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Still Waters · 02-23-2009, 12:32 PM

Posted this once before in another area. - Got 2 posts in reply. Hope you guys can get into the spirit a little more! - I'm talking about the secret indulgences/pleasures we all have but would'nt easily admit to. Here's mine- As a teen I adored Barry Manilow and was sure I would one day be Mrs. Barry Manilow. I'm now aware he is probably gay and his face has taken on a rather pitiful freeze dried look- from too much plastic surgery! - Still,to this day I crave Barry Manilow and his songs make me a little crazy !! Moving on- Spam!! I like an occasional sandwich of questionable meat.- Yes, I know it's slimey and gross. I don't care - it can be very satisfying. So,what have you got??

bugfreak · 02-23-2009, 12:36 PM

I like white chocolate and i'm crazy about cheesecakes. Those would be my guilty pleasures.

Atticus · 02-23-2009, 12:49 PM

In the middle of a time when I was a big Led Zeppelin, Doors, and Jimi Hendrix fan, I also loved "Mandy". Not Barry Manilow in general, but the song Mandy. This caused much searching of my 17 yr old soul

These days, I watch American Idol and I eat way too many doughnuts.

Still Waters · 02-23-2009, 12:59 PM

Just thinking- of course what created the sure death of this thread before was the mention of Barry Manilow! The admission of being older than 25 - it's cause for avoidance on this site. Ahh Barry-take me away from all this!!

WineKitty · 02-23-2009, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Atticus

These days, I watch American Idol......

OMG, are you kidding???

Sorry, I guess I wasnt supposed to point fingers and laugh or anything...

Okay...this isnt a guilty pleasure but rather a huge embarrassing admission.

When I was 10 years old in 1978, I went to a Shaun Cassidy concert in Wisconsin. I also owned a Leif Garrett record.

Atticus · 02-23-2009, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Penny

OMG, are you kidding???

Sorry, I guess I wasnt supposed to point fingers and laugh or anything...

Maslow · 02-23-2009, 09:23 PM

My guilty pleasure is food. Gorging on food. I'm not much of a snacker, but the meals I eat are enough for two people. I have lost a little weight over the past year or so by cutting out most deserts, but I'm still overweight by about 20 pounds. And if I lost that weight, my doctor said it could alleviate my sleep apnea.

Still, I gorge. The other day, my wife was working late and I decided to eat a healthy dinner of a salad with some tuna fish. Afterwards, looking in the freezer for something to cook for dinner the next day (I told my wife I'd try to cook once or twice a week), I spotted a bag of chocolate chips. I decided to sample a few. A few turned into a few more. I wound up eating half that bag while standing there with the freezer door open.

So much for a healthy dinner.

Atticus · 02-24-2009, 07:07 AM

This one is so weird that it may be hard for anyone to relate to it as a pleasure. I enjoy pouring over sports statistics. I have a baseball encyclopedia that is worn and tattered from years of use. Baseball Reference is an on-line site I found a few years ago and I can literally waste hours there, usually at 1 or 2 in the morning. I may be the only middle aged man in the U.S. on line at 2 am looking at baseball stats.

I also peruse the Internet Hockey Database way too often.

Still Waters · 02-24-2009, 07:34 AM

I think I get it Atticus- you find it soothes you. I also love American Idol. Simon is almost always spot on.- Never quite understood why Paula is there. Perhaps as relief from Simon- yes,she did well in the 80's but her voice seems weak and thin-definitely was enhanced. I rather like the addition of Kara-she has a much stronger background and a better voice. And now that I've gone on and on about it I feel like a bit of a weirdo. Maslow-I think you speak for us all!

Atticus · 02-24-2009, 07:51 AM

You're right about the stats being soothing, Still Waters. I'm kind of freakishly number oriented anyway, and I love sports, so its a great combination.

On the food thing, my diet is terrible. I don't eat a lot, but way too much of it is crap. I've had two pieces of toast and a three muskateers bar so far today. Breakfast of Champions

02-23-2009, 12:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Still Waters Status: Lost And Unaccounted For Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Stuck in the Lost and Found Gender: Female Posts: 668	Guilty Pleasures Posted this once before in another area. - Got 2 posts in reply. Hope you guys can get into the spirit a little more! - I'm talking about the secret indulgences/pleasures we all have but would'nt easily admit to. Here's mine- As a teen I adored Barry Manilow and was sure I would one day be Mrs. Barry Manilow. I'm now aware he is probably gay and his face has taken on a rather pitiful freeze dried look- from too much plastic surgery! - Still,to this day I crave Barry Manilow and his songs make me a little crazy !! Moving on- Spam!! I like an occasional sandwich of questionable meat.- Yes, I know it's slimey and gross. I don't care - it can be very satisfying. So,what have you got??

02-23-2009, 12:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
Atticus Status: under a sheltering sky Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St. Louis Age: 52 Posts: 3,531	In the middle of a time when I was a big Led Zeppelin, Doors, and Jimi Hendrix fan, I also loved "Mandy". Not Barry Manilow in general, but the song Mandy. This caused much searching of my 17 yr old soul These days, I watch American Idol and I eat way too many doughnuts. __________________ Basically I'm just gonna walk the earth. ....You know, like Caine in Kung Fu - walk from place to place, meet people, get in adventures." Jules after his epiphany

02-24-2009, 07:07 AM	#8 (permalink)
Atticus Status: under a sheltering sky Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St. Louis Age: 52 Posts: 3,531	This one is so weird that it may be hard for anyone to relate to it as a pleasure. I enjoy pouring over sports statistics. I have a baseball encyclopedia that is worn and tattered from years of use. Baseball Reference is an on-line site I found a few years ago and I can literally waste hours there, usually at 1 or 2 in the morning. I may be the only middle aged man in the U.S. on line at 2 am looking at baseball stats. I also peruse the Internet Hockey Database way too often. __________________ Basically I'm just gonna walk the earth. ....You know, like Caine in Kung Fu - walk from place to place, meet people, get in adventures." Jules after his epiphany

02-24-2009, 07:51 AM	#10 (permalink)
Atticus Status: under a sheltering sky Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St. Louis Age: 52 Posts: 3,531	You're right about the stats being soothing, Still Waters. I'm kind of freakishly number oriented anyway, and I love sports, so its a great combination. On the food thing, my diet is terrible. I don't eat a lot, but way too much of it is crap. I've had two pieces of toast and a three muskateers bar so far today. Breakfast of Champions __________________ Basically I'm just gonna walk the earth. ....You know, like Caine in Kung Fu - walk from place to place, meet people, get in adventures." Jules after his epiphany

02-23-2009, 12:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
bugfreak Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Age: 31 Posts: 69	I like white chocolate and i'm crazy about cheesecakes. Those would be my guilty pleasures.

02-23-2009, 12:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
Still Waters Status: Lost And Unaccounted For Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Stuck in the Lost and Found Gender: Female Posts: 668	Just thinking- of course what created the sure death of this thread before was the mention of Barry Manilow! The admission of being older than 25 - it's cause for avoidance on this site. Ahh Barry-take me away from all this!!

02-23-2009, 09:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
Maslow Status: SAS Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denver Gender: Male Posts: 3,045	My guilty pleasure is food. Gorging on food. I'm not much of a snacker, but the meals I eat are enough for two people. I have lost a little weight over the past year or so by cutting out most deserts, but I'm still overweight by about 20 pounds. And if I lost that weight, my doctor said it could alleviate my sleep apnea. Still, I gorge. The other day, my wife was working late and I decided to eat a healthy dinner of a salad with some tuna fish. Afterwards, looking in the freezer for something to cook for dinner the next day (I told my wife I'd try to cook once or twice a week), I spotted a bag of chocolate chips. I decided to sample a few. A few turned into a few more. I wound up eating half that bag while standing there with the freezer door open. So much for a healthy dinner.

02-24-2009, 07:34 AM	#9 (permalink)
Still Waters Status: Lost And Unaccounted For Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Stuck in the Lost and Found Gender: Female Posts: 668	I think I get it Atticus- you find it soothes you. I also love American Idol. Simon is almost always spot on.- Never quite understood why Paula is there. Perhaps as relief from Simon- yes,she did well in the 80's but her voice seems weak and thin-definitely was enhanced. I rather like the addition of Kara-she has a much stronger background and a better voice. And now that I've gone on and on about it I feel like a bit of a weirdo. Maslow-I think you speak for us all!