I'm not sure if cigarettes could be considered a "guilty" pleasure, more so a "stupid" pleasure, since you know they're killing you. But that's your business. They'll probably eventually be completely illegal either way.

masturbating in the bathroom at work (gotta have something to look forward to when working at a shitty sandwich place to pay ur way through college, actually i dont even feel guilty about it)

i smoke too, dont feel guilty about it tho, just stupid that i was an insecure 17 year old who needed somethin to with his hands, im a runner too, i prolly could still compete if i didnt smoke, but i wouldnt want to anyways so puff away, i figure if i keep working out and running itll keep me somewhat healthy till i get the balls to quit, i mean i used to be an alkie and have a coke/heroin problem, ive been clean off all those awful things for 4 months now so ill wait a lil while to get off the ciggies.

i hope i'm dead by then ;)

oh dude i jack off at work every night.

oh and girlgun: I know plenty of intelligent people who smoke, so I'm not suggesting you're "stupid", just that cigarettes are dumb... I mean, I've smoked some cigarettes, I can see the appeal, but it's always been easy for me to quit, especially when I consider the risks involved.

i don't think so, i think they were being honest, from interviews and stuff. it's not like SONIC YOUTH needed to score indie points by being ironic; to me, it seems like the press couldn't handle the "coolest band in the world" being into something so square like the carpenters and their only reasoning for printing their interviews like that was by saying "maybe they're being ironic".

same deal with pavement, never seen how they are ironic, they were mostly joking around when trying to explain themselves.

I highly doubt the song/video "Superstar" was done as a huge act of irony, not to mention their tribute song to Karen Carpenter and mentions in interviews. That seems really genuine to me... otherwise, Sonic Youth really really like to take ironic jokes no one cares about far beyond the stretches of our minds.

A guilty pleasure is any indulgence you're a wee bit embarassed about, right? I have them aplenty. Gilmore Girls, My So-Called Life, and The Waltons rank among the top 10 of mine. Also the Man from UNCLE Ace paperback series I collected when I was 10-13--I still re-read them! (I also have two Girl from UNCLE paperbacks, but have only ever read one).

Certain shopping indulgences. I'm like a girl for a cool pair of jeans. Or shoes. Shirts. Jackets.

Yeah, like I said, embarassing. Why am I even admitting to all this?

Don't know why you all feel secure enough admitting all this shit because I'm smugly laughing my ass off. Screen captures, showing my friends, writing down blackmail material, etc.

Please don't tell my wife!

These here negatives won't be cheap.

Of what? Me buying jeans, reading books, or watching TV? My life will never be the same.

the ellen degenerous show

i love watching things that make me cringe..and the dance intro she does with all the moms up and grooving...boy o boy do i ever cringe mmmm

somehow i find that hard to believe, but okay. i'm not going to go on about it.

- snoopy (everyone seems to make fun of me for this but my mom seems to understand. she bought me a little plushy snoopy.)
- i don't feel guilty for doing anything, i just feel a little childish and/or awkward because i still like a variety of children's things. i have sesame st. bedsheets for christ's sake. i don't know where they came from but they appear to be pretty old because they're not made of polyester, they're that nice old cotton that gets cold if you don't have the heat up high enough.

I must be plenty dorky/uncool because I have nothing against most of the things mentioned so far in this thread. Except I don't masturbate at work. Wow. If I did I'd feel weird, man.

Hey they were alright until 10,000 Days, had to have been pretty cool to tour with King Crimson and get Robert Fripp to join in on one of their songs

10,000 Days blows.

Cantankerous.. Regarding cigarettes being illegal: I don't know what town you live in, but in my STATE, you pretty much can't smoke anywhere except IN YOUR HOUSE or IN YOUR CAR WITH THE WINDOW ROLLED UP. If you flick a fucking cigarette butt out your window, you'll get a ticket. You can't smoke in any public places or within miles of certain businesses. This has just been over the past few years. As stupid and dangerous as cigarettes are and with the risks of smoking more and more apparent every week, you honestly can't see a future wherein they'd be illegal? The government may end up losing money if cigarettes are COMPLETELY illegal (I mean, they're already being taxed, what, 10% more in California or some bullshit... ), but they'll certainly do something to prevent them from being smoked by just about anybody.. or they'll replace it with something.

Tool are a good band, just most of their fans seem to suck. Most are also into shit like Korn and the likes. Which is fine, I guess, just not my thing.

Shame on you!

Guilty pleasures...? Well I can't say I feel too guilty about it, but I do read a lot of comics and have been accused of being kinda nerdy... but whatever, I'm okay with it.

Oh and I've been listening to Tears For Fears lately. I'm okay with that one too.