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08 May 2009

Overrated List: list your 4 things →[More:]Metachat's own SassHat pointed this out to me.

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And here are my four things:
1. Shrimp
2. Comic book movies that came out in 2008
3. Corporate share buybacks
4. Animated movies

post by: mullacc at: 10:47 | 35 comments

My four:

1. Sasha Grey
2. fanboy opinions on books-into-movies
3. Franz Ferdinand
4. 100 Days Check-ins

posted by Lipstick Thespian 08 May | 10:55

LOL Sasha Grey. I totally agree with you, LT.

posted by mullacc 08 May | 10:59

I had never even heard of Sasha Grey, but thanks to this, I now know that imdb.com lists porn. Who knew? Not me, clearly.

posted by crush-onastick 08 May | 11:05

1. Education
2. Terrorism
3. Agreement
4. Creedence Clearwater Revival

Oh yeah, and the regarding the comic book movies thing, mullacc, I saw the Wolverine movie and it sucked shit. Stupid, stupid shit. Like a vacuum.

But one would have to be a fool to be disappointed by comic book movies at this point, I mean, they've been such a stupid, lazy way for the studios to make money for so long now. I thought the remake fad was bad. Spare us, Hollywood!

posted by Hugh Janus 08 May | 11:08

There's an article about Sasha Grey in the recent Rolling Stone. Speaking of things that I think are overrated.

posted by box 08 May | 11:08

1. Assuming you know what things are overrated
2. Lists

After that, I'm kinda stuck.

posted by Eideteker 08 May | 11:12

Here's a teaser to said article. As usual, the comments are heartbreaking.

posted by box 08 May | 11:12

Oh, I've got it:

3. Holier-than-thou snarkery
4. Self-aware metacommentary

posted by Eideteker 08 May | 11:13

1. "success"
2. "uniqueness"
3. manic pixie dreamgirlism and its following
4. that fake clapping sound used in some rap songs

posted by notquitemaryann 08 May | 11:17

1. Outdoor Music Festivals
2. Facebook
3. Phillip Roth*
4. Hollandaise Sauce

* I swear I was going to put that before I saw in some of the links that other people had him on their lists too.

posted by rainbaby 08 May | 11:29

By the source link definition:

1. Showing off at your wedding
2. Major Tom
3. Being Thin
4. Propagating the species

My personal list:
1. Twilight series and every book of it. I must be the only person who thought it was lame and hard to read. I couldn't make it through book 2, page 160. A skim was enough to know the whole story... two paragraphs was enough to know the whole story. Sparkle on you crazy vampire.

2. Fall Out Boy - I still don't get it.

3. 1980s music being referred to as 'Classic Rock.' Don't get me wrong, I grew up in the 80s and love almost all the music from it from Abracadabra to Vitamin Z, but calling it 'Classic Rock' rips the fabric of my soul.

4. Being in charge

posted by eatdonuts 08 May | 11:29

1. Things that millions of people think are good.
2. Things that someone is spending lots of money to try to persuade you that they're good.
3. Chopsticks.
4. Magazines.

posted by box 08 May | 11:30

1. The iPhone
2. Shakespeare
3. Caviar
4. Madonna

posted by King of Prontopia 08 May | 11:35

1. Jim Jarmusch
That's all I got. He's the first and only thing that pops into my mind when I think 'overrated'.

posted by msali 08 May | 11:48

1. seafood
2. cell phones
3. social networking sites
4. alcohol (drinks, not rubbing)

posted by deborah 08 May | 12:15

1. In and Out Burgers. I don't get them at all, they just taste like burgers, what's the big cult about?

2. Sufjan Stevens

3. Penny Arcade

3. Tim Burton

posted by octothorpe 08 May | 12:48

Yeah, I'd say that rubbing alcohol is if anything underrated. That stuff's good for all kinds of things!

posted by box 08 May | 13:02

1. Dishwashers (the machines, not the people)
2. Electronic toothbrushes
3. Steak
4. Landscaping

posted by amyms 08 May | 13:12

No, no - Sufjan's the real deal. It's Devendra Banhart that's overrated. Sufjan's name, however, is not only overrated, but damned ridiculous.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 08 May | 13:39

in alphabetical order:

Robert Altman
John Irving
Ronald Reagan
Philip Roth

posted by Joe Beese 08 May | 14:11

Thanks for listing Ronald Reagan, Joe Beese. He was a rotten pile of severed cocks.

posted by Hugh Janus 08 May | 14:18

1. Programmed entertainment (television, radio, etc.)
2. Cruise ships
3. Restaurant chains
4. Dollar-cost averaging (unless you are just starting out)

John Irving and Philip Roth for sure, Joe Beese, but Reagan puzzles me. Who rates him highly? Or, is that your point?

posted by Ardiril 08 May | 14:30

but Reagan puzzles me. Who rates him highly?

He's the next best thing to Jesus and Money, in some circles.

posted by DarkForest 08 May | 15:43

1. Eugene (the city).
2. Lost.
3. Pot.
4. Good housekeeping (the habit).

(5. nthing Reagan also. . I was alive then and it was a horrible time.)

posted by danf 08 May | 15:53

1. Coldplay
2. Fried okra
3. Snow
4. Camping on the beach.

There were some "what the...?" lists on the linked post, but I stopped short so as to not be too influenced while making my list. Gotta go read it now, so I can get my dander up, which is underrated.

posted by Devils Rancher 08 May | 20:25

1. Eugene (the person)
2. Mad Men
3. Will Oldham
4. William Faulkner

posted by BitterOldPunk 08 May | 20:41

1. Thomas Pynchon
2. The Hamptons
3. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
4. Completing lists

posted by jason's_planet 08 May | 21:49

1. Idiots that act all haughty doing-so-well but are actually upside down in the six figure range.
2. Amazing new amazing media formats. DCC, DVD, BluRay (ooohhh, Ricky Business directors cut! Ohhhhhh!), SACD, ... pretty much any digital physical media. Period.
3. Crap made in China whatever it is.
4. Latest POS device that also is a phone. Please.

Four more years of Carter would be like a third term for Bush. Go figure Reagan gets great respect still.

posted by buzzman 08 May | 22:44

1. Hemingway.
2. Walnuts.
3. Seat-back TVs on planes.
4. Pretty much every big brand of beer.

posted by mdonley 09 May | 04:34

The funny thing is how much I love some of the things on other people's overrated lists. Like chopsticks, Jim Jarmusch, alcohol, Faulkner, and camping on the beach. Those are all things I would put on a list of things I enthusiasticall love. I guess that's how things get overrated - some people enthusiastically love things and other people don't get it.

Here's my list:
1. Text messages
2. Shaving (for men and women)
3. Monogamy
4. Identity

posted by mai 09 May | 15:40

I guess that's how things get overrated - some people enthusiastically love things and other people don't get it.

What is there to get about chopsticks?

posted by box 09 May | 16:55

Oh wow you guys have picked some great ones. I heartily agree with previous listings of Facebook (I'd list that one for all 4, but I don't want to waste the slots) Tim Burton, & Propogating the species.

1. Joe the Plumber douchebag nozzle whatever else thrown in
2. Forrest Gump
3. wristbands of any color (a la livestrong)
4. New Year's Eve

5. The Superbowl
6. Ebay
7. owning a car
8. Las Vegas

posted by chewatadistance 09 May | 19:33

1. Diets (as opposed to lifelong eating-habit changes, which seem to work pretty well)
2. Bob Marley's Legend (as opposed to those first couple Wailers/Lee Perry records, which are totally underrated)
3. American Dad (as opposed to Family Guy, which is rated about right, more or less)
4. The Twilight movie (as opposed to the books, which ditto)

posted by box 09 May | 23:52

1. Twilight anything. I sure don't want my daughter reading that. She's almost 11 and all her friends are all about it.

2. Texting. Please keep in mind I don't even have a cell phone of my own, but my friends keep having these "alarms" and then must typitty type type at folks or else they'll be disowned or something.

3. Shaving. Especially for the ladies. My guy does a bit of it for work expectations, and I take care of my leg and underarms occasionally, but only for very special occasions a few times a year.

4. Terrorism. Since Hugh mentioned that early on and I just had a friend crashing in a house that got busted. The call was made by a crazy girl and only one guy in house had done anything remotely illegal, it was ridiculous. Our nice friend had to crawl out backwards on his belly and get questioned for 2 hours. They had ATF, FBI, and DHS, there and there was a joint thing from Dallas. That means they flew them in or drove them up or I don't know what. At any rate, a bad-ass stolen vest bought on the down low and a minuscule amount of weed all got dumped on one guy out of six who were living there. Our friend had a gun on his head, poor thing. So scary.

posted by lilywing13 11 May | 01:42

Sorry for going on, but that was so local and so ridiculous.

posted by lilywing13 11 May | 01:43

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