Things that are not all they're cracked up to be

[cloughie]

The Ring cycle - apart from Die Walkure.

The hammer crack in Rheingold is pretty good!

[Pulcinella]

Cream crackers.

Do they really have cream in? Very unlikely IMO.

This recipe does:

http://www.food.com/recipe/cream-crackers-119560

I always thought that the 'cream' referred to sodium bicarbonate, as in bottles of cream soda pop we used to have with Sunday lunch, but it would appear that the ingredient involved there is cream of tartar.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_soda

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_bitartrate

[gurnemanz]

Dogs: I know many people love them, and I don't dislike some of them in small doses, but to me their drawbacks heavily outweigh any cuddliness or man's best friend arguments.
1) They smell. Owners often seem unaware of this. I think they're inured to it.
2) Fleas
3) The demeaning task of picking up their droppings and not all owners bother to clear up disgusting faeces
4) Garden fences stained green with urine
5) They bite, chase, intimidate, kill, maim and infect people and other animals
6) You have to feed them.
7) Frequent hassle around what to do with them when you go out, on holiday, to work etc
8) Diseases, vet's bills, insurance costs
9) Loud barking or (worse) high-pitched yelping
10) They destroy things (eg eating children's homework)

Satnavs can be excellent but need to be used very carefully as route guidance. On mine you have to decide between "shortest" which can use quite slow roads and "fastest" which often gives you many more miles than you need to take. I use it most of the time even when I know the route to give an estimated arrival time, speed limits, traffic info, fuel economy etc
Celery is indispensable. Great chopped in risottos and pasta sauces and added to stir fries. Countless soup and stew recipes call for it. It always goes in one of our regular favourite soups - Jerusalem artichoke . eg Delia's version.

[Alain Maréchal]

Dogs: I know many people love them, and I don't dislike some of them in small doses, but to me their drawbacks heavily outweigh any cuddliness or man's best friend arguments.
1) They smell. Owners often seem unaware of this. I think they're inured to it.
2) Fleas
3) The demeaning task of picking up their droppings and not all owners bother to clear up disgusting faeces
4) Garden fences stained green with urine
5) They bite, chase, intimidate, kill, maim and infect people and other animals
6) You have to feed them.
7) Frequent hassle around what to do with them when you go out, on holiday, to work etc
8) Diseases, vet's bills, insurance costs
9) Loud barking or (worse) high-pitched yelping
10) They destroy things (eg eating children's homework)
.

Children.
1) They smell. Parents often seem unaware of this. I think they're inured to it.
2) Headlice
3) The demeaning task of picking up their litter and not all parents bother to clear up disgusting food remnants
4) Public transport stained with vomit
5) They bite, chase, intimidate, kill, maim and infect people and other animals (oh yes they do)
6) You have to feed them.
7) Frequent hassle around what to do with them when you go out, on holiday, to work etc
8) Diseases, Doctor's bills, insurance costs
9) Loud crying or (worse) high-pitched yelping
10) They destroy things

[Zucchini]

Haitink

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Digital cameras. Easy to use etc but just looking at some of my photos taken over 30 years ago shows just how much better the quality of Kodakchrome film was over the latest digital gizmo.

It does depend very much on the digital camera. I held out for many years, and it wasn't until I found a camera that produced really stunning pictures, that I finally accepted the technology.

[MrGongGong]

stilton.

The white stuff is ok.

The "white stuff" isn't really Stilton
and is an abomination

Oratorios are never what they are cracked up to be

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Oratorios are never what they are cracked up to be

Splitting hairs here, but the one you really love may not be an oratorio at all.

[Pabmusic]

...
1) They smell...
2) Fleas
3) The demeaning task of picking up their droppings and not all owners bother to clear up disgusting faeces
4) Garden fences stained green with urine
5) They bite, chase, intimidate, kill, maim and infect people and other animals
6) You have to feed them.
7) Frequent hassle around what to do with them when you go out, on holiday, to work etc
8) Diseases ... insurance costs
9) ... high-pitched yelping
10) They destroy things (eg eating children's homework)

...

How do you know my relatives so well?

[Bryn]

Apple products (in my experience).

[Stanfordian]

Philip Glass is not all he is cracked up to be.

[MrGongGong]

Splitting hairs here, but the one you really love may not be an oratorio at all.

Even without "that" one I think it's still true (Elijah FFS )

Though I would make an exception for this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBTa6R5er7o

[french frank]

Leeks, otoh, were always used, best dug from the ground just after the frost had got at them.

Yes, those other things that Beefy said, AND leeks.

That said, I sometimes add fennel instead of celery if I happen to have some.

I don't suppose many people have a good word for it anyway, but - Blossom Hill.

[french frank]

Philip Glass is not all he is cracked up to be.

[Nick Armstrong]

Philip Glass is not all he is cracked up to be.

Yes, there's a myth I'd like to shatter