bitflipper
Cars are made out of plastic (if that's a cost-saving measure, why does a new tail light cost $250?).
 
 

The savings is for the manufacturer so they can have a higher margin.

Things are almost dismal enough that someone, who is daring enough to be different, will stand out and, eventually, be recognized for their effort.
 
(I hope!)

craigb
Things are almost dismal enough that someone, who is daring enough to be different, will stand out and, eventually, be recognized for their effort.
 
(I hope!)

I agree, I think we are ripe for it.

michaelhanson

craigb
Things are almost dismal enough that someone, who is daring enough to be different, will stand out and, eventually, be recognized for their effort.
 
(I hope!)

I agree, I think we are ripe for it.

If/when that happens, we'll have to be thankful for the current dismal state that made it possible

BobF

michaelhanson

craigb
Things are almost dismal enough that someone, who is daring enough to be different, will stand out and, eventually, be recognized for their effort.

(I hope!)

I agree, I think we are ripe for it.

If/when that happens, we'll have to be thankful for the current dismal state that made it possible

I'm a dismal contributor. Will I get accolades then?

bitflipper
Everything's been dumbed down and generified so as to be as effortlessly consumed and inoffensive as possible. 

I remember when I first came to the States, I landed in Boston and checked into a hotel late at night and switched on the TV. Can't remember what channel it was but they were showing The Larry Sanders Show. It was the episode where an old writing partner of Larry's visits him after 20 years, and he's an alcoholic failure jealous of Larry's success. I'd seen the episode before a few times in the UK as I love the show. Anyway there's a scene where they first meet and the old friend says to Larry "turn around....let me see that ass," to which Larry turns around and hoists his jacket up. Only it was missing on the version I watched in the hotel. It was my first taste of mainstream US censorship - they cut out the most bizarre things seemingly on the basis that one complete and utter tool somewhere is going to find it offensive. 
 
When I was a kid two of my favorite books were Where The Wild Things Are and In The Night Kitchen, both by Maurice Sendak. I loved the artwork and was thrust into a wonderful fantasy world every time I read them. I looked up In The Night Kitchen recently because a friend reminded me of it, and was shocked to read on Wikipedia that the book was deemed "controversial" in the US and banned in some places. The reason? The kid in the book, who looks to be toddler aged, is naked in parts. You see his little pee-pee! Not that there is anything even remotely sexual or offensive about a cartoon drawing of a naked toddler. It's really bizarre how offended some people get over things that wouldn't even register a single thought in your own mind. 

Slugbaby

bitflipper

space_cowboy
Bit - that was a mashup of metallica and gaga.  i thought it was funny

Oh, I watched the video before commenting, so I got the joke.
 
OK, OK - I admit I only watched 30 seconds of it.
 
Now, here's the cutest Metallica cover short of having it performed by puppies and kittens...

 

Here's the grown-up (dogs & cats?) version.  And you can actually understand the lyrics!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z67IqrmygZY
 

 
On listenable, understandable lyrics, a couple of the best:
 

 
and:
 

 
 
It goes without saying that we can all learn quite a bit from these fine examples of proper elocution. Bravo!
 
 
 

Well the stuff my grandson plays is pretty bad, but what gets me most is the swearing, in almost every song the hooks contain a F-Bomb.
 
When Al Stewart used the F word in Love Chronicles it was in context and effective for it's rarity, but it still outraged. These days its on a par with La La la.
 

Glyn Barnes
Well the stuff my grandson plays is pretty bad, but what gets me most is the swearing, in almost every the hooks contain a F-Bomb.
 
When Al Stewart used the F word in Love Chronicles it was in context and effective for it's rarity, but it still outraged. These days its on a par with La La la.
 

I totally agree. I assume that they all think it's edgy, but really, it's just a lyrical cop-out, annoying, and asinine. I also resent the intrusion of vulgarity into the political sphere. Granted that few, if any, of our politicians (any side) can actually morally/ethically think their way out of a paper bag, but do they have to advertise it?

Because modern people are making it.