I've just never got....

[yello]

I don't think 'don't get' is the same thing as 'don't like'. It's about not understanding why others do like something/someone rather than outright disliking it yourself. You may have no strong feelings one way or the other for something but still not get it.

For me, the OP asks not for a list of things you don't like but for things you don't understand (get) why other people do like.

 

[dellzeqq]

I get the impression that I'm the only person in P&L who doesn't find the Daily Mash funny. Not even remotely funny. Sorry.

Oh, no you're not. It's completely unfunny. So there!

 

[jonesy]

Oh, no you're not. It's completely unfunny. So there!

Phew! Maybe a few more will feel able to admit to it now!

 

[slowmotion]

The Daily Mash is mighty patchy but it is whole lot better than bottled Mexican beer that one is supposed to "stylishly" swig from the bottle.

Oh Dear, oh Dear...

 

[SavageHoutkop]

I don't get ( and don't want to):

Make up, high heels, big hair, piercings, tattoos, McDonald's, boy bands, girl bands (?), impatient drivers, smoking, strippers, lap-dancers, pole dancers, prostitution, poodles (and other ponced-up dogs), eating shellfish, soaps, other people's holiday videos/photos, window shopping, sado-masochism, bungee jumping, rollercoasters, ironing, fake tans, fake breasts, ladyboys, expensive hifi cables, paying £53 million for a vase, bling, Mills & Boon...

I could go on!

I read that a bit too quickly and my eyes skipped the comma between prostitution and poodles

 

[SavageHoutkop]

ah, yes. The Yuletide Swan Lake family outing. Not to be attempted sober.

Go and see this lot next time - highly recommended!

 

[beanzontoast]

Value Added Tax.

So, I pay Income Tax on my wages, then I pay again to buy things with my wages because the things I buy dare to have 'value' (no? really? I thought wages were for throwing away on worthless tat!), only some have more 'value' than others.

So (I'm told) crisps attract VAT and tortilla chips do not.

I conclude from this that crisps are more valuble than tortilla chips, that donkeys can yodel, and that life really is a dream...

 

[Haitch]

British domestic fenestration

 

[jiggerypokery]

The Smiths!

Mrs JP and my best mate spend hours and hours pontificating about the artistic merits of The Smiths when all I hear when they're played is 'moan maon moan moan moan moan moan'

I do secretly like Johnny Marr's guita solo's though - him on his own BRILLIANT - The Smiths - music to end your life to!

Damien Hurst - utter bollocks

Social Networking - ala Facebook - why oh why oh why would you expose your life to all and sundry, why would you be friends with people you left behind years ago and would not be friends with in real life, why would you live your life through pokes and updates - why would you not just phone your mates/family, chat, catch up in real time or even - meet each other face to face????????

And I say this as someone who is heavilt involved on Social Networking from a work point of view

 

[Cubist]

Beatles. Simnply cannot understand why such ordinary music got so much of a following. Before anyone starts, I do understand that they were ground-breaking etc, etc, but by anybody's standards their music is really ordinary.

West End musicals. The pseudo-highbrow me has been involved in some really exciting music, from singing some of the most beautiful Venetian and Early English through to contemporary choral music at a professional level, and now enjoy listening to a hell of a wide spectrum through classical, rock, punk, and many other exciting genres(I love metal for example) but I just cannot understand how music like Lloyd Webbers's can command such a following. It is musically safe, bland, makes no demands on either the listener or he musician, and yet it is bigger than Jesus. That I suppose means I don't want to be thought of as enjoying something that I consider to be "pap for the masses"

This then starts to blow my argument, because I go beyond "not getting it" to actively hating it, so it doesn't count for THIS thread!

 

[Cubist]

Tequila.

 

[Haitch]

The Smiths!

'moan moan moan moan moan moan moan'

One of the most joyful, carefree and life-confirming bands this happy country has ever engendered. A four-headed embodiment of exuberance.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Bicycles, they're rubbish.

Someone should invent one with a roof and some windows, a comfy seat would be nice, in fact if there were a few your friends or family could come along. Maybe an engine to help with the peddaling, actually sod the pedals. Nice and high to give a good view. How about, to help with the snow and ice, make the engine drive all the wheels. Looking good so far...

 

[beanzontoast]

Bicycles, they're rubbish.

Someone should invent one with a roof and some windows, a comfy seat would be nice, in fact if there were a few your friends or family could come along. Maybe an engine to help with the peddaling, actually sod the pedals. Nice and high to give a good view. How about, to help with the snow and ice, make the engine drive all the wheels. Looking good so far...

But how would you steer it without handlebars?

 

[ChrisKH]

One of the most joyful, carefree and life-confirming bands this happy country has ever engendered. A four-headed embodiment of exuberance.

Morrisey is a complete knob though, you have to agree.

My nephew very nearly became a roadie for him a couple of years back and his interview was a trip to the pub with his fawning entourage. He got a rejection text from Morrisey's PA the next day. Reason never stated. Bear in mind that my nephew is very well respected in the business, extemely easy going and has worked for numerous bands (Gallows, Cocteau Twins, Cancer Bats, amongst many others) and never had a complaint about his work.