Not my thing

[beetiger]

I was reading theferrett today, and came to a realization: I have never, never had any interest in going into a mosh pit. I love music, and I've been known to thrash around or go all tranced out and whirling dervish if it strikes me right -- but if I run into people while I'm doing that, it's not a feature.

Hell, I'm claustrophobic enough that when I was at a (not that crowded, honestly) standing only Ben Folds concert at Roseland, I was doing magic to increase the apparent size of my personal space, and having my girlfriend threaten anyone who got too close to me with her backpack.

What thing that some people you know seem to really like do you have zero interest in doing?

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[cktraveler.livejournal.com]

Alcohol - I understand wine; I don't like it but I acknowledge that someone else could like the taste. I don't understand any other type of alcohol at all ... it smells so awful, and it makes you act like an idiot. Not that I can drink alcohol ANYWAY on a right-hand path, but hey.

MMORPGs - With a M* I can understand the appeal, even if I'm not willing to invest the time myself. It's like an RPG with rotating player groups. But this ... this is just an overcomplicated video game that you have to play multiplayer, often with idiots. Most have no stories worth mentioning. And they CHARGE MONEY, not the one-time fee for a PS2 disc or an RPG book but a monthly FEE! What is up with THAT?

Incessantly Quoting Movies and TV Shows - If I haven't seen the show you've quoted, then your statement will make no sense. If I have, then I have already heard the joke. It's one thing to put an old quote in a new context and make it funny again -- like responding to someone's speculation about Nader 2004 with a drawled "A man's got to know his limitations" -- but when over fifty percent of your conversation is borrowed, or begins with the phrase "Remember the episode when," it's time to take that sense of humor in for an oil change.