Our long national nightmare is over.

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Re: Our long national nightmare is over.

Post by Miles » April 26th, 2011, 12:16 pm

Lavabe wrote:
Miles wrote:Televised poker wasn't the national nightmare. That honor belongs to the crapfest of reality shows like The Bachelor and Survivor. That nightmare rages on, during primetime even! Ugh.
Now that the fireman and lumberjack competitions are no longer on ESPN, poker IS the crapfest of reality sports shows.
Our opinions differ. I believe that distinction belongs to fishing competitions. Close behind fishing would be those bizarre Wide World of Sports "quarterback challenge" type shows.
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Re: Our long national nightmare is over.

Post by Miles » April 26th, 2011, 12:32 pm

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Miles wrote:Televised poker wasn't the national nightmare. That honor belongs to the crapfest of reality shows like The Bachelor and Survivor. That nightmare rages on, during primetime even! Ugh.
I would watch Survivor if they would do something worthwhile. Any jerk-off can hold a statue to get "immunity" or hang on poles over a swimming pool (which is what they were doing last week while I was in the gym and was stuck watching). This was the only time I have ever watched, and it was under duress.

Send all those contestants to someplace where life is very hard, and have them build schools, or hospitals, or dig clean water wells, or fix roads.

I can think of no reason, not even eye candy, to watch The Bachelor. I don't need to. The office staff is addicted. :9f:
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Re: Our long national nightmare is over.

Post by OZZIE4DUKE » April 26th, 2011, 1:12 pm

I like Survivor. I'm even rooting for Rob, the Red Sux fan. How bizarro is that!
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Re: Our long national nightmare is over.

Post by Lavabe » April 26th, 2011, 1:21 pm

Miles wrote:Our opinions differ. I believe that distinction belongs to fishing competitions.
Yes, our opinions differ:
http://www.prm.eku.edu/Update/?issue=14 ... ticle=1886

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Re: Our long national nightmare is over.

Post by Lavabe » April 26th, 2011, 1:22 pm

Miles wrote:Our opinions differ. I believe that distinction belongs to fishing competitions. Close behind fishing would be those bizarre Wide World of Sports "quarterback challenge" type shows.
Umm... the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Championship. #-o

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Re: Our long national nightmare is over.

Post by wilson » April 26th, 2011, 1:27 pm

Lavabe wrote:
Miles wrote:Our opinions differ. I believe that distinction belongs to fishing competitions. Close behind fishing would be those bizarre Wide World of Sports "quarterback challenge" type shows.
Umm... the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Championship. #-o

END of discussion.
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Re: Our long national nightmare is over.

Post by DukieInKansas » April 26th, 2011, 4:51 pm

Lavabe wrote:
Miles wrote:Our opinions differ. I believe that distinction belongs to fishing competitions.
Yes, our opinions differ:
http://www.prm.eku.edu/Update/?issue=14 ... ticle=1886

EKU>UGA!! :-BD

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Re: Our long national nightmare is over.

Post by Miles » April 27th, 2011, 8:20 am

My long nightmare has been coverage of the Will and Kate wedding. I'm so uninterested, and can't seem to escape it.
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Re: Our long national nightmare is over.

Post by wilson » April 27th, 2011, 9:27 am

Miles wrote:My long nightmare has been coverage of the Will and Kate wedding. I'm so uninterested, and can't seem to escape it.
I'd rather hear another month of that than another word about the fucking NFL Draft. I think draft coverage is even worse this year.
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Re: Our long national nightmare is over.

Post by CathyCA » April 27th, 2011, 10:07 am

Miles wrote:My long nightmare has been coverage of the Will and Kate wedding. I'm so uninterested, and can't seem to escape it.
Oh, I'm just getting started.

See the Snark thread. :ymdevil:

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Re: Our long national nightmare is over.

Post by DukieInKansas » April 27th, 2011, 10:53 am

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Miles wrote:My long nightmare has been coverage of the Will and Kate wedding. I'm so uninterested, and can't seem to escape it.
Oh, I'm just getting started.

See the Snark thread. :ymdevil:

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Post by DevilWearsPrada2.0 » April 27th, 2011, 11:22 am

Poker was on NBC last night!

And Wills and Kate are on television around the clock! Tea Time somewhere! and TEE Time somewhere, also! For the Golfers!
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Post by DevilAlumna » April 27th, 2011, 11:26 am

Miles wrote:My long nightmare has been coverage of the Will and Kate wedding. I'm so uninterested, and can't seem to escape it.
My current fear is that I'll go into labor on Thursday night/Friday morning, and the wedding will be the only thing on TV for distraction. (Thank god for Netflix.....)
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Re: Our long national nightmare is over.

Post by Miles » April 27th, 2011, 12:12 pm

wilson wrote:
Miles wrote:My long nightmare has been coverage of the Will and Kate wedding. I'm so uninterested, and can't seem to escape it.
I'd rather hear another month of that than another word about the fucking NFL Draft. I think draft coverage is even worse this year.
I'm no fan of the NFL Draft, or any of the current NFL headlines but those can be avoided far more easier than coverage of the wedding.

I'd prefer to do without both. I'm going to go dig a hole and pour some concrete. That sounds like more fun.
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Post by CameronBornAndBred » April 27th, 2011, 12:58 pm

Miles wrote:My long nightmare has been coverage of the Will and Kate wedding. I'm so uninterested, and can't seem to escape it.
I started a Facebook page yesterday called "I Don't Give A Shit About The Royal Wedding".
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/I-Dont ... 8872325370

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Re: Our long national nightmare is over.

Post by CathyCA » April 27th, 2011, 1:16 pm

CameronBornAndBred wrote:
Miles wrote:My long nightmare has been coverage of the Will and Kate wedding. I'm so uninterested, and can't seem to escape it.
I started a Facebook page yesterday called "I Don't Give A Shit About The Royal Wedding".
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/I-Dont ... 8872325370

:D
I won't be joining it. I'm getting up to watch it at 4:00 a.m. My royal subject friend and I will eat scones and drink sweet tea while wearing tiars and our best nightgowns.

I love this wedding!

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Re: Our long national nightmare is over.

Post by wilson » April 27th, 2011, 1:32 pm

I'm not Royal Wedding-obsessed, but it is interesting to me, and it is a big deal. 950 years of history are not to be dismissed lightly.
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Re: Our long national nightmare is over.

Post by windsor » April 27th, 2011, 1:33 pm

CathyCA wrote:
CameronBornAndBred wrote:
Miles wrote:My long nightmare has been coverage of the Will and Kate wedding. I'm so uninterested, and can't seem to escape it.
I started a Facebook page yesterday called "I Don't Give A Shit About The Royal Wedding".
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/I-Dont ... 8872325370

:D
I won't be joining it. I'm getting up to watch it at 4:00 a.m. My royal subject friend and I will eat scones and drink sweet tea while wearing tiars and our best nightgowns.

I love this wedding!

:9f:


I just want to see the dress...I have a feeling it will be spectacular. I think Kate has the maturity, style and sense to pick the right dress to wear...in contrast to Diana whose dress absolutely wore her...I often wondered if Diana regret wearing that beast of a dress when she was older and had developed some style.
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Re: Our long national nightmare is over.

Post by lawgrad91 » April 27th, 2011, 1:48 pm

Knit your own Royal Wedding (complete with video of the happy occasion.)

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Post by captmojo » April 27th, 2011, 5:21 pm

I have one point of interest...the $80,000 cake. :twitch:

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