What is the most overrated thing?

[Zkribbler]

Most of the #$@^!! coming out of Hollywood: zombie movies & TV shows, any recent Marvel-comic movie; any Superman movie; Green Lantern; any movie/TV set in current time where the hero shoots arrows; reality TV (especially Survivor), any TV sitcom which relies upon fat jokes and insults.

The joke is that, almost all movies and TV shows not coming out of Hollywood are usually worse.

 

[Antilogic]

North American bread is much different from European bread though. I suppose I'm not sure what kind of bread you eat, but here when someone says "Hey, I bought some bread!", you can expect a white substance that is fluffy like cake and can be crushed down to the size of a marble without much effort. It doesn't really taste like much - it's used as filler. The best thing you can do is toast it - the shape of a slice will be exactly what you'd expect "toast" to look like, at least in terms of American pop culture.

See? This is the effing problem. People buy and consume plain, tasteless, horrible dish sponges instead of the delicious (and yes, pre-sliced) whole wheat, oatmeal, or potato bread that's literally right next to it on the shelf. Better bread is not more than than a foot away (or 30 cm, for the rest of the world).

 

[Perfection]

God

 

[Borachio]

Most of the #$@^!! coming out of Hollywood: zombie movies & TV shows, any recent Marvel-comic movie; any Superman movie; Green Lantern; any movie/TV set in current time where the hero shoots arrows; reality TV (especially Survivor), any TV sitcom which relies upon fat jokes and insults.

The joke is that, almost all movies and TV shows not coming out of Hollywood are usually worse.

I agree. Movies are horribly over-rated, imo. I think I can count the number of movies I've really enjoyed watching and would watch again on the fingers of one finger.

 

[Farm Boy]

See? This is the effing problem. People buy and consume plain, tasteless, horrible dish sponges instead of the delicious (and yes, pre-sliced) whole wheat, oatmeal, or potato bread that's literally right next to it on the shelf. Better bread is not more than than a foot away (or 30 cm, for the rest of the world).

The nicer stuff costs costs triple. And if all you're going to do with it is use it to toast and hold a little peanut butter or keep your sliced ham from from dripping on your fingers, it's adequate.

Give population growth showing no particular sign of dropping off, and no particular solution in the works for poverty, one of these bread types has a future that's probably growing, and it aint the fancy rye(which, admittedly, is delicious).

 

[downtown]

This is a really good topic.

Of those options, I voted for the Beatles, since I think a lot of their music doesn't hold up nearly as well today, and they get a pass for how historically significant they were. I probably only listen to five or so Beatles songs with any regularity. I think they're fine, but I wouldn't classify them as the greatest rock n roll band ever or anything...or maybe even in the top five. But that's just my personal preference.

In terms of stuff that my generation seems to adore, I think Chipotle is only just okay.

 

[Farm Boy]

Chipolte is a Taco Bell that's crawled up its own ass. But it's priced such that it keeps the riff raff out.

 

[warpus]

See? This is the effing problem. People buy and consume plain, tasteless, horrible dish sponges instead of the delicious (and yes, pre-sliced) whole wheat, oatmeal, or potato bread that's literally right next to it on the shelf. Better bread is not more than than a foot away (or 30 cm, for the rest of the world).

I don't like whole wheat bread or oatmeal or potato bread, though.

I like rye or sourdough bread with a worthy crust. Bread shaped like toast will never satisfy me, I don't think.

 

[Perfection]

I probably only listen to five or so Beatles songs with any regularity.

WHICH ONES

 

[Paul in Saudi]

Sex: the pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable.
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

 

[BenitoChavez]

Sex: the pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable.
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

An interesting quote from someone who held the title Lord of the Bedchamber.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

I don't like whole wheat bread or oatmeal or potato bread, though.

I like rye or sourdough bread with a worthy crust. Bread shaped like toast will never satisfy me, I don't think.

There's this chain restaurant (normally I avoid chains, but...) called Panera Bread. They bake their own bread daily, and they have a home style bread that is really good; sort of crusty with a light bit of sourdough flavor that isn't so much that it overpowers a sandwich but is enough that you can eat the bread by itself without thinking you accidentally ate the packaging...PLUS it is shaped like toast.

Strangely, they also sell bread by the loaf and this good bread doesn't cost much more than lame bread from the supermarket.

 

[warpus]

And it isn't super compactable like wonderbread is? Then I would probably be open to trying it!

 

[Timsup2nothin]

And it isn't super compactable like wonderbread is? Then I would probably be open to trying it!

Another reason for you to visit California...though there looks to be one in Vermont that is practically on the Canadian border.

 

[azzaman333]

Eff the Beatles.

 

[shadowplay]

Another reason for you to visit California...though there looks to be one in Vermont that is practically on the Canadian border.

There's a Panera Bread down the road from me here in Toronto.

 

[illram]

Chipolte is a Taco Bell that's crawled up its own ass.

This is by far the best description I have ever heard of Chipotle. I'm stealing it.

 

[Agent327]

Polls.

 

[cybrxkhan]

I can't believe I forgot Chipotle.

That is actually pretty overrated. By everyone my age. People still talk about it all the time. I don't get what's so great about it. At least Taco Bell has the interesting taste of deliciously-bad-for-your-health-and-gonna-make-you-poop-funny going for it.

There's this chain restaurant (normally I avoid chains, but...) called Panera Bread. They bake their own bread daily, and they have a home style bread that is really good; sort of crusty with a light bit of sourdough flavor that isn't so much that it overpowers a sandwich but is enough that you can eat the bread by itself without thinking you accidentally ate the packaging...PLUS it is shaped like toast.

Strangely, they also sell bread by the loaf and this good bread doesn't cost much more than lame bread from the supermarket.

I totally dig Panera. It's not as healthy as a lot of people claim but it is definitely one of the better chains out there and the bread is usually pretty nice.

 

[Farm Boy]

This is by far the best description I have ever heard of Chipotle. I'm stealing it.

Have at it.