Stuff you are supposed to like but is actually rubbish

**Paddyfield** · 09/03/2009, 10:33 PM

Originally Posted by alidiei

Brian O Driscoll

He is a very talented plonker.

Rugby's Steven Ireland.

**Pauro 76** · 10/03/2009, 7:58 AM

I may get hung for this from certain people...

The Mighty Boosh

Also Simon Pegg. Brilliant in Hot Fuzz, but he's just a smug luvvie now. Same goes for Ricky Gervais.

**Mr A** · 10/03/2009, 8:32 AM

Originally Posted by Paddyfield

He is a very talented plonker.

Rugby's Steven Ireland.

You what? BOD is willing to go to any lengths to help his country win, Stephen Traitor Ireland is willing to come up with any excuse not to even turn up.

**Lionel Ritchie** · 10/03/2009, 9:29 AM

Originally Posted by Mr Maroon

1) "That Canadian women from Today FM" is Alison Curtis i think. Her show is supposedly very popular but I can't stand her or it.

Unless she's moved show she presents pretty much the only alternative/new music show on Today FM. I couldn't care what the presenter is like so long as someone fills this role -trite and imperfect as the shows often seem to me to be (lots about Oxegen, Q Mag driven etc)

Originally Posted by Mr Maroon

2) Ireland national team. I'm supposed to like it because I'm Irish and I like football but I don't have any strong feelings about it. I can't remember watching any Ireland matches before the 02 world cup and I've barely watched a full one since. I'm just really not bothered with it.

...well International football is somewhat abstract in that it ties some pretty great footballers to some pretty crappy countries -and vice versa. Some of us find charm in that ...some evidently don't.

Originally Posted by Mr Maroon

3) Paolo Maldini I have some respect for I suppose but i certainly don't "like" him as the title of the thread says. There seems to be a "he's a legend, everybody loves him" attitude among some people. Nobody ever has anything bad to say about him despite the quality of some of his performances in the last decade or so of his never ending career.
I don't dislike him as such but I don't hold him in the high esteem that some many people do.

Fair enough. I will just say though that he enjoys the genuine admiration of his peers and there is little evident nudge-nudge about him being a fancy dan with bigger rep than ability (Beckham?). Nor is there apparent papering over cracks/ ignoring elephant in the living room like that relating to Shearers vicious streak and willingness to use his elbows.

Originally Posted by Mr Maroon

LOI First Division. I don't like it when my team is in it and I certainly can't stand it when my team isn't in it. Being honest, the standard of football is dreadful. As a LOI fan I'm expected to defend all aspects of the league. Sure, I love the Premier but the First is just a graveyard.

THese answers could be a bit rambling and not make much sense if any but bare in mind that they were written at 20 to 3 in the morning. I might edit them at another time when I can make more sense

mid to lower? We're top!

We'll have to just agree to disagree on the standard of football. I don't think it's a huge leap to be honest. Just so long as it's remembered that without the back there's no front, without down there's no up. Though I'd much rather the people at RTE and TV3 were appraised of this.

**micls** · 10/03/2009, 9:31 AM

Originally Posted by First

League of Ireland

You're expected to like the LOI

Where do you live?

**Schumi** · 10/03/2009, 10:05 AM

Cheltenham.

**Sligo Hornet** · 10/03/2009, 10:52 AM

Originally Posted by Schumi

Cheltenham.

Did you lose your shirt last year Schumi?

**Mr A** · 10/03/2009, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by Schumi

Cheltenham.

Indeed. Horse racing is a load of pish.

**pete** · 10/03/2009, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by Mr A

Indeed. Horse racing is a load of pish.

I agree. Maybe I don't gamble enough to have any interest.

**kingdom hoop** · 10/03/2009, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by pete

Maybe I don't gamble enough to have any interest.

I hardly gamble at all but still have a live interest in it. But that's probably someway attributable to former gambling and having a dad infatuated with the sport. In fairness it's probably not the most accessible of sports, in that the enjoyment levels only really kick in once you have a good knowledge-bank of the different owners, trainers, jockeys, types of races, etc. That said I still love watching races from anywhere in the world!
To be honest I don't understand the opinion that watching horses race around a track with little men atop is "pish" and isn't interesting or fun to watch. Having money down helps but I still like it regardless.

On Cheltenham, there might be a lot of hype, but there's good cause for it.

edit: More generally, I tend to look at things like what I say about Cheltenham: if there's hype there's probably some good underlying cause for it. A good example of an opposite attitude (that because there's hype you should decry something) I've encountered is these kind of Backpacker Snobs who won't go to a place because it's too touristy: "I'm not going to Machu Picchu cos it's too touristy." I mean like, there's probably a reason it's touristy! Why deny yourself the beauty of a certain area for the sake of slavish adherence to a principle. Of course, off-the-beaten-track places are nice too, but a mixture is good.
In general, sometimes you might need to look past the bloated reputation and find the true cause of the celebrated thing. I'd rather do that and appreciate the original attraction than take a dislike to something because it may be a little over-hyped.

**Dodge** · 10/03/2009, 11:42 AM

I've no real problem with racing fans absolutely loving Cheltenham and I can certainly see the attraction of having the best of the best race each other over 4 days.

However I fecking hate people with no interest in the sport (or gambling) suddenly thinking they're experts and making their only bets of the year on Ruby. I gue3ss it’s the bandwagon I hate rather than the hype

**Lionel Ritchie** · 10/03/2009, 1:13 PM

Ipods, Itunes and basically any media device with an I in front of it. They dangle the prospect of a useful, handy device in front of you then wrench it away and **** it up with convoluted, messy, interfacing. Conceptually great and in practical terms useless. *****!