Comments on: I hate you, I Love You I Hate You

by: Princess Hollywood

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:16:58 +0000

How can I post my ad on I Love You, I Hate You? I tried www.citypaper.net/ILUIHU but got a rejection statement - no such Email. Please get back to me - accidentalredhead@comcast.net. Thank you.
ILUIHU seems to be a less harmful and more fun way to vent than actually physically hurting someone - I say this tongue(sp?) in cheek

by: Type E

Tue, 17 Jan 2006 06:11:29 +0000

Jen, keep submitting your love/hate. It’s more about timing than conent.

by: Jen

Fri, 13 Jan 2006 04:44:14 +0000

I am still pissed that City Paper never printed my ILYIHY. Haters!

by: Becky

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:24:59 +0000

Clair, are you saying the I’m unfunny? You friggin’ pretentious Lancaster Countians…oh, wait. Nevermind.

by: Clair

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:35:24 +0000

I think we should stop picking on NJ too. It is just too easy. I am tired of very un-funny people getting laughs just because of NJ. They should have to work for those chuckles.

by: Becky

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 19:47:10 +0000

Oh alright, maybe we shouldn’t pick on NJ. However, I grew up with two parents who lived in North Jersey for a while and had nothing good to say about the state, so the habit of Jersey-bashing is ingrained. Also, I worked there for many years and got tired of never being able to turn left. Melissa, the toll set-up is genius–by the end of a work day, I would’ve paid $10 or more just to get out.

Maybe we should hate Delaware? That huge “home of tax-free shopping” sign on I-95 is pretty annoying.

by: Terrence Ryan

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 09:20:58 +0000

Jerz E That’s a really good point. I’m with you.

by: Jerz E

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 07:44:24 +0000

Philly people have the right to bash each other. City of Brotherly Love is a misnomer - we thrive on vehemently disliking our politicians, sports teams and (especially) each other.

Many a rant against Jersey crossed the Love/Hate desk during my tenure at City Paper. As a former Jerseyan who knows the beauty of the pines and enjoys the sweet salty scents of the sand and the sea, I had mixed feelings about constant Jersey Bashing. Kids cruising Old City on Saturday nights with backwards visors and faux silver chains do not represent the state, the mall women with huge hair are (for the most part) an outdated stereotype (except in Cherry Hill, Toms River and North Jersey, ugh) and Pennsylvania’s waterways are more polluted than those of New Jersey. Not that I’m proud of that, as a full time Pennsylvanian, but I think PA has some work to do before its people can bash NJ for crimes against the environment. The strip malls and insane sprawl are an unfortunate reality that isn’t being properly addressed, but very sadly this is not a problem unique to New Jersey.

If we really need to unite in a common cause against someone other than ourselves, I’m all for vitriolic criticism of New Yorkers. F NY!

by: Melissa

Thu, 12 Jan 2006 07:00:44 +0000

Ahh, New Jersey. The state that makes you pay $3.00 in order to leave.

by: Mike

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:31:56 +0000

That sounds like the emails I get at my website. I have 5 pages of idiocy posted there with at least a few more pages waiting to go up. This is a great source of humor for me.