Very common cultural things you are ignorant to, haven’t done, or don’t understand references for, that most would.

[infection]

- I’ve never seen any film from The Godfather trilogy. I’m looking to remedy this soon.

- I’ve never seen It’s A Wonderful Life. Every year at Christmas time I tell myself I’ll finally get around to seeing this.

- I’ve never been to a Real Salt Lake game or Rio Tinto Stadium in general (or whatever the hell its name is now). This one maybe isn’t a huge deal because I’d imagine there are a lot of us here who haven’t done that.

- I grew up for the most part in Utah (Sandy) and give no ***** about the BYU/Utah rivalry.

- I give no ***** about college athletics in general.

- For as much as I know about basketball or baseball (though haven’t followed baseball professionally since the 90s), I really have the most pedestrian understanding of football. People would occasionally speak with me about it assuming I must no something. I do not.

- I’d never been to Antelope Island until two years ago. I’ve also never been on a boat on The Great Salt Lake. I don’t figure most here have, but it’s kind of funny I saw things on Viator where you can do that, and also in conjunction with the fact that when I went to Antelope Island, most the people were foreigners. I found it funny that these people from all over the world are coming to see this and here I’ve been here most of growing up and a large part of my adult life and never bothered being there specifically.

- I’ve only ever eaten three cereals: Lucky Charms (and knock offs), Honey Nut Cheerios, and Frosted Flakes (or other cornflake cereals that I load with sugar).

- I was out sick in fifth grade when we did long division. I’ve honestly never learned it.

 

[infection]

Oh and as for television, I’ve never seen Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Squid Game,The Lord of the Rings, any of Harry Potter (sans one film), nor have I sat down and watched the entirety of any Bond movie prior to Brosnan.

 

[fishonjazz]

- I’ve never seen any film from The Godfather trilogy. I’m looking to remedy this soon.

- I’ve never seen It’s A Wonderful Life. Every year at Christmas time I tell myself I’ll finally get around to seeing this.

- I’ve never been to a Real Salt Lake game or Rio Tinto Stadium in general (or whatever the hell its name is now). This one maybe isn’t a huge deal because I’d imagine there are a lot of us here who haven’t done that.

- I grew up for the most part in Utah (Sandy) and give no ***** about the BYU/Utah rivalry.

- I give no ***** about college athletics in general.

- For as much as I know about basketball or baseball (though haven’t followed baseball professionally since the 90s), I really have the most pedestrian understanding of football. People would occasionally speak with me about it assuming I must no something. I do not.

- I’d never been to Antelope Island until two years ago. I’ve also never been on a boat on The Great Salt Lake. I don’t figure most here have, but it’s kind of funny I saw things on Viator where you can do that, and also in conjunction with the fact that when I went to Antelope Island, most the people were foreigners. I found it funny that these people from all over the world are coming to see this and here I’ve been here most of growing up and a large part of my adult life and never bothered being there specifically.

- I’ve only ever eaten three cereals: Lucky Charms (and knock offs), Honey Nut Cheerios, and Frosted Flakes (or other cornflake cereals that I load with sugar).

- I was out sick in fifth grade when we did long division. I’ve honestly never learned it.

I have some of these in common.
I have never sat down and watched the godfather movies or sat down and watched it's a wonderful life (I have seen parts of each over the years)

I went to one real sl game. The best first one ever played at Rio tinto.

I have been been to antelope island and also never been on a boat on the great salt lake. I have also never been to the salt flats.

Of all these, the one I want to do the most is antelope island. Question, can anyone go there anytime or are there certain hours or do you need a reservation etc?

 

[fishonjazz]

Oh and as for television, I’ve never seen Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Squid Game,The Lord of the Rings, any of Harry Potter (sans one film), nor have I sat down and watched the entirety of any Bond movie prior to Brosnan.

I loved game of thrones (I read all the books multiple times) and Harry Potter movies are incredible (red most of those books too) and Lord of the rings is quite good.....
But of all that stuff the one that you really should make a point to watch is Breaking Bad. Just do it.

 

[TheGoldStandard]

I never had sex with Hearsky's mom.

 

[fishonjazz]

I never had sex with Hearsky's mom.

Nice one!

 

[infection]

I have some of these in common.
I have never sat down and watched the godfather movies or sat down and watched it's a wonderful life (I have seen parts of each over the years)

I went to one real sl game. The best first one ever played at Rio tinto.

I have been been to antelope island and also never been on a boat on the great salt lake. I have also never been to the salt flats.

Of all these, the one I want to do the most is antelope island. Question, can anyone go there anytime or are there certain hours or do you need a reservation etc?

You don’t need a reservation but there is a fee. I don’t think it was large. There are hours but they’re pretty broad like 6:00 am to 10:00 pm but once you’re in, you can stay as long as you want. Some people go there to stargaze as it’s one of those “dark places,” which I think is a marketing scam (not that they’re not really dark places, but this certification and certifying body of making things a dark spot). It was actually pretty cool out there and not many people.








I probably should have included the Salt Flats, too, as I’d never been out there, either, until last summer. It was actually pretty cool and there were quite a few people out there but once you get out there, it’s a free-for-all and you end up going slightly different directions and you aren’t by anyone at all. I was surprised how big it was. I definitely recommend that. It’s just off I-80 and there’s an Indian restaurant at the gas station at that exit, if you’re interested. I would recommend putting down some newspaper or something inside your car if you get out or especially if you’re taking kids because you will get salt everywhere. It’s also going to be a bitch getting it off your undercarriage and wheel wells.

 

[infection]

I never had sex with Hearsky's mom.

No need to feign modesty.

 

[TheGoldStandard]

No need to feign modesty.

She told me "fishin' for brown trout don't count."

 

[Sardines]

I went to Antelope Island one time because my sister was doing a tree planting thing there and asked if I would come along.

I've never watched any of the Marvel movies. I really watch very few movies in general, maybe 2-3 movies a year.

I've never owned a non-Nintendo game console.

I don't know anything about music and pay no attention to musicians even if I like some of their stuff.

 

[The Thriller]

You don’t need a reservation but there is a fee. I don’t think it was large. There are hours but they’re pretty broad like 6:00 am to 10:00 pm but once you’re in, you can stay as long as you want. Some people go there to stargaze as it’s one of those “dark places,” which I think is a marketing scam (not that they’re not really dark places, but this certification and certifying body of making things a dark spot). It was actually pretty cool out there and not many people.

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I probably should have included the Salt Flats, too, as I’d never been out there, either, until last summer. It was actually pretty cool and there were quite a few people out there but once you get out there, it’s a free-for-all and you end up going slightly different directions and you aren’t by anyone at all. I was surprised how big it was. I definitely recommend that. It’s just off I-80 and there’s an Indian restaurant at the gas station at that exit, if you’re interested. I would recommend putting down some newspaper or something inside your car if you get out or especially if you’re taking kids because you will get salt everywhere. It’s also going to be a bitch getting it off your undercarriage and wheel wells.

I’ve done some photography at the Salt Flats. A few tips:

1. But some rubber water boots. Wear those instead of ruining your regular shoes. You’ll never get all the salt off regular shoes. You can get the salt off with regular rubber water boots. You can get a pretty cheap pair at any sporting goods store. So wear regular shoes getting there and switch out of them and into your rubber boots once you get there. I’d also recommend throwing them in a garbage bag once you’ve returned from your trip at the rest stop area, parking lot, or side of I-80. Switch out into regular shoes. That way you don’t get salt all into your car. Once home, take out your salty water boots and hose them off and throw away the bag.

2. I’d never take my vehicle onto the salt flats. One, because of what you mentioned, the salt. But two, many people get stuck out there. The composition of the salt flats gives you false hope that you can travel on them and then you get stuck. Getting out can be a costly expense.

3. Like I said, I’ve done photography out there. Go out in April or May, when there’s some spring runoff and there’s some water out there. The water will reflect like glass. Do this at sunset and man, you’ll get some amazing pics. Later in the year isn’t as good because these shallow water pools dry up. They’ll turn into cracked mud tiles which can also look cool in photography. But I really like the shallow water pools that reflect like glass.

4. I’d recommend to anyone going out to the salt flats or antelope to wear a hat and refrain from wearing good smelling stuff either as cologne or hair product. The brine flies will swarm you and make your scalp itch like crazy. Ask me how I learned this lesson once…

5. Be prepared to travel a bit. You can’t do a u turn on I-80. So you’ll have to travel all the way to west wendover to flip around. That’s a bit of a drive so bring plenty of water, treats, and gas.

 

[fishonjazz]

You don’t need a reservation but there is a fee. I don’t think it was large. There are hours but they’re pretty broad like 6:00 am to 10:00 pm but once you’re in, you can stay as long as you want. Some people go there to stargaze as it’s one of those “dark places,” which I think is a marketing scam (not that they’re not really dark places, but this certification and certifying body of making things a dark spot). It was actually pretty cool out there and not many people.

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I probably should have included the Salt Flats, too, as I’d never been out there, either, until last summer. It was actually pretty cool and there were quite a few people out there but once you get out there, it’s a free-for-all and you end up going slightly different directions and you aren’t by anyone at all. I was surprised how big it was. I definitely recommend that. It’s just off I-80 and there’s an Indian restaurant at the gas station at that exit, if you’re interested. I would recommend putting down some newspaper or something inside your car if you get out or especially if you’re taking kids because you will get salt everywhere. It’s also going to be a bitch getting it off your undercarriage and wheel wells.

Thanks for the tips on the salt flats. Good info

 

[Step-Back Lauri]

Oh and as for television, I’ve never seen Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Squid Game,The Lord of the Rings, any of Harry Potter (sans one film), nor have I sat down and watched the entirety of any Bond movie prior to Brosnan.

Almost same. Seen most Bonds prior Brosnan but very few after those. Never seen full HP movie, a full LOTR movie or any episode of those series. I've been watching sports, playing sports, and when I consume entertainment it's mostly light hearted comedies, stand-up, relaxing science documentaries etc. I'm too empathetic of a person to strain my brains with fiction about very tough subjects like drug cartels, sociopaths,blood thirsty clans and leaders...

 

[gandalfe]

I don't believe sailing on the Great Salt Lake is really that common a thing. At least, not when I grew up there, we had a boat there but I never met anyone else who did, outside of the people I met there.

 

[The Thriller]

1. I watched the first episode of Lost and never watched another episode. I think I had hoped there would be dinosaurs or that the show might have pace but after that first episode I lost interest.
1b. I have also never watched Friends. I did love Seinfeld, Home Improvement, and The Office growing up and into college.

2. I’ve lived here in Utah for most of my life and have never skied or snowboarded. Now that I’m older and these hobbies are insanely expensive, I figure I could save the money and instead look like an idiot on a fancy trip someplace fun in the summer.

3. It wasn’t until I was married that I went to a National Park in the SW United States. We went to Zions and then to the Grand Canyon. My parents growing up just weren’t into those things. Even today, they’d rather go to some commercialized crap (Santa Monica pier) than camp in the Unitas, hike the Grand Canyon, or visit Zions. I haven’t been to Bryce or Canyonlands, but as soon as the toddler isn’t so much of a risk, we’re going and we’re hiking.
Side note: again, my family wasn’t big into hiking/camping growing up. But since college I’ve loved the wasatch back and Unitas. I don’t know when I’ll be able to consistently hike the Unitas again. But I do love that area and believe one of the major reasons I stay here in Utah are the number of amazing hikes mere minutes away from the valleys. Timp is on the bucket list. I hiked it once when I was a scout and didn’t really appreciate it. Would love to hike it as an adult.

4. Never been to La Caille in Sandy or Maddox in Brigham City. Nor do I really like shrimp and Sushi. Give me a good grilled chicken or steak any day. I’ll also admit that I prefer my grill over my smoker. Smoker takes much longer and I’m not a huge fan of pork. So I’d rather just grill a $15 dollar ribeye in 10 mins than a gigantic $60 dollar brisket over 10 hours. At some point I’m going to give Sous Vide a shot. Just haven’t made the investment yet for a vacuum sealer and heater.

5. Never been to an NFL game.

6. I don’t know how to parallel park. I did at one time, because I passed the driving test. But it’s apparently a skill I haven’t used in decades and I’ve lost it.

7. I don’t like using toilet paper and much prefer bidets. Wish this cultural thing would catch on here. I have no idea how any of you mortals take dumps in public restrooms with stalls that don’t even go all the way down to the floor and use the ultra thin toilet paper available.

8. I’ve never skateboarded or roller bladed. Bikes are much faster anyway.

9. Never seen the LOTR trilogy. I’ve seen the first movie a few times.

10. I don’t know how to play cards/poker. A king is good, right? It’s the best? Queen is less good? Ace is good? Is the Joker good?

 

[infection]

So since starting this thread, my wife and I watched both the first and second Godfather. Since we have limited time at night and since those two movies are so long, it took up like 4-5 days to complete them. There are so many different characters that are introduced and so many that get casually referenced that are barely introduced, that I have no idea how people kept up with this story when it came out. My wife and I had to keep pausing it and looking up character names to fully follow all the subplots of what was going on. It took me a couple scenes before I realized it was Robert Duvall. I did not recognize Al Pacino at first and then was really surprised when I did, mostly because of how Michael is initially introduced. I also never knew Dianne Keaton was in this and, had I not seen that when it shows the characters in the scene when you pause it, I could've gone the entire two films without realizing that was her.

As far as the story, it's interesting the contrast between Vito, who had more pure motives, and Michael, who was introduced so unsuspectingly and ended up becoming such a gigantic POS. We still haven't seen the third one. Based on all accounts, we're not missing much. I'm familiar with the general plot. I'll eventually get around to it. I do remember when this came out in 1990, though, as it seemed to have a large amount of hype and I remember my parents seeing it but being told it's not a kids' movie.

My familiarity with The Godfather, however, really comes from seeing The Freshman (1990) very early in my youth, and multiple times. For those not familiar, it's a Matthew Broderick film where he plays a college student who unsuspectingly gets tied up in the mob and Marlon Brando essentially plays The Godfather. While it's parody and a comedy, it's not spoof comedy. I've always liked this movie but having never seen The Godfather, I couldn't fully appreciate some references. This film has one of my favorite quotes of all time by Carmine Sabatini (Brando's character): "Every word I say, by definition, is a promise." It's one of the films I introduced my wife to right after we got married, just shy of 18 years ago. She honestly didn't remember seeing it back then but we watched it the next night after having seen the first two Godfather films and my wife really enjoyed it, probably also because it's a huge contrast and she's more of the comedy/romcom fan and action and violent drama isn't really her thing.

This year for Christmas I'll be certain to watch It's A Wonderful Life. Perhaps this is the same patter as The Godfather as I always loved The Freshman, which contained Godfather clips and was my only frame of reference for it, and I've always enjoyed Christmas Vacation and my only familiarity with clips from It's A Wonderful Life come from Christmas Vacation.

 

[Hekate]

Never understood the connection between vacation and swimming.

I hate cross-overs in any kind of media. The latest Spider-man movie gave me an aneurysm.

 

[infection]

1b. I have also never watched Friends. I did love Seinfeld, Home Improvement, and The Office growing up and into college.

I'm pretty sure that if there's a Venn diagram outlining which shows people watch, there's absolutely no overlap between people who watched Seinfeld and people who watched Friends. I've seen scenes from Friends but I've never watched an episode. There's nothing from it that I've ever found appealing or funny. I had this epiphany a number of years ago that it seemed like Friends was a different world (in terms of viewership) and I've since come to learn how large that gulf is between Friends fans and Seinfeld fans. And I'm obviously a huge Seinfeld fan.

3. It wasn’t until I was married that I went to a National Park in the SW United States. We went to Zions and then to the Grand Canyon. My parents growing up just weren’t into those things. Even today, they’d rather go to some commercialized crap (Santa Monica pier) than camp in the Unitas, hike the Grand Canyon, or visit Zions. I haven’t been to Bryce or Canyonlands, but as soon as the toddler isn’t so much of a risk, we’re going and we’re hiking.
Side note: again, my family wasn’t big into hiking/camping growing up. But since college I’ve loved the wasatch back and Unitas. I don’t know when I’ll be able to consistently hike the Unitas again. But I do love that area and believe one of the major reasons I stay here in Utah are the number of amazing hikes mere minutes away from the valleys. Timp is on the bucket list. I hiked it once when I was a scout and didn’t really appreciate it. Would love to hike it as an adult.

As a kid I'd been to Yellowstone and Grand Teton (passing through from Yellowstone) once. When I was in middle school we had gone through Zions once just passing through. Had never been to the Grand Canyon or any other Utah NP. It was my wife who has gotten me into this. We went to both Zions and Bryce in our first year of marriage, as well as Yellowstone and Grand Teton. She had previously never been to Grand Teton and had only been to West Yellowstone before. We went back to Yellowstone at some point in our first couple years of marriage but haven't been back since. We have been to Grand Teton numerous times, as that's probably my wife's favorite in North America (maybe tied with Banff). We've been trying to hit more national parks. We've done Arches a few different times and had gone through there a couple times passing through when we lived in Texas and would drive to or from Utah. We stayed in Moab a few years ago and did Arches more fully and also hit Canyonlands. A little over a year ago we took a long weekend trip down to Monument Valley (highly recommend) and ended up passing through Arches and one of my son's and I hiked up to Delicate Arch. The problem, however, is that the Utah Parks and then Grand Teton give you this skewed view of national parks. So many of them don't even come close to the ones we have here. I also have started to care less about the designation of being a NP. Like, how on earth is the St. Louis Arch a national park? Monument Valley, on the other hand, is mostly on a reservation so couldn't be a NP but that place is great. At some point we're going to have to hit Yosemite and Sequoia. This summer we're going to hit Olympic National Park.

4. Never been to La Caille in Sandy or Maddox in Brigham City. Nor do I really like shrimp and Sushi. Give me a good grilled chicken or steak any day. I’ll also admit that I prefer my grill over my smoker. Smoker takes much longer and I’m not a huge fan of pork. So I’d rather just grill a $15 dollar ribeye in 10 mins than a gigantic $60 dollar brisket over 10 hours. At some point I’m going to give Sous Vide a shot. Just haven’t made the investment yet for a vacuum sealer and heater.

I doubt many people have eaten at La Caille. I've driven on the property to see the Dumb and Dumber filming shot from the dream. Maddox used to have a location in South Jordan that I know I ate at once when I was like 12 or 13 but don't remember it. My wife and I had driven up a few times to Brigham City. Eventually we realized it wasn't worth the drive.

5. Never been to an NFL game.

I'd be curious how many people on this forum have. I'd like to one day. I'm not super motivated to make it happen because there'd be so many other things much higher up on my list. I've only been to NBA games. I went to an A's game back in the 80s and a St. Louis Cardinals game back in 2009. Still need to see an NHL game.

 

[gandalfe]

Never been to any football or baseball game. Never been skiing, snowboarding, or anything similar. Closest I've come to golfing was harvesting some weed a buddy had planted on a golf course.

 

[fishonjazz]

Never been to any football or baseball game. Never been skiing, snowboarding, or anything similar. Closest I've come to golfing was harvesting some weed a buddy had planted on a golf course.

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