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Societal fads you don't participate in

Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 7:25 am
by JoeFalcon
My list:

1. Facebook/Twitter
2. Reusable grocery bags
3. Viewing singing/dancing based TV shows
4. Super fancy tricked out phones

Re: Societal fads you don't participate in

Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 7:51 am
by rood
1. Facebook/Twitter
2. iphones/ipods/itouches/ipads
3. "talent" shows
4. Black Friday

Actually I do like my reuseable grocery bags.

Re: Societal fads you don't participate in

Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 8:41 am
by h2oville rocket
Joe's list and mine are identical. If I have to do my own thinking I guess I'd go with:

Talk radio
purebred or exotic bred dogs (poodadors, etc)- I like mutts
Ipods at the gym (and everywhere else- doesn't anybody have the urge to talk to other people anymore?)

Re: Societal fads you don't participate in

Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 9:28 am
by Falconfreak90
1. Twitter
2. Any reality shows
3. Texting like there's no tomorrow. Or, being glued to a cell phone 23 hours a day.

Re: Societal fads you don't participate in

Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 12:11 pm
by PresBG
1. Black Friday
2. Reusable grocery bags (though maybe I should?)
3. 99.9% of reality shows
4. FarmVille
5. Twilight obsession

Re: Societal fads you don't participate in

Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 12:42 pm
by BGFalconfromCincy
1. reality shows/contests (except for ones on Food Network, those are the only ones I watch)
2. FarmVille on facebook
3. Black Friday (though I am working my first Black Friday in retail in two days, I can't wait :roll: )
4. Twlight/Harry Potter crap
5. anything related to politics

Re: Societal fads you don't participate in

Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:01 pm
by BGorDeath
1. Harry Potter crap.
2. Ohio State sports.
3. Tattoos.
4. Piercings.

Re: Societal fads you don't participate in

Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:13 pm
by BGDrew
Silly bandz...rubber bands shaped like animals and other various crap? Why?

Re: Societal fads you don't participate in

Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 2:58 pm
by h2oville rocket
BGDrew wrote:Silly bandz...rubber bands shaped like animals and other various crap? Why?

Because you're nine or ten years old and those are cool at that age. I really don't think its caught on or could be considered a fad among college age or older males, Drew. So we're glad you aren't partaking. ;-)

Re: Societal fads you don't participate in

Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 3:17 pm
by BGDrew

Re: Societal fads you don't participate in

Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 4:12 pm
by h2oville rocket

Sarah Jessica Parker? REgis Philbin? I said "men" don't wear them! ;)

But the -photo reminded me of another fad in which I don't participate: Tatoos. I look in the mirror everyday and think "Tatoo?" And then I think "Nah, couldn't possibly improve on THIS!"

Re: Societal fads you don't participate in

Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 8:06 pm
by Rightupinthere
Twitter
Cable News/Talk Shows
Television with zero educational value
Religion

Re: Societal fads you don't participate in

Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 8:24 pm
by MarkL
h2oville rocket wrote:Ipods at the gym (and everywhere else- doesn't anybody have the urge to talk to other people anymore?)
You're right ... that does bother me. I have always enjoyed striking up a conversation with a totally random person. I've had some great random discussions and met some interesting people through the years, but so often people listen to their iPods everywhere - on the train, walking around town, etc. So often when I try to strike up a random conversation anymore, I'm just a total weirdo. Are we that closed in as a society?

And to add to the original conversation ... Twitter.
News personalities not named John Stewart or Stephen Colbert.
Going to the gym as a social activity - outside of team sports.
GPS.

Re: Societal fads you don't participate in

Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 10:27 pm
by FMBfan07
BGDrew wrote:Silly bandz...rubber bands shaped like animals and other various crap? Why?
you don't like my silly bandz :( sad haha. i'll give you one at work monday! lol

Re: Societal fads you don't participate in

Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 10:31 pm
by Falcon Fanatic
BGDrew wrote:Silly bandz...rubber bands shaped like animals and other various crap? Why?
Obviously you haven't seen the Falcon Spirit Bands! :-D