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If you’re a guy on the single scene looking for a relationship you might want to check out this list of hobbies men have that are the least attractive. Keep…

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If you're a guy on the single scene looking for a relationship you might want to check out this list of hobbies men have that are the least attractive. Keep in mind the list comes from only one person and she is getting a ton of grief for making it, especially the number one hobby on her list.

A female commentator sparked an outcry from her audience after admitting she finds a certain hobby popular among many men to be repulsive. 

Liz Wheeler, 35, claimed to speak for women as a whole when she declared of the pastime in a tweet: 'Beyond red flag. Like dealbreaker zone. It's weird that so many dudes don't get this.'

The hobby in question: playing video games. 

'And obviously we're not talking about Pac-Man or Tetris or an arcade game once in a while,' Liz added in a subsequent tweet, seemingly instead referring to the many more immersive and time-consuming video games that are notorious for eating up hours of one's day. 

Here's her list of the Least Attractive Hobbies Men Can Have

#5 Gambling: It is pretty understandable that gambling would a be major turnoff because at the end of the day, the house usually wins and most of end up on the losing side. People might not want to be a part of that.

#4 Online Meanness/Trolling: Nobody likes an online troll, especially if they're hiding by a fake name or account. If you spend your time doing this online, it says a lot about you and makes you a bit "sketchy" and not at all attractive.

#3 Magic Tricks: We assume this is on the list because most magicians are somewhat quirky and probably had only a few friends in school, however he might be fun at parties. So, why not?

#2 Collecting Figurines: They must be broke because they're buying little quirky figurines with all of their extra money. Plus, women don't want a guy that has hundreds of them littered through the house or god forbid, on display

#1 Playing video games: Hey, there's nothing wrong with video games, most men play them still and can be fun for bonding. If the guy spends all of his time playing them, that is a red flag that he doesn't have much else to do or that he wants to do with you.

Retro Video Game Systems: Which One Do You Miss the Most?

I've been thinking a lot about retro video game systems as of late. I want you to think about them, too, and tell me your favorite.

This all started because part of my stupid job requires me to look at stupid Facebook. It's a hellsite and a time suck, but once in awhile it does yield something useful. Case in point: one of my Facebook friends shared a post from a Facebook Group called Righteous Memes for Generation X. It's a graphic breaking down popular video game systems and platforms by generation and it looks like this:

Video Game Generation Graphic via Dee Becker on Facebook

Pretty accurate, right? I mean, I'm Gen X. My first at-home, console gaming experiences were with Atari and Intellivision when I was in grade school. By the time I was in Junior High, we had the SEGA Master System in the house. And when I was in High School, I bought my friend Andy's used NES from him because he wanted to upgrade to Neo Geo. So yeah, this graphic speaks to me.

Retro Video Game Systems: Which One Do You Miss the Most?

So let's use it as a jumping-off point. I've hand-selected a handful of the gaming systems in the Gen X and Gen Y columns above for this week's 12-Inch Poll. And you know what? We'll throw a couple from the Gen Z column in, too. The focus here is on "retro." It's all about the consoles that are now obsolete that we wish weren't. It's all about those early gaming experiences.

Scroll through my list and take your pick. I stuck to the biggest, most popular gaming systems for obvious reasons. But if you have a more obscure platform that you want to show some love to, just hit up ROCK 92.9 on stupid Facebook and post up in the comments.

Atari 2600

The OG. Omnipresent in middle-to-upper-class suburban homes in the early '80s.

Intellivision

Atari's main competitor. My Uncle Michael was the only person I knew who ever had one, and he owned every game!

NES

The Nintendo Entertainment System. The 8-bit system that owned the mid-to-late '80s.

SEGA Master System

SEGA launched their Master System in North America in 1986 to compete with the Nintendo Entertainment System.

Game Boy

Nintendo went hand-held in 1989 with the debut of its 8-bit Game Boy. A true game changer.

SEGA Genesis

Not to be out done by their main competitor, SEGA debuted their 16-bit offering in 1989.

Super Nintendo

Nintendo blasted into the '90s with the Super NES and its mind-blowing (at the time) 16 bits of gaming fun.

PlayStation

Sony's debut home gaming console. It hit American shores in 1995.

PlayStation 2

Five years later, Sony followed up with what would become the best-selling home gaming console of all time.

Xbox

The original Xbox console launched in the U.S. in November of 2001. Like the PlayStation, it's gone on to spawn an entire line.

Wii

Launched in 2006, Nintendo game straight at Microsoft's Xboxes and Sony's PlayStations with this one.

Bob is a native New Englander, growing up (sorta) in Maine where his love for radio started at a young age. While in high school he hosted radio shows on a local radio station, and he has never looked back. Bob joined the US Navy and served onboard the Sixth Fleet Flagship as a radio and TV host. After serving for 3 years, it was off to Emerson College in Boston. Bob hosted shows in Boston on WMEX, WVBF and WSSH in the 80’s and 90’s before heading to radio stations in Raleigh, NC, Manchester, NH, and New York City. Bob has been married for almost 25 years to Carolyn, a Woburn gal and they have 3 daughters, Nicole, Taylor, and Bridget. Bob and Carolyn are proud first-time grandparents to baby Caroline, who they plan to spoil every chance they get! “I started my career in New England and could not be happier to come back to Boston where I can root for all the Boston sports teams and eat lots of lobster rolls and clam chowder (okay not lots)… It is an honor to host the WROR morning show with LBF and wake up the World’s Greatest City!” Bob writes about recipes and restaurants, pop culture and trending topics.