Okay, I was getting tired of dealing with it constantly in the News Discussion forum, but today I had to deal with it in Comedies and that just pushed me over the brink. Effective immediately, in every forum I moderate, I will take PE from anyone who seriously insults another country, no questions asked. The amount of proto I take will depend upon the severity of the transgression.
Thanks guys, I knew you'd understand.
It's been a little while since I've posted a song-entry.
Long story story: Mak began singing it. I continued singing it. Niki recognized it and enjoyed.
And now it's stuck in my head.
It's really a very fun song that anyone can enjoy: Intensely catchy, with each bouncy part coming in in a staggered fashion. The bassline is also particularly good. And the lyrics are endearingly sweet.
By the way, the Proclaimers have huge mouths. Like, wow. They could challenge Stephen Tyler
I got to counting earlier...
113: The number of albums I physically own (this is not including albums and songs procured from the internet--this is only CDs and cassettes I have purchased or received as gifts physically)
147: Number of artists currently featured in my growing music collection (including only-on-computer stuff this time, which is why it's larger than the album count)
3: Number of musical instruments I play with any degree of real proficiency
47: Number of Transformers
The "Most Recent MOC" block has been updated with my newest creation: the "Spider-Man Joke Mech." It's a silly little MOC I thre together of a large robotic exo-suit that a Spider-Man minifig can pilot.
HOW TO COMPOSE AN EARLY BEATLES SONG: Choose three chords to repeat over and over. Let George do a 15-second solo if he's having a good day. Sing about love. HOW TO COMPOSE A LATE BEATLES PAUL MCCARTNEY SONG:Play a bunch of pretty chords on the piano. Let George do some guitar stuff in the background, but on low volume. Pretend your lyrics make sense. HOW TO COMPOSE A LATE BEATLES JOHN LENNON SONG:Make a slow or mid-tempo guitar piece. Let George do a 60-second solo if he's having a good day. Do
Have you noticed that some people seem to think they can justify anything, even the rudest or just plain stupidest behaviour, by saying "it was supposed to be funny" (and other variations, such as "I did it for the 'lulz'" and "it was humor")?
I always find myself wondering who misinformed them--don't you? It's so very obviously not true. I mean, I could go into someone's home and call him a string of expletives and epithets. Would saying "I did it for the 'lulz'" prevent me from being arr
I posted this earlier today elsewhere on BZ, but I think it should reach a larger audience. A surprising number of people on this web site do not seem to be well-informed about the topic and are prone to comparing others to things they apparently know nothing about. I hope to help educate people and remedy the problem with this brief summary.
I want to tell you all about the National Socialist German Workers Party, commonly known as the Nazi Party.
The Nazis were a specific political par
Imagine, Jimmy Stewart, Cary Grant, and Katherine Hepburn in a film together.
I'm watching that film right now.
It's The Philadelphia Story, and it is, as you'd assume, fantastic. The combination of a brilliant script and equally brilliant acting shines--event he minor characters are wonderful. It's funny, it's clever, it's smart. Sarcasm! Sweetness! Innuendo! Jimmy-freaking-Stewart! It's a film from a time when "romantic" comedies were also screwball comedies, and that's just part
Well, it is not "obligatory" per se, but I figured it would be excellent to drum up more activity.
So hey, all of you! There's an contest going on in that best of forums, RPG, right now. Go check it out; feel free to enter, review, vote, or all of the preceding!
"Defying Gravity" by Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth
Composed by Stephen Schwartz
Something has changed within me
Something is not the same
I'm through with playing by the rules of someone else's game
Too late for second-guessing
Too late to go back to sleep
It's time to trust my instincts
Close my eyes and leap
It's time to try defying gravity
I think I'll try defying gravity
And you can't pull me down!
Can't I make you understand, you're having delusions of grandeur...?
WARNING: THIS ENTRY CONTAINS PHOTOGRAPHS OF ME OUT OF COSTUME. IT IS STRONGLY ADVISED THAT YOU TURN BACK NOW TO AVOID CORNEAL DAMAGE.
This past weekend was one of the most enjoyable ones of my life as yet. Thanks to the unending kindness of yon bossman, Admiral Six, I was given a chance to go to the Lego Collector's Party this year in New York City. What's more, I got to hang out with two of the coolest people on BZPower, Black Six and LehvakLah! Unfortunately their agents say I have to p
Yes, I've delayed too long; thank you kindly
You are just the proper person to remind me.
Come, you are off to join the other boarders
In the King's prison, according to his orders!
(...And the speech goes on for about two pages)
The affliction started with seemingly minor things. Pronouncing "charade" as "shuh-RAHD" rather than "shuh-RAYD." A "u" slipped in a word here or there, like "behaviour." I didn't even notice it at first.
But it grew progressively more prominent. I started thinking "armor" was a misspelling. The "u's" became more common. I started saying "eh"!
Clearly those dastardly Canadians like Toofee and Janman and Makaroo are taking control of my mind. They're turning me into A CANADIAN!
In the past few days I have purchased these two audio-related items and I adore them immensely already. The Logitech wireless headphones have (as one would assume) no wires and great sound quality: I heard notes and sounds and nuances I had never heard before listening to The Dark Side of the Moon with them--which is a feat when you consider the hundreds of times I've listened to that greatest of albums.
The Marshall micro-amp is pure love. Sure, it doesn't have as many tone controls as my
