We all suffer from occasional iconic overload. Here are some things I've had more than enough of.
Ikea. Besides the cheap, spindly furniture, they gave their employees bikes, instead of money, as holiday bonuses. Nothing against bikes, but that’s what your parents and Santa are for. To add insult to injury: the bikes required assembly.
“Jersey” anything, and The “Real” Housewives of anywhere. Seriously, do you actually know anyone like that? Oh, and a fake orange tan after Labor Day? Fail.
S#*! My Dad Says. The Twitter page was hilarious for about 20 minutes. When will people learn: Hollywood ruins everything.
Those little white decals, of a nuclear family or some spinoff of Calvin & Hobbes, on the back windshield of cars and vans. It’s not cute if everyone’s doing it. Honorable mention: “Baby On Board” signs. They make people want to intentionally rear-end you, just to knock some reality into your brat in the back seat.
Radio Personalities. Besides the two words being mutually exclusive, aren’t we just over that as a form of entertainment? Isn’t it time for that to just retire, like movie theater Newsreels and carnival barkers?
The Palins. All of them. Except Michael from Monty Python.
Constantly being asked to care about water on Mars, the reproductive habits of celebrities, or what Oprah thinks you should be reading. If you honestly believe Oprah has time to sit down and read entire books, please send me a color postcard of your home planet.
Lady Gaga.
“American Idol”, “America’s Got Talent”, or any other American no-talent show that promotes glorified Karaoke, with people whose musical “training” has entailed standing in front of a bedroom mirror, singing into a hairbrush.
People getting famous for having multiple-birth families. It never ends well. Did we learn nothing from the Dionnes?
What did I leave out? Feel free to add to this list. (pleeze keep it G-Rated tho.) :)
I've never had occasion to be inside an IKEA. Can we keep them around long enough for me to look around one? That would be nice. Also, I don't own any of her albums but Lady Gaga writes and sings some catchy tunes. Her showmanship doesn't do anything for me but the young lady can tear up a piano keyboard.
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