Unpleasant

"We do not," says a novelist in one of Mr. Moore's books, "we do not always choose what you call unpleasant subjects, but we do try to get to the roots of things; and the basis of life being material and not spiritual, the analyst sooner or later finds himself invariably handling what this sentimental age calls coarse." ❋ G. H. Mair (1906)

The site boasts material that didn't make it into the books, such as 5,000 words about which woods should be used to make magic wands and anecdotes about where Rowling found inspiration: why she called an unpleasant character "Petunia", for example. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Todd Seavey and Helen Rittelmeyer, apparently once an item of sorts, had both contributed essays to Jonah Golberg's new book, "Proud to be Right," and were selected to speak -- in unpleasant proximity -- on the book's behalf at a Georgetown University forum. ❋ The Huffington Post (2010)

In either case, the speaker is not threatening to do anything to the listner, but merely warning that what the listener is doing will (as the speaker believes) result in unpleasant consequences beyond the control of either of them. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This persecution complex you seem to have when not going out of your way to be unpleasant is just passive-aggressive nonsense. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If you brew coffee normally and then pour the hot coffee over ice, it results in unpleasant flavors. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In fact, they were "considerably unhappier" when they were thinking about topics they described as unpleasant or even "neutral," the researchers found. ❋ Rob Stein (2010)

All I will say is that I am damn sure that I do not read the publications that you automatically assume that all soldiers read and that I have spent a very large portion of my career in unpleasant places doing extremely unpleasant things. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2008)

Contravening the rules even slightly could earn you a long spell in unpleasant solitary, and really bad transgressions could get you shot. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2008)

I am genuinely scared that something distinctly unpleasant is about to unfold in the UK and we may be closer to the suspension of democracy than ever before. ❋ Not A Sheep (2008)

What has been unpleasant is that the loser is trying to overturn the results by whatever means. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But comparing my distorted recall of childhood favorites to the oldies of the time jogs my memory in unpleasant ways. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I just don't have anything incisive and fascinating to say about the things that are appalling me, and I don't think anybody who's in unpleasant circumstances right now is going to benefit from me declaiming general social gloom on my lj. ❋ Seagrit (2008)

* Work in unpleasant environments (e.g. prisons or coal mines) ❋ Unknown (2007)

HOWEVER, I would drive in unpleasant weather, if taking children, or when I expect to buy more merchandise than I can comfortably carry home. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The acknowledgment of something unpleasant is not the same as supporting it. ❋ Unknown (2006)