One local radio station (X96–KXRK 96.3 FM. Provo, Ogden, Salt Lake City in case you care) has a long running radio segment called “Things That Must Go”. So, in a burst of creative genius, I decided to rip off this idea for the SDMB. TTMG is a list of annoyances contributed to by On Air Personalities and listeners alike. Dopers seem a witty lot, so lets hear your suggestions. Plus, if you guys come up with some good ones, I can steal them, call the station and take the credit.
Some Things That Must Go!
• Cell phone commercials that use the Blondie song “Call Me”. Dude, the song is from the movie American Gigolo… what kind of “calling” do ya think is going on?
• Guys wearing golf visors upside down and backwards. IT LOOKS STUPID!
• People who say “(fill in the blank) is a form of child abuse”. No, ACTUAL child abuse is a form of child abuse. Limiting television/letting kids eat at McDonalds/having an only child/encouraging your child to get good grades/whatever the hell else you** personally disagree with** are NOT forms of child abuse.
• The news-speak phrase “The answer may surprise you”
So, join in the fun! Anything is fair game, although please provide an explanation if you think it might be needed.
Some ideas might be: things that are obviously stupid , but still persist for unfathomable reasons; things that are out of place, if not obviously so (“Call Me”); obnoxious or eye-rolling personalities, phrases, etc.
Things that have already gone are also allowed, but they better be good!
*(I know I say anyting goes, but entries not in the spirit of “Things That Must Go”, such as overt political opinions, while not disallowed outright, will certainly be looked my nose at. Unless they are funny.)
Referring to a base hit as a “knock.” It was cool once…for a day. It’s now annoying.
Cell phone cameras. I thought is was pretty lame when people started bringing these things to bars and taking pictures of people who danced like dorks, people who dressed funny, etc. It’s gotten worse. I went to a gym the other day, and they actually had to put a sign up saying you can’t take pictures of people working out or changing in the locker rooms.
Gossip. I really have seen very negative effects of it at various workplaces. It can destroy someone’s life… at the very least limit their potential by degrading them without them having to chance to defend themselves.
My cigarettes. They really HAVE to go, and soon.
Fake wrestling. I forget what they call it now, WWF or whatever. I came upon it the other night and witnessed a forced “wedding” between a bad-guy wrestler and a female wrestler who was in love with the good-guy nemesis of the bad guy. Of course, there was big drama, like when her hero strode in to take her away yet got his butt fake-whooped. The wedding went on, amid remarks about the imminent “wedding night” and a kiss the groom forced on the bride. Creepy.
The rest of this week, already. Damn, I wish it was Friday at 5pm.
Reality TV shows, especially Fear Factor and Real Road World Rules Challenge type shows.
Mr. Paige Davis. I love her, not you!
No-see-ums.
Bananas.
Mad TV.
Incontinent birds living in the tree under which I park my car.
Allen Iverson.
Credit card applications full of empty promises. (“You have been pre-approved for up to a $25,000 credit limit.” Ha! You say that now…have you seen my credit rating?)
Any television commercial that uses Iggy Pop’s “Lust For Life” as its feel-good anthem. The song was written about heroin addiction, you stupid tit.
Anybody that says “I’m Rick James, biatch” that isn’t Dave Chappelle, Charlie Murphy, or Rick James. Those three are the only ones that are allowed, and one of 'em’s dead.
Any New York Yankees fan that didn’t grow up in New York, has no ties to New York, and only likes them because they win all the time. You are stupid and have no soul. Get thee begone, foul demonspawn.
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[li]Talk shows, especially the really trashy ones (Jerry Springer). Bring back my game shows, dammit![/li][li]Tabloid magazines (Enquirer, Star, etc.)[/li][li]Rap music and its performers, regardless of age, race or gender.[/li][li]I’ll second the fake wrestling. Whatever it’s called now, it still sucks.[/li][li]Televised sports, especially when they pre-empt regular programming (Olympics excepted)[/li][li]America’s obsession with football[/li][li]Spam, viruses, popup ads and spyware/adware[/li][li]Telemarketers (the national DNC list has pretty much eradicated them from existence as far as I have seen)[/li][li]People who attempt to guilt me into attending church, donating to some cause, etc. Promoting them is one thing, but using guilt tactics is another.[/li][/ul]
