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UK/R.O.I GAF - Thread of geopolitical confusion
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JonathanEx
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Pssh no. When you want some crap food and you've gone for a Maccy Ds, some free whippy-esque ice cream and chocolate? Excellent.
And my Pokemon/Rickroll bits in my speech:
We came to university not entirely sure what to expect, but with hope and ambition. We wanted to be the very best - like no-one ever was.
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And things are going to be a challenge. Everyones going to have all sorts of practical advice on how to follow your dreams - making sure that youre never going to give them up or let them down.
Medium or large meal IIRC. That or a cheeseburger.
Lol. They're so different, how can you compare?
That's like saying Radiohead > Chicken Tikka Masala. Which is totally true, but isn't really relevant to anything
I would throw SMB3 in there as well, but otherwise I agree.
MarkMclovin
Member
Jesus guys, it's only quarter past 11 and you're already pissed. Or you fell down the stairs or something.
Sexy, is it?
I'm pretty sure baby tossing is an event in the highland games.
I debated including SMB3 so I'm happy to review and alter my original decision.
OK, SMW / SMB3 > Super Meat Boy > All other Mario platformers.
I know it's sacrilegious to admit but SMG bored the tits off me. Quit halfway through. SM3DLand was better.
You'd best not be dissin' Radiohead, son.
You'd just best not be, is all.
All that fresh air you're getting on those bikes is seriously messing with your head, man.
SMG bored you?
Yowza.
PS. I love that this thread is by far most active during working hours in the UK.
Lol. They're so different, how can you compare?
That's like saying Radiohead > Chicken Tikka Masala. Which is totally true, but isn't really relevant to anything
There both video games. Close enough for me.
SMB3 > SMW > PS1 RAYMAN > All others.
Never did like the 3D mario games, Back then i was a goldeneye player. To speak in pure facts i have to admit the N64 version of mario kart blows all other Karts before it and after it out of the water.
MarkMclovin
Member
I'd take a curry over depressing songs any day of the week. I'll admit that a Tikka Masala aint a decent curry though, but still.
Great incentive to keep coming back!
JonathanEx
Member
To quote a friend, he went to a particular hairdressers as it was one "with the fit women who give me head massages".
I thought you were better that that. You almost deserve to have your degree taken from you for Rick-rolling in 2012. I'll let it slide for the Pokémon bit.Graduated today.
On the good side, quoted Pokemon and slid a mini-Rickroll in to the ceremony in front of 1,500 people in my speech.
On the down side, no longer can get free student McFlurries.
A mixed day, then.
I forgot about my free McFlurries. If I recall my local didn't do the offer so I had to go further afield if I wanted one.
My mother thinks I should do a Masters at Birkbeck or someplace similar. I really don't fancy the idea of going back to education just yet.
And to contribute to this greater than comparison topic.
My opinion > Your opinion
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Radiohead songs aren't all depressing - but I admit, there's a lot of downbeat stuff.
Tikka Masala is OK, but you need to spice it up. But then, at that point, you might aswel have a decent curry.
Radiohead have a fuckton of amazing tracks. See anything from OK Computer, In Rainbows, HTTT, Amnesiad, Kid A, TKoL and most of The Bends in that order.
Ignore everything on Pablo other than Creep.
I couldn't agree more. My opinion > Your opinion.
Jedeye Sniv
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That's a bit like saying having your testicles stamped on is preferable to a blowjob though. One is a far more advanced and masochistic version of the other. Both a perfectly valid ... if you're into that sort of thing.
I really loved super meat boy but I think there are perhaps a few (dozen) too many levels, and it makes me rage like no other game ever has. I think I got about 4 worlds in and quit
JonathanEx
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Haha. All the example ones I got sent ended in like "here's a reading of a poem", and I was tempted to quote the great poem by the author Journey, 'Don't Stop Believing. Doing a rickroll in 2012 was worth it for chatting with tutors after and one of them mentioning it and doing a little dance when remembering the song.
And no my opinion > your opinion
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
Kent, I don't talk trash about euphoric trance or whatever it is you listen to while chomping on a benzo so don't be talking shit about my Radiohead brah
The only people who don't like Radiohead are people who have never sat down and listened to Radiohead.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
lmao this is so true. The place is dead at weekends when we're all out living it up, and then buzzing in the week. Good employees all.
Today I have 200 kids handing their essays in. Turns out there are a myriad of ways to take the piss out of 16 year old. I haven't even needed to repeat my jokes yet...
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
No BizarroSniv, ignore Creep and enjoy the rest of a nice mid-90s indie record. Some very nice songs on there.
Maybe on the cuboid Bizarro earth you all enjoy Creep, it's one of those Radiohead songs I like to pretend never existed
Musha_Soturi
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3 in a row Jed, really? I thought you'd gotten out of that nasty habit.
Ok Computer was a good album.
Ok Computer was a good album.
MarkMclovin
Member
Thom Yorke collaborated, not Radiohead. Unless I've missed a whole heap of sexy.
That's my only contribution to this horrifying conversation. If we can't all agree that Radiohead rock, the earth is fucked. This is what killed the dinosaurs.
Yeh, it was just Thom Yorke. I'm no good at this band music thing, to me the lead singer = the band.
Eh, no biggie, I was just being finicky.
Psyence Fiction was a great album.
Thom Yorke collaborated, not Radiohead. Unless I've missed a whole heap of sexy.
That's my only contribution to this horrifying conversation. If we can't all agree that Radiohead rock, the earth is fucked. This is what killed the dinosaurs.[/QUOTE]
You know the times I've disagreed with you recently? Yeah, forget it. I'm ready to start a beautiful bromance.
No BizarroSniv, ignore Creep and enjoy the rest of a nice mid-90s indie record. Some very nice songs on there.
Maybe on the cuboid Bizarro earth you all enjoy Creep, it's one of those Radiohead songs I like to pretend never existed
Ehh, I never really liked Pablo, but Creep touches me in deep, boxer-covered places.
As long as we can all agree that a delicious combination of OK Computer/In Rainbows folded together into a masterful playlist ain't a bad thing to listen to as you slowly chip away your working hours, then I'm all good
Any Sigur Rós fans hereabouts?
Out of interest, what 2 songs are they?
Recommended gateway drugs:
Creep
Fake Plastic Trees
Karma Police
Paranoid Android
All I Need
Exit Music (For a Film)
The Bends
Just
ScreenSplitter
Member
Don't forget (Nice Dream).
I have to post a link to a GIF I just saw because it has made my life complete. It's mildly NSFW (no nudity but cleavage for days). Please let's not derail into any hot chick stuff, I just wanted to share this one GIF on a sunny Friday afternoon:
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3s91lV68i1ru67x8o1_250.gif
Boing.
Ah, see I was ready because you disagree with me!
2+2=5 is another gateway track.
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3s91lV68i1ru67x8o1_250.gif
Boing.
Ah, see I was ready because you disagree with me!
2+2=5 is another gateway track.
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
It's an awesome habit that will get me to the top of the UKGAF charts, and the attendant glories that entails. Muhahaha!
Jedeye Sniv
Banned
Ehh, I never really liked Pablo, but Creep touches me in deep, boxer-covered places.
As long as we can all agree that a delicious combination of OK Computer/In Rainbows folded together into a masterful playlist ain't a bad thing to listen to as you slowly chip away your working hours, then I'm all good
Any Sigur Rós fans hereabouts?
Creep reminds me too much of being 13 and TERRIBLY SERIOUS. There is some great stuff on Pablo Honey though, and I will defend it to my grave. It reminds me very much of an old friend, and we used to listen to it probably even mroe than the Bends back in the day. You, Anyone Can Play Guitar, Lurgee, Thinking About You... oh man that's a good record, I know what I'm listening to after this Conor Oberst record.
I do like all the RH records though, I'd say Amnesiac is probably my least favourite, In Rainbows probably at the top. And as with most things I'm into, I tend to the obscura - Radiohead's b-sides are sublime. When i was 16 I listened to them more than anything, and some of the best stuff they've ever done isn't on any albums. B-Side Radiohead were a bona fide ROCK BAND for a while, with riffs and snarls and everything. Great stuff.
EDIT: best RH songs (by each album, plus b-sides):
How Do you
Maquiladora
Just
Talk Show Host
Electioneering
Palo Alto
How to Disappear Completely
Fog
Life in a Glass House
Cuttooth
There There
True Love Waits
The Reckoner
Four Minunte Warning
Lotus Flower
These are my Twisted Words
I like Sigur Ros too, although I find them a bit patchy. I like Agaetis Byurjun (I mangled the fuck out of that didn't I?) and Takk the best, although I find Takk is so emotionally charged it's hard to listen to, especially in public. Big distortion makes me weepy.
UKGAF! Top 5 favourite bands/acts/artists. Go!
The two in bold.
She's on YouTube and goes by the name of MissHannahMinx. However I warn you she seems to be a bit of a Weeaboo and puts on annoying "kawaii" voice. Though I suppose you could always press the mute button.
I'm a huge Radiohead fan, that's all I'll say as I'm at work and don't wanna type out a nice big album/song favourite list.
Anyone ever flick on to Really in the evening? That Extreme Makeover show and Ace of Cakes have been my viewing for when I get back from work and don't have internet at home in Newcastle atm.
Anyone ever flick on to Really in the evening? That Extreme Makeover show and Ace of Cakes have been my viewing for when I get back from work and don't have internet at home in Newcastle atm.
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