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Post by jgalt on Dec 7, 2009 13:57:43 GMT -5
The Beatles are overrated. For me because I just dont like them much, but really can you be considered the greatest pop group ever and not be overrated?
Underrated:
Blueberries
Richie Valens
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Post by hoyatables on Dec 7, 2009 14:04:38 GMT -5
The Beatles are overrated. For me because I just dont like them much, but really can you be considered the greatest pop group ever and not be overrated? Underrated: Blueberries Richie Valens We'll have to agree to disagree on the Beatles. One of the few "greatests" that actually deserve the title, in my mind. Agree on blueberries. |
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Post by SSHoya on Dec 7, 2009 14:06:35 GMT -5
Half smokes from Ben's Chili Bowl (if you aren't drunk)
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Post by theexorcist on Dec 7, 2009 14:06:44 GMT -5
Two more underrateds...
On high-priced sushi - Benihana and similar restaurants are underrated. The soy sauce as Japanese coca-cola joke never gets old.
Also way underrated - mobile computing. I have an iPod, and all of the CDs I own plus a movie or two all barely take up 33% of the space.
This is lapsing into Larry King territory, but cinammon is underrated. Add cinnamon to almost any dish, and it comes out better.
EDIT - milkshakes from Ben's are great.
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Cambridge
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Post by Cambridge on Dec 7, 2009 14:07:10 GMT -5
London
iPhone
gnochi
broadway
Yardbirds
all things Boston
the Hamptons
the old Yankee stadium
French revolution
gossip girl
U2
fantasy football
Ireland
french toast
mustaches
cigars
Japan
all New York point guards
Pilgrims
every band out of England
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Post by Coast2CoastHoya on Dec 7, 2009 14:13:11 GMT -5
Whoa now ... Cambridge, if those things are overrated, what's properly rated or underrated?
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jgalt
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Post by jgalt on Dec 7, 2009 14:15:14 GMT -5
China, way overrated
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Post by Jack on Dec 7, 2009 14:16:27 GMT -5
With a few exceptions (that toilet in the Bronx, stupid games that take my money every year), this is mostly a list of "things that are awesome." London iPhone gnochi broadway Yardbirds all things Boston the Hamptons the old Yankee stadium French revolution gossip girl U2 fantasy football Ireland french toast mustaches cigars Japan all New York point guards Pilgrims every band out of England |
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Post by Cambridge on Dec 7, 2009 14:21:33 GMT -5
Whoa now ... Cambridge, if those things are overrated, what's properly rated or underrated? istanbul non stick pans tropical beaches vietnam the dutch long weekends pork street food Barton Springs avacados fish/shrimp tacos |
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Post by Cambridge on Dec 7, 2009 14:22:39 GMT -5
With a few exceptions (that toilet in the Bronx, stupid games that take my money every year), this is mostly a list of "things that are awesome." London iPhone gnochi broadway Yardbirds all things Boston the Hamptons the old Yankee stadium French revolution gossip girl U2 fantasy football Ireland french toast mustaches cigars Japan all New York point guards Pilgrims every band out of England I didn't say they weren't awesome, I said they were overrated. Not their fault, just the overwhelming, unrelenting fanboy mentality that seems to infect some people when they speak of them. |
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Post by SFHoya99 on Dec 7, 2009 14:25:50 GMT -5
There are French Toast fanboys?
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Post by Boz on Dec 7, 2009 14:34:08 GMT -5
I think Cambridge was deliberately trying to Edited me off with his last overrated item.  I will let it slide. As for butter, it is 100% essential for baking anything. Use a butter substitute and no one is going to like any of your baked goods. Period. In other forms of cooking, I think butter is easily replaceable. But exorcist is right on with the cinnamon. |
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Post by Cambridge on Dec 7, 2009 14:35:05 GMT -5
There are French Toast fanboys? Always gets talked up at brunch...always a disappointment to some degree, because it never lives up to the ideal french toast in your mind. That being said, the Carrot Cake French Toast at South Congress Cafe is intergalactic. But, it may not even be of the same species. |
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Post by Coast2CoastHoya on Dec 7, 2009 14:36:15 GMT -5
Whoa now ... Cambridge, if those things are overrated, what's properly rated or underrated? istanbul non stick pans tropical beaches vietnam the dutch long weekends pork street food Barton Springs avacados fish/shrimp tacos well, i sure can't argue here (partly b/c i've never been to vietnam, istanbul, or austin but have heard only good things). |
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Post by Coast2CoastHoya on Dec 7, 2009 14:36:59 GMT -5
@sfhoya --- maybe it's east coast-west coast, but there are tons of non-IPA options in every store here.
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Post by Cambridge on Dec 7, 2009 14:38:47 GMT -5
I think Cambridge was deliberately trying to Edited me off with his last overrated item. I will let it slide. As for butter, it is 100% essential for baking anything. Use a butter substitute and no one is going to like any of your baked goods. Period. In other forms of cooking, I think butter is easily replaceable. But exorcist is right on with the cinnamon. England is a small nation. Relative to the US, it still has a much smaller number of pop culture outlets. Bands can suddenly be HUGE in England. Accordingly, their hype machine is unmatched and it produces a disproportionate amount of overrated bands. I'm not saying their arent' great or even awesome bands, I'm just saying if the band has any talent whatsoever it will be treated by the British press and music intelligentsia like its the second coming of christ - and by christ I mean Bowie. |
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Dec 7, 2009 14:43:26 GMT -5
San Antonio and the "Pirates of the Caribbean meets Fremont Street" Riverwalk. Love this. My wife is from San Antonio, and I mostly loathe the Riverwalk. What is strange is that if one avoids the Riverwalk, S.A. has great neighborhoods and restaurants, yet locals are strangely proud of the Disneyfied crap on the fake river. This is especially ironic since the idea for the Riverwalk was thought up by out-of-state businessmen who bough cheap land near the river. The Riverwalk is also a gigantic misuse of water in an arid city -- the city drains the thing every winter for cleaning. Um, guess I should add something to the list. Boz already took Animal Collective, so I'll add: German beer Outdoor music festivals Healy Lawn ON EDIT: I see Cambridge hates topless women and frigid water when it's 106 in Austin. Barton Springs rocks, just head to Gus Fruh when it's crowded. ON RE-EDIT: I was looking at the wrong list. My bad. |
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Post by hoyatables on Dec 7, 2009 14:45:52 GMT -5
Istanbul is definitely underrated.
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Post by jerseyhoya34 on Dec 7, 2009 14:48:39 GMT -5
Some overrated/not good:
Awards shows - Oscars, Grammies, Emmies
Stewart/Colbert - I'll take heat for this one, but I just don't see what distinguishes these guys from Borat beyond some slight intellectualism
Conan O'Brien - Have never been a fan
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Post by Jack on Dec 7, 2009 15:03:27 GMT -5
#1 on the list of overrated for me:
Live NFL football- HDTV makes the hassle, cost, and exposure to the elements wholly unnecessary.
Also overrated in my mind:
Artisanal cocktails- generally a mixture of Jameson and ice will be more satisfying than whatever that thing is in the martini glass with elderflower, blood orange, and angostura bitters
Shoegaze pop- I tried, really tried, but cannot listen to My Bloody Valentine. Somehow this makes me less of a music fan.
Heineken- only people who don't actually enjoy beer think this is good beer. Masterful marketing, but don't bring it to my house and take up space in my refrigerator with it, ok? This goes double for its more vile green bottle German cousin, Becks.
College football- Why am I supposed to care about a sport where everyone is cheating and 3 teams finish the season undefeated yet with no chance of playing for a national championship?
The Ring of Kerry- Full of blue-haired tourists and shops selling leprachauns, paddy wigs, and tin whistles. Hell, even the Dingle Peninsula has too much of that nonsense now, and the it's tough to fully appreciate the Cliffs of Moher when you can get there by driving into a car park and walking about 100 yards on a paved path. Get yourself up to Sligo and Donegal to see just as much natural beauty with 1/4 as many tourists. The Slieve League is where it's at- almost 3 times as high as the Cliffs of Moher and some real danger in getting there.
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