50 Signs You're Addicted to Pop Culture
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Your DVR is always full, you can't get enough of celebrities, and you love nothing more than a perfectly dropped movie reference. Sound familiar? Well, then you're probably a pop-culture fanatic. Music, movies, TV, famous faces — you love it all, and you really can't help it. (Don't worry, we understand.) If you're wondering whether your interest is veering into fanatic territory, take a look at 50 signs you're obsessed with pop culture.
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Your friendships are mostly founded on shared TV taste.
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You've been asked "Are you OK?" following a celebrity breakup.
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Your phone autocorrects Beyonce to Beyoncé.
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You get crazy emotional at concerts because the star is THERE IN PERSON.
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You judge people who hate the shows you love.
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You've learned all the choreography from at least ONE Beyoncé or Britney video.
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You've always wanted a celeb-inspired haircut like "The Rachel."
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You watch TV with friends via video chat because you want the shared experience.
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You consider yourself a longtime expert on celebrity-photo collages.
Source: Instagram user lauramariemeyers
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You ace all the pop-culture categories on Jeopardy.
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You regularly do double features at the movie theater.
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You schedule plans around premieres and finales.
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Your Halloween costume is always a celebrity or character.
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You see a celebrity in real life and tell literally everyone about it. Mailman included.
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You love the rain because it's a great excuse for a Netflix marathon.
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You call celebrities by their first names. (And sometimes nicknames.)
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You tweet at your favorite star constantly because someday you WILL get an RT.
Source: Comedy Central
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You never, ever miss an award show — and usually host a screening party.
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You find yourself very seriously comparing dates to celebrities.
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You've called in sick to binge-watch a TV show.
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Your schedule involves more TV shows than actual social engagements.
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You get more celebrity-news text alerts than actual text messages.
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You dressed up for a Harry Potter midnight premiere at least once.
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You think it's outrageous when someone doesn't know who "J Law" is.
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Your friends talk potential baby names, and you rattle off all the characters and celebrities with each name.
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You're everyone's go-to source on celebrity relationships.
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You've cried over a TV show ending.
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You joined Twitter just so you could follow famous people.
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You love nothing more than a juicy celebrity memoir.
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You've celebrated a celebrity's birthday.
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Your Instagram feed is 80 percent famous people because you're emotionally invested in their lives.
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You proudly recorded music videos on VHS tapes back in the '90s.
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You're more excited to watch the premovie trailers than the actual movie.
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You're hyperobsessed with keeping your Spotify playlists up to date.
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You live tweet while watching TV.
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You can't find anyone to play pop-culture trivia games with because everyone knows you'll win.
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You hate "Things You Never Knew About" lists because you know all of it.
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You start a lot of sentences with "Remember that movie . . . "
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You consider your DVRed shows legitimate to-do list items.
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You're an expert on remembering what year movies were released.
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You travel to places because your favorite movies were filmed there.
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You've made plans to rewatch an entire TV series. OK, multiple TV series.
And don't worry, there's nothing wrong with you.