Examples of America's Excess Culture

[Death Metal Moe]

Now I must start out any thread that may go Anit-US by saying that I Love the US. It is the Best....Thing....Going...Today.

And you may not LIKE it, but you will LEARN TO LOVE IT! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

But our culture is so wasteful and full of excessive behaviors that it staggers the mind.

I thought about it when I looked at my 44 ounce Quick Check soda. That is A LOT of soda! We eat and drink FAR too much. You should NOT be able to eat ALL YOU CAN EAT! Meals should be enjoyed.

Then I go to the store, and we get a large box of Cheese It snack bags. It's like 30 small bags in a box. Now all that is garbage for about the same ammount of Cheese Its that come in a large box.

These may not be the best examples, but you get the idea. These were 2 recent examples that made me take a step back again. And no ammount of recycling will help shit like that. For everything we recycle I could think of 3 things that my food comes packaged in that has foil or plastic in it that isn't recycleable.

So what of it board?

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[Teenweek]

Well according to Kate Hudson, AMericans use too much ketchup.

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[Tall_James]

My goodness...I guess I'm "living la vida loca".

Now be quiet and super-size me.

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[Death Metal Moe]

Well according to Moe, Kate Hudson is a flat skank.

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[A.J.]

Is it me or is Kate Hudson a non-Latina Jennifer Lopez?

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[Death Metal Moe]

Well in that pic, maybe. But only because Kate looks so bad.

I will admit she can look cute, but she's just OK.

Lopez is an ugly skank. Period. She can take her ass and go back to wherever the hell she came from.

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[DarkHippie]

hmmm . . . perhaps our obsession with celebrities in america is in excess. Oh yeah, and fuckin reality shows.

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[Death Metal Moe]

hmmm . . . perhaps our obsession with celebrities in america is in excess. Oh yeah, and fuckin reality shows.


Very true. Our Celebrity Culture makes me sick.

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[Teenweek]

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Very true. Our Celebrity Culture makes me sick.



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This message was edited by Teenweek on 8-5-03 @ 9:54 AM

[FiveB247]

Now I must start out any thread that may go Anit-US by saying that I Love the US. It is the Best....Thing....Going...Today.

If you don't like it here...than go to Iraq...you terrorist. :eg:

Ps..I don't think there's enough room on the server to hold all the reasons and examples of such excess.

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[Teenweek]

I think Homer J Simpson says it best about American culture:

I LIKE MY BEER COLD, MY TV LOUD, AND MY HOMOSEXUALS FLAMING

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[TooCute]

Why would you buy a box of individually wrapped packages of cheez-its, and then complain about it?

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[Death Metal Moe]

Why would you buy a box of individually wrapped packages of cheez-its, and then complain about it?

It was an example of excess that was at home for me. My family bought it no problem, like so many other people. And we'll probably buy them again if my Mother finds another coupon. It just made me think is all.

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[Teenweek]

WHy is it when you buy a bag of potato chips, the bag is only half full.

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[A.J.]

WHy is it when you buy a bag of potato chips, the bag is only half full.

I see the bag as half-empty.

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[FUNKMAN]

full of excessive behaviors


11,000 posts and rising... i see what you mean...

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[Recyclerz]

I see the bag as half-empty.


Son, you've got what it takes to be a Democrat. Welcome aboard. ;)


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This message was edited by Recyclerz on 8-5-03 @ 2:26 PM

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

http://popularmechanics.com/images/hummer-sm.jpg

Why in the world would someone, other than military personel, need to drive a Hummer???

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[Teenweek]

http://popularmechanics.com/images/hummer-sm.jpg

Why in the world would someone, other than military personel, need to drive a Hummer???



Why, because we can.

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[FUNKMAN]

Why in the world would someone, other than military personel, need to drive a Hummer???


all i know is if someone gave me a hummer i would tip them well...




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Pet therapists. There's a 12 year old girl digging through a garbage dump in the Philippines looking for food and we have people sending their dogs to a pet therapist because it's bored with its squeeze toy.

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[cozmokramer]

Your very right Moe...but what is there to do about it?

Put weight limits on McDonalds? Thats discrimination.

Make cookie boxes smaller? People will just buy twice the amount of boxes.



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[Heavy]

You should NOT be able to eat ALL YOU CAN EAT!

Is that your idea of freedom?

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[TheMojoPin]

No, it's my idea of taking care of the fatties.

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[Def Dave in SC]

No, it's my idea of taking care of the fatties.


Technically, its not YOUR idea...

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[Recyclerz]

Why in the world would someone, other than military personnel, need to drive a Hummer???

Why? Because we can.

There was an article in the NY Times in April that posed this question and reached the same conclusion. I can't link to it because of its age but I'll Dr0p a few of the bon mots.

In Their Hummers, Right Beside Uncle Sam (April 4, 2003. NY Times)

.But some Hummer drivers, inundated like the rest of America by war news, feel especially patriotic behind the wheel now.
"When I turn on the TV, I see wall-to-wall Humvees, and I'm proud," said Sam Bernstein, a 51-year-old antiquities dealer who lives in Marin County, Calif., and drives a Hummer H2, an S.U.V. sibling of the military Humvee. "They're not out there in Audi A4's," he said of the troops. "I'm proud of my country, and I'm proud to be driving a product that is making a significant contribution.".

.Rick Schmidt, founder of I.H.O.G., the International Hummer Owners Group, said: "In my humble opinion, the H2 is an American icon. Not the military version by any means, but it's a symbol of what we all hold so dearly above all else, the fact we have the freedom of choice, the freedom of happiness, the freedom of adventure and discovery, and the ultimate freedom of expression." "Those who deface a Hummer in words or deed," he added, "deface the American flag and what it stands for.".

.Travis Patterson, 35, an Air Force veteran who lives in Arlington, Tex., said: "To me, the Hummer, the H1, is the most American vehicle on the planet. It oozes patriotism. You put some flags on the Hummer and drive down the road and everyone is honking and waving at you.".

Of course the Times has to quote a commie liberal as well:

Not every veteran appreciates them. Erik Gustafson, 31, drove Humvees a few times as a specialist in the gulf war, where he served as an engineer. "It always bothers me whenever I see them," said Mr. Gustafson, who has founded a group that opposes the war. "At a time when oil prices are already sky high and given how oil politics play into these conflicts, it strikes me as irresponsible."

I suggest we adopt this old lyric from Springsteen as our official national motto:

You want it
You take it
You pay the price




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This message was edited by Recyclerz on 8-5-03 @ 4:11 PM

[gypsy]

Wasn't Eric Gustavson on the show?

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[high fly]

When it comes to wretched excess, need we go any further than Elvis?
I think not.


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[Yerdaddy]

Wasn't Eric Gustafson on the show?
Yes he was. And although I agree with him, it does strike me as funny that they would quote him complaining about cars when I have to jump start his piece of shit Volkswagon Fox about every other week.

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[Se7en]

Don't complain about the food, Moe.

Complain about SUVs, complain about celebrities, fine.

Not the food.

Be thankful we live in a society prosperous enough to supersize our meals.

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[Death Metal Moe]

Oh I'm very grateful to live in our land of plenty.

And I don't want to start suggesting any kind of restrictions or limitations on anything.

It's just a little fucked up that people starve as I throw out stale bread because we thought the large bargian loaf was a good value.

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[TooCute]

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[RageCage]

$45 Burritos (http://abcnews.go.com/sections/GMA/Business/GMA030729Expensive_burrito.html)

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[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

This thread reminds me of the scene in Moscow on The Hudson when Robin Williams is in the supermarket and is completely overwhelmed by all the food and all the products.

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[TheMojoPin]

Fuck "all you can eat".

Price Club, Costco, super-size, WHATEVER. But "all you can eat" is for the weak and useless.

Unless you're fat or trying to become fat, it serves no healthy or logical purpose.

And I have no time for fat fatties full of fat. You're a burden on the health care system, and I hate you. Well, not hate, but unless you have a REAL medical problem, it's just pathetic.

Especially when there's so many freakin' hungry and starving kids in this country. Now excuse me while I go FedEx this sandwich to Kentucky.

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[Se7en]

It's just a little fucked up that people starve as I throw out stale bread because we thought the large bargian loaf was a good value.


I do that and laugh as I do.

Maybe I have a sadism problem.

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[HBox]

I have a great, current example of our cultural excess. While America masterbates to the orgy of celebrity news tonight (Kobe Bryant and Arnold for Governor), this is happening, Iran is close to nukes (http://www.msnbc.com/news/949171.asp?0cv=CB10), and you will hear a peep about it, at most.


There was a ceremony in Tehran two weeks ago to welcome the newest missile to Iran's arsenal - a missile designed in North Korea.


So while the Anti-American dream team gets together, all anybody cares about is an alleged rapist and a actor running for Governor.

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[phixion]

all anybody cares about is an alleged rapist and a actor running for Governor.


we should take the 'alleged' out of it. put him in jail so he can never win another ring again in his life.

as for ahnold, y not? we went nuts and elected an actor from california as president

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[Death Metal Moe]

So while the Anti-American dream team gets together, all anybody cares about is an alleged rapist and a actor running for Governor.


Please don't say WE.

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