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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 10:21 AM
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What are some things that live up to their hype?
I kinda hate the "I think this SUX" kind of threads, so why don't you share some things that live up to their reputation.
I'll start:
Rocky Mountain National Park
The Dixie Chicks
The Mayo Clinic
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 10:23 AM
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1. Ben & Jerry's ice cream
and home cooking
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lutefisk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 10:43 AM
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2. Walks on the beach, sunsets,
and Trader Joe's
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 10:54 AM
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3. The Beatles. nt
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JTG of the PRB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 10:57 AM
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4. Avatar
:hide:

Also, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Weezer (not that there's ever really been much hype round them because they're too cool for hype), naps on the couch, and sleeping in.

Oh, and pancakes. :9
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 11:06 AM
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5. Women and Beethoven
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 12:17 PM
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6. kittehs
:rofl:
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 12:21 PM
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11. Very true!
And dogs are overrated.

:hide:
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Ohio Metal Donating Member (94 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-12-10 11:37 PM
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37. Hold it!
Edited on Fri Mar-12-10 11:42 PM by Ohio Metal
I thought when I got a dog it would be nothing more than a poop and puke machine. Not true at all. He's a poop and puke machine that loves me! Puppehs are good too! Plus I found someone who likes crappy pizza crust! BONUS!

edited to ad an s to like. vodka is not overrated either. It's the reason for the lack of said consonant.
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AggieGal Donating Member (635 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 12:17 PM
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7. RevoStyler
This item is awesome! A round brush that spins. I could not master using a regular round brush and a hairdryer. My hair always ended up looking like a pom pom on my head. This item helps my hair to look shinny and straight.
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AsahinaKimi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 12:18 PM
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8. Visiting Chinatown in San Francisco

Its more fun than any mall, and like visiting China without a passport. Theres lots of great places to eat. There are stores that sell all kinds of things from Teas to Jade items. You can find clothing, toys, music, videos, and just about anything you can think of for lower prices. There are places that will totally amaze you. I have lived nearly all my life in this city, and each time I go to Chinatown.. I find something new.


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Quantess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-13-10 01:35 AM
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41. Just today I talked about buying muscat grapes in Chinatown.
I worked at a school in Chinatown years ago, and I often bought super-cheap produce and carried it all the way home, halfway across the city, to The Mission.

About half the time, I walked home from work! That's a long way to walk! But I NEVER got bored walking around San Francisco.

The produce markets in Chinatown were my favorite. But IMHO, the best ones are out of the way of tourists, more toward Kearney st. and almost to North Beach.
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Beer Snob-50 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 12:19 PM
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9. Gotta agree with ben and jerry's
dinner at theodores in downtown springfield ma
sex with my wife
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av8rdave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 03:34 PM
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25. When it comes to ice cream, don't forget
Graeter's in Ohio and Blue Bell in Texas!
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Ohio Metal Donating Member (94 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-12-10 11:32 PM
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36. Graeter's is the best!
And not just because I'm from Cincinnati. Nobody does black raspberry chocolate chip better. Nobody! :9
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Arugula Latte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 12:20 PM
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10. The Grand Canyon
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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 12:23 PM
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13. Yeah I agree.
Nothing like seeing it for the very first second.
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Tommy_Carcetti Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 12:23 PM
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12. Florida's natural springs, The Wire, Arrested Development...
Edited on Wed Mar-10-10 12:24 PM by Tommy_Carcetti
...Radiohead, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, umm I know I'll think of more as it comes along.
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NightWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 12:25 PM
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14. the iPod
I remember the people saying, "I've got to pay HOW much to listen to my music again?"

I've bought Albums, Tapes, CD's, and now Digital (umpteen dollars on iTunes) and an iPod, shuffle, and prob an iPhone in the future.

Thanks to the Almighty Apple, I listen to music more than ever and all the time. I used to lug around a case full (25 or so) cassettes and then a binder of cd's (50 or so), now I carry a few weeks worth of continuous music in my shirt pocket.
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 12:37 PM
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20. I have an iphone its awesome.
Its so nice now, not having to carry a phone/music player/camera around separately for the most part
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 12:26 PM
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15. homemade banana pudding
Ok, so I am hungry
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tango-tee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-13-10 10:46 AM
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43. REAL banana puddin'?
The way it's made in the Deep South? With the Nilla cookies layered with pudding and bananas, and then you eat it while it's still lukewarm? To die for.
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Inchworm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-13-10 09:14 PM
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55. Mmmmmmm...
You made me drool.

:9

Welcome to DU! :hi:
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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 12:27 PM
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16. Stroszek, The Police, Talking Heads, The Beach Boys, The Beatles
Blackberries, 420, Good Beer, orgasms
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Tom_Foolery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 12:29 PM
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17. The Flowbee. n/t
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Red State Rebel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 12:31 PM
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18. Miracle Maid Cookware
I bought a set with a "Lifetime Guarantee" in 1975. I still have it and use it every day. How many other lifetime guarantees really hold up?
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 12:33 PM
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19. The Valley of Kings and the Temples of Karnak
Venice
London
New England foliage.
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 12:38 PM
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21. I've always wanted to go to Egypt
My Uncle did a couple of years ago..I was sooo jealous
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 12:49 PM
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23. Awesome just begins to describe the impact of the place.
How the hell they built it with the simple tools and mathematics they had; it does take the breath away. All you can do is stand there and silently wonder.
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AsahinaKimi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 12:49 PM
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22. Tahiti ~No Hype..It is Paradise


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Steely_Dan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 03:32 PM
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24. Almost ANY Apple Product n/t
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 03:36 PM
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26. Sex
:hide:

:evilgrin:
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PVnRT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 03:42 PM
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27. The Clash
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abq e streeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-12-10 11:43 PM
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38. + a zillion
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rockymountaindem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-13-10 01:23 AM
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40. Agreed n/t
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YankeyMCC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 03:53 PM
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28. Sitting on the stoop watching
the people walk by, the clouds and sun move across the sky, feeling the air on your skin and the stoop under your but.
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-10-10 03:58 PM
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29. Fender Stratocasters
Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Whiskey

And as my twin brother above said, Beethoven and Women. :D
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-12-10 11:15 PM
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30. A kick to counter the overrated "overrated" thread
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nolabear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-12-10 11:21 PM
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31. Fran's Salt Caramel & Chocolate Candy. O.M.G.
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Kat45 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-12-10 11:25 PM
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32. Chocolate, especially dark chocolate.
And sex, of course.
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Amerigo Vespucci Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-12-10 11:26 PM
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33. Half Moon Bay, California.
Edge of the WORLD, man...edge of the World. The Pacific Ocean as far as the eyes can see. Nothing beats standing at the shore in Half Moon Bay, watching the waves come in, and the drive up and down Highway 1 ain't bad, either.



:toast:
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lunatica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-13-10 01:15 PM
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49. I agree!
Driving on Highway 1 is a religious experience.
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Quantess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-12-10 11:30 PM
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34. shaving downstairs.
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mix Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-12-10 11:31 PM
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35. Emmitt James Smith III
All-time NFL Rushing Leader - 18,355 yards
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AllenVanAllen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-13-10 12:05 AM
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39. I have a few.


Knowing your neighbors.
Being satisfied with what you already own.
Letting go of that mental burden you carry over the past.
Forgiving the ones that hurt you.
Forgiving yourself.
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velvet Donating Member (950 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-13-10 03:23 AM
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42. my dating site profile
"Hi, I'm 58 but I look 59. I have travelled expensively in the journey of life and my baggage is half full. I appreciate the finer things in life like a good whine and tantrum sex, but I also value the simple things like vegemite sandwiches and reverse parking. I love music from major to minor and everything in between. I believe in honesty, it's all around us, and I believe everything people tell me. I have a grave sense of humour, I dig laughing. Players welcome, even drummers."
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KG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-13-10 11:09 AM
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44. sex.
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jakefrep Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-13-10 11:10 AM
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45. Bacon
Smoked meat sandwiches from Schwartz's in Montreal
The World Cup
NCAA Basketball tournament
Biscuits and gravy
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My Good Babushka Donating Member (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-13-10 11:26 AM
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47. Right on
bacon, and sandwiches with bacon on them.
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Burma Jones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-13-10 11:20 AM
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46. The Ramones - especially live.......
Quebec City
Costa Rica
Mardi Gras
Charlie Parker
Toro (Fatty Tuna) sashimi

AND

Love
Kindness
Honesty
Respect
Learning
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-13-10 11:40 AM
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48. Ashley Greene's nude pix.
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Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-13-10 01:23 PM
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51. Good one.
Good three, actually.
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bamacrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-13-10 02:53 PM
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52. Had no idea who she was but damn nice naked.
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Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-13-10 01:22 PM
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50. No-strings sex. (n/t)
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begin_within Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-13-10 03:33 PM
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53. Yosemite Valley
I expected it to be another worn-out, beat-up national park with famous sights that you can just see in pictures. But it was like entering another world that is better than this world, and it had a remarkably pristine look, considering the hundreds of millions of people that have been there and the impact that they have had. Of course that was in the spring before the massive summer crowds, but still I was surprised at how unspoiled it looked.
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Manifestor_of_Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-13-10 09:01 PM
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54. Suchard milk chocolate.
best damn chocolate in the world.
Don't know if you can buy it in the U.S.

My sister brought some home from Europe once and I was rapturous.

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