THE H_BG_B__N __ _TT_E M_NDS: According to Salon's Willa Paskin, the following things are wrong with Wheel of Fortune:
* No one explains the rules
* Pat Sajak does not ask people what they will do with the money (although some people volunteer this information)
* There are often both male and female and both black and white contestants (although never more than three of any one kind)
* Grandmothers have been enjoying the show for years
* The puzzles involve well-known and, ultimately, guessable phrases
* People can both win money and lose money very quickly
* It does not provide a sufficient parable for the American viewer to understand the dangers of oversaturation of collateralized-debt obligations or credit default swaps
* When an individual wins a car, they are not made sufficiently aware of the long-term costs associated with ownership
* Americans still watch the show despite the fact that Vanna White has gotten older in the 30 years that she has been on the show
* It is unclear whether one has to specially purchase a diaresis
