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Community - TV Shows
This show being put on midseason hiatus while Whitney and Last Man Standing get full season pick ups shows the taste that most people have in sitcoms is poor. Then again, Dancing with the Stars and American Idol are the most popular shows in America, so the taste in general for TV is poor. I hope NBC gives Community another chance, but it wouldn't surprise me if they cancelled it. It's NBC after all, the same people who worship Jay "Bland" Leno. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on November 17, 2011, 2:19 pm

Brazil - Random Topics
Totally agree. Food is fantastic, beaches are awesome, nightlife is a blast, and the women... my God, the best looking women on the planet. Can't wait to go back. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on November 17, 2011, 2:15 pm

Hawaii - Random Topics
Paradise. Always love visiting here. Never boned. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on November 14, 2011, 1:40 pm

No Doubt - Music Groups
I liked this band back in the mid-late 90s when it still felt like a ska/reggae collective. Eventually Gwen Stefani outgrew the group and went solo. She was making this move gradually with the group in the early 2000s, but made it official when she came out with that horrible Hollaback Girl song (I think she was trying to break the record for the most mentions of the word "shit" in one song). I'd love a reunion if they go back to their old sound and style. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on November 13, 2011, 3:53 pm

Rick Perry - Celebrities
I think after that debate he should do himself a favor and bow out. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on November 11, 2011, 7:09 pm

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) - Random Topics
We've seen cheating, we've seen players getting paid, and we've seen improper benefits. However, the debacle of the Penn State program might be the biggest bombshell ever in college football. Child molestation is absolutely disgusting and the fact that the school knew about it from as early as 1999 and did NOTHING about it is sickening. I'm happy Joe Paterno and the President of the university were fired. I don't have sympathy anymore for JoePa. He knew what happened and didn't do enough. He kept the sicko on staff! He stuck around 5-10 years too long anyways and now his legacy ends in shambles. His assistant coach should definitely go to prison, but he's got some responsibility too, as does most of that senior administration. I feel awful for the victims and families, of course, but I also feel awful for the players, the current students, and the alumni. Having a Penn State degree will almost be a disadvantage in career development, especially in the immediate future. I have a feeling it will be a long, long, long time until Penn State is competitive in football ever again. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on November 9, 2011, 10:41 pm

Linkin Park - Music Groups
The problem with this group is that they are trying to stay relevant since nu-metal died with the end of the 00s. Because of that, they don't know what direction to go in. They tried going more hard core with Minutes to Midnight and that seemed out of their element. With A Thousand Suns, they went emo, trying to move away from bands like Korn and Papa Roach and line up with bands like Death Cab and My Chemical Romance. However, they sound very whiny and almost annoying. I almost think this band was a one album wonder that happened to strike the iron right when nu-metal was reaching its height of popularity. They stuck around for a while because of that initial success, but with that success waning and nu-metal dead, I think they are being exposed as more of a flash in the pan band that was at the right place at the right time. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on November 9, 2011, 12:20 pm

1950's - Random Topics
I think the whole illusion that life was more simple and better in the 1950s is just that, an illusion perpetrated by people who try to hark on the "good ol' family values." The 50s were great, Dads ignored their kids, Moms were expected to stay at home and do the bidding of their husbands, racism was alive and well, and people were still drinking and doing drugs, it was just much more under wraps. TV has done a wonderful job making it look like paradise, and yes, compared to today, it looks much better, but let's not fool ourselves into thinking it was perfect. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on November 8, 2011, 3:16 pm

E! - Random Topics
Channel's garbage, right up there with MTV, Bravo and TLC for complete and udder trash. If it wasn't for ESPN, MLB Network, NFL Network, USA and TNT, I'd probably cancel cable. Most of it is complete and utter overpriced garbage. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on November 6, 2011, 8:03 pm

Country Music - Random Topics
I really wouldn't consider Kings of Leon country music at all. It's more southern rock/country rock, which I think of as more closely tied to the rock genre than country. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on November 6, 2011, 4:14 pm

Saved by the Bell - TV Shows
I liked the show as a kid. I threw all realism out the door when I watched this show. I knew this wasn't what high school was like for anyone, a magical, happy place where everyone got along and the principal was your best buddy, but it was fun cheese. Like most guys, I thought Kelly was hot and that was extra incentive to watch. I think the show boned when they went off to college. It should have ended in high school. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on November 5, 2011, 1:14 am

Justin Bieber - Celebrities
This guy could be the nicest person around, it still doesn't change the fact that his music is terrible and that he's way more popular than he should be. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on November 4, 2011, 7:39 pm

X Factor, The (TV series) - TV Shows
I honestly wonder how many of these singing shows you can have before you start running out of talent. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on November 4, 2011, 3:30 pm

Clash, The - Music Groups
Another band similar to the Beatles in that they weren't together for a long time, but in short amount they were together they put out some groundbreaking music. London Calling is one of the best overall albums of all time and the music, regardless of your political persuasion, just rocks. Towards the end, Jones and Strummer were no longer on the same page on what direction they wanted to take the band and you could see the cracks starting to show on Combat Rock, a good album, but one with glaring weaknesses. I think they broke up before they could bone, but for the few years they were together, they really were music revolutionaries. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on November 3, 2011, 6:08 pm

National Basketball Association (NBA) - Random Topics
I see some of your points PYLrulz, but at the same time I disagree. The top money making players like Kobe, Dwayne Wade, LeBron, Kevin Durant, etc. will be okay missing a few paychecks. They make a ton off of endorsements and should be okay. Guys that are going to be affected are the non-stars. Those that make near the league minimum. Those guys will be affected. I'm sure they've already felt missing that first paycheck. Also, foreign basketball rules make it so only a limited number of NBA players can make the rosters. Besides that, many of the guys hate playing overseas. It's a different style of basketball in a different culture far away from familiarity. Deron Williams, a star in the NBA, has struggled playing overseas. Plus the money is nowhere near as good as it is in the NBA. Finally, NBA players are known infamously for their horrible financial habits. They spend extravagantly, support more people than they usually are able to, and don't know the concept of saving or rainy day funds. However, the divide between the top owners and small town owners vs. the star players and the everyday players is huge and this lockout is far from over. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on November 2, 2011, 11:17 pm

Cigars - Random Topics
A cigar once in a while is okay I imagine, especially since most of the time people don't inhale them. Doing it more often than that though is probably just as bad as smoking cigarettes if not worse. It's people that are delusional and think smoking cigars in place of cigarettes is going to be healthier that I have a major issue with. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on November 1, 2011, 7:22 pm

Little Caesars - Random Topics
Little Caesars makes Domino's look like gourmet pizza. I will admit, their commercials in the 90s were pretty creative and funny. If only they spent the money they did on marketing/advertising on the pizza you might end up with something tolerable, but instead you end up with pizza that reminds me of cafeteria pizza from my grade school days. The pizza was a little higher in quality back when they made the pizza to order instead of pre making the pizza for $5. Now, it makes no bones about being a mediocre pizza. I guess economically it's a good way to have a lot of food for not a lot of money, but there are much better choices for pizza. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on October 31, 2011, 6:38 pm

Ben & Jerry's - Random Topics
I get sick of them shoving their politics down our throat. Their latest move, supporting the OWS movement, is their most hypocritical move yet. Ben & Jerry's wants everyone to think they are still this small Mom & Pop ice cream company in Vermont, but in reality they are owned by Unilever, which is, you guessed it, a huge worldwide corporation based in London. Gasp! What will the liberal dead heads think now of their favorite supposed counterculture frozen treat? -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on October 31, 2011, 6:23 pm

Last Man Standing - TV Shows
Home Improvement with daughters instead of sons. Tim Allen's humor of grunts and men vs. women jokes hasn't aged well. Day one. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on October 28, 2011, 5:01 pm

Doobie Brothers, The - Music Groups
Always preferred the early 70s incarnation of the Doobs, when it felt and sounded like a rock band. The late 70s incarnation felt like Michael McDonald solo albums with the Doobs as a backing band. Just doesn't sound the same, and not in a good way. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on October 25, 2011, 8:05 pm