Pet Peeves

[marsoupial they/them]

6 minutes ago, Slowswift said:

Right now, as they're stuck in my head and my mom won't stop singing them, thereby putting them back in my head:

I am of the opinion that every song titled " Christmas" should be burned, and then their ashes burned as well.  

*me, pretty much Buddy the Elf, shuffling away*

[Kaymyth she/her]

25 minutes ago, Slowswift said:

Right now, as they're stuck in my head and my mom won't stop singing them, thereby putting them back in my head:

I am of the opinion that every song titled " Christmas" should be burned, and then their ashes burned as well.  

The Twelve Pains of Christmas is one that will restore your faith in holiday humor.

[Orlion Blight he/him]

27 minutes ago, Slowswift said:

Right now, as they're stuck in my head and my mom won't stop singing them, thereby putting them back in my head:

I am of the opinion that every song titled " Christmas" should be burned, and then their ashes burned as well.  

I am in agreement. 

Further, if I hear Bing Crosby one more time...

[Kaymyth she/her]

7 minutes ago, Orlion Determined said:

I am in agreement. 

Further, if I hear Bing Crosby one more time...

Oh, gods, I hate the crooner songs.  I always have.  Something about that soft, mellow voice hits a nerve and I'm ready to punch the radio in the face.

[Erunion he/him]

... Hard not to like the Trans-Siberian orchestras Christmas stuff though! At least their 'Christmas Eve/Sarajevo' is suitably epic and Christmas-ey! Try encouraging that!

[Sunbird she/her]

1 hour ago, Erunion (The Incorrigible) said:

... Hard not to like the Trans-Siberian orchestras Christmas stuff though! At least their 'Christmas Eve/Sarajevo' is suitably epic and Christmas-ey! Try encouraging that!

I looooooove "Christmas Eve/Sarajevo" and "Wizards in Winter"!! Can't get enough of that shrieking electric guitar.

Vocal Point has an epic a cappella cover of "Sarajevo" (which is funny because "Carol of the Bells" is normally performed by an a cappella choir, and then TSO covered it instrumentally, and then Vocal Point covered their cover a cappella again! XD):

Spoiler

 

 

[Delightful]

For like the first time ever I'm not surrounded by Christmas music because Israel . Huh. 

[+Slowswift]

13 hours ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

If you want a nice break that's still in the spirit of the season, may I suggest Relient K's "Santa Claus is Thumbing to Town"?

Hmm, I've heard some Relient K that I've liked before. I'll check it out sometime.

Though it should be noted that the post made an error: I don't hate every Christmas song, just ones starting with a color, and then only when they're stuck in my head forever.

[Sunbird she/her]

@Slowswift Ok, so you don't like Bing Crosby's "White Christmas," but the only other song I can think of that fits that description is "Blue Christmas." What do you have against Elvis? 

Edited December 16, 2016 by Sunbird

[ThirdGen]

 

The crooner style must have seemed so intimate and personal when it was new (because early microphones absolutely needed you to belt a song out), but it's so mannered and "parent/grandparent music"-ish that it's hard to take any emotional expression in them as genuine.  For example:

Compare to, say:

 

[+Slowswift]

15 hours ago, Sunbird said:

@Slowswift Ok, so you don't like Bing Crosby's "White Christmas," but the only other song I can think of that fits that description is "Blue Christmas." What do you have against Elvis? 

Well, I don't hate White Christmas on principle. Just the version with the annoying falsetto, and just when it gets stuck in my head and won't leave.

Blue Christmas, though... I don't like that song. Nothing against Elvis, just the song.  

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

9 minutes ago, Slowswift said:

Well, I don't hate White Christmas on principle. Just the version with the annoying falsetto, and just when it gets stuck in my head and won't leave.

Blue Christmas, though... I don't like that song. Nothing against Elvis, just the song.  

How about "Christmas Nights in Blue" by Trans-Siberian Orchestra? 

 

[Orlion Blight he/him]

I do not like Christmas songs in a box, I do not like them with a fox. I do not like them here or there, I do not like them anywhere! I do not like Christmas songs, I do not like them, Twi-I-Am!

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

31 minutes ago, Orlion Determined said:

I do not like Christmas songs in a box, I do not like them with a fox. I do not like them here or there, I do not like them anywhere! I do not like Christmas songs, I do not like them, Twi-I-Am!

But don't you like electric guitars? Don't you like them, Orlion-you-are?

[Zathoth]

Christmas songs with electric guitars are still christmas songs.

I'm feeling really unfestive this year.

On the upside I'm still planning to turn February* into Weirdoween**

My birthday is in February, it has nothing to do with that I really dislike the holiday that takes place during said month and feel like ruining it for everyone with weirdness.

**Name pending, suggestions welcome.

Edited December 17, 2016 by Zathoth

[ThirdGen]

Merry

Troll

mas!

[+Slowswift]

On 12/16/2016 at 10:05 AM, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

How about "Christmas Nights in Blue" by Trans-Siberian Orchestra? 

 

That one... isn't bad, though I prefer just about every other song on the album.  

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

The notion that to have a good discussion, everyone must agree on every point that is made, in the same way and for the same reasons. That's not a discussion. That's what we call an "echo chamber."

(It's worth noting that I don't really see this on the Shard, because the Shard is Best Website. Elsewhere, though...)

[Delightful]

1 hour ago, TwiLyghtSansSparkles said:

The notion that to have a good discussion, everyone must agree on every point that is made, in the same way and for the same reasons. That's not a discussion. That's what we call an "echo chamber."

(It's worth noting that I don't really see this on the Shard, because the Shard is Best Website. Elsewhere, though...)

Shard is Best Website till I've hit the rep quota and can't up vote you

[Straw he/him]

My biggest pet peeve: Fads, I hate fads. From people wearing their sunglasses backwards to bottle flipping to clowns I instantly dislike it.

[Ammanas]

6 minutes ago, Straw said:

My biggest pet peeve: Fads, I hate fads. From people wearing their sunglasses backwards to bottle flipping to clowns I instantly dislike it.

I bet you love Twerking! 

Edited December 22, 2016 by Ammanas

[Straw he/him]

6 minutes ago, Ammanas said:

I bet you love Twerking! 

Oh, that, the bane of my existence.

[+Slowswift]

Ads, but especially low-quality ads.  

Also, DUST. I hate dust so much. And there's so much of it in my room I can't even function in there.

Edited December 24, 2016 by Slowswift

[PlanetReelo she/her]

People who think that introversion is something which requires 'curing'. No, I DO genuinely just like to read for hours on end. No, I'm not lonely - when i want to spend time with my friends, I do. And no, introversion does not equate to shyness. 

[mattig89ch he/him]

1 hour ago, PlanetReelo said:

People who think that introversion is something which requires 'curing'. No, I DO genuinely just like to read for hours on end. No, I'm not lonely - when i want to spend time with my friends, I do. And no, introversion does not equate to shyness. 

I'm glad there's another introvert who isn't considered shy.

Most folks assume i don't want to talk to them, because my mind simply goes blank when trying to think of a reply or a topic of conversation.  And quite often, I'm off in the corner.  If anyone's ever watched TNG, you can think of me like Lieutenant Barclay.