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OK, here we go, things I hate, maybe it might have happened to you:

Happened to me 3 times, the third being today: when you get a job propposal, and you're not exactly sure that it'll be any better than your current job, although it might sound better... And you don't really want to move on to this next job, feeling insecure about it, but at the same time you don't want to refuse it...
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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Originally posted by: Han Solo VS Indiana Jones
I hate the Oscars. Who else hates the Oscars?

I hate the way that movies with a lot of action or a conservative message almost never win.


Was Spiderman 2 (My favorite film of last year, second to the Incredibles) even nominated to win Best Picture? Nope. Was it a great movie? Yeah, but the Academy could care less.


Hey, Ric: I have absolutely no idea because I've only ever had one paying job, so I can't really relate to that... But I can relate to the dilemma of changing or not.

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Chaltab is at it again...Spiderman was a great movie, as far as comic book adaptations go. Spiderman 2 was not. As for the oscars, I hate em.

War does not make one great.

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But Spiderman 2 was superior to the original in every concievable way, so by extension, if the first one was a great movie then the second one was too.

Besides, if not Spiderman 2, then the Incredibles should have been nominated.

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The Incredibles was nominated and won Best Animated Feature.

It was nominated in that category because that is where the filmmakers opted to make it eligible. A filmmaker can say what category they want their films considered for in terms of nominations, then the nominations come out, and then the Academy votes. That's how it works. Didn't you ever wonder why Fahrenheit 9/11 wasn't nominated in the Documentary category? It's because Michael Moore didn't want it considered in that category. He wanted to give it a chance to be the Best Feature Film winner (and the first documentary to do so). So he declared that he wanted it considered in that category as opposed to the Doc cat. Nominators didn't agree that it was worthy and, so it never received a nomination.

If Brad Bird, Pixar, and Buena Vista had so chosen, they could easily have done the same thing with The Incredibles. But they were smart and realized that it didn't stand a chance against the other likely nominated films and wisely chose to have it considered for the Best Animated Feature category. Which it won. That's how the Oscars work.

Just remember when you bitch about "The Academy" and it's nominations and voting, you are bitching about people like Brad Bird who is one of the voters. I think Tobey Maguire (Spider-Man) is a member as well. The very people that are in the movies you want nominated are those that are voting.
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Is it okay to hate or dislike Halle Berry? I thought I hated Halle but now I'm not sure anymore...
I'd like a qui-gon jinn please with an Obi-Wan to go.

Red heads ROCK. Blondes do not rock. Nuff said.

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I don't particularly care for her as an actress. In fact, you could say I hate her film choices (aside from X-Men). But she sure is fun to look at. So, you can both hate and like her to some degree.
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Exactly. As for The Incredibles, while I initially thought it was a great idea to have a Best Animated Feature Category, all it has done is create an animation 'ghetto' in the Oscars. The Incredibles should have received a Best Picture nod, but the Animated Feature category precluded that. And what the hell was up with nominating Shark Tale? Not all 3 nominees had to be CG.

Princess Leia: I happen to like nice men.
Han Solo: I'm a nice man.

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No, but they had to be feature length and fully animated. Were there any besides those three? According to Oscar rules, there have to be three films that can be nominated for the category to be considered that year. If not, there will be no award.
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If Disney would quit making crap like Home on the Range and start puttinig out their Beauty and the Beast or Mulan calibur material, then maybe animation wouldn't be having so much trouble. I love Pixar's movies but I'd also like to see traditional animation in theatres. I can think of few non-Disney animated film to hit US theatres in the last ten years, and most of them were crappy.

Yugioh
The three Digimon features spliced into one movie.
Pokemon and its theatrical sequels..
Titan AE
Spongebob..


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Can I add Call Centres?

I have been trying to cancel one of my mobile contracts for the last three months, and can never get answer and no correspondence via email will be entered into because of security
Egon "Don't Cross the streams it would be very bad"

Peter "i'm fuzzy on the whole good/bad thing"

Egon "lmagine the 97 Star Wars Special Editions"
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I hate Cell Phones in general.

Not worth the financial and technological headaches they cause IMO. Whenever we invent Startrek-esque com-badges, I might be a little more interested.

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Originally posted by: norinradd
Can I add Call Centres?

I have been trying to cancel one of my mobile contracts for the last three months, and can never get answer and no correspondence via email will be entered into because of security


It's one of the most difficult things, cancelling you cell phone contract. When you mention it, the call center attendants suddenly get incredibly dumb and slow. If you want to get anything done, get the name of the attendant as soon as he gets you. And then tell him loud and clear that you are calling them to cancel you cell phone, and if he/she dosen't perform as he/she is suppose to in such ocasion, you are willing to get in contact with someone with high ranks in that cell phone company, and even willig to go to court if necessary, and <attendant>'s name will be the first name mentioned in both cases. So, the attendant will try to offer you free calls or even free cell phones, don't hesitate just say "no" and remind them of why you are calling, always repeating his/her name after every sentence. In 2 days you'll get it done.
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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It's hard NOT to hate cell phones. I think we can all agree on that.
I'd like a qui-gon jinn please with an Obi-Wan to go.

Red heads ROCK. Blondes do not rock. Nuff said.

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I do not have a cell phone and rarely have need of one.

I think the only time I really wished I had one, was when I had run out of gas on a busy highway during rush hour. When I realized that my car was about to die, I tried to make it over to the side of the road, but my car died inbetween lanes thus partly two lanes of traffic on a busy highway during rush hour. Oh, and all this was taking place in the middle of a very bad hail/thunderstorm. That is the only time I really wanted a cell phone.
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I really hate the ridiculous liberal extremism you run into on the internet. The conservative extremism I just laugh at because it's such a tiny delusional faction, but just check out this page...

Clickage

The actually won't let you in if they know you voted for Bush or if you drive a Hummer!

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If you thought these forums were bad when Reg and Jimbo were here right up to the election, you should go see the George Bush forum at imdb...

*shakes head*

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I hate the fact that my eyes are burning from the salt in the tears I just cried because of how hard I was laughing at these quotes:
Question: If you could live forever, would you and why? Answer: "I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever," --Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss USA contest.

"Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff." --Mariah Carey

"Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life," --Brooke Shields, during an interview to become Spokesperson for federal anti-smoking campaign.

"I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body," --Winston Bennett, University of Kentucky basketball forward.

"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country," --Mayor Marion Barry, Washington, DC.

"I'm not going to have some reporters pawing through our papers. We are the president." --Hillary Clinton commenting on the release of subpoenaed documents.

"That lowdown scoundrel deserves to be kicked to death by a jackass, and I'm just the one to do it," --A congressional candidate in Texas.

"Half this game is ninety percent mental." --Philadelphia Phillies manager, Danny Ozark
"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it." --Al Gore, Vice President

"I love California. I practically grew up in Phoenix." --Dan Quayle

" It's no exaggeration to say that the undecideds could go one way or another" --George Bush, US President

"We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?" --Lee Iacocca

"I was provided with additional input that was radically different from the truth. I assisted in furthering that version." --Colonel Oliver North, from his Iran-Contra testimony.

"The word "genius" isn't applicable in football. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." --Joe Theisman, NFL football quarterback & sports analyst.

"We don't necessarily discriminate. We simply exclude certain types of people." --Colonel Gerald Wellman, ROTC Instructor.

"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." --Bill Clinton, President

"We are ready for an unforeseen event that may or may not occur." --Al Gore, VP

"Traditionally, most of Australia's imports come from overseas." --Keppel Enderbery

"Your food stamps will be stopped effective March 1992 because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You may reapply if there is a change in your circumstances." --Department of Social Services, Greenville, South Carolina

"If somebody has a bad heart, they can plug this jack in at night as they go to bed and it will monitor their heart throughout the night. And the next morning, when they wake up dead, there'll be a record." --Mark S. Fowler, FCC Chairman

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My personal favorite.

Brook Shieds:

"Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life,"


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Some of those are fake. Maria Carey's certanly is, as I've seen something similar supposedly being quoted by other celebrities. And why didn't you post these at the joke thread?

Things I hate: I hate stupid myths, idiotic urban legends and lies being spread by spam.
“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering
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Who cares if it's fake? It's flippin hilarious anyway!!

Besides, you know I don't frequent the jokes thread.

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I hate dumb excuses for not posting somthing in the right thread.