Your Most Favorite/Unfavorite Person Living Today

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The discussion centers around people's feelings towards well-known figures, focusing on those they admire or dislike. Participants express their preferences, often influenced by personal interests or recent readings. Notable figures mentioned positively include Maddox, Roger Penrose, and Stephen Hawking, with admiration stemming from their contributions to culture and science. Conversely, individuals express strong dislike for public figures such as Barbra Streisand, George W. Bush, and Usama bin Laden, often citing their actions or public personas as reasons for their negative feelings. The conversation also touches on the complexities of liking or disliking people one does not know personally, highlighting how public actions can shape perceptions. Additionally, sports figures are frequently referenced, with some participants sharing their sports allegiances and rivalries, particularly in hockey. Overall, the thread illustrates a mix of admiration and disdain for various public figures, reflecting personal values and cultural influences.
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What person alive in the world do you hate or like the most? Not people you know personally, I mean well known people.

Like:
#1 Maddox
#2 Roger Penrose
#3 Stephan Hawking

I probably just like Penrose and Hawking more at the moment because I'm reading their books.

Hate:
#1 Barbra Streisand (Satan)
#2 George W. Bush (Satan's dumn little helper)
#3 Usama bin Ladin
#4 Mel Gibson
#5 Whoopi Goldberg
 
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Entropy said:
What person alive in the world do you hate or like the most? Not people you know personally, I mean well known people.

Like:
#1 Maddox
#2 Roger Penrose
#3 Stephan Hawking

I probably just like Penrose and Hawking more at the moment because I'm reading their books.

Hate:
#1 Barbra Streisand (Satan)
#2 George W. Bush (Satan's dumn little helper)
#3 Usama bin Ladin
#4 Mel Gibson
#5 Whoopi Goldberg

So Bush IS working for Streisand! I Knew it!
 
I like...

1 - Vincent Lecavalier, just an awesome hockey player. Can't wait to see him play again.

2 - Mario Lemieux, great hockey player who brought home the Gold.

Although he passed away, he's worth mentionning because he changed my life...

3 - Isaac Asimov.

* I put him third because he's not living as of today.

Those that I hate that are living.

1 - Mats Sundin, I never liked him on the Toronto Maple Leafs.

2 - Pat Quinn, he won't stop signing antiques.

3 - Eric Lindros, for not signing with the Quebec Nordiques as a rookie.
 
typical Canadians.
 
God yes

1, 2, and 3: Maddox.
 
Smurf said:
typical Canadians.

And you wonder why you Canadians are insulted for your hockey
 
Entropy said:
What person alive in the world do you hate or like the most? Not people you know personally, I mean well known people.

Like:
#1 Maddox
#2 Roger Penrose
#3 Stephan Hawking
Maddox? Which maddox?
 
Pengwuino said:
And you wonder why you Canadians are insulted for your hockey
No.. in fact I have absolutely no idea what you mean
 
  • #11
#1 josie maran
#2 My niece & Nephew
#3 NeuralNet people(becker, hinton, haykin, Sejnowski, rumelhart ermentroutetc)
#4 3 Book authors: Steve Grand,Penrose,Gary Flake
-----------------------------
#1 Bush
#2 Mao(sorry i got to add a not living)
#3 GM John Ferguson
#4 if i got to replace mao...mmm my dad.
 
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neurocomp2003 said:
#1 josie maran
#2 My niece & Nephew
#3 NeuralNet people(becker, hinton, haykin, Sejnowski, rumelhart ermentroutetc)
#4 3 Book authors: Steve Grand,Penrose,Gary Flake
-----------------------------
#1 Bush
#2 Mao(sorry i got to add a not living)
#3 GM John Ferguson
#4 if i got to replace mao...mmm my dad.

Down with Ferguson. :biggrin:
 
  • #14
yes my thoughts exactly...if 3 injury prone people can get the leafs into at least teh conf. finals..then i'll bow before him.
 
  • #15
How do you love and hate people who you don't even know personally?
 
  • #16
very easily. By the actions you know of that they have performed...yes its like
"judging a book by the cover" but then again these are impersonal emotions...
only some of them are...i really love my niece/nephew but i really hate my dad.

Its like americans who love/hate bush...he's your president yes but do you know him personally...some may some may not. Or if your chinese of old...how mao would have efffected your life at the grandeur. My dad favors him, because of what it met for the poor naive person...but the acts of mao's army ruined my mom's family(most were well educated)

Perhaps impersonal emotion is bad, ie it leads to prejudices or racism...but meh its teh way our world is structured.
 
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  • #17
True, I agree with Moonbear.
I love me only
 
  • #18
The most loved people in my life are my PF mentors, moderators, and super moderators. :biggrin:
 
  • #19
The question asked for favorite people, not people that you love. I doubt that anyone here loves Maddox in any substantive sense; they just think he's a good guy with a funny, clever web site. Doesn't mean they're going to marry him.

Anyway.

Favorite: Julie Andrews.

Least Favorite: Rosie O'Donnell. I know she's pretty much disappeared from the face of the planet, but it'll take a while longer to get over her past presence.
 
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  • #21
Moonbear said:
How do you love and hate people who you don't even know personally?

When it involves the Toronto Maple Leafs... its personal. :biggrin:
 
  • #22
Bah, it's a shame I lost my enemy list when my PDA died. Here's what I remember...

Favorite Person List

1. John Lennon
2. Carl Sagan
3. Kevin Spacey
4. George Lucas (pre-1990)
5. honestrosewater (for referencing my Gunther story)

Enemy List

1. Shaq
2. Karl Rove
3. Mark David Chapman
4. George Lucas (post-1990)
5. Annabeth Gish (for sucking so much in the X-Files)


And yes, this is all in fun. I'm not threatening any celebrities.
 
  • #23
loseyourname said:
Favorite: Julie Andrews.
I think this deserves an explanation.

Favorite:
1) Ralph Nader - for stickin it to the Man
2) Eddie Izzard - for teaching me everything I know about history
3) SpaceTiger - for having Karl Rove on his enemy list

Least Favorite:
1) the Man -
2) Kevin Trudeau - I happened to see a South Park episode where some John Edwards guy (a medium, not the US Senator) won The Biggest Douche in the Universe award. Well, I'm nominating Kevin Trudeau for this year's award.
 
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  • #24
Love: Einstein, and Kurt Cobain.
Hate: Anyone who doesn't like the 2 people above (just kidding) :smile:
 
  • #25
Admitadely they are both dead
 
  • #26
Moonbear said:
How do you love and hate people who you don't even know personally?

Get your rational thinking out of general discussion moonbear
 
  • #27
Hate list:
1. Dagfinn Høybråten
2. Kjell Magne Bondevik
3. Valgerd Svarstad Haugland
 
  • #28
SpaceTiger said:
Enemy List

1. Shaq

Are you a Kings fan by any chance?

arildno said:
Hate list:
1. Dagfinn Høybråten
2. Kjell Magne Bondevik
3. Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Ditto!
 
  • #29
hypnagogue said:
Are you a Kings fan by any chance?

Don't even watch basketball, the man just annoys me.
 
  • #30
SpaceTiger said:
Don't even watch basketball
Do you watch football? Are you an Eagles fan? :rolleyes:
 
  • #31
I'm an Eagles fan. :P
 
  • #32
Loathe:
1) The Eagles.
 
  • #33
honestrosewater said:
Do you watch football? Are you an Eagles fan?

Sometimes college football (Penn State alum), but the sport I like most is baseball. Always liked the Mets.
 
  • #34
Like:

* Peter Forsberg
* Kylie Minogue
* Homer Simpson
* Hans Blix
* Steven Weinberg
* Eric Cantona
* Magnus Carlsen
* Stefan Schwarz

Can't stand:

* Crazy Frog
* Roman Abramovich
* Ronald McDonnald
* GWB
* Silvio Berlusconi
* Paulo Roberto
* Nicolas Cage
* Hristo Stoitchkov
 
  • #35
JasonRox said:
3 - Eric Lindros, for not signing with the Quebec Nordiques as a rookie.

Hey, you got Peter Forsberg due to this! You should thank Lindros! :smile:
 
  • #36
Forsberg sucks
 
  • #37
Oh, you Canadians know nothing about hockey... :wink:
 
  • #38
no we know lots about hocky...nothing about money.
 
  • #39
SpaceTiger said:
Sometimes college football (Penn State alum), but the sport I like most is baseball. Always liked the Mets.
Wow, somebody else who likes the Mets AND Penn State. I like the cut of your jib sonny.

Favorite people:
Tony Kornheiser
Billy Beane

Least favorite people:
Hockey fans
Baseball haters
 
  • #40
arildno said:
Hate list:
1. Dagfinn Høybråten
2. Kjell Magne Bondevik
Totally understandable, coming from a puffer.

3. Valgerd Svarstad Haugland
This completely beats me...that too coming from you ! Shocked ! Flabbergasted !

You did see the kiss, didn't you ?
 
  • #41
Like:
1 Michael Wood
2 Terry Jones
3 Carl Sagan (although not living)

I normally ignore people I dislike.
 
  • #42
neurocomp2003 said:
no we know lots about hocky...nothing about money.

Speaking of money, I'd love to see what the ticket prices would be if the Toronto Maple Leafs made the Stanley Cup Finals!

I'd say 3 times the amount of Super Bowl tickets, especially if they have Game 7.

I heard they sold all their tickets in 2 hours! One ticket goes for the price of four at other hockey franchises. It's insane. A buddy of mine won 4 tickets that were decent, and he could have sold them for $1000!
 
  • #43
JasonRox said:
Speaking of money, I'd love to see what the ticket prices would be if the Toronto Maple Leafs made the Stanley Cup Finals!

Hell you want to put a mortgage down? Go online to find tickets after they are sold out
 
  • #44
LeBrad said:
Wow, somebody else who likes the Mets AND Penn State. I like the cut of your jib sonny.
A combination and a form indeed
Where every god did seem to set his seal
To give the world assurance of a man. :approve:

Mm. Sorry, just couldn't resist that one. o:) Fluttering away now...
 
  • #45
honestrosewater said:
A combination and a form indeed
Where every god did seem to set his seal
To give the world assurance of a man. :approve:
Perhaps, but I'm not going to kill him.
 
  • #46
LeBrad said:
Perhaps, but I'm not going to kill him.
Good, because he's already dead. :-p
 
  • #47
EL said:
Like:


* Kylie Minogue's ass

With the addition of one word I totally agree.
 
  • #48
Like,
Carl Sagan, Richard Feynman, Abdul Kalam (Our President), My Family...
Dislike,
well!, there are quite a few, i don't like naming them...
 
  • #49
i also admire JRR Tolkien for his incredible imaginative power...
 
  • #50
Until recently I considered John Paul II, the pope, the most admirable person alive. The worldwide commotion caused by his death was truly awesome - I can't think of anyone whose life matters so much to so many people.

Paul McCartney has been out of the spotlight for some years, but I get the impression he still has a lot of passionate admirers.

And of course Pele, the Brazilian soccer demigod, is still alive. But you folks from the US probably don't know what I'm talking about.
 

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