Friday 5: Guilty displeasures
- Thread starter cyclones500
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It's not just an Iowa thing. The Minnesota State Fair is a huge deal up here, too. If you don't get throttled when it's fair time, you're viewed with suspicion. Also, don't ever dare suggest the Iowa State Fair is better than the Minnesota. You will be charged with heresy and burned at the stake.
1) Any interior design elements featured on HGTV.
2) Really expensive restaurants/food
3) Reality TV, in general
4) Coffee
5) Brand new cars
2) Really expensive restaurants/food
3) Reality TV, in general
4) Coffee
5) Brand new cars
I'm straying a bit from topic, but that reminds me of two annoying misnomers of sports jargon -- referring to The Paint as "The Painted Area" and The Red Zone as "the red area."
Add this to my list too. Can’t believe people eat that **** up.
In no particular order:
- Tailgating - Why go to all that work to do something I can do better and easier at home.
- Social Media - I don't care about what other people are doing all the time and have no desire to tell other people what I'm doing.
- Beaches - Love the ocean (or any body of water really) just don't care for beaches.
- Beer - Never really liked the taste of it.
- Standing at sporting events - When did never sitting down start anyway - the 90's? What a stupid idea.
I use to be a fair hater and only went about once every 5 years. Right after leaving I would always ask myself "Why do I do this to myself?". For the last 4 years or so I've went every year and here is what works for me.
#1 Buy tickets online
#2 Call Uber and have them drop me off near one of the side gates
#3 Walk to the Iowa craft beer tent
#4 Drink for 3-4 hours
#5 Find something good to eat, which is very easy to do
#6 At this point it would probably be a good idea to come home but I usually go to one of the places next to the craft beer tent and watch people make fools out of themselves dancing or just people watching.
#7 Call Uber to take me home
It's kind of like tailgating with a big beer selection and great food.
#1 Buy tickets online
#2 Call Uber and have them drop me off near one of the side gates
#3 Walk to the Iowa craft beer tent
#4 Drink for 3-4 hours
#5 Find something good to eat, which is very easy to do
#6 At this point it would probably be a good idea to come home but I usually go to one of the places next to the craft beer tent and watch people make fools out of themselves dancing or just people watching.
#7 Call Uber to take me home
It's kind of like tailgating with a big beer selection and great food.
I ought to amend my list to include this one:
Appetizers
Hey, let's spend $7.95 for a plate of chips!
Appetizers
Hey, let's spend $7.95 for a plate of chips!
1. Hawkeye football
2. Hawkeye basketball
3. Hawkeye women's basketball
4. Hawkeye wrestling
5. Hawkeye baseball
2. Hawkeye basketball
3. Hawkeye women's basketball
4. Hawkeye wrestling
5. Hawkeye baseball
OK, I'm making my list in honor of @jcyclonee....
1. CF
2. RTT thread on CF
3. All posters on CF
4. Court Avenue thread on CF
5. The Cave
/jimlad
1. CF
2. RTT thread on CF
3. All posters on CF
4. Court Avenue thread on CF
5. The Cave
/jimlad
Conversely, I think we can assume that CG likes:
Humidity
Kale
Dentists
Mosquitoes
Pollution
Mostly stuff already listed like the state fairs, casinos, Las Vegas etc.
The only thing I can think of not listed yet is amusement park rides like roller coasters. Just not my thing. And horror movies, generally (with some exceptions) do not like the uncomfortableness of them but have friends that live for them including a guy who writes review and blogs on them. Oh, and living in Minnesota for 40 years I am supposed to like the vikings but do not.
The only thing I can think of not listed yet is amusement park rides like roller coasters. Just not my thing. And horror movies, generally (with some exceptions) do not like the uncomfortableness of them but have friends that live for them including a guy who writes review and blogs on them. Oh, and living in Minnesota for 40 years I am supposed to like the vikings but do not.
1.Smoked Brisket
2. Coconut cream pie
3. Ice cold Fireball shots
4. 24 oz Tomahawk Ribeye
5. DQ Reese's Blizzard
2. Coconut cream pie
3. Ice cold Fireball shots
4. 24 oz Tomahawk Ribeye
5. DQ Reese's Blizzard
