Three things you think are overrated.

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Christopher Hitchens said the four most overrated things in life were:

Picnics
Lobster
Champagne
Anal sex.

I am only asking for everyone's top three, and I will start with mine:

Monte Carlo
Complicated females
The Rolling Stones.

Let's hear them, everyone!

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Rewe said:

Is this your way of telling us that you DON'T think that anal sex is overrated??

Haha, no, but that made me laugh.

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Wacky Racer said:

Mr MXT said:

The Beatles

I knew when I started this thread that at least one person would nominate the Beatles. I encounter this in the real world from time to time in my job as a musician. I suspect for some it's done because they are trying to be 'different'.

Anyway, it always amazes me, every time. Everyone has their own personal taste, and we all understand that, but the sheer level of musical ignorance required to consider the Beatles overrated is remarkable.

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Gary29 said:

Hammering frozen sausages into lawns

'Dominating' something

BMW indicator jokes

Pistonheads must really irritate you then!

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Mr MXT said:

Don’t be so sensitive Paul, I loved the stuff you did with Wings.

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budgie smuggler said:

3 Chip shop fish and chips. I shouldn't be able to easily out-do food bought from a shop specialising in this particular dish, with a bag of oven chips and a bit of battered fish from my freezer.

You need to find a better chippy!

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TwigtheWonderkid said:

toasty said:

2002 said:

It's funny that women get paid more prize money than men at Wimbledon but everyone wants to watch the gents final.

They don't but they play less sets for the same money.

But they are happy to play 5 sets, the tournament organisers just can't schedule the time.

And we would all die of boredom.

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Le Controleur Horizontal said:

Just a Boy Band = The Beatles

Not sure if that was supposed to be in jest?

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ging84 said:

yonex said:

1. The Royal family
2. Social Media
3. Yorkshire

I though Yorkshire had a reputation as being a pretty miserable place to be, how bad are you saying it really is?

I've had a couple of holidays in Yorkshire and thought it was lovely there.

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Zarco said:

Agree, nasty things.

I am quite a big coffee fan and my favourite is Blue Mountain which I buy in Jamaica.

I think Nespresso is very good though, not as good as Blue Mountain but certainly a big step up from Costa, Starbucks and the like.

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Cold said:

Coffee (and beer) snobs are up there with Apple and Tesla fanboys.

It's not snobby to appreciate good stuff.

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Cold said:

I've seen no mention of appreciating good stuff.

Good coffee, good beer appreciation is ‘snobby’ according to your post, unless I’ve read it wrong?

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toasty said:

And back on topic, Steely Dan

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Hosenbugler said:

My main 3 , are

The Beatles

I've just been listening to the remastered 'Let it Be' recording.

It's one thing to simply 'not like' The Beatles. That merely demonstrates a complete lack of musical taste.

But, to consider them 'overrated'?

Weapons-grade ignorance.

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Last Visit said:

But it's your thread so you can chose the rules

Thanks

Yes, it's the sheer incorrectness of saying they are 'overrated' that grates with me because the different level they were operating at (particularly later on) makes that ridiculous, frankly.

I play music for a living and do many of the same songs night after night, and I am still awestruck by many of the Beatles tunes I do, even after over 7,000 gigs.

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Nerdherder said:

Reminds me of a group of veteran session/stage musicians doing a Beatles songs tour in the Netherlands currently.

'The Analogues'.

Yes, outstanding.

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ging84 said:

Never heard of them, probably not have most people. Suspect they won't share even 1000th the level of success, despite probably being 99% as good, which is why I think all successful musicians are over rated.

What you are missing here is the writing of the material is the genius part.

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warp9 said:

Sunday lunch carvery's

They're for the council thread.

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TwigtheWonderkid said:

Hosenbugler said:

Apple products

The Beatles

That counts as one thing.

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psi310398 said:

I had to scroll up to see to whom you were referring. I thought for a moment it was the Beatles - which would have had some posters here getting all gammony (as apparently they are the literal heirs to JS Bach or something

You've (inadvertently) put it quite well there actually. From perhaps 1965 onwards, they were very much successors to the great earlier composers in terms of experimentation and pursuing new ideas musically.

Given your tone, I have a sneaking suspicion that appreciating this might be over a little your head though!