The History Book Club discussion

I saw this thread in another goodreads location and thought this was a good idea for a thread here (for the bit of Andy Rooney in all of us).

Here we can talk about all those things we do not care for or could care less about.

Here is a beginning list for me:

Gambling
Finger pointing politicians
Hannity and O'Reilly
Whatever Sarah Palin is doing or not doing (including her family)
Video Games
Newt Gingrich
I guess I will throw Nancy Pelosi in there too to be equitable and balanced
That guy from the Carolinas - Joe Wilson


Bentley

Whatever Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears or Paris Hilton is doing or not doing.

Weather Brad Pitt and Angelina are gettin divorced...or having another kiddo.

Whatever the talking heads on CNN are telling me about my life and money and retirement age and and

Anything on Faux News

Anything on MSNBC

Anything to do with the England cricket team

Cricket (smile)

Here's a few that leap to mind:

Dancing with the Stars
Jersey Shore
Twilight (Books or Movies)
Harry Potter (Books or Movies)
Glee
The Real Housewives of...wherever
Dexter

I'd better stop now. Don't want to offend the entire group. :)

I don't take offense to your list except for of course Harry Potter. Don't forget to do the citation (smile)

J.K. Rowling

LOL, Bill. I can quite agree with your entire list, including the fact that I care so little about a couple of items that I've never heard of them before.

Glee
Dexter

Whatever Dick Cheney says.

Ahmadinijad's views on anything.

Also any news about Kevin Federline (Britney's ex), Justin Timberlake, or anything to do with any of the Kardashians (the entire family).

Also anything to do with any of The Bachelors or The Bachelorettes (including Jake Pavelka and Vienna or whatever their names were).

Survivor (whichever Godforsaken place they are at now).

Anything on NBC, ABC, CBS or FOX broadcast stations.

Where the World Cup will be played in 2018 and 2022.

LeBron. and A-Rod.

Erick this one makes me laugh too- hope inside air conditioning will have reached new heights by then - who knows with the pundits they may continue to debate it for 7 to 11 years.

Erick, very funny. I'll add who plays, wins or loses, why and how and how much money went back and forth to fix either...

What is happening with Madonna's latest adoption or Angelina's or what is the latest plastic surgery that Cher or Heidi Montag have had.

Or what Lisa Rinna is doing or not doing with the size of her lips.

lips, hips, brain cells - anything!

Ive said it once, but under the current circumstances I have to reiterate. THE ENGLAND CRICKET TEAM

If Lindsay Lohan is in the joint or not and who and when Prince William is marrying. Please let Australia become a republic before we are bombarded with all the Royal crap.

What celebrities think about politics
Whether or not she will say "Yes to the dress"
Glee
The Ohio State Buckeyes
Constant weather reports and alerts letting us know that snow is expected to fall here in NE Ohio. We know its winter...

The entire Palin clan, including the offspring - no matter if they're still underway or planned or what.

Ooooh...good one Andre!! I agree 100% with that one!

Just read a quote in Newsweek: "Obviously, we've gotta stand with our North Korean allies."

Says it all, I guess...

Oprah visiting Australia. I just dont care

André wrote: "Just read a quote in Newsweek: "Obviously, we've gotta stand with our North Korean allies."

Says it all, I guess..."

North Korea allies??? Who are they?

Did they mean to say South Korea?

Michael wrote: "Oprah visiting Australia. I just dont care"

I guess that means you are not going to try and see her while she is in your neck of the woods.

Bentley wrote: "Michael wrote: "Oprah visiting Australia. I just dont care"

I guess that means you are not going to try and see her while she is in your neck of the woods."

That would be the correct guess :)

Bentley wrote: "André wrote: "Just read a quote in Newsweek: "Obviously, we've gotta stand with our North Korean allies."

Says it all, I guess..."

North Korea allies??? Who are they?

Did they mean to say South..."

The brain deads... A Palin quote...
She probably doesn't even know American soldiers fought and died there...

Andre,

I might have known. I do remember a quote that Sarah Palin had made which astounded a few of us anyway in the USA...but didn't understand Newsweek making the same mistake. You may be right; she may not know anything about the Korean War.

Newsweek quoted Palin - they did not make a mistake...

Understood and obviously she did.

Which she immediately acknowledged that she had mispoken. I'm not a Palin supporter in any way, but every politician does this, perhaps not so obviously, but they all do it. Sort of like Obama saying there are 57 states.

Maybe, Elizabeth, but mixing up the North and the SOuth when the are constantly in the news and one is bombing the other and with all the history between the US and both Koreas I still think it needs a lot of missing brain matter.
Anyway, things I could care less about.

I don't give a fig about the Palin's period, but it's pretty obvious people here care whether she mixed up north and south. I was just saying that I think, similarly, a future president should know whether there are 50 states or some other number.

what the health benefits for walnuts are...

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "I think, similarly, a future president should know..."

Sure.

Kristi wrote: "what the health benefits for walnuts are..."

Why - Kristi, you don't like walnuts?!? Hahaha.

I think that the media reflects what humanity has become...waiting to pounce upon anyone in the public eye for either making a stupid mistake or utterance and replaying it over and over again for everybody to make fun of...and boy do folks like to do that. It is obvious that Palin is saavy enough to be making a million plus a year on television and with the books and Obama is a bright guy - so I guess that is another thing that I could care less about..."whatever dumb things the media is bent on telling us to make everybody look bad."

So the media and paparazzi and every talking head are probably things I could care less about and I am going to throw in there macadamia nuts.

Oh sure, the media bringing us the stories as they see it fit.
Where has decent and investigative journalism gone?

Goodness knows Andre. That is probably why I cannot bear to watch cable news so called pundits. They always seem to be yelling at each other.

Like most politicians. They stopped thinking long ago, just react to what the other side is throwing in.

Bentley wrote: "So the media and paparazzi and every talking head are probably things I could care less about and I am going to throw in there macadamia nuts."

I'd love to know about Chocolate Covered Macadamia nuts...those things are delicious!

I actually love Walnuts, I just don't care what their health benefits are...I eat things because they taste good. Take Celery for example, it's supposed to be a great diet food...but it tastes like, well, nothing...can't eat it. Health benefits of food are great, I just don't really care what they are...I just want to enjoy my food!

My "could care less about" for today is Howard Stern being upset about a potential pay cut...

Celery is great in Thai or Indonesian cooking. But chewing just celery - hmmm - probably would make my ears grow like a rabbit's.
As to enjoying your food, I can't agree more. Chocolate!!! Give me Neuhaus!