__________ is/are overrated.

[Max Rockatansky]

Worth noting in my case that I have eosinophilic esophagitis.  That makes consuming stuff like a steak much more of an effort than it probably would be in normal circumstances.  I'm able to eat burger patties much more easily. 

[Rothman]

Count me in the crowd who prefers burgers over steak.

Bang for the buck? Sure. But if price were no object.

I still would prefer the best burger I've had versus the best steak.

No way for me. A5 Wagyu for the win.

Heh.  That's just the sweet taste of pretention.

[bugo]

I dont do satellite because of them being slow.
I do cable internet. Its faster.

That's because you are fortunate enough to live where there is cable internet. My family in Arkansas lives in a secluded rural area and the only kind of internet they can get is satellite. It sucks, but what are you going to do, use dialup?

[bugo]

In-N-Out

You're doing it wrong.

[J N Winkler]

Throwing a couple of thoughts into the steak-versus-burgers discussion:

*  If you don't think there is such a thing as a bad burger, you must have forgotten (or been spared) the experience of a 1980's school cafeteria.

*  Steak does require more cutting and forking, but your hands stay clean.

[JayhawkCO]

Count me in the crowd who prefers burgers over steak.

Bang for the buck? Sure. But if price were no object.

I still would prefer the best burger I've had versus the best steak.

No way for me. A5 Wagyu for the win.

Heh.  That's just the sweet taste of pretention.

Is there any better flavor, especially when it's on someone else's dime?

[JayhawkCO]

In-N-Out

You're doing it wrong.

Disagree. Soggy fries. Average burger. Really long lines (at least at the ones in Colorado). No thanks.

[bugo]

Wrestling and boxing. The former is entirely fake, and for the latter, who wants to watch people get hurt?

Professional wrestling is not "fake". It's scripted. There's a difference. When a wrestler jumps off the top rope and lands on the floor below, the pain is definitely not fake. The injuries are very real. Would you go around saying that movies are "fake"?

[JayhawkCO]

Wrestling and boxing. The former is entirely fake, and for the latter, who wants to watch people get hurt?

Professional wrestling is not "fake". It's scripted. There's a difference. When a wrestler jumps off the top rope and lands on the floor below, the pain is definitely not fake. The injuries are very real. Would you go around saying that movies are "fake"?

Sure. If it helps to demean wrestling. 

[bugo]

- US 66 (Only famous because it worked in a song, really never this mega important highway).

I don't agree that it wasn't an important highway, but I do agree that it is vastly overrated. There are hundreds of US and state highways around the country that have segments that are just as if not more interesting than 66. And a lot of 66 is boring. Much of it in cities is suburban strip hell, and the segments in some of the flat areas are mind-numbing. Most of the coolest sections of US 66 (La Bajada Hill, MacArthur Bridge) are no longer drivable. US 66 goes through the city I live in, but I still don't get what the big deal about it is.

[Max Rockatansky]

- US 66 (Only famous because it worked in a song, really never this mega important highway).

I don't agree that it wasn't an important highway, but I do agree that it is vastly overrated. There are hundreds of US and state highways around the country that have segments that are just as if not more interesting than 66. And a lot of 66 is boring. Much of it in cities is suburban strip hell, and the segments in some of the flat areas are mind-numbing. Most of the coolest sections of US 66 (La Bajada Hill, MacArthur Bridge) are no longer drivable. US 66 goes through the city I live in, but I still don't get what the big deal about it is.

What I find fascinating about US 66 fandom is that it is more about trying to experience what the past was like through modern lenses.  That experience probably isn't (rhetorical since I know ) authentic to what the actual highway was like when it was a living entity.  Considering US 66 is outside the window of living memory for a good percentage of the population I question the authenticity of the presentation sometimes.

[Rothman]

In-N-Out

You're doing it wrong.

Disagree. Soggy fries. Average burger. Really long lines (at least at the ones in Colorado). No thanks.

^This.

In-N-Out is a notch above Burger King.  Nowhere near the hype it gets.

[Max Rockatansky]

In-N-Out

You're doing it wrong.

Disagree. Soggy fries. Average burger. Really long lines (at least at the ones in Colorado). No thanks.

^This.

In-N-Out is a notch above Burger King.  Nowhere near the hype it gets.

In-N-Out tends to be a lot faster if you go in and order.  Locally in California it isn't so bad given that the chain is pretty much everywhere.  Even still the waits are on the longer side for fast food.  Taking advantage of the 10 AM secret opening is really the optimal way to go if you want fast service from In-N-Out.

[hbelkins]

I dont do satellite because of them being slow.
I do cable internet. Its faster.

That's because you are fortunate enough to live where there is cable internet. My family in Arkansas lives in a secluded rural area and the only kind of internet they can get is satellite. It sucks, but what are you going to do, use dialup?

Attest. I had satellite internet for awhile and it was slow, expensive, and with ridiculous daily data limits. I gave it up when HughesNet refused to replace my box when it went bad and instead wanted to come out and do a service call which would have been an additional cost.

I've been using a cell hotspot at home but fiber is being run into my rural area and it should be available later this year. PRTC has gotten all sorts of national accolades for their service and I'm looking forward to their service being available.

[bugo]

Alcohol.

[Max Rockatansky]

I rather be drunk than stoned.  I hate the feeling of paranoia I always got with marijuana products especially.  Usually if I'm drunk I just get tired and go to bed early.

[JayhawkCO]

I smoked for the first time in a while when I was at my buddy's wedding last weekend. I took one hit and I still felt it uncomfortably strongly four hours later. I'll stick to my whiskey.

[hbelkins]

I smoked for the first time in a while when I was at my buddy's wedding last weekend. I took one hit and I still felt it uncomfortably strongly four hours later. I'll stick to my whiskey.

I rather be drunk than stoned.  I hate the feeling of paranoia I always got with marijuana products especially.  Usually if I'm drunk I just get tired and go to bed early.

Alcohol.

Intoxication in general.

[Rothman]

I'm a teetotaler and have been around those who are drunk.  Whatever the self perception, yeah, being drunk is overrated.

[JayhawkCO]

I'm a teetotaler and have been around those who are drunk.  Whatever the self perception, yeah, being drunk is overrated.

At age 41, I have zero interest in being drunk. But a lot of fun times have happened over the course of my life because I was letting loose in such a way that only alcohol affords.  YMMV of course, and obviously, it goes without saying it's not healthy.

[Max Rockatansky]

I've found being drunk around people to be mostly overrated.  Now having a nice solid beer buzz on a day off along or a night leading into one is something I do occasionally enjoy. 

[kkt]

For a long time I thought I just disliked steak.  Then I had a good one, from a pricey restaurant that butchered its own meat.  It was delicious and not tough or chewey at all. I still don't have them often, because price is a consideration and there aren't that many restaurants that do a great job with them.

In 'n Out - highly overrated.  Long waits even by sit-down restaurant standards - and a restaurant would at least serve you an appetizer while you wait.  Food that was somewhere in between fast food and an average restaurant burger.  They've got a lot of gall to charge premium prices as well.

[formulanone]

Eh, I look at the whole fast food burger thing not much more differently than comparing a road in one state from another state. A change of pace is nice, but neither is worthy of time-consuming disdain nor uplifting it unto a transcendental realm.

[Rothman]

I'm a teetotaler and have been around those who are drunk.  Whatever the self perception, yeah, being drunk is overrated.

At age 41, I have zero interest in being drunk. But a lot of fun times have happened over the course of my life because I was letting loose in such a way that only alcohol affords.  YMMV of course, and obviously, it goes without saying it's not healthy.

Weren't you the bartender?  Sort of a self-serving statement.

I'm still not convinced that one needs alcohol to "let loose."  You need hallucinogens to hallucinate, but it just sounds pathetic to me that one needs to consume a depressant or they won't have a good time.

[formulanone]

In-N-Out

You're doing it wrong.

Disagree. Soggy fries. Average burger. Really long lines (at least at the ones in Colorado). No thanks.

^This.

In-N-Out is a notch above Burger King.  Nowhere near the hype it gets.

Wow, your Burger King is hitting far above average. Most BKs are pretty disappointing experiences.