Do you folks follow current trivial facts?

Like:

Sports, actors, actresses, singers, news items, waeather forcasts. etc.

I have ahard time staying current, because most of these things are unimportant to me.

So at the coffee machine or in groups, I can never get into conversations with people.

I am perfectly fine discussing a specific topic that I know about, but not trivial things.

So, I was just curious if this is common.

I think these are great ice-breakers for conversation, Steve....but for deep, longer conversations -- not so much.....because as you say -- they are trivial.......

But I must admit -- I do stay current on movies (drama, romances) and music, bands and singers.....:)

I can never remember who sings what song, or if someone is talking about a movie star, I have no clue who it is even if I have seen all of thier movies.
I have never really followed sports (I do not mind watching, I just do not know who the players are, or team standings), I do not watch the news on TV. I do not know if it is going to rain until I get wet.
Not sure why. I do not purposefully dismiss those things, they just do not stick in my head.

Also, my first poll was done quite poorly, as the votes will not indicate anything.

If there is a moderator that catches this, please change it to:

Follows sports
Doesn't follow sports
Follows movies, actors.
Doesn't ....
etc.

I made the poll, then realized that I couldn't even vote in it. :rolleyes:

Hey, just post a new one... many of us had "defects" in our poles....

Please vote in http://www.addforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3946

I made the poll better.