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MARINATING

On TV: What really ticks you off?

Saturday, June 16, 2012 - 12:01 am

For the past year, I have been complaining about and making fun of many different subjects ... all of them deservedly so.

From reality programming and late-night infomercials to self-obsessed celebrities and all the manufactured hype surrounding them, if something annoyed me, I told you about it.

Now it's your turn.

My email address is at the bottom of this column. Please let me know what or who really ticks you off, even if it's me. Conversely, tell me if there are people and things out there you think are vastly underappreciated.

Give it your best shot, but please include your hometown. I'd love to know where you are from. Plus, if I learn that there is an area in this great country of ours where people think Charlie Sheen has really gotten his act together, I want to make sure I roll up my windows as I drive through, lest I catch a whiff of whatever hallucinogen has poisoned your air.

Maybe your complaint is about a dumb television show that, by comparison, makes “Gilligan's Island” look like Shakespeare in the Park. Maybe you are bothered by hordes of wannabe superstars acting like a horse's rear end. Let me know if, like me, you are fed up with new products such as “Man Candles.”

Yes, Yankee Candle has recently introduced a line of “candles for men.” Is there really a demand for this? I see no need to have a product in my house that smells like a “First Down.” That is actually one of their manly scents, along with things like “Riding Mower” and “2 X 4.”

We need to put a stop to this right now, lest the next generation of macho candles includes such smells as “Peeing Behind a Tree in the Park” and “Passing Gas in a Crowded Elevator.”

I look forward to hearing from you.

Mike Marin is a cranky curmudgeon who, when he’s not yelling at kids to get off his lawn, likes to complain about the sad state of popular culture, especially as seen through a TV screen. His email address is marinating@tribune.com. This column is the personal opinion of the writer and does not necessarily reflect the views or opinion of The News-Sentinel.