If you like my music, we can be friends?

[lumberjim]

I'm a Cowboys Fan.

[elSicomoro]

You are teh suck.

[DanaC]

If someone picks their "friends" based on similar tastes, judges those who like things they don't, they are a moron and deserve what they get.

I know what you meant by that, and frankly, I'm just being pedantic, but doesn't everybody choose their friends based on similar tastes? Not necessairly similar tastes in all things...but some sort of shared reference and commonality of taste/views/opinions etc would surely be useful when making friends?

[smurfalicious]

I changed my mind.


I, for one, am emotional graveyard, and don't care whether or not I have friends. In fact, I have no friends. I rather enjoy speaking at people about things of which I am so knowledgeable, and they are not, they certainly would just have to listen to me edumacate them on all topics of which they are ignorant, which would be, well, all topics.

And I certainly would not want to chat it up with some douchebag that went to the same fabulous concert that I attended. That's ricockulous.

Not at all... in fact I am often attracted to people with different tastes than myself. I see it as an opportunity to learn and be exposed to a different point of view.
On the other hand, I used to really dislike country music... I now have a large collection of older, American Roots Music, much of which is early country which a new friend taught me to appreciate properly.
This is after growing-up on a ranch and being exposed to it and hating it for most of my life.
I have friends with VASTLY different political and artistic views, that watch television programs religiously that you could not chain me in front of without my asking you to take a bribe to stop...
I just don't see the connection.
For me it is more about how people express themselves, the ideas about respect and if they are interesting or not, that is about it.
Two of my best friends are far older than I, deeply religious and have VASTLY different tastes than I. But, I love them with all of my heart and they are more family to me than most I happen to be related to.
Tastes mean nothing and say nothing about who you are.

ricockulous

Gets rid of boggart.

Originally Posted by lumberjim

I'm a Cowboys Fan.

Great, do you think this carries some kind of meaning?
Do you attach real emotion to those who are fans of some other team?

If it is in fun I think that is great, but there are those who will actually not like those who like other teams... those people are simpletons.

[DanaC]

Tastes mean nothing and say nothing about who you are.

Tastes mean a great deal. Doesn't mean you have to share identical tastes with your friends. Many of my friends have different musical tastes and television tastes to me...but there are areas in which we find commonality: maye in politics, maybe simply in communication style. I learn from them and expand my own tastes by interacting with them (I recently developed a taste for jazz music having been introduced to it by a friend). But there will be some area of commonality.

It is not shallow to want to be friends with someone with whom you share interests/opinions or tastes. Nor does it preclude having friends who seemingly share nothing with you.

[Undertoad]

Why be prejudiced against anyone because of their race or nationality or religion... when there're so many real reasons to hate others? - Emo Philips

[lumberjim]

Originally Posted by smurfalicious

That's ricockulous.

yOINk!!

[jester]

I have a wide scope of music that I enjoy from the '50s & up. Not partial to early country - some of the new stuff isn't so bad. A couple of rap songs. But I also like classical music. I like musicals - I've seen Phantom of the Opera & CATS (2). Surely though an individual would have other interests besides music to base friendship. (I'm a Raiders fan) - whats that say.

[elSicomoro]

That you love assholes.

[lumberjim]

Originally Posted by rkzenrage

These are the same people who think they know something about someone because of what sport team they like.

Originally Posted by lumberjim

I'm a Cowboys Fan.

Originally Posted by rkzenrage

Great, do you think this carries some kind of meaning?
Do you attach real emotion to those who are fans of some other team?

now, this is why i'm so vehement in my skeptecism about your supposed intellect. your mensa this and 'my students' that. If you were really gifted....forget about 170s, you'd have gotten that quip.

can anyone else explain that correlation to him? I don't want to assume that everyone gets it.....but I hafta think at least some of you do.

[wolf]

Originally Posted by rkzenrage

Great, do you think this carries some kind of meaning?

Where he's from, thems fightin' words.

No, seriously.

Friends of mine own the medical services company that supplies ambulances and EMTs to large sporting events, concerts, and the like.

You do literally take your life into your hands if you wear opposing teamwear in the stadium.

[wolf]

Originally Posted by lumberjim

can anyone else explain that correlation to him? I don't want to assume that everyone gets it.....but I hafta think at least some of you do.

Oh, crap. That was a lot funnier than I thought it was.

It can't be explained, you just hadda be there ...