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2 minutes ago, jmothecat said:

The last twenty or so minutes of the last night of the proms. The worst sort of sickening nationalism imaginable. If the SNP were serious about another Indy ref they would just replay it on TV every night.

If there were a Scottish Proms, how would this be observed south of the border?

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I always considered 'Jerusalem' to be basically a socialist anthem. When reading the Blake poem I always think it's a clear representation of basic left-wing belief. To see a bunch of Jingoistic little Englanders waving the British flag and singing it just doesn't feel or look right. Do two mentions of England make it somehow acceptable to British nationalists? If the Red Flag included a line about their country would they patriotically sing that so loud?

Jingoistic crap.

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If there were a Scottish Proms, how would this be observed south of the border?





I always considered 'Jerusalem' to be basically a socialist anthem. When reading the Blake poem I always think it's a clear representation of basic left-wing belief. To see a bunch of Jingoistic little Englanders waving the British flag and singing it just doesn't feel or look right. Do two mentions of England make it somehow acceptable to British nationalists? If the Red Flag included a line about their country would they patriotically sing that so loud?

Jingoistic crap.



The "dark satanic mills" was supposed to be about early factories and capitalism taking over from the feudal idyll that peasants lived in beforehand. Alternatively it was about the irreligious nonsense being spouted about maths and sciences in the Universities and corrupting the privileged youth. Take your pick. Blake was a bit of a nutter.
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The last twenty or so minutes of the last night of the proms. The worst sort of sickening nationalism imaginable. If the SNP were serious about another Indy ref they would just replay it on TV every night.


But Union Jack nationalism is fine... Just Scottish that is wrong.
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I have posted this before here a couple of years ago but dads army on saturday night bbc2 EVERY FUKCIN WEEK. How can repeats of this 40+ year old horseshit still be given prime time weekend slot evry week without fail?
If there really isnt anything better can be put on then just go off air for 40 minutes. Totally irrelevant

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Just now, Nkomo-A-Gogo said:

I have posted this before here a couple of years ago but dads army on saturday night bbc2 EVERY FUKCIN WEEK. How can repeats of this 40+ year old horseshit still be given prime time weekend slot evry week without fail?
If there really isnt anything better can be put on then just go off air for 40 minutes. Totally irrelevant

Nkomo's telly, jammed on BBC2 for 40 years.

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28 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said:

I like a lot of the older British sitcoms; OFAH and Fawlty Towers being my two favourites. But Dads Army is one I've never got around to watching.

That's my contribution to this discussion.

you stupid boy.

G-Bo(re)

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3 hours ago, Nkomo-A-Gogo said:

I have posted this before here a couple of years ago but dads army on saturday night bbc2 EVERY FUKCIN WEEK. How can repeats of this 40+ year old horseshit still be given prime time weekend slot evry week without fail?
If there really isnt anything better can be put on then just go off air for 40 minutes. Totally irrelevant

Well there seem to be entire channels dedicated to showing Only Fools and Horses 24/7...

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Waking up with a dead arm after you've managed to sleep on it.

Happened to me last night and I had absolutely no feeling in the arm at all. Lifted it with the other hand and the hand just flopped about for a couple of minutes. I've had similar a few times where I've woken up with nasty pins and needles but never had it in the way that I couldn't move anything for a good few minutes. If the truth be told, I was absolutely shiteing it that I'd somehow 'killed' my arm, having no idea how many hours I'd been cutting circulation off with my resting head.

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Waking up with a dead arm after you've managed to sleep on it.

Happened to me last night and I had absolutely no feeling in the arm at all. Lifted it with the other hand and the hand just flopped about for a couple of minutes.



I hope you took full advantage with a sly imaginary w**k?
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Waking up with a dead arm after you've managed to sleep on it.

Happened to me last night and I had absolutely no feeling in the arm at all. Lifted it with the other hand and the hand just flopped about for a couple of minutes. I've had similar a few times where I've woken up with nasty pins and needles but never had it in the way that I couldn't move anything for a good few minutes. If the truth be told, I was absolutely shiteing it that I'd somehow 'killed' my arm, having no idea how many hours I'd been cutting circulation off with my resting head.



Same happened to me last year. Was lying in bed thinking i had lost my arm, lifted it with my other one then felt the blood returning. What a feeling of relief that was. When it's happened again, it's a nice feeling truth be told to feel it coming back.
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42 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said:

Waking up with a dead arm after you've managed to sleep on it.

Happened to me last night and I had absolutely no feeling in the arm at all. Lifted it with the other hand and the hand just flopped about for a couple of minutes. I've had similar a few times where I've woken up with nasty pins and needles but never had it in the way that I couldn't move anything for a good few minutes. If the truth be told, I was absolutely shiteing it that I'd somehow 'killed' my arm, having no idea how many hours I'd been cutting circulation off with my resting head.

Happens to me quite a lot and t does worry me that it might do damage but I find getting feeling back very satisfying.

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