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OK, So What Are You Cynical About?

Politicians, the State, Religion, People, Kids, and pretty much EVERYTHING... especially those sons of bitches in power.
    -   Cynical Misanthrope

Youre dreams are a meagre fantasy meant only to keep you from killing yourself.
    -   The Maker

Realising that no matter what you do you cant possibly succeed at life.
    -   Its Him

Spending what would be enough money to help every single student in the United States go to college on killing people in the middle east.
    -   Beaumonde

The fact that politics and religion are one and the same.
    -   Thomas

Nepotism my new boss will be 10 years younger than me & half as smart.
    -   sh*toven

That the people who did a poor job of raising you ask you why youre so messed up.
    -   Some Cynic

Emo people who always complain about life and how they wish they were never born. Wanna unto birth? Death works nicely.
    -   crackly

People who start conversations with the question So, what do *you* do?
    -   Avocational

The fact that faith arouses the spirit only to find the spirit impotent.
    -   Andross

The twisted nature of a female mind, which claims to desire one thing, whereas in reality reaches for a complete opposite.
    -   Fillex

People who put "In memory of..." stickers on their cars
    -   Jeff

Everything
    -   Some Person

Citizens of America: you have lost your ever-loving minds! The dark days of humanity are upon us.
    -   good luck humans

i am i dead yet? nope....damn. guess i gotta keep watching the stupid life tube.
    -   fuck u

the status quo, in all its rotten glory, being accepted as unavoidable
    -   jaylectricity

the fact that romance novels are fiction because no love as such really exists in the real world
    -   vixen abandoned

Inherent meaning and value.
    -   Reefer-man

People complain if you slice their turkey too thin. And yet people could care less that our soldiers are dieing in Iraq.
    -   deli warrior

The fact that contraceptives are EXPENSIVE here at my place. The retards are the ones who need it most.
    -   Jaded Pessimistic Cynical Misanthrope

Society and humanity in general. Nuff said people. Goodnight.
    -   Kurtis

the fact that my husbands ex wife gets 800 per month and she spends it on booze. that pisses me off
    -   mrsanthony

Meat eaters who think that what they have on their plates actually is meat.
    -   Mélancholique

The military for disqualifying me for a broken window when i was 18 while multiple felons/people with manslaughter charges are in its ranks!
    -   Chris

Politicians that, after failing miserably at the ballots, continue their career as pacifist/environmentalist/miscellaneous messiahs.
    -   Ben

Doctors who are nothing more than drug company representatives.
    -   George Carr

Global warming freaks and Ethanol
    -   mlwdd648

people.who.put.periods.in.between.every.word.on.a.post............
    -   anon

People that think happiness is the most important thing in the world. And then make themselves miserable for not having it.
    -   utopia is hell

Shut up you swine!(cracks whip)
    -   FatherCorporateGirlylamar

The fact that I didnt have a choice in being born. I wouldve picked no.
    -   jim

The amount that big name artists get paid for a horizontal line on a blank canvas & its jutified by the "philosophy" behind it
    -   *sigh*

Self absorbed youth with no regard for social issues, politics, or each other.
    -   rae

I wont date you, but I will use you as a template for every other guy I date.
    -   Granji

corporations who sell us on how much "greener" than the competition their product is : the greenest option is to not buy the product at all
    -   madpariah

Im about to graduate Magna Cum Laude from college and the only job Im qualified for appears to be Starbucks.
    -   Annie

Women MBAs
    -   Damned

That religious people preach of supernatural power to cure human nature, then excuse themselves by saying they are "just human".
    -   Yuri

The fact that women want "bad boys" to treat them like crap and that the nice guy really does finish last, if at all
    -   The Chosen Pessimist

The ignorance and self-rightousness of the human race. Just let it go
    -   Northman

the fact that every religion feels that they are allowed to ignore their Gods rules "in the name of God"
    -   crackly

All those who turned off their lights for earth hour then drove their SUVs to work and still think theyre "eco-warriors".
    -   Louise

People looking forward to working until theyre ninety-five.
    -   Zach

Joba Chamberlain. Is this guy ever going to take the mound? Jeez
    -   Dote

People using low-energy light bulbs and recycling paper are fools. Nature requires one thing of them: to stop producing filthy human babies.
    -   Mélancholique

people thinking that their problems matter
    -   Indifferent

Global warming scares..
    -   Loki

Talented/hard working musicians=BROKE! "Pop" "Artists"=RAKING IT IN! Kids who know Ashlee Simpson but not John Coltrane=SAD
    -   Wojas

The fact that a friend whom you like would rather date a complete stranger than ever go out with you...
    -   Travis

Reification.
    -   Arg the Barg

how reason is used to further our natural vices
    -   carpet spikes

Seeing these teenage couples in high school act so in love when its painfully obvious that its all gonna end in tears.
    -   Mr. Cynical

Men sexually abuse women. That poor women get it the worst. That no one cares. That people laugh at feminism for being outdated.
    -   whatev

people who say they care about others believes and respect them yet just by having this conversation you know theyre lieing
    -   Brian Groat

the idea that humans can control the earth changes
    -   Blck Cynic

everyone and their moms being so much better off than you.....and that they dont even have to put the slightest of efforts to obtain it.
    -   doodle

Living to 150 is one of the most ridiculous dreams Ive ever heard.
    -   jeannie

All things must die even the stars....
    -   Beowulf

Darwin was right - and were losing to ourselves
    -   shmozilla

the democrats being the seemingly right choice for the cynics looking for improvements vote and then once theyre in they bone us anyway
    -   matt

The proliferation of passwords. Were not supposed to write them down but you cant remember them if you dont.
    -   enough is enough

The first thing I say to myself when I wake up in the morning is "Damn, I lived to see yet another day!"
    -   Mélancholique

People who complain about Obama, people having babies, futility, the Western world, blah blah blah. Go outside and do something useful.
    -   Former Cynic

The longer I live, the more I notice that either theres not a supreme being, or that particular being is indifferent to our existence.
    -   Trung

People are backstabbers, no matter how nice they act, and its never going to change.
    -   Korn crop

All those damn optimists
    -   The Anti-Beautiful

College costs. People should be able to go to colleges into which theyre accepted.
    -   Gnork

that people never fail to disappoint, that you are ultimately alone in life, and that someone is always dying.
    -   lucky

When people claim to be the masters of the english language and make mistakes like looser instead of loser. those loosers anger me!
    -   King Crazy Bandit

The fact that majoring in something I love and am good at would ensure future poverty and my familys wrath.
    -   I Hate College.

Being poor and in debt and unable to get out of it.
    -   Steve

That I know a homeless person that wears more expensive clothes then I do.
    -   Så kan det gå.

Teenage drama. Nuff said.
    -   laughing atheist

Back in the day we had Boney M, Aretha, Eurythmics, Madonna, ABBA, M. Jackson etc. Today we have 50 Cent, Pussicat Dolls and Simple Plan.
    -   Mélancholique

Hilary Clintons so-called experience. She is a junior senator, and first lady is NOT a political station.
    -   byepolar_bare

Getting your best friend to come 80 miles for a booze up and then they go to bed at 11 after 2 beers and some pringles.
    -   Chech

never mind...too wordy.
    -   mommy g

"natural male enhancements"
    -   liar

"Environmental initiatives" in many of the developed countries. Developed...HA! I fart in your general direction...
    -   SwedishChef

Our world is nothing more than a giant con game in which the winner gets bragging rights.
    -   had it up to here

The Fact that teenagers 17 and under in "teen dramas" are played by 25 year olds and their parents are played by 30 year olds
    -   G

Saw Rambo 4 today. When an action hero with a machine gun has taken action in Burma, but our Security Council in UN hasnt, its time to cry.
    -   Mélancholique

People who broadcast there beliefs, then do the opposite, and lie about it
    -   Wonderer

Myself
    -   Matt

religion
    -   atheist

The lack of Richard Rance merchandise or in fact any new novels by Richard Rance.
    -   R.R. Fan

would the next few people to comment mention if they would actually be interested in doing something to improve the world?
    -   10

This sad excuse of Civilization in the Western World.
    -   Twilight

I cant change my username. I dont remember signing up on this site with the name "Cudgeon". But its one name per email address.
    -   Jonah

Alcohol free beer, caffiene free coffee - what is the point
    -   Worried eyes

Jim Crow is dead and his beliefs make more sense than ever before.
    -   The Aristocrat

im such a cynic that my ultimate happiness will come when planet earth is destroyed by another celestial body.
    -   j.c.

Psuedo-cynics who place a greater value on screaming their idealisms on a net board than paying attention to grammar and spelling.
    -   Naban

love your stuff!!!! Please let me know when you update your site. Im always looking for something funky!
    -   Sedrik

when humans believe in the value of there efforts.
    -   ansuz

Christianity-especially the pompous, pious homophobes who think theyll go to heaven for not letting society advance.
    -   malys

Project managers
    -   Techie old git

the current united states drug policy.
    -   chad

democrats
    -   YKARUS

People that take pride in knowing absolutely useless and negative pieces of information
    -   Cynic Shooter

Productivity, ambition...heres to just doing nothing.
    -   enough is enough

about Pompous Pricks who think theyre the sh*t, - like the new breed of accountants.
    -   unkle f*cker

Everything.
    -   8

The rich get richer, the poor get poorer. And still idiots think the US is the greatest country on Earth.
    -   jeannie

cynics who think theyre somehow more witty than the rest of the dumbasses on this society, just for being cynics.
    -   MEITTI

Atheists.
    -   A tree

People who blame religion for everything without realizing that pride and intolerance are the greatest poisons the world has known.
    -   Jay

spoilt upper-middle class kids
    -   meh

300 + people are killed every day and nearly 800 wounded by idiots with a grudge and a gun. LISTEN UP - aim is better than attitude
    -   robert

...no one had the courtesy to call for an evacuation when "reconstruction" planning began...
    -   Mac in New Orleans

Alcohol and Christianity are the Wests two great narcotics
    -   Frederick

Hate is in the eye of the beholder.
    -   Mélancholique

The fact that no matter what one person says, everyone else in the room will forget it before the end of the day… ney, hour.
    -   ThatOtherOtherGuy

Obama is the latest to prove that nice guys finish last while bullies rule the world.
    -   jeannie

Politicians only drink coffee and talk about the weather. In light of this, its interesting how people expect politics to save the world.
    -   Mélancholique

Fatuous lists
    -   PercyFlage

People who pretend to have a "problem" like a phobia just to pretend to be interesting.
    -   Laughing Atheist

My life insurance doesnt cover suicide.
    -   Kristie

Christianity is a good idea, but most Christians are jerks.
    -   Arthur Dent

Being considered "fat" because Im not built like a 12-yo boy...which when you think about it makes fashion designers paedophiles.
    -   For Petes Sake

People. All of them.
    -   As if it mattered

We have evidence that supports evolution and all christians have is a book whose origin is not clear.
    -   laughing atheist

The person who wants to die, and yet cant talk about it or say goodbye lest accusations of attention whoring ensue.
    -   anonymous

The fact that the phrase "Treat them mean to keep them keen." is applicable to most women.
    -   Don Quixote

tv,radio,people,goverment,evolution is a lie, so is idenity theft, just about everything
    -   ikbrandon

technocracy.
    -   the youth addicted to technology

Messed up relationships.
    -   Stressed & confused

The pursuit of happiness, this site and all relationships whatsoever
    -   iTalic

Quarterlife. Could they be any whinier???
    -   Cynic in Training

The "Privacy? F*ck that!"-attitude of politicians these days.
    -   $name

Theres no use in looking forward to or enjoying weekends. Theyre bound to come to an end anyway.
    -   Mélancholique

The coercive nature of popular culture, the lack of depth once embraced and those who wholly embrace it..
    -   Heath

I cant wait to vist Arizona Bay someday. Oh, and I suck.
    -   Tom

drama, materialism, and self-saturation. All seem to go hand in hand.
    -   Nick

Escalators never break. They are only temporarily stairs.
    -   Ray

A spade is a heart turned upside-down, impaled with a stick between its cheeks, and painted black.
    -   Politician

Corporatese. Stop murdering my language dammit.
    -   Call a spade a spade..

If Jesus ever would come back hed probably receive the same treatment as last time he tried to save this breed of human filth.
    -   Mélancholique

the people you meet in college. seriously. its a university, not fuggin third grade.
    -   lok dread

religion
    -   Bob

Obama: I can learn on the job. Good thing its not a position as a brain surgeon.
    -   Dr. Sardonicus

Hypocrisy
    -   Jenny

People using the anonymity of internet as an excuse to post hateful and ignorant comments, then accusing others who post of the same.
    -   The Random Variable

~Women~ chivalry is dead because they killed it
    -   Nic the Cynic

Cynics.
    -   Anyone

People who see Obama as a fad and only want to vote for him because hes cool.
    -   Stand My Ground

Never meeting people like yourself because you filled the quota for your area, the education system, IQ tests, low fat foods, and the cosmos
    -   Art

That Obama Girl didnt vote because she didnt "feel good" - IOW, it really was all about her all along.
    -   jeannie

People with crapping and barking dogs, some in handbags...dogs-h-i-tdepot.com
    -   Paddy

cynics
    -   rogo