Friday Five
Okay, I've been skipping them lately because, frankly, they've sucked, but these questions are reasonably entertaining for me to answer.
1. What food do you like that most people hate?
Prunes. I don't necessarily dig the after effects, but I love the taste. Like big, giant, squishy raisins.
2. What food do you hate that most people love?
Tuna. From a can. Can't stand that shit. Give me tuna sushi or tuna sashimi, grill it, whatever. But I'd want to puke when I see the can open.
3. What famous person, whom many people may find attractive, is most unappealing to you?
Males: Clay Aiken pops to mind right away. There's just something about that guy that bugs me. It's not the nerd-turned-somewhat-hot thing; it's not the gentle disposition. I can't quite put my finger on it. Females: Jennifer Garner.
4. What famous person, whom many people may find unappealing, do you find attractive?
Yeah, like I'd answer THIS question and give all seven of you who read this endless ammunition. Right.
5. What popular trend baffles you?
Lord, there are so many. Do I have to limit myself to just one?
The trend of affluent white, suburban youth to adopt the body language and vocabular of inner city minority youth. I see it as a form of 20th/21st century blackface that's unintentionally insulting to the culture that they mimic.
More than two years after the trend started with the destruction of the World Trade Center towers, people who hang American flags from their vehicles baffle me. Again, it's insulting -- to the flag as an icon, in any case. There are pretty clear guidelines set out for how the flag is supposed to be displayed and when it's supposed to be raised and lowered, and hanging it from a car antenna or from the tow hook on a pickup truck seems to belittle that. In some cases, it's bloody dangerous to have that thing flapping around too.