State your guilty pleasures

[stanwyck]

one that you don't necessarily advertise...but make life (particularly these days living under a facist regime) more palatable. Mine are: Rollos, true crime paperbacks (don't tell my highbrow Book Club), CSI, DVDs of old TV shows from NetFlix (currently on a Homicide binge), buying inexpensive lipstick, and weekend naps. Pretty exciting.
Divulge yours. Maybe the rest of us will pickup a few more ways to ease the pain.

[flamingyouth]

1. The A&E true crime shows

American Justice, Cold Case Files & City Confidential.

Desperate Housewives.

Silly mystery/suspense novels.

Creme-filled cookies.

[stanwyck]

21. Paul WInfield's

narration on City Confidential (another of my guilty pleasures) is just too wild. Totally over the top. I love it!

[LoZoccolo]

2. I used to be really into true crime paperbacks.

I didn't really like the ones about brutal murders and stuff; I was more into the ones about stuff like organized crime and rackets, especially coke smuggling and dealing.

[Bertha Venation]

3. oh, my....

greasy food (Mexican, fried chicken, pizza)

carrot cake with cream cheese frosting & cold milk

Rita Mae Brown's "Mrs Murphy" mysteries

"Judging Amy" reruns

[davidinalameda]

19. forgot about Mrs. Murphy

I've read them all

[Bertha Venation]

22. i LOVE the animals

Mrs. Murphy: "Let Tucker bitch. She stole my catnip sockie this morning."

Tucker: "You're a real shit, Mrs. Murphy. You've got a million of those things."

MM: "Yeah, but I didn't say you could play with any of them."

[LoZoccolo]

4. Also...

I have this true crime book about women in prison that I used once to keep people from sitting next to me on the Amtrak.

[Sabriel]

5. I haven't induged in these for a while, but...

--Funyuns
--Regency romances
--MASH and any Star Trek series reruns
--Clearance aisle shopping at Target

[skygazer]

12. LOL

I used to read Regency romances - Georgette Heyer. I discovered her in high school and they were fun reads and light. How funny, I forgot to put that on my list. It's been a while.

[PaganPreacher]

6. Old horror films..... the really bad ones.

Also sci-fi movies from the 50s and 60s.

Life hasn't been the same since Sci-Fi Channel canceled MST3K.

The Pagan Preacher
I don't turn the other cheek.

[MsConduct]

7. Chocolate, coffee and when I really want to go wild.....

chocolate and coffee!

[rbnyc]

8. Like Wallace Shawn, I'm really a low-brow at heart.

This of course assumes the lead character in The Designated Mourner is somewhat autobiographical. I have a feeling it is.

Anyhoo, on to my low-brow, guilty pleasures:

1. Fear Factor (And a few other bad TV shows)
2. Porn
3. Collecting Hello Kitty stuff. (I'm wearing Hello Kitty underwear right now and it makes me feel good.)
4. Baby Ruth bars
5. Playing Word Whomp at Pogo.com

:)

[CO Liberal]

9. Reruns of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" and "XMC"

Sometimes they're the best choices on TV. Also "Insomniac" with Dave Attell.

[CornField]

10. Garage Sales & Consignment Stores

I love buying other folk's junk. LOL!! Sounds sad, but I'm absolutely serious.

I love getting old, solid wood furniture and refinishing it... finding bags of old jewelry... all kinds of stuff.

My favorite thing is buying shirts, pants, dresses, etc. for a quarter or less. Then, when my crazy kids drip red popsicle on them, I just throw them away or cut them up for rags. No guilt.

[skygazer]

11. Well, this is kind of fun

People magazine. I normally only read large non fiction historical tomes but I have to have a People every week. ~blush~
Necco Wafers
Earl Grey tea
buying shoes that I'll probably never wear
boxed macaroni and cheese

edited to add - goofy comedies like Monty Python and Airplane

[Phillycat]

13. The OC and big-budget disaster flicks like Armageddon.

[candy]

14. Hershey's Symphony Bars with toffee and almonds! -------

I stock up when they are sale and hide my stash like a drunk with his/her booze.

[Magrittes Pipe]

15. A fistful of bennies and a flask of Jack.

I feel guilty afterward because I pee my pants. :(

[rbnyc]

16. TIJTFHFW!

That is just too fucking hilarious for words!

[auburngrad82]

23. ROFLMAO!!!

Just who the hell is this al hedges character, after all???

[davidinalameda]

17. let's see

Taco Bell
Food Network
SciFi Network
Law and Order
Buffy
fantasy novels
gay mystery novels

[GOPisEvil]

18. World War II movies.

Tora! Tora! Tora! was on last night.

[yellowdogintexas]

20. whipped cream and other rich butterfat heavy treats

Mexican Food
silly mysteries
Desperate Housewives
cartoons
sleeping in with all my cats
treating myself to dinner out when I have perfectly good food in the house

french fries and a coke when I have a really bad headache