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What things make you think someone must be really boring?

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    #62
    Winterlong
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭Winterlong


    I think a boring person is someone who does not have a social life, has no interest in getting a social life, has no interest in culture, no hobbies, cannot engage in meaningful conversation and has not interest in other people.

    Now they may be happy to live like that but I would find them boring.


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    #63
    Widdershins
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    fizzypish wrote: »
    I have traded alcohol for chess recently. I win at boring!

    People can be deathly boring about drink though. I miss playing chess. I cant remember how.


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    #64
    Winterlong
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,759 ✭✭✭Winterlong


    Widdershins wrote: »
    People can be deathly boring about drink though. I miss playing chess. I cant remember how.

    Get a chess app on your phone. You will not be long moving thru the difficulty levels.


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    #65
    fizzypish
    Registered Users Posts: 1,000 ✭✭✭fizzypish


    Only recently got a smart phone (fixed the GF's old broke phone) solely for the purpose of playing chess. Sure miss drinking though......


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    #66
    eet fuk
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    Yourself isit wrote: »
    We're probably all boring to somebody.


    No probably about it I reckon.
    This is really just another one of those warning signs that someone's a tosser threads isn't it.


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    #67
    team_actimel
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    People who watch 'anything that's on the telly', sitting down every evening after work to watch the usual reality sh1ite, I'm A Celeb, Gogglebox, etc. Same people listen to whatever mundane Kodaline/Walking on Cars bland music just cos everyone else is and also go see them in concert cos every other bore is going also.


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    #68
    Omackeral
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    team_actimel wrote: »
    People who watch 'anything that's on the telly', sitting down every evening after work to watch the usual reality sh1ite, I'm A Celeb, Gogglebox, etc. Same people listen to whatever mundane Kodaline/Walking on Cars bland music just cos everyone else is and also go see them in concert cos every other bore is going also.

    These people only ever have missionary sex and order bland dishes from the Chinese.


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    #69
    Glenster
    Registered Users Posts: 2,626 ✭✭✭Glenster


    Fluffy Cat 88 wrote: »
    A love of boybands and their ilk.

    Nah but Westlife though, institution innit?

    Anyone with a country accent who speaks slowly. They have nothing to offer me.


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    #70
    5rtytry56
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    in a shopping mall café anybody who repeats to their associate 4 times within 2 minutes that they are attending "this unique artisan theatre performance, the only one of it's type in Ireland" .

    I got up from the inside of the café and went to an outside table. Bit colder but quieter still.


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    #71
    Ted111
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    Widdershins wrote: »
    People can be deathly boring about drink though. I miss playing chess. I cant remember how.
    Winterlong wrote: »
    Get a chess app on your phone. You will not be long moving thru the difficulty levels.

    register an account on http://chesstempo.com/ and play real (interesting) people


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    #72
    howamidifferent
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    Winterlong wrote: »
    I think a boring person is someone who does not have a social life, has no interest in getting a social life, has no interest in culture, no hobbies, cannot engage in meaningful conversation and has not interest in other people.

    Now they may be happy to live like that but I would find them boring.

    That's me. Fcuk me but I hate other people. Just leave me alone. :D


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    #73
    Dial Hard
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    Someone who doesn't read.


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    #74
    mahoganygas
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    fizzypish wrote:
    I have traded alcohol for chess recently. I win at boring!

    I'm going to a boring wine tasting event later.

    Checkmate.


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    #75
    Richard Hillman
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    When I am on tinder and see things like "going out with my mates, dancing and music is my life".

    Admittedly, I am an extremely boring person myself.


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    #76
    LirW
    Registered Users Posts: 4,825 ✭✭✭LirW


    Irrelevant but this thread made me listen to this absolutely horrible song from Rihanna and Coldplay. Thanks for that.


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    #77
    5rtytry56
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    Anyone with a reputation of being a self-appointed expert qobsh|t


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    #78
    Optimalprimerib
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    Any person who only talks about one thing and any route of conversation leads back to that topic. Be it money, women, football, whatever.


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    #79
    LirW
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    Oh got one. Any person who has a shop for pacifier clips on etsy.


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    #80
    Nesser
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    For me it's the weather. People who like to talk about the weather I find boring. Safe non controversial and usually just stating the obvious.


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    #81
    pq0n1ct4ve8zf5
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    Nesser wrote: »
    For me it's the weather. People who like to talk about the weather I find boring. Safe non controversial and usually just stating the obvious.

    "Jesus the evenings are gone awful dark aren't they"

    Yes. Just like every fcuking year at the same point.


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    #82
    Permabear
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    #83
    LirW
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    Nesser wrote: »
    For me it's the weather. People who like to talk about the weather I find boring. Safe non controversial and usually just stating the obvious.

    When I moved to Ireland the first thing I noticed was this weird obsession with always talking about the weather. In every feckin job interview weather became a topic. Seriously I couldn't care less if it's slightly drizzling outside or not :pac:


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    #84
    ZeroThreat
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    Widdershins wrote: »
    If they are overly enthusiastic about politics, drag Donald Trump into everything including halloween costumes, if they studied philosophy or if they do performance art. If they are massive fans of superhero movies and comics.


    Hello there, my name is Jeffrey Albertson, do you like comic books? ....



    :D


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    #85
    pq0n1ct4ve8zf5
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    LirW wrote: »
    When I moved to Ireland the first thing I noticed was this weird obsession with always talking about the weather. In every feckin job interview weather became a topic. Seriously I couldn't care less if it's slightly drizzling outside or not :pac:

    Mmmm...it's more spitting than drizzling I'd say. Saturday it was drizzling. It's supposed to hold off now for the rest of the week thank god. :pac:


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    #86
    BabyE
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    Tbh you can have lots of interests but give off the impression of being boring whilr those without any passions may come across as full of life, its not whst yoh say, it is how you say it, hence why someone who submerges themselves in films, books, podcasts, different music and varied activities may be seen as boring. Its the energy you emit which I think has the greatest influence on how interesting you are perceived, the most interesting people have a combination of both, they can talk about politics and history and people will lap it up like they would hearing the charismatic guy talking about his hijinks at the weekend.


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    #87
    MeatTwoVeg
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    People should have a basic knowledge of current affairs, politics, sport, film, literature, music and popular culture.
    You should be capable of holding a reasonably engaging conversion on a given topic.
    I deal with some people who don't seem to have any interests of any note beyond some niche focus.
    I consider such people to be the most boring.


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    #88
    LirW
    Registered Users Posts: 4,825 ✭✭✭LirW


    MeatTwoVeg wrote: »
    People should have a basic knowledge of current affairs, politics, sport, film, literature, music and popular culture.
    You should be capable of holding a reasonably engaging conversion on a given topic.
    I deal with some people who don't seem to have any interests of any note beyond some niche focus.
    I consider such people to be the most boring.

    Am I boring because I still can't name a single Tailor Swift song or however she's called?


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    #89
    Kirby
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    LirW wrote: »
    Am I boring because I still can't name a single Tailor Swift song or however she's called?

    Not boring no, but I do get what he is saying. It shows a lack of awareness about what is going on around you. You should be able to reasonably converse about popular culture with other people.

    Locking yourself away from it in a "I don't like that, therefore its not worthy of my time and the same goes for people who like it" is being fairly socially inept. Not to say you have to be an expert on everything but a broad understanding with what's going on in the world is a good thing.

    For example I'm not big into politics but I know enough to get by when the topic comes up. Similarly I have very little time for realityidolswhodancewithbigbrothercelebrityisland......but I keep myself informed so when the people who DO like it bring it up, I have something to contribute.


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    #90
    Grayson
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    LirW wrote: »
    Am I boring because I still can't name a single Tailor Swift song or however she's called?

    I only know the one with the goats.




    (seriously, it's the only one I know)


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    #91
    fizzypish
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    Tailor Swift is a fox. That's about all you need to know.


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