These things I don't get

Flag poles into people's front yards. Or bolted onto their driveway.
Throw back Thursday, complete with awful Facebook photos. Stop it right now.
Smoked almonds. Seriously, who eats this crap?
Small mesh nets, usually attached to a plastic fruit, for babies to suck their first fruit. Why can't we give the kid the fruit to suck?
Cool Whip. What IS it??