# What do you think is over-rated? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 4, 2010, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388 "2010-11-04T00:51:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Kyrie\_Eleison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kyrie_eleison/32/7682_2.png) [@Kyrie\_Eleison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyrie_Eleison)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/61 "2010-11-04T23:33:01Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Justin Beiber (what do I win?) You win bacon-infused premium vodka, and sex with Justin Bieber. Overrated: six-sigma. ---
**Author:** ![Daylate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9dc877/32.png) [@Daylate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylate)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/62 "2010-11-04T23:51:49Z")
1. Any professional sport. 2. Any politician. Dems, Repubs, any of them. Not worth shooting. Possibile amendment to #1 above. If girl’s beach volleyball were a professional sport, I’d have to make an exception for that. ---
**Author:** ![gravitycrash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@gravitycrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gravitycrash)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/63 "2010-11-05T02:08:36Z")
1. Text messaging. I don’t get the appeal and I’m certain that I never will. 2. Jon Stewart 3. Keith Olbermann 4. Anime. Whatever man. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/64 "2010-11-05T05:36:31Z")
Recreational Outrage. It’s not worth raising my blood pressure, with the associated bad health effects, for something that doesn’t affect me personally. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/65 "2010-11-05T06:01:14Z")
Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, fast food and football are not “overrated,” at least not by my understanding of the concept of “overrated.” These things are intended for mass consumption. They’re as omnipresent as the air we breathe. I understand “overrated” to refer to things that people get elitist and pretentious about, without merit (in the mind of the person declaring them “overrated.”) An emperor-has-no-clothes type deal. For something to be called overrated, I think it has to first garner the approval of intellectual apologists. Tom Waits is definitely overrated. Wine appreciation is overrated. The Wire (TV show) is hugely overrated. The Shield, produced on a cheap budget with a homely-looking cast, is a better show. ---
**Author:** ![J.D.G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@J.D.G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J.D.G)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/66 "2010-11-05T06:05:10Z")
Terry Pratchett?\* Overrated\*? That’s it! Pistols at dawn! Same goes to anybody who dared slander the good name of coffee. **Yes to:** Social Networking Reality TV i-products Beiber **Noteworthy Additions:** _Black Knight_ (Booooooooring. I said it. Sue me) _Supernatural_ _Cats_ (the musical) _40yr Old Virgin_ Getting drunk (I’d rather actively lose my inhibitions and keep the money) Youth Public Transportation (and it’s got low standards here) * * * > [@Magiver](#): > > The only thing better than bacon is more bacon. > > Seriously, > > bacon and eggs > bacon cheeseburger > bacon lettuce and tomato > bacon and spam > bacon bacon and spam > bacon bacon, spam and bacon… What about Kevin Bacon? Mmmmmm. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/67 "2010-11-05T13:05:28Z")
Overrated is anything in the popular culture that both (a) I don’t know about, and (b) for which people are amazed that I don’t know about it. ---
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/68 "2010-11-05T18:07:56Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > The Wire (TV show) is hugely overrated. The Shield, produced on a cheap budget with a homely-looking cast, is a better show. I actually came in here to say the opposite. I think the Shield is vastly overrated. I’ve heard many people say that if you like The Wire, you’ll like The Shield. To me, that’s like saying, “If you like a steak, you’ll like a Big Mac.” Other over-rated things, IMHO: **Bones (TV show)** I wanted to shut it off partway through the first episode, but the person I was with convinced me to watch a few more episodes. It didn’t get much better. **Most Apple products** They usually aren’t _bad_, and are often good. But they’re definitely overrated by a certain amount of devotees. **Automobile Aesthetics** Lamborghini? It looks like a car. PT Cruiser? It looks like a car. Oscar Meyer Weinermobile? It looks like … ok, it looks like a giant hotdog. But everything else just looks like a car. And of course, **Other Peoples’ Opinions**. What, they think they’re entitled or something? > [@J.D.G.](#): > > Black Knight (Booooooooring. I said it. Sue me) ☹ I’ll try to be more interesting. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/69 "2010-11-05T18:14:35Z")
Everything Japanese. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/70 "2010-11-05T18:15:39Z")
> [@J.D.G](#): > > **Noteworthy Additions:** > _Black Knight_ (Booooooooring. I said it. Sue me). Do you mean the latest Batman movie? Because that was the _Dark_ Knight. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/71 "2010-11-05T18:16:13Z")
> [@J.D.G](#): > > _Black Knight_ (Booooooooring. I said it. Sue me) Did you mean _The Dark Knight_? Or are you referring to the Martin Lawrence movie? Because as far as I know everyone hates it. Edit: Damn you, **Skald**! ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/72 "2010-11-05T18:20:09Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Did you mean _The Dark Knight_? > > Or are you referring to the Martin Lawrence movie? Because as far as I know everyone hates it. > > Edit: Damn you, **Skald**! I just checked the org chart. You do not have damning authority. You don’t even _work_ in Hell. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/73 "2010-11-05T18:25:19Z")
Ed Hardy and Dane Cook were overrated _years_ ago. You can only see Ed Hardy on trashy white kids at community college anymore. Children are extremely overrated. The only people who lead fulfilling lives personally and professionally have 0 or 1 child, or an army of caregivers. Modern art. Jon Stewart, but only recently. “Greening” things. 9/10 times it’s a marketing ploy to save money. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/74 "2010-11-05T18:47:02Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, fast food and football are not “overrated,” at least not by my understanding of the concept of “overrated.” These things are intended for mass consumption. They’re as omnipresent as the air we breathe. > > I understand “overrated” to refer to things that people get elitist and pretentious about, without merit (in the mind of the person declaring them “overrated.”) An emperor-has-no-clothes type deal. For something to be called overrated, I think it has to first garner the approval of intellectual apologists. > > Tom Waits is definitely overrated. Wine appreciation is overrated. The Wire (TV show) is hugely overrated. The Shield, produced on a cheap budget with a homely-looking cast, is a better show. Your narrow personal definition of overrated? OVERRATED! ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/75 "2010-11-05T19:02:14Z")
**I agree on:** Lady Gaga Disney **and I’ll add:** any fancy pants coffee bourbon American football (pro and college) Miami Blackberry smartphones Cheese on my damn hamburger. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/76 "2010-11-05T23:07:39Z")
> [@lindsaybluth](#): > > Children are extremely overrated. The only people who lead fulfilling lives personally and professionally have 0 or 1 child, or an army of caregivers. Gosh I hate to get into this, but I have to mention at least one major counterexample from my own family. My aunt and uncle have two children. He was for most of his career a professor of physics in a major midwest university, eventually reaching the position of the head of the physics department before retiring. They have travelled all around the world as tourists and so that he could give lectures at universities. By way of sabbatical they have spent extended time in many different countries – a year in London, six months in Budapest are two that I remember. I would say they have led an exceptionally fulfilling life. ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/77 "2010-11-05T23:10:50Z")
> [@lindsaybluth](#): > > Children are extremely overrated. Agree. > [@Ludovic](#): > > Sex. Also agree. Don’t get me wrong, sex can be fun but some people seem to think it’s the greatest thing ever. I’ve had great sex but there are still things I like better 😉 ---
**Author:** ![tingbudong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tingbudong/32/520_2.png) [@tingbudong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tingbudong)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/78 "2010-11-05T23:17:04Z")
> [@](#): > > apple products x4 China (over-hyped is probably a better term) Grad School The ever eminent massive baby boomer retirement (been waiting 20 years for this one) Tim Hortons UFC Kids being tech savvy ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/79 "2010-11-05T23:21:31Z")
Agreed with whoever said Terry Pratchett. Vastly overrated. Yoga. Eddie Izzard. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388/80 "2010-11-05T23:21:34Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Sex. Then you’re doing it wrong. Also applies to bacon. Things that actually _are_ over-rated: Weddings Lip injections Bret Michaels [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-is-over-rated/559388.md?page=5)