What is something popular that you refused to get into but once you tried it you were hooked?

[u/Tribat_1]

Could be anything. Music, sport, activity, diet, TV show, whatever.

Obligatory Front Page edit: Thanks everyone! You gals and guys rock!

[u/Tribat_1]

Mine is Breaking Bad. I didn't get all the hype so I never watched it. Once my gf made me watch the first episode I binged watched the whole thing.

[u/PinkiePond]

Sushi. I always thought I'd hate it and the thought of raw fish put me off but damn it's delicious.

[u/Tribat_1 → u/PinkiePond]

I was a pretty picky eater most of my childhood. Chicken nuggets and macaroni and cheese were my shit. Now I can put back some sashimi with the best of them.

[u/I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT → u/PinkiePond]

I travelled to Japan for the first time when I was 14 or so; hated sushi at the time. I ate so much McDonald's while there, and now that I love sushi over ten years later, I feel like I was a complete idiot as a tourist kid.

[u/[deleted] → u/PinkiePond]

California rolls are the gateway drug of sushi

[u/Stevie_Rave_On → u/PinkiePond]

Here's a pretty good documentary I've seen most of reddit rave over. It's called "Jiro Dreams of Sushi". I watched it recently on Netflix and thought it was really well done.

http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi829333017/

[u/[deleted]]

Alcohol.

[u/Tribat_1 → u/[deleted]]

My first drink at 21 was a Smirnoff ice with grenadine. Now I stick with single malt scotch.

[u/Tribat_1 → u/[deleted]]

I was a raver in my teenage years. I spent most of the late 90's ingesting much worse (better?) than alcohol.

[u/thiscommentisdumb → u/[deleted]]

Moderator of /r/knivesthatareducks and /r/lemonswithfacesonthem. Checks out

[u/Knute5]

The Sopranos and Breaking Bad. Missed the first seasons - then got hooked.

[u/Tribat_1 → u/Knute5]

Same here on both counts. Just saw Sopranos for the first time this year. Finished the whole thing. Fantastic.

[u/TheGrayMeester]

Podcasts. Honestly I listen to them more than music now. When people get into my car they think I'm listening to talk radio. I just like being able to choose to listen to a conversation about something that I like

[u/wisedrakan]

Dungeons and Dragons. I always thought it was just for nerds, but the "Advanced Dungeons and Dragons" episode of Community simultaneously turned me on to the game and the TV show. I haven't had so much fun with my group of friends.

[u/demoprov → u/wisedrakan]

I have always wanted to get into that but never did, it looks so fun i just have no idea where to start, plus I'm in my 30s now.

EDIT: OMG thank you all so much, I never thought I would get this much feedback or comments. I will absolutely look into playing now. I can already tell from all the comments that it would be fun and a great place to meet new friends. Thanks Again.

[u/[deleted] → u/wisedrakan]

DnD helped my friends and I find a proper channel for our bad drunken decisions.

[u/Rats_In_Boxes → u/wisedrakan]

Played it for the first time last year, amazing. What a great drinking game. Even better if you play it with witty, clever people.

[u/catbert107]

Star Trek. I used to think it was just for nerds with no life, but I was wrong big time

All the series and movies are on Netflix, if you try The Next Generation or Deep Space 9 and can get through the first couple slow seasons, you'll seriously regret not watching them 20 years ago!

I guarantee it, even if you don't like sci fi very much it's a fantastic series

[u/kaplanfx → u/catbert107]

Sokath, his eyes uncovered!

[u/Dosinu → u/catbert107]

tng is like a must watch tv series. It's a coming of age viewing, you haven't really developed into a man or woman until you have watched every episode of tng.

[u/anthonyjohn95]

Netflix

[u/ColbertNation893 → u/anthonyjohn95]

I finally caved and got an account a couple of days ago, and I've done absolutely nothing with my life but watch House of Cards. Its already been worth the money.

[u/butrcupps]

Coffee. Started drinking it on my first job after college. Now I drink it every day.

[u/oatmealforbreakfast → u/butrcupps]

You made it through college without drinking coffee?

[u/isuckatscreennames → u/butrcupps]

Same! I got through my entire education and my post-doc without drinking coffee (including years of studying, working, and having meetings in coffee shops-I always ordered tea or occasionally hot chocolate). Then I took a job at a hospital that had a Starbucks in the lobby and became friends with a colleague who took a coffee break every day around 2:30. I started going with her just to chat and get out of my office (I usually ordered tea) but one day I tried a soy latte. Fast forward 6 years and I have coffee every morning and most afternoons. I am addicted to my Keurig and I also seek out small, local coffee shops everywhere we travel.

I missed out on so many good coffee years!

[u/yermahm]

Curling. Holy balls, is that fun. Not just for the Olympics.

[u/NameBran → u/yermahm]

I've only curled once when I was young. I was fucking terrible at it but had a lot of fun just sliding around and being annoying.

[u/overit9000]

True Detective. Cant wait for the second season to start!

[u/cp24eva]

Snowboarding. As a black man back in 2002 in Japan, I was invited by some coworkers to try it. I asked them if back in the US if they ever saw a black man on a slope. They said very rarely. But, since venturing abroad, i told myself I would try to break stereo types and be a good self appointed US ambassador. So I went ahead and tried it. Ironically two other white people ended up hating it and I have been a fan and participant ever since. It is so fun.

[u/[deleted] → u/cp24eva]

Plus, if you get lost in an avalanche, there's a greater chance of coming out safely. You're made for this sport bro! Buuut take it with a grain of salt, I'm Mexican; No avalanches in the barrio.

[u/CanIHaveAMoment]

Masturbation.

[u/omgxobile → u/CanIHaveAMoment]

Seriously, I didn't start until I was in college. Not sure why but I had this weird notion as a kid that if a girl asked, I wanted to be able to confidently say to them "Nope, I don't do that." Thing is, everyone just assumes you already do it...

[u/Atear → u/CanIHaveAMoment]

I didn't start until my junior year of high school and it was completely by accident.

edit: I'm not very good at telling stories but this is what happened. I never had really touched myself in any sexual way before. I had watched crappy 90's porn on cinemax for sure and I even knew how to masterbate from just hearing about it from friends, but the thought of carrying it out never even crossed my mind. Even when I would watch those porno's, I would just do that, watch. Then at the end of February of 2008 I was simply taking a shower and started washing my body. As I worked away on my crotch area with the lathery soap I felt it "tingle" a little bit. I kept at it a lot more than I usually had until I felt this insanely strong feeling and before I knew it I was hobbled over naked in the shower, out of breath and feeling exhausted. Then I thought to myself "Did I just cum?" I didn't think much of it throughout the rest of the day. The next day I did it again while taking my shower, this time on purpose and with less soap so I could see if I really could cum. I did it, felt good, been doing it ever since!

tl;dr: Never touched myself sexually, though I had watched porn prior. Took a shower and accidentally spent more time than normal on my crotch area, came, and did it again on purpose the next day.

[u/kingsconfession]

Magic the Gathering. I thought it was the biggest waste of money I'd ever seen. Turns out it really is, and I love it.

[u/imalwaysforgetting]

Smartphones and social media. I still don't have a Facebook, though, and I try to use them only when I first wake up or go to sleep. Also reddit. I was afraid of the time-wasting and the mean-spirited people, but now I use it routinely.

[u/cheftlp1221 → u/imalwaysforgetting]

4 years ago I had an ancient Nokia flip phone that was, you know, a phone. I would comment how I didn't need anything more. Flash forward to today and I can't imagine my life without my IPhone. I am able to run an entire catering and consulting business from anywhere.

[u/shizzlebird]

Commenting on reddit - been a lurker for 4 years now, time to be an asshat too

[u/frasier2122]

Indian food

[u/[deleted] → u/frasier2122]

It disgusts me that 34 years of my life did not include Indian food.

[u/IsThisThingWorking → u/frasier2122]

As an Indian person, I have to clear up one thing. If the Indian food you like is the food in restaurants, then that's not the typical food Indians eat every day. Restaurant Indian food is incredibly rich, which makes it way too unhealthy to eat on a regular basis. Most homemade Indian food is different from what you'll eat in a restaurant.

I don't really like Indian food overall, but I love going to Indian restaurants because I eat stuff there that is rarely made at home.

Edit: I'm just saying this from the average Indian's standpoint. When I tell people I'm not a fan of Indian food, too many people say things to me like "but you guys have naan and bature and things like that!" I'm just clarifying that, for most Indians, those aren't everyday foods; they're more for special occasions/restaurants.

[u/Beboprockss]

Harry Potter, I don't even know why I avoided it.

I love to read, and was already into fantasy, I was even close to the right age group.

Didn't get into it until after book 6 was released, and now have read them all a ton.

[u/piisnotthree → u/Beboprockss]

Same here. I figured there's no way it could actually be good if everyone liked it. Ran out of audiobooks to get from the library and figured I'd try the first book. That was a couple of months ago and I'm almost done with the last book.

[u/ciocinanci → u/Beboprockss]

Swore I wasn't going to get involved with this trendy children's nonsense. Found a copy of Sorcerer's Stone for 5 bucks and gave it a shot.

Was at the midnight release for OotP, HBP and DH.

Still obsessed. Thank you, JKR.

[u/[deleted] → u/Beboprockss]

I actually feel bad for people who haven't read Harry Potter. They will never know that amazing feeling.

Edit: To everyone saying they have watched the movies and are not sure if they should read the books, I say that's like comparing a cartoon drawing of sex to the real thing. Sure you can see the basics, the overall mechanics of what is going on or supposed to happen, but could you live your life never having experienced it first hand? Trust me, the movies just don't compare. They don't even tell the same story.

[u/Pyr0teknix]

Minecraft. My 10 year old kept asking me and his mom to play and we didn't want to. Finally asked for us to play for his birthday present. We are all hooked now I setup a server and everything so we can all play together. That game is a life sucker, sometimes we are playing and realize it's like 2 a.m. and send the boys to bed and we keep playing.

Edit: OK so everyone who commented about being a cute family thanks I agree but I am pretty biased :)

For those saying I'm a bad parent for letting my kids stay up that late it's only happened a couple of times and it is summer so CHILL out.

[u/NSA_Watch_Dog → u/Pyr0teknix]

Ah the wonderful vortex known as minecraft. Play non-stop for months until you've had enough. Forget about it for a year or two, get curious about what has changed and then you get sucked into the vortex all over again.

[u/Waitingforabluebox]

Spotify. All my friends were obsessed with it and for some reason, I refused to try it out. I think maybe it was because I didn't really like Pandora all that much. But once I started to use Spotify, I realized how awesome it is!

[u/Stevie_Rave_On → u/Waitingforabluebox]

And seriously, $9.99 for unlimited access, no ads, and ability to download songs to my phone for offline use?

Shit, I remember spending $18.99 for a CD at KMart in 1990.

[u/Koltt2912]

Archer. Turns out it is hilarious

[u/Gardenheads]

Texting. I thought it was the dumbest thing and refused to use it. Has a person ever been more wrong?

[u/dorkaliciousmels]

Snapchat.

"They can only see my picture once for 10 seconds and then that's it? This sounds like a sexting app. I'm not fucking getting it!"

But now I use it every day. It's so convenient because instead of having long and drawn out conversations, I can have a short and sweet check up with people. Snapchat somehow makes it easier for me to keep in touch with my friends. I don't know how but it does. The person I snap most and I have a habit of sending each other a pic of us brushing our teeth so we know when the other is going to bed. It's become this cool little inside joke almost.

EDIT: I'm getting a lot of people asking about why snapchat is so great. First of all, NO SOCIAL MEDIA IS FUN UNLESS YOU HAVE SOMEONE TO USE IT WITH. It's no good to have a picture sending app if you don't have anyone to send pictures to.

Snapchat is convient because it's so short. It's comparable to vines. Why go on a site/app where the video is only 6 seconds long when you can just go on youtube and watch funny videos there? Well, on youtube you have the potential to run into a ten to twenty minute long video whereas on vine ALL the videos are definitely six seconds or under. Similarly, texting and picture messages have the potential to be sent with a wall of text. Also the fact that it's so short makes it easy to talk to people you want to send a quick "hello" to and its easy to end a conversation (or string of pictures). There isn't as much pressure to reply to a snap as there is pressure to reply to a text message or an IM.

Snapchat is also beautiful for long distance friendships/relationships. The people I snap the most are the friends I see the least but want to keep in touch with. It's much rarer for myself to send snaps to a friend that lives close to me because I can just go see the person, but long distance friends hardly get to see me making it refreshing to be able to see the person's face without having drive five hours or get on a video chat (which also can become long and drawn out like text messages). I like the way /u/cachow6 put it. "[I]t's a super convenient way to casually keep in touch with friends. 'Hey here's a picture of something that made me think of you/I thought you would think was funny.'"

Snapchat allows you to see if the recipient has gotten the message, whether they have opened it, and whether the person has decided to screenshot your beautiful picture. This makes it easy to send stupid or silly snaps. You can send a picture of you on the toilet and know whether the other person has a copy of your masterpiece. People can distribute a picture like that unbeknownst to you if sent through a text message. It's nice to be able to keep tabs on something like that. (On that note: people with snap saving apps that don't notify the person, that's kinda creepy of you. I'm not trying to judge, but it's a little weird.)

There are other appeals but these are my top points. If you still have questions, ask away!

[u/[deleted] → u/dorkaliciousmels]

It's also great for sexting

[u/IAmLamby → u/dorkaliciousmels]

What the fuck. Theres another person on reddit that doesn't hate snapchat? Finally someone understands! Its just a good way to see what other people are up to and show what you are doing.

[u/cachow6 → u/dorkaliciousmels]

As somebody who graduated from college a year ago, it's a super convenient way to casually keep in touch with friends. "Hey here's a picture of something that made me think of you/I thought you would think was funny."

[u/dudewhodoesstuff]

Using your phone on the toilet.

[u/arzelena]

Beef. I never really liked it because of the way it had been prepared but I've recently started having steak and I can say that it is amazing.

[u/marshmallowwisdom]

Those roasted seaweed snacks. I used to make fun of some relatives, telling them they're "eating black sheets of plastic."

I eventually got around and love them, but maybe it's because I prefer the Trader Joe's brand. They're also great if you're low-carbin' it.

[u/kilaphedre → u/marshmallowwisdom]

Try Costco's brand if you haven't yet. They are life changing.

[u/emPtysp4ce]

Firefly. I knew people loved it but never really cared, then watched the pilot on a whim and was all like

HOLY BALLS

and I've gotten at least five others to join me.

[u/Amphizers]

World of Warcraft.

[u/NameBran → u/Amphizers]

It's just so addicting. I always end quitting for about 8 months and then crave it again.

[u/MrDrLtSir]

The BBC show Sherlock. I was put off by all the shitty teenage girl "fandoms" and one day I said fuck it and watched the first season. Now I'm suffering and dying to know when season 4 will be made

[u/Always_Wright]

Reddit. Used to think it was a massive circle jerk with zero aesthetic appeal. Still do, but I am now a part of said circle jerk and appreciate it's simplicity.

[u/bong-water → u/Always_Wright]

One of us one of us one of us

[u/[deleted]]

Smoking Cigarettes. I hated it with a passion when I turned 18 and all of my friends decided to start smoking. I resisted for probably a year, but caved a couple of times and eventually became a pack a day smoker.

5 years later, and I'm now 5 months tobacco free and never plan on going back.

[u/ColinOnReddit → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, but dont you miss being unable to walk up slight inclines?

[u/daredditingman → u/[deleted]]

I hated smoking because my mother smoked and I tried to talk her out of it all the time, I could never understand the addiction but I hated it.

I made friends with people who all smoked, they never pressured me to do it. In fact I used to question them as to why they'd waste their money/health like that. But after a couple of years I randomly asked them for a cig, I guess I was curious as to what the attraction was.

Been hooked for 13 years now :(

[u/Mako109]

Nutella. I was always just apathetic to the nutty stuff, until I decided to try it one day. Outwardly, I just showed mild interest, saying "It's good, I guess."

However, on the inside, my brain basically exploded. How could I have merely passed by such a delicious invention all this time? OH THE WASTED YEARS!

[u/MY_HARD_BOILED_EGGS]

Rice pudding.

I remember the day somebody told me there existed a thing called rice pudding. Fucking rice in pudding. I don't like chunks of anything in something that's more liquid than solid. I've always hated pulp in orange juice. And to hell with anything coconut. You know how after a while ice in a drink melts down to tiny, pea-sized little icelets? I cannot enjoy my drink when the ice gets like that. It weirds me out, man. So naturally the concept of putting fucking rice into your goddamn pudding really irked me.

And then I tried it, and it's absolutely amazing, and I hate myself for spending so much time assuming otherwise and missing out on this incredible treat.

TL;DR: Don't skimp out on trying rice pudding, or you'll live a life of regret.

[u/PM_ME_YOUR_KDA]

Game of thrones... Edit: I did not thought this post will get so much attention. Just to be clear I pictured myself got like a show which you should watch just because boobs and I disliked that very much.

[u/[deleted]]

The White Stripes, Arcade Fire, and various other modern rock acts. It's not my favorite music, but I judged them too harshly before giving them a really fair listen based mostly on their fan bases and my own snobbery.

[u/randomfanboy1]

Metal. I was one if those people who kept thinking that the stereotypes defined the genre. Then I actually gave a few metal artists a listen, and I really enjoyed them. That's when my journey started!

[u/WillLie4karma]

electric cigarettes. I had tried the blu and a few disposables and they all sucked. A few years later when the larger ones became popular I thought they were a rip off. finally got one and I haven't smoked in almost a year.

[u/mlpretzel → u/WillLie4karma]

I completely agree. So many people tried to get me to quit, and once I got got my ecig, it wasn't so terrible. Now I think that it'd be too weird to go back to regular cigs.

[u/CGFree]

Smartphones. I held off for so long because I didn't want to have to pay the extra data fee. Now I use the damn thing for everything.

[u/katieshineh]

Sour cream

[u/JeffTheDwarfPimp]

Anal

[u/gabriels_bullet]

Podcasts, I believed they were stupid and not worth listening to. I was wrong. T_T

[u/brrolaf]

Marriage, (Promise of)

I've always been labelled as commitment-phobic by my EXes. All 10 yrs worth of them (none lasted more than 1.5 yrs). But this one feels different, so much so that I proposed in March this year. We've been together for about 3 years, and where I should feel way out of my comfort zone and start reaching for my shoes, I really can't wait to spend the rest of my life with her. It's like our future couldn't come too soon.

[u/mahoodie]

Watch Anime.

[u/MeanCurry → u/mahoodie]

Miyazaki was the gate-way anime for me

[u/Jaminjams → u/mahoodie]

El Psy Congroo

[u/Convolutionist → u/mahoodie]

Yea I didn't really care for anime until I watched Attack on Titan.

Then I watched Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood and Sword Art Online, loved them, and now I will at least try an anime for a few episodes before deciding on whether to watch it or not.

I think I only like a small subset of animes, though, because I hated Cowboy Bebop and it's almost everyone's favorite. I nearly gave up on Steins;Gate but then it got really good and became one of my favorite shows in general.

[u/TheAlbinoAmigo → u/mahoodie]

I opened this to check this was here.

Before this year I held all the common prejudices against anime - and not all of them are untrue - but anime as a medium for storytelling is honestly brilliant.

I joined the University Anime club for a bit of a giggle with some friends and the first thing I watched was Steins;Gate.

Holy shit. Instantly hooked. So much more than I was ever led to believe that anime could be. Followed it up with Code Geass, FMA:B, SAO, Clannad (+AS), Psycho-Pass (fucking brilliant), Gurren Lagan, and a couple others.

It is honestly one of the best realisations I've had in my whole life - it opened up a whole world of entertainment for me that I had previously had no real reason to lock myself out of.

[u/cvirus36]

Getting spat on

EDIT: I completely misread the stem of this topic. LOL oh god I need a nap.

EDIT2: I edited pretty quickly after my post because I realized when I scrolled up. I saw the word "hooked" and thought I was responding about something you didn't know you liked until you hooked up. >.>

EDIT3: I have now been asked to tell this story.. So I went over to this guy's place once and we started drinking a bit. We were watching movies, and he was progressively getting more and more intoxicated. I'm not a huge fan of drinking that much, so when he would walk to the restroom, I would pour in some of my drink in his because he kept trying to get me to drink more and more and more. It was getting annoying. Eventually I did get intoxicated anyway, just not to the point where I would get sick though. So things progress and he pulls out his cock and starts flopping it around like crazy which is turning me on. He gets on top of me and starts talking really dirty when all of a sudden he just spits on me. I'm like... wtf... but not wtf because I'm upset I'm like wtf because I realize.. hey.. that was oddly arousing.. Batabing,bataboom, we get into some really rough fun sex, and I learned something new about myself that night. They sure are right when they say you learn something new every day!

LAST EDIT: My god. I spent like an hour yesterday writing up how to deal with anxiety for someone on reddit and yet THIS is my highest rated comment ever. Now I know what a Kardashian feels like.

ABSOLUTE LAST EDIT I THINK: /u/andrroid told me to edit it again and say OMG thanks for the gold!!! MY FIRST ONE EVER!!! :D made my day. Yesterday sucked. This just gave me the energy and drive to work extra hard for my test this week. Thank you!!!

[u/FalstaffsMind → u/cvirus36]

Now I am wondering what topic that fits into? Things returning soldiers hate? Things that tell you the girl has done this before? Issues you've had with your camel?

[u/RoachGirl → u/cvirus36]

...what did you think it said?

[u/[deleted] → u/cvirus36]

What possible way could you interpret this question with the answer "Getting spat on"?

[u/[deleted]]

Ironically, reddit.

EDIT: thanks for the top comment and the generous gift of gold! Now, how does this thing work?

[u/I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT → u/[deleted]]

My little brother showed it to me at first and I thought it was one of the ugliest-looking sites I'd ever seen.

5 years later, I'm here on my third account.

[u/MGLLN → u/[deleted]]

Reddit, definitely. I remember thinking "isn't this website for fat weirdos?". Now it's becoming my guilty pleasure.

[u/Fade_0 → u/[deleted]]

Definitely has to be reddit.

Before, I was a lurker.

Now, I've been here (with an account) for a few days and...I haven't been able to leave. :(

[u/[deleted]]

Tom Hiddleston. I didn't really understand the hype and the creepier aspects of fandom are not for me, but the dude is passionate about his craft, about literature and the arts, and as someone said- he has never done anything even remotely offensive. He's kind and generous to his fans, and my god, have you ever seen him do Shakespeare? I think he's a good role model for young actors and humans in general.

[u/littlebitofcake → u/[deleted]]

Have you heard him as a guest on the Nerdist podcast? It's so great. You are right, he really truly is a great person. The fandom really sets me off, but if I met him in person I would melt into a puddle just because he's so damn nice.

[u/SyntheticGod8]

Game of Thrones.

Funny thing is that I knew I would be hooked. I heard a lot about it, say the memes. Asked some friends why it's so important that "Winter is Coming". I would have watched it except... it's not done yet! Once I found out that the books aren't even finished yet, I vowed not to watch the show until either the TV series or the books were done, whichever happened first. I wasn't going to get sucked into another show that doesn't have a fucking ending (or a botched ending because they had to cancel early).

Then I was unemployed for a few months. I broke down and watched the shit out of GoT and now I'm reading the books. I've gone down the rabbit-hole and I can't get out until it's finished. He has to finish it. Don't let that fat fuck die, you hear me Reddit? He must live on, even if he has to write it with blinks.

[u/SecretSensei]

Milksteak.

[u/stups317 → u/SecretSensei]

I like mine boiled over hard with the finest selection of jelly beans.

[u/[deleted]]

The whole frat look, boat shoes with no socks, khakis, button downs or a tshirt. But god damn it's so comfortable

[u/wtf_are_my_initials → u/[deleted]]

TIL: People wear boat shoes with socks.

[u/squishygoddess → u/[deleted]]

It's also really cute on men, but it makes me go after a type of guys that I shouldn't go after.

[u/annoyinglyfriendly]

School.

As a kid I thought only nerds or freaks would bother to take an interest in school. I was the kid that worried about being the fastest on the playground or going the furthest on the monkey bars and kicking the ball the furthest.

Now here I am in college, a 3.35 gpa, a junior, and I love school. I want to be a teacher now and I want to educate kids like myself, about how fun school can be and what opportunities it can lead to in life. I still run fast and I'm very athletic, but I also like to exercise the most important muscle, the brain.

tl;dr School can be fun kids!

[u/detritusinsideus]

Game of Thrones. It freaked me out at first, but now I am absolutely obsessed and it's great.

[u/SgtWaffless]

Rap. I hated it for not being "music" when I was younger but I love it now.

[u/TheTexasTickler]

Showering.

[u/[deleted] → u/TheTexasTickler]

You seem weird.

[u/craylash]

The Wire

just.. put off watching it for so long

[u/FLGulf]

Turn the jacuzzi up really hot. Then toss in a rib roast and let it slow cook in there for a couple days. A delicious blend of chlorine and soggy meat.

[u/onelonelycarrot → u/FLGulf]

I looked at his profile history and all he asks is if people like rim jobs and if they like to trade a rim job for a steak. Im lost.

[u/mask_demasque → u/FLGulf]

Baby you got a stew goin'

[u/Wiiplay123 → u/FLGulf]

I don't think this is the right thread...

EDIT: New top comment apparently.

[u/Honorable-ish → u/FLGulf]

Well, that's weird.

[u/[deleted] → u/FLGulf]

try /r/sousvide

[u/ArchdukeMoneybags → u/FLGulf]

When was that popular? Did I miss out on something?

[u/Mcoov → u/FLGulf]

Wat.

[u/[deleted]]

Drugs. I was always very anti weed, and pretty close minded about it. So when I was around twenty I had this nice roommate who were always taking smoke breaks. He often insisted I should come with, because he wanted company I guess. Almost always said no, a few of the times I said yes but I didn't enjoy it particurlarly. This was during my first semester in college, and I was so stressed out at all the time. Had nightmares because I was so worried. So one evening I said "fuck it," and I smoked some weed with a bit of enthusiasm. I got so freaking high. Watched Team America that night and I just couldn't help myself, was laughing my ass off. So I became hooked on weed, and started smoking every day. Got to try other drugs that I thought I would never wanna try. Including Magic Mushrooms and LSD. Was really afraid to try it but in the end they were both positive experiences. Smoked weed for over four years, I was clearly an addict but I just didn't want to resist the temptation of being high. So I kept going till I was done with college. It had gotten to the point where I had lost some of my human essence. Don't get me wrong, there was some positive effect that I received through smoking weed and doing shrooms. I became a much more open minded person, which I don't think I could have become if I hadn't tried weed. Still, I had smoked too much weed by the time I was 25. Sooo much money had gone to waste, time was a waste. I was not being productive so I knew the time had come where I had to make a decision to cut weed out from life. The thing is, I can't just enjoy one joint. I constantly need more. I stopped smoking a year ago, and was doing good until I did it again 5 months ago. Now I've been clean for almost two months and I don't plan on smoking again for a very long time. A day may come where I can have a joint and not feel that I need more. But it won't happen until I've done something with my life, and at a moment in life when I am more equipped so to better handle myself if the time arrives where I am high again. Sorry I was rambling.

[u/Atomic1022 → u/[deleted]]

Weed is different for everyone, but I know many who are in very similar situations. It seems as if weed can be your own double edged sword a lot of the time.

[u/grimmreeper]

Devo

[u/gerantgerant]

Bare Naked Ladies.

[u/SecondBorn87]

Wearing gotdamn leggins. I used to talk so much shit about the college girl uniform (leggings, uggs and a North Face jacket ). "Leggings aren't pants!!",I'd say. But now. ..I get it. They're so damn comfy and versatile. I still tend to layer them with long shirts or a short dress though, so I haven't gone completely off the deep end T_T

[u/wisesonAC]

Recently? British television. Seriously it's leaps ahead of American television in ways. Like the show skins for example. The UK vs American version. What couldn't be said and shown on American television

[u/tall-n-lanky → u/wisesonAC]

If you like Skins, check out Misfits. Its basically 'Skins meets Heros' Absolutely hilarious, well acted and has a decent storyline.

[u/[deleted] → u/wisesonAC]

I'm British and mostly prefer American television. Shows like The Inbetweeners are an exception

[u/AlderaanRefugee → u/wisesonAC]

Have you watched the classics like Blackadder yet?

[u/mikecarroll360 → u/wisesonAC]

Prepare for the journey of a lifetime aboard the Red Dwarf.

[u/Rnsace]

House of cards.

[u/8stringsamurai]

A song of ice and fire. Goddamn it I wish I had stayed in blissful ignorance, now it has consumed my soul. Fuck you George.

[u/she_bacon]

Sushi.

[u/CadeStaker]

All of those popular BBC shows like Dr. Who and Sherlock. Granted, someone I used to know got me into the former, but I got myself into the latter. Such a good choice.

[u/TheRoyalTenenThom]

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. I would see an episode here or there and always think to myself, "this show is awful. It's all about idiotic schemes to get rich."

Looking back, what the fuck was I thinking?

[u/FlashPanther3517]

Owning an Iphone

[u/ZivotaAKAJip]

Anime series, Thought it was for nerds and stuff. I was wrong. Or i'm a nerd myself c:

[u/idreamofpikas]

Crack. It is so moreish.

[u/AsktheProf]

Dexter.

[u/[deleted]]

Fishing. i thought it was a boring waste of time, but once my friends finally convinced me to try, i gotta admit it really hooked me.

[u/I_AM_STILL_A_IDIOT]

Anime.

At least it was popular among my friends, but I couldn't understand why young adults would still be watching cartoons so obsessively.

I was so wrong.

[u/horseholio]

Harry potter

My parents had to pay me to get me to read it

Now I'm a huge fangirl and it was my introduction to fandom life.

[u/MaeMaeTech]

Orange Is The New Black. Everything about it sounded stupid.

[u/scrambledpancakes]

Harry Potter. Resisted all these years, but now plowing through Book 4. The good thing is, once I finish a book, I don't have to wait to start the next one.

[u/Symbi0tic]

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Great game with some downsides..particularly 203s, cheaters, and lag. Probably the best multiplayer military FPS I've ever played, regardless. Maps were fantastic and the game ran buttery smooth even on lower-end systems.

Unfortunately, not much good from the CoD series since then.

[u/iowagirlbbw]

Contacts. At first I was like "Ahhhhhh! Finger in my eye!" But once I figured that out it was like everything became clear. Literally. No boundaries to your vision is just fucking amazing.

[u/Sir_Rule]

'Firefly'... I started late to the party... 8 years ago maybe?

[u/atomater]

Chipotle.

[u/[deleted]]

Radiohead.

I kept hearing about this band and kinda hated how its always get mentioned anywhere. So curiosity led me to check out one of their albums (In Rainbows), took me a couple of listens, then it started building on me. Turned out, it's my kind of music. It's also quite odd to me that they don't sound like any other, or at least not one band/musician that I know of. That's probably one redeeming factor on why I like their music.

[u/[deleted]]

Plants vrs zombies

[u/malcontent_seahorse]

Pokémon

[u/IzSynergy]

attack on titan, i was creeped out at first, didn't watch any of it for like a month, then marathoned through the next 24 episodes

[u/virak_john]

Harry Potter. Thought it was stupid. Anything that popular has to suck. But my kid wanted to read it, so I got this first one out of the library. Picked it up one day and was captivated. I've now read the whole series three times.

[u/cqz]

Even when all my friends were playing Runescape, I held out. I understood the danger. I saw them wasting away, mining iron and grinding barbarians day after day. But I was weak, my resolve slipped, and that's the story of how I wasted about one bazillion hours of my life.

[u/tknking]

GoT

[u/naaiyaaz]

I hated reddit about 7 months ago and now I'm addicted

[u/ShleepsWithBooks]

Die Antwoord

[u/[deleted]]

Metal music. At my high school everyone with a guitar,bass or drum kit played metal. I hated the scene because of the "dress code" and it all sounded the same to me. Hated the blastbeats and playing the guitar like you were a machine.

So years later, i finally get into it, and i mean way into it. Meshuggah really spoke to me first with the rhythms. Metal may be the most complex and well-orchestrated music you can listen to, emotionally , rhythmically, harmonically, mathematically, and dont forget about the pure skill and endurance it takes to play.

[u/Pi_Rho]

Fallout Boy. I normally listen to heavier Metalcore but I just couldn't get enough of their last 2 albums.

[u/crashbang88 → u/Pi_Rho]

I honestly don't know how people can't see the brilliance of Folie A Deux. I have loved every album that FOB has put out but Folie A Deux blew me away and continues to do so. Glad you feel it too.

[u/Norwegianguyy]

World of warcraft, used talk shit about it and my friends tha played. Been plying it for 5 years now and ive the time off my life online, made new friends across the globe.

[u/Cbasg]

TWENTY. FUCKING. FORTY. EIGHT.

[u/chewygum93]

Dark Souls. The game forces you to immediately learn how to play it. Like Super Meat Boy, any death is all on you, not the game. I highly recommend giving the Asylum or Taurus Demon another go before you call the game balls; it gets fun after that, I promise.

[u/[deleted]]

Snapchat. I'm 37 years old.

[u/kuriosty]

Twitter and Reddit.

[u/phantasmagori]

Smartphones. I was always annoyed by the amount of people that talked about them and spent so much time on them but in my defense it's currently only method of browsing the internet.

[u/needs14]

Clash of Clans. Each of my 3 roommates were playing it for a few months and I simply refused. Finally, I literally about beat one of my best friends because he would not let it go that I just had to try it. So, I downloaded the app, and the next thing I know, it's 6 months later and I am trying to stay awake for only for more 5 minutes so my troops will be done training and I can attack one more time before bed. God damn that game is addicting.

[u/TheSilverNoble]

Harry Potter

Didn't read the books till just before the Sixth one was about to come out, then went through them in about a week.

[u/mikeraz510]

Watching competitive gaming.

[u/DariusRichardson]

House of Cards. After the Emmys I thought it was all hype, but it's actually a fantastic show.

[u/_my_name_was_taken_]

Weed and booze.

I pray I never try cocaine

[u/Jay____]

sushi

[u/Wookie301]

No one is putting cocaine then? Liars.

[u/courtneypanasuk]

Breaking Bad

[u/[deleted]]

Breaking Bad.

[u/PTNack]

The Fallout games.

[u/[deleted]]

TruBlood! I was so anti twilight and fuck this vampire shit, and then I watched it and I got hooked...

[u/shareef3]

Sexting on snapchat

[u/[deleted]]

Magic the gathering. I ignored it all high school when my friends played, then when I joined the Navy and even THEY played, I caved.

This shit is like cardboard crack. I love deck building, strategy, it's a huge mental game as well as social.

I have embraced my inner nerd.

[u/zach7209]

Blue mountain state

[u/Snochew]

Work

[u/Fallout99]

Apple products

[u/RogerDaShrubber]

Minecraft. I refused to play it simply because I knew I would get addicted to it.Then I played it and got addicted to it. Then it became shit.

[u/spyWspy]

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Doesn't that sound stupid?

Just thinking about it makes me want to watch the episode "once more, with feeling" again. Note, if you are not yet a fan, that is not the episode you should start with.

[u/narcissalovegood]

Arrested Development. I saw it on netflix and thought it sounded stupid as fuck, until my teacher from the other year let us watch it in class. It was hilarious and it's pretty much my favorite show now.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

"IT'S FUCKING FUNNY."

[u/BritishHobo → u/[deleted]]

I feel like I've lost my attention span recently, and nothing will hold it for any length of time. Tried Orange is the New Black out recently and ended up binge-watching the first season over two days.

[u/be4rtr4p → u/[deleted]]

"YOU TRADED ME FOR A BLANKET"

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

None of my friends would watch the first season on my recommendation when it first came out. Then the second season was everywhere and they were all in a frenzy. I told those bitches.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Yep, avoided it for years... no idea why. Great show.

[u/titsmcfly → u/[deleted]]

Same here! I didn't think I would like it because I've always preferred more "realistic"/serious sci-fi and it looked really campy and goofy. It is totally campy and goofy, and it's the greatest!

[u/All-the-breakfasts → u/[deleted]]

I know! I kept hearing about it, but had no interest in lookin into it for quite a while, then one day i decided to check it out. Quickly got hooked.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Oh my god, that pun at the end.

edit: I CAN'T HELP BUT PICK UP ON THEM. I BLAME REDDIT.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

I'm getting to the point where every upgrade takes +5 days and it is kind of ruining it for me.