The weather and other people have conspired to make me miserable today, and on a friday too - most unfair. So, in my newfound spirit of grouchiness, I have decided to make a list of things which are not cool. Feel free to add/ remove as applicable. nb. before you get upset or anything, there are plenty of things that I like/do on this list - it's only about whether I think they are naff or not
coffee
absinthe
marijuana (especially if referred to as 'Ganja')
organic food
superdry/jack wills/fat face/white stuff/boden/any surf or skate clothing brand
motorbikes
rugby shirts with collars turned up
leather clothing
cream coloured chino shorts and deck shoes with no socks on a cornish beach
baseball caps with sunglasses on top of visor
superhero movies
comedian based panel shows
toy cameras
expensive watches
graffitti
male necklaces
Thailand
games consoles
radio 1
festivals
lady gaga
GQ magazine
Dubai
Audi
BMW
'audiophile' music systems that cost more than £5000
Banksy
the south of france
sex toys
combat/ cargo trousers
snowboarding
wearing courier bags to the office
men's shoes that look like pasties
'rugged' 'off road' style men's sandals
ironic or retro slogan t-shirts
smoothies
football
top gear
going to the gym
kate moss
televison
cycling, especially the whole 'fixie' nonsense
russell brand
VW beetles or camper vans
winter
ooh yeah - twitter! and weirdly I actually had to sign up to twitter as part of work yesterday - i've made 3 work-related tweets so far, and I'm already bored of myself
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loft apartments
minimalist interior design/ eames chairs
iPhones
ReplyDeleterose wine
having sex
being younger than me
tattoos and piercings
ReplyDeleteHow do you get to be so exhaustive so early in the morning? Not only do I agree with every entry (of yours not Brit's) but I have nothing to add except for 'politics'.
ReplyDeleteridiculously expensively premium balsamic vinegar or olive oil
ReplyDeleteusing laptops on the train
ReplyDeleteNaomi Klein
Japanese stuff with cartoon cats and whatnot
London
retro football shirts of foreign clubs, especially MLS ones from the 70s
contemporary British gangster films featuring Danny Dyer
Barack Obama
oooh Obama's a good one Brit
ReplyDeletepoker
apps
channel 4
alessi kitchen stuff
climate change
Olympics presenters, The Bell Brothers
Triathlons
Modern art
Chuck Palahniuk
Burlesque
Cocktails
Notting Hill
collecting trainers
star wars
sushi
Def Rambouts coffee - or is Nespresso the new Rambout? And the word def. Shame about the tattoos (at least for those who have them). And Ed Hardy underwear.
ReplyDeleteeveryone on Mock the Week
ReplyDeleteT-shirts with little cartoon versions of The A-Team
bars with sofas so low and soft you can't get out of them or hear each other speak because everyone's so far away
Noam Chomsky
stubble
attractive but sexless teen vampires
calling Tony Blair "Tony Bliar"
tell me about it susan, both my arms are tattooed! Luckily it was easy to take my piercings out
ReplyDeleteanything at all ed hardy is the spawn of satan
nespresso is unredeemably naff!!
some more...
Nigella
garden trampolines
blu-ray
nostalgia
berlin
the word 'artisan' used anywhere
edible 'foams'
laminate flooring
celebrity autobiographies
sat navs
hand cooked crisps
cath kidston
ikea
This doesn't leave us with much, does it?
ReplyDeleteyou're right Brit, and besides, now that there's only 2 hours to go until the weekend, I am suddenly feeling more charitable towards my fellow man
ReplyDeleteThen let's let satnavs back in, they're v useful. And I like Berlin though we should still exclude talking about how cool Berlin is.
ReplyDeleteok, we can let satnavs back in, which leaves a nice space in which to fit both bluetooth headsets and Haagen Daas. And I like Berlin too, but I agree we're definately not allowed to talk about how cool it is, and ESPECIALLY not in a 'hip weekend break' kind of way.
ReplyDeleteYep, can't disagree with a single item there, except posibly "coffee", a large quantity of which is currently working it's way through my colon like a sunrise through a spinney of poplers.
ReplyDeleteI might also add: "The Weakest Link", "Films with aliens who look like humans", "Champagne" and "Backgammon".
excellent call on the Champagne there Gadjo! and to add to what you said - "Films with aliens who look like humans - and speak with an american accent"
ReplyDeleteHey worm, what about McDonalds, Starbucks - and Tesco?
ReplyDeleteFarmers' markets?
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