The Bottom Tens of 2005

As everyone comes out with their top 10 and other impressive lists from 2005, I present the things that pissed me off the most about this past year. Call me a cynic, but terrible things are usually more interesting and fun to discuss than helpful innovations (see: Crystal Pepsi, New Coke). I got the idea for a bottom ten list from my main man Strongbad.

So without further ado, the list.

10. DRM. I long ago stopped stealing music, so please stop treating me and everyone like criminals! From the revelation that Sony's attempt to protects its intellectual rights certainly infringed on yours, to the awful DRM bundled in MSN Music, Musicmatch and iTunes that makes bringing tunes to work a chore, I HAVE HAD ENOUGH. And I'm not going to take it anymore. I'll buy every song I can from allofmp3, and what they don't have I'll steal. I tried to do this legit, but you just won't let me--I can't buy from any other online store or from a B&M music store. Tell me, what other choices do I have?
9. B-List Celebrity Shows. Dancing with Celerities? Skating with Celebrities? When your biggest star is John O'Hurley, it's not really a celebrity show. (Skating's biggest star is Dave Coulier - he was Joey on Full House, the one Alanis went down on in a theater). Even Celebrity Poker scraped the bottom of the barrel: Poker Royale, Celebrity Poker Showdown, Celebrity Poker Club. Here's a handy guide:
Can't go inside for fear of getting mobbed by fans: celebrity
Recurring guest star on TV sitcom: not celebrity
8. Overdose of social-networking sites: Maybe its because I'm not 15 anymore, but do we really need MySpace, Hi5, TheFaceBook, Friendster, Orkut, Mooble, Tickle, Xanga, LiveJournal. If I wanted to see 1000s of pics of kids who look like this, I'd--well, I guess I'd visit these sites. Which is exactly my point. I don't.
7. Financial Spam: Enough with the home loans! I'm pining for the good old days of viagra, rolexes, housewives and penis enlargement
6. More to come...