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2012/01/26 22:20:33
Subject: Things people do that really confuse you...
Grakmar wrote:
To be fair, I used to really hate the Beatles. I think it mostly came from the fact that the songs played on the radio (or the ones your parents listen to over and over) tend to be the really poppy mindless lovey-dovey songs by McCartney.
McCartney, in general, gets a very bad rap indeed. There's this perception that he just wrote all the sappy stuff, but actually, songs credited to Lennon and McCartney were written jointly by both. That's just the way they worked - eyeball to eyeball. One might have a bit of a melody or some chords, and the other would fill in the blanks. It's only on the White Album that this begins to change in any major way. Most of the psychedelic stuff on Sgt. Pepper's was co-written for example, and indeed, McCartney was deeper into the psychedelic scene in London than Lennon. He was regularly spotted at stuff like 14-hour Technicolour Dream and other 'happenings'.
dogma, if you're up for giving them another shot, avoid anything from before Rubber Soul.
Disregard that, the early stuff is great too, it's just different. I mean 'Ticket To Ride' is one of the greatest pop songs ever written, and it's on Help!, as is 'You've Got to Hide Your Love Away' and 'Yesterday'. There's some pretty mature songwriting going on there. Even the earlier stuff is pretty ground-breaking, poppy though it is. I would certainly NEVER call them mindless - it takes real genius to write simple pop songs that people keep coming back to decades after they were released. Hell if it was simple, we'd all do it - me included.
This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/01/26 23:35:46
Grakmar wrote:
dogma, if you're up for giving them another shot, avoid anything from before Rubber Soul.
I've heard all, or the vast majority of, their work.
Personally, I prefer shufflin'.
This song is probably on my top ten list...
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2012/01/26 23:56:19
Subject: Re:Things people do that really confuse you...
Girls that say they like you.
I am serious. A few girls say that in an extremely confused way. I laugh at it though.
When people send you messages on facebook and say "Oh wait sorry wrong person. "
When a girl asks "Why don't you talk to me? but when your around my friends you talk to them?" *looks at girl *points to head* laughs and then "What would you do if you were facing something that you don't want to face at that time?" "So your gay?"
"What its not like you are nerd or anything what would you understand about tabletop games?"
"Can I see your homework?"
"No."
"why?"
"You had study hall a period ago what the helk were you doing?"
"Nothing..."
High Schoolers that ask the same question over and over and over again...
People that don't listen to the teacher, when he said "You can use anything in this room for this test."
I walked up to the teacher asked for the answers. He gave them to me! And then I A+ the test because the Teacher was testing us!
When people say "Yo man you got alot of swag."
"No I don't. Stop using the word swag. You all live in Suburbs. In a High Middle class area!"
The girl that texts you while you are taking a test.
People that only use one door at school when there are three perfectly unused doors through the same hallway.
People that line up at high school blocking people from getting past them.
People that say "Hey cam can you not listen for thirty seconds I need to tell her something." (Thanks for telling me. )
When a girl says to stop talking to her on facebook. Then next day says "Why did you stop?" (Wha??)
When a nerd gets a new game they skip home in my area. (No joke)
When Asherian gets a new game he just stands there wondering why he just bought something.
When someone goes into third person.
Hippies. Whats up with that?
Nerd fights.
Jocks when they fail a test. "I don't know why I failed!" (I laugh slightly because they all crammed 5 units the night before the test.)
From whom are unforgiven we bring the mercy of war.
2012/01/27 00:03:26
Subject: Re:Things people do that really confuse you...
Asherian Command wrote:Girls that say they like you.
I am serious. A few girls say that in an extremely confused way. I laugh at it though.
When people send you messages on facebook and say "Oh wait sorry wrong person. "
When a girl asks "Why don't you talk to me? but when your around my friends you talk to them?" *looks at girl *points to head* laughs and then "What would you do if you were facing something that you don't want to face at that time?" "So your gay?"
"What its not like you are nerd or anything what would you understand about tabletop games?"
"Can I see your homework?"
"No."
"why?"
"You had study hall a period ago what the helk were you doing?"
"Nothing..."
High Schoolers that ask the same question over and over and over again...
People that don't listen to the teacher, when he said "You can use anything in this room for this test."
I walked up to the teacher asked for the answers. He gave them to me! And then I A+ the test because the Teacher was testing us!
When people say "Yo man you got alot of swag."
"No I don't. Stop using the word swag. You all live in Suburbs. In a High Middle class area!"
The girl that texts you while you are taking a test.
People that only use one door at school when there are three perfectly unused doors through the same hallway.
People that line up at high school blocking people from getting past them.
People that say "Hey cam can you not listen for thirty seconds I need to tell her something." (Thanks for telling me. )
When a girl says to stop talking to her on facebook. Then next day says "Why did you stop?" (Wha??)
When a nerd gets a new game they skip home in my area. (No joke)
When Asherian gets a new game he just stands there wondering why he just bought something.
When someone goes into third person.
Hippies. Whats up with that?
Nerd fights.
Jocks when they fail a test. "I don't know why I failed!" (I laugh slightly because they all crammed 5 units the night before the test.)
If you've got girl problems i feel bad for you son. I've got 99 problems but ladies ain't one...
Dakka Bingo! By Ouze "You are the best at flying things"-Kanluwen
"Further proof that Purple is a fething brilliant super villain " -KingCracker
"Purp.. Im pretty sure I have a gun than can reach you...."-Nicorex
"That's not really an apocalypse. That's just Europe."-Grakmar
"almost as good as winning free cake at the tea drinking contest for an Englishman." -Reds8n
Seal up your lips and give no words but mum.
Equip, Reload. Do violence.
Watch for Gerry.
2012/01/27 00:05:00
Subject: Things people do that really confuse you...
Asherian Command wrote:Its more embrassing if it is the same girl... For most of those.
Guess it kinda went over your head then...
Dakka Bingo! By Ouze "You are the best at flying things"-Kanluwen
"Further proof that Purple is a fething brilliant super villain " -KingCracker
"Purp.. Im pretty sure I have a gun than can reach you...."-Nicorex
"That's not really an apocalypse. That's just Europe."-Grakmar
"almost as good as winning free cake at the tea drinking contest for an Englishman." -Reds8n
Seal up your lips and give no words but mum.
Equip, Reload. Do violence.
Watch for Gerry.
2012/01/27 00:09:49
Subject: Things people do that really confuse you...
Asherian Command wrote:Its more embrassing if it is the same girl... For most of those.
Guess it kinda went over your head then...
Not really. I didn't go over my head. She is pretty and she likes me. I am just weird around her. Even from my point of view. I don't do that around anyone else.
Also that is another thing.
People that act differently around women.... (Even me)
From whom are unforgiven we bring the mercy of war.
2012/01/27 00:11:51
Subject: Things people do that really confuse you...
Asherian Command wrote:Its more embrassing if it is the same girl... For most of those.
Guess it kinda went over your head then...
Not really. I didn't go over my head. She is pretty and she likes me. I am just weird around her. Even from my point of view. I don't do that around anyone else.
Also that is another thing.
People that act differently around women.... (Even me)
No i mean...
You know what, never mind...
Dakka Bingo! By Ouze "You are the best at flying things"-Kanluwen
"Further proof that Purple is a fething brilliant super villain " -KingCracker
"Purp.. Im pretty sure I have a gun than can reach you...."-Nicorex
"That's not really an apocalypse. That's just Europe."-Grakmar
"almost as good as winning free cake at the tea drinking contest for an Englishman." -Reds8n
Seal up your lips and give no words but mum.
Equip, Reload. Do violence.
Watch for Gerry.
2012/01/27 00:40:33
Subject: Things people do that really confuse you...
hotsauceman1 wrote:Are you trying to troll bronies here?
Not at all. I’m just saying it’s a thing I don’t understand. I mean, how did it happen? Even if one guy just happened to sit down and this thing was on telly and he discovered he loved it, and instead of watching it in private afraid other people would make fun of him but instead went to the internet to tell everyone else how great this show is, how did he convince other young men to try the show? How did this happen so much that it became an internet phenomenon, and how did people go from watching the show to making so much art attaching it to various geek properties? How did the support become so fanatical?
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How bronies happened. Someone criticised to show on 4chan because of its animation(it wad a paper) this convinced a few to watch the show for themselve. Obviously 4chan just doesnt give a crud s othey talked about it. it just grew from thre.
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2012/01/27 02:38:53
Subject: Things people do that really confuse you...
People who think a scientific theory, is theoretical and not fact. You don't believe in a scientific theory, you either choose to ignore it or its a fact. Its like someone saying i believe grass is green, not that i know it is.
People who give a theory/belief, then think its my job to disprove it. No. If you put forth something, you need to provide the proof to back it up. Im looking at you bible people...
Coolyo294 wrote:
Vitruvian XVII wrote:People who believe in God/any religion
People that wont listen to scientific FACT, despite the fact its a fact, because it doesn't suit them (eg. evolution)
People who dont agree with genetic breeding/stem cell research/ biofuel/anything that could be useful to humanity but is against so-called "morals"...
What if you believe in God and still believe in things like evolution?
You're free to believe what you want ofc, but it seems paradoxical to me.
Im a very scientific minded guy, theres absolutely no evidence for god whatsoever. Seems to me if you understand that evolution happened, it pretty much discontinues mcuh of the old testament.
2012/01/27 02:53:40
Subject: Things people do that really confuse you...
sebster wrote:
People who insist, most strongly, that they could never eat a vegetarian meal. Not that they really like meat and don't want to give it up, that's fine, I like meat too. I mean people who claim the thought of eating a meal without meat somehow makes them ill. Did you put bacon on your corn flakes as a kid?
Bronies. Most internet fads I kind of understand why and how they happened, even if I think it's pretty silly. I absolutely cannot begin to understand why young men started watching a show about ponies aimed a very young girls.
Anyway, what leaves you scratching your head?
Wow, could you really be more intolerant? You obviously understand nothing about weightlifting and take yourself far too seriously.
I love these people who bash bronies. Do you not realize how absurd you appear when you do that? You're an offshoot of the internet tough guy, the "really mature internet guy". I'm so mature that not only do I not watch MLP, I actively insult it and its viewers.
purplefood wrote:Actually a genuine one.
I don't get people who claim they are of a nationality that is 4/5 generations away...
I find it kinda weird...
Good one!
Add to that people who are three or more generations from having Scot or Irish descendants, who've never been to either country, who suddenly decide to wear a kilt for their wedding.
“We may observe that the government in a civilized country is much more expensive than in a barbarous one; and when we say that one government is more expensive than another, it is the same as if we said that that one country is farther advanced in improvement than another. To say that the government is expensive and the people not oppressed is to say that the people are rich.”
Adam Smith, who must have been some kind of leftie or something.
2012/01/27 02:59:26
Subject: Things people do that really confuse you...
People who sign their posts. I mean really, if you've spent at least 10 minutes on an online forum ever, you'll know that almost always you see an avatar and a name to your left, and their post in the center spanning to the right. There is no reason what so ever to sign your name after a post. It's redundant.
“Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I'm not living.”