Confess your unpopular opinion.

[Digimon_Sommelier]

Squirrels are cute.

[PictureGuy]

Squirrels are cute.

That's an unpopular opinion? Lots of people think squirrels are cute.

[Digimon_Sommelier]

Especially Rocky from Rocky and Bullwinkle!

[PictureGuy]

I remember a job I had in college, where I would walk past a park to and from work. Several squirrels lived in that park, and I would occasionally buy some peanuts to feed them on my way back to the office. Once squirrel would come up to me, grab may pants leg with his claws, and give it a tug to let me know he was down there. Cute little thing.

[Digimon_Sommelier]

TV used to be best for kids on Saturday mornings.

[Takatofan1986]

Weird Al's Original songs are much better than his parodies. - Parodies are still great, but his originals are soooo much better.

[Digimon_Sommelier]

Mac 'n cheese with sprinkled sugar on it tastes like heaven!!

[CapnJack]

Lets get Christmas-y:

I only pay attention to It's a Wonderful Life when Clarence appears.

All fruit cakes I've eaten have tasted great and I don't get the joke about them.

I love anything with Pumpkin Spice flavor... even in the middle of June.

At 39yrs old, I still like listening to the Jingle Cats. :3

Making popcorn garland is fun... about 3ft into it.

I'll enjoy decorating Christmas cookies even though they'll still be sitting around (dry) toward the end of January.

[Digimon_Sommelier]

Turtles are cute!

[Lost247365]

Aren't they?

[Digimon_Sommelier]

AF rocks!!

[Takatofan1986]

Call me a dick but, when I see comercials for donations for starving kids in Africa, All I can think is:



"HEY! THIS CHILD IS DYING! LETS STAND HERE AND DO NOTHING BUT SPEND THOUSANDS TO VIDEOTAPE AND MAKE AN AD, AND ASK OTHERS TO HELP! NOT JUST, YA KNOW, HELP THEM!"


....I mean yeah they couldn't feed them all (No one could) But that's really all I can think of.


"You can feed them for $9 a month...." .... How much is this commercial costing??

[Tycke]

I like Trump. Definitely better than the Clinton alternative.

[Immoral]

Taking God's name in vain bothers me. Why go out of your way to add God in front when it's easier to just say "damn it"?

[Takatofan1986]

Taking God's name in vain bothers me. Why go out of your way to add God in front when it's easier to just say "damn it"?

Agreed, I cannot stand that either.

[Wio]

I've been watching instructional videos from 40s, 50s, and 60s that were posted on YouTube, and I really appreciate the frankness of it all. People will criticize it as propaganda, but I consider that to be a shallow criticism. Propaganda is just a form of ideological advocacy. Modern media is full of propaganda if you examine more closely about the underlying messages being presented, and they do it this way because it's more insidious thank straight forward advice.

Here is an example video where a couple is cautioned to wait before getting married, and to consider their compatibility rather than just the strength of their romantic feelings.


I really like this shy guy one as well.


I think these sorts of video could help out people who are much slower at developing social skills by spelling things out for them. If they had smart phones back then, it would be interesting to know what sort of conventions they would have come up with.

[PictureGuy]

How about this one?

[Wio]

How about this one?

I think that video is deserving of the same praise as well. It's straight forward about teaching people to be mindful of their posture at an early age. The reality is that we all judge each other based on posture whether we like it or not because it's the way our brains work. I don't even have great posture myself, but I'd rather people be aware of it than to be blind to it.

As far as the Mystery Science Theatre 3000 commentary is concerned, I don't think it invalidates the actual message of the video. One of the downsides of being sincere is that it opens you up to ridicule. I've noticed a trend of people only doing things "ironically", so they can avoid looking uncool, and honestly I find that a bit tragic.

What did you think about the video, PictureGuy? I'm curious to know your opinion since you brought it up.

[PictureGuy]

I just like MST3000.

[Tycke]

I think that video is deserving of the same praise as well. It's straight forward about teaching people to be mindful of their posture at an early age. The reality is that we all judge each other based on posture whether we like it or not because it's the way our brains work. I don't even have great posture myself, but I'd rather people be aware of it than to be blind to it.

As far as the Mystery Science Theatre 3000 commentary is concerned, I don't think it invalidates the actual message of the video. One of the downsides of being sincere is that it opens you up to ridicule. I've noticed a trend of people only doing things "ironically", so they can avoid looking uncool, and honestly I find that a bit tragic.

What did you think about the video, PictureGuy? I'm curious to know your opinion since you brought it up.

I think it's pretty sad too. My best friend lied about her triforce tattoo when she was in college. That, including a lot of other personality changes she went through to fit in, caused our relationship to fall apart.

I mean I get it, I've gone through personal changes too, but I would never lie about the nerdy/gamer core that is me.

I guess this might be an unpopular opinion in line with my friend's whole tattoo thing.

I think tattoos should mean something. Tattoos for the sake of it kind of disgust me but I think they're appealing when there's a story behind it. Of course, gang tattoos disgust me too but at least there's a reason for it.

Don't get me wrong, artsy tattoos can be really cool looking, but it's just such a turn off for me if there's no reason behind it.

[Wio]

My best friend lied about her triforce tattoo when she was in college.

What? How? They didn't know what the triforce was and she convinced them it was some other thing?

I hate tattoos for a few reasons.

1. They're aesthetically unpleasant. They just look ugly and trashy to me, and a lot of other guys I have talked with have said this too.

2. They're superficial literally and metaphorically. All you have to do to get a tattoo is pay someone and sit through the uncomfortable process of getting it inked. You don't have to do anything to earn it. In the subcultures where you do have to earn it, it's probably for doing something you shouldn't be proud of anyway.

3. I don't like body modification in general, because I am more in favor of accepting what you were given than trying to change things up with a gimmick. This extends to weird hair colors and unsubtle make up.

4. I don't like people trying to be special for its own sake. All those high school motivational posters about standing out were wrong. Being different is not an inherently good thing. In truth, it more often is a bad thing because it makes fitting in difficult and fitting in is very important. I appreciate that people want to accommodate those who are different so they aren't left out, but it bugs me when there is this overcompensation to portray weirdness as a virtue and normality as a vice. There is merit is being an interesting person, but dying your hair a weird color doesn't make your interesting. You don't have to be a clown to be interesting.

[PictureGuy]

Tattoos? Worst tattoo ever:

[Clayton_n]

There is no real difference between cartoons and anime

Squirrels are cute.

[.:neuko:.]

The term "Breaking News" is so grossly overused by mainstream media that for me it has no value anymore. I know the mainstream media audience is dwindling (thank God), but this tactic is so desperate and cynical it makes me cringe.

Also, the Soap Opera is one of the most potent forms of perception-deception. I mean if you like 'em, it's your funeral, but don't kid yourself they reflect reality in any way; rather they distort reality. I mean, seriously, am I supposed to believe that a typical suburb in the North of England faces a murder every week? By the way I've not watched a Soap Opera for Donkey's years, but it's bad enough that people passively gossip and yap on about them all day.

[Digimon_Sommelier]

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