Urban's Top 100 'The Most Annoying & Over Rated Items In The World' Thread

Antonio · 06-07-2010, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

I almost feel incomplete when I'm not doing one of these.
Like the last one, this isn't in any order.

100 : Beer

I'm going against all my working class roots here but this stuff is vile.
I've never liked beer, I've never even pretended to like beer.
I might have the occasional one to be social but that's more not to rock the boat and be difficult if someone else is buying a round then having any great love for it.
I can honestly say I have never ever seen the appeal of drinking beer at home. I just don't find it refreshing in the slightest and to be honest at least in a pub you can vomit on someone else's carpet rather than your own.
While everybody else in England watches the World Cup from their sofa with a huge case of beer in the fridge i'll be much happier with a fridge full of cold refreshing fruit juice.

The main reason I dislike beer isn't so much the taste aspect though. I mean I drink whiskey so I can't really use the taste as an excuse to include beer here.
It's more to do with the sheer amount of volume of the stuff you have to consume of it to have any effect on you.
Why the hell would I want to knock back pint after pint after pint of the stuff when instead I can get the same amount of drunkness from casually sipping on a Jack Daniels & Coke without all the sweating, belching, farting pissing & dribbling that comes with drinking several pints of beer.

It's a sartorial thing as well, I want to stand there sipping on a whiskey or a brandy looking cool & sophisticated just in case I attract the attention of any nice ladies that happen to be in the vicinity. And if you are a woman and your idea of coolness & sophistication is watching some bloke necking 5 pints & belching in your face then quite honestly I'm sure i'll manage without your attention.

And what the hell is America's obsession with 'Lite' beers?
Isn't that like drinking beer that's twice as pointless?

wisdom.

Tea Supremacist · 06-07-2010, 05:09 AM

I don't even know how to use the internet on my phone. It sends texts, it rings people and it plays music. I'm not quite sure what else I would need a phone for to be honest... Updating my Facebook status from "Gemma is on the bus" to "Gemma is now off the bus" to "Gemma is drinking tea in a cafe" holds no appeal for me...

Bulldog · 06-07-2010, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Tea Supremacist

I don't even know how to use the internet on my phone. It sends texts, it rings people and it plays music. I'm not quite sure what else I would need a phone for to be honest... Updating my Facebook status from "Gemma is on the bus" to "Gemma is now off the bus" to "Gemma is drinking tea in a cafe" holds no appeal for me...

^ That as well.

Talking of which, I hope facebook's somewhere on this list...

TheCunningStunt · 06-07-2010, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Tea Supremacist

I don't even know how to use the internet on my phone. It sends texts, it rings people and it plays music. I'm not quite sure what else I would need a phone for to be honest... Updating my Facebook status from "Gemma is on the bus" to "Gemma is now off the bus" to "Gemma is drinking tea in a cafe" holds no appeal for me...

I have people that do it, they feel the need to tell me they're on the bus and they're late for college.. Like I give a shit. My phone has unlimited texts and 800 minutes and that's all I need.

**Janszoon** · 06-07-2010, 05:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

And what the hell is America's obsession with 'Lite' beers?
Isn't that like drinking beer that's twice as pointless?

Actually, after your second paragraph I'm surprised that you don't see the the point of light beer. It has roughly the same percentage of alcohol as a lot of other beer (for example Bud Light is 4.2% alcohol while Guinness Daught is 4.0%) but by virtue of its being "light", it's much easier to drink a lot of it than it would be to drink a lot of a heavier beer. Also, in my personal opinion it tastes better but I know most people probably disagree with me on that.

Otherwise, though, I totally hear what you're saying about beer. I have it sometimes but my preferred beverage is bourbon.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 06-07-2010, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Actually, after your second paragraph I'm surprised that you don't see the the point of light beer. It has roughly the same percentage of alcohol as a lot of other beer (for example Bud Light is 4.2% alcohol while Guinness Daught is 4.0%) but by virtue of its being "light", it's much easier to drink a lot of it than it would be to drink a lot of a heavier beer. Also, in my personal opinion it tastes better but I know most people probably disagree with me on that.

Otherwise, though, I totally hear what you're saying about beer. I have it sometimes but my preferred beverage is bourbon.

Ahh that'll be the source of my confusion then.

After reading up on it it would appear that Lite beers in the US means low calorie whereas in most parts of the world it means low alcohol (Under 3.5).

Forget I said anything

**Janszoon** · 06-07-2010, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Ahh that'll be the source of my confusion then.

After reading up on it it would appear that Lite beers in the US means low calorie whereas in most parts of the world it means low alcohol (Under 3.5).

Forget I said anything

That's interesting. And, yeah, that kind of light beer sounds pretty pointless to me too. Sort of like non-alcoholic beer, something I've never understood the point of either. Tastes worse than regular beer, won't get you drunk. Nice combination there.

TheCunningStunt · 06-07-2010, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

That's interesting. And, yeah, that kind of light beer sounds pretty pointless to me too. Sort of like non-alcoholic beer, something I've never understood the point of either. Tastes worse than regular beer, won't get you drunk. Nice combination there.

Non-alcoholic beer, I've never understood the use of that. Unless it's for alcoholics who are trying to go cold turkey it seems pretty useless.

Tea Supremacist · 06-07-2010, 05:34 AM

Saying that though, I did once use my friends phone to tell the Facebook world that I saw Rik Waller running away from a group of kids throwing pebbles at him. I think that sometimes there may be exceptional circumstances... Otherwise, yes, generally overrated as a whole.

TheCunningStunt · 06-07-2010, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Tea Supremacist

Saying that though, I did once use my friends phone to tell the Facebook world that I saw Rik Waller running away from a group of kids throwing pebbles at him. I think that sometimes there may be exceptional circumstances... Otherwise, yes, generally overrated as a whole.

That kind of news just can't wait until you get home, so I will permit that.

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