>>61751

Oh my.

>>61751

I always assumed I liked that song based on the samples in the show.

Turns out the rest of the song is utter shit.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQx-H2av1PM

>>61754
I like it.

>>61754

This is pretty sick lad cheers

>>84502
Is that the woman who accused Clarence Thomas? He fascinates me. Apparently he went something like 20 years without saying a word on the bench because he feels judges should be listening, not talking.

>>84503
Judging, surely, is the prime adjective of the judge?

>>84498
A lower calibre of politician. Even in 1997, The Times was calling Theresa May out on being a Robo-Politician.
Blair, Brown and Prescott were equally a step down from men like Callaghan, Healey and Benn who'd fought in the war, and even they were the B-team to Attlee and Churchill.

The other problems are economics and time. You've already got weaker raw material (political personalities), now you've got to satirise them on a shoestring budget, and you need to have the whole thing written, filmed, edited and on telly by next week because we want it to be topical and even on this timescale, by next week your satire is going to seem dated. Under these circumstances, is it surprising you get so many out-of-touch, received wisdom, this-isn't-very-funny takes on Trump, May and Corbyn from people in the same social circle?

>>84499
I think even apart from alternative news, it's partially the collapse of mass media. Even if you stick to a single news site, the non-linear way you can explore it means we could both come out of a visit to the BBC News site with a completely different impression of the world. Compare with television where you'd got 4 broadly similar channels and you had to pick one of them even if it meant sitting through a documentary about flower arranging.

>>84501
On Trump, I like the line a friend gave me from the Simpsons: The pie gag only works when the sap's got dignity!
The Clinton campaign shooting itself in the foot was quite funny, if you're a bit of a political wonk type of a certain persuasion, but Trump clowning around wasn't funny because he was just an undignified clown. He couldn't lower himself, and Bush had already lowered the office.

>>84505
>You've already got weaker raw material (political personalities), now you've got to satirise them on a shoestring budget, and you need to have the whole thing written, filmed, edited and on telly by next week because we want it to be topical and even on this timescale, by next week your satire is going to seem dated.

HIGNFY gave up long ago and is now largely "here's some things we hastily found on Twitter."

>>84505
> Even in 1997, The Times was calling Theresa May out on being a Robo-Politician. Blair, Brown and Prescott were equally a step down from men like Callaghan, Healey and Benn who'd fought in the war, and even they were the B-team to Attlee and Churchill.

Hear, hear.

>>40639

Knock yourself out, kidder.

thats u sorted

(A good day to you Sir!)

>>27746
>elitism and snobbery

Welcome to britfa.gs m8

>>27749
I'd be inclined to agree with you but this gets more playtime than it deserves and it's even won an award. The lyrics are what especially piss me off, just droning on and on repeating the same phrase. I listen to the radio daily and whilst there's a lot of contemporary music I don't like, I wouldn't say it's the same level as this song.

>>27780

Repetition and simplicity are two major features of successful modern pop music. I'm not saying that means you have to suddenly like the song, but you shouldn't be so surprised it's a popular song.

The production on it is really good, it's about as gritty, sampled, and hip-hop as you can get away with making a chart hit sound, and as the lad was originally a rapper and cut his teeth in the High Focus stable, that shouldn't come as much of a shock. His unique (in mainstream music at least) voice probably caught some people's attention too.

The song gets on my tits now because, as you say, it's ridiculously overplayed. But I think I thought it was pretty catchy the first two or three times I heard it. Now after the 800th time, it can fuck right off.

Sage for not supporting your hatred entirely.

Reminds me of the Gnarls Barkley song. Fine in it's own right, nods to a genre beyond just "pop", subsequently played to death.

Isn't this thread about a year late?

But yeah he's bollocks, it's just one of those pop songs that comes out occasionally that's just fresh enough to properly blow every chart-listening cunt's head off. You know how normal wankers think a trip to Nandos is a bit of an adventurous treat? That's exactly what a fat tattooed bloke is to the pop market.

You can tell it's an intentional marketing construct by the fact his album had adverts on the telly. Telly adverts for an album. Just let your mind roll over that for a moment.

>>27783

>It's just one of those pop songs that comes out occasionally that's just fresh enough to properly blow every chart-listening cunt's head off. You know how normal wankers think a trip to Nandos is a bit of an adventurous treat? That's exactly what a fat tattooed bloke is to the pop market.

Very, very well put.

Techmoan has a lot of good reviews, though he does a lot less now that he's focusing more on Hi-Fi stuff.

http://www.techmoan.com/what-is-the-best-dashcam/

Anything made by vico vation are very good choices, but they tend to be on the higher-priced side.

>>26743
Thanks. Unfortunately the one he recommends, that I'm interested in, doesn't seem to be around anymore and has a ridiculously inflated price when I can find it.

>>61743

THEY SHOULD STRING YOU UP M8.

youtube-dl PL7FsWouQE3dJzCsiBVtlF2zsrTUEoyUVK

>>26764
As far as I know (and I don't know much to be honest), for a situation like yours they would send an engineer out and charge the same regardless of the state of the wiring at your premises.
Plus everything up to the socket in your house remains the property of Openreach, if they suspect anything has been tampered with, I think they are able to impose extra charges.

>>26764
Tech guy here.

You should not fit one yourself. This is definitely engineer work.

As it is, don't try and do it with BT, they will charge you for this. You will not be their customer, strictly speaking, until you have a live service. So break out now.

Certain companies will cover the costs of the Openreach engineer to fit this for you. I know, for example, that the Post Office Homephone and Broadband is currently waiving engineer fees. If you sign up as a customer with them, they will fit the master-socket at no cost to yourself.

This could be done within three working days.

Quick correction on another poster. The internal socket also belongs to Openreach, just not the front cover of the socket, which belongs to the customer. So, you cannot fit it yourself, as it is not your property.

>>61627

I have, have you ever heard of a fish called Wanda?

>>61629
I have. Have you ever heard of a town called malice?

>>61630

I have, have you ever heard of a crazy little thing called love?

The planet must be getting bigger. Look at dinosaur bones. They died on the ground but land grew over them and now they're underground.

>>61741
It's because the universe is expanding. Everything now is bigger than things in the past. If you travelled back to Ancient Egypt you'd be a giant.

>>22459
Don't think I didn't go to her imdb page first to know you're now telling porkies (at least by omission).

And it definitely comes up in search as well. You just had to click "See all results".

>>22456
Can definitely recommend this if you're holding off on watching it. It's got some scenes in it that'll make anyone who's posted in the resting actors thread feel distinctly uncomfortable, which is a credit to the writing.

>>22461
Why would I click see all results when it doesn't come up under its own name? Anyway it's found now.

>>22457
Series 3? I never knew this got beyond the pilot.

>>22468
I'm also an idiot because it WAS the pilot on series 3 of Comedy Feeds.

>>419672
Your mum is so fat Thanos had to snap twice.

>>419691

Your mum is so fat, time slows down when you get near her.

I was at a meeting yesterday with someone called Peter Knight.

I work with a French guy, often after hanging up on customers he quietly signs off with "off you fuck".

>>421059

I was at a company retreat once where somebody from another office introduced himself as Richard Ryder.

He insisted on being called Richard.

>>11314

There is youth subculture now it is just obsessed with gender politics instead of music.

>>11315
Whilst I think younger generations are more guarded about what they say for fear of being shouted down, I don't think that's it.

There seems to be far more pressure on kids about how they look. You see parents moulding young kids into being mini models and the like; boys about the age of 10 with faded hair, skinny jeans and tops from somewhere like Hollister or Abercrombie & Fitch. When I was that age I thought I looked the shit in my grey Adidas top with grey Adidas trackies with red trim on the stripes and a zip so I could turn them into flares. Then there's also growing up in the world of social media and the way everyone presents an artificially perfect version of themselves.

The pressure on kids today to conform is enormous. We're not letting kids be kids and grow up making their own mistakes. You don't see teenage girls caked in foundation and with wonky bright blue eye shadow anymore because they've all watched tutorials on YouTube on how to apply make-up like a professional.

>>11316

>boys about the age of 10 with faded hair, skinny jeans and tops from somewhere like Hollister or Abercrombie & Fitch. When I was that age I thought I looked the shit in my grey Adidas top with grey Adidas trackies with red trim on the stripes and a zip so I could turn them into flares.

Those are the exact same things though, aren't they? Kids wearing what's fashionable.

It's easy for us old cunts to believe that we were the last generation to do it right, but fifteen years ago I was wearing clothes as dictated by my peers, media, and the bands I listened to. I was very much part of a music scene and there were plenty of them about, and more than enough teenage subcultures. I can't imagine any of that has disappeared in such a short amount of time.

The idea that teenagers don't for groups, cliques, or subcultures now is laughable, honestly. They may not be ones you recognise (though they still exist, I see goths all the time) but they're there.

>>11317
That's a lie. The last goth in the wild died in 2007.

>>11320

They still exist, but they're mostly middle-aged. The average age at Whitby Goth Weekend must be north of 50 these days.

>>10949
Did you post >>8709 back in 2014?

>>10950
I must have done. >>10947's posting of Goldfinger reminded me of ska-punk in general, something I haven't really listened to since Streetlight's The Hand(s) that Thieve(s), about the same time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF9Gr5waAJg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M53FcPoWtA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1p0sA8bgGA

I don't think I'll ever tire of this. Haven't so far after almost six years.

My daughter's brought home a letter about a school trip. £235 for a two night residential. Fuck sake. She's only in Year 4.

>>420962
Bill Bryson:

>When I made reference to someone in Britain attending a state school, an American researcher said to me: "But I didn't think they had states in Britain."

>"I meant state in the rather broader sense of nation state."

>"So you mean public schools?"

>"Well, no, because public schools in Britain are private schools."

>Long pause. "You're kidding."

>"It's a well-known fact."

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>>421131
They seem to be doing stuff like that a lot younger nowadays. Same with proms and leavers hoodies. It's weird seeing primary school kids doing this stuff that people wouldn't be doing until they were 16. Maybe I'm just jealous I missed out on all that stuff.

>>421134
Her brother's at a different school and the only time he had a residential trip was in Year 6, which was about £265 for three nights. Then again, he's off to France with Scouts next year and that's £300 for a full week.

I've got the feeling her school do a longer residential trip in Year 6. Fuck sake.

>>421133
In my humble opinion, Bill Bryson's exhaustive research into trivial 'that's interesting' things is easily and objectively the most boring thing anyone has ever written. Besides asoiaf.

>YOU ARE BANNED :'(

>:'( You have been banned from posting on all boards for the following reason:

>Absolutely disgusting >>/iq/61724

>Your ban was placed on October 7, 2018, 12:34 am, and will not expire.


I was undeniably being a deliberate silly sausage, but perm ban seems a bit much for a all be it silly post in /iq/ that I hoped would be taken in good humour. it took a lot of willpower to not use an emoji in this post I hope that is appreciated.

>>14770
Every single one of us has banned purps at some point. Why, I ban him just to say hello at Christmas so he can feel a shred of affection for once from this pustule of a website. Season's greetings, mate, how're the kids?

>>14778

come on mods, least you could do is reply to my grovelling even if it is just to tell me to piss off.

>>14780
👍

>>14781
😆👌

116 123 samaritans phone number, please don't do anything stupid. As bad as things are they can always improve!

>>4242

LPG is a decent shout, it's undeniably fun to knock around in a big old american Jeep. I wouldn't ever do it because I don't like having a big tank in the back. Just make sure you're realistically close to a station that offers LPG, mind.

Fair play on the Landy front, I should say that I've never found a 200tdi or 300tdi to be any worse than any other similarly aged motor. The later ones are a bit of a nightmare with air suspension and lots of traction control stuff that breaks at the first sign of dust. but the earlier, you just need to look after them. I understand why so many are put off them, but I think I've spent less on my 300tdi than I have on my 2005 BMW.

Anyway - you're right about Land Cruisers, they're ludicrously priced. However, you definitely should be able to get a Hilux Surf for the price you're looking for. I'm just scouring AutoTrader now and I see decent ones for under a grand and a half. They're tanks.

I've also heard good things about the Mitsubushi L200, but for 2k you'll probably only find a handful of examples. Ford Rangers are worth considering too, but there's not a huge amount of them in this country.

My dad had a Grand Cherokee for years. It was cracking and would probably still be considered 'luxurious' even today. I think he had a transmission problem on it eventually, but you're rolling the dice no matter what with old 4x4s.

>>4242
I'm an ex-Land Rover owner. They're fantastic cars, but generally built by seventeen-year-olds in Solihull and are fucking unreliable. My next 4x4 will definitely be the Hilux Surf, it is noticeable how all the farming types have moved over to the Toyota - they're just better value.

>>4244
They can't tow 3.5t, though, can they?
I'm looking for a tow car that can legally pull my 3.5t trailer and be a general beater. Looks like a landy, a grand cherokee or a recent X5. Since I only want it for towing a few times a month, and don't need to go far, the cherokee's in with a chance, but a disco will probably win. X5 is not really a goer, especially as they apparently really suck off-road. Plenty of landy menders around here if I can't face it.

A friend of mine has an ancient, abused Jimny held together by duct tape and grit that was, at one point, a 4x4. It still drives, and I've not heard about any engine problems with it in spite of the absolute state it's in.

Not what you're looking for if you want a 4x4 for space though.

How about a Nissan Patrol Y61?

>>22439
It wasn't Jenny.

All that really happened was a bit of abuse on Twitter whilst it was airing, most of it seeming to come from the type of person who'd have a crazy clown as their profile picture, but it's water off a duck's back. My work colleagues had compiled the worst ones to share with me the following day.

>>22445 When was it shown? Which Chaser did you get?

>>22446
They've only been showing new episodes of series 12 since the start of this month. Not saying which Chaser because one of you moon ovens would probably be able to identify me from that information alone.

>>22445

Speaking from experience, if you got abuse on Twitter you probably took the minus offer, which is a cunt's trick and if so you deserved to lose, or you were so unbelievably thick that you infuriated viewers.

>>22447

Mr "I went on national telly and I'll tell you just enough to show off but not enough for you to be able to actually SEE me!" Except by telling us that you got abuse on Twitter you have probably given away too much anyway.

>>22466
Hmmm. I wonder why they didn't want to identify themselves.

>>61722

There's another side to that argument which is, despite his kinship with the african american artists, all he really managed to do was take their music, mannerisms, and performing style and mimic them all in front of white audiences for profit.

Whether or not he could have hoped at all to get an actual black performer to appeal to his white audience at the time is really up for debate, but as far as we know he had no intention of trying.

WE ALREADY DISCUSSED THIS IN ANOTHER THREAD, YOU STUPID CUNT FACED SHIT FOR BRAINS WANKER

>>61728

Well, way down upon the Swanee River,
Far, far away-hey.
Wo, that's where my heart is yearning ever,
Home where the old folks stay.

>>61727

He helped to fund Appearances by Garland Anderson, the first Broadway show written by a black playwright. He was an ardent supporter of black performers in his films - consider this scene from The Singing Kid, co-starring Cab Calloway:

It's undoubtedly the case that blackface performers helped to perpetuate negative stereotypes of black Americans, but I think it's fairly clear that Jolson himself was no racist. It should be borne in mind that the BBC continued to produce The Black and White Minstrel Show until 1978, while Jolson had largely abandoned blackface by the early 1940s.

I might draw a parallel with the 1957 Wolfenden Report that ultimately led to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Britain. To modern eyes, the report is staggeringly homophobic in places, describing homosexuality as "morally repugnant" and referring to gay men as "unfortunate creatures". In the context of the time, it was daringly liberal for suggesting that private acts between consenting adults were not the concern of the law.

>>61717
>THEY SHOULD DO JIZZ HANDS LIKE
That's sexist. Women can't do jizz hands alone.

Not to rain on the parade, but is it not possible that someone so cynical and manipulative could have shaved his bonce and grown a beard specifically to make the idea of him being able to trick straight lads look absurd?

>>61714
They were blindfolded and told not to touch him. It doesn't mention if they ever actually saw him.

Is this tactic common? I saw the same thing happen in that Catfish TV show - fat black woman pretending to be pretty white girl got the guy she was talking to online to show up at her apartment blindfolded to kiss him, so he didn't know she was fat and/or black. I wouldn't put a blindfold on for anything but maybe blindfolded sexual encounters are the norm in this day and age.

>>61716

>BUT MAYBE BLINDFOLDED SEXUAL ENCOUNTERS ARE THE NORM IN THIS DAY AND AGE

>>61719

Any excuse to dig this out...

>>15990

If I weren't already a complete and utter monster raving loony then I'd find it somewhat worrying that we, by dint of trying to oust Assad and oppose Russia's involvement by backing the other side, were actually the bad guys there.

>>15991
I'd find it more worrying that someone on this board was stupid enough to think that way.

>>15991

Yeah we fully invented ISIS, and I'm more or less certain that our governments intended them to exist as a destabilising force in the region.

We were the ones selling weapons to Assad's opponents five or six years ago, and then what do you know, ISIS popped up out of nowhere like the rebels on a Total War campaign map. Suddenly the media narrative changed and we never heard a thing about the fact we'd been selling weapons ever again.

We, by which I really mean the Yanks, have always been "the bad guys" in the middle east.

>>16001

It's the curse of the oil and other fossil resources. What goes on in the Middle East today is still the consequence of Britain, the U.S. and other countries liberally dividing the Middle East up among themselves into different client states and effectively oil supplier countries that fuelled much of Western industrial and technological development from the early 20th century onwards. Does anybody think that otherwise, the U.S. and Britain would have given a toss about some nomadic desert peoples that still lived in archaic tribal communities like they had been doing for milleniae, and to whom even the concept of a nation state was entirely foreign?

It was the oil beneath their feet that meant the West had a vested interest in the region and decided to install an assortment of client state governments that would ensure a secure and steady supply of crude oil. Whatever else these often despotic regimes were doing, nobody really cared about as long as the oil kept coming. It was only when some of those corrupt leaders turned rogue and bit the hand that had been feeding them, or were overthrown by revolutionary governments that the West declared it a humanitarian duty to step in, while at the same time accepting zero responsibility for the events that had led up to whatever mess was unfolding.

lol Jooooz

(A good day to you Sir!)