Is it weird that I don't like Ian Somerhalder? (Read details)

You are just surrounded by people who love him. There are a lot out they who feel the same as you, or even don’t know who he is (like me). I can see nothing wierd about that. You don’t have to like things everyone like if they aren’t your style.

Ian Somerhalder is one of those actors that I never hear anyone talking about. The last thing I saw him in was Smallville, and I didn’t even watch that show. He is quite attractive, but I didn’t know he was a big deal.

Of course it’s not weird. Even the most popular, well-liked actors have people that aren’t into them. Who cares?

Who is he what’s he in?

@trailsillustrated That’s what Google is for.

@Ayesha You’re right, he is good looking, but he doesn’t push any of my hot buttons. And I can call that one for men or for women. Angelina Jolie makes me yawn. And people think I’m nuts. I guess that’s why we don’t have just one brand of everything. Let me work on a snappy comeback.

eh, just one more in the line of hollywood pretty boys who have a career only based on looks and not on acting ability

To quote Korath from Guardians of the Galaxy, “Who?!”

As you can perhaps extrapolate from this thread, your LOL* for him certainly doesn’t make you the OOO** at Fluther.

*lack of lust
**odd one out

From only looking at his IMDb page and without knowing who or if anyone floats your boat, the first comeback I thought of includes part of what you said in your details: “I am not denying that he is good looking, but I prefer people without neck beards, who look like they’re fully awake”.

Who?

I had to google image search him to figure out who he was, even then I wasn’t sure what the hell he’d been in, I coulda went over to IMDB to figure it out, but at that point I just stopped caring.

Everybody’s tastes are individual so you certainly don’t have to apologize for yours to anyone.

So, he doesn’t float your boat; big deal. Apparently he’s one of the current flavors of the month so he’s on everyones radar.

There’s no law saying you have to go along with the crowd.

Never feel apologetic for your individuality. It’s what makes you unique. If everybody is gushing about him, you really don’t have to say anything at all. Feel free to ignore peer pressure. It rarely produces anything worthwhile and sometimes can get people killed. (college age binge drinking where kids die from alcohol poisoning because they don’t want to go against the crowd.)

Never be afraid to think for yourself in ALL things no matter how minor. It’s good practice for when something major comes up.

It’s not weird at all. B list actor with all the intellectual depth of a flan?

Never heard of him, must be a nobody.

Who?

Doesn’t make you weird. There are no celebreties or otherwise famous people that everyone is going to like, or even know about for that matter.

@livelaughlove21 cbf googling some shite I don’t really care about.

@trailsillustrated The irony is that it probably would’ve taken you the same amount of time to Google it yourself as it did to ask the question here. And if you don’t care, why bother asking in the first place?

@livelaughlove21 Because when I asked who the hell is that, like everyone else did, I decided it must be important on the op’s planet and not mine. Cbf

…What question did I ask? I’m not the OP, dude.

Dude I corrected, mmmmk

Not really. You like tall guys and he’s a shorty.

What does cbf stand for?

Does everyone just speak in acronyms nowadays expecting everyone else to magically know what they mean?

:D

—can’t be fucked—take a page from @livelaughlove21 ‘s book and GOOGLE it. Lol

@Buttonstc I didn’t know what it meant either. Had to look it up. It still doesn’t make much sense to me, but oh well.

@trailsillustrated

I think that the Fluther guidelines regarding writing standards are pretty clear.

I was trying (in a pleasant smiley manner) to give you a gentle reminder of the prohibition against txtspk. It’s right there in black and white in the guidelines.

cbf is basically tstspk (which Fluther abhors for good reason).

If someone uses an uncommon but perfectly legit English word, if I don’t know it’s meaning, then it’s on me to find it out.

However, if someone is using some arcane three letter combo which is not a word, but obviously txtspk, then it’s THEIR responsibility to either correct it to regular English or otherwise make its meaning clear. It’s not my obligation to Google it.

If you object to a friendly little reminder regarding txtspk, then I can just as easily flag it and let a mod remind you about the guidelines. It’s your call.

But I have no intentions wasting my time trying to track down the definitions of ridiculously obscure txtspk. I’m familiar with the most common ones and don’t fuss about them. But this one, cbf, is clearly from left field and makes basically little sense.

I’m sure you’re likely much more cool than I am, but I hang out on Fluther because it’s one of the last bastions of decent writing standards on the Internet and I don’t care about being cool. I just want to be able to read things without jumping through hoops to figure out what someone is getting at. Yeah, I’m a dinosaur. Deal with it :)

what is “txtspk”?

Too much text speak these days. Cbf, fml, I can’t keep up. Feel so out of the loop ever since I lost my pc.

@ragingloli

You’re kidding, right? Or I guess it’s been a while since you’ve glanced at the Fluther writing standards. That’s exactly how they chose to spell text speak. I was just quoting it exactly as written.

However, you can certainly be excused from needing to read the Fluther guidelines for writing standards since you, along with MOST other non-native English speakers, usually have far better writing, spelling and grammar than those who were born here.

It really puts the American school system to shame at times :)

@Symbeline

How the heck does one lose an entire pc.?

Did you leave it behind on the subway or something? I hate when that happens :)

@Ayesha I was looking through the pics that were on the site Live googled. The guy only has three expressions. He has a scowl, a big dorky grin, and what he thinks is his romantic look. Those are the only one’s he uses. He’s like a Ken doll you could paint faces on. Which gave me an idea for a comeback. If someone says it’s nuts that you don’t care for him, just say I gave up on Ken Dolls when I put my Barbies away.

@Buttonstc The motherboard’s shot.

Yeah, I figured it was most likely something like that rather than literally losing it.

I was just funning with you cuz I know you’ve got a good sense of humor and can appreciate a turn of phrase and I was in a bit of a silly mood :)

Picking every letter one by one then confirming its input via my PlayStation browser whenever I wanna write something has pretty much sucked all the joy out of me. Seriously, my fingers hurt XD

Oh wow, I thought you were on a smartphone or a tablet but a game controller?

It reminds me of my earliest days getting on the net with a Sega Dreamcast system At the time, it was the only game system that was enabled for Internet usage; really ahead of it’s time.
I could pretty much go anywhere on the net and do anything except download.

At the time, it was the perfect thing for me since it saved me the expense of a computer and I didn’t have to worry about malware or viruses.

But, I didn’t have to cope with the tediousness of typing on a game controller because you could get it with a keyboard for an extra $25 or so which plugged into the system.

Have you checked to see if theres something similar for your Playstation?

And in this day and age, it might be able to connect via Bluetooth so there wouldn’t be the constant hassle of the cord. Is your Playststion Bluetooth enabled?

If it is then you could use pretty much any BT keyboard, like the ones they make for tablets, right?

When did this thread turn into a keyboard discussion? :P

when @Symbeline described how tedious it is to hunt and peck out each individual letter from a game controller (which is now her sole source for Internet communication).

Can you imagine how annoying it would be to get anything done that way. I assume you’ve used a game controller?

There has to be a better way. And 15 years ago, Dreamcast had already anticipated and solved the problem. Sega was way ahead of the curve back then.

Nowadays with smartphones and tablets, there are tons of alternatives to a computer for browsing the web. When the Dreamcast came out, it was the ONLY alternative to a computer and the ONLY gaming system with online access.

We’ve come a long way , baby.

Oh for sure there are keyboards I could buy. For PS3 for sure, probably for PS4 as well. They’re a little pricey, but it’s definitely a solution. Everytime I have a bit of extra spending money though, I always buy a game instead lol. Dragon Age Inquisition FTW yo!

Been thinking I should spring for a tablet though. I don’t do very much on the net, a tablet would serve all my needs. Tried one for a week, it rocked.

Heh do you remember the Sega Channe? I forget if that was on Sega CD or Dreamcast though. Probably Dreamcast, if that was the first online console ever.

Is Channe the name of a game? Doesn’t ring a bell with me.

BTW. if you’re thinking of springing for a Tablet, I’d highly recommend the Samsung Galaxy. I have a 7 incher and love it.

You’ll find the best most rock bottom prices on them on Black Friday weekend either on their own website or at Best Buy. The price is the same on either. (or at least that’s been the case for the past several years.)

I absolutely love mine.

(and if you’re buying games instead of a keyboard, then your complaints about HAVING to use the dang controller are falling on deaf ears here. Nobody but yourself to blame. Ha ha.)

:D

LOL I know, don’t worry lol. I’m doing it all to myself lol. But there IS a reason. Everytime I consider a keyboard, I also think of getting the tablet instead. Then I can’t make up my mind and just get something else lol.

And oops, I meant channel. Damnit. You paid for it monthly, then you could play Sega games from all their consoles. Or something like that anyways, and it required an online connection.

Well, in that case definitely get the tablet. You’ll get so much more use from it. And Black Friday is just around the corner, hint, hint.

As far as the other, I’m going to assume you’re thinking of SegaNet? I believe that was the gaming portal.

Truth be told, my primary reason I got the Dreamcast is because (and remember this was 15 yrs. ago) I wanted to be able to get online but reluctant to invest in a computer and gunshy about picking up viruses on a Windoze system.

So, I got the DC on sale and bundled with the keyboard, and several games for only $99.00. Plus it came with a Browser Disc for getting online and that was for the whole net, not just a gaming portal.

So all in all, a very affordable substitute for a computer. The main limitation was no downloading but for a total newbie like me, a blessing in disguise. No viruses.

I could participate in forums, email, read news sites, look up anything I wanted. I was a happy camper.

And evidently, it was a very affordable solution for people in third world countries as well.

Nowadays, there are so many different ways to access the Internet, but there were no tablets or smartphones back then (and dial-up was the majority method then)

So, it was a really incredible system for it’s time. I loved it.