<p>why why why don’t the rich anad stupid use a driver!@!!! it is amazing they haven’t killed more people…why aren’t other hollywood types stepping up and saying</p>
<p>USE A DRIVER!!! scary stuff</p>
<p>I hope Lohan sits in jail for a long time, this was a choice, nothing more</p>
<p>Last Year at Marienbad
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Les Enfants du Paradis</p>
<p>cavier
goose liver and the like</p>
<p>I don’t get a no hitter, and I don’t get hocky fights</p>
<p>and why is pro-wrestling and fighting still on tv?</p>
<p>
addendum to the addendum - why do those same teachers then ask their students to write similar self-revelatory essays discussing their own life traumas? (Which in my D’s case is pretty much limited to not having unlimited text messaging).
And then share these essays with the class?</p>
<p>I don’t get why writers of movie comedies who stoop to scenes of animal cruelty (i.e. Something About Mary, Anchorman). Even though it’s obviously fake, what’s funny about even the IDEA of it?</p>
<p>I second I never got Norah Jones. I don’t get Fergie, (the singer, not the royal), either, but then again, I am in my mid 40’s.</p>
<p>I love R&B and jazz .I hate rap and loud, screechy music.</p>
<p>I love the Harry Potter books, much more than the movies.</p>
<p>I dont get Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, and Lindsey Lohan …and I dont get Americas fascination with them.</p>
<p>I dont get My Sweet Sixteen BD Party show. What parent in their right mind would want the world to see the spoil and obnoxious child they raised?</p>
<p>I dont get Peter Sellers and Monthy Python.</p>
<p>“I don’t get Peter Sellers and Monthy Python.”</p>
<p>Come to think of it, I never got them. And let that include the Pink Panther too.</p>
<p>I didn’t always get Monty Python either, but in some weird way I still liked it. I swear some of the heated debates here on CC have reminded me of the old “Four Yorkshiremen” skit.</p>
<p>There’s a difference, I think, between “I don’t understand” and “I don’t understand why anyone thinks this is great.” Since I would never admit to not understanding much in a forum like this, my list of “why does anyone like these?”</p>
<p>The designated hitter rule
Light beer
Brie
Facial piercings
Wool socks with Birkenstock sandals
Soccer
Eames chairs
Romance novels
Cats as pets
Garden gnome statues
Albania
Flatpack (knockdown) furniture
Opening presents Christmas Eve
Conspiracy theories
The German language
Polyester ties
The movie Independence Day
MTV</p>
<p>and</p>
<p>The New York Yankees</p>
<p>I don’t get fishing. This is fun because why?</p>
<p>Brie is better in France, WashDad.</p>
<p>And opera is better when you see it live with super-titles.</p>
<p>Eyes Wide Shut I never saw, but my hubby and I both walked out of the Grateful Dead Movie. Following bands around I guess I don’t get.</p>
<p>Fishing is booooring. But if you’ve been backpacking living off dried food, fresh fish for breakfast is awfully yummy. 
Catch and release? That I really don’t get.</p>
<p>Albania???</p>
<p>WashDad: I’m sort of glad you don’t get romance novels. You’re not exactly the targeted demographic. I don’t get Tom Clancy-type books where the main characters are less important than the techno-wizardry.</p>
<p>Haven’t read the entire thread so forgive me if this is redundant:</p>
<p>I don’t get “A Confederacy of Dunces.” It won a Pulitzer Prize, for Pete’s sake. I’ve started it four times and just don’t get it! It’s not funny to me; it’s sophomoric and stupid and just not funny!</p>
<p>A Confederacy of Dunces is one of my favorite books. Go figure.</p>
<p>I don’t get:</p>
<p>Syriana … I wanted to … I must just be too dense (but I DO get George Clooney!).</p>
<p>Metal Music … unfortunately, I grin & bear it, since S is in a metal band.</p>
<p>Raising Arizona, Joe Versus the Volcano, The Piano … but I laughed hysterically at Borat, enjoyed (albeit with a great deal of squirming & feeling uncomfortable) Pulp Fiction, and really liked American Dreamz.</p>
<p>The Lord of the Rings (movies or books)</p>
<p>Why high school boys feel the need to show me their boxers …</p>
<p>Why high school girls feel the need to show me their thongs (& cleavage).</p>
<p>$250 monthly cell phone bills … get a better plan!</p>
<p>There’s a lot more I don’t get … but this is a start!</p>
<p>The movie “Titanic”. The main characters were all self absorbed jerks. the movie seemed to go on forever. At the end she throws the jewel overboard…she could have sold it and used the money to make the world a better place, but no…</p>
<p>I really disliked that movie. Of course my kids don’t get “O Brother Where Art Thou” which is one of my all time favorites.</p>
<p>Wathching others fish, play baseball, chess or poker…boring! Fishing is boring even when you are the one with the pole.</p>
<p>I feel unsophisticated because I don’t enjoy poetry.</p>
<p>Never saw “Eyes Wide Shut”. If the previews look bad the movie will be REALLY bad. The other Tom Cruise movie mentioned way above was Vanilla Sky. Not half bad as a rental but I’m glad i didn’t pay for a ticket at the theater.</p>
<p>Norah Jones sings like an angel.</p>
<p>I HATED it when the old lady threw the giant jewel overboard! How many acres of rainforest could she have saved with that thing? Sheesh!</p>
<p>Ditto on ‘Oh Brother’ – it’s one of my favorites, too. H. won’t watch it because he doesn’t like George Clooney.</p>