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| I have to give Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone and Evan Williams credit. They created something that allows people to be significantly more annoying: Twitter. For certain things – following a sport, keeping track of a major developing story or the most ridiculously awesome blog on the web, etc. – the social networking website can be exceptionally useful. However, there are many occasions where you find yourself victim to being told about the feckless events of others’ everyday lives. | I respect my elders. No, I don’t mean those things waiting for death’s call in a retirement home who are just giant liver spots. (I was planning to link to a funny/creepy picture of some old dudes, but in doing a Google image search for “really old people,” a picture of Miley Cyrus wrapped in a satin bedsheet came up as the second hit. WTF?) I am referring to anyone who’s 27 or older. In my experience, once you start that cliff dive into your 30s, you seemingly start not giving a sh*t less. | |||
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Posts Tagged ‘Jersey Shore’
LESS OMG. MORE STFU.
Monday, August 9th, 2010by Dimebag Darrell
LESS MTV NOW. MORE MTV THEN.
Monday, August 2nd, 2010by Billy Blij
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| What happened to MTV? I seem to recall that at one point, they actually played music. As a matter of fact, they are solely responsible for the dastardly and hopeless direction that pop music has taken. As soon as MTV made it a prerequisite for musical artists to look like whores and douchebags, decent songmanship died a terrible death, its brains splattered across some producer’s coke den. | I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that the “M” in MTV stands for “music.” I’m a big fan of music. I firmly believe that it makes the world go round. Even the garbage today — which makes me think that the horrible days of grunge in the ’90s were not so bad — qualifies as music. You see, if you truly love music, you have to be incredibly forgiving, open-minded and patient. | |||
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LESS LLC. MORE BBQ.
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010by Dimebag Darrell
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| I was recently hired as a copy editing intern, a position that involves important tasks, and I am pretty enthused about starting. Between that, my uber-sweet spot here at Less This. More That. and an eventual job that will pay me money this summer, I am quite the busy dude this “vacationing” season. Unfortunately, this does not seem to be a unique situation. From soon-to-be graduates to working stiffs, the summer has brought little reprieve from the daily 9-to-5 grind of the rest of the year. | Now that you have shown some admirable brazenness by walking into The Man’s office and demanding some extra time off, what exactly are you to do this summer with your free time between trips to the unemployment office? How about showing your displeasure towards that faulty fax machine that has kept you past the closing bell way too many goddamn times to count (come on, you didn’t think a piece on this topic wouldn’t have a single “Office Space” reference, did you?)? | |||
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LESS PRODUCT. MORE NATURAL.
Monday, June 14th, 2010by Mrs. Robinson
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| After mentioning The Donald last week, it got me thinkin’ about hair. I mean really, after business mogul, what’s the first thing people mention about Donald Trump? His freakin’ hair! Curiously, the phenomenon of bad hair day is no longer just a woman’s prerogative. Men have become hair-obsessed. Not since the big hair band days of the ’80s, has hair and the quest for mane-managing products taken up such a big part of a man’s day. | Women fair no better here, from frightening hair extensions to bad color to stylists who should be fired. While men can sport the bald thing, there are only two kinds of women who look great with no hair. First, women who have lost their hair due to disease. We might even shave our own heads in solidarity. Some women shave their heads in bizarre moments of insanity, but unless you’re Demi Moore in GI Jane, it’s just not a good idea. | |||
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LESS RAGING. MORE RELAXING.
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010by D. Znutts
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| I’m just coming off of my first Hamptons vacation and I have to say, I have mixed feelings. Not about The Hamptons, per say, but about the modern vacation in general. When did “vacationing” equate to partying yourself into a drunken stupor, staying up all night and feeling like complete shizah the next day? What happened to the good ol’ days when vacationing meant relaxing, getting away from it all, and unwinding? I was hoping to do a little of that this weekend. | First, let’s start with the definition of vacation: a period of rest and freedom from work, study, etc.; time of recreation, usually a specific interval in a year. Spa massages, beaches, a delicious dinner, biking, hiking, golfing, poolside lounging. Yes. THAT is what a vacation should be. When, exactly, it went from “getting away” to “getting crazy” I have no idea. Things have gone terribly wrong. People now feel the more obliterated, wasted and crazy they get, the more “fun” they’re having. | |||
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LESS FIST-PUMP. MORE FIST-BUMP.
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010by Ms. Anne Threaup
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| Here’s the real Situation: People need to stop watching Jersey Shore. Seriously. When you know the names of all the kids on the show, including what they eat and who they f*ck (and the two are often interchangeable), then my hunch is you’re no longer watching the show to be ironic. What’s ironic is that you, a seemingly functional human being, find entertainment value in that hour-long train wreck of drunken drivel. | Remember back in 2008 when Americans were so misty-eyed and full of hope? Suddenly we had our own version of the Kennedys asking us to envision a Camelot, just within our reach. Presidential candidate Barack Obama and wife Michelle promised change to a country that had become jaded over the past eight years. It seemed only one thing would get us through the endless election buildup: The Fist Bump. | |||
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LESS ARCTIC. MORE TROPIC.
Thursday, March 4th, 2010by The Angry Young Man
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| It’s official. We’ve reached the breaking point. We are now completely over winter. Stepping outside and getting face-blasted by an arctic breeze is no way to start out the day. Oh, and we can most certainly do without trudging through two feet of snow in order to dig out the trusty Yugo for the morning commute. We’re putting a hit out on Ole’ Man Winter. | Waking up to some warm ocean breezes, now that’s something we could get used to. How about a commute that starts with the outdoor bar for pina coladas and ends with a poolside lounge chair, optimally positioned for maximum UV exposure. Sprinkle in some getting our buzz on, and we’re golden. Golden tan. No work. No worries. No stress. No snow. Just paradise. | |||
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LESS P.C. MORE STEREOTYPING.
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010by The Clever Jew
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| Despite being huge fans, we don’t really understand the hullabaloo surrounding MTV’s breakout reality television show, Jersey Shore. Actually, we take it back, we’re not just huge fans, we freakin’ LOVE that show. We can’t possibly get enough greasy, juiced-up, over-tanned, hair gel-laden, fist-pumping Guido action to satisfy our needs. And let’s be honest, neither can you. That’s right, we’ve got a Situation here, folks. | With so many people worthy of poking fun at, why not embrace the medium and promote stereotypical groups and their outlandish, obnoxious behavior? Seriously, why should Guidos have all the fun, get all the fame, and make all the money, all for doing nothing more than being their pathetic, yet endearing selves. Can you imagine the possibilities here, people? Think of how many amazing stereotypes are just waiting to bring us laughter and joy! | |||
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