1. ABC's coverage of the NBA playoffs.
2. Boorish Queen fans who think Freddie Mercury was a heterosexual.
3. Hillary Clinton's presence on the front page of my newspaper.
4. Most varieties of melted cheese.
5. Stealth religion.
6. Most book publicists.
7. Uncertainty about the status of my book proposals.
8. The greedy estates of some famous dead poets.
9. Humidity.
10. Upset stomach aches.
11. Lost not having re-cap marathons--isn't that what's ESPN2's for?
12. Most graphic novels.
13. Zydeco music.
14. Assessment.
15. Muffled bass lines.
16. Hipster love of country music.
17. The guy at HP technical support last Thursday night who made me take my video card out for no reason.
18. Pontificating holy men of any stripe.
19. Editors who won't get back to me.
20. People who re-arrange songs for karaoke versions.
21. Maple trees.
22. That there is no Sesame Street boxed set.
23. Most cats.
24. My own body.
25. Weak coffee.
26. Subwoofers.
27. 5.1 mixes at home--we'll only get the full effect if it's blasted, so why make this the standard? Oh, you can't hear me?
28. Third-party manufacturer Treo sync cables.
29. Most point guards in pick-up basketball games.
30. Lesson plans.
31. My thyroid gland.
32. Middle age.
33. Hearing gossip.

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