My take is ‘Buy American’ on the guise that it will spur domestic prosperity. It is bullshit, if you want me to buy american you must also, you must buy from me at the american rates - you must pay me as you wish me to be able to spend on your sorry ass which is no better than what i can get from China.
Buy American is a lie designed to get people to overspend to keep a few people rich.
That reminds me of my contribution to the OP.
Condiments. All of them, by god. The whole world pretends that ketchup, mustard, relish, mayo, etc., are acceptable things to put on perfectly good sandwiches or burgers.
You know, one week ago I’d have agreed. But, my six year old made me download it and we’ve been going out after dinner to catch Pokemon. He hasn’t wanted to watch TV or play video games all week, and instead all he wants to do is to go walk around the neighborhood with his father. That’s a life.
Huh. I like ALL this stuff. You guys are all a buncha haters.
Okay, I don’t like Trump. Trump or religion. Trump, religion, and sports. And pineapple-flavored semen.
I live under a rock, and the concept of Pokemon Go has just barely crept in enough that I’m aware something called “Pokemon Go” exists. But this makes me interested. This sounds like something I might be able to get my five year old to do…
I dunno, I could see pineapple-flavored semen catching on. It’s gotta beat semen-flavored semen.
I’ve always maintained that hot dogs and catsup (not ketchup - I’m a grownup, thank you) are mutually inclusive. Which is to say hot dogs are only edible with catsup on them and catsup is only edible if it’s on a hot dog.
I consider myself a meat purist, so I agree with this. Why cover up the heavenly flavor of good meat with a bunch of weird stuff. Hot dogs are an exception, because they do not qualify as good meat.
Maybe we can poach some flavor chemist. Reuben-flavored? Black Raspberry? This could be big.
Reuben is waving his hand wildly to volunteer.
Plus, it’s an adorable age where he really, really wants to believe that the pokemon are real, and not just on the phone. He has requested a real pokeball for his birthday to catch real pokemen.
His four year old brother comes out sometimes too, but he is actually looking under bushes and stuff for the pokemon, so he actually does believe it is real.
People in our neighborhood are walking around in the evening and talking to each other because of this, admittedly, stupid game. Anyone hating on it can suck an egg!
Not sure if these are the exact glasses referenced, but there are a bunch of youtube videos of color-blind people trying Enchroma glasses for the first time. Many of them are very moving. Here’s one but there are lots, just search on Enchroma.
Don’t knock it . . . . . . . . .
Craft beer and wine aficionados - I get it to an extent, a palate can be refined somewhat, but the mass majority of people vocally savoring the oak and nutmeg notes and what not just looked at the damn side of the bottle beforehand for what to say.
Trump - I work hard to understand opposing view points and find possible solutions or at least fractions of common ground on disagreements. I have no understanding of the man’s motivations that are not ugly so I am bewildered at the ardent support for him even in a protest ‘all politicians are crooks and liars’ capacity because so is he.
Hmm. I just now searched on Enchroma, and they apparently don’t help you pass that stupid do-you-see-the-dots-and-can-you-read-the-number-they-form test.
Now, I’m just guessing, here, but – is it possible these glasses just make stuff look wacky to the color-blind, who of course don’t know what the actual colors would look like and so merely think they’ve finally gotten a backstage pass to reality?
Is this like those x-ray specs advertised in old comic books, is what I’m wondering.
Thomas Pynchon. The guy is a world-renowned novelist and I haven’t yet met anyone who managed to finish one of his books (and if I did, I’d probably assume the person was lying). I give him points, though, for appearing as a guest voice on The Simpsons (but maybe that wasn’t really him, and the “appearance” was just more of the Pynchon put-on).
Karlheinz Stockhausen. I’ve heard tons of this guy’s music, and I even attended the world premiere of a so-called “opera” that he wrote. None of it made any sense, and I can’t escape the feeling that his career was a massive, multi-decade practical joke.
Humphrey Bogart. I’ve never been able to figure out why people consider him a great actor. He played every role in exactly the same flat, affectless, nuance-free way.
Starbucks. They’ve gotten the whole world to go along with the fiction that burned coffee tastes good.
Sliced bread. I used to think the idiom was used ironically for inventions that make products worse. I’d rather eat freshly sliced fresh bread every time.
I’m not sure what this is supposed to mean or who you’re calling childish.
There are many things that have been mentioned - popular culture items - that I never expected to enjoy, and don’t, but they’re not popular with my peers either. Pokemon, Kardashians, etc.
But, two that really, really bother me are the music of the Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan. All of my peers love their music. I WANT to enjoy it. But, it just grates on me. Bob Dylan’s music is best when performed by someone else. I’ve bought their albums. I’ve gone to their shows. I’ve talked to their fans. But, I just don’t get it. They’re just … mediocre as far as I can tell.
I’ve never particularly understood why politics needs to be such a popularity contest. Maybe that’s driven by the need to raise money all the time? Otherwise, you know, as politicians, be competent and, as responsible voters, vote for competent people.
Sometimes swatches aren’t enough for people to decide if they like a color. Luckily for them, the hardware store he worked at saved his sample panels.
Homeopathy. Why normally intelligent people spend large amounts of money on what is mostly quackery is beyond my ken. I think they only tout its benefits because they’re afraid to admit they’ve been conned.