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Title: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: erika on November 28, 2007, 12:36:41 PM
(http://www.reportercaps.com/Home_HLN/ngrace/nancy_grace_036.jpg)

She was in my hate pit before I even knew I had one.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: ian on November 28, 2007, 12:46:54 PM
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Can he go too?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Jason on November 28, 2007, 12:49:52 PM
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She was in my hate pit before I even knew I had one.

Wow, I almost called in with this one.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: erika on November 28, 2007, 12:52:25 PM
I despise her. She makes me say really bad words.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: samir on November 28, 2007, 12:54:58 PM
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Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: congolia on November 28, 2007, 01:02:40 PM
I don't know if there is an age restriction for the hate pit. If there is, let me apologize ahead of time.

(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c188/congolia/kn_01_taylor_03.jpg)

Taylor from "Kid Nation" into the Hate Pit

Deal with it!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: masterofsparks on November 28, 2007, 01:03:48 PM
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Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: senorcorazon on November 28, 2007, 03:18:40 PM
FLAY

Ooooo, so good. I agree with all of these, but this one ESPECIALLY. I can't stand watching him win another Iron Chef with throwing chipotle mayonnaise and a blue corn crust on something. God bless he sucks.

Here's mine. But I can't stop reading him to get angry in the morning.

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Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Forrest on November 28, 2007, 03:32:03 PM
As soon as Tom announced the topic, I was seriously considering throwing Glenn Danzig in my hate pit. You can imagine my suprise later on.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Rainer on November 28, 2007, 03:35:58 PM
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She was in my hate pit before I even knew I had one.

Perhaps the best written sentence in the English language this century.  You should merch it (with Tom's blessing, of course).
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Chas on November 28, 2007, 04:18:14 PM

While we're at it, can we throw another insufferable NYT columnist in:

(http://www.dartmouth.edu/~montfell/biographies/a_f/images/Brooks%20Photo.jpg)


Did anyone read his inane pop music column last week?  Such a tired and uninformed argument.  Why don't you stick to writing about dodos and defending Lon Cheney or whatever it is you do?  Ugh.  I hate that guy.

Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on November 28, 2007, 04:21:42 PM
FLAY

Ooooo, so good. I agree with all of these, but this one ESPECIALLY. I can't stand watching him win another Iron Chef with throwing chipotle mayonnaise and a blue corn crust on something. God bless he sucks.

Here's mine. But I can't stop reading him to get angry in the morning.

Senor, I'm with you 100% on the Moustache of Understanding (http://rolocroz.com/junk/friedman.gif) (and with Chad on the preternaturally creepy Mr. Brooks*), but I have to admit that I ate at Bobby Flay's restaurant (I forget which) on Thanksgiving in like 1999 or 2000 and it was pretty good.  I also like his cookbook.




*"I don't enjoy writing pointless, idiotic columns, readers.  I do it because I'm addicted to it."
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: fyodor on November 28, 2007, 04:46:00 PM
Thomas Friedman's writing is like a teenage girl's diary entry on how she just got asked to go to the senior prom by the star quarterback who also happens to work at a call center in Bangalore.

Horrible.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Rainer on November 28, 2007, 04:51:19 PM
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As soon as Tom announced the topic, I was seriously considering throwing Glenn Danzig in my hate pit. You can imagine my suprise later on.

Awesomeness.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: chrisfoll577 on November 28, 2007, 06:23:56 PM
(http://cache.deadspin.com/assets/resources/2006/12/isiah'sface.jpg)

isaiah thomas...
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Beth on November 28, 2007, 07:29:04 PM
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She was in my hate pit before I even knew I had one.

Wow, I almost called in with this one.

She just had a baby. I shudder to think about how that took place.

Also we were flipping through the channels the other day, and I noticed that while she's on maternity leave, they have a woman hosting who's almost an exact clone of her. It's truly bizzare.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: jon_Q on November 28, 2007, 07:40:23 PM
I agree with the guy who called about Jim from the office.  His smirk is what I hate.  The actors smirk, not so much the character.  He is a real fisher price man.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Josh on November 28, 2007, 10:20:14 PM
I agree with the guy who called about Jim from the office.  His smirk is what I hate.  The actors smirk, not so much the character.  He is a real fisher price man.

And the guy's so dime-a-dozen they found a clone and put him in that snoozefest Chuck on Mondays.

(http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/6061/00000074942006092014373nj7.jpg)(http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/795/1500200315002006largedw3.jpg)











(http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l268/wowzerz456/The%20officeGarden%20State/jk2.gif)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Tim K in DC on November 29, 2007, 03:43:57 AM
Props to Tom for the methodical multi-snub of the douche trying to nominate Keith Olbermann for the hate pit, btw. Every point the guy tried to make got a soft punch until the final crack to that sweet spot under the chin that always results in a lights-out knockout. See ya later.

[youtube]lcTzq3GM0kc[/youtube]
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: dave from knoxville on November 29, 2007, 06:21:39 AM
I agree with the guy who called about Jim from the office.  His smirk is what I hate.  The actors smirk, not so much the character.  He is a real fisher price man.

And the guy's so dime-a-dozen they found a clone and put him in that snoozefest Chuck on Mondays.

(http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/6061/00000074942006092014373nj7.jpg)(http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/795/1500200315002006largedw3.jpg)











(http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l268/wowzerz456/The%20officeGarden%20State/jk2.gif)

Hey, I like that guy, he makes me laugh. And the Chuck guy is a Jimmy Fallon clone, right? Because Fallon's career was so cometlike that NBC poured resources into cloning him. What's Fallon's next film project, Farcer of the Penguins?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: erika on November 29, 2007, 07:52:32 AM
She just had a baby. I shudder to think about how that took place.

Oh I know.

Here's the monster with her spawn...

(http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1224/632202345_cf96cea871.jpg)

(Check out the t-shirt :))
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on November 29, 2007, 08:22:27 AM
Erika, amazing.  Are you sure you didn't get help from Bobo on that one?

Also, ugh.

New to my hate pit: Simon Rich.  I just heard him interviewed on The Sound of Young America, and even though he's going for the charming, nebbishy twerpy guy type beloved (one assumes) of most FOT, he reeks of privilege - seriously, anyone who wants to give Laurie a hard time but likes this creep can join him in my hate pit.  He starts off as just another comedy (SNL) writer with a book, but over the course of the interview it's all revealed - son of NY Times cultural critic Frank Rich, Harvard grad and former Lampoon staffer.  And his work is about as funny as Maureen Dowd when her meds are working.  Oh, the English phrasebook tells you how to deal with terrorists and then turns into an episode of 24 or something, ha ha.  Couldn't you have reached a little further back on the shelf for a joke?  Or is that something you usually have your servants do?

Anyway, I hope he's enjoying it down there.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: erika on November 29, 2007, 09:44:14 AM
If you google "Hate Pit" this is the first thing that comes up:

(http://www.no-pain-no-gain.com/images/mike%20dayem%202.jpg)

FYI
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Miss on November 29, 2007, 02:41:42 PM
Criss Angel.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Dan B on November 29, 2007, 02:46:07 PM
Gregg Valentino, The Man Whose Arms Exploded

(http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/1194/11891778wt6.jpg)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: samir on November 29, 2007, 04:18:06 PM
(http://www.musicsnews.com/content_images/Razorlight%20singer%20Borrell.jpg)

Johnny Borrell from Razorlight.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Beth on November 29, 2007, 04:19:55 PM
(http://www.gigwise.com/gallery/30SecondsToMarsJaredLeto4.JPG)


oh how i miss jordan catalano
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Beth on November 29, 2007, 04:21:44 PM
Criss Angel.

he actually reminded me about jared leto. they kind of exude a similar douchiness.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Gregory on November 29, 2007, 04:22:44 PM
(http://www.harlanerskine.com/blog/uploaded_images/Harlan_Vice_00212-745424.jpg)

Mark Hunter
a.k.a. The Cobra Snake
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Wes on November 29, 2007, 04:36:45 PM
Based on that picture, I don't know about Hate Pit so much as Pity Pit. The poor guy can't even put his right arm to his side, what with all that voluminous underarm hair that extends even beyond the bottom of the photo.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Miss on November 29, 2007, 04:51:51 PM
he actually reminded me about jared leto. they kind of exude a similar douchiness.

Yeah, but Criss Angel is like the extreme version of Leto. That accent and that lisp are just hysterical together. This coming from a girl who was taunted for having a lisp during childhood! Just beautiful douchiness.

I see similarities between Criss Angel's accent and the old man comedian at the end of Wet Hot American Summer. It's a weird, out of nowhere comparison, but if you're ever watching it - consider it.

Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Rainer on November 29, 2007, 05:44:21 PM
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Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Beth on November 29, 2007, 05:47:59 PM
it's weird that laurie brought up coming around to vincent gallo on this weeks show, because i've just started to hate him, after seeing one of his belevedere vodka commercials 3 times in the span of a half hour.

Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Phantom Hugger on November 29, 2007, 05:49:51 PM
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Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Laurie on November 29, 2007, 05:52:11 PM
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oh how i miss jordan catalano

30 Seconds to Mars could really use some Tino magic.

This is the second blingee I made:

(http://image.blingee.com/images10/content/output/2007/5/6/126005918_f1739370.gif)

KRAKOW 4-EVA!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Beth on November 29, 2007, 05:53:58 PM
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oh how i miss jordan catalano

30 Seconds to Mars could really use some Tino magic.

This is the second blingee I made:

(http://image.blingee.com/images10/content/output/2007/5/6/126005918_f1739370.gif)

KRAKOW 4-EVA!

can i have your permission to use that as an avatar?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Miss on November 29, 2007, 05:58:24 PM
it's now official:

i throw lawyers who talk to me like i'm four and act like i'm a big fat liar and make me sad into the hatepit.

f those mother f'ers!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Sarah on November 29, 2007, 06:04:06 PM
it's weird that laurie brought up coming around to vincent gallo on this weeks show, because i've just started to hate him, after seeing one of his belevedere vodka commercials 3 times in the span of a half hour.

Are you talking about the one where he defaces a painting and ends up snogging a woman under a table?  If so, I'm with you.  And I've only seen it once.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Beth on November 29, 2007, 06:07:10 PM
it's weird that laurie brought up coming around to vincent gallo on this weeks show, because i've just started to hate him, after seeing one of his belevedere vodka commercials 3 times in the span of a half hour.

Are you talking about the one where he defaces a painting and ends up snogging a woman under a table?  If so, I'm with you.  And I've only seen it once.

that's the one. ugh.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Rainer on November 29, 2007, 06:19:28 PM
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i throw lawyers who talk to me like i'm four and act like i'm a big fat liar and make me sad into the hatepit.

And they shall live there for many eternals.  And when they awake, they shall be lost Chippies.

http://www.adultswim.com/video/?episodeID=8a25c3921663462a01166395123d005e (http://www.adultswim.com/video/?episodeID=8a25c3921663462a01166395123d005e)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: samir on November 29, 2007, 06:57:38 PM
i throw lawyers who talk to me like i'm four and act like i'm a big fat liar and make me sad into the hatepit.
f those mother f'ers!

Note to self: When I pass the bar, DON'T talk to Swiss like a big fat liar. Got it.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk on November 29, 2007, 07:13:34 PM
(http://www.harlanerskine.com/blog/uploaded_images/Harlan_Vice_00212-745424.jpg)

Mark Hunter
a.k.a. The Cobra Snake

Oh my god oh my god.  Seconded.  I saw this FWD at Fuck Yeah Fest a couple of years ago wearing a full-on tennis outfit including Tannenbaumsesque headband.  I felt like it was my moral duty to smash him across the face with a two by four, but there were none handy.

Not to mention dumbass Shepard Fairey:
(http://www.mediabistro.com/unbeige/original/Shepard_Fairey_Visit.jpg)

Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: senorcorazon on November 29, 2007, 08:14:54 PM
Mark Hunter
a.k.a. The Cobra Snake
Not to mention dumbass Shepard Fairey:

Ooo yes, Cobra Snake. So many bad things spawned from him.

I'm of two minds about Shepard Fairey -- true, every time he opens his mouth I have to wince a little (go hunt down the video of him getting interviewed by Perry Ferrell for an awful time) and some things he's done have been questionable like starting a marketing company. But, years ago I wrote him and got a quick handwritten reply back with some stickers and stencils -- I think deep down he's probably pretty okay. And the fact that he's still putting in the hours in the studio (and out on the street) has to earn some props rather than pawning off his work on studio assistants. But yes, I think it's possible to write oodles against him. And I will fight for your ability to throw him in your quite artistic Hate Pit

One more for my personal Hate Pit - The Mailman.
(http://www.nba.com/media/history/malonek_bio_200.jpg)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Miss on November 29, 2007, 08:30:26 PM
Note to self: When I pass the bar, DON'T talk to Swiss like a big fat liar. Got it.
you better not!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: DigiDan on November 29, 2007, 11:08:30 PM
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She was in my hate pit before I even knew I had one.

Anybody seen this?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWPY7b35vF4[/youtube]

Also... sorry to rain on anybody's parade with my anti-hate messages... but seriously people, where is hatred going to get us? I know this kinda stuff is good for a few cheap larfs and entertainment and perhaps also a bit of venting, but the last thing the world needs is more hate. So, iunno... I guess I just think that if intelligent and mature people are willing to add that negative energy into the world, then there isn't really a lot of hope for humanity.

BUT... I don't want to sound preachy, and I will say that I don't really have any qualms with the idea of a "dislike pit" or a "not quite fond of pit" or heck, even a "not my cup of tea pit". I know, those ones don't sound nearly as catchy.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: erika on November 29, 2007, 11:53:46 PM
There are many things I dislike and not many I hate.

I hate Nancy Grace.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: moonshake on November 30, 2007, 12:25:29 AM
BANKSY - it's not witty or entertaining, it's all just a whole lotta boooooooring!

Right? Yes?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk on November 30, 2007, 12:28:21 AM
BANKSY - it's not witty or entertaining, it's all just a whole lotta boooooooring!

Right? Yes?

You are so right.  That guy deserves the hate pit more than shepard fairey.  Because he also painted a damn elephant for his art, which is bullshit and animal degradation.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: fyodor on November 30, 2007, 12:42:18 AM
I'm throwing the Hate Pit into the Hate Pit.

Oh, and recursion too.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Phantom Hugger on November 30, 2007, 03:40:19 AM
(http://craigdietz.com/images/banner.jpg)
I don't Hate much but I am on board for this weird backward slide into the dark ages.
http://www.creationevidence.org/cemframes.html
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Phantom Hugger on November 30, 2007, 03:41:15 AM
(http://craigdietz.com/images/banner.jpg)
I don't Hate much but I am on board for this weird backward slide into the dark ages.
http://www.creationevidence.org/cemframes.html

not on board...
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: masterofsparks on November 30, 2007, 06:12:26 AM
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I hate Nancy Grace.

I had no idea who Nancy Grace was before this thread, but after watching that clip SathingTron posted, I was physically angry. Nice call, erika.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Laurie on November 30, 2007, 06:41:52 AM
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oh how i miss jordan catalano

30 Seconds to Mars could really use some Tino magic.

This is the second blingee I made:

(http://image.blingee.com/images10/content/output/2007/5/6/126005918_f1739370.gif)

KRAKOW 4-EVA!

can i have your permission to use that as an avatar?

Permission granted.

Also, more Nancy Grace:

[youtube]WDvJB9JoyBU[/youtube]

[youtube]am0uJkRSMNw[/youtube]
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: erika on November 30, 2007, 08:11:14 AM
She's a despicable human being.

Here she is discussing Melinda Duckett. Melinda Duckett killed herself about a day after she was grilled on Nancy's show about the abduction of her child. Basically, Nancy drove her over the edge.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpzqVlJJFIg[/youtube]

CNN should have dumped her long ago.

Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Laurie on November 30, 2007, 08:34:42 AM
Erika, I almost posted that. It's just sad.

My favorite part of the Elizabeth Smart clip is the murder in that girl's eyes. She is obviously not a fan. After reading about her ordeal in Under the Banner of Heaven (http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9405EFDF123FF930A3575BC0A9659C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1), it's nice to see Elizabeth standing up for herself against cows like Nancy Grace.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: dave from knoxville on November 30, 2007, 09:55:26 AM
I'm throwing SathingTron into my "I don't want to preach - oops too late" pit.













PS - That's a cheap laff. I'm all alone down here in my cheap laff pit, playing that audio clip of Stevie Blue on a loop.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: samir on November 30, 2007, 09:58:48 AM
BANKSY - it's not witty or entertaining, it's all just a whole lotta boooooooring!

Right? Yes?

I dig him... But it's your hate pit!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: KickTheBobo on November 30, 2007, 10:22:53 AM
I'm throwing the Hate Pit into the Hate Pit.


Do it for the sake of science.

(http://kickthebobo.com//62015079_7a75be207b.jpg)

Whoops!

(http://kickthebobo.com//SuperNova.jpg)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Itslikeimsayin on November 30, 2007, 12:51:53 PM
I know we're not supposed to take issue with other people's hate pits, but Dave from Knoxville: Did you ever hear of The Larry Sanders Show? 1992-1998.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: dave from knoxville on November 30, 2007, 01:19:16 PM
It's a great show! Now examine his work since that high point. And I will argue to my dying day that show was great because of Rip Torn, despite Jeffrey Tambor, and I am just barely to the good side on Shandling himself.

J-Lo has done good work since he has (once, but it was exciting); why aren't you complaining about her being in my hate pit?

You will never go into my hate pit, though. You know why? Because you stood up for what you believed!!! My hate pit's filled with brackish liquid, but self-assurance such as you have demonstrated floats!

Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Itslikeimsayin on November 30, 2007, 01:36:19 PM
It's a great show! Now examine his work since that high point. And I will argue to my dying day that show was great because of Rip Torn, despite Jeffrey Tambor, and I am just barely to the good side on Shandling himself.

Okay, good. I thought on air you said he hadn't done anything good since 1990, and I sincerely thought somehow you'd never heard of The Larry Sanders Show.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Laurie on November 30, 2007, 01:41:00 PM
Wait... whuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut? Dave put Jeffrey Tambor in the hate pit? I was still reeling from the fact that you put Rod Stewart in the hate pit! Have you seen a little show called Arrested Development? Jeffrey Tambor is delightful, especially as the evil twin! You're nuts, Dave.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Sarah on November 30, 2007, 01:43:29 PM
I'm so sour and ill-tempered these days, I'm throwing myself in my own hate pit.  It's much more efficient than throwing in everything I'm currently hating.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Chris L on November 30, 2007, 01:49:09 PM
Hank Kingsley is pretty much the greatest tv character of all time.   If anyone deserves to walk around like "made men" it's the firm of Shandling, Torn and Tambor. 

Also, what has Shandling even done that's so terrible in the last nine years?  A couple of forgettable movies?  At least he didn't shove them down America's throat. 
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Omar on November 30, 2007, 01:52:47 PM
Hank Kingsley is pretty much the greatest tv character of all time.   If anyone deserves to walk around like "made men" it's the firm of Shandling, Torn and Tambor. 

Also, what has Shandling even done that's so terrible in the last nine years?  A couple of forgettable movies?  At least he didn't shove them down America's throat. 


Shandling was very funny earlier this year on Home Box Office's Real Time with Bill Maher.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Chris L on November 30, 2007, 01:59:19 PM
Hank Kingsley is pretty much the greatest tv character of all time.   If anyone deserves to walk around like "made men" it's the firm of Shandling, Torn and Tambor. 

Also, what has Shandling even done that's so terrible in the last nine years?  A couple of forgettable movies?  At least he didn't shove them down America's throat. 


Shandling was very funny earlier this year on Home Box Office's Real Time with Bill Maher.

Exactly.  Along with some other recent funny appearances. 

YOU NEED TO TAKE A PAGE FROM HAVERCHUCK, DAVE!

[youtube]cmCpmEQD0L4[/youtube]

(P.S. to echo one of the YouTube commenters, good thing Garry got his teeth fixed).
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Omar on November 30, 2007, 02:03:51 PM
Hank Kingsley is pretty much the greatest tv character of all time.   If anyone deserves to walk around like "made men" it's the firm of Shandling, Torn and Tambor. 

Also, what has Shandling even done that's so terrible in the last nine years?  A couple of forgettable movies?  At least he didn't shove them down America's throat. 


Shandling was very funny earlier this year on Home Box Office's Real Time with Bill Maher.

Exactly.  Along with some other recent funny appearances. 

YOU NEED TO TAKE A PAGE FROM HAVERCHUCK, DAVE!

[Grilled Cheese and Shandling]

(P.S. to echo one of the YouTube commenters, good thing Garry got his teeth fixed).

That Haverchuck sequence -- and "Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers" in general -- is Apatow's crowning achievement. 
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Laurie on November 30, 2007, 02:20:20 PM
I can't view youtube videos at work, but I'm going to assume this is the prank call clip in which Haverchuck calls Coach Biff a Butt Patter and directs him to go sniff a jock strap.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Omar on November 30, 2007, 02:21:43 PM
I can't view youtube videos at work, but I'm going to assume this is the prank call clip in which Haverchuck calls Coach Biff a Butt Patter and directs him to go sniff a jock strap.

It's the sequence where Bill comes home from school and makes himself a grilled cheese sandwich and laughs hysterically (with a mouthful of said sandwich) at Garry Shandling's stand-up comedy before his mom comes home from work.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Laurie on November 30, 2007, 02:24:09 PM
I can't view youtube videos at work, but I'm going to assume this is the prank call clip in which Haverchuck calls Coach Biff a Butt Patter and directs him to go sniff a jock strap.

It's the sequence where Bill comes home from school and makes himself a grilled cheese sandwich and laughs hysterically (with a mouthful of said sandwich) at Garry Shandling's stand-up comedy before his mom comes home from work.

Okay, that makes more sense.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: dave from knoxville on November 30, 2007, 02:38:21 PM
Wait... whuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut? Dave put Jeffrey Tambor in the hate pit? I was still reeling from the fact that you put Rod Stewart in the hate pit! Have you seen a little show called Arrested Development? Jeffrey Tambor is delightful, especially as the evil twin! You're nuts, Dave.

Tambor's not in my hate pit. It's just Shandling, Rod, J-Lo, and several sets of Differential Equations and Calc III test papers.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Beth on November 30, 2007, 04:18:25 PM


Also, more Nancy Grace:

[youtube]WDvJB9JoyBU[/youtube]

[youtube]am0uJkRSMNw[/youtube]
[/quote]


haha i love when elizabeth smart rolls her eyes.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Emily on November 30, 2007, 04:44:23 PM
omg that first one is hilarious.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: DigiDan on November 30, 2007, 05:39:33 PM
I'm throwing SathingTron into my "I don't want to preach - oops too late" pit.

Nah, I said "I don't want to SOUND PREACHY". There is a subtle yet important difference. I actually did want to preach.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Laurie on November 30, 2007, 05:43:29 PM
BETH. I forgot to post the animated avatar size Blingee that you may use if you wish:

(http://image.blingee.com/images10/content/output/2007/5/6/126005913_d56f573d.gif)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Andy on December 01, 2007, 12:16:17 AM
I am just now listening to the show and I have to say, my hate pit has a population of 1:
Ryan from Eugene.

What a pussy.  12 hour workday?  That's normal.  Try an 18 hour workday.  Try a 90 hour work week.  That's  right, it would be 5 of the one day that you're crying about, plus 30 more hours.

Don't get me wrong, I work a lot because I like working, but I hate it when people act like "Woah, I worked 12 hours today and I'm delirious."  No you're not; you're tired of doing something you don't like doing, crybaby.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Andy on December 01, 2007, 12:19:53 AM
holy shit.  he called back?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: dvdv on December 01, 2007, 03:37:17 AM
(http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/images/dylan_avery_big.jpg)


"Activist" and "director" Dylan Avery.

Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Josh on December 01, 2007, 11:33:12 AM
Quote from: [size=10pt]Shocked Leno staffers fired as strike drags on (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071201/tv_nm/leno_dc)[/size]
"He even joked that because of the writers strike, he had more time to work on his car collection," a staffer said.

(http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/5306/05baker01bt6ux3.jpg)(http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/3512/lenocamaroai2.jpg)(http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/5989/jaysgarage1te9.jpg)(http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/3774/375duesenbergdh6.jpg)(http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/6203/leno7qj0.jpg)(http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/6856/leno27ev0.jpg)(http://www.channel4.com/4car/media/features/2004/jay-leno/03-large/leno-3.jpg)(http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/9926/jaylenofn1.jpg)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Beth on December 01, 2007, 12:14:46 PM
BETH. I forgot to post the animated avatar size Blingee that you may use if you wish:

(http://image.blingee.com/images10/content/output/2007/5/6/126005913_d56f573d.gif)

rock. i forgot that it wouldn't move unless you did that. i'll fix it later though. i have tendonitis in my  right hand, so all this left handed typing abd mousing is starting to exhaust me.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: kenkwan on December 01, 2007, 03:01:36 PM
Have you watched any of the "Vintage" Tonight Shows that they are airing. Awful!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: senorcorazon on December 01, 2007, 06:35:59 PM
Simon Rich.

That interview was AWFUL. I've written some truly unfunny stuff in my life, but none of it ended up in print in a two book deal with Random House right out of college. And the whole thing about living with his mom in their house in Manhattan and finally getting the courage to move with some friends to Brooklyn is what has the rent in Brooklyn skyrocketing. Grrr.

Or maybe I'm just jealous because I'd love to have a house with a washing machine and a stocked kitchen to retreat to whenever I feel overwhelmed. But the unfunny nature of the jokes are what have him working with TI on some new dance moves as I write this.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on December 02, 2007, 01:32:17 PM
Simon Rich.

Or maybe I'm just jealous because I'd love to have a house with a washing machine and a stocked kitchen to retreat to whenever I feel overwhelmed. But the unfunny nature of the jokes are what have him working with TI on some new dance moves as I write this.

Yeah, ditto.  I mean, of course, I'm jealous, who wouldn't be.  If I could have gone to an Ivy League school and not be in absurd debt for my MFA and not have to worry about rent and quit teaching and just be a playwright (I love teaching just not so much of it) and not have spent my entire twenties temping and waiting tables and have connections throughout the media and entertainment worlds, I would have.  There are surely legacy and trust fund kids whose work I admire, even though the only ones who come to mind at the moment are Edward Albee and Joss Whedon, neither of whom I admire that much.  What really raises my hackles is that he's not funny.  He doesn't deserve to be where he is.  The nepotism just stinks to high heaven.

That's why I'm voting Tom Scharpling in the comedy writers I like election of 2008.  Man of the people, running from a push mower.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: dave from knoxville on December 02, 2007, 08:54:56 PM
Strange how "funny" is subjective.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Stan on December 02, 2007, 09:48:42 PM
 This entire forum reeks of Joss Whedon fans.

 I miss the days of taping Buffy so I could listen to the show live.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Laurie on December 02, 2007, 11:50:16 PM
I'm a fan of Buffy, seasons 1-3, parts of 4, and the musical episode. I could do without the rest of it, particularly Marti Noxon's obsession with rape parables.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Stan on December 03, 2007, 12:15:36 AM
I'm a fan of Buffy, seasons 1-3, parts of 4, and the musical episode. I could do without the rest of it, particularly Marti Noxon's obsession with rape parables.

 Hey, thanks for taking my upbeat post and turning it into a big old hipster Marti Noxon hatefest. I guess a twenty five dollar dessert tasting buys only the desserts, not loyalty.

http://
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Sarah on December 03, 2007, 08:48:18 AM
Here you go, Stan:  I adore Buffy.  And while season 6 is my least favorite, followed by season 7, I would rather have less-liked Buffy episodes than most other television programs past or present.  I believe I've already confessed that I have the entire series on DVD--my only indulgence of the kind--and I have no doubt that before I shuffle off this mortal coil I will have rewatched the whole thing numerous times.

There.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Forrest on December 03, 2007, 09:11:58 AM
Strange how "funny" is subjective.

Huh?!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: senorcorazon on December 03, 2007, 10:00:25 AM
Strange how "funny" is subjective.

Huh?!

DavfrumKnuxvlle, that interview was entirely unfunny. And there's no gray space there, that foul ball went up into the nosebleed seats.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: erika on December 03, 2007, 11:23:40 AM
This weekend, Greg from Baltimore pointed out that the "King of the Hate Pit" wasn't represented in this thread or on the episode, so...

(http://www.visitingdc.com/images/george-w-bush-picture.jpg)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Forrest on December 03, 2007, 12:32:49 PM
It's hard to throw a guy you voted for three times into the H.P.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Andy on December 03, 2007, 01:26:23 PM
He's in my Hero Pit.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: dave from knoxville on December 03, 2007, 01:39:31 PM
Strange how "funny" is subjective.

Huh?!

DavfrumKnuxvlle, that interview was entirely unfunny. And there's no gray space there, that foul ball went up into the nosebleed seats.

I played his "Math Test" piece for about a dozen people last week. They all thought it was hilarious. I'm just saying.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: moonshake on December 03, 2007, 01:46:33 PM
He's in my Hero Pit.

B is for the bravery you've given us
U is for unanimous victory
S is for the strength with which you rule with
H is for forgotten memories

Bush, Bush, America's greatest president
Bush, Bush, the best we've ever had
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Laurie on December 03, 2007, 02:14:22 PM
Strange how "funny" is subjective.

Huh?!

DavfrumKnuxvlle, that interview was entirely unfunny. And there's no gray space there, that foul ball went up into the nosebleed seats.

I played his "Math Test" piece for about a dozen fellow math nerds at Knoxville Junior High. They all thought it was hilarious. I'm just saying.

Fixed!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: erika on December 03, 2007, 02:15:50 PM
GW BUSH WAS BORN IN THE HATE PIT.

FROM NOW ON I WILL REFER TO HIM ONLY AS THE SPAWN OF HATE PIT.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Matt on December 03, 2007, 02:19:46 PM
Quote from: [size=10pt]Shocked Leno staffers fired as strike drags on (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071201/tv_nm/leno_dc)[/size]
"He even joked that because of the writers strike, he had more time to work on his car collection," a staffer said.

(http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/5306/05baker01bt6ux3.jpg)
Holy moley - PFT wasn't kidding. Hopefully Jay isn't driving past a Taco Bell.

He's in my Hero Pit.

B is for the bravery you've given us
U is for unanimous victory
S is for the strength with which you rule with
H is for forgotten memories

Bush, Bush, America's greatest president
Bush, Bush, the best we've ever had

Thanks for this. One of my favorite moments of the show; it always makes me laugh and, yes, sing along. I'm not ashamed.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Laurie on December 03, 2007, 03:00:42 PM
I love that H is for "forgotten memories."
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: ian on December 03, 2007, 05:30:54 PM
(http://cache.wonkette.com/assets/resources/2006/06/Pierce%20Bush%202.jpg)

Pierce Bush, W's nephew... who, from the looks of it, has political aspirations.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Dorvid Barnas on December 03, 2007, 05:40:18 PM
(http://i.realone.com/assets/rn/img/6/6/4/9/9249466-9249469-slarge.jpg)
The Original?*

*7/31/01 - 2:42:50

Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on December 03, 2007, 05:48:09 PM
Strange how "funny" is subjective.

Huh?!

DavfrumKnuxvlle, that interview was entirely unfunny. And there's no gray space there, that foul ball went up into the nosebleed seats.

I played his "Math Test" piece for about a dozen people last week. They all thought it was hilarious. I'm just saying.

OK, I will admit that I didn't listen to the whole interview, if that's what you're referring to, DFK.  But what I did listen to was unfunny by any measure.  That he's a child of privilege is demonstrably true, though that sort of scuttles my whole argument.

I suggest that we be really careful with this line of reasoning, though, as it's something of a slippery slope.  I mean, lots of people think Dane Cook, Carlos Mencia, and Larry the Cable Guy are funny.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Sarah on December 03, 2007, 06:00:56 PM
(http://cache.wonkette.com/assets/resources/2006/06/Pierce%20Bush%202.jpg)

Pierce Bush, W's nephew... who, from the looks of it, has political aspirations.

I want to punch him hard in the face.  That smug Bush grin . . . 
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk on December 03, 2007, 07:05:11 PM
(http://cache.wonkette.com/assets/resources/2006/06/Pierce%20Bush%202.jpg)

Pierce Bush, W's nephew... who, from the looks of it, has political aspirations.

I want to punch him hard in the face.  That smug Bush grin . . . 

What, Me Worry?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Tim K in DC on December 03, 2007, 09:26:16 PM
I love that H is for "forgotten memories."

Too bad he doesn't spell his name "Busch", because the C could be for "cocaine."
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Sploops on December 03, 2007, 09:51:51 PM
(http://cache.wonkette.com/assets/resources/2006/06/Pierce%20Bush%202.jpg)

Pierce Bush, W's nephew... who, from the looks of it, has political aspirations.
Wow.  I've never heard of him before but after seeing this picture I hate him with all my being.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Emily on December 03, 2007, 10:50:39 PM
i'm throwing dating and interviewing for jobs into the hate pit.

i know these aren't people, but they're going in.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Stan on December 04, 2007, 12:26:47 AM
i'm throwing dating and interviewing for jobs into the hate pit.

i know these aren't people, but they're going in.

 Hey!

 Your avatar is back.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on December 04, 2007, 01:03:55 AM
i'm throwing dating and interviewing for jobs into the hate pit.

i know these aren't people, but they're going in.

You think that's bad, I should tell you about the year and a half I spent interviewing to become an escort.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk on December 04, 2007, 05:00:22 AM
Two or three years ago I decided I absolutely hate him.
(http://blogs.nypost.com/40by40/Jared%20Subway%20Guy.jpg)


Jared (said in the way that Tom says "Bees" and "Fudge" and "Jokes")



Jared from Smugway.


Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: ian on December 04, 2007, 07:55:18 AM
Jared went to my college, in my hometown. Here is the apartment building he occupied during those years:

(http://wave3.typepad.com/belskis_blog/images/2007/09/08/p9080157.jpg)

Apparently it was the closest place to eat, as he was too busy with the pornography rental business he was running out of his home (this was pre-ubiquitous world wide web) to venture more than a block away.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk on December 04, 2007, 12:02:15 PM
Thanks ian,
Now I have more fuel for the flames in my pit!

-John
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: ian on December 04, 2007, 12:27:41 PM
(http://bestweekever.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/more_you_know1.jpg)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: dave from knoxville on December 04, 2007, 01:50:20 PM
Two or three years ago I decided I absolutely hate him.
(http://blogs.nypost.com/40by40/Jared%20Subway%20Guy.jpg)


Jared (said in the way that Tom says "Bees" and "Fudge" and "Jokes")



Jared from Smugway.




Why's he holding my pants?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: fyodor on December 04, 2007, 02:06:12 PM
Jared went to my college, in my hometown. Here is the apartment building he occupied during those years:

(http://wave3.typepad.com/belskis_blog/images/2007/09/08/p9080157.jpg)

Apparently it was the closest place to eat, as he was too busy with the pornography rental business he was running out of his home (this was pre-ubiquitous world wide web) to venture more than a block away.

I read an interview where he (Jared) denied being so clever as to make money off of his extensive porn collection. He just liked porn.

I feel dirty.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Matt on December 04, 2007, 04:52:34 PM
And I will argue to my dying day that show was great because of Rip Torn, despite Jeffrey Tambor, and I am just barely to the good side on Shandling himself.

Dave, I like you. I don't agree with you, but I like you.

Those Nancy Grace flubs seem really staged to me. Why would there be a camera in the control room? If, as I suspect, these flubs were staged so that Nancy Grace could portray herself as the "sane" head of her terrible little operation at the expense of belittling her co-workers, then she's even more despicable than I had suspected. If I could find the clip of her mocking one of her guests, I would have posted it; one of her male guest trips over his words a little, so Nancy mocks him by stuttering accusingly, like he did it just to spite her. Ugh, she gets my ire up. Definitely Hate Pit material.

Aside from Nancy Grace, few people get me angrier than people who think they're funny, but in actuality are anything but. First example, Rob Schneider. How he still has a career is beyond me. It's one thing to be terribly unfunny, but to get defensive when people call you out as being the boob you are (see: Carlos Mencia), that's Hate Pit worthy.

For those who haven't read it yet, here's Roger Ebert's review of Deuce Bigalow, European Gigolo. Gives you an idea just how full of himself this Schneider character is: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050811/REVIEWS/50725001 (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050811/REVIEWS/50725001). Sweet comeuppance!

Another thing that peeves me about Rob Schneider is his Elvis worship. Ugh. I couldn't find the clip of him doing his Elvis impersonation on SNL during the G.E. Smith era (don't get me started on that guy), but here's an equally hateable clip from Conan O'Brien in the mid-90s:

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=QUKwNferYlU[/youtube]

Another guy in my Hate Pit - Greg Gutfeld, the host of "Red Eye" on FOX News. Aside from the fact that he's on FOX News, I don't have a lot of support/evidence for this one, but, come on, look at this guy. He fits the smug, condescending FOX-anchor-type to a tee. I want to punch him in his fat face.

(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eat-the-press/gutfeld%20on%20redeye-thumb.JPG)

Here's a good clip. "You know what bugs me? People who are blinded by partisan ideology." I think my irony detector just combusted. Also, check out his little "Greg-alogue" graphic in the bottom right of the screen - what, we need to see a flattering picture of him while he's onscreen talking?

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=c81j9NFO5PA&feature=related[/youtube]

Sorry for the length, everybody. Hopefully it was enjoyable in some way.

Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk on December 04, 2007, 05:28:58 PM
News teams and "News teams" always have the worst comic timing.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Gregory on December 04, 2007, 06:58:15 PM


(http://www.hometowninvasion.com/photos/470/2IMG_3025.jpg)


Shaun White
a.k.a. "The Flying Tomato"

is also in my hate pit
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: moonshake on December 04, 2007, 08:09:46 PM
I'm not sure if anybody's mentioned Tom Green yet, but I find him absolutely repelling. He goes in my hate pit.

(http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/5045/tomgreenff4.jpg)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Spike on December 04, 2007, 08:42:02 PM
This piece of human waste belongs in the Hate Pit.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Rudy_Giuliani.jpg/195px-Rudy_Giuliani.jpg)

HE WILL NEVER OCCUPY THE WHITE HOUSE !!!!!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: kenkwan on December 04, 2007, 10:03:47 PM
Gregory, why is the flying tomato in your hate pit?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Andy on December 04, 2007, 10:14:30 PM
Spike is in my hate pit.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Forrest on December 04, 2007, 10:43:21 PM
This piece of human waste belongs in the Hate Pit.

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Rudy_Giuliani.jpg/195px-Rudy_Giuliani.jpg)

HE WILL NEVER OCCUPY THE WHITE HOUSE !!!!!

This is the single creepiest post I have ever seen on this message board. That text makes my skin crawl.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Sploops on December 04, 2007, 11:10:15 PM
Spike, Akiva, and Steinberg are all in my hate pit.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk on December 05, 2007, 01:53:37 AM
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x311/rocketfast321/Gif/cat.gif is in my Hate Pit.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Andy on December 05, 2007, 07:55:29 AM
the baby or the cat? because for me:
Cat= Hero Pit
Toddler= Hate Pit
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Gregory on December 05, 2007, 03:34:51 PM
Gregory, why is the flying tomato in your hate pit?

 I've disliked him since he was 14. That kid is so into himself, and watching him in interviews makes me cringe.  He's got that stupid hair that he can't cut now because it's his thing. He aggravates me and it's kind of hard to explain why. Into the pit he goes
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on December 05, 2007, 04:08:01 PM
Speaking of throwing hate into the hate pit:

(http://i4.democracynow.org/images/story/46/16246/DobbsWeb2.jpg)

In goes this FWD. (http://www.democracynow.org/2007/12/4/fact_checking_dobbs_cnn_anchor_lou)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Martin on December 05, 2007, 04:34:48 PM
Speaking of throwing hate into the hate pit:

(http://i4.democracynow.org/images/story/46/16246/DobbsWeb2.jpg)

In goes this FWD. (http://www.democracynow.org/2007/12/4/fact_checking_dobbs_cnn_anchor_lou)

Quote from: Lou Dobbs
I am an empiricist to the bone.

Pit, meet Lou.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: senorcorazon on December 05, 2007, 04:59:40 PM
Speaking of throwing hate into the hate pit:
In goes this FWD. (http://www.democracynow.org/2007/12/4/fact_checking_dobbs_cnn_anchor_lou)
Quote from: Lou Dobbs
I am an empiricist to the bone.
Pit, meet Lou.

I'm sure Lou got the proper papers to go to the Pit also, and is not bringing leprosy. The saddest part about Lou is that he is one of the few people in the mainstream media bringing up issues that concerns the working class (like a lack of real representation in Congress), but just to co-opt the ideas and concerns and than varnish it with a thick coat of racism and idiocy.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on December 05, 2007, 05:35:11 PM
Speaking of throwing hate into the hate pit:
In goes this FWD. (http://www.democracynow.org/2007/12/4/fact_checking_dobbs_cnn_anchor_lou)
Quote from: Lou Dobbs
I am an empiricist to the bone.
Pit, meet Lou.

I'm sure Lou got the proper papers to go to the Pit also, and is not bringing leprosy. The saddest part about Lou is that he is one of the few people in the mainstream media bringing up issues that concerns the working class (like a lack of real representation in Congress), but just to co-opt the ideas and concerns and than varnish it with a thick coat of racism and idiocy.

That's the old fascist recipe, innit?  Take very real and legitimate grievances (working-class or otherwise) and then find a convenient scapegoat...
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: kenkwan on December 07, 2007, 02:50:07 PM
Gregory, why is the flying tomato in your hate pit?

 I've disliked him since he was 14. That kid is so into himself, and watching him in interviews makes me cringe.  He's got that stupid hair that he can't cut now because it's his thing. He aggravates me and it's kind of hard to explain why. Into the pit he goes
Fair enough. I have no say in anyone's hate pit but my own.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: senorcorazon on December 08, 2007, 12:13:01 PM
He aggravates me and it's kind of hard to explain why. Into the pit he goes

I think this is carved in marble over the entrance to the Hate Pit. The ones left unexplained go into the deepest section of the Hate Pit.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Matt on December 08, 2007, 06:16:17 PM
Additional Hate Pit action!

I'm throwing the Smoking Stones into my Hate Pit. Ugh. Your lives are pointless, Smoking Stones. Earning your living by the sweat of someone else's brow. Shameful. The whole enterprise is unnecessary. Normally, I could say "live and let live", but the lead singer is such a shameless Mick Jagger simulacrum that it makes me furious. What, it's not enough you butcher their songs every night, you have to do a horrible Jagger impression on top of it? Into the Hate Pit with you, Smoking Stones!

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=1_oB1WV0iq0[/youtube]

Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Omar on December 09, 2007, 09:04:49 PM
I guess this confirms that they still have Wi-Fi access down there:

(http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p155/fradom/seinfeldhate.png)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Dorvid Barnas on December 09, 2007, 09:13:11 PM
Additional Hate Pit action!
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=1_oB1WV0iq0[/youtube]

Smoking Stones?  More like Smoking Rocks, am I right, people?
What else is in the news...
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: moonshake on December 09, 2007, 11:35:54 PM
(http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/2772/0gf8ngc6bv0.jpg)

This guy annoys me to no end.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Matt on December 10, 2007, 01:17:27 PM
I knew you guys were hungry for it, so here's some more Smoking Stones action:

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=QTKel4m1rg8[/youtube]
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: congolia on December 11, 2007, 03:29:52 PM
Before these hate pits fill to the brim, let me add.

Cory Doctorow

(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c188/congolia/cory.jpg)


Blogger, Shameless self-promoter, Crappy SF writer, co-founder of boingboing, and Utilikilt-wearer.

He's legendary in his abilities to find out that people have spoken ill of him. I would not be surprised if he or one of his minions will try an injunction to remove him before the day is through.

Till then - into the pit, Cory.

I stand corrected on the BoingBoing co-founder part. He didn't start it, just made it worse. Sorry for the error.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: fyodor on December 11, 2007, 03:36:11 PM
Cory Doctorow's army of CC-licensed subway maps will destroy you. Oh look, he wrote another "book" where the hero hacks Disneyland in Second Life. Took him about an hour to write.

Cory Doctorow, I banish you to the lowest circle of my hate pit!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: yesno on December 11, 2007, 07:28:14 PM

Blogger, Shameless self-promoter, Crappy SF writer, co-founder of boingboing, and Utilikilt-wearer.


Cory had nothing to do with the founding either of the boingboing magazine or the blog.  The book that Mark F. put out in between the zine and the blog, Happy Mutants Handbook, introduced me to a lot of cool stuff (Chris Ware, Luigi Serafini) in the mid-nineties before every last thing was on the internet.  And I do have to thank Cory for pointing me towards today's actual good sci fi, like Ken Macleod.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Josh on December 11, 2007, 07:38:13 PM
Watch out or he'll steampunk you.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: dave from knoxville on December 12, 2007, 07:15:13 AM
Hate Pit tag out. I am letting Gary Shandling out (in a nod to peer pressure, but from really really cool peers) and replacing him with this lout

(http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee183/gaughin/Howie_Mandel.jpg)

I hope you're satisfied.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Beth on December 12, 2007, 08:43:45 AM
he tries to act like he never had a mullet


(http://content.answers.com/main/content/img/amg/pop_artists/P14986C1E63.JPG)

Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: senorcorazon on December 12, 2007, 09:24:11 AM
he tries to act like he never had a mullet

C'mon now. Yes, the "bald + soulpatch = douche" equation is still true, but don't try to act like when you were younger and naive you didn't think that the "Bobby" voice was funny. He's another case of the "cocaine = funny rot" theory, a la Robin Williams.

But yes, he deserves HatePittance. Maybe he could run the game shows down there.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Wes on December 12, 2007, 10:14:31 AM
The soul patch is the mullet of the face.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on December 12, 2007, 10:15:25 AM
Wes:

You did it again.  You did it again.  You did it again.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Laurie on December 12, 2007, 10:40:01 AM
Wes:

You did it again.  You did it again.  You did it again.

I KNOW. Wes, you are an amazing person.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: senorcorazon on December 12, 2007, 12:54:30 PM
Wes ALWAYS brings it in the chat, and I am gladly zung.

You did it again (x 4).
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk on December 12, 2007, 01:02:51 PM
don't try to act like when you were younger and naive you didn't think that the "Bobby" voice was funny.

are you crazy?

Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: fyodor on December 12, 2007, 01:22:55 PM
don't try to act like when you were younger and naive you didn't think that the "Bobby" voice was funny.

are you crazy?



Exactly. That voice was second only to the "Slimer" voice in ear/mind-raping ability.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: senorcorazon on December 12, 2007, 01:51:23 PM
don't try to act like when you were younger and naive you didn't think that the "Bobby" voice was funny.

are you crazy?



Exactly. That voice was second only to the "Slimer" voice in ear/mind-raping ability.

I admit, not enjoyable now. But in the early years, when my brain was smaller and had fewer connections, 'twas.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Sascha on December 12, 2007, 05:26:26 PM
I'm throwing Xeni Jardin right next to Cory Doctorow in the hate pit.  Like Cory she is a shameless self-promoter, she's ridiculously annoying, and she kind of creeps me out.

It should be noted, however, that Mark Frauenfelder and David Pescovitz are a-okay in my book.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Laurie on December 12, 2007, 09:08:14 PM
This guy is in my love pit:

(http://i3.tinypic.com/82x7ryw.jpg)

Oh, Crusher, I love you so much.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Sploops on December 12, 2007, 09:43:11 PM
This sweater is in my hate pit:

(http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/wwdnbackup/images/clownsweater.jpg)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Sarah on December 12, 2007, 10:38:56 PM
I think it's in the wearer's hate pit, too.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: buffcoat on December 13, 2007, 01:33:59 AM
W. Wheaton was on NUMB3RS a couple of weeks ago.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: ian on December 13, 2007, 01:57:18 AM
(http://www.tucsonaudubon.org/images/comcastlogo.jpg)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on December 13, 2007, 11:28:08 AM
This sweater is in my hate pit:

(http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/wwdnbackup/images/clownsweater.jpg)

Sploops, I'm wearing that sweater as I type this.  Everyone tells me they like it.  What's your problem, man?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: KickTheBobo on December 13, 2007, 02:58:06 PM
I caught a bit of this douchebag on the food network the other night, and decided that he'd be the first into my personal hate pit.

Guy Fieri

(http://kickthebobo.com//GuyFieri.jpg)

to add insult to injury, he was wearing a pair of shades on in this fashion:

(http://kickthebobo.com//1258470824_ffc71ee43f.jpg)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Laurie on December 13, 2007, 03:14:24 PM
I caught a bit of this douchebag on the food network the other night, and decided that he'd be the first into my personal hate pit.

Guy Fieri

(http://kickthebobo.com//GuyFieri.jpg)

What's with the hair? Is he peacocking? He looks like the kind of fellow who would attend this guy's seminars:

(http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/ilovetowatch/images/mystery.jpg)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on December 13, 2007, 03:16:28 PM
to add insult to injury, he was wearing a pair of shades on in this fashion:

(http://kickthebobo.com//1258470824_ffc71ee43f.jpg)

That's how I wear my regular glasses.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Chris L on December 13, 2007, 03:43:38 PM
Mike Suckabee - polling first among all other Republican candidates for the Hate Pit.

So Kucinich is widely regarded as a joke, but a creationist who thought in 1992 that AIDS patients should be quarantined clearly has much better judgment.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Laurie on December 13, 2007, 04:24:41 PM
Oy vey. I don't ♥ Huckabee.












...What?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: senorcorazon on December 13, 2007, 04:44:53 PM
Mike Suckabee - polling first among all other Republican candidates for the Hate Pit.

So Kucinich is widely regarded as a joke, but a creationist who thought in 1992 that AIDS patients should be quarantined clearly has much better judgment.

USA! USA!

Shame Leader Bush will not be running again; Tom will not know who to vote for. Kucinich is so much better on the radio, I wish he would be a Zorro like candidate that would not show his face and then people might listen to him and not make short jokes. Or Hot Wife jokes.

On that note, 2 year long presidential elections go into my Hate Pit. And the media as a whole.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Chris L on December 13, 2007, 04:52:53 PM
OMG it's the Jimmy Dean sausage family.  That ain't gon' work.

(http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/4383/thumbs/s-HUCKBIG-large.jpg)

(I would also accept "Fat Fuckabees" as a caption)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Sploops on December 13, 2007, 05:18:45 PM
OMG it's the Jimmy Dean sausage family.  That ain't gon' work.

(http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/4383/thumbs/s-HUCKBIG-large.jpg)

(I would also accept "Fat Fuckabees" as a caption)

What's with the shirts?  Those dudes look like members of Barbershop Sweat.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk on December 13, 2007, 06:59:38 PM
Vertical lines are known to be slimming.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Tim K in DC on December 15, 2007, 03:57:31 AM

(http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/4383/thumbs/s-HUCKBIG-large.jpg)


They look like they should be wearing paper hats. The blue elbow pads must distinguish the manager.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Matt on December 15, 2007, 04:24:59 AM
OMG it's the Jimmy Dean sausage family.  That ain't gon' work.

(http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/4383/thumbs/s-HUCKBIG-large.jpg)

(I would also accept "Fat Fuckabees" as a caption)

What's with the shirts?  Those dudes look like members of Barbershop Sweat.

Oh, man. That was very funny.

If anyone deserves a spot in the Hate Pit, it's Huckabee. As an Arkansan and a Democrat, it makes me sick to think of this man as the next President. I don't see how anyone can take him seriously. Luckily, should he get the nomination, all the shenanigans that transpired during his tenure as governor would be widely documented, and he would be run out of town, on a thin, rail-like contraption. Huckabee was adept at "shooting dirty pool", as one might say.

But "Barbershop Sweat"? You nailed it, Sploops. Huckabee sweats just goin' to the bathroom.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Beth on December 17, 2007, 04:28:13 PM
okay, i've seen this commercial way too many times. vincent gallo's going in. why? because i have to exist on the same planet as this douche. and i don't like it.
[youtube]7Vqit-c8FC0[/youtube]

 and  everyone in my hate pit should be forced to watch his stupid commercial on a loop. like tom, i'm welding it into the dvd player.


also laurie (i'm asking this in a polite but curious tone of voice) what exactly is making you come around to vincent gallo? I've been just growing angrier with him as time goes on.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk on December 17, 2007, 05:13:01 PM
That's the kind of commercial that's going to lead me to a life of monasticism.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Emily on January 28, 2008, 03:55:52 PM
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m47/hippocatgeek/Picture2.png)

if you know how to disable it, tell me. please.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: argyle on January 28, 2008, 05:28:21 PM
Bill Maher is wearing orange and is picking up garbage with one of those sharp poles in my hate pit.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Joe Don from Astoria on January 28, 2008, 06:14:31 PM
Ha.

While temping at a consulting firm, I overheard an executive talk about how he met Bill Maher at a party and almost came to blows.  Apparently Bill asked the guy what he thought of the then-current incarnation of Politically Incorrect, and the guy said, "Well, it's not a show I take too seriously; I mean, it seems like an excuse for celebrities to make wisecracks and score points with soundbites."  And Bill then supposedly wanted to throttle him.

I've watched a little of Bill Maher... The moments he makes me reach for the Hate Pit button are when he furrows his brow like a basset hound and makes his "Come on, can't you see how that line of thinking is complete and utter sh-t" face.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk on January 28, 2008, 06:56:15 PM
I saw him do a standup special on HBO recently and he was wearing a tight t-shirt with a Chinese dragon on it or something.  LIke he was trying to look "hip" or something.  This is a guy who's been wearing suits since like 1984.  all the sudden he's wearing Hot Topic shirts.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: masterofsparks on January 28, 2008, 08:32:46 PM
Just to add an extra layer of horror to John Junk's (true) story, the dragon on the t-shirt was smoking pot. Oh, and the show wasn't terribly good, either.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Matt on January 28, 2008, 08:56:18 PM
Just to add an extra layer of horror to John Junk's (true) story, the dragon on the t-shirt was smoking pot. Oh, and the show wasn't terribly good, either.

Hey, cut the guy a break - he's Swiss.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: argyle on January 29, 2008, 02:38:17 PM
Bill Maher warped himself into a lifetime of community service in my hate pit after he spent fifteen minutes of one show literally smirking at John Mellencamp for defending the mid-west.  He then spent ten minutes making blanket statements about how stupid everyone in the mid-west is b/c those states went for Bush, as though every single person in one entire region voted for him or something.

It's like he thinks he's as smart as Gore Vidal because the guy is willing to share the stage with him, and not just some incredibly lucky D-level comic. 

Have you ever looked at his http://imdb.com/name/nm0005175/ (http://imdb.com/name/nm0005175/) IMDB page? Aside from Politicall Incorrect the guy has been a special guest on such amazing shows as Murder She Wrote, Roseanne, and Married With Children....

The t-shirt with the dragon sounds about right, except it would be better with a giant fist-sized hole punched through it.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk on January 29, 2008, 03:25:42 PM
(http://www.whale.to/b/BillMaherSatanicSign2%20HBO500w%2020aug07.jpg)
(http://i.imdb.com/Photos/Events/4998/th-KevinSmith_Grant_9384614_400.jpg)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: KickTheBobo on January 29, 2008, 04:23:19 PM
interesting. I've always agreed pretty much with everything Maher says and stands for (we differ a bit on Israel though) and think he's been rather funny and sharp on his tv shows.

If I'm recalling that Mellencamp episode (I'm gonna have to revisit it on youtube), wasn't the crux of the argument that the Red Staters were just "simple" folk, which JM was seeing as an honorable salt-of-the-earth type thing, whereas Maher thought that this ignorance was something that helped to cause GWB to be elected/re-elected, and shouldn't necessarily be celebrated?

ok, maybe I better watch that ep. again.

edit: found that clip.

[youtube]34uVX_NEbRA[/youtube]

Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: masterofsparks on January 29, 2008, 05:48:02 PM
Ouch. Of course, I'm the wrong person to ask about this since the whole "Midwesterners = backwards nimrods" assumption gets me, as a Midwesterner, kinda riled up.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: KickTheBobo on January 29, 2008, 06:49:45 PM
Ouch. Of course, I'm the wrong person to ask about this since the whole "Midwesterners = backwards nimrods" assumption gets me, as a Midwesterner, kinda riled up.


the Midwest gave us Vonnegut and Devo. that right there is like "check...and mate".

Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: masterofsparks on January 30, 2008, 01:15:32 PM
Ouch. Of course, I'm the wrong person to ask about this since the whole "Midwesterners = backwards nimrods" assumption gets me, as a Midwesterner, kinda riled up.


the Midwest gave us Vonnegut and Devo. that right there is like "check...and mate".



Not to mention The Cramps, Dead Boys, Pagans, Stooges, MC5, Pere Ubu, New Bomb Turks, King Records, Guided by Voices, The Gories, The Dirtbombs...just to name a few right off the top of my head. With time, I could come up with an unwieldy list that nobody would complete.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Stupornaut on January 30, 2008, 01:31:03 PM
Ouch. Of course, I'm the wrong person to ask about this since the whole "Midwesterners = backwards nimrods" assumption gets me, as a Midwesterner, kinda riled up.


the Midwest gave us Vonnegut and Devo. that right there is like "check...and mate".



Not to mention The Cramps, Dead Boys, Pagans, Stooges, MC5, Pere Ubu, New Bomb Turks, King Records, Guided by Voices, The Gories, The Dirtbombs...just to name a few right off the top of my head. With time, I could come up with an unwieldy list that nobody would complete.

Throw in the Litter, Husker Du, Suicide Commandos, Prince, the Coen Brothers, Terry Gilliam, Mitch Hedberg and Joel Hodgson. And Dave Winfield, who isn't an artistic visionary but did manage to piss off George Steinbrenner.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Laurie on January 30, 2008, 01:31:31 PM
Ouch. Of course, I'm the wrong person to ask about this since the whole "Midwesterners = backwards nimrods" assumption gets me, as a Midwesterner, kinda riled up.


the Midwest gave us Vonnegut and Devo. that right there is like "check...and mate".



Not to mention The Cramps, Dead Boys, Pagans, Stooges, MC5, Pere Ubu, New Bomb Turks, King Records, Guided by Voices, The Gories, The Dirtbombs...just to name a few right off the top of my head. With time, I could come up with an unwieldy list that nobody would complete.

The Replacements...
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Sarah on January 30, 2008, 01:46:25 PM
James Thurber (whose birthplace I share).
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: dave from knoxville on January 30, 2008, 01:49:01 PM
John Wayne Gacy.....
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Omar on January 30, 2008, 01:49:14 PM
House of Large Sizes, the finest rock group to ever come out of Cedar Falls, Iowa!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Stupornaut on January 30, 2008, 03:28:06 PM
Ouch. Of course, I'm the wrong person to ask about this since the whole "Midwesterners = backwards nimrods" assumption gets me, as a Midwesterner, kinda riled up.


the Midwest gave us Vonnegut and Devo. that right there is like "check...and mate".



Not to mention The Cramps, Dead Boys, Pagans, Stooges, MC5, Pere Ubu, New Bomb Turks, King Records, Guided by Voices, The Gories, The Dirtbombs...just to name a few right off the top of my head. With time, I could come up with an unwieldy list that nobody would complete.

The Replacements...

I thought about mentioning them but there's been so much "yay Mats" stuff around town (thanks to this moon-eyed kiss-ass biography that came out recently) that I've got Replacements fatigue. I wonder if people are going to be such big dorks about Dillinger Four 15 years from now. (NOTE: they should.)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: argyle on January 30, 2008, 03:37:06 PM
In a just world, D4 would already be huge.  Does Patty still get naked on stage?

My issue with Maher and Mellencamp is that Maher reduces the entire reason that the people in the Midwest voted for Bush down to them being naive imbeciles who can't see they're being swindled, like everyone is supposed to be just like him: some smug, street-smart d-level comic with a Lou Reed-syndrome and a filthy mouth.

David Foster Wallace is also from the midwest...the list is too long. Minnesota alone is responsible for a huge number of awesome underground bands...

Also, if it weren't for the midwest the cowboy shirt and trucker hat craze of the early 00s would have never seized Brooklyn...wait, that's a bad thing.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: therottingstrip on January 30, 2008, 04:53:32 PM
(http://www.foodieobsessed.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/anthony_bourdain3001.jpg)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Martin on January 30, 2008, 05:10:18 PM
Throw in the Litter, Husker Du Dude [...]

Fixed!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Denim Gremlin on January 30, 2008, 09:07:14 PM
(http://www.foodieobsessed.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/anthony_bourdain3001.jpg)


I'm so with you.

that guy is the biggest douche on earth.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Jason on January 30, 2008, 09:19:11 PM
First entry in my hate pit, Jeanne Moos. I hate her fucking voice, the stupid puns and all the moronic non-stories she reports on.


[youtube]
s0E71W6NYxw[/youtube]
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Beth on January 30, 2008, 09:46:21 PM
Even though neither  she nor The View deserve the time of day, I just can't believe Sherri Shepard is paid to be on television. Possibly the dumbest woman I've ever seen. She makes Elisabeth Hasselback look smart. She makes me look forward to the moments when Whoopi Goldberg speaks. She is god awful, and when I think about how many people tune in every day to watch her make yet another empty-headed comment, I shudder.


[youtube]psGLXqW1kUs&NR=1[/youtube]

[youtube]ehWv_qlKxSg&NR=1[/youtube]
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Beth on January 30, 2008, 09:48:43 PM
First entry in my hate pit, Jeanne Moos. I hate her fucking voice, the stupid puns and all the moronic non-stories she reports on.


[youtube]
s0E71W6NYxw[/youtube]


"How about a pair of pa--aaa--nts"?

This is news? Really?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: <<<<< on January 31, 2008, 01:22:35 PM
Minnesota alone is responsible for a huge number of awesome underground bands...

Can't really understate the depth of the punk tradition in Minneapolis.  One of that city's strengths/flaws is how this provides it with a sort of resilience against the trends that come and go elsewhere.  A million Grant Hart solo acoustic albums, Starbucks sipping Jayhawks fans or Rhymesayers MCs simply can't seem to shake the element of crust that underlies it all.  The Jayhawks (for example) are probably friends with more anarcho-punks than most of us are, but I'm sure their fan base is largely oblivious to that fact.

Funny thing is, you'd never readily guess it as a visitor to Minneapolis, which seems to all appearances to be a very clean, prosperous, new and beautiful city ~ that there is a distinct form of nihilism beneath the surface there that seems very particular to that place and has made for some really good music over the years, sometimes in somewhat unassuming ways.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on February 01, 2008, 01:08:25 PM
(http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/03/20/miller_3.jpg)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Beth on February 01, 2008, 01:16:07 PM
(http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/03/20/miller_3.jpg)


YES!!!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Andy on February 01, 2008, 05:13:22 PM
my hate pit is populated with the FOT, because you're all so common.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Matt on February 01, 2008, 05:50:45 PM
my hate pit is populated with the FOT, because you're all so common.

Ugh, please don't get me started on Julie.

No, you know what? She fired the first shot, and now the FOT has to come down on her. HARD. I wasn't going to publicly say anything negative about Julie, but this unprovoked attack makes everything fair game.

Julie, over the past few weeks, has become my Most Hated Caller. It seems every time she calls in, she has to make some assholish (Trademarked!) comment, and it rubs me the wrong way. First she told PFT his MySpace page was "stupid". Then there was the whole Heath Ledger conversation, which honestly made my skin crawl. Now, she puts down the entire FOT community because she finds them "common". Well, Julie, you're not any more interesting/clever just because you don't filter yourself. If anything, it's a negative.

I can honestly say that, while I've been listening to the Best Show, I have never heard a more presumptuous and unlikable caller. And Tom takes her calls every week! Needless to say, Julie has secured herself a spot in my Hate Pit. I honestly feel terrible that I'm venting like this, but I listened to that segment in the podcast just a few minutes ago, and I couldn't contain it anymore.

Anyways, to make things a little more positive, this guy just earned a place in my Like/Love Pit:
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=pPp9pEn62no[/youtube]
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on February 01, 2008, 06:13:20 PM
She came from Greece she had a thirst for knowledge
She studied sculpture at Saint Martin's College, that's where I caught her eye.
She told me that her Dad was loaded
I said in that case I'll have a rum and coke-cola.
She said fine and in thirty seconds time she said, I want to live like common people
I want to do whatever common people do, I want to sleep with common people
I want to sleep with common people like you.
Well what else could I do - I said I'll see what I can do.
I took her to a supermarket
I don't know why but I had to start it somewhere, so it started there.
I said pretend you've got no money, she just laughed and said oh you're so funny.
I said yeah? Well I can't see anyone else smiling in here.
Are you sure you want to live like common people
You want to see whatever common people see
You want to sleep with common people,
you want to sleep with common people like me.
But she didn't understand, she just smiled and held my hand.
Rent a flat above a shop, cut your hair and get a job.
Smoke some fags and play some pool, pretend you never went to school.
But still you'll never get it right
'cos when you're laid in bed at night watching roaches climb the wall
If you call your Dad he could stop it all.
You'll never live like common people
You'll never do what common people do
You'll never fail like common people
You'll never watch your life slide out of view, and dance and drink and screw
Because there's nothing else to do.
Sing along with the common people, sing along and it might just get you thru'
Laugh along with the common people
Laugh along even though they're laughing at you and the stupid things that you do.
Because you think that poor is cool.
I want to live with common people, I want to live with common people [etc..]
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk on February 01, 2008, 06:17:52 PM
Wow!  I actually put Julie from Cincinnati down on this thread TWICE and deleted it both times (didn't want to be too negative).  The first time I withdrew was because I was following my own rule that a FOT should never throw another FOT in a hate pit.  Then I realized she wasn't a FOT, that she didn't like the FOT, and I put her on again.  Then I withdrew again because I didn't want to start a FOTwah without support.  And she's a real person and I don't really want to hurt real peoples' feelings.  Mickey Dolenz isn't really a real person in my opinion.  And neither is Shepard Fairey (that motherfucker!)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Gilly on February 01, 2008, 06:20:32 PM
The FOT community is far from common. In fact, you're as uncommon as they come. It's like you guys have all of the qualities of pretentiousness I like without being jerks about it.  ;D
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Josh on February 01, 2008, 07:22:08 PM
I like Julie but friendo please drop the act and just be yourself!


I think she'll come around don't you guys?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk on February 01, 2008, 07:32:23 PM
I do believe it's possible to reform this phone-criminal.
I'm sure Tom believes so as well, as he is giving her a chance, much in the vein of Larry the Perv, The Leader, early Petey, and M.C. Steinberg.  Some of these cases are more successful than others, as we all know.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: <<<<< on February 01, 2008, 07:34:03 PM
Success greets Dennis Miller wherever he goes.


Oh wait.


Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: mostlymeat on February 01, 2008, 08:00:50 PM
I like watching the View because I like to get a woman's perspective on things. The title is clever, too, cuz it's like "the view", like, a woman's view on stuff. Kind of like how Tom gives his view on things, in a manly way. The shows are pretty similar I guess:

a) gender-specific viewpoints, often yelled
b) c-list celebrity guests
c) devoted fans

I didn't know they hired some crazy lady though!

-Ajax

Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Sarah on February 01, 2008, 08:06:24 PM
b) c-list celebrity guests

What, are you channeling Julie?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Matt on February 01, 2008, 10:27:40 PM
I do believe it's possible to reform this phone-criminal.
I'm sure Tom believes so as well, as he is giving her a chance, much in the vein of Larry the Perv, The Leader, early Petey, and M.C. Steinberg.  Some of these cases are more successful than others, as we all know.

I agree with you, John Junk. Julie's last call started off great. Dare I say, she charmed me. Everything was perfect until the "FOTs are common" statement, and then I was thinking, "Oh, yeah, that's why I don't like her." She shows potential, though, and it will be a happy day when I can let her out of the Hate Pit.

I was thinking of editing/deleting my post out of fear that it would be too negative, but I've decided to leave it as it is. I'm not proud of that post, but that's where I was at when I wrote it. It's kind of like my Time Fades Away.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Julie on February 02, 2008, 09:54:26 AM
In general, FOTs are common. I would say that 96% of the entire population of all people is common. And so that gives an FOT a 4% chance to be uncommon. However, if an FOT is uncommon, there is a 50% chance that the FOT is uncommon in a way that I'm sure no FOT would want to be uncommon. Sure, you are all geniuses. Give me a break.

Of course, that's assuming that FOTs are representative of all people, which they aren't. I would hypothesize that FOTs are average or slightly above average, on average. I, however, find average and slightly above average to be common. That's because I am most of the time only exposed to average and slighly above average people. I rarely am around super above average and uncommon people. Nothing is wrong with being common. Most everyone you ever meet is average. That's okay. Just be yourself.

And try to have your own opinions and put them into your own words, rather than barfing up what you heard Tom say on the radio to/about me. It is funny when Tom says what he says, but it makes me sad that such an uncommon person can't even rephrase someone else's thoughts. I think you are jealous because Tom takes my calls and you are so much more interesting, which is the only reason I can think of to explain this insane obsession with me. But then I wonder, why should one try to rephrase anything when one is just saying the same thing that's been said for thousands of years? Maybe it isn't jealous robot syndrome. Maybe you've just given up?

Tom is above average in being funny. I expected FOTs to be a collection of watered down versions of Tom, at least with respect to funniness and having an interesting world view. I never said I wasn't common. Of course I'm common! I go out of my way to be more average than I really am. However, being thrown into an common hate pit is so very dull! It would be much more interesting to be thrown into Tom's REAL Hate Pit, although it would crush my stone heart into a million tiny pieces.

I do not think all FOTs are common. Some of them are very interesting. I don't want to hurt anyone's street cred by saying who I think is cool, but if you are worried about being one of them, then you probably aren't. Any FOT that is offended by the idea of being common is probably the most common kind of person. Not common as it relates to a high frequency of similar people, but common in the low kind of way.

So put that in your pipe and smoke it!

Lovingly Yours,

Julie
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Andy on February 02, 2008, 10:19:25 AM

I do not think all FOTs are common. Some of them are very interesting. I don't want to hurt anyone's street cred by saying who I think is cool, but if you are worried about being one of them, then you probably aren't. Any FOT that is offended by the idea of being common is probably the most common kind of person. Not common as it relates to a high frequency of similar people, but common in the low kind of way.


holy shit, what a dink.

Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Andy on February 02, 2008, 10:20:48 AM
also, how common of you to follow up a 6 paragraph post with this quote.
"The best way to be boring is to say everything." Voltaire
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Laurie on February 02, 2008, 10:31:30 AM
[youtube]F39RS3I0D0Y[/youtube]

Jarvis is in my love pit.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Julie on February 02, 2008, 01:13:03 PM
also, how common of you to follow up a 6 paragraph post with this quote.
"The best way to be boring is to say everything." Voltaire
Then I'll be boring and say that I think Andy is as uncommon as Matt.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk on February 02, 2008, 01:56:23 PM
Something about this reminds me of my new favorite video game.

[youtube]jY6yYAlueUM[/youtube]
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Matt on February 02, 2008, 02:20:18 PM
In general, FOTs are common. I would say that 96% of the entire population of all people is common. And so that gives an FOT a 4% chance to be uncommon. However, if an FOT is uncommon, there is a 50% chance that the FOT is uncommon in a way that I'm sure no FOT would want to be uncommon. Sure, you are all geniuses. Give me a break.

Of course, that's assuming that FOTs are representative of all people, which they aren't. I would hypothesize that FOTs are average or slightly above average, on average. I, however, find average and slightly above average to be common. That's because I am most of the time only exposed to average and slighly above average people. I rarely am around super above average and uncommon people. Nothing is wrong with being common. Most everyone you ever meet is average. That's okay. Just be yourself.

And try to have your own opinions and put them into your own words, rather than barfing up what you heard Tom say on the radio to/about me. It is funny when Tom says what he says, but it makes me sad that such an uncommon person can't even rephrase someone else's thoughts. I think you are jealous because Tom takes my calls and you are so much more interesting, which is the only reason I can think of to explain this insane obsession with me. But then I wonder, why should one try to rephrase anything when one is just saying the same thing that's been said for thousands of years? Maybe it isn't jealous robot syndrome. Maybe you've just given up?

Tom is above average in being funny. I expected FOTs to be a collection of watered down versions of Tom, at least with respect to funniness and having an interesting world view. I never said I wasn't common. Of course I'm common! I go out of my way to be more average than I really am. However, being thrown into an common hate pit is so very dull! It would be much more interesting to be thrown into Tom's REAL Hate Pit, although it would crush my stone heart into a million tiny pieces.

I do not think all FOTs are common. Some of them are very interesting. I don't want to hurt anyone's street cred by saying who I think is cool, but if you are worried about being one of them, then you probably aren't. Any FOT that is offended by the idea of being common is probably the most common kind of person. Not common as it relates to a high frequency of similar people, but common in the low kind of way.

So put that in your pipe and smoke it!

Lovingly Yours,

Julie

I retract my entire argument.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: bruce on February 02, 2008, 02:25:47 PM
Something about this reminds me of my new favorite video game.

[youtube]jY6yYAlueUM[/youtube]

Oh what fun Altamont was the festival for the ages. Screw that Woodstock crap. Give me a Hell's Angels beat down and Marty Balin punched in the face any time. I never tire of it. It's the only thing George Lucas was involved with that doesn't suck
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Zookeeper Joe on February 02, 2008, 03:05:01 PM
I think she'll come around don't you guys?

To quote a far superior call:

Nope.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: ericluxury on February 03, 2008, 02:04:37 PM
About Bill Maher...
His ego and tendency to act like he is stating something no one has ever heard of before while saying the same thing as many many others is bad enough. What tips him into the hate pit, though, is his creepy way of inserting his sex life into his show. He is always insinuating that he slept with every female guest on his show. He likes to paint a picture of himself as a this freewheeling sexually free bachelor, when he is way more of a pervy old man.
The worst thing I've ever seen from him is I saw in the backpage of Spin or some magazine where they ask like 10 questions of someone. They asked 'How's it hanging?' and his reply was '10 inches and to the left'.
Gross.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Josh on February 03, 2008, 02:13:25 PM
Hi, Eric Luxury!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: dania on February 03, 2008, 02:18:01 PM
Define "common"
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: <<<<< on February 03, 2008, 06:50:09 PM
I expected FOTs to be a collection of watered down versions of Tom, at least with respect to funniness and having an interesting world view.

Speaking for myself, if I were even remotely like Tom, I probably would not find him as engaging as I do.  Sometimes bonds are forged in difference rather than similarity.  ;)

Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: todd on February 05, 2008, 06:17:13 PM
Henry Owings. I've never heard this guy speak without managing to come off like a know-it-all dick.

Maybe he's bitter because he's 40 years old and his greatest accomplishment is "merch guy for the Comedians of Comedy tour" or "publisher of a too-cool-for-school zine,"  but his next job will be copyediting my hate pit's newsletter.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Stupornaut on February 05, 2008, 08:07:59 PM
Henry Owings. I've never heard this guy speak without managing to come off like a know-it-all dick.

Maybe he's bitter because he's 40 years old and his greatest accomplishment is "merch guy for the Comedians of Comedy tour" or "publisher of a too-cool-for-school zine,"  but his next job will be copyediting my hate pit's newsletter.

I don't mind his calls that much and I give him props for putting out 222 but that Overrated Book was like the nadir of every Sound Opinions messageboard thread ever. At least when Tom gripes about Al Green or Tom Waits or [insert musician you really like that Tom does not here] he can make it funny and kind of empathetic.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: masterofsparks on February 06, 2008, 01:06:49 PM
I agree that Henry definitely doesn't across well on the phone, but I really enjoy Chunklet and he's pretty much responsible for my discovery of the Best Show, so I can't hate on him too badly.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: ericluxury on February 06, 2008, 02:14:17 PM
Henry Owings. I've never heard this guy speak without managing to come off like a know-it-all dick.

Maybe he's bitter because he's 40 years old and his greatest accomplishment is "merch guy for the Comedians of Comedy tour" or "publisher of a too-cool-for-school zine,"  but his next job will be copyediting my hate pit's newsletter.
He's also a Grammy-nominated designer. What exactly are your accomplishments? Henry Owings might not be the best Best Show caller and I can't argue with your Hate Pit, but its not as if he hasn't accomplished anything. If you look at the sum of his life's work and say its nothing, then you would have to look at the sum of most people's life work and decide its nothing.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Sarah on February 06, 2008, 02:50:30 PM
Christ, mine sure is.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Forrest on February 06, 2008, 03:05:52 PM
Henry Owings. I've never heard this guy speak without managing to come off like a know-it-all dick.

Maybe he's bitter because he's 40 years old and his greatest accomplishment is "merch guy for the Comedians of Comedy tour" or "publisher of a too-cool-for-school zine,"  but his next job will be copyediting my hate pit's newsletter.
He's also a Grammy-nominated designer. What exactly are your accomplishments? Henry Owings might not be the best Best Show caller and I can't argue with your Hate Pit, but its not as if he hasn't accomplished anything. If you look at the sum of his life's work and say its nothing, then you would have to look at the sum of most people's life work and decide its nothing.

I personally like Henry. I think he puts together good shows, puts out good products, and runs a website that is amusing at worst. AND, regardless of what you think of him, he has the balls to put himself out there. "todd" may not be a bad dude, but it's really easy to lob those bombs under an assumed moniker in a forum in which you're not yet known.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: todd on February 06, 2008, 03:56:00 PM
Henry Owings. I've never heard this guy speak without managing to come off like a know-it-all dick.

Maybe he's bitter because he's 40 years old and his greatest accomplishment is "merch guy for the Comedians of Comedy tour" or "publisher of a too-cool-for-school zine,"  but his next job will be copyediting my hate pit's newsletter.
He's also a Grammy-nominated designer. What exactly are your accomplishments? Henry Owings might not be the best Best Show caller and I can't argue with your Hate Pit, but its not as if he hasn't accomplished anything. If you look at the sum of his life's work and say its nothing, then you would have to look at the sum of most people's life work and decide its nothing.

I personally like Henry. I think he puts together good shows, puts out good products, and runs a website that is amusing at worst. AND, regardless of what you think of him, he has the balls to put himself out there. "todd" may not be a bad dude, but it's really easy to lob those bombs under an assumed moniker in a forum in which you're not yet known.

i kinda thought the purpose of this thread was to lob bombs? he's a "famous" guy that i don't like, and it's my hate pit.

but i can confirm that i am indeed a swell guy.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Forrest on February 06, 2008, 04:27:31 PM
If lobbing bombs is your thing, go for it. Seriously, I don't begrudge you that. I'm just saying that it's a lot easier to do that behind the shield of this forum than to call in or to let yourself be known, two things Henry isn't afraid to do.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: ericluxury on February 06, 2008, 04:37:29 PM
The rules of the Hate Pits are that you can be as petty as you want to be about Hate Pits, its yours. I, personally, was just disagreeing with you on your portrait of Henry as a 40 year old guy who never did anything with his life. You can dislike the stuff and I am sure Henry is conflicted about his own level of production but its there and its something.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: todd on February 06, 2008, 04:44:02 PM
If lobbing bombs is your thing, go for it. Seriously, I don't begrudge you that. I'm just saying that it's a lot easier to do that behind the shield of this forum than to call in or to let yourself be known, two things Henry isn't afraid to do.

To be fair, Henry Owings has put a lot more effort into "lobbing bombs" than I ever will - this is the guy who published "The 100 Biggest Assholes in Rock" and that "overrated" book.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Forrest on February 06, 2008, 04:51:55 PM
Right. And again, my point would be that his name is on that book. He's out there, doing it, for better or worse, which will open him up to criticism. I will always respect that way more than the most eloquently-worded anonymous takedown any day of the week.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk on February 06, 2008, 06:23:22 PM
I just think he's overrated.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Josh on February 06, 2008, 07:26:36 PM
Bill Simmons, ESPN Page 2's "The Sports Douche Guy"
He started out trying to be the voice of the everyfan but now all he does is whine about not being able to attend an intimate post-game celebration with Tom Brady (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/080204).

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Through some mutual friends, I had arranged to hang out with Brady's crew for what promised to be a laid-back celebration in somebody's hotel room, probably no more than 15-20 people since Brady's circle is surprisingly and refreshingly small. . . . I kept seeing Brady sitting in a chair with his right ankle encased in ice, quietly sipping a bottle of champagne with a satisfied smile on his face, and Gisele would be there, and everyone would be recapping 19-0 and remembering the incredible season.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Gilly on February 06, 2008, 09:11:58 PM
Bill Simmons, ESPN Page 2's "The Sports Douche Guy"
He started out trying to be the voice of the everyfan but now all he does is whine about not being able to attend an intimate post-game celebration with Tom Brady (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/080204).

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Through some mutual friends, I had arranged to hang out with Brady's crew for what promised to be a laid-back celebration in somebody's hotel room, probably no more than 15-20 people since Brady's circle is surprisingly and refreshingly small. . . . I kept seeing Brady sitting in a chair with his right ankle encased in ice, quietly sipping a bottle of champagne with a satisfied smile on his face, and Gisele would be there, and everyone would be recapping 19-0 and remembering the incredible season.

Oh, that's a good one. Bill Simmons is terrible. Boston this, Boston that. Shut up already. I didn't even mind Boston teams that much before I started reading his crap every week in ESPN the Magazine. He's also part of that new (well kind of new) breed of sportscasters and sportswriters who are your typical frat boy but have a soft spot for the feel good story and can say they shed a tear when some major sports event took place. I hate those guys. I like my sports writing and broadcasting to be hard-nosed and based on statistics and don't give a crap about some douchebag's emotions!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Stupornaut on February 06, 2008, 09:49:31 PM
Bill Simmons, ESPN Page 2's "The Sports Douche Guy"
He started out trying to be the voice of the everyfan but now all he does is whine about not being able to attend an intimate post-game celebration with Tom Brady (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/080204).

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Through some mutual friends, I had arranged to hang out with Brady's crew for what promised to be a laid-back celebration in somebody's hotel room, probably no more than 15-20 people since Brady's circle is surprisingly and refreshingly small. . . . I kept seeing Brady sitting in a chair with his right ankle encased in ice, quietly sipping a bottle of champagne with a satisfied smile on his face, and Gisele would be there, and everyone would be recapping 19-0 and remembering the incredible season.

Oh, that's a good one. Bill Simmons is terrible. Boston this, Boston that. Shut up already. I didn't even mind Boston teams that much before I started reading his crap every week in ESPN the Magazine. He's also part of that new (well kind of new) breed of sportscasters and sportswriters who are your typical frat boy but have a soft spot for the feel good story and can say they shed a tear when some major sports event took place. I hate those guys. I like my sports writing and broadcasting to be hard-nosed and based on statistics and don't give a crap about some douchebag's emotions!

God. And his constant who-cares pop culture references (90210? Seriously?) and his casual misogyny (Women! Playing basketball! It is to laugh!) and his vague, flimsy grasp on any kind of statistical or strategic baseball knowledge... ugh. And he's read even worse since I discovered Joe Posnanski (http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/) does the geeky pop-minutae-obsessed everyman a hell of a lot better, plus he's a Royals fan so his woe-is-me stuff actually makes sense.

Also, you know who I hate? Matt and Trey, the South Park guys. I hate how they consider anyone with any more empathy than them a "pussy", they've spawned more done-to-death catchphrases than Monty Python, they're treated as some kind of acerbic political geniuses for opting to say "everyone's stupid", they do the "hey wasn't this pop culture thing crazy" stuff just as flagrantly as Family Guy only they're apparently better at it because they can reference it while it's still a week old, and they're arrogant rich little pissants who think being a shithead is the same thing as being countercultural: (http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/south_park_still_sick_still_wrong/page/3)

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"That's the most punk-rock thing you can do in L.A.: say 'George Bush is fucking awesome' instead of talking about how lame it is that he's fighting for oil," says Parker. "The only way to be more hardcore than everyone else is to tell the people who think they're the most hardcore that they're pussies, to go up to a tattooed, pierced vegan and say, 'Whatever, you tattooed faggot, you're a pierced faggot and whatever.' '' He looks very pleased with himself. "That's hardcore."
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Martin on February 06, 2008, 09:59:19 PM
Also, you know who I hate? Matt and Trey, the South Park guys. I hate how they consider anyone with any more empathy than them a "pussy", they've spawned more done-to-death catchphrases than Monty Python, they're treated as some kind of acerbic political geniuses for opting to say "everyone's stupid", they do the "hey wasn't this pop culture thing crazy" stuff just as flagrantly as Family Guy only they're apparently better at it because they can reference it while it's still a week old, and they're arrogant rich little pissants who think being a shithead is the same thing as being countercultural (http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/south_park_still_sick_still_wrong/page/3)

I agree with this 10000%.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Omar on February 06, 2008, 10:02:11 PM

Also, you know who I hate? Matt and Trey, the South Park guys. I hate how they consider anyone with any more empathy than them a "pussy", they've spawned more done-to-death catchphrases than Monty Python, they're treated as some kind of acerbic political geniuses for opting to say "everyone's stupid", they do the "hey wasn't this pop culture thing crazy" stuff just as flagrantly as Family Guy only they're apparently better at it because they can reference it while it's still a week old, and they're arrogant rich little pissants who think being a shithead is the same thing as being countercultural: (http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/south_park_still_sick_still_wrong/page/3)

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"That's the most punk-rock thing you can do in L.A.: say 'George Bush is fucking awesome' instead of talking about how lame it is that he's fighting for oil," says Parker. "The only way to be more hardcore than everyone else is to tell the people who think they're the most hardcore that they're pussies, to go up to a tattooed, pierced vegan and say, 'Whatever, you tattooed faggot, you're a pierced faggot and whatever.' '' He looks very pleased with himself. "That's hardcore."


"Take your scissors and go back to Colorado." -- Tom on pot-smoking Republicans Matt Stone and Trey Parker, 3/14/06 (http://www.recidivism.org/2006/03/something_flipfloppy_this_way.html)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Beth on February 06, 2008, 10:08:42 PM
Down the street from me there's this cafe run by a "cult" called the Twelve Tribes. Their views on women's rights and their roles in society are extremely archaic. But damn, if it isn't some of the best food I've ever had.

In other words, I don't care what those guys do on their own time,  I still crack up every time I watch South Park.

And Team America, World Police, was hilarious

Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Sarah on February 07, 2008, 07:38:52 AM
What kind of food do the tribes serve?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: ericluxury on February 07, 2008, 09:15:27 AM
"Take your scissors and go back to Colorado." -- Tom on pot-smoking Republicans Matt Stone and Trey Parker, 3/14/06 (http://www.recidivism.org/2006/03/something_flipfloppy_this_way.html)
Its too bad its unavailable to listen to the first part of that show...
Being a long time fan pays, I guess.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Dorvid Barnas on February 07, 2008, 01:52:01 PM
I saw this article on CNN.com called Glenn Beck: My Untimely Demise (http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/07/beck.talk.radio/index.html) and I got excited because I thought it was going to be a suicide note, or at least a letter of resignation.   

No such luck.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on February 07, 2008, 02:21:01 PM
Also, you know who I hate? Matt and Trey, the South Park guys. I hate how they consider anyone with any more empathy than them a "pussy", they've spawned more done-to-death catchphrases than Monty Python, they're treated as some kind of acerbic political geniuses for opting to say "everyone's stupid", they do the "hey wasn't this pop culture thing crazy" stuff just as flagrantly as Family Guy only they're apparently better at it because they can reference it while it's still a week old, and they're arrogant rich little pissants who think being a shithead is the same thing as being countercultural (http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/south_park_still_sick_still_wrong/page/3)

I agree with this 10000%.

Hear hear!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk on February 07, 2008, 02:32:45 PM
"'That's the most punk-rock thing you can do in L.A.: say "George Bush is fucking awesome" instead of talking about how lame it is that he's fighting for oil,' says Parker."

Really?  That's it?  That's the most punk rock thing?? 
There are so many things wrong with that quote I don't know where to start.

Not only do I hate these guys, I also hate my friend's husband who works on the show.  I hate him because he basically baited and tried to humiliate my girlfriend for the crime of being a vegetarian while we were out to dinner with him.  Then he payed for the dinner for like 20 people out of some perverse need to be a nice guy/big-shot.  At first it seemed generous, but later I realized it was more jerkness.  I will never be fucking friends with this asshole and he's in my Hate Pit where his job is to rinse off Shepard Fairey's silkscreens.

Also, Team America, World Police was funny for the first half hour, and then it was just exhausting self-reflexive hipster right-wing propaganda.  Watch it again!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Joe Don from Astoria on February 07, 2008, 02:38:12 PM
That sounds unpleasant, but it could have been worse.  At the end of the meal, the guy could have explained the moral of evening in a high-pitched fourth grader voice.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk on February 07, 2008, 02:43:54 PM
Ha!  Yeah, it wasn't really that bad.  Just more bad-taste-in-my-mouth style.  To make it up to him I got drunk while having dinner with him, his wife, and some mutual friends and berated him for a half hour and now we don't hang out anymore.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Sarah on February 07, 2008, 02:47:17 PM
Well, then, your cunning plan succeeded.  Kudos.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: <<<<< on February 07, 2008, 03:06:36 PM
"That's the most punk-rock thing you can do in L.A.: say 'George Bush is fucking awesome' instead of talking about how lame it is that he's fighting for oil," says Parker.

Wow, that's pretty much one of the dumber things I've ever heard someone say.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Mainiac FOT on February 07, 2008, 05:23:39 PM
Ha!  Yeah, it wasn't really that bad.  Just more bad-taste-in-my-mouth style.  To make it up to him I got drunk while having dinner with him, his wife, and some mutual friends and berated him for a half hour and now we don't hang out anymore.

Sounds like he's tailor made for an ex-relative thread.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk on February 07, 2008, 05:47:44 PM
Ha!  Yeah, it wasn't really that bad.  Just more bad-taste-in-my-mouth style.  To make it up to him I got drunk while having dinner with him, his wife, and some mutual friends and berated him for a half hour and now we don't hang out anymore.

Sounds like he's tailor made for an ex-relativefriend thread.

Well, he's the inspiration.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: KickTheBobo on February 07, 2008, 06:42:29 PM
Wow!  I actually put Julie from Cincinnati down on this thread TWICE and deleted it both times (didn't want to be too negative).  The first time I withdrew was because I was following my own rule that a FOT should never throw another FOT in a hate pit.  Then I realized she wasn't a FOT, that she didn't like the FOT, and I put her on again.  Then I withdrew again because I didn't want to start a FOTwah without support.  And she's a real person and I don't really want to hurt real peoples' feelings.  Mickey Dolenz isn't really a real person in my opinion.  And neither is Shepard Fairey (that motherfucker!)

I tells ya, Shepard Fairey certainly knows how to keep hitting that pop-culture-propaganda-mash-up beat all the way to the freakin' bank. fer chrissakes, it's been almost 20 (twenty) years since I saw my first Andre sticker somewhere in Providence. MOVE THE F**K ON, and try something different, will ya?

I just found this, which I think is quite interesting: a cafe press shop that is soooo ripping off Fairey's "thing". Considering that he appropriates much of his  source material, it's kinda meta-ironic, imho.

note: i am well aware that 99.5% of my own ideas are lifted from other sources.

check it out: Obey The Purebreed (http://www.obeythepurebreed.com/)

(http://kickthebobo.com//jitcrunch.aspx.jpg)

Oh, here's a poster (sold out) that Fairey did of Obama:

(http://kickthebobo.com//obama.jpg)

Don't worry, Cafe Press has you covered!

(http://kickthebobo.com//barack_obama_tshirt.gif)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk on February 07, 2008, 07:02:11 PM
Yeah, I saw those.
I like how the Andre the Giant thing morphed from some art-student lark into this big dumb "comment" on propaganda and following arbitrary leader figures and the idea of "Obey"ing arbitrary ideologues, all of whom are the same in his simplistic world-view (Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Andre The Giant, Ming The Merciless, George W. Bush) and then he likes some candidate and does the exact same thing with that candidate, but changes "Obey" to "Progress" and tries to suppress the fact that "Obama" is really close to "Obey Me".  So like all the sudden this tack he's taken to equalize all these various villains, tyrants, and rogues is being used to promote in a non-ironic way a guy he actually likes, but who is shown wearing a fucking Andre The Giant pin?  Wha--?  To promote Fairey or the brand or to align himself with Fairey's fontasy fascist state, or what??? What a shitty artist!  And don't think I don't know that he donates money to charity.  I don't care.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Gregory on February 08, 2008, 02:14:14 AM
he's in my Hate Pit where his job is to rinse off Shepard Fairey's silkscreens.

I know there has been more Shepard Fairy discussion in this thread, but I thought this was really funny and worth repeating.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Omar on February 08, 2008, 08:11:53 AM
Criterion graphic designer Eric Skillman (http://ericskillman.blogspot.com/2008/02/obama-08.html) recently Berlin Alexanderplatz'd Oblama:


(http://bp3.blogger.com/_yxzBaPkfHdI/R6P8N4gntsI/AAAAAAAAAwY/5feyp5xwqk4/s400/Obama.jpg)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Beth on February 08, 2008, 04:25:24 PM
my mom sent me this in an email. even though I voted for Obama, this is ridiculous. Celebrity endorsement overload!!

[youtube]1yq0tMYPDJQ[/youtube]

this video is in my hate pit. you can see the self-righteousness dripping off the screen.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk on February 08, 2008, 04:36:38 PM
my mom sent me this in an email. even though I voted for Obama, this is ridiculous. Celebrity endorsement overload!!

[youtube]1yq0tMYPDJQ[/youtube]

this video is in my hate pit. you can see the self-righteousness dripping off the screen.

Are you sure McCain didn't put this out?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: dave from knoxville on February 08, 2008, 04:43:45 PM
Leave it to junior to set things right

[youtube]_9hlzB-44Fw[/youtube]

Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: senorcorazon on February 10, 2008, 11:41:13 AM
Leave it to junior to set things right

[youtube]_9hlzB-44Fw[/youtube]



You're talking, of course, about the fact the Harry will be performing nightly in the deepest darkest part of the Hate Pit?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: dave from knoxville on February 10, 2008, 07:55:29 PM
The song is Yes We Can Can. That's 100% more can!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: JonFromMaplewood on February 10, 2008, 10:22:59 PM
Obama supporter here.

Gotta say, that "Yes, We Can" video is a spectacular bellyflop.  My wife and I were watching it just now for the first time, and my wife said she was expecting a baby to come out of a mother's stomach at the end of the video, look at the camera and say, "Yes...we....can."

I hope Obama gets elected, and his first action as president is to irrationally wage war on everyone, from Luxembourg to Bolivia. Why would I want that? For the sole reason that the people in that video would have to eat humble pie for decades to come. "Yes, we.....OH MY GOD HE'S INSANE!"

(I don't really want that)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: senorcorazon on February 13, 2008, 08:00:58 AM
Obama supporter here.

Gotta say, that "Yes, We Can" video is a spectacular bellyflop.  My wife and I were watching it just now for the first time, and my wife said she was expecting a baby to come out of a mother's stomach at the end of the video, look at the camera and say, "Yes...we....can."

I hope Obama gets elected, and his first action as president is to irrationally wage war on everyone, from Luxembourg to Bolivia. Why would I want that? For the sole reason that the people in that video would have to eat humble pie for decades to come. "Yes, we.....OH MY GOD HE'S INSANE!"

(I don't really want that)

I will be the first to shamefully admit that although I KNEW it was utter starf*cking emotional deception, a small, infantile part of me actually liked that awful awful AWFUL video.  And hated myself for it. It was almost liked watching a really well-produced piece of Nazi propaganda and thinking, huh, maybe I've been jumping to conclusions on this whole Third Reich thing.

But yes, I doubt that much would change if Obama were elected (even though I voted for him). I hope, but don't count on it. I think that's the worst part of the video, the fact that the best you can do to get excited about a candidate is to cross your fingers that the guy who is friends with the cast of Grey's Anatomy will only get us in two or three more wars.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Jason on February 13, 2008, 09:25:23 AM
I seriously do not know who any of these people are.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Stupornaut on February 13, 2008, 12:28:31 PM
I nominate Vince Gill. It's not that he made fun of Kanye during the Grammies, and it's not that he did it primarily as retaliation for some perceived slight on Kanye's part when he complained about losing Best New Artist to Gretchen Wilson, it's that he justified it with the phrase "us rednecks stick together" (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581455/20080212/west_kanye.jhtml?rsspartner=rssFeedBurner). Creep. And throw this James Montgomery MTV writer down there while you're at it.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk on February 13, 2008, 01:09:56 PM
I nominate Vince Gill. It's not that he made fun of Kanye during the Grammies, and it's not that he did it primarily as retaliation for some perceived slight on Kanye's part when he complained about losing Best New Artist to Gretchen Wilson, it's that he justified it with the phrase "us rednecks stick together" (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581455/20080212/west_kanye.jhtml?rsspartner=rssFeedBurner). Creep. And throw this James Montgomery MTV writer down there while you're at it.

Really?  Look, I didn't watch the Grammies but for 1 solid minute, and it happened to be when Kanye was doing his acceptance grandstand, and I thought it was pathetic.  This guy's got the world on a string and he has to be a total dick about it as much as possible, like as if he's fighting for something that matters besides total integration into mass culture.  That's something that always drove me crazy about Nirvana too.  You can't have it both ways.  Either you play the game or you're too good for it and you don't show up.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Stupornaut on February 13, 2008, 01:27:40 PM
I nominate Vince Gill. It's not that he made fun of Kanye during the Grammies, and it's not that he did it primarily as retaliation for some perceived slight on Kanye's part when he complained about losing Best New Artist to Gretchen Wilson, it's that he justified it with the phrase "us rednecks stick together" (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581455/20080212/west_kanye.jhtml?rsspartner=rssFeedBurner). Creep. And throw this James Montgomery MTV writer down there while you're at it.

Really?  Look, I didn't watch the Grammies but for 1 solid minute, and it happened to be when Kanye was doing his acceptance grandstand, and I thought it was pathetic.  This guy's got the world on a string and he has to be a total dick about it as much as possible, like as if he's fighting for something that matters besides total integration into mass culture.  That's something that always drove me crazy about Nirvana too.  You can't have it both ways.  Either you play the game or you're too good for it and you don't show up.

This isn't about Kanye going bonkers on some crybaby ego trip (and he still has a long way to go before he gets to a Gene Simmons/Gallagher Brother caliber of obnoxiousness anyways), this is about a country musician invoking the phrase "us rednecks stick together" against him. It's... kinda uncomfortable.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: dave from knoxville on February 13, 2008, 01:59:48 PM
I loved it. Highlight of the Grammys. And the award was a pleasant surprise, coming as it did at the expense of ass-hat shit-kicker commercial crap like Brad Paisley.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Sploops on February 13, 2008, 04:39:48 PM
cranky codgers in general but especially this one
(http://www.aikenspro.com/photo_blog/archives/rooney1.jpg)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: argyle on February 13, 2008, 06:19:03 PM
http://www.aikenspro.com/photo_blog/archives/rooney1.jpg

What, you didn't like his recent bit about how he couldn't imagine having a president with a name as weird as "Obama," and how "real" presidential names, like Washington and Jefferson just aren't around anymore?  That was really enlightening...

Or, don't forget his segment about how people carry books in their bags, which included him wondering if people are reading on the clock at work...
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: JonFromMaplewood on February 13, 2008, 11:47:27 PM
http://www.aikenspro.com/photo_blog/archives/rooney1.jpg

What, you didn't like his recent bit about how he couldn't imagine having a president with a name as weird as "Obama," and how "real" presidential names, like Washington and Jefferson just aren't around anymore?  That was really enlightening...

Or, don't forget his segment about how people carry books in their bags, which included him wondering if people are reading on the clock at work...

True, but the guy is roughly 800-years-old. We should cut him a little slack. When I'm 800-years-old, and 50% of my neurons have retired, I'm likely gonna say some patently offensive and uninspired stuff too. I would hope people would have the good sense to just ignore me, not throw me into a hate pit.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk on February 14, 2008, 12:16:06 AM
As long as you have the good sense not to run for president.  You start acting like Fred Thompson, I'll throw you in your own Hate Pit with Carrot Top and Matthew Barney! 
McDonald's if you're good!
Arby's if you're bad!
McDonald's if you're good!
Arby's if you're bad!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Phantom Hugger on February 14, 2008, 12:37:08 AM
As long as you have the good sense not to run for president.  You start acting like Fred Thompson, I'll throw you in your own Hate Pit with Carrot Top and Matthew Barney! 
McDonald's if you're good!
Arby's if you're bad!
McDonald's if you're good!
Arby's if you're bad!

...and if you are really bad, no Horsey Sauce
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: dave from knoxville on February 14, 2008, 10:59:05 AM
Bad news for me

cranky codgers in general but especially this one
(http://www.aikenspro.com/photo_blog/archives/rooney1.jpg)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: JonFromMaplewood on February 14, 2008, 01:32:39 PM
(1) Regarding me running for president, you have nothing to fear.  More likely, I will be sitting on the front porch of the local nursing home, yelling things about "the rotten republicans" to a fire hydrant.

(2) I am thrilled that you were actually listening to the fan fiction long enough to hear who was in my hate pit! I was sure everyone had tuned out by the end.  I would imagine that it was not everyone's cup of tea. I felt honored that Tom would give it the time.  It was like Clive Cussler getting Sir John Gielgud to do one of his audiobooks.  The medium was stronger than the message.  Thanks for staying tuned.  Any FOT is a FOM.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: <<<<< on February 14, 2008, 01:43:20 PM
Jon's fan fic writing is definitely NOT in the hate pit.  Well done!  I had several chuckles.  :)


Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on February 14, 2008, 02:52:23 PM
cranky codgers in general but especially this one
(http://www.aikenspro.com/photo_blog/archives/rooney1.jpg)

(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/64/195857838_5141b8c086.jpg)

And ditto, Jon, your fan fic was a hit.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: iAmBaronVonTito on February 14, 2008, 04:35:29 PM
(1) Regarding me running for president, you have nothing to fear.  More likely, I will be sitting on the front porch of the local nursing home, yelling things about "the rotten republicans" to a fire hydrant.

(2) I am thrilled that you were actually listening to the fan fiction long enough to hear who was in my hate pit! I was sure everyone had tuned out by the end.  I would imagine that it was not everyone's cup of tea. I felt honored that Tom would give it the time.  It was like Clive Cussler getting Sir John Gielgud to do one of his audiobooks.  The medium was stronger than the message.  Thanks for staying tuned.  Any FOT is a FOM.


when do we all get copies...?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: JonFromMaplewood on February 14, 2008, 04:44:22 PM
Copies?!  Great Scot!

Let me see what I can do.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: argyle on February 15, 2008, 11:11:07 AM
True, but the guy is roughly 800-years-old. We should cut him a little slack. When I'm 800-years-old, and 50% of my neurons have retired, I'm likely gonna say some patently offensive and uninspired stuff too. I would hope people would have the good sense to just ignore me, not throw me into a hate pit.

He's hard to ignore since he's on television every week.  For me, Rooney isn't the only person from that operation in the pit.  He's in there, no question, b/c he's old enough to know better -- he should know when to fade to black with some dignity!  Joining him are all the producers and executives at CBS who somehow got talked into signing a lifetime contract with the guy.  Seriously, in ten years he's going to be doing bits on hospital jello from his deathbed.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Matt on February 20, 2008, 06:14:40 PM
Can I throw actions into the Hate Pit? If so, I'm throwing in "Reading My Fellow Students' Fiction Workshop Stories".

I don't want to dissuade anyone from persuing their dreams of literary glory, but a great deal of these people have a LOT of work to do. I'm reading these short stories that don't really work on any level, and 90% of them say their story is an excerpt from the novel they're writing. What's wrong with the short story? Start small, people.

I read this one fellow's story yesterday that was such a huge rip off of Hawthorne's "Wakefield" that it wasn't even funny. Plus it had some There Will Be Blood mixed in! That was a potent combination. It'll be all I can do to keep myself from posting comparative paragraphs of this guy's story and Hawthorne's. I want to so badly.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on February 20, 2008, 09:17:14 PM
Matt, I'm getting a little of that Abraham vibe from you.  I have an MFA and I teach creative writing, so believe me, I know how tedious it can be, but everybody has to start somewhere.  In my experience almost no one starts out as a genius, and the few who do rarely progress beyond that.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Emily on February 20, 2008, 09:48:19 PM
people who drink soda in the morning.

*on second thought, I moving these people into my "hate ditch" where i won't hate them as much, because they often have other redeeming qualities.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Matt on February 20, 2008, 09:50:57 PM
Matt, I'm getting a little of that Abraham vibe from you.  I have an MFA and I teach creative writing, so believe me, I know how tedious it can be, but everybody has to start somewhere.  In my experience almost no one starts out as a genius, and the few who do rarely progress beyond that.

I don't know who this Abraham character is, but if this is a veiled criticism of me, I won't hear it and I won't respond to it.

But seriously, I was hoping my post wouldn't come off as know-it-all or superior, or anything like that; I'm certainly in the same boat ability-wise as all these people, and all their stories have had at least one moment that I found to be really great writing. I think I might have just gotten a little too angry about this "Wakefield" guy and decided to make an unfair statement about my writing class in general, which was wrong of me.

But, oh, this "Wakefield" guy, he got my goat good. We had an English class together last semester and "Wakefield" was one of the texts covered, so I know he's read it. It was plagiarism, pure and simple, and I think it's right to be upset about it, since everybody else had no problem bringing something new to the table. If Hawthorne could have read this guy's story, he would have beaten him with Robin's oaken cudgel. (Hawthorne joke!) So, I guess what I'm saying is, I'm taking the story-readin' out of the Hate Pit, and putting "Wakefield" guy in there instead.

I feel much better.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on February 20, 2008, 10:21:21 PM
Matt, I'm getting a little of that Abraham vibe from you.  I have an MFA and I teach creative writing, so believe me, I know how tedious it can be, but everybody has to start somewhere.  In my experience almost no one starts out as a genius, and the few who do rarely progress beyond that.

I don't know who this Abraham character is, but if this is a veiled criticism of me, I won't hear it and I won't respond to it.

But seriously, I was hoping my post wouldn't come off as know-it-all or superior, or anything like that; I'm certainly in the same boat ability-wise as all these people, and all their stories have had at least one moment that I found to be really great writing. I think I might have just gotten a little too angry about this "Wakefield" guy and decided to make an unfair statement about my writing class in general, which was wrong of me.

But, oh, this "Wakefield" guy, he got my goat good. We had an English class together last semester and "Wakefield" was one of the texts covered, so I know he's read it. It was plagiarism, pure and simple, and I think it's right to be upset about it, since everybody else had no problem bringing something new to the table. If Hawthorne could have read this guy's story, he would have beaten him with Robin's oaken cudgel. (Hawthorne joke!) So, I guess what I'm saying is, I'm taking the story-readin' out of the Hate Pit, and putting "Wakefield" guy in there instead.

I feel much better.

Abraham was the guy who got GOMPed the week before last - the whole actor thing?  Obviously you're nothing like that guy, but I was referring to the criticism of people who haven't yet gotten where they're going, if that makes sense.

But I've definitely hate-pitted specific people in my writing classes.

I actually have a lot of very established writers in my hate-pit, mostly middle-aged white men who have achieved a great deal of success (as in Pulitzer nominations, plays on Broadway and/or made into movies) but whose work I don't like and who like to throw their weight around.  I feel totally OK hating them.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: emma on February 20, 2008, 10:25:29 PM
I actually have a lot of very established writers in my hate-pit, mostly middle-aged white men who have achieved a great deal of success (as in Pulitzer nominations, plays on Broadway and/or made into movies) but whose work I don't like and who like to throw their weight around.  I feel totally OK hating them.

David Mamet's in my hate pit.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on February 20, 2008, 10:37:03 PM
I actually have a lot of very established writers in my hate-pit, mostly middle-aged white men who have achieved a great deal of success (as in Pulitzer nominations, plays on Broadway and/or made into movies) but whose work I don't like and who like to throw their weight around.  I feel totally OK hating them.

David Mamet's in my hate pit.

Me too!  Me too!  But I'm not actually talking about him.

Now that I think about it, the biggest jerks I've encountered are the people who had all the successes you're supposed to have, but are still not famous in any real world way (that is, famous like Mamet, or Neil LaBute, whose work I hate but who I hear is a very nice guy, or Tony Kushner, who actually is a really nice guy and very approachable).  I bet that just drives them nuts.  They don't really have any kind of downtown arty cachet either, so they lose out on both ends.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Gregory on February 21, 2008, 04:56:33 PM
Has anyone mentioned John Mayer yet?

(http://thepierre.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/jm3.jpg)

That dude is in my hate pit for sure.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Julie on February 21, 2008, 05:32:45 PM
Has anyone mentioned John Mayer yet?

(http://thepierre.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/jm3.jpg)

That dude is in my hate pit for sure.
when I was studying celebrity gossip, I thought this guy john mayer was hot, despite his white trash hair style. Then he opened his mouth and starting speaking, which is an effing shame.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Julie on February 21, 2008, 05:36:04 PM
Matt, I'm getting a little of that Abraham vibe from you.  I have an MFA and I teach creative writing, so believe me, I know how tedious it can be, but everybody has to start somewhere.  In my experience almost no one starts out as a genius, and the few who do rarely progress beyond that.
Jasongrote, you aint in my hate pit.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on February 22, 2008, 12:28:20 AM
Matt, I'm getting a little of that Abraham vibe from you.  I have an MFA and I teach creative writing, so believe me, I know how tedious it can be, but everybody has to start somewhere.  In my experience almost no one starts out as a genius, and the few who do rarely progress beyond that.

Jasongrote, you aint in my hate pit.


Aw, thanks, Julie.  You make a guy feel not so common!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Andy on February 22, 2008, 10:42:52 AM
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7CygpIOH8c[/youtube]
hate pit
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on February 22, 2008, 10:55:15 AM
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7CygpIOH8c[/youtube]
hate pit

I guess the word "douchebag" is officially over.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: ericluxury on February 22, 2008, 11:11:18 AM
when I was studying celebrity gossip, I thought this guy john mayer was hot, despite his white trash hair style. Then he opened his mouth and starting speaking, which is an effing shame.
At my gym one day I saw a guy and in my head thought 'Who's that handsome guy?'. It was John Mayer. He's terrible at both music and comedy, but in person he is strikingly handsome. Very tall.
The only hate-pit worthy thing he has done is stand-up and the only thing that makes it hate pit worthy to me is when that was happening I was doing stand-up and because he is famous (weirdly famous considering his terribleness) he was able to drop-in at the Comedy Cellar which is the hardest club in NYC to get passed at. For his first time. I found that annoying, but not hate pit worthy.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Andy on February 22, 2008, 11:15:30 AM
keep your rules off my hate pit.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk on February 22, 2008, 01:10:07 PM
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7CygpIOH8c[/youtube]
hate pit

These kinds of guys are just one of the various "types" you will find at Improv 101 classes.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: JonFromMaplewood on February 22, 2008, 01:16:05 PM
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7CygpIOH8c[/youtube]
hate pit

[using the word "douchebag" a lot] PLUS [plucked eyebrows] EQUALS [Comedy!]
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Matt on February 22, 2008, 01:26:17 PM
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7CygpIOH8c[/youtube]
hate pit

These kinds of guys are just one of the various "types" you will find at Improv 101 classes.

Perhaps, but I have no doubt that this guy stayed up all night rehearsing. And it worked! I think he's hilarious! I haven't laughed so hard since Hulk Hogan did his "Dumb Musclehead" character on Conan a month ago!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: dave from knoxville on February 22, 2008, 01:29:27 PM
when I was studying celebrity gossip, I thought this guy john mayer was hot, despite his white trash hair style. Then he opened his mouth and starting speaking, which is an effing shame.
At my gym one day I saw a guy and in my head thought 'Who's that handsome guy?'. It was John Mayer. He's terrible at both music and comedy, but in person he is strikingly handsome. Very tall.
The only hate-pit worthy thing he has done is stand-up and the only thing that makes it hate pit worthy to me is when that was happening I was doing stand-up and because he is famous (weirdly famous considering his terribleness) he was able to drop-in at the Comedy Cellar which is the hardest club in NYC to get passed at. For his first time. I found that annoying, but not hate pit worthy.

Wait, John Mayer does stand-up?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Andy on February 22, 2008, 01:50:54 PM


Wait, John Mayer does stand-up?
he tries.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Pat K on February 22, 2008, 02:39:12 PM
Quote
Quote
Wait, John Mayer does stand-up?
he tries.

I remember a few years ago talking to a musician who had briefly toured with John Mayer, and having him tell me that Mayer was one of the nastiest, douche-iest people he'd ever met, celebrity or non-celebrity. He said it all revolved around how funny he was convinced that he was, but all of his "humor" had just revolved around making fun of the Little People who worked for him to their faces, playing "practical jokes" on them that they then had to clean up, teasing them with money, etc - really nasty, meanspirited stuff.

I shudder to think what his actual stand up might be like.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: iAmBaronVonTito on February 22, 2008, 02:42:35 PM
(michael richards)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Josh on February 23, 2008, 01:10:01 AM
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7CygpIOH8c[/youtube]
hate pit

I always forget who THE PHILIP DeFRANCO SHOW is with until that second card comes up. Oh yeah, its WITH PHILIP DeFRANCO. I do kinda wonder what made him edit during the totally original "someone in every Italian family thinks they're in the Mafia" bit (which yeah I'm pretty sure started with The Sopranos).

And describing every person person with some 'crazy' aspect that only you're smart enough to notice until you call it out and then everybody notices ("an ice breaker plus a high five-er", "man hands", "close talker", "smells like soup"). THANKS SEINFELD!

Andy, start doing recaps of this guy's videos. PLEASE
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Satchmo Mask on February 23, 2008, 11:18:00 AM
I'm not completely sure if there was any conclusion to the previous optioning of Greg Gutfeld to a/the hate pit, but yeah, I'm slightly undecided on whether he should be knocked in, ala' Britney Spears in Epic Movie 2: 300 is gaylol!

I will say, sub-facetiously, he rivals Jeffrey Rosss's's's subtitle of "Roast Master General", with "Analogous King of Fox News Comedy Round-Table". I will even stoop low enough to attack his half-Gilbert Gottfried/South Park character, (lower)-half Jay Leno head. Speaking of, how bout Jay Leno!? Guy's outdated and has a face that looks like a slipper! Hatepit/face-off!

Greg does know how to fill that guest spot though.

I would also like to cast the words, "stinky" and "peeeuuu" in as well. Coupled with those is the notion of waving your hand in front of your nose. Ugh.

And Philip DeFranco. If Dr.Katz is ever revived, we have a stand-up session filler to make up for the 30% of the show that is generally avoidable. Like the non-commentary bits of MST3K. Or something.

Okay, excuse the first-post ramblings. I'm aware that it reads like Sudoku puzzle numbers transplanted to rubik's cube stickers that made way through separate "weed-spot" campus dorms, translated through babelfish and then passed off as a message board post.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Stupornaut on February 23, 2008, 12:06:00 PM
allmusic.com: in my Hate Pit! Not for anything reviewer-related -- most of them are reasonably smart -- but because of the weird adware and the constant crippling server timeouts when I'm attempting to look up who did what on some Eddie Harris album or trying to figure out the most recent record some out of print 45 appeared on.

EDIT: Irony! This board timed out when trying to post my reply.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Andy on February 24, 2008, 09:36:07 PM
Andy, start doing recaps of this guy's videos. PLEASE

http://philipthedouche.blogspot.com/
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Sarah on February 25, 2008, 05:00:32 PM
He said it all revolved around how funny he was convinced that he was, but all of his "humor" had just revolved around making fun of the Little People who worked for him to their faces, playing "practical jokes" on them that they then had to clean up, teasing them with money, etc - really nasty, meanspirited stuff.

Is John Mayer AKA Nathan Barley?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on February 26, 2008, 11:22:15 PM
Andy, start doing recaps of this guy's videos. PLEASE

http://philipthedouche.blogspot.com/

Oh, Andy.  What are we going to do with you?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: God Stewart on February 26, 2008, 11:29:11 PM
Thank you, Andy.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Matt on February 27, 2008, 01:31:25 AM
Gregory's in my Hate Pit.

He knows what he did. Who cares if he didn't do it?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: TL on February 27, 2008, 07:14:20 PM
people who drink soda in the morning.

*on second thought, I moving these people into my "hate ditch" where i won't hate them as much, because they often have other redeeming qualities.

Interesting.  I kind of want to hear more, if you're so inclined, Emily.  Like, give us some specifics - who drinks soda in the morning under what circumstances have you observed it, and what's been so galling to you about it?  For the record, I think it's pretty crazy, too, but for some reason, I feel like there's got to be a good story lurking behind your decision to go public with this Hate Pit entry, and I'm really curious to hear it...
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Laurie on February 27, 2008, 10:27:26 PM
I drink Diet Coke with LIME in the morning. Every morning. Mmmmmmm.

Don't hate!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: JonFromMaplewood on February 27, 2008, 10:32:51 PM
(http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/77/039_44315~Fred-Durst-Posters.jpg)

Look, I know it's been about eight years since this clown did anything that anyone noticed, but my loathing for him is so profound, that the taste of bile still lingers in my throat.  He embodies much that I dislike...

-music that fuels unconstructive anger (if you have a sense of humor about it, that's different)
-honkies who think they're Kool Moe Dee
-bald men afraid to show their baldness

If my Hate Pit was built for anyone oh so long ago...If I mentioned anyone's name while drafting the plans with the architects and searching for subcontractors, it was Fred Durst.  Carrot Top and Will Shortz are just passing through.  But Fred Durst will have his Medicare and Social Security checks dropped down to him many years from now.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Sarah on February 28, 2008, 09:33:35 AM
Emily, I used always to drink a Coke in the morning instead of coffee.  Even now, when I'm too lazy, or my stomach is too uneasy, or I have a particular kind of headache, I'll crack a can of Coke when I get up.  Oh well.  My father once said my family lives on the shoulder (as opposed to the fast lane); it's just a short stumble into the ditch from there, so at least I don't have too far to go.

Speaking of my father, it was his brother--recently deceased, I'm sorry to say--who first fed me Coca Cola for breakfast, when I was just tiny (my mother did not approve one bit).  So I guess I'll have family with me in the ditch.  That's nice.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: dave from knoxville on February 28, 2008, 10:11:57 AM
Soon as I get to work, and 45 minutes before the first class, I have a 44 ounce unsweetened ice tea. I moved away from Diet Coke when my stomach lining started to dissolve.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: emma on February 28, 2008, 12:42:41 PM
I was never ever allowed to have pop at home (or, presumably, outside of it) until grade seven. Then I started going to a school that allowed us to leave the premises at lunchtime and in the breaks between periods. Every day, after first period, I would go to the 7-11 across the street and get a pepsi, and because I had absolutely no tolerance for caffeine, it would usually power me through until the end of the day.

The sugar started to get to me, though, so now I fuel my caffeine addiction with a few cups of tea every morning. By the time I hit 20, I don't think I'll even have a stomach lining anymore.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Emily on February 28, 2008, 07:54:13 PM
oh no!
sorry about that ladies and gents. i'm not hate-ditching any of you. drink and be merry.

it's just my former supervisor drank soda in the morning and now my new/current supervisor drinks soda in the morning, and i just find it a little off-putting. it seems a bit unhealthy, and it's just not something i crave - so i don't totally get it.

it probably doesn't help that i'm not completely enthusiastic about being/having been supervised by either of them, so it's an added ick factor to an already unsatisfactory experience.

now people who eat yogurt on the subway in the morning - THEY'RE SO GOING IN MY HATE PIT DITCH*!

so far there's only one - the guy who STOOD on the R train this morning STIRRING his stupid yogurt and then eating it with a plastic spoon. can't wait to get to the office, huh? just have to have to have that yogurt right now? weirdo.

i'm not into food on the subway - or on any public transportation system (exceptions being planes & some boats), and anything that requires a utensil (with the exception of maybe ice cream) should probably be eaten in a more traditional setting (and by traditional i mean stationary and preferably seated).

those are my views. feel free to disagree or suggest amendments, etc.


*again, i over-shot a little with the pit-throwing.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Beth on February 28, 2008, 08:13:04 PM
what about go-gurt?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Emily on February 28, 2008, 10:39:31 PM
heh. go-gurt.

but that's a good concept for a go-gurt commerical:

"tired of your yogurt runoff spilling onto your suit - on your morning commute? try go-gurt!"

or something.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Emily on February 28, 2008, 10:41:13 PM
or: don't let yogurt get your goat, try go-gurt!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: dania on February 28, 2008, 10:41:32 PM
I drink beer in the morning, then I eat salad on the bus.  It's just one of those wake-up routines y'know?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on February 28, 2008, 11:06:56 PM
They arrest you for drinking beer on the subways now, even in a paper bag.  So I get around this by pouring a beer onto my salad and eating it on the train.  With my hands.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Andy on February 28, 2008, 11:15:27 PM
that's called an Irish Lettuce Wrap.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Beth on February 28, 2008, 11:36:44 PM
go-gurt is really good frozen. try it. you won't be disappointed.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Jason on February 28, 2008, 11:51:49 PM
They arrest you for drinking beer on the subways now, even in a paper bag.  So I get around this by pouring a beer onto my salad and eating it on the train.  With my hands.

I heard that when a policeman asked Brendan Behan what he thought he was doing drinking beer outside the Empire State Building he replied he was mourning the death of King Kong.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Matt on February 29, 2008, 12:17:07 AM
what about go-gurt?

Ugh. The concept of sucking purple yogurt from those tube-things repulses me, as does the trend of sucking food from tubes in general. That's probably why, unlike other kids, I could never warm up to those popsicles that came in the clear plastic wrappers and were about the size of a big novelty pencil. The name of them escapes me.*

Get some real yogurt, and get a real popsicle, and you'll be much happier.

* In an attempt to find a picture of these popsicles, I searched the phrase "suck pops" in Google Images. Please, do not do this.**

** Unless your name is Laurie. Then, by all means, go ahead.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on February 29, 2008, 01:09:52 AM
what about go-gurt?

Ugh. The concept of sucking purple yogurt from those tube-things repulses me, as does the trend of sucking food from tubes in general. That's probably why, unlike other kids, I could never warm up to those popsicles that came in the clear plastic wrappers and were about the size of a big novelty pencil. The name of them escapes me.*

Fla-vor-ice, if I recall.  I don't know what the weird spelling was about - maybe they couldn't legally call it flavor?

I have to ask, though, are you constantly outraged by IV drips?

Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Matt on February 29, 2008, 01:16:57 AM
what about go-gurt?

Ugh. The concept of sucking purple yogurt from those tube-things repulses me, as does the trend of sucking food from tubes in general. That's probably why, unlike other kids, I could never warm up to those popsicles that came in the clear plastic wrappers and were about the size of a big novelty pencil. The name of them escapes me.*

Fla-vor-ice, if I recall.  I don't know what the weird spelling was about - maybe they couldn't legally call it flavor?

I have to ask, though, are you constantly outraged by IV drips?

CONSTANTLY.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: JonFromMaplewood on February 29, 2008, 01:37:00 PM

Fla-vor-ice, if I recall.  I don't know what the weird spelling was about - maybe they couldn't legally call it flavor?


I'm embarrassed to write this, but I was in a rap group in college called Fla-vor-ice.  We *definitely* couldn't legally claim to having flavor.

But hey, we won a local rap contest...in Burlington, VT.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: dania on March 02, 2008, 04:10:30 PM
They arrest you for drinking beer on the subways now, even in a paper bag.  So I get around this by pouring a beer onto my salad and eating it on the train.  With my hands.

T'would be a wise investment to get one of those magic bullet things in order to make beer-salad smoothies in the morning.  Throw some raspberry vinagrette dressing, croutons, and bacon bits in there and you're golden! 
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on March 02, 2008, 06:55:33 PM
That'll save me a lot of money on Beer-N'-Bacon smoothies.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Sarah on March 04, 2008, 08:24:50 AM
Hey, emily, it's 8:23 a.m. and I'm drinking a Coke.  It's doing wonders for my head. 

I will follow up with coffee. 
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Andy on March 04, 2008, 08:52:51 AM
I'm on my second 20 oz Diet Pepsi Max (with ginseng), although to be fair, today was one of my "wake up worrying at 2:30 and go in to work) days.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: JonFromMaplewood on March 07, 2008, 10:18:21 AM
I am generally not a malicious person, but I want to see these people fall...right into the Hate Pit.

http://dinnerinthesky.com/popup_events/finance.htm

Up comes a cloud of broken monocles and military contracts.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on March 07, 2008, 10:27:55 AM
I am generally not a malicious person, but I want to see these people fall...right into the Hate Pit.

http://dinnerinthesky.com/popup_events/finance.htm

Up comes a cloud of broken monocles and military contracts.

Ew, brother.  I'm glad I don't cater-waiter anymore.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: KickTheBobo on March 07, 2008, 10:29:42 AM
Who has time for sit-down meals anymore? In a time of frenetic lifestyles, a meal these days must pass the litmus test of portability. And with Americans increasingly chowing down on their way to work, school and play who has time for such time-honored traditions as tableware and plates? It's a concept that Breakstone Foods of Columbus, Ohio took to comic extremes with the debut of IncrEdibles--a frozen line of microwavable pastas and scrambled egg combos sold in "push-up" style pops. Marketers fired off tongue-in-cheek "protest letters" on American Utensils & Plates Manufacturer's Assoc. letterhead urging a boycott. "This is preposterous. An outrage...People have been eating pasta for over 3,000 years while seated at a table (or a stone) using a plate, fork and spoon," wrote Ivan M. Nyephenfark, the group's president. Robert Berman, Breakaway Foods president and IncrEdibles inventor, who was inspired by his daughter's playful twists with spaghetti and a breadstick, said sales are already brisk. Berman expect s the line to hit vending channels next year. "This is the biggest new food innovation since TV dinners."

(http://kickthebobo.com//incredibles.jpg)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: JonFromMaplewood on March 07, 2008, 11:01:24 AM
Jesus wept.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: erika on March 07, 2008, 11:03:18 AM
Ron Paul supporters (who would otherwise be liberals) who post endless MySpace bulletins and YouTube videos. Just shut up and vote for him already if you really want to.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on March 07, 2008, 11:39:14 AM
Who has time for sit-down meals anymore? In a time of frenetic lifestyles, a meal these days must pass the litmus test of portability. And with Americans increasingly chowing down on their way to work, school and play who has time for such time-honored traditions as tableware and plates? It's a concept that Breakstone Foods of Columbus, Ohio took to comic extremes with the debut of IncrEdibles--a frozen line of microwavable pastas and scrambled egg combos sold in "push-up" style pops. Marketers fired off tongue-in-cheek "protest letters" on American Utensils & Plates Manufacturer's Assoc. letterhead urging a boycott. "This is preposterous. An outrage...People have been eating pasta for over 3,000 years while seated at a table (or a stone) using a plate, fork and spoon," wrote Ivan M. Nyephenfark, the group's president. Robert Berman, Breakaway Foods president and IncrEdibles inventor, who was inspired by his daughter's playful twists with spaghetti and a breadstick, said sales are already brisk. Berman expect s the line to hit vending channels next year. "This is the biggest new food innovation since TV dinners."

(http://kickthebobo.com//incredibles.jpg)

A failure pop on a sadness stick.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: senorcorazon on March 07, 2008, 12:17:36 PM
A failure pop on a sadness stick.

Which will be marketed as, and proudly adopted by a large number of people as, an awesome pile on a victory stick.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: erika on March 07, 2008, 01:10:01 PM
Weird. They started marketing incredibles like 9 years ago. I used to have a t-shirt with the macaroni failure stick on it but I lost it.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Matt on March 07, 2008, 01:23:26 PM
Who has time for sit-down meals anymore? In a time of frenetic lifestyles, a meal these days must pass the litmus test of portability. And with Americans increasingly chowing down on their way to work, school and play who has time for such time-honored traditions as tableware and plates? It's a concept that Breakstone Foods of Columbus, Ohio took to comic extremes with the debut of IncrEdibles--a frozen line of microwavable pastas and scrambled egg combos sold in "push-up" style pops. Marketers fired off tongue-in-cheek "protest letters" on American Utensils & Plates Manufacturer's Assoc. letterhead urging a boycott. "This is preposterous. An outrage...People have been eating pasta for over 3,000 years while seated at a table (or a stone) using a plate, fork and spoon," wrote Ivan M. Nyephenfark, the group's president. Robert Berman, Breakaway Foods president and IncrEdibles inventor, who was inspired by his daughter's playful twists with spaghetti and a breadstick, said sales are already brisk. Berman expect s the line to hit vending channels next year. "This is the biggest new food innovation since TV dinners."

(http://kickthebobo.com//incredibles.jpg)

This is so completely idiotic that it's kind of awesome.

I will never consume one of these Pasta Pops, but I don't wish them ill. Godspeed, IncrEdibles!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Laurie on March 07, 2008, 01:54:36 PM
I am generally not a malicious person, but I want to see these people fall...right into the Hate Pit.

http://dinnerinthesky.com/popup_events/finance.htm

Up comes a cloud of broken monocles and military contracts.

That's horrible. Please don't hate on Outstanding in the Field (http://outstandingontour.blogspot.com/). It's a destination art/culinary event type thing. I've attended four, and each one surpassed by expectations. I've been to a lot of restaurants in my short life, and I don't think I've had a better dining experience or dinner outside of Jim Denevan's dining events. It's a very NPR-listening, Whole Foods-shopping bourgeois kind of thing, but I love it.

I'm excited to see Miami is on their preliminary 2008 tour. October can't come soon enough.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Sploops on March 07, 2008, 02:08:27 PM
I know it's been said before but I really really hate Dennis Miller.  And on the otherside of the coin I find Bill Maher repellent.  If reptilians exist he surely is one.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Phantom Hugger on March 07, 2008, 02:44:05 PM
I am generally not a malicious person, but I want to see these people fall...right into the Hate Pit.

http://dinnerinthesky.com/popup_events/finance.htm

Up comes a cloud of broken monocles and military contracts.

Somehow it being suspended by a giant crane makes it a little trashy. Where's the anti gravity dining set.


Plus...What if someone has to be excused? What happens when the conversation drys up? Panic Attack? I hope it rains and a pigeon flops onto your plate
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: todd on March 07, 2008, 03:10:25 PM
Ron Paul supporters (who would otherwise be liberals)

Um, what? Most Libertarians (and thats Libertarian with a capital L) are closet Republicans, not liberals.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: TL on March 07, 2008, 03:14:58 PM
Ron Paul supporters (who would otherwise be liberals)

Um, what? Most Libertarians (and thats Libertarian with a capital L) are closet Republicans, not liberals.

Not necessarily true - there's a lot of overlap when you start talking about individual Liberty (with a capital L).
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: erika on March 07, 2008, 03:15:30 PM
So what? These are my self-proclaimed liberal friends posting about Ron Paul. lllllllllllllllliberal.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: emma on March 07, 2008, 03:23:12 PM
I am generally not a malicious person, but I want to see these people fall...right into the Hate Pit.

http://dinnerinthesky.com/popup_events/finance.htm

Up comes a cloud of broken monocles and military contracts.

Somehow it being suspended by a giant crane makes it a little trashy. Where's the anti gravity dining set.


Plus...What if someone has to be excused? What happens when the conversation drys up? Panic Attack? I hope it rains and a pigeon flops onto your plate

Most importantly, where would you pee?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: TL on March 07, 2008, 03:59:08 PM
So what? These are my self-proclaimed liberal friends posting about Ron Paul. lllllllllllllllliberal.

I'm agreeing with you!

Whoops!  Never mind.

Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: erika on March 07, 2008, 03:59:49 PM
So what? These are my self-proclaimed liberal friends posting about Ron Paul. lllllllllllllllliberal.

I'm agreeing with you!



Eeee sorry. The "so what?" was for Todd.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: ericluxury on March 17, 2008, 02:42:30 PM
Started downloading The Moth podcast. One of the podcasts is a story by this guy Dan Kennedy. It's so painfully bad. T.I.-level bad. It chronicles him going from 'I'm never gonna sell out' guy to guy who works at a record label with every lame cliche you can imagine with that.

Terrible stuff. But I was curious why this terrible guy was on the podcast and looked him up on amazon and he just wrote this book about his job at Atlantic Records which he had for about a year and a half. Which puts him squarely in a division of my hate pit for all these post-TAL, McSweeney's white dudes who do nothing but write self-aware memoirs. Every life experience is immediately put into a 'humorous' narrative about how life isn't like the movies. It's like, real and stuff and there is feelings. How sometimes when you stop being a slacker, there is lots of real stuff going on out there.

So into that hate pit Dan Kennedy and expect to a have a lot your bretheren joining you.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Tim K in DC on March 27, 2008, 06:11:16 AM
I drink Diet Coke with LIME in the morning. Every morning. Mmmmmmm.

Don't hate!

Sometimes circumstances make drinking soda in the morning necessary, i.e., when I don't have any coffee left at home, I need caffeine, and my two options for getting said caffeine are either Dunkin Donuts or a convenience store that (also) has garbage coffee. Dunkin Donuts is garbage, so onvenience store soda wins. Coke (or a Red Bull, which is basically vitamin-laden soda) is pure quick fix. So hate me. I can take it.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: samir on March 27, 2008, 06:02:39 PM
As a follow up, here's my campus newspaper's report from last night's Saget performance.

http://www.alligator.org/articles/2008/03/27/news/campus/080327_saget.txt

Quote
Saget joked about his penis, penises in the audience and playing Danny Tanner on "Full House" during his stand-up comedy show, which was free to the public and funded by Student Government Productions and Accent, SG speaker's bureau.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Jack on March 27, 2008, 06:08:17 PM
thanks samir. 

"He said he wished he could've hosted "America's Funniest Home Videos" in the style of his stand-up.

"That would've been eight years of insanity," he said over the crowd clapping. "People sent so much porn into that s---, and I have it. I have it all."

Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: daveB from Oakland on March 27, 2008, 11:25:00 PM
I am generally not a malicious person, but I want to see these people fall...right into the Hate Pit.

http://dinnerinthesky.com/popup_events/finance.htm

Up comes a cloud of broken monocles and military contracts.

Somehow it being suspended by a giant crane makes it a little trashy. Where's the anti gravity dining set.


Plus...What if someone has to be excused? What happens when the conversation drys up? Panic Attack? I hope it rains and a pigeon flops onto your plate

Most importantly, where would you pee?


... They would pee onto the "little people" down below. The snobs peeing on the slobs ... which is what they're doing to us every day, brothers and sisters! Let's  start a REVOLUTION!! We can start by smuggling a bomb into that pot of Lobsters those fatsos are gorging on. Set the timer to go off when they're suspended high above the city. BOOM! It'll be like the fourth of July! There will be much rejoicing in the streets below ...

I've provided a diagram of my diabolical plan.


     (http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t55/davebucket68/amiens_finance082.jpg)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Sarah on March 28, 2008, 06:55:28 AM
Till recently, lobstah was poor folks' food 'round heah, deah.  Even now, I suspect many a lobsterman's (I don't know of any lobsterwomen) family probably regularly dines on culls.  I know people who can't stand the taste of lobster, so strongly does it remind them of the repetitive fare of their youth.

Take that, snobs.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: ericluxury on April 04, 2008, 03:22:11 PM
a few posts ago, my thoughts on hate pit-ter dan kennedy

Dan Kennedy goes on the sound of young america for a podcast so smug you'd think it was the smodcast. Terrible! Jesse Thorn accidentally falls into the hate pit, but is rescued because of past accomplishments.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk 2.0 on April 04, 2008, 03:44:09 PM
I happened to hear Dan Kennedy on Michael Feldman's "Whad'Ya Know?" and Feldman actually zung him pretty hard (not sure if it was on purpose or not).  Feldman closed out the interview by just saying "So you can learn nothing about the music industry from this book."  The thing was, it was obviously a joke, but it was one of those jokes where the timing of the delivery kinda belied Feldman's total contempt for the book.  It basically came off as "This guy was sort of funny to talk to, but you will be wasting your money if you buy his book."  Of course, my impression suggests Michael Feldman is in control of his comic timing, which is always arguable.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk 2.0 on April 16, 2008, 06:57:18 PM
Discover Card is currently in my Hate Pit.  I'm three days late for a payment, I get three phone calls on my cell phone. I've already scheduled the payment for when I'll ACTUALLY HAVE MONEY TO PAY IT online. I call the number they call me from from my work phone 'cause they haven't left messages, I'm not sure if it's discover card or something else or what, but whoever they are, I'mhoping they won't call me back there.  The guy on the other line immediately asks for my account number which I don't give him; he also asks for my name and I only give him my first name.  Two hours later i get a call AT WORK from Discover, and they use my full name.  So Discover is basically stalking me now for a payment that is 3 days late.  I basically yell at this lady telling her I've scheduled a payment already, she needn't call me 6 times a day I SAID GOOD DAY. 
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: ericluxury on April 21, 2008, 10:28:54 AM
Morgan Spurlock's new documentary which looks like the most awful thing ever made no money and got bad reviews! Much rejoicing as my hate pit laughs at one of its members.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: erika on April 21, 2008, 10:31:12 AM
Discover Card is currently in my Hate Pit.  I'm three days late for a payment, I get three phone calls on my cell phone. I've already scheduled the payment for when I'll ACTUALLY HAVE MONEY TO PAY IT online. I call the number they call me from from my work phone 'cause they haven't left messages, I'm not sure if it's discover card or something else or what, but whoever they are, I'mhoping they won't call me back there.  The guy on the other line immediately asks for my account number which I don't give him; he also asks for my name and I only give him my first name.  Two hours later i get a call AT WORK from Discover, and they use my full name.  So Discover is basically stalking me now for a payment that is 3 days late.  I basically yell at this lady telling her I've scheduled a payment already, she needn't call me 6 times a day I SAID GOOD DAY. 

Discover calls my parents if I don't pick up the phone if my payment is a few days late. I want so badly for them to remove that number from their system but they've got me...

Fuckin credit cards. It's not even like I bought anything COOL to be in debt for. Just gas and stupid stuff.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Chris L on April 21, 2008, 11:02:31 AM
Morgan Spurlock's new documentary which looks like the most awful thing ever made no money and got bad reviews! Much rejoicing as my hate pit laughs at one of its members.

Yeah but that Ben Stein creationist doc made $3 mil and cracked the top 10.   Nothing erases that kind of shame. 
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Martin on April 21, 2008, 11:57:59 AM
Morgan Spurlock's new documentary which looks like the most awful thing ever made no money and got bad reviews! Much rejoicing as my hate pit laughs at one of its members.

Yeah but that Ben Stein creationist doc made $3 mil and cracked the top 10.   Nothing erases that kind of shame. 

Also this, from The Hot Blog:

Quote
The big story of the weekend is not The Wizards Of Kick Oz or Trying To Forget Segel's Penis, but Expelled being the widest doc opening ever, leading to being the third biggest doc opening ever. Ever.

Yes, all the Michael Moore movies will overshadow whatever the final number on this film is, but they all went into theaters in exclusives or, with Sicko, under 900 screens.

Expelled is pretty much assured of being amongst the Top Ten doc grossers of all-time before it's done... and passing Super Size Me and Winged Migration is not out of the question. Just this weekend's number makes it the #5 doc of the last two years, with Shine A Light and Grizzly Man both likely to be passed this week.

Victory!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Spike on September 30, 2008, 09:04:44 PM
 I think Laurie from Miami should be in the hate pit fro being irritating. 

 :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Steve in North Hollywood on September 30, 2008, 09:06:14 PM
I think Laurie from Miami should be in the hate pit fro being irritating. 

 :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

Fro?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Stupornaut on September 30, 2008, 10:50:16 PM
Ozzie Guillen.

(Also I pledged to myself that I would replace Fartin' Bert Blyleven as my avatar once the Twins season ended, so there's that.)
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: jbissell on September 30, 2008, 11:35:23 PM
Ozzie Guillen.

(Also I pledged to myself that I would replace Fartin' Bert Blyleven as my avatar once the Twins season ended, so there's that.)

As a White Sox-hater I support this motion. Also, don't forget about AJ Pierzynski.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: kenny on October 01, 2008, 12:34:09 AM
I think Laurie from Miami should be in the hate pit fro being irritating. 

 :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(


you should die for being a worthless piece of shit.

kenny
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: todd on October 01, 2008, 11:45:04 AM
I think Laurie from Miami should be in the hate pit fro being irritating. 

 :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(


you should die for being a worthless piece of shit.

kenny

hahahaha
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Turf Out on October 01, 2008, 12:18:22 PM
I think Laurie from Miami should be in the hate pit fro being irritating. 

 :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

Fro?

you didn't know she has a fro?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on October 01, 2008, 12:24:22 PM
I love Laurie but that fro drives me up the wall!!!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: emma on October 01, 2008, 04:44:00 PM
Those emoticons mean one of two things. Either
1) Laurie's 'fro literally irritates his eyes,
or
2) Spike cries when he's annoyed.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: iAmBaronVonTito on October 01, 2008, 04:59:56 PM
Those emoticons mean one of two things. Either
1) Laurie's 'fro literally irritates his eyes,
or
2) Spike cries when he's annoyed.

maybe he "hates to say it, but..."
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Spike on October 07, 2008, 12:36:17 PM
I think Laurie from Miami should be in the hate pit fro being irritating. 

 :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(


you should die for being a worthless piece of shit.

kenny

AFTER I RING YOUR SCRAWNY LITTLE NECK !!!!!!
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: iAmBaronVonTito on October 07, 2008, 12:38:54 PM
welcome to the dungeon, kenny.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Steve in North Hollywood on October 07, 2008, 10:15:59 PM
welcome to the dungeon, kenny.

It's warm down here, Kenny ... Warm and sexy.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: CurtBlair on October 08, 2008, 12:19:07 PM


AFTER I RING YOUR SCRAWNY LITTLE NECK !!!!!!
[/quote]

Make sure you aim for the juggler vein, Spike. You'll get a nice, resonant tone.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: kray on December 09, 2008, 09:08:42 PM
can anyone clarify why T.I. is in the hate pit, aside from being a mediocre rapper, impregnating 3 different women, and suggesting he could be better than jay z? i missed this episode i guess.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: Stupornaut on December 10, 2008, 01:16:50 AM
can anyone clarify why T.I. is in the hate pit, aside from being a mediocre rapper, impregnating 3 different women, and suggesting he could be better than jay z? i missed this episode i guess.

He was interviewed in Blender a couple years ago about how when he was a lad him and some friends beat up this decrepit old guy and also his dog. Total dirtbag maneuver, though I couldn't tell how "man I was a stupid kid"-style contrite he was just by reading it.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: John Junk 2.0 on December 12, 2008, 09:07:59 PM
can anyone clarify why T.I. is in the hate pit, aside from being a mediocre rapper, impregnating 3 different women, and suggesting he could be better than jay z? i missed this episode i guess.

He was interviewed in Blender a couple years ago about how when he was a lad him and some friends beat up this decrepit old guy and also his dog. Total dirtbag maneuver, though I couldn't tell how "man I was a stupid kid"-style contrite he was just by reading it.

The old man was going to the picture show and T.I. threw a rock at him, then let him die in a ditch.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: badassfunk on December 13, 2008, 11:45:32 PM
One minute into The Price is Right on Fri Dec 12, Drew Carey is introduced. Cut to the audience and in the foreground is Mickey Dolenz, applauding, looking like he had just spent a few hours at Rick's Cafe.

I don't have the expertise to get a screen shot up, unfortunately.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: badassfunk on December 14, 2008, 12:07:53 AM
Yes, I was watching The Price is Right.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: <<<<< on December 17, 2008, 03:30:19 PM
Those emoticons mean one of two things. Either
1) Laurie's 'fro literally irritates his eyes,
or
2) Spike cries when he's annoyed.

maybe he "hates to say it, but..."

I think what Spike is trying to say here is "Bros not Fros!!!"
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: spacepope on December 19, 2008, 11:04:43 PM
Did Mickey Dolenz look at the camera and do his Jimmy Cagney impression again? Was he wearing that hat?
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: nrt4 on December 24, 2014, 12:46:45 AM
Since the Hate Pit has been cracked open two weeks in a row, I think it might be a good time to bring this thread back.

I think I could make a solid argument for why Robbie Robertson should be thrown into the pit.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: BadGuyZero on December 24, 2014, 01:09:02 AM
Did he put Robbie in The Hate Pit tonight? I was having assorted issues with the stream so I may have missed that moment.

Right now the only people in The Hate Pit are:

Ringo Starr
Nicholas from Brooklyn [the caller that wanted Tom to put Kevin Pollak in The Hate Pit]
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: nrt4 on December 24, 2014, 01:51:00 AM
Did he put Robbie in The Hate Pit tonight? I was having assorted issues with the stream so I may have missed that moment.

Right now the only people in The Hate Pit are:

Ringo Starr
Nicholas from Brooklyn [the caller that wanted Tom to put Kevin Pollak in The Hate Pit]

He didn't, but when talking about the Band he came to the conclusion that Robbie's really the only thing he dislikes about them, and I know enough about how shitty Robbie was to argue his entry into the pit.
Title: Re: Hate Pit Continued
Post by: BadGuyZero on December 24, 2014, 03:22:15 AM
Robbie totally deserves to spend some quality Hate Pit time with Ringo and Nicholas.