What, you don't rip the pages out of books and read them in whatever order you want?
― Soupy Slacks (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 19 March 2019 20:01 (five years ago) link
i too enjoy moving colours and shapes
― kinder, Tuesday, 19 March 2019 20:20 (five years ago) link
If it's good enough for B.S. Johnson...
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― Lammy's Show (Tom D.), Tuesday, 19 March 2019 21:22 (five years ago) link
I like to buy crossword puzzle books where all the words have already been filled in for me. That way, I can better observe the nuance of the hints and the positioning of the grid.
― pplains, Wednesday, 20 March 2019 00:38 (five years ago) link
the detached adult way of watching movies kinda makes me crazy, same zone as comedy dorks talking about "crafting" jokes and stuff. There's this crazy-making apophenia aspect to it. Plus an aspect of like, hearing about surgery, makes me ultra anxious. Same thing when people talk about difficult home repair projects for some reason. Thinking hurts, I stay dumb.
― brimstead, Wednesday, 20 March 2019 01:38 (five years ago) link
Also: when people say like "oh man, great use of [song they like] in that one scene" I'm like bleeeeeuuugh
― brimstead, Wednesday, 20 March 2019 01:40 (five years ago) link
because it never is a great useend rant
When celebrities on Twitter lobby to bring back a TV show they're on that just got canceled.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Saturday, 25 May 2019 19:29 (four years ago) link
see also fan petitions
― And according to some websites, there were “sexcapades.” (James Morrison), Sunday, 26 May 2019 07:56 (four years ago) link
People who get really upset about "spoilers." I guess I find that, as an adult, the main enjoyment in watching a show is not "what happens next" but the writing, the acting, etc. It doesn't matter if I *know* x character on the Sopranos is eventually going to get whacked, it matters how it goes down as a scene. Something childish about caring that much about keeping every plot point a surprise.
― Right column Leftist (sunny successor), Tuesday, 28 May 2019 22:03 (four years ago) link
Posting an excellent response on an ILX thread and then seeing two weeks pass... appear
― me and you and a resinous goo (seandalai), Tuesday, 28 May 2019 22:35 (four years ago) link
It takes time for a fine wine to be appreciated.
― lefal junglist platton (wtev), Sunday, 2 June 2019 15:38 (four years ago) link
at a venue with assigned seating, when people get busted for sitting in seats that are better than their assigned seats, and they have to do this play-act like they made a mistake instead of intentionally trying to get away with sitting in better seats
also taylor swift
― na (NA), Monday, 17 June 2019 21:26 (four years ago) link
When bands that just aren’t very good buy sponsored Instagram posts. Cart before the horse guys.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 25 June 2019 18:21 (four years ago) link
And I don’t just mean bands that aren’t my taste, I mean bands that sound really amateurish and underpracticed.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 25 June 2019 18:22 (four years ago) link
Lol. I’ve never sponsored any content or bought a promotion on social media but I’ve def spammed the world with my undercooked music. No shame!
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 25 June 2019 18:26 (four years ago) link
anyone getting caught for a minor crime in public is always irrationally embarrassing.
awhile back a woman in line ahead of me at the grocery store was caught trying to sneak turmeric root (which she'd taken from sealed boxes) into bags of loose ginger root, and it was excruciating. a clerk saw the turmeric, asked another clerk to do a price check on the turmeric root, he came back with the box in question and confronted her, she "thought she was allowed to do that" (that = allowed to open sealed boxes and sneak it out in another product). it was the worst (also sort of the best).
― omar little, Tuesday, 25 June 2019 18:38 (four years ago) link
xp I have seen an increase in this (sponsored Insta and Facebook posts) in the past month or so. Part of it, I suspect, is "the algorithm" and its continued repression of artists, venues, and promoters using their platforms for free advertising. ... I do feel like there is a difference in terms of "embarrassment" when I see someone post about their shows or their music vs. buying ads. Like, the latter is a bit embarrassing to me. ... To me, it gives off the vibe of "lol you have money and no friends" which, in the context of band aesthetics is the least cool thing.
― sarahell, Tuesday, 25 June 2019 18:39 (four years ago) link
patriotic british celebrities are fucking mortifying
Sorry to tweet about politics - I’m trying not to - but I look at the news in the morning and I’m sickened by what has happened to our country. It’s a great place, about to be ruined by absolute charlatans.— Brian Cox (@ProfBrianCox) June 25, 2019
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 25 June 2019 18:40 (four years ago) link
I’ve def spammed the world with my undercooked music. No shame!
you should not be ashamed at all! Only if you pay for sponsored content
― sarahell, Tuesday, 25 June 2019 18:40 (four years ago) link
yeah it's the "sponsored" part that makes me IE here, tbc
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 16:42 (four years ago) link
Like basically thinking about the fact that this shitty band has a "social media marketing strategy" that they actively thought about and then spent money on.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 26 June 2019 16:43 (four years ago) link
Any mystifying promoted tweet with 2 likes makes me cringe. Though I would feel worse if they were successful.
― And according to some websites, there were “sexcapades.” (James Morrison), Thursday, 27 June 2019 03:30 (four years ago) link
when a performer with a stage name becomes a serious actor but still uses their stage name, e.g. the critically acclaimed drama "the farewell" starring awkwafina
― na (NA), Monday, 15 July 2019 15:36 (four years ago) link
Just like...absolutely everything about this.
― Amply Drizzled with Pure Luxury (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 20 August 2019 11:44 (four years ago) link
my work building now has greeters
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 20 August 2019 14:19 (four years ago) link
Uuuuuugh
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 20 August 2019 14:28 (four years ago) link
I hope they're like the friendly folks at Moe's, collectively shouting out 'Welcome to (mookieproof's place of business)!!!' every time someone walks through the door. I just love that whole concept, so so much.
― Amply Drizzled with Pure Luxury (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 20 August 2019 14:45 (four years ago) link
I am embarrassed for musicians who have been unwittingly immortalized by name in somebody else's song--e.g. "Moves Like Jagger" or "Cool as Kim Deal."
"Alex Chilton" gets a pass because the song is so good, although I imagine Alex Chilton himself was probably embarrassed by it.
― Hideous Lump, Wednesday, 21 August 2019 05:43 (four years ago) link
Just like...absolutely everything about this.🕸
― lefal junglist platton (wtev), Monday, 26 August 2019 20:50 (four years ago) link
any show of emotion from me at all
― FUCK YOUR POTATO (Neanderthal), Monday, 26 August 2019 20:51 (four years ago) link
when people clap at the end of a movie in the theater. not like at a premiere, just a regular viewing at the multiplex
― na (NA), Monday, 26 August 2019 21:07 (four years ago) link
a very american thing
― Seany's too Dyche to mention (jim in vancouver), Monday, 26 August 2019 21:07 (four years ago) link
(although i experienced it once in britain, opening night of snakes on a plane at the UGC in glasgow)
― Seany's too Dyche to mention (jim in vancouver), Monday, 26 August 2019 21:08 (four years ago) link
people in other countries save their claps for when a plane lands
― na (NA), Monday, 26 August 2019 21:09 (four years ago) link
i hadn't experienced the clapping for a movie in a long time but it happened at the showing of once upon a time in hollywood i went to last night. same guy was SHRIEKING with laughter anytime anything remotely humorous happened. and when brad pitt insulted bruce lee he went OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH. so maybe i'm more just embarrassed about that dude.
― na (NA), Monday, 26 August 2019 21:12 (four years ago) link
i went to see there's something about mary in l.a. when it came out and the applause was thunderous (i mean i definitely joined in, i was 13 at the time and thought it was a cinematic masterpiece)
― Seany's too Dyche to mention (jim in vancouver), Monday, 26 August 2019 21:13 (four years ago) link
conversely, I heard some redneck yell "PIECE O' SHEEEEEEEEEEEIT" at the end of No Country for Old Men
― FUCK YOUR POTATO (Neanderthal), Monday, 26 August 2019 21:18 (four years ago) link
haha
― Seany's too Dyche to mention (jim in vancouver), Monday, 26 August 2019 22:09 (four years ago) link
"...and then I woke up."
beat, beat
"PIECE O' SHEEEEEEEEEEEIT!"
I'm lmao over here
― world's #1 piece of shit (rip van wanko), Monday, 26 August 2019 22:32 (four years ago) link
He thought it was hilarious too.
― FUCK YOUR POTATO (Neanderthal), Monday, 26 August 2019 22:33 (four years ago) link
xp my experience seeing films in theaters in LA is that people treat every film as a masterpiece. I used to be a little embarrassed by it but now I really like it
― Dan S, Monday, 26 August 2019 22:49 (four years ago) link
the more i think about it i don't know if i have anything against that whole thing
― Seany's too Dyche to mention (jim in vancouver), Monday, 26 August 2019 22:51 (four years ago) link
So far the only thing to register as genuinely embarrassing is the songs named after people. I remember being lightly embarrassed for Mick Jagger after he appeared in that Kesha song but that was also possibly bc I was super stressed out and the song was painfully stuck in my head. I think maybe I don’t feel truly irrationally embarrassed unless I’m eating a Chobani.
― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Monday, 26 August 2019 23:17 (four years ago) link
Performative driving-your-car-out-of-the-way when there's an ambulance or police car coming and you weren't even slightly in the way in the first place.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 2 September 2019 08:13 (four years ago) link
Isn’t that a law, though?
― just1n3, Tuesday, 3 September 2019 01:08 (four years ago) link
See. that's why when I hear sirens, I flick on the hazards, speed up to about 60 and lean on the horn, screaming out the window EVERYONE OUT OF THE WAY, AMBULANCE COMING THROUGH.
And if it turns out there really was no ambulance, well, I'm too far down the road to really feel embarrassed about anything.
― pplains, Tuesday, 3 September 2019 01:52 (four years ago) link
I can't for the life of me see why this would embarrass you, so it clearly is the kind of highly irrational response this thread solicits. I can't even figure out if its you or another driver who is pulling over, so even your description has a whiff of irrationality to it.
I think this post may set a new standard for the rest of us to aim at.
― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, 3 September 2019 03:20 (four years ago) link
When i am sitting on the toilet and the dog follows me in and looks at me
― FUCK YOUR POTATO (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 3 September 2019 03:48 (four years ago) link
One of my cats is obsessed with going into the bathroom with me. I don't exactly find it embarrassing, but it certainly is weird.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Tuesday, 3 September 2019 03:59 (four years ago) link