Are tables bad?

[TunaFish]

I can't remember if this is true.
Can somebody explain to me if I could use them and if not why they are so bad?
To me setting up a table arround the photo seems a better idea than nesting a whole lot of divs, but especially alignment in tables is much easier than layers.

[Dennis]

Well, the general consensus tables are for presenting data in an orderly way. Just because you can (mis)use them for layout purposes shouldn't mean you should.

However, I do agree that tables are handy sometimes.