Things we should do away with

[MileHigh]

Car insurance commercials
Mr. Snuggles
Regular seasons
The BCS and the entire bowl system
Announced attendance figures at sporting events unless it's the actual tickets used, not tickets sold

 

[holy bull]

Cameron Diaz

 

[imjustagirl]

Cameron Diaz

+1

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Amateurism in college athletics
Alphabet organizations in boxing
Two-hour pre-shows for the Triple Crown races
Joe Buck
Campaign donations of over $100
Male sexual enhancement commercials during sporting events (Kids watch this stuff)

 

[MileHigh]

K zone. Live and on tape.

Every Yankees-Red Sox game treated like its Game 7 of the 2004 ALCS. It's just another game.

 

[imjustagirl]

Prancing.

 

[I Should Coco]

The automobile/driving list:

-- Roundabouts (but not "Roundabout" by Yes)

-- Chrysler PT cruisers

-- Driving while texting

 

[outofplace]

Lacrosse (crossthread)

 

[bydesign77]

Coco,

I think there should be more roundabouts.

 

[Starman]

Coco,

I think there should be more roundabouts.

 

[slappy4428]

Interns with more than two internships.
If they can't get it right by the first two, they never will.

Oh, and that Yankees-Red Sox thing Mile High said...
And pennies.

 

[dixiehack]

Toll roads that keep charging after the construction bonds are paid off.
NFL Live from Feb.-July.
Corn ethanol.
Dewey decimal system.

 

[Piotr Rasputin]

Ignorant "Duh . . . TV people get all their news from newspapers!!!!!!!!" threads like this one:

http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/83839/

If I were a TV dude, I would start responding:

"Yeah? Well . . . not for long."

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Ignorant "Duh . . . TV people get all their news from newspapers!!!!!!!!" threads like this one:

http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/83839/

If I were a TV dude, I would start responding:

"Yeah? Well . . . not for long."

Then what will they do?

 

[dooley_womack1]

+1
This.
Irritating repetition of message board clichés.

+1
This
End of thread.

 

[BTExpress]

Hidden taxes/fees.

If I have a $19.99/month Verizon plan and incur no extra usage charges, my bill should be $19.99.

Not $19.99 + $6.57 for government taxes and fees.

 

[Boom_70]

Car insurance commercials
Mr. Snuggles
Regular seasons
The BCS and the entire bowl system
Announced attendance figures at sporting events unless it's the actual tickets used, not tickets sold

Cheering for the announced attendance. Have never gotten that.

 

[Captain_Kirk]

"Amateur" college football and basketball.

Political parties.

Jimmy Fallon. In a Mafia kind of way.

 

[Stitch]

Whiny kids wondering why they don't have a job.

 

[Dick Whitman]

I agree about the Smartphones. I have had it up to here with people playing with them while I try to have a conversation. I don't own one because it isn't worth the extra $30/month right now to me. That vignette in the Post piece made me nostalgic for the days when you actually had to make plans, get directions ahead of time, etc., etc. Which is stupid, because it is so much easier now. But mostly I hate Smartphones because people play with them all the time. It's rude.