2006 Trends that we hope will disappear [Archive]

Chefzhat

01-07-2007, 09:56 AM

Well, here we are. 2007. New Year, fresh beginnings. So what trends do you hope will not be making an appearance?

I'll start!

1. Sagging
2. Fake square white tipped nails
3. long cuffed shorts w/skinny boots
4. the word "amazing"
5. Anything about celebrity babies

Anyone want to add to the list?

Lauren

01-07-2007, 10:10 AM

skinny jeans worn with flats. Ugh, I'm 5'1'' with thighs, so I won't/can't wear either of these things.

DmOrtega

01-07-2007, 10:15 AM

...
1. Sagging
...

1. Sagging and any attire or talk related to gangsters.
2. Maury Povich (?) and his who slept with who and who's the daddy.
3. SUV's.
4. People that talk on cell phone's nonstop.
5. Mini Mansions

greysangel

01-07-2007, 10:28 AM

wedge heels
shorts as work or evening wear
rachel ray

Rhi-Anon

01-07-2007, 11:03 AM

Those annoying Bluetooth things
Celebrity chefs

AndreaU

01-07-2007, 11:04 AM

I'm with you, Lauren, on the skinny jeans... Along the same lines, I wish gauchos a fine farewell. (Pretty much any clothing from the 70s)

HejazSunKat

01-07-2007, 12:06 PM

belly shirts (is that what they call them?). I've had about enough of looking at people who dress like they can't find the cold setting on their washing machines.

TKay

01-07-2007, 12:19 PM

skinny jeans worn with flats.

I'll add skinny jeans with pointy-toed heals.
Super low-rise pants.
Overbleached teeth and/or porceline DaVinci veneers.
Plastic surgery to the point of non-recognition.
Hair extensions.

GingerPow

01-07-2007, 01:03 PM

Well, here we are. 2007. New Year, fresh beginnings. So what trends do you hope will not be making an appearance?
4. the word "amazing."
THANK YOU! The inappropriate and excess use of that word drives me nuts!

Plastic surgery to the point of non-recognition. I second that one! Alittle touch is okay if you still look like you, but when people have lip injections, chin implants, cheekbone implants, brow lifts - all on one face they look like a freakish alien!

So many other suggestions that I agree with, here's one I'll add to the list...
---> I am not a prude by any means, but I'd like to see an end to young (as well as too-young, and not-so-young :rolleyes: ) women dressing like hoochies - they need to learn that they can be elegant, have class, be cute and still be sexy. Cleavage isn't sexy during the day or at work. Super short skirts look ridiculous, and jeans or skirt waistbands that are so low it's alarming don't make anyone look more attractive, if anything they look like they are showing the world their wares. Guys don't reveal that much...

LakeMartinGal

01-07-2007, 01:24 PM

Also, the word awesome, applied to everyday things!

Ditto on the celebrity babies/pregnancies
and on the Jerry Springer/Maury Povich type of show...
Cut back on forensic shows... not eliminate, but no more spin-offs, please (though we watch them...:o )

Also, I'm growing somewhat tired of agreeing with someone by saying, "exactly." Sheesh! I must be in a grumpy mood!:rolleyes:

stefania4

01-07-2007, 01:27 PM

Good stuff so far, good stuff... may I also add:

a) Bratz dolls
b) Deliberately misspelling babies' names - I actually saw a "Grayce" the other day.
c) Those !@@#$, un-openable hard plastic packages around everything.
d) The use of the word "celebrity" to describe someone who was on cable channel #237 for 7 minutes one Tuesday night.
e) Pre-emptively, the child custody battle between Britney Spears and her (second) ex. Honestly, folks, we're not choosing between Gandhi and Mother Theresa here. Try to pick a side, I dare you. :)

green1

01-07-2007, 01:37 PM

1. Skinny jeans
2. Brit and FED-ex
3. Paris Hilton
4. McDonald's trying to be heathy
5. Mullets

vbak

01-07-2007, 02:00 PM

AndreaU

01-07-2007, 02:09 PM

I second the belly baring shirts and the low rise jeans with 'THE THONG" hanging out. Yuck. TMI

Vicky

How about super low rise pants, belly shirts and big bellies that shouldn't be allowed to appear naked in public! I'm o.k. if someone has the bod to bare nicely tones abs- more power to you. I still don't need to see any thong, though. Too many folks out there seem to think it's o.k. to literally let it all hang out... and over the waistband! Yuck!

vbak

01-07-2007, 02:13 PM

How about super low rise pants, belly shirts and big bellies that shouldn't be allowed to appear naked in public! I'm o.k. if someone has the bod to bare nicely tones abs- more power to you. I still don't need to see any thong, though. Too many folks out there seem to think it's o.k. to literally let it all hang out... and over the waistband! Yuck!

I agree with you on this one.

rosen

01-07-2007, 02:20 PM

I second the belly baring shirts and the low rise jeans with 'THE THONG" hanging out. Yuck. TMI

Vicky

My DH has informed me that this look is called a whale tail !!!:D :D :D

I read a fashion report in the newspaper the other day that said:
low rise pants out
platform & wedge shoes in
4" & pointy stilleto heels out
box & round toe shoes in
soft, lacy, full, flowing in
circle skirts out

There was more to the article, & I don't know who the "expert" was, but some of the more uncomfortable fashions are history.

Did you see the episode of Designed To Sell where the agent said that red rooms are soooo over?

Chefzhat

01-07-2007, 03:33 PM

Did you see the episode of Designed To Sell where the agent said that red rooms are soooo over?

Yes. :D And they are. Truly. Although my sunroom and entryway are painted a brick red so I'm hardly one to talk.

stefania4

01-07-2007, 04:00 PM

Did you see the episode of Designed To Sell where the agent said that red rooms are soooo over?I don't care - it was ridiculously difficult to get that dark red wall painted, it by God is staying dark red until we sell the house in 20 years! :D

TKay

01-07-2007, 04:16 PM

Good stuff so far, good stuff... may I also add:

c) Those !@@#$, un-openable hard plastic packages around everything.

I'm LOL about that one. And in absolute agreement. After just going through Christmas with a five- and seven-year-old, I want those things GONE! Not only is it impossible to open the darn outter packaging, then the toy or whatever is tied into the container with impossibly tight twist ties. You gotta really WANT whatever's inside to go through all the torment the packaging requires.

GingerPow

01-07-2007, 04:20 PM

I don't care - it was ridiculously difficult to get that dark red wall painted, it by God is staying dark red until we sell the house in 20 years! :D
Sing it sister!!

I painted my foyer red (THREE coats), did a chocolate colored glaze technique over it then gold stencil to look like embossed red leather. I faux painted a soft, aged look on the ceiling. It all works as a backdrop to my framed Chinese silk, hand-painted art.
Painters are coming in soon to paint the entire house one color of a soft buff, however --- when we put the house on the market in a year or two, it will have a red, faux-finished foyer. I worked too hard to have that painted over.

testkitchen45

01-07-2007, 04:27 PM

Here are some more:

1. WHAT THEY ALL SAID on guys' baggy clothes or gals' exposed midriffs and thongs. (Although I wouldn't be surprised if 2007 brought the baggy things to the gals and the exposed thongs to the guys--nothing surprises me any more w/so-called fashion.)

2. Movie previews that aren't suitable for the audience of the movie itself.

3. Hamburger Helper touted as home cooking. (Oh, it's hard to be a foodie . . . ;) .)

4. Tolerance of every choice imaginable--except of the choice to be a conservative.

5. Absence of a sense of humor; people being so easily offended; political correctness substituting for what used to be called politeness and basic respect for others.

6. Any new recipes for creamed-soup casseroles. :D

Middydd

01-07-2007, 04:36 PM

Celebrities who are celebrities just because they are celebrities.

GingerPow

01-07-2007, 04:46 PM

2. Movie previews that aren't suitable for the audience of the movie itself.
Another THANK YOU! Glad to know I'm not the only one wondering why the heck the trailer is for an R-rated movie, and the feature for the audience present is PG-13 or less?

Same thing goes for promos shown for upcoming 10 p.m. adult themed shows during a family-type show. Do these people think? Or care? :rolleyes:

On that note, I watched some of the "America's Top Model" marathon on VH1 with my DD. Had to quickly switch the channel when the promo for the Hulk Hogan show comes on showing some guy vomiting. This is the promo? I am supposed to WANT to watch this? Tried to watch "Ferris Bueller" on VH1 today, that promo comes on - forget it, I'll pop in a DVD. Disgusting.

Robyn1007

01-07-2007, 06:49 PM

I agree with the sagging but I get to see it in extreme. Would you believe most of those kids who do it around here also sag their snowboarding pants just as much? I mean their butts are hanging out with only long underwear on :eek: . First, isn't it cold? Second, snowboarders spend a lot of time on their butt so I think it would be a bit wet as well. Granted, often their jacket covers when they are standing but most of the time they are not just standing. :rolleyes:

I also think Uggs should be banned, especially when worn wit a too short skirt.

How about the trend of people being just plain rude when trying to plan get togethers? Maybe it's just my age group but I can't seem to get most of my friends to plan something in advance and to communicate what those plans are. I'm a busy girl these days and typically if I'm doing something after work I don't go home first so I need to know in advance so that I can plan attire etc accordingly.

Also, the trend of not returning messages. Grrr!

Maybe I just act older than my age in expecting these things. ;)

Loremma

01-07-2007, 07:55 PM

I second (or third) the previews at the movies. I also don't like the previews that show the entire movie. Why would I want to spend money to see the longer version of the same thing?

And couples who say "We're pregnant". I'm sorry, "we" are not pregnant. "She" is pregnant, "We" are having a baby."

foodfiend

01-07-2007, 08:30 PM

Junk-food news: headline stories about celebrities doing things other people would consider ordinary, ex. "Lindsay Lohan gets mad", "Britney Spears loses weight", "Britney Spears gains weight"

boisewinesnob

01-07-2007, 08:50 PM

hair that is black underneath and blonde on top. looks like a sideways cruella deville. ugh. :eek:

misskitty100

01-07-2007, 08:58 PM

Here is my list:

1) International adoptions by celebrities -- No, it doesn't make someone Mother Theresa just because they adopted a baby from Africa
2) Pamela Anderson's marriage hype
3) Anna Nicole Smith's baby/daddy hype
4) American Idol
5) Red rooms :p

hollysmom

01-07-2007, 09:15 PM

Britney
Paris
Lindsay
TomKat
Brangelina
etc
etc
etc....

SSM

misskitty100

01-07-2007, 09:22 PM

Opps....I forgot:

Nick Lachey/Vanessa Manillo & Jessica Simpson/John Mayer:rolleyes:

misskitty100

01-07-2007, 11:06 PM

Okay....just one more:o

The whole Donald Trump/Rosie O'Donnell fued....really dumb!

jmarie

01-08-2007, 07:44 AM

4. Tolerance of every choice imaginable--except of the choice to be a conservative.

Oh, SO what you said!

2.Rosie O'Donnell..period

3.Watching a movie or a soap and having them refer to someone's big home as "The mansion" Who does that in real life?

4. The whole celeb thing. They are people just like us, who happen to have different jobs that just happen to pay a bit more than what some of us make.
Big DEAL! Put them out of the news and lets get some real heroes in there.

belly shirts and big bellies that shouldn't be allowed to appear naked in public!

what you said. I have to laugh. I heard a radio personality refer to these as muffin shirts because their little belly hangs over their jeans like a litlle muffin top.

Molli526

01-08-2007, 08:00 AM

Muffin-Tops

Dun-Laps

LakeMartinGal

01-08-2007, 09:08 AM

Young men and boys[11-14 yrs] and their d###n baggy pants.. First, they look like their torsos are 5 feet long, and their legs are 1 1/2 feet long. Secondly, they look like they have a VERY wet diaper on. Thirdly, they can't walk correctly. I'm sick of looking at their underwear!!:eek: :eek: Vicky
I have to laugh at this one... I have a friend who was a high school principal, and every time the boys showed up in this kind of attire, or in T-shirts with less-than-G-rated sayings, she made them wear marching band uniforms!:eek: I'm not talking about shorts or anything, I mean the bib-overall, wool long pant uniforms! If they had the shirts, they had to wear the uniform tops -- heavy wool, long sleeved and high neck! ...After a while, the kids came in presentable clothes!:D :p

ccooney

01-08-2007, 10:33 AM

Robyn1007

01-08-2007, 10:36 AM

Reality shows - in my opinion, a small amount of these shows were good when they first came out, but lately we've had too many which seem extremely stupid or try to hang on for far too long by adding unbelievable strange twists.

Oh, good one! I'll add game shows to the mix. I mean how many times can one watch somebody pick random suitcases and decide if they want to take more chances? There isn't even any trivia involved!

GingerPow

01-08-2007, 12:05 PM

Laura

01-08-2007, 12:08 PM

I also think Uggs should be banned, especially when worn wit a too short skirt.

But I love my Uggs. (insert whine here :p) Does it count that I have owned them since 97, have never worn them with anything but jeans or my fleece pants and only do so when the weather demands it?

Hammster

01-08-2007, 12:16 PM

Reality shows -

But, but....what about "Top Chef"??? :eek:

I didn't see this one addressed:
"It is what it is". And any variation of it. Sheesh.

saserre

01-08-2007, 12:48 PM

Young men and boys[11-14 yrs] and their d###n baggy pants.. First, they look like their torsos are 5 feet long, and their legs are 1 1/2 feet long. Secondly, they look like they have a VERY wet diaper on. Thirdly, they can't walk correctly. I'm sick of looking at their underwear!!:eek: :eek: Vicky

I'm with you Vicky. Pull up your pants! Looking at their underwear is one thing, but some pull those down some too so they've got the plumber look...

Good point about not being able to walk too, and of course you'll be in the mall and there's three side by side tripping over their cuffs. Dude, you do not look cool, you just look like an idiot who's trying to look cool.

Another thing on the list: "EVOO", or any variation thereof this phrase.

MikeC

01-08-2007, 12:51 PM

barbara-cook

01-08-2007, 01:25 PM

Some of these are just so funny!

I got a Rachel Ray cook book for Christmas and now know what EVOO is. Wow, do I feel dumb! (The fact that it's spelled out after each use in the book is even funnier!)

I second the baggy pants on guys (so not cool), muffin tops on anyone, mullets on anyone.

Here's one I didn't see in this thread, but I see on this site a lot and hear WAY TOO MUCH = OH MY GOD and it's abbreviations OMG.

Cell phones in the hands of pre-teens while anywhere.
People talking on cell phones in restuarants while the person or people with them sit and look bored. How RUDE!

And yes, those NASTY hard plastic packages around anything. Had two to deal with this past Christmas. Two too many!

LakeMartinGal

01-08-2007, 01:37 PM

A personal pet peeve ... "the thing is is that...":rolleyes: :eek:

tamawrite

01-08-2007, 01:44 PM

A personal pet peeve ... "the thing is is that...":rolleyes: :eek:

YES!!! Arg!

And while we're on the subject, I have to ask: Why begin a sentence with "The thing is" at all? Why not just say what you have to say without preamble?

Example:

"Why did you write this note on a banana peel?" John asked.

Susie blushed. "The think is, is, we're out of paper."

OR

"Why did you write this note on a banana peel?" John asked.

Susie blushed. "We're out of paper."

ErinM

01-08-2007, 01:46 PM

Oh, good one! I'll add game shows to the mix. I mean how many times can one watch somebody pick random suitcases and decide if they want to take more chances? There isn't even any trivia involved!

I would like this show, if there was equal playing time for men. I want to look at 25 scantily clad Chippendales, please not 25 bobbleheads.

ellielk

01-08-2007, 01:59 PM

Referring to anyone still living as 'legendary.' That is, unless there really are legends about that person.

Valerie226

01-08-2007, 02:28 PM

"and then I was, like, ...wow' or any variation on this. some day I will hit someone with a bat. and it will be entirely justified.

:eek: :eek:

BarbaraL

01-08-2007, 02:54 PM

"Guys" - as in calling everyone, male or female, "guys." I picked this up since moving to New Jersey years ago, and the closest thing to a New Year's resolution that I have made is to stop calling everyone "guys."

Oops, I may be guilty of this one (maybe it's a Jersey thing. Calling female friends (all 40+) "girls" seems silly, "Ladies" seems pretentious, and "gals" just doesn't cross my mind. But, as there's usually a male "guy" around to be included in the collective term, it's probably not much of an issue.

KristiB

01-08-2007, 03:04 PM

Dun-Laps

What's a dun-lap?

Robyn1007

01-08-2007, 03:06 PM

What's a dun-lap?

I'm totally guessing here but I'm guessing something to do with a "tire" around the middle?

EllenL

01-08-2007, 03:06 PM

Kids on shoes that have wheels on them and rolling for a few feet in restaurants or shopping malls or libraries. Does this bug anyone else? I think kids should be taught that there's a time and place for everything, and skating indoors isn't appropriate (I wonder if they're allowed to do this on hardwood floors at home).

And if only Americans could be a little less obsessed with the lowest level of celebrity (trashy, with no discernible talent). I read that Britney Spears was the #1 google search in 2006!

tamawrite

01-08-2007, 03:23 PM

Hammster

01-08-2007, 03:25 PM

Just thought of another one:

"Guys" - as in calling everyone, male or female, "guys." I picked this up since moving to New Jersey years ago, and the closest thing to a New Year's resolution that I have made is to stop calling everyone "guys."

I just watched Giada De Laurentiis on t.v. and heard her call her friends "you guys." Okay, it just has to stop.

It's in the dictionary!! From Merriam Webster's site:

3 a : MAN, FELLOW b : PERSON -- used in plural to refer to the members of a group regardless of sex <saw her and the rest of the guys>

DeeK

01-08-2007, 03:53 PM

Kids on shoes that have wheels on them and rolling for a few feet in restaurants or shopping malls or libraries. Does this bug anyone else? I think kids should be taught that there's a time and place for everything, and skating indoors isn't appropriate (I wonder if they're allowed to do this on hardwood floors at home).

Ahhh ... you've hit my pet peeve.

My #2 pet peeve is the overuse of the word "actually". We have a news anchor here in Orlando that uses it CONSTANTLY. She sounds like an uneducated idiot...well, possibly she IS an uneducated idiot, but does she have to prove it every time she opens her mouth? :eek: :eek: :rolleyes:

Hammster

01-08-2007, 03:59 PM

Ahhh ... you've hit my pet peeve.

My #2 pet peeve is the overuse of the word "actually". We have a news anchor here in Orlando that uses it CONSTANTLY. She sounds like an uneducated idiot...well, possibly she IS an uneducated idiot, but does she have to prove it every time she opens her mouth? :eek: :eek: :rolleyes:

Well the thing is, is that, like, actually guys like her do have to prove it totally. I mean it is what it is. :D :D :D

KristiB

01-08-2007, 04:21 PM

Songs about "booties", "lumps", "bumps", "humps", and "slap" that, "hit" that", "get" that.

Muffin topping, plumber's crack, camel toe, quadra-boobs.

Faux celebrities trying to extend their 15 minutes of fame. People being granted 15 minutes of fame for NOTHING

Celebrity gossip being treated as real news. You can't escape it! My 80 year old grandmother should not know who Paris Hilton is, and neither should I!

testkitchen45

01-08-2007, 04:24 PM

What's a dun-lap?

It's a midriff that dun laps over the waistline. Variant of "it do lap over the waistline." (Conjugate that if you dare. :D ) Or another word for muffin top.

What are quadra-boobs, KristiB? Ones that the bra cups bisect b/c the bra last fit during the Nixon administration? :)

KristiB

01-08-2007, 04:30 PM

What are quadra-boobs, KristiB? Ones that the bra cups bisect b/c the bra last fit during the Nixon administration? :)

That's exactly what they are. When the cups runneth over it looks like 4 boobs.

Middydd

01-08-2007, 04:53 PM

I didn't see this one addressed:
"It is what it is". And any variation of it. Sheesh.

At the end of the day...

GingerPow

01-08-2007, 06:51 PM

At the end of the day...
Middydd - any chance you watched "The Apprentice" last night? I think "at the end of the day" will be this season's over-used and obnoxious "step up to the plate." :rolleyes:
This thread is so funny! I present as evidence...

Songs about "booties", "lumps", "bumps", "humps", and "slap" that, "hit" that", "get" that.
Muffin topping, plumber's crack, camel toe, quadra-boobs.
:D :D :D

barbara-cook

01-09-2007, 01:58 PM

Kids on skate shoes! Wow, how did I forget that one! I have that deep-seated urge to stick a foot out and watch them tumble too.

At the end of the day, does that make me a bad guy...er, person??

barbara-cook

01-09-2007, 02:01 PM

tamawrite

01-09-2007, 02:06 PM

Wait, I have another one I would LOVE to see deep-sixed.

"Ask your doctor if _________ is right for you."

If you listed to all the nasty side effects, I think you'll figure out without your doctor's help that it's not!

You gotta love those commercials showing a couple walking peacefully along an ocean beach at sunset while the voiceover says pleasantly, "Side effects may include drowsiness, mental instability, sudden heart failure, grand mal seizures, and in rare cases, death.

little_bopeep

01-09-2007, 02:41 PM

It's a midriff that dun laps over the waistline. Variant of "it do lap over the waistline." (Conjugate that if you dare. :D ) Or another word for muffin top.

I always heard Dun-lop...as in, "His belly done lopped over his belt." :D

Chefzhat

01-09-2007, 02:59 PM

I always heard Dun-lop...as in, "His belly done lopped over his belt." :D

Me too. :)

jjsooner73

01-09-2007, 03:17 PM

People talking on cell phones in restuarants while the person or people with them sit and look bored. How RUDE!

I tend to agree w/ the cell phone bit in restaurants in general, BUT as long as people aren't talking loud and being disruptive to other customers, I consider it none of my business. :) You never know when the phone call is an important one. I took a call at lunch last week from a parent of one of my students who had just had emergency surgery a short time before. Fortunately, my company (mom and her best friend) understood. I don't really care if someone at the next table thought I was rude or not. :)

I wish the whole obsession with celebrities would just die off. I really don't care to know Nicole Ritchie ate a meal one day, or anything about Britney, Tom, Katie, etc. It adds nothing to my life to see pics of celeb babies. Who cares? (I know, plenty do or else paparazzi wouldn't get paid what they do for their photos. I personally think it's sickening).

Also, not so much a trend as a practice of so called fashion people sitting on their pedestals telling us what is/isn't in style. Just because some person with an inflated ego says that such and such is in style doesn't mean I'm going to go out and buy it!

TKay

01-09-2007, 03:34 PM

"My bad."

I remembered that because I actually posted it when responding to the query about OTC moisturizers. That WAS my bad.
:p

BarbaraL

01-09-2007, 03:47 PM

Kids on shoes that have wheels on them and rolling for a few feet in restaurants or shopping malls or libraries. Does this bug anyone else? I think kids should be taught that there's a time and place for everything, and skating indoors isn't appropriate (I wonder if they're allowed to do this on hardwood floors at home).
YES! I can't stand this! Kids on these things drove me crazy while trying to get my Christmas shopping/errands done. The person who invented these things should be pummeled about the head and shoulders!

MikeC

01-09-2007, 04:00 PM

"from the get-go...."

FruitsAlive

01-09-2007, 04:33 PM

Amen to the camel toe and plumber's crack. Here are a few of mine.

"Go ahead and..." or any variation. Either you did it, will do it or are going to, but going ahead and doing something is really doing two things...and, going ahead of what exactly?
On-the-go I don't know why, but this phrase is like nails on chalkboard.
Nails on chalkboard
Low-Carb diets
Everything Awareness I understand the need to be aware of certain things, but what good is it if everything has a ribbon?
Not of this World stickers that take up an entire back window
Calvin p*ssing on ___
The war

MKSquared

01-09-2007, 04:46 PM

"Not so much." :o I wish I didn't say it nearly as much as I do.

misskitty100

01-09-2007, 04:56 PM

"from the get-go...."

May I add:

"good to go"....that one drives me crazy.

testkitchen45

01-09-2007, 06:51 PM

I always heard Dun-lop...as in, "His belly done lopped over his belt." :D

That's it! I knew I was close. :)

Thought of another one: how about "world premiere event" for every new episode of a TV show? First, if it's new, we know it's a premiere, and we're not impressed that it's the first showing in, I don't know, Bangladesh. Second, it's an EPISODE, not an EVENT. Sheesh.

HejazSunKat

01-10-2007, 05:20 AM

Thought of another one: how about "world premiere event" for every new episode of a TV show? First, if it's new, we know it's a premiere, and we're not impressed that it's the first showing in, I don't know, Bangladesh. Second, it's an EPISODE, not an EVENT. Sheesh.

In the same vein, whenever a network or a particular TV show gets the "First ever, live, exclusive interview with..." Ok, I know it's important to YOU that you beat out all your other competition to sit down with whoever's currently having their 15 minutes of fame but do you really think anyone out here in TV-land actually gives a sh!t?

While I'm in broadcasting mode I really find it annoying when interviews end, the commentator thanks the person who's just been interviewed and the interviewee responds with another thank you. Um, for what? The correct response here is: You're welcome.

misskitty100

01-10-2007, 08:55 AM

Could we also end the trend of Nude Lipstick???

HATE that!! Watched the news this morning and the anchorwoman looked like she was a corpse!! Not too appealing at 6am.

Robyn1007

01-10-2007, 09:06 AM

I always heard Dun-lop...as in, "His belly done lopped over his belt." :D

Ah, well you learn something new every day. Hey, my thought was good shot at least. :p

FruitsAlive

01-10-2007, 11:07 AM

I thought of a few more...

Mancamel toe
Sit & Sleep commercials - for you west coasters
Commercials featuring people stuffing their faces and/or talking with their mouths full. (So not appetizing)
I second Rachel Ray.
Celebrity Cops and this general trend of famous sellouts

ellery

01-10-2007, 11:15 AM

Can I add:

Celebrity apologies
the obsession with celebrities' weights
skinny jeans
MySpace
and leggings.

Thanks! I feel much better now. :D

KristiB

01-10-2007, 04:29 PM

Ever see the Head On commercial?

http://www.boingboing.net/200606221304.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOvFIxUz2XY

SusanMac

01-10-2007, 04:52 PM

Can't believe it took us 3 pages to think of Head-On commercials. That's a good one!!

More to add....
1) Having regular, untalented people vote on and/or star in anything (like SuperBowl commercials or dancing with the stars) then making me pay $60/month for the priviledge of having it shown on my TV!!

2) Renee Zellwiger using a British accent in movies. I mean really -- are they plum out of *real* British actresses??

3) Justin Timberlake movies. I know this is 2007, but I already wish it would go away

4) Ads that pop up on my TV right in the middle of a program. They take up more and more space all the time. I absolutely hate it and there's nothing we can do about it! They call them commercial breaks for a reason. Just wait for it.

5) Using entire cable networks (like Bravo and A&E) to simply show reruns of other programs. Can they really not think of any new shows to create??

Robyn1007

01-10-2007, 04:54 PM

Ever see the Head On commercial?

http://www.boingboing.net/200606221304.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOvFIxUz2XY

Great, now I have it in my head. :rolleyes: :p :D

stefania4

01-10-2007, 05:26 PM

Product placement. I just love the show "The Office", but I cringe when they're so blatantly promoting Chili's and Discover cards. It was bad enough when there started to be commercials in movie theaters (I paid $8 to see commercials???), now they're actually integrated into my show/movie!

barbara-cook

01-11-2007, 07:54 AM

The cell phone thing is restaurants that I mentioned before, of course would not apply to emergencies. I was out to lunch with a friend some time ago and there were two other women seated at a table near us. One was eating her meal and looking a little ticked off, while the other was happily (no sign of urgency) chatting away for at least half an hour. Emergencies are a completely different story. I have a cell phone and I always feel I'm being rude if I take a call when I'm already talking to someone else. Just the way I'm built, I guess!

And my apologies to FruitsAlive - "On-The-Go" is part of my business name. Had I known.... :-)

FruitsAlive

01-11-2007, 09:42 AM

And my apologies to FruitsAlive - "On-The-Go" is part of my business name. Had I known.... :-)

You know, it's probably just a personal problem anyway. :) I think it stems from a trip to outlet stores with my mother when I was a teenager. She would always tell people when she was shopping for purses or something that she was "always on-the-go". In grand teenager fashion, I would say, "You don't go anywhere"...which was the truth, but it still always led to a backhand across the face. :D

Goin' Coastal

01-11-2007, 11:18 AM

Elections are over :D :D :D but I cringed every time I heard "I approve this message." You'd be paying for it if you didn't??!!?? I hope that goes away and soon.

And as someone mentioned previously - "My bad". Sounds so stupid.

Robyn1007

01-11-2007, 11:25 AM

Elections are over :D :D :D but I cringed every time I heard "I approve this message." You'd be paying for it if you didn't??!!?? I hope that goes away and soon.

Actually, I think some of those messages are paid by outside groups who support the message, not the candidate's election campaign itself. But, that doesn't mean I don't think ALL political advertisements should be gone. Give me your resume and a paper regarding your positions on the hot button topics and I'll make my decision from there. :rolleyes: :p :)

GingerPow

01-11-2007, 03:35 PM

I have a new one to add to this list!

It would be wonderful if people would make their points as a statement as opposed to a rhetorical question. For example:
"This is delicious." vs. "How delicious is this?" More...
"How bad can that be?"
"How cute is this?" It's not...:rolleyes:

trish_ks

01-12-2007, 10:10 AM

1. Crocs
2. 80's clothes: tights, ugly flats, gigantic sweaters with an even more gigantic belt, and so on... they were bad enough the FIRST time
3. skinny jeans
4. horror movies...seriously, I hate even seeing the commercials

SDMomChef

01-12-2007, 10:16 AM

skinny jeans
low-rise jeans
and ring tones (sorry - I just can't take some people seriously when I'm in a meeting and their phone rings and it is some song like the theme music from Rocky)

FruitsAlive

01-19-2007, 11:06 AM

Thought of one more...

Subway Jared

sage

01-19-2007, 11:53 AM

Has anyone mentioned those pepto bismol (I think) commercials where they have the people or TV characters clutching various parts of their anatomy (gut, hind end). The tune (if you can call it that) goes something like, "...upset stomach, indigestion, diarrhea..." ---repeat ad nauseum.

I'd be interested to see if a commercial with Paul Bunyan grabbing is rear end on cue to the word "diarrhea" makes folks want to buy their product.

FruitsAlive

01-19-2007, 12:16 PM

I'd be interested to see if a commercial with Paul Bunyan grabbing is rear end on cue to the word "diarrhea" makes folks want to buy their product.

LMAO!

When I first saw that commercial, I couldn't help but think of what a horrific event it would be if he could not hold it in.

stacy7272

01-19-2007, 12:37 PM

Has anyone mentioned those pepto bismol (I think) commercials where they have the people or TV characters clutching various parts of their anatomy (gut, hind end). The tune (if you can call it that) goes something like, "...upset stomach, indigestion, diarrhea..." ---repeat ad nauseum.

Yikes - what about that commercial (for Immodium, I believe) where some guy is in a hot tub just about to get it on with two women and then he gets a funny look on his face and an announcer asks, "Where will you be when your diarrhea comes back?" Ewwww....

funnybone

01-19-2007, 12:43 PM

skinny jeans

You'll be happy to hear they are out. I heard a DJ talking about this when I was driving this morning. Wider legs are in. :)

jpap

01-19-2007, 09:09 PM

little_bopeep

01-19-2007, 10:08 PM

GingerPow

01-20-2007, 04:46 AM

Someone mentioned lipstick earlier, and it reminded me of something I'm tired of. I hate it when women put on lip liner but not lipstick! What's the point of outlining the lips and not filling in the outline??? It just looks so tacky, IMO. :rolleyes:
I think it's funny.:D They look like a coloring book - just an outline? Are other people supposed to color in their lips? Perhaps I need more coffee...

LakeMartinGal

01-20-2007, 07:28 AM

Someone mentioned lipstick earlier, and it reminded me of something I'm tired of. I hate it when women put on lip liner but not lipstick! What's the point of outlining the lips and not filling in the outline??? It just looks so tacky, IMO. :rolleyes:

I think it's funny.:D They look like a coloring book - just an outline? Are other people supposed to color in their lips? Perhaps I need more coffee...Yes! And when the lipliner and lipstick are radically different colors! Of course, I could just be being a nuudge, but I don't find that attractive at all!;)

honeygirl1971

01-20-2007, 07:44 AM

I have to laugh at this one... I have a friend who was a high school principal, and every time the boys showed up in this kind of attire, or in T-shirts with less-than-G-rated sayings, she made them wear marching band uniforms!:eek: I'm not talking about shorts or anything, I mean the bib-overall, wool long pant uniforms! If they had the shirts, they had to wear the uniform tops -- heavy wool, long sleeved and high neck! ...After a while, the kids came in presentable clothes!:D :p

ROFLMAO!! That is too funny, and a GREAT idea!! :D

badunnin

01-20-2007, 07:47 AM

Threads about the weather.

FruitsAlive

01-20-2007, 08:19 AM

I thought that lip liner fad went out ten years ago. :rolleyes:
Another one is people who deliberately banish their eyebrows to draw them in poorly. For some of these people, it's as if they have never seen what eyebrows really look like. They always seem to appear horrificly surprised.

EllenL

01-21-2007, 08:22 AM

I'm ready for kitchens to be called kitchens again and not "gourmet kitchens." Every real estate ad and write-up includes this (even listings for my last condo complex, where every unit was less than 1,000 square feet so the kitchen was a tiny galley kitchen. We made some terrific meals there and it was adequate for the two of us although we bumped into each other a lot---but gourmet?). Today in the local paper's real estate section they showed a "gourmet kitchen." It ws nice---looked large, had an island in it. But other than that---a stove, microwave, dishwasher, sink, range, countertops. I've seen pictures of some kitchens which are truly professionally equipped, with six to eight burner ranges, double ovens, a faucet over the range to put water directly into a pot for boiling pasta), but when every kitchen is called gourmet, it gets ridiculous.

And don't even get me started on those people who insist on having a large/state of the art/professional/"gourmet" kitchen and who hate to cook and never use it....