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I only rarely listen, but when I do, often find an gem I can enjoy. At Thanksgiving, my hosts were listening to it, and Nick Lowe was a guest, which was cool.
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Johnny Carwash wrote:Thought I'd resurrect this thread after it occurred to me that while I don't have anything against him, I have never read, watched, or listened to anything by Garrison Keillor.
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Don't listen anymore but always thought they had pretty solid content for a weekly variety show. (better than SNL or whatever else pops up on tv)
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Patti LaBelle/Walmart Sweet Potato Pies

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Not a sweet potato pie fan. Big Patti LaBelle fan.
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Can I throw Star Wars worship up here?

Kind of cultural, isn't it?

Just don't get the level of worship attached to it. Seems to go deeper than just the susceptibility to hype that huge portions of the populace have.
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rass wrote:Chamillionaire
Until I Googled his name, I thought Chamillionaire was a Pokemon.
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Pruitt wrote:Can I throw Star Wars worship up here?

Kind of cultural, isn't it?

Just don't get the level of worship attached to it. Seems to go deeper than just the susceptibility to hype that huge portions of the populace have.

I think you can find some of the reasoning in the thread about the movie series. For a lot of males of a certain age, these movies were mind-blowing game changers. They came out when we were young and drove the movie and toy industry for years and years.
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Pruitt wrote:I don't understand tattoos.

Sure, people get one or two, it's - I guess - kind of interesting. Maybe there's some meaning for the marks.

But the heavy tattooing just boggles my mind.
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So are we to assume that Mark is at fault for the whole thing or?
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Please note the reflection is not simply "MESSIER" upside-down.
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Gauges.

I have a half dozen students this year with their ear holes in various stages of being stretched.
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Pruitt wrote:I have a half dozen stud...s this year with their ...a... holes in various stages of being stretched.
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I think it was L-Jam a few days ago on Facebook who said something along the lines of, "If you have neck tattoos or ear gauges, I'm going to assume you're an asshole." I'm inclined to agree on the neck tattoo thing; on the ear gauges it's not so much that I think they're an asshole as it just skeeving me out and making it impossible to focus on anything else.
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Johnny Carwash wrote:I think it was L-Jam a few days ago on Facebook who said something along the lines of, "If you have neck tattoos or ear gauges, I'm going to assume you're an asshole." I'm inclined to agree on the neck tattoo thing; on the ear gauges it's not so much that I think they're an asshole as it just skeeving me out and making it impossible to focus on anything else.
Neck tattoos 100% yes.

Gauges... not an asshole, but a moron. Over the years I've been teaching, the number of kids with metal cheerios in their lobes has increased on an annual basis. One of the best students I had, really bright kid, had holes in his ear lobes big enough to jam hot dogs in. Nice kid, but honestly, good luck getting past that first job interview.

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Depends on the size of the gauges.

My buddy from San Diego who's in the military was a skater/surfer before he joined. Dude's a good, quiet person who doesn't cause trouble. And the girl I was seeing before I left Germany has a good paying job and is really bright and articulate. Both have fairly modestly gauged ear lobes.

But those folks who look like adult Garbage Pail Kids with coasters in their ear lobes? Douche wagons. Even if they are really good baristas/tattoo artists.
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PBS has a relevant quiz.

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P.D.X. wrote:PBS has a relevant quiz.

I'm very bubble-bound. (20)
No. 12!
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P.D.X. wrote:PBS has a relevant quiz.

I'm very bubble-bound. (20)
No. 12!
I scored double PDX
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51. Apparently going fishing really makes you middle-class.
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I got 50, though I'm not exactly sure what that means given the scoring matrix.
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42! I watch none of the TV shows they mentioned.
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Got 21 but ive been fishing too. They should have asked a follow up of pond or ocean.
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Ah, I know what this survey means. That, even after all these decades, Charles Murray is a fucking idiot, who gives libertarianism a bad name. Bell Curve my fucking ass.

(58. I am a man of the people, despite my elitist trappings.)
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25, but I bet I scored even lower when I took this test before it was cool.
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56. Dead on with the first gen middle class assessment. I struggled with a couple of the "choose one" options. I know of both Jimmie Johnsons and both Bransons. I saw all but one of the movies and none of the TV shows, which seems about right for me.
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Moreta wrote:56. Dead on with the first gen middle class assessment. I struggled with a couple of the "choose one" options. I know of both Jimmie Johnsons and both Bransons. I saw all but one of the movies and none of the TV shows, which seems about right for me.
The coach is a "Jimmy" so I'm guessing you get cultural points if you select the other option.
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Moreta wrote:56. Dead on with the first gen middle class assessment. I struggled with a couple of the "choose one" options. I know of both Jimmie Johnsons and both Bransons. I saw all but one of the movies and none of the TV shows, which seems about right for me.
I wonder how they determined those TV and movies. I only watch one of the ones presented to me, but I watch probably 8-10 shows per week religiously.
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My score would have plummeted had they had an option for "former chauffeur turned estate agent" for Branson.
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Moreta wrote:56. Dead on with the first gen middle class assessment. I struggled with a couple of the "choose one" options. I know of both Jimmie Johnsons and both Bransons. I saw all but one of the movies and none of the TV shows, which seems about right for me.
I wonder how they determined those TV and movies. I only watch one of the ones presented to me, but I watch probably 8-10 shows per week religiously.
I believe the movie list had a strong correlation to box office ranking, but only offerings from major studios. I didn't look at it that closely, though.

TV felt like it was mostly comprised of highest-rated shows from the four over-the-air networks, but again, I didn't look that closely.

One movie ("Inside Out" at my daughter's school for movie night) and zero TV shows.
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Moreta wrote:56. Dead on with the first gen middle class assessment. I struggled with a couple of the "choose one" options. I know of both Jimmie Johnsons and both Bransons. I saw all but one of the movies and none of the TV shows, which seems about right for me.
I wonder how they determined those TV and movies. I only watch one of the ones presented to me, but I watch probably 8-10 shows per week religiously.
I believe the movie list had a strong correlation to box office ranking, but only offerings from major studios. I didn't look at it that closely, though.

TV felt like it was mostly comprised of highest-rated shows from the four over-the-air networks, but again, I didn't look that closely.

One movie ("Inside Out" at my daughter's school for movie night) and zero TV shows.
I think the TV is spot on. No Walking Dead, no Better Call Saul, nothing from FX or HBO/Showtime or anyone else doing original entertainment. Big Bang Theory and NCIS are really the only things I watch on network TV anymore and BBT is just background noise because I feel like I can't not watch it after investing time into so many seasons. This must be what it felt like if you were a fan of Two and a Half Men.
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