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Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 10:41 am
by howard
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.
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 10:59 am
by DaveInSeattle
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.
Lake Woebegone Days is a pretty funny book.
Prairie Home Companion can be good at times. But can also be a bit too precious as well....
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 11:11 am
by P.D.X.
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)
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 8:00 am
by rass
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.
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 11:55 am
by howard
Not a sweet potato pie fan. Big Patti LaBelle fan.
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2015 12:04 pm
by Pruitt
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.
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 3:19 pm
by rass
Chamillionaire
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2015 5:51 am
by Johnnie
rass wrote:Chamillionaire
I see you postin'. You hatin'.
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2015 7:36 am
by Pruitt
rass wrote:Chamillionaire
Until I Googled his name, I thought Chamillionaire was a Pokemon.
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 10:57 am
by Nonlinear FC
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.
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 12:15 pm
by rass
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.
h/t
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 12:19 pm
by BSF21
So are we to assume that Mark is at fault for the whole thing or?
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 12:36 pm
by Ryan
His chest has a picture of Benghazi that says MESSIEST
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 12:48 pm
by mister d
Please note the reflection is not simply "MESSIER" upside-down.
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 3:14 pm
by Pruitt
Gauges.
I have a half dozen students this year with their ear holes in various stages of being stretched.
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 3:22 pm
by mister d
Pruitt wrote:I have a half dozen stud...s this year with their ...a... holes in various stages of being stretched.
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 3:37 pm
by Johnny Carwash
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.
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2016 5:14 pm
by Pruitt
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.
http://www.clickhole.com/article/10-thi ... stand-1898
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2016 4:51 pm
by Johnnie
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.
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:47 am
by P.D.X.
PBS has a relevant quiz.
I'm very bubble-bound. (20)
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 10:55 am
by Brontoburglar
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 11:01 am
by Brontoburglar
Brontoburglar wrote:
No. 12!
I scored double PDX
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 11:02 am
by Sabo
51. Apparently going fishing really makes you middle-class.
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 11:02 am
by govmentchedda
32
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 11:03 am
by BSF21
I got 50, though I'm not exactly sure what that means given the scoring matrix.
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 11:04 am
by A_B
55.
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 11:09 am
by DaveInSeattle
42! I watch none of the TV shows they mentioned.
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 11:10 am
by HaulCitgo
Got 21 but ive been fishing too. They should have asked a follow up of pond or ocean.
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 11:11 am
by sancarlos
36
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 11:21 am
by howard
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.)
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 11:21 am
by Rush2112
67.
Damn you city folk.
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 11:27 am
by Ryan
25, but I bet I scored even lower when I took this test before it was cool.
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 11:56 am
by Johnny Carwash
33
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 12:48 pm
by Moreta
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.
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 12:49 pm
by Brontoburglar
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.
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 12:49 pm
by BSF21
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.
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 12:51 pm
by govmentchedda
My score would have plummeted had they had an option for "former chauffeur turned estate agent" for Branson.
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 1:52 pm
by DSafetyGuy
BSF21 wrote: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.
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 3:17 pm
by rass
46
Re: Cultural Blind Spots
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 3:32 pm
by BSF21
DSafetyGuy wrote:BSF21 wrote: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.