Ten things you like that I don't like" and "Ten things I like that you don't like". It's been fun to read these lists, and I've found myself agreeing with a lot of them, which of course makes trying to do a list at the tail-end of this craze just that much more difficult, because most of the stuff has already been covered.

I know that this bat around is kind of supposed to be card related, but being so late to the party, everything that I could possibly think of, has already been covered -- heck, if I replaced like two things from it, I could practically just copy and paste Greg's (GCA) list, and call it good. So, with all of the card stuff being taken already, I'm just gonna go ahead and make a list of non-card things that I don't particularly care for. Also, since I have no idea what people like or don't like anymore, nor I do really care, I'm just going with stuff I don't like; if someone else likes or dislikes any of it, well, more power to them.

#1 - Four way stops

Have you ever pulled up to a 4-way stop with cars coming from the three other directions, and nobody seemingly knew what to do? Of Course you have! That happens every GD time that anyone has ever pulled up to a crowded 4-way stop! It strikes me as rather fitting that the concept of 4-way stops was first put forth by one Joseph Devilin... after all he's got "devil" right there in his name!

#2 - Styrofoam cups

As someone who spends a lot of time picking up other people's garbage, I can honestly say that I hate picking up Styrofoam cups the most, with Styrofoam take-out containers coming in at a close second. These things are bad enough for the environment as is, but they're even worse when they start breaking down in to smaller pieces, not to mention that those smaller pieces are real b*tch to pick up.

#3 - Mayonnaise

That sh*t's f*cking gross!

#4 - NASCAR

I have never understood the appeal of watching a bunch of cars drive around in a circle for three hours, I mean what is the draw? It doesn't help too that save for being different colors, it's essentially the same kind of cars that are driving around in a circle for three hours. Given the choice of watching a NASCAR race, or watching paint dry, I'd be very hard pressed to make a decision.

#5 - Snow

I don't like being cold, so it's kind of a given that I wouldn't like snow either.

#6 - Hot tubs

Call me a germaphobe, or a prude... or whatever, but the thought of stewing in someone else's juices has never done a whole heck of a lot for me.

#7 - Puppies

Oh, man, don't even get me started on those little bas... KIDDING... just seeing if everyone's still paying attention :)

#8 - Country music

In general, I tend to gravitate towards up tempo music, and if it's not up-tempo, than it's got to have some other redeeming quality to grab me; *Twang Twang*... my dog died... *Twang Twang*... my woman took off in my pick-up... *Twang Twang*... no more beer left in the fridge... *Twang Twang*, is not up-tempo, and in my mind, has no other redeeming qualities either.

#9 - Glitter

If you bring something into your house with glitter on it, that house will never again be glitter-free. No matter how many times you vacuum/sweep/wipe with a rag, you will forever continue to see bits of sparkle laying around -- usually when the sun lands on particular area just right. Although, I must admit that knowing this, does provide me with some perverse pleasure when sending out glittery Christmas cards.

#10 - Jeans

With apologies to, Julie, if she reads this, I don't like jeans for one simple reason, this being that I like being able to breathe, or in other words, the ability to move around (all the fella's know what I'm talking about). This dislike of restriction is also why I prefer boxers (I know, TMI).

Well, that was fun! And as an extra added bonus, it only took me about thirty minutes to find all of the content for this post, which was greatly appreciated, so many thanks to Nick for setting the ball in motion.


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