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Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :

In fact, I may also deserve a good pummeling.

I think I have failed as a brother to teach my sister the "must's" that I think she should know about basic pop culture.

For instance, I found out 3 weeks ago, she had never seen The Dark Crystal. I fixed that problem, but she was on drugs at the time so... ::shrug::

I found out that she has never seen Young Frankenstein, or Ferris Buellers Day Off. I nearly shot myself over those.

She has never read any of the LotR's, including The Hobbit. She hasn't even seen any of the movies. This will be a soon fixed problem as I will be offering her 30 bucks if she can get through the 3 books before I leave for my mission.

She doesn't know who Led Zepplin is, and has never heard Stairway to Heaven. Now, granted I never did until High School either, but my older sister was lame and doesn't know it either, so I can excuse myself there.

She doesn't know anything about Michael Jackson past his scary face and rumors abound. She thought that someone else was known for the moon walk. (thank you VH1 for fixing this problem, and the Music Video for Billie Jean)

To her, David Bowie is just that guy from the Labrynth.

Luckily, though, I'm a geek so I already have shown her the Star Wars trilogy, along with Space Balls. She loves MP's Holy Grail. She doesn't get why I rent Princess Bride so many times, though she has watched it... once.

This is going to take some work. I feel there is so much she just NEEDS to know, but most of that comes from my own likes/dislikes. UGH, I can't believe she hasn't seen Ferris Buellers Day Off.

::pummels sister::

Posted by Javert (Member # 3076) on :

Well, different things matter to different people. Maybe it's just in my nature to try and be different, but why are there things in pop-culture that we must do?

Oh no...this sounds like my parents' saying that "if all the kids jumped off a cliff, would you do it too?" I feel old! Ahhhhhhhh! [Wall Bash]

*pummels T for making me feel old*

Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :

What's The Dark Crystal?

Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :

If you really care about her, you won't subject her to Michael Jackson.

And if Stairway to Heaven is the best Zeppelin song you can think of to teach her, then I think you have a thing or two to learn about classic rock yourself, Mr. Novak.

Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :

Dark Crystal is a crappy Jim Henson movie that wanted to be Labrynth, but fell on its face trying.

The only reason anyone watches it is for nostalgia purposes, of which Nate's little sis probably has none.

Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :

If I admit to not having heard of either of those, do I face the chance of a pummelling?

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

*hides behind Jeni*

Posted by narrativium (Member # 3230) on :

T, just take away her driving privileges.

Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :

Frisco, not that it's their best song, but Stairway to Heaven is their more well known song. For instance, I prefer "Babe, I'm going to leave you" over Stairway.

And it's because I care for her that I must show her Michael Jackson in his glory days.

Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :

So why are you into 80's pop culture, Nate? Is it because you were a very precocious cub scout, or is it because the detritus of that era has had a chance to settle to the bottom of the tank?

Dark Crystal is more like LOTR for muppets, I think. You got your little dude trying to return the troublesome object to the enclave of terror. Except he travels with a girl and not a group of guys. I like the emphasis on bringing ambition and mysticism together. Or should I be mad that they were separated in the first place?

"Roast Nebri, my favorite"

Also, my kids look like Gelflings, so how can I not like it?

Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :

Umm, yeah, shame on her...

*doesn't mention that she has not accomplished half of T's list*

Uh... *runs away* [Embarrassed]

Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :

When I first started dating Christy, I was rather astonished to discover that, perhaps due to a lack of basic cable when growing up, she had been exposed to NO popular culture -- much less the '80s New Wave. Later on, I grew to find this charming. [Smile]

Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :

So that's why Christy and I get along so well! Sports were basically the only accepted form of TV watching and even that was rare in my own childhood.

So I'm a pop-culture starved rabid college football fanatic. Is that an oxy moron?

AJ

Posted by beatnix19 (Member # 5836) on :

Its no big deal that she doesn't know or care much about the things you find entertaining. My wife and I have huge differences in taste. She is an opera's book club junkie and I read mostly fantasy and sci-fi. On satudays I watch the Buckeyes and scream and yell at the t.v. and she goes shopping. Movies: don't even get me started, I've seen most of what we here would probably call must sees(LOTR, Harry potter, Matrix, Star Wars) alone in the theater because she hates those kinds of movies.

But... we get along great and understand these things are only minor detail in the large scheme of things.

So you can still love your sister, hopefully in a different way than I love my wife, and not have to force your ideas of crucial entertainment/pop-culture on here. Although I have to agree that she is missing out on some good stuff, but, oh well... thats her choice.

Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :

I guess you mean Oprah's book club. Or maybe I don't know how to appreciate a good misspelling here and there [Smile]

Posted by beatnix19 (Member # 5836) on :

Oprah, opera, what ever. Niether of them are very interesting to me [Smile]

But, um yea Oprah is what i meant. I guess there is a difference.

Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :

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not have to force your ideas of crucial entertainment/pop-culture on here.

Force away, T_Smith. She deserves it for being younger than you.

Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :

I wish T were *my* brother!

Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :

Me too Myr!

I also missed out on pop culture... then again, I'm the oldest so I've got only my parents to blame...

Posted by Ethics Gradient (Member # 878) on :

Nate, it sounds to me like she's missing out on "geek culture" rather than "pop culture". [Wink]

Posted by Ethics Gradient (Member # 878) on :

That said, I almost died of shock recently.

I was doing a comedy show that featured a guy named Sigmund who was known far and wide as "Ziggy". So, naturally, I kept saying to people "Yeah, I heard Ziggy played guitar, jamming good with Weird and Gilly and the Spiders from Mars."

ONE person got it. ONE. Out of about 30. I mean, come one people. Some of the ones who didn't get it consider themselves to be music experts. Pfshaw. [Roll Eyes]

[ November 13, 2003, 08:03 PM: Message edited by: Ethics Gradient ]

Posted by Tresopax (Member # 1063) on :

Hmmm... it sounds like my School of Mariokartology needs to expand beyond Nintendo Studies and offer courses in all branches of fundamental cultural knowledge. Then your sister could join Jeni! [Big Grin]

[ November 13, 2003, 09:23 PM: Message edited by: Tresopax ]

Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :

So, the other day I procured a copy of Philip Glass's Heroes and Low symphonies, which he did in conjunction with David Bowie and Brian Eno. I was explaining it to my roommates when one of them said "Who is David Bowie?" My other roommie turned to her and said - "don't you have any culture? He's the guy from Labyrinth!" [Roll Eyes]

Funnier:

I was sitting in church, and someone giving a talk was reading a story about a fat girl who didn't fit in. (a bit odd, yes.) The character mused that perhaps in a few years the Rubens look would be in.
I laughed - I found it quite amusing. At the same time, my friend Dave who was sitting near me laughed. (This is Dave who owns 128 CDs as varied as Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake.) We both looked at each other quizzically. He asked me, "you got that?" I was wondering the same thing. "You know who Rubens is?" he asked me.
"Um, yes. He's a 16th century Flemish painter known for his particularly voluptuous nudes."
He looked at me like I was speaking French. "No, I think here they were talking about the guy from American Idol."

sigh.

Posted by Toretha (Member # 2233) on :

*doesn't know any of those things but the LotR ones*

but I'm the oldest, and very sheltered....I have failed in my duties as the oldest, though, cause I enver taught my sisters those-although my sisters often educate me about pop culture