Topic: This thread is non-euclidean, for it has no point (Read 583791 times)

Thrillho · « **Reply #2700 on:** 06 Nov 2014, 11:44 »

The Pistols were as manufactured and money hungry as the Spice Girls were. Depending on how you look at it, that makes them more punk or less punk. The Ramones worked with fucking Phil Spector. Again, super punk or not at all punk depending on your opinion. The Clash are great but overrated. The Buzzcocks are who we have to blame for the likes of Green Day and Green Day are to blame for Simple Plan ergo The Buzzcocks are to blame for Simple Plan.

I wouldn't call The Jam punk in any sense, really. But then I wouldn't call them anything but expletives because despite having some great songs, I fucking hate Paul Weller and could not give you a single reason why.

hedgie · « **Reply #2701 on:** 06 Nov 2014, 13:01 »

Don't forget Stiff Little Fingers, and both The Damned and Siouxsie before they went goth. And of course, there's the Dead Kennedys, Phil Chevron's first band (blanking on the name right now), etc.

Aziraphale · « **Reply #2702 on:** 06 Nov 2014, 13:16 »

Quote from: hedgie on 06 Nov 2014, 13:01

Don't forget Stiff Little Fingers, and both The Damned and Siouxsie before they went goth. And of course, there's the Dead Kennedys, Phil Chevron's first band (blanking on the name right now), etc.

IIRC, Chevron was in the Radiators before the Pogues.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #2703 on:** 06 Nov 2014, 13:29 »

I'm not schizophrenic

Akima · « **Reply #2704 on:** 06 Nov 2014, 15:04 »

Quote from: LeeC on 06 Nov 2014, 08:42

Zhuge Liang (诸葛亮 pronouced Joo-guh Leeang with a hard G, incidentally) was an all-round genius whose name is still synonymous in China with culture, scholarship and intellect. He was what we call a "strategist" rather than a "general"; in the context of his time, a general put on armour and commanded troops on the battlefield. The famous partnership between Sun Bin (strategist) and Tian Ji (general), in the service of Qi during the Warring States era, illustrates the distinction.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #2705 on:** 06 Nov 2014, 15:21 »

I just don't like punk. I'm just too metal, man!

hedgie · « **Reply #2706 on:** 06 Nov 2014, 15:47 »

Screw metal. Industrial FTW:

Method of Madness · « **Reply #2707 on:** 06 Nov 2014, 15:53 »

I saw the Offspring over the summer. I enjoyed the show.

LeeC · « **Reply #2708 on:** 06 Nov 2014, 16:34 »

Quote from: Akima on 06 Nov 2014, 15:04

Quote from: LeeC on 06 Nov 2014, 08:42
Zhuge Liang (诸葛亮 pronouced Joo-guh Leeang with a hard G, incidentally) was an all-round genius whose name is still synonymous in China with culture, scholarship and intellect. He was what we call a "strategist" rather than a "general"; in the context of his time, a general put on armour and commanded troops on the battlefield. The famous partnership between Sun Bin (strategist) and Tian Ji (general), in the service of Qi during the Warring States era, illustrates the distinction.

Yeah Sun Bin is a descendent of Sun Tzu. It was quite slow today at work so I started wikipedia-ing Chinese history.

SubaruStephen · « **Reply #2709 on:** 06 Nov 2014, 20:19 »

Quote from: Aziraphale on 06 Nov 2014, 10:47

On the other hand, the Pistols and Ramones mostly annoy me.

GASP!
*points*
Heresey!

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #2710 on:** 06 Nov 2014, 20:36 »

Aziraphale · « **Reply #2711 on:** 06 Nov 2014, 21:10 »

Quote from: SubaruStephen on 06 Nov 2014, 20:19

Quote from: Aziraphale on 06 Nov 2014, 10:47
On the other hand, the Pistols and Ramones mostly annoy me.

GASP!
*points*
Heresey!

Say what you will. To me, the Pistols were the Marilyn Manson of their day: manufactured nihilism. Musically, they were a dead end from the start (but they paved the way for PiL, so they get a provisional pass). And the Ramones were just conservatives in cooler clothes, basically playing Chuck Berry on amphetamines. Their schtick gets too old too fast, too.

I disagree with Gaz about the Clash being overrated. To be clear, I don't think they lived up to their own hype, but they were one of a handful of bands from that time (Wire also comes to mind) that managed to break genuinely new ground because they realized the limitations of punk and at some point -- lip service aside -- basically stopped giving a fuck whether they were punk or not. That, I'd submit, makes them and others of their ilk more punk than a lot of the rest of their peers.

jwhouk · « **Reply #2712 on:** 06 Nov 2014, 22:28 »

My favorite punk rock band was formed in Dublin in the late 1970's. They made a few records, went on a few tours, got world-famous, and now...

...now, they give away their albums on iTunes.

(Yes, U2 started out as a punk rock band. They emigrated full-on to "rock" later.)

Masterpiece · « **Reply #2713 on:** 06 Nov 2014, 22:33 »

You guys, you guys, you're all forgetting Sex Bob-Omb here

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #2714 on:** 07 Nov 2014, 01:06 »

Strongly, strongly suggest you watch this until the end.

LTK · « **Reply #2715 on:** 07 Nov 2014, 07:00 »

It looks like my random password was too random for this submission form to handle.

cesium133 · « **Reply #2716 on:** 07 Nov 2014, 07:03 »

Someone didn't sanitize their inputs...

ev4n · « **Reply #2717 on:** 07 Nov 2014, 07:30 »

Little Bobby DropTables

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #2718 on:** 07 Nov 2014, 07:49 »

Quote from: jwhouk on 06 Nov 2014, 22:28

My favorite punk rock band was formed in Dublin in the late 1970's. They made a few records, went on a few tours, got world-famous, and now...

...now, they give away their albums on iTunes.

(Yes, U2 started out as a punk rock band. They emigrated full-on to "rock" later.)

U2 is a plague.

cesium133 · « **Reply #2719 on:** 07 Nov 2014, 08:10 »

U-2 is a reconnaissance aircraft. And Wikipedia has so little sense of history that "U-2" links to the band instead of the plane.

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #2720 on:** 07 Nov 2014, 08:23 »

I got to watch the planes taking off and landing while I was in Cali this summer. Their wheel base is so jacked up they need a chase car (a very fast sports car) with another U-2 pilot in it to race along behind them and call distance to deck and angle of approach for the pilot in air.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #2721 on:** 07 Nov 2014, 12:23 »

Masterpiece · « **Reply #2722 on:** 07 Nov 2014, 12:25 »

Fffffffffuuuuuuuhdge

ev4n · « **Reply #2723 on:** 07 Nov 2014, 13:16 »

Why people think lions are THE large land predator is beyond me. Bears are scarier.

Aziraphale · « **Reply #2724 on:** 07 Nov 2014, 13:44 »

Quote from: ev4n on 07 Nov 2014, 13:16

Why people think lions are THE large land predator is beyond me. Bears are scarier.

Depends. I'm more scared of bears generally, but that's because I'm much more likely to encounter a bear. I guess if there's more lions around, you worry about those instead.

hedgie · « **Reply #2725 on:** 07 Nov 2014, 13:49 »

That, and "lion" isn't a term that's merely a euphemism for a creature considered so horrific that its original name is lost in many languages.

osaka · « **Reply #2726 on:** 07 Nov 2014, 15:57 »

But bears are cute! They pick up the trash!

*Frantically searches for the gif*

OBSERVE

OBSERVE THE BEAR WITH THE TRASHCAN

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #2727 on:** 07 Nov 2014, 17:41 »

As someone who travels the North American wilderness rather frequently I ain't skeered of no bear.

Wanna know what I am scared of?

Massive, powerful and always possessed with a lust for the death of hairless simians.

LTK · « **Reply #2728 on:** 07 Nov 2014, 18:06 »

Is there a spray for moose?

Neko_Ali · « **Reply #2729 on:** 07 Nov 2014, 18:29 »

Only if your Batman. Always carry your Bat-Anti-Moose spray.

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #2730 on:** 07 Nov 2014, 18:33 »

Even Batman goes straight to explosive bato-rangs for moose.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #2731 on:** 07 Nov 2014, 18:54 »

Grognard · « **Reply #2732 on:** 07 Nov 2014, 20:29 »

Quote from: GarandMarine on 07 Nov 2014, 17:41

As someone who travels the North American wilderness rather frequently I ain't skeered of no bear. Wanna know what I am scared of?

Massive, powerful and always possessed with a lust for the death of hairless simians.

Moose can be scary beasts. I witnessed the results of a Moose vs. JB Hunt semi-truck encounter. The semi arrived at the JB Hunt depot on two separate flatbed trailers. According to the driver, the moose was last seen wandering off into the Alaska woods with 6 shots from a .44 (no less, no more) and apparently no worse for wear.

Kugai · « **Reply #2733 on:** 07 Nov 2014, 20:31 »

It was the great white Moose I tell ye!!!

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #2734 on:** 07 Nov 2014, 21:18 »

No. That one's even worse.

Moose are why .454 Casull exist.

Loki · « **Reply #2735 on:** 08 Nov 2014, 00:22 »

Quote from: LTK on 07 Nov 2014, 07:00

It looks like my random password was too random for this submission form to handle.

Ugh. This looks nasty. Are you aware of the possible implications?

That site might allow http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_scripting

Pilchard123 · « **Reply #2736 on:** 08 Nov 2014, 01:14 »

Moose - just tall enough for a vehicle to sweep their legs out so that a third-ton of boreal killbeast comes flying through your windscreen.

Stryc9Fuego · « **Reply #2737 on:** 08 Nov 2014, 04:32 »

Christ, I'm glad I live in Florida. There are no moose in Florida. I'll take hurricanes against any of your furry murderbeasts any day.

Pilchard123 · « **Reply #2738 on:** 08 Nov 2014, 04:35 »

I don't know much about moose. I live in Somerset, UK. The most I have to deal with is a smelly badger corpse by the side of the road.

Neko_Ali · « **Reply #2739 on:** 08 Nov 2014, 06:11 »

A moose once bit my sister.
Mind you, moose bites can be pretty nasty.

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #2740 on:** 08 Nov 2014, 07:50 »

Quote

Here’s where she meets Prince Charming.

But she won’t discover
that it’s him till chapter three.

BeoPuppy · « **Reply #2741 on:** 08 Nov 2014, 07:57 »

Quote from: Pilchard123 on 08 Nov 2014, 01:14

Moose - just tall enough for a vehicle to sweep their legs out so that a third-ton of boreal killbeast comes flying through your windscreen.

To be fair they'd look ridiculous on corgi legs.

LTK · « **Reply #2742 on:** 08 Nov 2014, 07:59 »

Quote from: Blue Kitty on 08 Nov 2014, 07:50

Quote
Here’s where she meets Prince Charming.
But she won’t discover
that it’s him till chapter three.

You sure about that? He's a street urchin disguised as a prince, not the other way around.

Pilchard123 · « **Reply #2743 on:** 08 Nov 2014, 08:00 »

Quote from: Neko_Ali on 08 Nov 2014, 06:11

A moose once bit my sister.

Is the moose okay?

StevenC · « **Reply #2744 on:** 08 Nov 2014, 09:32 »

The best girlfriend in the world just scored me a sketch and autograph from Jeph Jacques at Hal-Con. You might have heard of him.

Pilchard123 · « **Reply #2745 on:** 08 Nov 2014, 10:11 »

What of?

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #2746 on:** 08 Nov 2014, 11:42 »

Quote from: Pilchard123 on 08 Nov 2014, 01:14

Moose - just tall enough for a vehicle to sweep their legs out so that a third-ton of boreal killbeast comes flying through your windscreen.

Moose weigh in at LEAST half a ton, and there's reports of examples at a ton and some change in remote Alaska.

Alaska: It's like Australian, but less poisonous and way colder.

Also if you haven't read The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce and you proclaim to love snark and sarcasm... I'm not sure we can be friends.

Kugai · « **Reply #2747 on:** 08 Nov 2014, 11:56 »

Quote from: Pilchard123 on 08 Nov 2014, 08:00

Quote from: Neko_Ali on 08 Nov 2014, 06:11
A moose once bit my sister.

Is the moose okay?

The animal only dies when it bites Chuck Norris

~~GarandMarine~~ · « **Reply #2748 on:** 08 Nov 2014, 12:25 »

I made it to the weird part of the internet where I listen to a lot of girl's group music from various Asian countries again.

Kugai · « **Reply #2749 on:** 08 Nov 2014, 12:31 »

'Watch this video on YouTube. Playback on other Websites has been disabled by the video owner'

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