LiviCurryCider Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I prefered it when you were racist. Never been racist. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrington Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 the "union" is very bad for scotland and always has been. unleash the nade is bang on in his comments on this thread - and i agree that anonymity on the internet is a great thing. the big lebowski is the worst of all coen brothers films. the hangover is a terrible movie. top gear is absofuckinglutely pish. the verve are pretty shite the united kingdom is a shitehole with very low standards of living if you take out the top earners. islam is a religion practised , if not based, on intolerance. france is a much better country than the uk. the e.p.l. is a shite league full of shite mercenaries and is not very entertaining. scotland is not very friendly. the world needs to adopt a more socialist attitude to avoid a future century of wars and ultimately oblivion. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbl Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 (edited) Just a couple I'd like to comment on... the "union" is very bad for scotland and always has been. I don't know if it always has been, but it is now. unleash the nade is bang on in his comments on this thread - and i agree that anonymity on the internet is a great thing. Which comments? The ones where he insulted Swampy, the ones where he made contentious remarks, the ones where he claimed the contentious remarks were just a wind up, or some other ones? france is a much better country than the uk. In what way? I posted pictures of where I lived in Paris last year. Look at them (a couple pages back) and then try telling me that France is "better". scotland is not very friendly. It actually is. And one of the things that foreigners often comment on is how friendly Scotland is. the united kingdom is a shitehole with very low standards of living if you take out the top earners. Dammit, that last post reminded me that I forgot to comment on this. I echo what Honeyboy Edwards said, you obviously haven't seen much of the rest of the world! Edited September 2, 2010 by xbl 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeyboy edwards Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 the "union" is very bad for scotland and always has been. unleash the nade is bang on in his comments on this thread - and i agree that anonymity on the internet is a great thing. the big lebowski is the worst of all coen brothers films. the hangover is a terrible movie. top gear is absofuckinglutely pish. the verve are pretty shite the united kingdom is a shitehole with very low standards of living if you take out the top earners. islam is a religion practised , if not based, on intolerance. france is a much better country than the uk. the e.p.l. is a shite league full of shite mercenaries and is not very entertaining. scotland is not very friendly. the world needs to adopt a more socialist attitude to avoid a future century of wars and ultimately oblivion. You have obviously not travelled very much 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 the "union" is very bad for scotland and always has been. WRONG the hangover is a terrible movie. WRONG - not great, but far from terrible top gear is absofuckinglutely pish. WRONG - it's addictive pish the verve are pretty shite CORRECT! the united kingdom is a shitehole with very low standards of living if you take out the top earners. CORRECT in the main islam is a religion practised , if not based, on intolerance. WRONG - brainwashed twat france is a much better country than the uk. CORRECT! the e.p.l. is a shite league full of shite mercenaries and is not very entertaining. (becoming) CORRECT! scotland is not very friendly. CORRECT in that it's not nearly as friendly as many Scottish people tell everyone it is Corrections and comments in red. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbl Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Corrections and comments in red. My turn! the united kingdom is a shitehole with very low standards of living if you take out the top earners. CORRECT in the main In what way? Seriously, the standards of living are really high here. france is a much better country than the uk. CORRECT! Again, why? scotland is not very friendly. CORRECT in that it's not nearly as friendly as many Scottish people tell everyone it is Weirdly enough, its almost always foreigners who say Scotland is friendly, and Scots who say it isn't. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 the "union" is very bad for scotland and always has been. Aside from the time they baled out the entire country after we fucked up in Darien? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbl Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 (edited) Aside from the time they baled out the entire country after we fucked up in Darien? You know it wasn't all our f**k up right? You are aware that the English Parliament forcibly made all English investers withdraw, the English tried to stop the preparation of shipping, and then put an embargo on us, barring any of their nearby colonies from trading. I'm not saying we got it right (we didn't), but to paint the English as some saviours who stepped in after our total f**k up (as I've heard it spun on here) is massively wide of the mark. They bailed us out, but they played a fairly large role in bankrupting us. I'm not an expert in the Darien farce, but even I know that! Edited to add, I'm sure Exuberant will be on soon to explain the North British Unionist point of view, and emphasise that we should give thanks to our benevolent, generous, border redrawing, masters. Edited September 2, 2010 by xbl 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I heart England, XBL. Why you no heart England? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbl Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I heart England, XBL. Why you no heart England? I'm disappointed, you've stopped playing the hardcore North Britishist in recent months. The Exuberant of last year would have immediately explained that I was completely wrong, and that we should be eternally grateful to our London Masters, and that we should know our place. Has Uni changed you? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Weirdly enough, its almost always foreigners who say Scotland is friendly, and Scots who say it isn't. You'll pretty much find tourists say that about any country they visit, "Oh, the people were sooo friendly!". Generally because most people are pretty friendly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Lib Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I'm disappointed, you've stopped playing the hardcore North Britishist in recent months. The Exuberant of last year would have immediately explained that I was completely wrong, and that we should be eternally grateful to our London Masters, and that we should know our place. Has Uni changed you? No point retreading old arguments. I still think secession isn't the answer when there are better models to preserve the best of local and larger decision-making. If anything it's my views towards Europe that have softened rather than Scottish Independence. University has, however, hardened my absolute hatred of (particularly) post-Blair Labour. That, combined with a passable if populist SNP Administration at Holyrood, forces me to deal, on occasion, with least worst scenarios in very specific contexts. Yes, I'm avoiding answering your question. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbl Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Yes, I'm avoiding answering your question. University has, however, hardened my absolute hatred of (particularly) post-Blair Labour. That, combined with a passable if populist SNP Administration at Holyrood, forces me to deal, on occasion, with least worst scenarios in very specific contexts. :: swoons :: Fair enough though, people's opinions do change over time, I guess I might even have to continue easing back on my "London Knows Best" North British rhetoric then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reynard Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 You'll pretty much find tourists say that about any country they visit, "Oh, the people were sooo friendly!". Generally because most people are pretty friendly. That's because they know that these people are just here for a look around. If they were deciding to stay then we'd hate them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forehead7 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 The Big Lebowski comment was just disgusting, maybe not knowing what other films apart from No Country For Old Men that the Coen Brothers have done has put me in a vulnerable posiition, but there's no way it's the worst. It's fucking hilarious. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 The Big Lebowski comment was just disgusting, maybe not knowing what other films apart from No Country For Old Men that the Coen Brothers have done has put me in a vulnerable posiition, but there's no way it's the worst. It's fucking hilarious. Yeah, I don't think anyone can genuinely hold that opinion, it's just controversial for the sake of it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrington Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Yeah, I don't think anyone can genuinely hold that opinion, it's just controversial for the sake of it. Except it's only a movie. I can think of much more Controversial stuff than that! I just think that film is a sacred cow and as much as I love most of their other work, TBL is pretty naff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jambo-rocker Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 the big lebowski is the worst of all coen brothers films. You have obviously never seen Fargo... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbl Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 You have obviously never seen Fargo... Actually, Fargo was fairly dreadful, but the Big Lebowski was much much worse, I don't think I've ever been so disappointed by a film considering the hype. It was dreadful and as far as I am concerned it had absolutely nothing going for it. I continue to be mystified by its success. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrington Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 In what way? I posted pictures of where I lived in Paris last year. Look at them (a couple pages back) and then try telling me that France is "better". OK, WE GET IT! you spent some time living in france taking pictures of doors. now you are alan whicker and 2 pictures of doors entirely prove your point about the whole of france. well done you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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