Simple Life/Reality TV Thread

[tysonK]

OK . crank up the rant. Might need to read this in installments.

So Tuesday night I get home from work and flip on teh TV. Since I am without cable I cant just leave it on speed channel like you people. When I get to Fox The Simple Life is on. I will admit from the ad spots I saw on TV I was generally intrigued. What I thought would be a quirky little show about the two rich girls was alas nothing as I expected. In an opening scene they show the girls simply trying to drive an old truck out of an airport. At first it seems funny but underneath I felt demeaned as a common person. I mean how rich and unconnected these girls must be that driving the truck out of the airport is hard by any means. Some people would answer my question as the girls are idiots, but I would say they are ignorant which is different of course. Ignorant because of wealth and not caring which is way worse then being ignorant because of lack of outlets to explore. I mean they can't drive a stick because they were busy buying shit for themselves, getting manicures, and sleeping in. That pisses me off, yo!

Back to my previous point of me finding show demeaning. I makes me mad that these girls can be so RICH that it makes them ignorant. It constantly reminds me that so many rich people can laugh at the everyday tedious task a real hard working person does. The girls are so privileged they don’t have to deal with everyday tasks. And then people say well hey it serves them right b/c they are humiliating themselves on national TV. I take exception with this. They have so much money and privilege that they are I think basically insulated from any kind of repercussion or snide remark. Someone on the show might say “What are you girls doing are you stupid?” The audience might laugh. But underneath all that they are basically thinking. Well I am rich it doesn’t matter if I learn to do anything or be nice to anyone b/c I have no need to earn respect(from common people i.e the TV audience) or earn money for that fact. They can look back on this has a little side trip in their life of opulent enclosure. On many reality shows an embarrassing moment is often typified by real consequences or a feeling of camaraderie by the viewer. I have absolutely nothing in common with these two girls therefore I cannot express any empathy for their actions. It is not humiliating for them not know how to drive a truck or wear tight little couture outfits in barn. They really don’t give a shit. Sure they go through the show doing things and being a real person in the situation but the whole time they KNOW they are going back to catered dinners and personal limo drivers. I feel like I am getting the middle finger the whole time I’m watching that show. HA ha this is fun we are rich in this crap house, Lets pretend we care about the people living here and lets cry and pretend we find real work hard. This show would kick ass if it was hard core and they had to stay for like a year and not 5 weeks. You bet your ass they would start being nicer and doing shit right the first time or their lives would being a living hell.

Paris says she has never heard of Wal-Mart she is lying. A new york times journalist asked her and she said she did know but thought it would funny for the SHOW if she acted like she did not know. Geez, I wonder how much of the show is Paris thinking it would be funny to say something even though it is not true. HEY I got a guess.. maybe all of IT!

sorry for the length easy typing I guess.

[AtomicLabMonkey]

Those two bitches need a nice celebration for making it through 5 weeks of all that hard work...

[MattR]

Reality TV is a Joke, and its disgusting how involved people get in it.

[BOO]

Hmmm, Never seen it but maybe i should tune to it one night just to see these chics you guys are talking about ..and Scott.. its ok bud.. let it out.. LET it ALL out !!!!!

[sperry]

Originally Posted by BOO

Hmmm, Never seen it but maybe i should tune to it one night just to see these chics you guys are talking about ..and Scott.. its ok bud.. let it out.. LET it ALL out !!!!!

What am I letting out?

Anyway, reality TV is crap... just another symptom of the decline of civilization. The US is especially getting bad. Wal-Mart and the like is ruining our economy by sending all the jobs overseas, corperations and short term profits are more important than citizens to our government, the rich keep getting richer, and the poorer keep getting poorer. Pretty soon the US will be one large corperation where everyone's enslaved to their jobs, and we'll go home to watch other people's pathetic lives on our TVs, as our TVs watch back at us. Socialism will actually start to sound like a good thing and as Marx said, the proles will rise up and over turn the government, 'cept the "proles" in the US are so retarded from lack of education and perpetual media brainwashing, we'll end up trying to overthrow the government by "voting them off". Then we'll elect our new leaders by making them eat bugs and climb rope courses.

[BOO]

Originally Posted by sperry

What am I letting out?

Anyway, reality TV is crap... just another symptom of the decline of civilization. The US is especially getting bad. Wal-Mart and the like is ruining our economy by sending all the jobs overseas, corperations and short term profits are more important than citizens to our government, the rich keep getting richer, and the poorer keep getting poorer. Pretty soon the US will be one large corperation where everyone's enslaved to their jobs, and we'll go home to watch other people's pathetic lives on our TVs, as our TVs watch back at us. Socialism will actually start to sound like a good thing and as Marx said, the proles will rise up and over turn the government, 'cept the "proles" in the US are so retarded from lack of education and perpetual media brainwashing, we'll end up trying to overthrow the government by "voting them off". Then we'll elect our new leaders by making them eat bugs and climb rope courses.

What you might ask? ^ all that... let out all your frustrations.. lol
That is what this thread is for ...

[MikeSTI]

Originally Posted by sperry

What am I letting out?

Anyway, reality TV is crap... just another symptom of the decline of civilization. The US is especially getting bad. Wal-Mart and the like is ruining our economy by sending all the jobs overseas, corperations and short term profits are more important than citizens to our government, the rich keep getting richer, and the poorer keep getting poorer. Pretty soon the US will be one large corperation where everyone's enslaved to their jobs, and we'll go home to watch other people's pathetic lives on our TVs, as our TVs watch back at us. Socialism will actually start to sound like a good thing and as Marx said, the proles will rise up and over turn the government, 'cept the "proles" in the US are so retarded from lack of education and perpetual media brainwashing, we'll end up trying to overthrow the government by "voting them off". Then we'll elect our new leaders by making them eat bugs and climb rope courses.

verry true!!! and to add Wal-Mart is the 5th largest trader with China!
you know that company that started by only selling American made products
now doesn't even carry any ban Wal-Mart lol eccept on Tuesdays when my new DVD's come out

[sperry]

Originally Posted by MikeSTI

verry true!!! and to add Wal-Mart is the 5th largest trader with China!
you know that company that started by only selling American made products
now doesn't even carry any ban Wal-Mart lol eccept on Tuesdays when my new DVD's come out

I'm trying real hard not to shop at WalMart anymore. The only thing I buy there are the 5 quart bottles of Mobil 1 since you can't get it anywhere else in Reno. And sometimes I go there cuz nowhere else is open... but at least I feel bad about it.

[tysonK]

basically i dont go there b/c of the parking lot.

[BOO]

Hmm I guess i like Wally World cause they do my oil changes for like 35 bucks thats a cool price.. and yes its Mobil 1 Full Synthetic....

[MattR]

Originally Posted by BOO

Hmm I guess i like Wally World cause they do my oil changes for like 35 bucks thats a cool price.. and yes its Mobil 1 Full Synthetic....

I just had this horrible vision of Billy Bob at Walmart changing the fluids on that-there fancy Evo of yours....

*shudders* :?

[sperry]

Originally Posted by MattR

I just had this horrible vision of Billy Bob at Walmart changing the fluids on that-there fancy Evo of yours....

*shudders* :?

Yeah, didn't I tell you the story about my roommate's setp-dad that brough his beautiful Audi A6 there and they installed his tires backwards? He wore 'em out in like 1000 miles.... had to get new tires. Luckily WalMart paid for 'em... but it shows you how auto savvy those guys at WalMart are.

[AtomicLabMonkey]

I believe I mentioned something on this board about 18yr-old-nimrod-grease-monkeys...

[dknv]

Originally Posted by sperry

I'm trying real hard not to shop at WalMart anymore. The only thing I buy there are the 5 quart bottles of Mobil 1 since you can't get it anywhere else in Reno. And sometimes I go there cuz nowhere else is open... but at least I feel bad about it.

Last weekend I bought a 5qt bottle for an oil change, plus a 1qt bottle to have on hand (Walmart off of N. McCarren), the price was up to $22; I looked at my receipt later & noticed the 1qt bottles were $3.98;
I went back & returned the 5qt bottle & got 5 1qt bottles. I learned a lesson about double-checking prices on the shelf.

[MikeSTI]

its ok my wife has gotten 3 free oil changes so far from those ppl putting in the wronge wieght oil :shock: 3 freaking times you would think they would remember her by now

[sperry]

Originally Posted by dknv

Last weekend I bought a 5qt bottle for an oil change, plus a 1qt bottle to have on hand (Walmart off of N. McCarren), the price was up to $22; I looked at my receipt later & noticed the 1qt bottles were $3.98;
I went back & returned the 5qt bottle & got 5 1qt bottles. I learned a lesson about double-checking prices on the shelf.

Mobil 1 was $3.98/qt? Usually WalMart has either the 5qt bottles, or the 1qt bottles, but not usually both.... at least at the S. Meadows WalMart. Plus most places sell Mobil 1 for like $5.50/qt.

I think the 5qt jugs are great, even if they cost a little more than the single qt bottles. They're just the right size (unless you have a BMW that takes 6qt of oil... owned) Plus it makes dropping used oil off at Kragen so much easier. Which reminds me I have like 15 gallons of fluid (used oil and coolant) to drop of... that's already 3 trips I'll have to make since they won't take more than like 5 gallons at a time.

[AtomicLabMonkey]

Just drop it all at their back door after hours ninja-style...

[tysonK]

What happened to this thread, Where are the Moderators?

[sperry]

Originally Posted by tysonK

What happened to this thread, Where are the Moderators?

Mods are busy turing your reality TV thread into another thread on oil changes.