<p>Comedian: Whoopi
Sitcom: “Friends”
Female Sex Symbol: Charlize Theron
Rock Legend: Elton John
Male fashion trend: tight pants (nobody likes a cheap hotel)
Female Fashion trend: doing anything with fingernails and toenails other than keeping them clean and trimmed
Male Sex Symbol: DiCaprio, Depp, Bloom
Talkshow host: Letterman, Conan, and the Scottish dufus on after Letterman
Female Driving Habit: coming almost to a full stop before making a right turn
Supermodel Boyfriend Choice: magicians</p>
<p>Musical entertainment: Australian didgeridoo; ukelele
Questionably edible food items: Jello, lima beans
Passing fad: low hanging pants and bra straps hanging out on purpose</p>
<p>Male fashion statement: 3 day beard with formal wear
Female fashion statement: large tatoos
Adolescent rebellion: those giant earrings that give the wearer National Geographic lobes</p>
<p>Personal grooming: Brazilian or Hollywood waxes
Male sex symbol: Tom Cruise
Personal belief system (I cannot call this a religion unless there are quotes around the word): Scientology
Talkshow host: Conan (“Mr. Twitchy” in my household.)</p>
<p>attitude: Ivy obsession (<em>dons flame-proof suit</em>)
driving habit: talking on the cell phone/texting
TV show: Gossip Girl, Secret Life of the American Teenager
Movie: High School Musical
Food: Brussels Sprouts, sushi, kapers, strawberries, watermelon, bananas
Fashion trend: gauges in the ears
Music: rap/screamo
Female sex symbol: Angelina Jolie
Male sex symbol: (for my peers, anyway) Zac Effron</p>
<p>I “get” a lot of the things listed above that others don’t get. One thing I really do not understand is young men wearing their pants below their butts. I really don’t get that at all, unless it falls under the category, “The younger generation will always find a way to offend the older generation.”</p>
<p>Vacations:
Inward looking casino/hotel giant cruise ships (what happened to enjoying the ocean?).
Blitz 14 day European tours seeing a minimum of 10 countries.</p>
<p>This thread is mostly devoted to things that a LOT of other people think are great, but which have little impact either way on the person posting. But if somebody wants to mention something that really ticks them off (like women coming almost to a full stop before turning right), then go for it.</p>
<p>HGFM hit the nail on the head-
I absolutely don’t get Secret Life of a Teenager and Gossip Girl. Two shows that trivialize and normalize high school sex and pregnancy. Those shows eliminate the social taboo and stigma of serial sex and young teenage pregnancy. </p>
<p>Maybe they are popular because people can’t turn away from a train wreck.</p>
<p>Don’t like and don’t get often overlap, but not always. </p>
<p>I don’t like corn, but I do GET that it’s supposed to be good. (I don’t know if I’ve ever met anyone else - in the US - who doesn’t like it.) On the other hand, I really don’t like OR get the raw fish sushi thing. (Sorry, jym).</p>
<p>I don’t get the visible underwear trend, but it doesn’t particularly bother me. I kinda think it’s funny. </p>
<p>Other fashion things I don’t get: guys - neckties, ladies - stiletto heels.</p>
<p>Perhaps the drivers turning right actually want to see if there is oncoming traffic before proceeding into the intersection. Novel idea to some: safety. Apparently irritating to impatient drivers who somehow know without looking, that there is no one coming from the left.;)</p>
<p>Some of us think Colin Ferguson is a blue-eyed darling, funny and smart, though a tad wacky.</p>