Societal fads you don't participate in

[JoeFalcon]

My list:

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

[rood]

1. Facebook/Twitter
2. iphones/ipods/itouches/ipads
3. "talent" shows
4. Black Friday

Actually I do like my reuseable grocery bags.

[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?)

[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.

[PresBG]

1. Black Friday
2. Reusable grocery bags (though maybe I should?)
3. 99.9% of reality shows
4. FarmVille
5. Twilight obsession

[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 )
4. Twlight/Harry Potter crap
5. anything related to politics

[BGorDeath]

1. Harry Potter crap.
2. Ohio State sports.
3. Tattoos.
4. Piercings.

[BGDrew]

Silly bandz...rubber bands shaped like animals and other various crap? Why?

[h2oville rocket]

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.

[BGDrew]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/01/fashion/01silly.html

[h2oville rocket]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/01/fashion/01silly.html

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!"

[Rightupinthere]

Twitter
Cable News/Talk Shows
Television with zero educational value
Religion

[MarkL]

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.

[FMBfan07]

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

[Falcon Fanatic]

Silly bandz...rubber bands shaped like animals and other various crap? Why?

Obviously you haven't seen the Falcon Spirit Bands!