WTF: Help me understand this recent cultural phenomena

[Evan!]

Why has Spanish popped up on everything within the last couple of years? When I go to the ATM, I have to tell that friggin machine that I want to use the official language off this country to complete my transaction, and it irritates the hell out of me. I must have missed the bill that passed through both the House and Congress making both English and Spanish the official languages of our country.

Well, I know what you're saying, but...the good ol' US of A doesn't actually have an official language. English is the most common language by far, but it's not been codified as our official language by any authority.

The reason banks, phone-based customer support, etc., give you the option is because of, you guessed it, capitalism. Like it or not, more and more of their customers are spanish-language-firsters, and if they don't give them the option, they lose customers. Simple economics.

 

[uwjester]

This is fun.

WTF is with the latest Coors Lite commercials? The label turns blue when the bottle is cold. Who the hell can't tell that a bottle is cold? You have to pick it up to turn the label around! And does it really matter if Coors Lite is cold or not? It still tastes like Coors Lite

 

[Pedro-]

The label turns blue when the bottle is cold. Who the hell can't tell that a bottle is cold?

It's cause most of em need it SUPERCHILLED so it basically shocks their taste buds and gives them brain freeze.

How the hell else could anyone regularly drink it and love it. haha (duck)

Now I have a buddy who ONLY drinks coors light from a can warm. Sitting on the pantry shelf in the back of the house warm. He claims it's too cold off the supermarket shelf. It needs to sit for a day before it's good to drink.

Him I applaud. I'm not exactly sure why, but I do.

 

[Zymurgrafi]

Why has Spanish popped up on everything within the last couple of years? When I go to the ATM, I have to tell that friggin machine that I want to use the official language off this country to complete my transaction, and it irritates the hell out of me. I must have missed the bill that passed through both the House and Congress making both English and Spanish the official languages of our country.

Why are grown women with kids (my SWMBO included) so completely addicted to shows like "The Hills"? These shows have absolutely no social value at all. How does one find enjoyment in watching spoiled 18 year olds with 8 figure trust funds and IQ's in the mid 80's bitch about how they have to buy new shoes, or about how some spoiled rich boy wiith a dead racoon of a haircut hasn't called her for 12 hours? My wife is 30 years old and she watches this crap religiously. I just can't understand it.

I dunno, up here everything is in english and french.

As to the second question.

Why does ANYONE waste time watching television period?

 

[JustDave]

WTF is up with all these Ben Stiller movies?

 

[Zymurgrafi]

WTF is up with all these Ben Stiller movies?

Who?

10 chARACTERS...

 

[Pedro-]

This was one that REALLY ticked me off the other day. I'll try and cut it down.

Driving home the other day I almost hit a kid. It was because this 12-13 year old kid was too busy talking on his freaking cell phone to control his BIKE! The kid of course was riding on the shoulder, into oncoming traffic, and was weaving left and right because he only had one hand on the handlebars and obviously couldn't do two things at once.

More importantly why the hell are the parents giving these kids cellphones!? The parents are to blame. QUIT TRYING TO BE YOUR CHILD'S BEST FRIEND AND BE AN F'N PARENT. SAY NO when they want a cell phone. Who gives a care if Joey's parents gave him a cell phone? Go punch Joey's dad in the mouth for being an idiot.

Cell phones should be illegal for kids. There is absolutely no reason they should have one. When did I get one? When I was in high school. The only reason I had it? It was cheaper than using a pay phone when I was living away from home. I really didn't even use it but maybe once a week until I was 17 and was away from home a lot more often.

/end rant

 

[BrewBrain]

IKEA? Shoot me in the eye, please.

 

[ohiobrewtus]

Well, I know what you're saying, but...the good ol' US of A doesn't actually have an official language. English is the most common language by far, but it's not been codified as our official language by any authority.

The reason banks, phone-based customer support, etc., give you the option is because of, you guessed it, capitalism. Like it or not, more and more of their customers are spanish-language-firsters, and if they don't give them the option, they lose customers. Simple economics.

I see what you're saying too, and while the federal government may not recognize an official national language, most states have, including mine (and yours). This is just the tip of the iceberg on this topic, but this is not the place to bring up any of the rest of it.

 

[JustDave]

WTF is up with entire families going to the grocery store together -- mom, dad, and the kids.

Can't one of you stay home and watch the kids while the other one shops, instead of dragging 4 screaming kids to the store?

 

[rohanski]

The crazy looking crowd at WalMart. Or..........I might be one of them.
Last weekend I took my young daughter in for a haircut. I sat at the entrance for an hour and observed the crowd for awhile. About 20% have some kind of limp and about 80% were way overweight. Didn't get a good read on the people with missing teeth. I'm not taking her there again for sure. One kid came out with a hair cut that was so bad I can't believe they made him pay for it.

 

[Bernie Brewer]

I was at the local mall today getting a B-Day present for my son, and they already had Christmas music piped in overhead! AAAAUUUUGGGHHHHH!!!!!! Not already! It's only November 2nd for cryin' out loud! Being a Scrooge, I would just as soon never have to listen to that sh!t, but I realize it going to be here after Thanksgiving. But the first week of freaking November???? Come on..........

 

[Beerrific]

I was at the local mall today getting a B-Day present for my son, and they already had Christmas music piped in overhead! AAAAUUUUGGGHHHHH!!!!!! Not already! It's only November 2nd for cryin' out loud! Being a Scrooge, I would just as soon never have to listen to that sh!t, but I realize it going to be here after Thanksgiving. But the first week of freaking November???? Come on..........

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[feedthebear]

That's nothing. Christmas stuff was for sale at the local Lowes two weeks before Halloween and the Sears across the street was clearing space for their display.

The stores say they do it because if they do it, people will start doing their Christmas shopping early. And I don't doubt it.

But I think the stores forget that regardless of when people start shopping, they are only going to spend a set amount of money. All they are doing is pushing December sales into October and November. Which makes their sales figures for those months look good. But it makes their December sales numbers look a lot weaker.

 

[Brew Runner]

The stores say they do it because if they do it, people will start doing their Christmas shopping early.

The people who do their Christmas shopping early already know what they're looking for and ultra-early advertising would be pointless. The ones that do it late still do it late.

 

[JustDave]

WTF is up with parents driving their kids on their paper route?

I had a paper route for 6 years ... 7 days a week, 364 days a year (no paper on Christmas). Every day before school, I'd get up and walk/bike my way up and down the street, rain or shine.

Mostly, I'm just jealous

 

[Chris_Dog]

...Similar

WTF is up with the kids trick or treating with the parents standing guard in a mini van. What ever happened with walking with your kids.

 

[feedthebear]

Come on guys. How else can they get fat? Thinking they should walk and bike. Sheesh!


Brewrunner, I saw an interview on the subject with several store owners. I'm just repeating what they said.

 

[BlindLemonLars]

Here's one...WTF is a "Hanna Montana?!?"

A few short weeks ago, I had never heard this name. Now I hear it spoken about every ten minutes from the radio, television or even (gasp!) a co-worker. What spectacular accomplishments has this person achieved that resulted in her name becoming a household word, virtually overnight?

 

[feedthebear]

You obviously don't have or know any 10-year old girls.

Hanna Montana is a TV show on the Disney Channel. She is played by Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus' daughter. The show has been on for a couple years. It is evil, repetative, and boring, just like you would expect from the spawn of Mr. Achey Breaky.

And the kids are OBSESSED! with her. She has put out two albums in two years, both went #1. Her concerts sell out faster than Bruce Springsteen and the Rolling Stones.

A Hanna Montana movie is supposed to be in the works


Did I mention it is evil?

 

[Sherpa FE]

ROFLMFAO...Dam, I think I pised myself....

Here are mine
WTF is with you asking me if I play basketball (I am 6'6)
I mean dam man, do you play miature golf????

WTF is with people walking in the malls, what the hell makes it ok in YOUR mind to walk on the opposite side of the mall as everyone else with your ENTIRE family, and not at least try and not bump into me? Get on your own side of the mall.
You are not a salmon fish, no need to swim upstream here.

WTF is with people asking me if I know "John", he's in the military too...... CMON!!! Do you know how many people are in the military???

WTF When traveling home from a deployment carrying my weapon, the airline actually makes me take my toenail clippers out of the bag because they are dangerous. Yeah dude ok, no never mind the GUN I am carrying.

WTF is with people at a garage sale picking up an item for .25 and then asking you if you'll take .10. If you cant afford the extra .15 you probably dont need to be buying it anyway.

WTF is it with people that they think its ok for them to walk thier dog and have them crap in my yard?

WTF is it with family that they think its ok to call at midnight on a work week, to discuss how that days shopping went???

WTF is it with Army logic that they are going to send people overseas for 15 months with 1) No alcohol 2) no Sex 3) no Porn ......... I mean hell, those are some founding principles of the military, what the hell are we fighting for then??

OK, I think thats enough for now.
What a great thread.

 

[Brewmeister Jeff]

So far loving everything everyone is saying. But how about this?

WHAT'S UP WITH HONDA'S WITH FART CANS?

Seriously, spend some time and tune your car, don't just put an oversized exhaust on it for the sound and claim performance when it is straining the engine. And enough with the SPOILERS from hell. It's FWD, a spoiler does NOTHING.

I am just sick of hearing that crap drive by every five minutes.

This is frickin Hilarious

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[Brewmeister Jeff]

So far loving everything everyone is saying. But how about this?

WHAT'S UP WITH HONDA'S WITH FART CANS?

Seriously, spend some time and tune your car, don't just put an oversized exhaust on it for the sound and claim performance when it is straining the engine. And enough with the SPOILERS from hell. It's FWD, a spoiler does NOTHING.

I am just sick of hearing that crap drive by every five minutes.

This is frickin Hilarious

 

[Brewmeister Jeff]

This is an awesome thread.

WTF is with politicians who think they know better than the people who are actually the working class? What makes you think that with your Harvard or Yale education that you know better what it like to be a family of 4 making enough money to get by month to month and that I should pay more taxes on % then those people who make millions a year.

I gotta say this too (I know others are thinking it) - WTF is with the Inner-city community thinking that they are still opressed. I didn't make you a slave. I can't change the past, We can change the future. I suppose I could go on and on about this but I'll leave this one to roll on its own.

 

[the_Roqk]

...Similar

WTF is up with the kids trick or treating with the parents standing guard in a mini van. What ever happened with walking with your kids.

That's because they're bussed into your neighborhood and they don't belong there.

 

[Brewmeister Jeff]

WTF is with the local radio station playing Christmas music 50 days before the actual Holiday. I would be fine if the music would be on as of December first. But the fact is that Halloween just ended and Thanksgiving is over 3 weeks away.

Also the fact that stores were already putting up Christmas items before Halloween is JUST F'N RIDICULOUS!!

 

[Bernie Brewer]

This is frickin Hilarious

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Tooo funny!!!!

 

[Neomich]

WTF is up with people and their kids in public? I don't want 'admire' little johnny play with his annoying noisy toys when I'm in a public place trying to get some business taken care of. I don't want to 'admire' them running around and screaming either. Have some respect and teach your kids some discipline. And no, when they're running around and start running right towards me, I'm not going to move out of the way. If they fall down after hitting me don't expect me to be sorry for them. Be fortunate I don't press charges for attempted battery or pickpocketing or something else. Same goes with grocery carts, don't expect others to suddenly halt when some uncontrolled kid comes running around the corner. Maybe they'll learn something when they hit the floor after acting like a fool.

 

[david_42]

"Also the fact that stores were already putting up Christmas items before Halloween is JUST F'N RIDICULOUS!!"

Don't shop much? X-rap hit the stores before Labor Day.

 

[Evan!]

WTF is up with people and their kids in public? I don't want 'admire' little johnny play with his annoying noisy toys when I'm in a public place trying to get some business taken care of. I don't want to 'admire' them running around and screaming either. Have some respect and teach your kids some discipline. And no, when they're running around and start running right towards me, I'm not going to move out of the way. If they fall down after hitting me don't expect me to be sorry for them. Be fortunate I don't press charges for attempted battery or pickpocketing or something else. Same goes with grocery carts, don't expect others to suddenly halt when some uncontrolled kid comes running around the corner. Maybe they'll learn something when they hit the floor after acting like a fool.

That kid is back on the escalator again.

I hope his pants get caught and a bloodbath ensues.

I'm gonna make my millions with my new invention. It's a sound-proof kid caddy. Like a pet-caddy, but for little bastard demon spawn who can't keep their goddamned traps shut...and it's soundproof.