thavoice;1483936 wrote:Do you bring a book, newspaper or magazine to the restaurant when you go out to eat? Or to the movies? Or to a ballgame? Or when you are hanging out with friends? Or when you rent a movie to watch?

Manhattan Buckeye;1483943 wrote:Hmm, thought of another one from an entertainment standpoint. That's a tricky subject since there are very subjective topics, but I'm in the super-minority of my generation that never understood the appeal of the show "Friends." I don't hate it, I just don't get it. It isn't funny to me, the characters don't appeal and even for a sit-com it seemed unrealistic. 95% of my college friends would disagree. I feel the same way about the Big Bang Theory. Don't get the humor at all.

thavoice;1483953 wrote:Can honestly say I never watched friends, but Big Bang Theory is pretty damned funny.

ernest_t_bass;1483958 wrote:Yes

Belly35;1483967 wrote:Which one on the long list ?????

Poor people are poor/entitlement because they want to be poor. You don’t have to be poor in America you make yourself poor.

Manhattan Buckeye;1483955 wrote:Yeah I'd throw Two and Half Men out there as well...

Laley23;1483976 wrote:I see no reason for Time Zones either. I think it would so much easier if everyone was on the same time.

Manhattan Buckeye;1483982 wrote:

In other words, it might be the dumbest opinion ever made.

ernest_t_bass;1483958 wrote:Yes

Mohican00;1483972 wrote:Mumford and Sons REALLY suck. God their shit is awful

WebFire;1483987 wrote: For some reason, people think it is ok to do this with a phone.

Manhattan Buckeye;1483982 wrote:But who is to say which area gets 12:00 noon and 12:00 midnight and everyone else has to adjust?

And it doesn't matter if you travel or contact people in other zones. You still have to understand what 8:00 means in your destination, and what it means in your origination. It actually causes more work. People around the world will still sleep at night. The reason why time zones are around is because we know that at 12:00 midnight means their time which is the end/beginning of the day.

In other words, it might be the dumbest opinion ever made.

thavoice;1483991 wrote:http://www.zulutime.net/ Eastern time is 15:29 Zulu/universal coordinated time. The system is already out there.

gut;1483990 wrote:Close. People think a brief interruption isn't rude or is less rude. Checking an email is not really the same as pulling out a paper to read an article. Since cell phones came out, it's long been acceptable in many situations to take a call. Email and texts are just a variation of that.

I get where you're going with this, it's more an issue of degree as opposed to either/or.

WebFire;1483995 wrote:But with a call, you generally excuse your self from the meeting or conversation, and it's usually urgent enough to warrant interruption. Text and email does not fall into this category. And people do more than check email/text. They are usually on Facebook.

Tiernan;1483993 wrote:I can't stand that every seat in Ohio Stadium is the exact same price. Let the high roller mofos pay $100 - $150 between the 40s (hell sometimes I'd be glad to be in amongst those mofos and pay the price) but if I'm sitting in 36A for Buffalo the price should be $35 - $40 tops.

gut;1484000 wrote:Ehhh, I get that. But text/email often communicates much the same that an urgent call does, and it can be much quicker not requiring you to excuse yourself. It's definitely acceptable in some situations to varying degrees.

Plus, a large part of why people excused themselves is for THEIR privacy, which text/email is already private.

WebFire;1484003 wrote:Most emails/text, heck even phone calls, don't warrant any interruption.

gut;1484008 wrote:Again, that's why I said it depends on the situation and the degree. Especially with business today with so many people working remotely it's almost impossible to know if something is urgent/relevant without checking. 40 years ago everyone with relevant information and opinions is probably in that meeting, but today that simply isn't true.