How Have Your Tastes Changed?
 

Now I like the following, which I used to hate: blue cheese dressing, mashed potatoes, cold leftover pizza, anchovies as a topping, peas, the 1970s, the song The Nightmare, hot summers, older looking furniture, southern accents, PBS, and travel shows.

(But I still despise milk and eggs. Blechhh.)

What are you surprised that you now like?

- Jake

For some reason the first thing i thought of was: My bedspread. I needed a new one in highschool, junior or senior year - and retro hippie was all the rage, so i wanted a purple/burgundy paisley one, or something. My dad got me one for Christmas, this brown/black/tan leopard/tiger/cheetah thing (it has different sets of stripes and spottedness on it. At the time, i was like "Oh, no, this is the cheesiest, ugliest f-ing thing i've ever seen" (but i pretended i liked it, of course, i'm ALWAYS good with presents) and my dad was all "the only other kinds they had were pink and flowery" Anyway, starting a couple years later, and still, I LOVE the thing.
I used to hate cream cheese and sour cream, now i like them.
didn't like 3rd Rock From the Sun at first, came to believe it was a comedic masterpiece.
Thought Will & Grace the acting too theatrical, Is now arguably my favorite show.

I think we're opposites.
I hate my bland bedspread that I paid for myself & am getting a new one.
I don't like cream cheese or sour cream.
I liked 3rd Rock when it first came on, but less now.
I don't find Will And Grace funny at all.
:wavey:

- Jake Sprat.

Um, I CAN eat lean. But how is hating your bland bedspread the opposite of me liking my wild bedspread? And have you watched Will & Grace? The writing is extremely witty and clever. But of course, it's useless to argue with people when they don't like something. Although it was my parents arguing with me that got me to see 3rd rock and W&G in a new light, so you never know ;)
I used to hate dark meat chicken, as in those little wings that you can order in restaurants - now i like those, although i still wouldn't eat a leg on purpose.

I don't care for dark meat chicken.
You like a wild bedspread that was a gift, I hate a bland bedspread that I bought.
I've seen Will & Grace. Like I said, it just doesn't make me laugh.

- Jake

ok, but if I like my wild bedspread, that could imply that i would hate a bland one, and if you hate your bland one, it could imply that you would like a wild one. Therefore, we both theoretically would hate bland, and like wild. The gift part, yeah, that's opposite.
Amber

See, even our assessments were opposite. ;)

- Jake

:mad: :lol:

Can't say what...
 

I used to hate and now like, But I can list what I used to like and now cannot stand:

The Simpson's
Network TV programming
Radio Stations
Network News Channels
Peanuts & Peanut Butter
Boston Red Sox

I used to hate country music...now, I've gotten to like it.
When I was little, I loved to eat vienna sausage. But, now it makes me gag.
I used to like contemporary R&B (which isn't really R&B at all, in much the same way that contemporary country isn't really country) and dance/house music...now it makes me want to jab pencils in my ears.
I used to love fried chicken (especially legs)...now, it disgusts me. I won't eat any part of a chicken except the breast.
I used to hate musicals, but that's quickly changing (I recently saw "Cabaret"...the play, not the movie...fabulous).

Let's see...I used to dislike, but now like:

-Salad
-Mexican food
-Chinese food
-Nicole Kidman
-Jazz
-Eggs

I Hate show Will and Grace except for the character of Karen who is funny. My FAVORITE current comedy is the great Everybody Loves Raymond (which we will sadly be loosing after this year)

Now sort of opposite smilies.
:D :distress:

- Jake

Really, you like baseball? You never mention it. ;) :lol:

- Jake

Are you a native Texan? I'm not really into country, but my tolerance grew once I moved to Austin.
Breasts are the best parts of the chicken, especially the crunchy chicken nipple. ;) :lol:
I never saw Cabaret (play or movie) but my parents saw Liza Minneli perform years ago & haven't stopped saying how great she was.

- Jake

Jazz & Nicole Kidman grew on me, too.

- Jake

I think the actors on the show are talented & Debra Messing is beautiful; I just don't care for the scripts/jokes.

Marie Barone is one of the greatest TV characters ever, IMO. Doris Roberts is hilarious in the role.

- Jake

I'll add another. When I was little, I loved snow, but after living as an adult in Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Wisconsin, I HATE it. Never want to see it again.

- Jake

I moved here from Louisiana. I didn't start liking country until I moved to Austin...so, maybe that's it.

People actually question my gayness when I tell them that I've never seen the movie "Cabaret." Then, I'm forced to admit to owning an Eartha Kitt CD in order to redeem myself. :lol:

I don't even know what Eartha sang. She's just Catwoman to me. :shrug:
As far as questioning your gayness, are people confused because you have a wife or something? ;) :shocked:

- Jake

LOL...no, no. I think it's mainly because I have an aversion to gay clubs (and all forms of "partying," really) and I rarely have sex.

Let's see...had major ambition to become a television journalist. Although poli sci and broadcasting will most likely continue to be my majors as I finish school, you couldn't pay me enough to be one. Recently I've cultivated a likeness....tolerence, rather, for country music. Sometimes after work, I listen to jazz on the ride home...and I like it :shocked: I used to love red meat when I was younger and now I don't like it much at all. Instead of going out, i'd rather sleep.

Are you in the clergy? ;)

- Jake

And you've finally realized a face like yours is perfect for radio. ;) :sorry: :laugh:

- Jake

And a face like yours would make a fine addition to Charmin products :wavey: ;)

Yes, that's right...because we all know i'm a hideous beast with a nice voice.

Now when did I ever insult beasts or compliment your voice? :)

And glad to know you discovered Charmin products. Guess you're parents don't need to brag you're paper trained any longer. :wavey:

- Jake

Yea. You should probably discover them too. And for the record...you sound like a nerd when you speak :wavey: :p ;)

Notice I never qualify any description of you with the words "when you speak" since you're always talking. And talking. If you ever finish talking, be sure to wipe yourself.:rolleyes: :wavey:

Someone has to keep up the conversation. I mean, you can't just interject the word "thong" every few minutes. Oh, and that toilet paper isn't used to TP houses, Beavis. :rolleyes: :wavey:

I agree with the above. Oh, and I still hate bleu cheese dressing!

I used to like Texas summers but now I hate them.

I used to think Mirage was the worst F.M. album but now I love it.

I used to think I would be a blonde forever but am now loving my new multi-shades-of-brown hair.

I used to hate the color brown but wear it all the time now.

I used to love the Simpsons but now find it a bit stale.

I hated Curb Your Enthusiasm when I first saw it but now it's my favorite show on t.v.

I used to swear off marriage and kids, but now I'm married and am re-thinking the whole kid thing...(I don't know if this is my taste changing or me just getting older and wanting different things now.)

I used to hate beans, refried, black, baked etc., now I like them all. I used to hate Chinese food, now I love it. Diet sodas (although I don't drink them much) are it for me. And coffee, used to despise it...now I am hooked! I never liked wine, now I'm a wino. :laugh: :laugh:

And Jake, bless you child for loving anchovies, we're in the minority!

Well, maybe if you'd vary your wardrobe. :shrug:
TP isn't just for turnpikes, either, Buttface...er, head. ;)

- Jake

Hey, I didn't know you're not still blond. Are Ledgie blond numbers dwindling?

I've liked the color brown since I was little. Green is what I used to hate, but now I love it.
Do you guys plan on staying in Austin? Not a bad city for kids.

- Jake

I had to read that twice; for a moment I thought you wrote "we're in the money!" just for liking anchovies. I didn't quite follow that reasoning. :lol:

- Jake

No, unfortunately my excuse isn't that good.

Well...
 

I can think of one thing I did hate but now like:

Country music

That's the only thing I can think of, cause if I dislike something, 9 outta 10 times I will hate it for life (ie-The Chicago White SUX baseball team)

Yeah, and from what I hear, you'd be hitting the clubs more anyway. ;)

- Jake

Oh, you're a Cubs fanatic. ;)

- Jake

I used to hate Lindsey's solo music. Operative word(s): used to.
I used to hate Tusk.
I used to not like My Ruin, but now they're one of my favorite bands.
I used to read all the time back in the day, but now? Not as much.
I used to not like Blondie. :laugh: Thanks to Kate & Laura, though, I love 'em. :)
I used to hate OSOTM, but now it's my favorite of Stevie's.
I used to like Buffy. Then Season 6 happened. Then Spike took over. -_-

Thank god you repented on all counts. :nod: Lindsey is a genius, Tusk is a masterpiece, Blondie is utterly fabulous, and OSOTM makes me feel warm and fuzzy.