Cultural Blind Spots
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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.
Who knows? Maybe, you were kidnapped, tied up, taken away and held for ransom.
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Lake Woebegone Days is a pretty funny book.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.
Prairie Home Companion can be good at times. But can also be a bit too precious as well....
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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
It's touching and life-affirming to see someone find his singular purpose in life, the way the guy who posted the video who kicked this off has.
It's touching and life-affirming to see someone find his singular purpose in life, the way the guy who posted the video who kicked this off has.
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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.
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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I see you postin'. You hatin'.rass wrote:Chamillionaire
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Until I Googled his name, I thought Chamillionaire was a Pokemon.rass wrote:Chamillionaire
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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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h/tPruitt 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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His chest has a picture of Benghazi that says MESSIEST
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
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Gauges.
I have a half dozen students this year with their ear holes in various stages of being stretched.
I have a half dozen students this year with their ear 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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Neck tattoos 100% yes.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.
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.
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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No. 12!
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I scored double PDXBrontoburglar wrote:No. 12!
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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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55.
Hold on, I'm trying to see if Jack London ever gets this fire built or not.
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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.)
(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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The coach is a "Jimmy" so I'm guessing you get cultural points if you select the other option.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.
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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.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.
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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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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.BSF21 wrote: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.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.
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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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.DSafetyGuy wrote: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.BSF21 wrote: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.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.
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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"This place was rockin'," said BSF21.
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"There is nothing ever uncommon about BSF21."