America's Most Over-Rated!

[Edward Teach]

Try Cannery Row, it's not nearly as dark as his other stuff, although it does have it's heartbreaking moments.

Steinbeck was the subject of my senior thesis. I believe that (how shall I put this delicately....) you need a certain amount of life experience - including tragedy - to truly appreciate what he wrote. If I'm not mistaken, you're very young - that could be one reason you didn't really appreciate his efforts.

Agree. Steinbeck exposes stuff within us we may not like seeing.

 

[cloudy]

Agree. Steinbeck exposes stuff within us we may not like seeing.

Exactly.

He's not always comfortable to read, but if you're honest with yourself, that issue is with the reader, not with the author.

I love Steinbeck...always have.

 

[jomar]

Anything in 3D.

You and I are now enemies.

 

[TxRad]

"What 3D?" The one eyed guy asked.

 

[oggbashan]

"What 3D?" The one eyed guy asked.

Viewmaster is useless for the one-eyed.

 

[PennLady]

Maybe I'm missing something, but last time I checked John Lennon (and the rest of The Beatles) were from England...which is not in America. So how does he qualify as one of "America's Most Over-Rated"?

Well, they were quite popular in America, and Lennon did live (and die, unfortunately) in NYC. So I think it counts.

I think of them as sit-down burgers, too. Oddly enough I rarely order a burger, though. I love their chicken sammie on ciabatta with pesto and their French dip. I love onion rings, but theirs always give me heartburn.

Red Robin was quite good yesterday. I had the burger with onion strings on it, the Whiskey River BBQ, I think. Never done it before -- may never again -- but it was quite good.

Shoot! American commercial television in general is overrated. That's one reason why it's dying from competition from the 'Net.

If you mean the original three (well, four with FOX) networks. They aren't underrated, they're very nearly ignored. So are you talking quality of programs, or just watching on TV? Because the actual shows, I think, are dying from competition from the cable networks like HBO. But all the channels in general are having to struggle with people getting away from "appointment viewing."

 

[TxRad]

Viewmaster is useless for the one-eyed.

Quite true but I did have two eyes back in the day so I did use one.

But most people these days don't even know what a Viewmaster is.

 

[PennLady]

Quite true but I did have two eyes back in the day so I did use one.

But most people these days don't even know what a Viewmaster is.

LOL I do! And Mr Penn! And our kids, because, believe it or not -- Mr Penn still has one, with original viewing discs.

 

[oggbashan]

LOL I do! And Mr Penn! And our kids, because, believe it or not -- Mr Penn still has one, with original viewing discs.

I have about 50 viewers and 3,000 reels...

 

[Typo Fu Master]

...
You and I are now enemies.

Don't get me wrong. Love the game. But off the shelf (major)quest breaking glitches do not a GotY make. JMO.

 

[PennLady]

I have about 50 viewers and 3,000 reels...

You've got us beat by a mile. Several, probably.

 

[Cruel2BKind]

Anything in 3D.

*except Avatar

 

[PennLady]

*except Avatar

*and Hugo

 

[TheeGoatPig]

*except Avatar

Avatar is over rated.

So are almost all comedies.

And Inception.

 

[PennLady]

Avatar is over rated.

So are almost all comedies.

And Inception.

And The Matrix, esp the last two movies.

 

[BTTap]

Actors: George Clooney, Al Pacino (from the 80's onwards), Matt Damon, Reese Witherspoon, Gwenyth Paltrow, Tom Cruise.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

And The Matrix, esp the last two movies.

I loved the first Matrix, and I don't know anyone that liked the other two, so they are all rated right where I think they should be

 

[Cruel2BKind]

Avatar is over rated.


And Inception.

And The Matrix, esp the last two movies.

LALALA

NOT LISTENING!!!

Seriously, do you guys remember what my AVs were for the longest time? Are you TRYING to make me sad?

 

[lovecraft68]

Quite true but I did have two eyes back in the day so I did use one.

But most people these days don't even know what a Viewmaster is.

I've been blind in my left eye since I was around 5. So the viewmaster's were like acruel joke.

I also can't see 3d because you need both eyes.

 

[lovecraft68]

Shoot! American commercial television in general is overrated. That's one reason why it's dying from competition from the 'Net.

Except for football and some sox games, I haven;t watched TV in going on 4 years. I'm better off for it.

 

[jomar]

So cruel, I'm thinking Prometheus might be overrated.

 

[lovecraft68]

Not limited to America of course, but know what's over rated?

Making love.

Sex is an animal act and should be raw, raunchy, hot and fun (depending on your tastes sometimes even violent)

Why do I need to be sweet and loving during sex?

I'm affectionate before and after, my wife knows I love her, but I also love to fuck her.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

So cruel, I'm thinking Prometheus might be overrated.

It's not perfect, but Prometheus is good.

It's the kind of good that makes you hate the things that make it imperfect and makes you wish you could go back in time, tell Ridley what's off about it, make him correct it and then come back to the time you left just to watch it all over again.

 

[Cruel2BKind]

So cruel, I'm thinking Prometheus might be overrated.

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Yes, I know this comic exists.

 

[PennLady]

LALALA

NOT LISTENING!!!

Seriously, do you guys remember what my AVs were for the longest time? Are you TRYING to make me sad?

I don't have sigs or AVs displayed, so no, I don't know what your stuff was.

As for The Matrix -- the first movie was a lot of fun and pretty interesting. Then I think the creators started believing all the hype. My biggest problem -- at the end of all of that, the best resolution they can come up with is a fist fight? Seriously? I don't care how fast they were doing it or what positions they took. That was lame.