Random non sequitur posts catch-all thread

SixteenBlue wrote:
Rubb Ed wrote:

I kind of think I'm having a mid-life crisis, but because I'm broke it's pretty minimal. It could also just be boredom.

I once thought I had mono for an entire year. It turned out I was just really bored.

If you're gonna spew wisdom, spew it into this!

I have a very Irish name. My relatives have Irish names. Some of them actually were Irish in the dim and distant past.

But I don't feel any fondness for the Irish accent.

1Dgaf wrote:

I have a very Irish name. My relatives have Irish names. Some of them actually were Irish in the dim and distant past.

But I don't feel any fondness for the Irish accent.

Dang. I think all accents are cool, although I've met people who are apologetic for their accents. Crazy.

I'm not apologetic for having one, since I don't. I'm English. But it does feel a bit weird not appreciating the Irish accent. It's a nonsensical position, I admit. I've never been to the place and I'm several generations of [insert Irish suname here] removed from it.

1Dgaf wrote:

I'm not apologetic for having one, since I don't. I'm English. But it does feel a bit weird not appreciating the Irish accent. It's a nonsensical position, I admit. I've never been to the place and I'm several generations of [insert Irish suname here] removed from it.

When I was in Newfoundland, which is basically a self-contained island with little or no immigration for the past 300 years, the accents were insane. They sent linguists to study them. Anyhoo, I've met some islanders who apologized to me for how they talk. WTF? No need people, it's all good. I love diversity.

Strangeblades wrote:
1Dgaf wrote:

I'm not apologetic for having one, since I don't. I'm English. But it does feel a bit weird not appreciating the Irish accent. It's a nonsensical position, I admit. I've never been to the place and I'm several generations of [insert Irish suname here] removed from it.

When I was in Newfoundland, which is basically a self-contained island with little or no immigration for the past 300 years, the accents were insane. They sent linguists to study them. Anyhoo, I've met some islanders who apologized to me for how they talk. WTF? No need people, it's all good. I love diversity.

I totally read that as "I love dysentery"

1Dgaf wrote:

I have a very Irish name. My relatives have Irish names. Some of them actually were Irish in the dim and distant past.

But I don't feel any fondness for the Irish accent.

I love the Irish accent. Some of the variations, and I won't risk trying to pinpoint specific regions, are so musical that I get distracted from what people are saying.

Strangeblades wrote:
1Dgaf wrote:

I'm not apologetic for having one, since I don't. I'm English. But it does feel a bit weird not appreciating the Irish accent. It's a nonsensical position, I admit. I've never been to the place and I'm several generations of [insert Irish suname here] removed from it.

When I was in Newfoundland, which is basically a self-contained island with little or no immigration for the past 300 years, the accents were insane. They sent linguists to study them. Anyhoo, I've met some islanders who apologized to me for how they talk. WTF? No need people, it's all good. I love diversity.

Probably a result of being frequently misunderstood.

I believe it's now called the Newfoundland and Labrador accent. B'y.

1Dgaf wrote:

I have a very Irish name. My relatives have Irish names. Some of them actually were Irish in the dim and distant past.

But I don't feel any fondness for the Irish accent.

I also have a very Irish name. Brings me no end of mirth to meet people who heard my name first, but didn't see the person attached to it.

Strangeblades wrote:
1Dgaf wrote:

I'm not apologetic for having one, since I don't. I'm English. But it does feel a bit weird not appreciating the Irish accent. It's a nonsensical position, I admit. I've never been to the place and I'm several generations of [insert Irish suname here] removed from it.

When I was in Newfoundland, which is basically a self-contained island with little or no immigration for the past 300 years, the accents were insane. They sent linguists to study them. Anyhoo, I've met some islanders who apologized to me for how they talk. WTF? No need people, it's all good. I love diversity.

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Where I am at work, we have a radio station that only gets 2 stations- top 40 (or whatever the equivalent is these days) or lite rock. They both just play the same songs over and over. My rage is currently directed at a song they both play: "Drive By" by Train...

On the other side of a street I knew
Stood a girl that looked like you
I guess that's déjà vu

Uh, no. That's not déjà vu. Not at all. You just saw someone you thought you recognized, but it wasn't them. Would you like to see a dictionary?

But I thought this can't be true
'Cause you moved to west LA
Or New York or Santa Fe
Or wherever to get away from me

Let me get this straight. You're singing a love song about a person who had to move to a different city to get away from you?

Oh but that one night
Was more than just right
I didn't leave you 'cause I was all through
Oh I was overwhelmed and frankly scared as hell
Because I really fell for you

Wait. They moved to get away from you, and you only had one night together? How bad did the night go to cause that?

Oh I swear to you
I'll be there for you
This is not a drive by

You know, most people don't feel the need to try and convince others that they're not going to violently shoot them.

Just a shy guy looking for a two-ply
Hefty bag to hold my love

Eewwwww. What exactly are you implying is going into this trash bag? Because I know what I'm inferring from that.

When you move me everything is groovy
They don't like it sue me
Mmm the way you do me

Sued you for a restraining order, did she? I'm not surprised.

On the upside of a downward spiral
My love for you went viral

Again... Eewwwww. Have you seen a doctor about that?

And I loved you every mile you drove away
But now here you are again
So let's skip the "how you been"
And get down to the "more than friends" at last

"Here you are again"? I thought it was only someone who looked like her. Are you sure you're not transferring your emotions onto this random stranger who in your deranged mind looks like someone you had a one-night stand with that caused them to leave town?

For such an annoyingly catchy, seemingly innocuous love song, this song is pretty messed up. Of all the songs out there, why is this one of the ones that gets played three times a day by pop radio stations?

1Dgaf wrote:

I'm not apologetic for having one, since I don't. I'm English.

Trust me you have an accent; I've played with you on Xbox live.

Tscott wrote:

For such an annoyingly catchy, seemingly innocuous love song, this song is pretty messed up.

It's one of the fundamental facts of the universe that all love songs are in fact stalker songs. Go back and find the lyrics to any love song, and you'll find it's written by an obsessed stalker.

/Last of the Romantics.

TigerBill wrote:
1Dgaf wrote:

I'm not apologetic for having one, since I don't. I'm English.

Trust me you have an accent; I've played with you on Xbox live. ;)

Nicely done Tiger, nicely done.

Pred,

I've noticed that happening to me once. I'm not terribly attuned to that kind of thing.

Tscott wrote:

Where I am at work, we have a radio station that only gets 2 stations- top 40 (or whatever the equivalent is these days) or lite rock. They both just play the same songs over and over. My rage is currently directed at a song they both play: "Drive By" by Train...

On the upside of a downward spiral
My love for you went viral

Again... Eewwwww. Have you seen a doctor about that?

Am I bad person if your comments on this execrable bit of lyric reminded me of this song ( possibly NSFW)?

Edited to add the "possibly".

Mimble wrote:

Am I bad person if your comments on this execrable bit of lyric reminded me of this song ( possibly NSFW)?

Edited to add the "possibly".

No. That makes you the best of people.

1Dgaf wrote:

Pred,

I've noticed that happening to me once. I'm not terribly attuned to that kind of thing.

Oh, it's f-ing HILARIOUS on this side of the ocean. But again, the difference, with me, is significantly more clear.

On an unrelated note, if you're looking for a 500GB PS3, you'd better move quick. THOSE SAVINGS WON'T LAST FOREVER.

Coldstream wrote:
Tscott wrote:

For such an annoyingly catchy, seemingly innocuous love song, this song is pretty messed up.

It's one of the fundamental facts of the universe that all love songs are in fact stalker songs. Go back and find the lyrics to any love song, and you'll find it's written by an obsessed stalker.

/Last of the Romantics.

How about songs that have lyrics that are clearly meant to be written by an obsessed stalker?
Case in point: Possum Kingdom by the Toadies

Calling something an "acquired taste" basically means, "You will hate this so much the first time you try it that anything even remotely similar, but slightly better, will seem like a dramatic improvement."

Coldstream wrote:
Tscott wrote:

For such an annoyingly catchy, seemingly innocuous love song, this song is pretty messed up.

It's one of the fundamental facts of the universe that all love songs are in fact stalker songs. Go back and find the lyrics to any love song, and you'll find it's written by an obsessed stalker.

/Last of the Romantics.

This puts How Do I Live by Leann Rimes in a new light. I really, really dislike that song, or similar ones with whiny lyrics that never come right out and say "If you leave me, I will stop living and it will be all your fault and then you'll be sorry" - but that is totally what they mean.

But, if I picture this as a song about someone she doesn't have a relationship with yet, or some poor man she's abducted from a mall parking lot - maybe crooning to him while he's in a pit a la Silence of the Lambs...this song suddenly has a VERY stalkery feel.

It declares its undying love for me, or it gets the hose again...

Falchion wrote:

How about songs that have lyrics that are clearly meant to be written by an obsessed stalker?

Falchion wrote:
Coldstream wrote:
Tscott wrote:

For such an annoyingly catchy, seemingly innocuous love song, this song is pretty messed up.

It's one of the fundamental facts of the universe that all love songs are in fact stalker songs. Go back and find the lyrics to any love song, and you'll find it's written by an obsessed stalker.

/Last of the Romantics.

How about songs that have lyrics that are clearly meant to be written by an obsessed stalker?
Case in point: Possum Kingdom by the Toadies

Nice. Sarah McLachlan's Possession was the first eye-opening stalker love-song for me. It took me years to figure out that she was singing about a guy who was stalking her.

Gravey wrote:
Falchion wrote:

How about songs that have lyrics that are clearly meant to be written by an obsessed stalker?

EDIT: changed video to live in studio version of the song.

Guns 'N' Roses' Don't Cry is now (in my head) being sung by a crazed kidnapper to his victim. I can't figure out if he's about to kill her or commit suicide with her still chained in the basement, but it's definitely one or the other. I think it's him singing as he's coming at her with the knife.

Coldstream wrote:

Sarah McLachlan's Possession was the first eye-opening stalker love-song for me. It took me years to figure out that she was singing about a guy who was stalking her.

Ok, that's really creepy; the lyrics are from the letters of a stalker. (He apparently tried to sue her for using his words in her song.)

Creepy.

Amazing article about a girl who can't feel pain: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/18/ma...

AP Erebus wrote:

Amazing article about a girl who can't feel pain: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/18/ma...

Is that like that Bond villain? Never really liked that guy, even though he did get it on with Sophie Marceau...

I will, without a doubt, murder anyone who even tries to touch or hurt Clementine.

Tscott wrote:
Gravey wrote:
Falchion wrote:

How about songs that have lyrics that are clearly meant to be written by an obsessed stalker?

Finally, both sides of the story!

"And I keep asking Steve, 'Would you introduce me to your son?'"

I like impressions like this guy, anyone got anything better? John Malkovich seems easy to do but he nails it

Angry Harrison Ford wasn't bad either

Kevin Spacey, Jason Statham and Brad Pitt were particularly good.