# Do you watch the Rose Parade on New Years?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 1, 2010, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-the-rose-parade-on-new-years/523264 "2010-01-01T04:59:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-the-rose-parade-on-new-years/523264/21 "2010-01-01T22:25:27Z")

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It’s a total bore. Maybe I watched a few minutes a year when I was little, but I completely avoid it now. I don’t even care much about the Rose Bowl game anymore, except that it is pretty enjoyable seeing the Big Ten team make a complete fool of itself every year.

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**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-the-rose-parade-on-new-years/523264/22 "2010-01-01T22:28:27Z")

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I quit watching after they got rid of [Jean Louisa Kelly](http://www.beyondhollywood.com/gallery/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/jean-louisa-kelly-kim-warner-hot.jpg).

I flipped past it a couple times this morning, though. Streetcar made of flowers, Mexican trick ropers, yadada yadada etc.

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**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-the-rose-parade-on-new-years/523264/23 "2010-01-01T22:36:47Z")

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My kids love to watch it, and I take a few minutes to admire a float every so often. They’re much more fascinated than I am, though. I used to feel just the same when I was little.

I didn’t answer the poll, as there is no “Someone in my house watches it” option.

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**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-the-rose-parade-on-new-years/523264/24 "2010-01-01T22:38:02Z")

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> [@Mahaloth](#):
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> 50 is cold?

In L. A., 50 is dang cold. Yes.

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**Author:** ![Pasta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pasta)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2010, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-watch-the-rose-parade-on-new-years/523264/25 "2010-01-01T23:03:54Z")

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Nope. Too early for me to bother. And I live one block away from Colorado Blvd (the parade route).

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