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[Disposable Ninja]

That's not neck blood, dude.

[Thad]

Motherfucking Numa Numa.

In the past two days I have heard it three times from the (otherwise inoffensive) radio stations my coworkers listen to -- the original twice, and a fucking hiphop song with a samples once.

[Brentai]

Memes from 2006 coming back, huh?  If this ends up with lolcats I'm gonna

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAbhJk4YJns

OH FUCK IT'S STARTING AAAAAH

[Brentai]

Reviewers of Ys I who claim that the combat consists of running head-on into enemies and either hit or get hit at random.  That's not how you do it!  You're supposed to approach them slightly off-center for a guaranteed hit!  But that makes it easier for them to flank and hit you!  It's really very good!

Of course the fact that there's a reason that Ys I gets re-reviewed every two years or so kind of irks me too.

(Oh, and the other games mostly avoid this style of combat, either by making you use magic most of the time or by giving you a standard attack button.  Honestly, it's too bad.  I like the positioning-based swordfights.)

[Brentai]

Events are conspiring to make me move back to L.A.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaLxFIVX1s

[Lady Duke]

Since I'm thinking about it now, I hate when people tell me to watch things that I've already expressed no interest or even disinterest in seeing.  I don't tell you what to watch and don't force you to watch anything I like, so it really makes me crazy when people sit and try to convince me to watch something.  It just makes me less and less interested in ever caring to see it.

[Brentai]

Shut.  The fuck.  Up.

Before you say another fucking word, let's review how you talk to people.

I've never seen Avatar and will never watch it because not only do I have no interest, but any time anybody mentions that I should watch it, it just pisses me off more about being determined not to watch it.

HINT: If you say "I've never watched it and hate it based entirely on the fact that other people like it," you're inviting people to point out that, you know, you should fucking try something before you ROW ROW FIGHT THE POWAH or whatever.

I don't have any desire to watch it.  I've seen a handful of episodes, didn't like it at all, and don't have any interest in watching.

Fucking okay then.  Say that in the first place, and you won't need to have to post a rant in two different topics because somebody was helpfully trying to get you over what you've falsely stated to be a preconceived notion.

I've been where you are, God and Thad above know that, and I'm telling you right now that people aren't going to stop telling you that, you know, Good Popular Thing is Good.  Not even a decade later.  You have only a few options:

1) Calm the fuck down, shut the fuck up, and deal the fuck with it.
2) Have a constantly recurring series of arguments that escalate to a point that's seriously embarrassing for everyone.
3) Swallow your pride, watch the thing, hate it, but be content that you know what everybody is talking about and also what you're talking about when you say you don't like it.

You're heading down track #2 right now.  I know you don't give a fuck what my suggestions happen to be, so I'll leave it up to you to decide if that is something you would enjoy or not.

[Lady Duke]

I didn't say I hated it.  See that's the part where everybody always pounces on me.  I'm not insulting the show, I'm not insulting anyone's interest in the show, I just don't want to watch it.  I shouldn't even have to have seen any episodes to say I don't want to watch it.  I'm pretty sure people see previews or commercials of a show and go "That's nothing I'm interested in" and then they never watch it.

[Brentai]

Fair enough, but I sincerely doubt anybody's "pouncing" on you for "insulting their show".  At least, not until you make a crusade out of it.  If that really is the reaction you get unprovoked then you are legally allowed in most states to break those people's noses.

[Detonator]

I didn't say I hated it.  See that's the part where everybody always pounces on me.  I'm not insulting the show, I'm not insulting anyone's interest in the show, I just don't want to watch it.  I shouldn't even have to have seen any episodes to say I don't want to watch it.  I'm pretty sure people see previews or commercials of a show and go "That's nothing I'm interested in" and then they never watch it.

You admitted that the only reason you don't want to watch the show is because you might have to swallow your pride and admit it's good.  When you resist something for so long, you have no choice but to avoid it forever, or give in and possibly admit you were wrong.

As for the show being nothing you're interested in...



I know this post won't help, but your fierce resistance makes it so very fun to try.  I hope you never break.

[Guild]

I see I missed the meat of this discussion.

[Lady Duke]

Dude, I told you I didn't even like any episodes I saw.  Why would I continue to watch?  And I said the fact that I have a totally pissy bitch friend who bitches at me for not watching DOES strengthen my feelings to never watch it because she just makes me so fucking angry for even bitching about the fact that I haven't seen a show.

[Guild]

...are you trying to say you hate Avatar?

[Disposable Ninja]

Well, what happened in the episodes you watched? If it was, like, the Painted Lady episode or the one with the swamp? Those are sucky episodes and you should watch the series anyway.

But if the episode had a big drill thrusting into a massive, quivering wall, or any episode focusing on Toph, and you still didn't like it -- then fine. It's safe to say that you actually don't enjoy Avatar.

[Detonator]

I didn't say I hated it.

Dude, I told you I didn't even like any episodes I saw.

I'm sorry I confused "didn't like" with "hate".  I should read more carefully in the future.

[Rosencrantz]

For me, the toughest part in getting someone to like Avatar is the first few episodes. I'm not really sure where I would consider the point where a person is usually hooked, because I've seen it so many times and much of the "wow" factor in season one is gone. I tried to get Cat into the show a while back (because she likes just about every other TV show I like), but she showed no interest in the first three episodes and kept talking over the show about unrelated topics. Not everyone likes everything. Oh well!

[Lady Duke]

Hate is a lot stronger than didn't like.  Kind of like abhor is a lot stronger than didn't like.  I'd say you know me prolly well enough to know that I'd say I outright hate or abhor something if I didn't like it.  I have plenty of hates, enough that I definitely throw around the term when I mean it.  Like the simpsons.  I hate it and watched a lot of it when I was younger.  And I hate Pani Poni Dash and I hate ummmmm....Castle in the Sky.  I also hated the Aristocrats and I hate porn movies and I abhor Annie Hall and I don't like the Royal Tenenbaums.

[Bongo Bill]

The first few episodes are pretty dull, it's true. The earliest major attraction is the first proper fight scene, in episode 3 or so, and even that is very short and involves two characters who don't get especially interesting until much later in the season, dueling for a reason that is not especially gripping. Not to mention they don't introduce half of the good characters until season 2. If the first half of the first season had any real stinkers, instead of just being bland and conservative, then introducing the series would be a problem.

[Alex]

It's okay, LD.  I wasn't a fan of Avatar either, though admittedly I only watched an episode called Snake Pass or Serpent Pass or something.  And I also admit to feeling like it's kind of a cash in on the 'those kids sure love their animu!' as with Teen Titans.

Same deal with Gurren Lagaan really.  Four episode and I was pretty much 'Meh' while the rest of the people I know are going WWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTT HOW COULD YOU NOT LIKE IT OH MY GOD CHECK HIM FOR A PULSE.

I'm okay with people wanting to share their joy, but for fuck's sake, take no for an answer or just don't be shocked if the reception is cold.  It can't be THAT hard to show some moderation.

[Guild]

Hate is a lot stronger than didn't like.  Kind of like abhor is a lot stronger than didn't like.  I'd say you know me prolly well enough to know that I'd say I outright hate or abhor something if I didn't like it.  I have plenty of hates, enough that I definitely throw around the term when I mean it.  Like the simpsons.  I hate it and watched a lot of it when I was younger.  And I hate Pani Poni Dash and I hate ummmmm....Castle in the Sky.  I also hated the Aristocrats and I hate porn movies and I abhor Annie Hall and I don't like the Royal Tenenbaums.

Simpsons is meh. Aristocats was awesome, but I think you meant the documentary about the joke, which was also awesome, so correct me if I struck out twice on that one, and finally Royal Tenenbaums was amusing. I haven't seen the rest.

I hate very few things. I don't think I can name a single thing I hate.

Peas. I hate peas. And popcorn. And itchyness - anywhere, anytime, it's always annoying. I hate judgemental people.

Uh... I don't really hate most of those things. I equate hate with a will to punch something/one. About the only person I want to punch is a Master Chief named Folger.

If I ever see that guy again I'm going to light him on fire.