Caesar's Bath
Cacciaguida has has passed on to me the Caesar's Bath Meme "List five things that people in your circle of friends or peer group are wild about, but you can't really understand the fuss over. To use the words of Caesar (from History of the World Part I), 'Nice. Nice. Not thrilling . . . but nice.'" Here were his answers.
- Bottled Water: This one is just beyond me in its appeal. Just the thought of paying the same thing for a bottle of water as for a bottle of soda shows that society is wacky. To actually have a favorite brand of water makes me laugh. "Ah 2005 this is a good year with full taste and a fine aroma." Especially since tests have shown that the majority of bottled waters have the same levels of contaminates as tap water.
- Country Music: I was traumatized by the show He Haw as a kid - enough said.
- Sushi:I am convinced some lazy chef came up with this one. "Wow if I didn't have to cook my job would be much easier." Raw fish by any other name is still raw fish people. I lived in Japan for two years and loved the culture but raw fish and seaweed is not for me. I have often thought that the mother of invention in not necessity but laziness instead.
- Radical Materialism: I am technically a boomer, but a reluctant one. Growing up in the me-me-me generation with radical individualism Through yuppies with their beamers and the hyper-concentration on things that pass away. On this subject I am like an ex-cigarette smoker on this subject since I previously was a devotee of Ayn Rand (yes I am still doing penance for this.)
- Reality Television: An oxymoron to say the least. This is like Candid Camera being out in the open and people still cooperating in the ridiculous circumstances setup. Though maybe it is an object lesson in what people are willing to do for money. I can see why some like this as a form of entertainment, it is just not for me.
I pass on the Caesar's Bath baton to My Domestic Church and The Cafeteria is Closed.
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Excellent picks. Especially bottled water. Just the sight of it irks me to no end because of the very reasons you cite.
Yeesh. I drink bottled water instead of soda because it's better for me and much more convenient than carrying around a water fountain.
The rest of the list is right on, brother.
:)
I live in a small town where the universe revolves around the public high school and all of its athletic events. The kids are illiterate and self-centered but the school is "great" because we have state championship ball teams. And the parents of the kids think they have to be at every game of every kid. The parents have no life outside of their children's activities; their kids are the epicenter of their world, but only when it comes to athletics.
Cathy, I too am a bottled water drinker, as is anyone with half a brain that lives in Bloomington, IN, where the tap water tastes like brackish swamp sludge.
My list, in no particular order:
1. Paris Hilton.
2. Artificially faded jeans.
3. iPod.
4. Protestantism.
5. Diet soda.
I must put in a word for diet soda. Diabetes is much easier to bear if you can have fun soft drinks sometimes. I'm also a fervent convert (say that five times, fast) to Russell Stover's sugar free chocolates, especially the coconut, the caramel pecan, and the mint patties, which I think practically indistinguishable from the original sugary versions.
As someone who lives in a place with GOOD drinking water, I buy about 1 bottle of water a year - and then refil it over and over again unti I loose it / it gets crushed.
Country music, come on Jeff. Maybe its time to give it another try.
Maybe you could sing a country song about Gen-X Catholics?
You lose your devotions,
you lose your moral compass,
you lose a sense of the sacred,
you lose solid teaching and preaching,
and the fact that you're singing it as a country tune represents that you've lost your taste in music. You could even try playing it backwards to see if it makes us get all of those things back!
Has there ever been a "country" mass? I've heard of rock masses and folk masses, but country?
I grew up with & hated Hee Haw but now like country music (and not the pop stuff either). Conversion is possible.
I'm putting in women's day spas. This is not a treat. Strip down to your birthday suit covering strategic areas with a thin sheet. Enter a semi-lit room with trantic music and aromatherapy. Moonbeam, your masseus with a bolt in her nose and tongue invites you to lay prostrate as she jiggles your fat and hits an unknow back zit. "My, you're muscles are very tight Mrs. So and So!" "Yes, I tend to get that way Moonbeam when another woman is touching me intimately in a dark room with the smell of sandalwood in the air and romantic music."
Hilarious, Teresa!
Reality TV is his best pick. It's a waste of time. I would rather watch Hee Haw. :o)
My top five:
1) Tattoos, belly-rings, brandings, etc.
2) Personal cellphones for pre-teens. (If you're not sure the adults supervising your 9-year-old are responsible enough to call you in an emergency... hoo boy!)
3) Celebrities. What is there to celebrate about Paris Hilton? And what do I care about JLo's current husband?
Flashy SUV's, driven by people I know can't afford them.
How about the word 'musings' used to describe somebody's blog? That is getting to be annoying!
How about all the people who drive SUVs in the city and have NEVER seen a dirt road in their lives! This is especially bad if you drive past a private school at about 3:30 - every mum has a flashy SUV and they are all lined up in front of the school clogging traffic! Ugh!!
Bec
Thanks for the props midwestmom. Along with your "musings," I also can go my whole life without reading or hearing another Mission or Vision Statement, and I firmly believe all meetings can be wrapped up in 10 minutes... but there's always that ONE guy/gal in the room who has to impress everyone for another 45 minutes.
Thanks for the pass Jeff. My answers are up here
Hey hey hey!! Don't pick on bottle water drinkers!! I know it sounds crazy, but different bottled waters do taste different.
-Dasani has a nice cool and airated taste
-Evian leaves a weird aftertaste in your mouth
-Crystal Lake tastes stale
-Poland Spring (the water brand I drink often) tastes clean and refreshing.