Love, like, hate or dislike

[Henry P]

I like nice socks
Colourful tights?

[Maryd.]

Within reason... I mean, nothing multicoloured or nothing over the top. A nice red pair, for a fancy outfit or a nice black pair for an outing in the cold.

Colourful socks?

[Henry P]

like
suede shoes?

[Maryd.]

Like
Patant shoes

[Henry P]

I used to have a pair when I was a teenager. Like
Men with perms?

[Maryd.]

No, no, they look like clowns.

Men who grease their hair?

[Henry P]

dislike
Tattoos?

[Maryd.]

I don't mind a little tiny one hidden away under areas that are not visiable to the entire world. Personally I don't have one... And I don't like the type that are over done, almost everywhere.

People who leave their homes dirty? (Lived in is ok)

[Jermac]

A little dust never hurt anyone. Now I can't stand a dirty house, but dust is something that is unavoidable. You could dust a half-dozen times a day, and I guarantee there will be dust a few hours later. Just got to learn to live with it; there's no escaping it.


What about attending funerals of distant relatives (when you receive an invitation from someone to attend)

[Maryd.]

If you have received an invite and have no reason,not to make it... Then it is probably better to attend and support the person/people who invited you... Even if you didn't know them too well. It's the support that counts.

Hospitals?

[Henry P]

dislike- it means someone is ill
the idea of compulsory insurance on dogs to compensate people injured by the animals (news here today)

[Maryd.]

Dislike... Here if a dog attacks, it is automatically put to sleep... Sad, but true and most of the time it is the person who stirred the dog up or stressed it out, I had a pitbull x Kelpie, put down, because there was an autisitic fellow next door who stirred it up all the time. And he threw stones at it... Eventually the dog lost the plot, jumped the fence infront of me, mauled the guy and jumped back... It all hapened so fast the fellow ended up with 60 odd stictches in his leg and my dog was put to sleep... He was 4 yrs old and never attacked anyone before. I cried.
So hate.

People who torment animals.

[Henry P]

Hate
People who leave money to pets in their wills?

[Maryd.]

Now that is stupid... How can they spend it???

People who think they are too invinsible to leave a will.

[Jermac]

Intensely dislike smartas* lawyers. I cannot find it in myself to actually hate anyone, but arrogant and smart-aleck lawyers, I detest.

[Henry P]

DIY, anyone?

[Maryd.]

Oh Henry, I'm a tad confused with this one. You may have to explain it.

[Henry P]

Do-it-yourself, home maintenance, Manly fixing of things with drills and toolbelts.

[Maryd.]

Hate... But it's cheaper.

Do it yourself building... Like a paved area or pergola?

[Henry P]

Hate because i'm crap at it
buttock enhancement to look like jennifer Lopez?

[Maryd.]

No, no... I shall age gracefully. hate.

Implants of any kind?

[Henry P]

Some women paying for J Lo bottoms were filled with bathroom sealant
4x 4 cars?

[Maryd.]

(No way)

Don't mind them. Like.

2 door cars?

[Henry P]

like
estate cars?

[Maryd.]

What does that mean?

[Henry P]

station wagon versions of saloon cars?

[Maryd.]

I like station wagons. But not so much saloon looking.

Sports cars?

[Henry P]

Like
Motorbikes?

[Maryd.]

Like... Harley Davidsons... Lazyboy.

Push bikes?

[Henry P]

Dislike
Graffiti?

[Maryd.]

Dislike
Mureals

[Henry P]

Can be good
candlelight?

[Maryd.]

Love... Especially at just the right time... Romantic moments.

Romantic moments?

[Henry P]

Love
Religious schools?

[Maryd.]

Mixed feelings there. My kids go to a religious school, so best say like.

Government schools?

[Henry P]

Like/dislike depeding on how effective they are. I have nothing against them in principle

[Maryd.]

Some are really good, some not so good...

Hans Christian Anderson?

[Henry P]

like
Beatrix Potter?

[Maryd.]

Like
Dr Seuss?

[PoetIncognito]

I love the fact that this forum is active again, and people are posting. I love the work I have seen here thusfar. Truly awesome stuff, and you should all be proud. :)

[Jermac]

I like the fact that is the best poetry site on the net

[Henry P]

It must be the friendliest
Garlic?

[Maryd.]

It is the friendliest... Trust me.
Love garlic.

Pepper?

[Henry P]

Like pepper
Twitter?

[Maryd.]

Don't use
Facebook?

[Henry P]

Don't use either
Old friends sites?

[Maryd.]

Yes... Have used one and found an old friend from my youth... She was an ex-carer. I thank my lucky stars I joined.
Literary forums?

[Henry P]

I like this one
Women in glasses?

[Maryd.]

They look elegant. Like.

Women in heels?

[Henry P]

Like, if not ridiculously high
little boys with long hair?

[Jermac]

I think all little children are adorable no matter the length of their hair

I dislike my sister-in-law mainly because she is a constant complainer and whiner.

[Henry P]

You're supposed to ask us!
Thus-
Veganism?

[Maryd.]

If we are speaking of vegetarians, some of us just can't eat meat Henry. I guess I am not a strict vegetarian. Each to their own. Like.

Overly strict parents?

[Henry P]

dislike.
Vegans eat no animal products, not even eggsand milk. Imagine their Christmas dinner

[Maryd.]

True, dear. I don't think I would go that far...

Christmas dinner?

[Henry P]

Neither could I, for longer than a day or two
Love Xmas dinner
Easter eggs?

[Maryd.]

Shouldn't but love...

Christmas gifts?

[Henry P]

Love
Bill Gates?

[Maryd.]

Never really thought of him.
The moon?

[Henry P]

love the moon
the wind?

[Maryd.]

I'm a sucker for the moon as well.
Just a soft wind, that blows the hair gently away from your face. But not the stormy kind. We gets some nasty winds here.
The sun

[Henry P]

love the sun
Clouds?

[Maryd.]

Love... May sound a little childish, but like to make pictures out of them, on semi-cloudy days.
Stars on a clear night?

[Henry P]

Love a starry night. We have such wondrous beauty every day and barely stop to take it in
Rain?

[Maryd.]

I love to listen to the rain... On the really hot nights here in Oz, I love to dance in the rain and enjoy the splendour of our nature.

Thunder?

[Henry P]

Like. It reminds people that they're really very small, nothing
The Pope?

[Maryd.]

Don't mind him... I do have a sister who doesn't though... She thinks he has evil eyes. But I like him... He really believes in our youth and this is important... For our youth will be running our countries, when we are sitting saturated in our own urine... In some little old folks home... With fifty other little, weird, old folks. Ok, so I have too much to drink... Sue me.

(Watch me step out of character H.)

Religion in general?

[Henry P]

Like
Google Street View

[Maryd.]

Do find it a tad invasive.
Archive centres?

[Henry P]

I've never been to one
Libraries?

[Maryd.]

Love the libraries... I used to run one in the school
Shops that sell icecream only?

[Henry P]

Love. They're fantastic in Italy
railway stations?

[Maryd.]

Dislike... They're not so nice here or safe. Especially the further out you travel.
Aeroplanes?

[Henry P]

like
markets?

[Maryd.]

Love.
Pubs?

[Henry P]

Love the old, characterful ones which make an effort

[Maryd.]

Chrystal glasses?

[Henry P]

like
money spent on space exploration?

[Maryd.]

Dislike... There's no aliens out there. Stop waisting money!!!!!

A good dinner party?

[Henry P]

Love
Carla Bruni- Sarkozy?

[Maryd.]

Never really thought about her
Coke cola?

[Henry P]

Like
Governments spending our money on promoting sports?

[Maryd.]

Dislike.
Freshly squeezed juice in the morning

[Henry P]

Like
Mickey Rourke?

[Maryd.]

Like
Michael J Fox?

[Henry P]

Like
robbie Williams?

[Maryd.]

He is wild, he is wacky... But I like him. He has some great songs and is a fantastic performer.
Pink?

[Henry P]

like, but her songs were better a few years ago
Johnny Depp?

[Maryd.]

This may come as a shock to you. But don't like him. Everyone I know does, though.

Ringo Star?

[Henry P]

Like Ringo
astrology?

[Maryd.]

Don't mind astrology. Like.
Chatting?

[Henry P]

like chatting to you
singing?

[Maryd.]

Aww.
Love.
Dancing?

[Henry P]

Can't dance

[Maryd.]

That's right, sorry, Henry... Let me teach you... 1, and 2, and 3... You are doing well.
Sleeping on the couch?

[Henry P]

like
strikes?

[Maryd.]

Dislike
Speaking french?

[Henry P]

I like to practise my French and I always support the strikers against their employers.
Michelle Obama?

[Maryd.]

Again, Henry, I don't know much about politics, as I avoid it like the plague, however I do Michelle Obama.
Women in politics?

[Henry P]

Like- but they can be just as good or bad as the men
Gap years for students?

[Maryd.]

Have mixed feelings about gap years... Some enjoy the freedom of fun and excitement... To ever go back to study.
Being a passenger on long trips?

[Henry P]

like.
weather forecasts?

[Jermac]

I'm indifferent to weather forecasts, but if I had to give an answer, I would say I dislike them.

What about instant cereal

[Henry P]

like some of them, but not the trashy kids' crap .I also like porridge (oatmeal) which I cook with milk and eat with salt in the old Scots way
people going to the moon again?

[Maryd.]

Now what are they looking for - cheese. Dislike. They should go elsewhere and explore a planets.
Being awake to early in the morning.

[Henry P]

dislike
mandatory jail for carrying knives?

[Maryd.]

Like... They wouldn't carry them if they weren't really going to use them, now would they.
Children?

[Henry P]

Love
Nuclear weapons?

[Maryd.]

Hate... It will be our demise.
Fragrant flowers

[Henry P]

Love... roses, jasmine
teenagers in the armed forces?

[Maryd.]

No, no, no... These poor children need to live, not die. Dislike.
Buses?

[Henry P]

like the luxury coaches and old London buses with the open exit at the back
the music of Andrew lloyd Webber?

[Maryd.]

Yes. He is so talented.

Music by Henry Mancini

[Henry P]

classical music used to drive away teenagers in shopping malls?

[Maryd.]

Too many teenagers in one group

[Henry P]

Dislike- you never know what someone will say or do to impress the others

[Maryd.]

Warm hands?

[Henry P]

high-frequency "mosquito" devices used to disperse teenagers by emitting a buzzing inaudible to adults?

[Maryd.]

Oh, how cheeky. Dislike.

Teenagers who believe they can rule our streets

[Henry P]

the arrogance of youth- dislike
big dogs?

[Maryd.]

Dislike... the bigger the dog, the bigger the jaw.
Little bitty dogs, that women pop in their handbags and their little heads are sticking out.

[Henry P]

Like- they're cute
celebrity TV?

[Maryd.]

I find them a little boring, so dislike.
Sports TV?

[Henry P]

Like- it's pretty good in the UK
reality TV?

[Maryd.]

No, no, dislike... Again it's boring.

Happy hours in pubs?

[Henry P]

dislike- they encourage alcohol abuse
cigars?

[Maryd.]

Dislike, they smell.

Newborn babies?

[Henry P]

Love
old people?

[Maryd.]

Love, filled with wisdom.

People who care for babies or older people?

[Henry P]

Love
metal bedsteads?

[Maryd.]

What's a metal bedstead?

[Henry P]

A bed with a metal frame

[Maryd.]

No, I like wooden frames

Vampire movies?

[Henry P]

Dislike
Zombie movies

[Maryd.]

Some of the old ones were funny. But don't really like them.
Romance comedies?

[Ike]

I didn't detect a question here except you are pouting so I will reply to ...alcohol
Hate it, it killed my father.

being alone?

[Ike]

OK...now I have something to work with...the thread changed on me.

I LIKE smiling! but my question stays the same! being alone.

[Henry P]

like it occasionally, when people make too many demands
trade unions?

[Maryd.]

Don't know much about them... So won't say.
Happy people?

[Henry P]

Like
windy days?

[Maryd.]

Hate... Especially when I am on a ladder.

Turkish delight?

[Henry P]

Like
Hate ladders
Cleaning gutters?

[Maryd.]

Don't do it...
Cleaning the windows?

[Henry P]

dislike
cleaning paintbrushes?

[Maryd.]

Don't remind me... Dislike.

Cleaning after someone else?

[Henry P]

dislike
pruning roses?

[Maryd.]

Thornles ones like... Ones with the thorns... Not so much. Dislike

Cooking?

[Henry P]

Love
Police stopping and searching people at random?

[Maryd.]

Dislike, unless the person has done something seriously wrong. Like a hit and run, maybe.
Hoons speeding and screeching their loud cars up and down suburban streets.

[Henry P]

I like the word hoons
Dislike hoons
Dusting?

[Maryd.]

That's what they are called here in Australia - Hoons.

Hate dusting... It irritates my nose/breathing.

Whistling?

[Henry P]

Haven't done it for ages
Dislike tuneless whistling by old men, though
selling eggs for IVF?

[Maryd.]

I've never done it... But I have never thought about it, either. So don't really have an answer for you... Sorry.
Same?

[Henry P]

I read about it today. It's legal in the US, not here, so a clinic is holding a raffle.
Dislike?

[Maryd.]

Country life?

[Henry P]

Like, as long as it isn't non-stop work
Getting up very early?

[Maryd.]

Love, it is quiet in the morning, plus it's habit now.

[Henry P]

I hate getting up in the dark, though, so it's better in the summer or if there's a good reason for getting up early, like the start of a holiday
Free medical care for foreigners?

[Maryd.]

My mother never got free medical care when she arrived. Dad spent 6 months paying it off.

Opera singers?

[Henry P]

Like. They're not all big now, either.
Stuffed animals?

[Maryd.]

Weee cute. But not too many, they make a room look messy.
Sandals?

[Henry P]

like
Very glamorous newsreaders?

[Maryd.]

Ok, I guess. Good luck to them, if they can read and look great at the same time. Ican only wish.

Stick figure models?

[Henry P]

dislike
The letter opening Dear Sir or Madam, with male Sir first , thought to be sexist by the PC thought police?

[Maryd.]

Doesn't bother me...
Childrens films? (Shrek, The incredibles, Finding Nemo etc...)

[Henry P]

Like
Spaghetti Westerns?

[Maryd.]

Like children's films
Like Spaghetti Westerns
Soppy love stories?

[Henry P]

Dislike. I bet you like them?

[C. Enyo]

I don't mind them, depending on the context and quality behind them.
Like, personal reflection.

[Maryd.]

Like personal refletion.
Dislike soppy love stories
Fancy clothes

[Henry P]

On the right occasion,
what about you?

[Maryd.]

Yes, a wedding, formal but I don't mind dressing down at home. Casual is so comfortable.
Tracksuit?

[Henry P]

I don't have one. Dislike
Jeans?

[Maryd.]

Like. Am able to fit into a size 10 now... Feeling good about that.
Shorts?

[Henry P]

Like the ones down to the knee
you?

[Maryd.]

Same, or just above the knees.
T-Shirts?

[Henry P]

Love
Braces (for pants)

[Maryd.]

Oh, I love them, I think they are so cute. I wore them as well, once, in my twenties. Everybody said they looked lovely.
Office shirts?

[Henry P]

Like shirts
Kids with braces on their teeth?

[Maryd.]

Aww, they look so cute... Have you seen the colourful braces and now the new invisible ones? If it will fix their teeth then why not?
Go Kart racing?

[Henry P]

I'd like to try it
Turkeys?

[Maryd.]

As in eating or what?

[Henry P]

live turkeys

[Maryd.]

Gobble, gobble... They are cute. Like.
Piglets?

[Henry P]

like
Culling seals to preserve fish stocks?

[Maryd.]

Never heard of it?
Bonsai plants?

[Henry P]

like
University tuition fees?

[Maryd.]

Ouch, dislike... They charge an arm and a leg here. There is a program where you can study and pay for your tuition when you finally find work, but one would probablly spen years paying it off.
Internet friends? (I had to ask!)

[Henry P]

I really like one in particular.

[Maryd.]

Gee, I wonder who that may be???
Elaborate...

[Henry P]

Madam Mary from Melbourne, editor , painter and warmest person in the Southern hemisphere

[Maryd.]

Sigh...
You certainly did elaborate. Thanks my good sir.
How does one top that off. Let me see if I can try.

Sir Henry, English poet from West Yorkshire, with just the right words to warm a lonely heart.

[Henry P]

That'll do. I always deserved a knighthood

[Maryd.]

Italian restaurants?

[Nature's heartbeat]

That depends...the ones I came across in Italy, I loved...(or, rather, it was their food I loved...:))

Italian (language)?

[Maryd.]

Well, my family are Italian and so I love the languagae.

The French (language)?

[Nature's heartbeat]

Love, but loving Italian more...though I must thank the French language for helping me understand Italian better.

Have you ever re-written a song's lyrics for fun (and to practise your language skills), in another language than your mother tongue, that can be sung with the same melody?

[Maryd.]

No, I must say I haven't, but I guess it would be fun to try.

Have you ever found something valuable?

[Nature's heartbeat]

Hmm, sorry about turning this thread into the "have you ever..." one...Well, once I found my account filled with a salary that wasn't mine...but then I went to talk to the one responsible for that since it wasn't right...Anyhow, I think I have a neutral attitude to finding things since I most likely wouldn't keep them/pick them up though I guess it might depend on what it is...

Receiving gifts from relatives?

(Love making my own version of songs...I tried with Josh Groban's "Per Te" which I rewrote and called "Per Me" and sent to an Italian friend of mine who happens to be a teacher of Italian among other things, and had sooooo much fun in the process.)

[Maryd.]

...(Love making my own version of songs...I tried with Josh Groban's "Per Te" which I rewrote and called "Per Me" and sent to an Italian friend of mine who happens to be a teacher of Italian among other things, and had sooooo much fun in the process.)

Might try it one day. Really.

Receiveing gifts from family... Well, it depends who they are. But usually love.

Impersonators?

[Henry P]

Like the good ones
The band Queen and their music?

[Maryd.]

I don't mind impersonators.

Queen I love, they were a little odd, but loved their music, I play their music often when I am on the computer.

The band Kiss and their music?

[Henry P]

Kiss had a few decent songs, but were not a patch on Queen
Skyscrapers?

[Maryd.]

I've never really understood them... They are there, I think for our entertainment... Yet advertise as well. I guess I don't like them much these days.
Submarines?

[Henry P]

I wouldn't like to be a sailor on one. I've been in a submarine in a science park in Paris- they're tight and claustrophobic

[Maryd.]

A diver?

[Henry P]

I wouldn't like to be a diver- I can't swim!

[Maryd.]

Neither can I... You never learnt?

[Henry P]

I was "taught" at school, but the teachers quickly abandoned the strugglers to get the better swimmers their proficiency badges, and that was the end. I never bothered to learn as an adult.

[Maryd.]

I was the same. I was never good at it, so they just left me. All I did was splash about. I can dog paddle though.
Jump rope/skip?

[Henry P]

Never done it
ozzy Osborne?

[Maryd.]

I loved to jump rope as a young girl... I suppose it is a girl thing.

Ozzy, I find so funny. I know I shouldn't laugh, but he is, what I call, accidently funny.

The Ozborne family?

[Henry P]

I like Ozzy best- a natural comedian. The others are not as appealing
Sacha Baron cohen aka Ali G/ Borat/ Bruno?

[Maryd.]

I like him... He is so un-politically correct, but I can't help myself, he is so funny.
Sylvester Stallone?

[Henry P]

I love Mr Cohen- very funny and very clever, mocking all the enemies of his Jewishness-
blacks and Muslims (as Ali) East Europeans (as Borat) and Germans (as Bruno)
Like Stallone as a comic actor, not as action-man
The idea of reincarnation?

[Maryd.]

True, Stallone is a good comic actor. To be honest with you I loved the Rambo movies.

I don't know about reincarnation. If I had to come back with the same life over again... I don't think I would cope. My life hasn't been a 'walk in the pa rk' and I don't know if I want to relieve it. However If I was coming back as someone else, then maybe... Maybe one of those beautiful glamorous movies stars.

Stem cells?

[Henry P]

Stem cell research may lead to great advances in medical treatment, although the embryos used will be used as a disoensable resource, and not the potential humans they are . I think reincarnation is nonsense but I wouldn't mind being a really loved cat- who needs to know all the crap we carry round in our heads anyway?

[Maryd.]

The circus?

[Henry P]

Like, but there aren't many any more.
Acrobats?

[Maryd.]

Love acrobats. I use to do ballroom dancning in my twenties and I would watch the professionals and call them glorified acrobats. I wrote a poem on it once. I should find it and upload it.
Ballroom dancers?

[Henry P]

Like their grace and precision
war films?

[Maryd.]

Hate war films.
Remakes of classic films?

[Henry P]

Dislike
Corporal punishment?

[Maryd.]

Dislike remakes as well.

Dislike corporal punishment

[Henry P]

Paying people to give blood?

[Maryd.]

Dislike... I have always wanted to give.
Giive blood?

[Henry P]

I haven't , but I like those whio do it
acupuncture? (possibly spreads infection, the news says today)

[Maryd.]

(ewww really)
I'll just put up with what ever I have... Who wants a problem added to another problem.

Openly show affection? (eg: cry in public, tell someone you love them, in public, hold someone close... etc...)

[Henry P]

Love. I can do that, but I've never cried in public.
Fining people for not recycling rubbish?

[Maryd.]

Show affection... And I have cried in public, I guess it's easier for a woman, to cry in public.

I say, fine them... Recycle, save our home...

Kisses?

[Henry P]

Er... let me see... Love, if not from men
Tintin comic books?

[Maryd.]

I have never heard of them??

[Henry P]

They're great. There's a Spielberg film of Tintin coming out next year. They're charming. By Herge- investigate in a good bookshop or your library. Steph and I read every one

[Maryd.]

Weeee, you two are so cute.

Red roses?

[Henry P]

Love
Paternity leave for new fathers?

[Maryd.]

Why and why not? Let them share the beauty of their children.

Equal rights for woman and men in the workforce?

[Henry P]

love, but I don't like positive discrimination on the grounds of anything except genuine ability

[Maryd.]

Ok... I can accept that.

Freedom?

[Henry P]

Love
Grace Jones?

[Maryd.]

A little odd. But ok I guess. I don't know much about her.

Bob Dylan?

[Henry P]

Like
Peter O'Toole?

[Maryd.]

Like
Marlon Brando?

[Henry P]

Like. Great actor
openly gay priests?

[Maryd.]

I've never really though about them...

[Henry P]

longer prison sentences for repeat offenders?

[Maryd.]

No darling not longer... Toss them in and swallow the key. If they repeat, then there is no reform.

[Henry P]

Universities charging as much as they want for tuition?

[Maryd.]

Hate that... The fees are phenominal... Don't know how I will be able to afford it when my girl gets there in 4 years.

Parents that have no idea where there young children are?

[Henry P]

Hate that.
Women wrestling?

[Maryd.]

A - no-no... Not lady like, at all. Mind you it is funny. I just once, want to see a lady step in the ring and slap another across the face. Just visualising it is making me giggle.

Children settling their disputes by physically fighting?