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[jdoggydogg]

Meatloaf sucks. Ground beef belongs in burgers only.

All drugs should be legal. Thanks for the help, totalitarian mommy state. But we don't need it.

The death penalty is racist and classist. No death penalty until all defendants enjoy true equal protection under the law.

The Grateful Dead suck. And Phish sucks, too. Death to dirty, smelly hippie rock.

The entire two-party political system is broken. While the public fights over who is right, members of both parties sip brandy together in private clubs and spend their blood money on coke and hookers.

There's where you lost me. Some dirty, smelly, hippy rock is pretty good after all.

What appeals to you? The endless guitar solos or the dull songwriting?

Pretty sure Neil Young, for example, falls under the hippy banner. Not really a dull song writer and the guitar work is pretty good too.

No, I'd call Neil Young Folk or Folk Rock.

 

[pollardsvision]

I think abortions should be legal and government-subsidized until the 9th trimester.

I'm Pro-Choice, but killing them 6 months after birth seems a bit extreme.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I think abortions should be legal and government-subsidized until the 9th trimester.

I'm Pro-Choice, but killing them 6 months after birth seems a bit extreme.

6 years maybe, but not 6 months.

 

[ShaqAttaq]

i think people seem less intelligent when they indicate that they're religious / quote scripture / mention God in normal conversation

i don't believe any of the unsolicited boasts people tell me about their children/grandchildren, and don't care.

edit: clarity

 

[Masked Vigilante]

I thoroughly enjoyed the new Planet of the Apes.

 

[NCCommish]

No, I'd call Neil Young Folk or Folk Rock.

Yeah I think that seems convenient. Pretty sure Neil didn't consider himself folk. And even if he did folk is the music of hippys everywhere.

 

[Brock Middlebrook]

The United States does want to take over the world. Just not via war.

We do. If every country was a Democratic republic, this would be a great counter to the concept of war. It would be easier to further basic human rights in those Democratic republics.After a few centuries, we are still trying to "civilize the barbarians."

 

[acapella]

I think abortions should be legal and government-subsidized until the 9th trimester.

I'm Pro-Choice, but killing them 6 months after birth seems a bit extreme.

Why the inconsistency?

 

[Idiot Boxer]

Monogamy causes erectile dysfunction.

 

[Weapon of Mass Instruction]

There should be no welfare without work. Unless you are paralyzed, all welfare should require a work component.

You can do something. Pick up trash. Restock library books. Sweep the sidewalk. Paint over graffitti. Dig ditches. Fill potholes. Make PB&J sammiches for the homeless. Wash the fleet of cars at city hall. Trim bushes. Mow grass.

We get something for our money, you get money.

 

[saintsfan]

The Beatles were nothing more then a 'boy band' of their day. They were hot young dudes that came over from Europe and teenage American women went crazy for them. Their music was basically a rip off of american black blues musicians, and was nothing original or revolutionary. Their claim to fame to me is that they were the first major 'boy band' that is it... they basically invented the genere of 'boy band'.

Conversely, what the Ramones did in music history was much more significant then what the Beatles did. The Ramones were the first band to have the term 'punk' attached to them. At the time they started making music, no one was playing music like them. No one played songs with an average length of 2 min at 180 mph sans solos of any kind at a volume of 11. No one was singing about Cretins, Lobotomy's, or Punk Rockers. No one looked like them. They revolutionized the music landscape creating 'punk' music which layed the foundation for future bands like the Sex Pistols, Circle Jerks, NOFX, Green Day, Offspring, and Nirvana. The Beatles wrote a song called 'Revolution' but the only thing they revolutionized is the creation of the boy band.

The Beatles did what the Ramones did in 1960. Played 2 minute songs really fast dressed in leather. Go find Live at the Star Club if you doubt me.The Beatles viewed this as simply a phase and moved on to other stuff. They didn't make a career out of dressing in leather and calling it revolutionary. They were too busy ACTUALLY being revolutionary like being the first self contained rock band and bringing multi track recordings to its absolute height in Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Revolver, and Abbey Road.

 

[NCCommish]

There should be no welfare without work. Unless you are paralyzed, all welfare should require a work component.

You can do something. Pick up trash. Restock library books. Sweep the sidewalk. Paint over graffitti. Dig ditches. Fill potholes. Make PB&J sammiches for the homeless. Wash the fleet of cars at city hall. Trim bushes. Mow grass.

We get something for our money, you get money.

You just took away most of the jobs we have people do on community service. And it should be pointed out that the welfare rolls have been trimmed quite a lot, you are mostly down to those who can't work. The welfare queen is long dead if she ever existed in any numbers to start with.

 

[Gr00vus]

Professional sports are much more interesting and entertaining than college sports.

Golf sucks.

 

[L5UT1ger]

FFToday>Footballguys back in the day.

Still is in some ways......

From 1999 to 2003ish, FFT was a better place than FBGs. Then a sharp reversal occurred. I have a theory why.

Both FFT and FBGs have satellite boards. FFT has the Sanctuary and the TDZ, etc. FBGs has the :e: board and the Pack, etc.

The difference is the FBG boards are for side projects or a specific purpose, i.e. people who were banned or to play werewolf. The sideboards of FFT are refuges. They became havens from the dregs and rightwing lunatics that slowly took over FFT. Eventually the best and funniest stopped posting at FFT and stayed at their satellite boards. Here, everyone still comes back.

Today the Geek Club is an entire board of Jim11s and Larry_boys. It's an atrocity exhibit.

Me, too. For about three months The geek club was so slow that it was unbearable so I switched to coming here. Once here, i grew used to the folks here. I originally came here as part of a jihad from FFToday to steal handles when this board converted. I took some guy's handle named Rush. I was a triple digiter. Some mod, i guess joe, asked me for it back and I complied. I then made an identical handle to my geek cluc name some time later when i came here when the FFToday site got so slow. WHen i go there now, its as an alias that I use randomly and make a single post.

 

[jdoggydogg]

The Beatles were nothing more then a 'boy band' of their day. They were hot young dudes that came over from Europe and teenage American women went crazy for them. Their music was basically a rip off of american black blues musicians, and was nothing original or revolutionary. Their claim to fame to me is that they were the first major 'boy band' that is it... they basically invented the genere of 'boy band'.

Conversely, what the Ramones did in music history was much more significant then what the Beatles did. The Ramones were the first band to have the term 'punk' attached to them. At the time they started making music, no one was playing music like them. No one played songs with an average length of 2 min at 180 mph sans solos of any kind at a volume of 11. No one was singing about Cretins, Lobotomy's, or Punk Rockers. No one looked like them. They revolutionized the music landscape creating 'punk' music which layed the foundation for future bands like the Sex Pistols, Circle Jerks, NOFX, Green Day, Offspring, and Nirvana. The Beatles wrote a song called 'Revolution' but the only thing they revolutionized is the creation of the boy band.

Horrible post.Again, this isn't unpopular. This is wrong. Perhaps you giggled at your "boy band" analogy. Excellent. But when you say there's nothing original or revolutionary about The Beatles, you're either uniformed or on a fishing tripAnd I love The Ramones, so that isn't affecting this post.

 

[SKribbles]

Breeding should be controlled by either sterilization or licensing.

More money should be spent on spent space travel / research than anything else.

Churches should be tax just as any other company is.

 

[awesomeness]

The Beatles are overrated. People who think its a foregone conclusion that they are the greatest band of all time are imbeciles. Although i consider anyone who feels any band is beyond all doubt the greatest band of all time an imbecile.

 

[saintsfan]

Professional sports are much more interesting and entertaining than college sports.

Golf sucks.

Is this an unpopular opinion??Ratings alone say that pro sports are far more popular than college sports. MAYBE an argument can be made about the NCAA Basketball Tournament vs the NBA in terms of popularity, but NOBODY watches college basketball's regular season.

The NFL gets much better ratings than college football and college baseball isn't even popular enough to be on network TV. It's only on cable, and even then, it's only on during the College World Series.

Based upon this, I would say that most people think pro sports is more interesting and entertaining. In places where college sports are more popular, the entire population of the town can fit inside the football stadium. As impressive as it is to see 100 K people in a stadium, that's more a result of a community that has nothing else to do other than watch Local U play on Saturday.

 

[maxwelledison]

Professional sports are much more interesting and entertaining than college sports.

Golf sucks.

I'm with you here. I'll add that talking about golf is merely a code for unathletic pseudo-aristocrats to brag about their disposable income.

 

[Gr00vus]

Professional sports are much more interesting and entertaining than college sports.

Golf sucks.

Is this an unpopular opinion??

Seems like everyone I've ever heard express an opinion about it comes down strongly on the college sports is better side. Maybe it's just the sports snob population I'm hearing it from.

 

[SKribbles]

Professional sports are much more interesting and entertaining than college sports.

Golf sucks.

Is this an unpopular opinion??

Seems like everyone I've ever heard express an opinion about it comes down strongly on the college sports is better side. Maybe it's just the sports snob population I'm hearing it from.

Snobs. They claim to be big college fans but rarely watch it.

 

[Zow]

There should be no welfare without work. Unless you are paralyzed, all welfare should require a work component.

You can do something. Pick up trash. Restock library books. Sweep the sidewalk. Paint over graffitti. Dig ditches. Fill potholes. Make PB&J sammiches for the homeless. Wash the fleet of cars at city hall. Trim bushes. Mow grass.

We get something for our money, you get money.

You just took away most of the jobs we have people do on community service. And it should be pointed out that the welfare rolls have been trimmed quite a lot, you are mostly down to those who can't work. The welfare queen is long dead if she ever existed in any numbers to start with.

I need that :e: ORLY? smiley here. It's still very easy to get free money at least in the area of the country I am in.

 

[5Rings]

People should take a driving test every other year once they hit 60. When they are 80 their license should be taken away.

Illegal Immigrants should be left to bleed in the street instead of free healthcare. No social services--school, medical, etc-- unless you are a US citizen.The Baby Boomers have raped our treasury to support their quality of life and have passed on their sense of entitlement to their kids. Welfare and unemployment need to be discontinued. McDonalds is hiring, you lazy ####.A house is not an ATM. Its a place to live.Take your kids outside to play. The TV is not a babysitter.Fat people should be required to buy 2 airplane tickets. Healthcare providers, airlines, entertainment venues, etc should be allowed to charge them accordingly.The average American is an ignorant lemming

 

[Gr00vus]

Quentin Tarantino is grossly overrated.

 

[Mr. Littlejeans]

I think the Beatles are dismal, but their influence on rock music and popular culture as a whole has been enormous.

I love the Ramones, but their impact hasn't been as big.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

Neither Rush Limbaugh or Michael Moore are as extreme as they seem. They both know exactly what they're doing and making a mint from it.

 

[GoBigRed]

I would say roughly 90% of all "music" produced in the past 10 years is complete & total crap. Most bands to today are intellectually lazy, lack creativity & artistic integrity, and know nothing of fan loyalty. They do what they do because someone told them they were talented enough to earn a fat paycheck & get a spot on MTV cribs. Everyone today is a sellout.

 

[proninja]

I would say roughly 90% of all "music" produced in the past 10 years is complete & total crap.

It wasn't better in the past, gramps, you were just younger and dumber.

 

[whitem0nkey]

Rush is a horrible band, now I play guitar for over 10 years, and yes they are talented and I respect that, but they fail the ear test.

 

[Brock Middlebrook]

I would say roughly 90% of all "music" produced in the past 10 years is complete & total crap. Most bands to today are intellectually lazy, lack creativity & artistic integrity, and know nothing of fan loyalty. They do what they do because someone told them they were talented enough to earn a fat paycheck & get a spot on MTV cribs. Everyone today is a sellout.

It's been a slow decline since the peak in early 70's. The Record companies' ogliopolistic stranglehold on the industry is killing it.

 

[Two Deep]

Sarah Palin is not attractive.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

 

[Mr. Littlejeans]

I would say roughly 90% of all "music" produced in the past 10 years is complete & total crap. Most bands to today are intellectually lazy, lack creativity & artistic integrity, and know nothing of fan loyalty. They do what they do because someone told them they were talented enough to earn a fat paycheck & get a spot on MTV cribs. Everyone today is a sellout.

I'm not disagreeing with this statement, but can you give us a personal Top 5?

 

[bostonfred]

ogliopolistic

Like the oil companies?

 

[Thorn]

Professional sports are much more interesting and entertaining than college sports.

Golf sucks.

I'm with you here. I'll add that talking about golf is merely a code for unathletic pseudo-aristocrats to brag about their disposable income.

I love golf but despise golf talk. Nobody cares what you hit on the par-3 12th at mucky-muck CC into a 10mph headwind while down 2 strokes.

 

[Fennis]

Christianity would shrink to a small percent of that it is today, if the common images of Jesus matched watched he actually looked like.

 

[GoBigRed]

I would say roughly 90% of all "music" produced in the past 10 years is complete & total crap.

It wasn't better in the past, gramps, you were just younger and dumber.

I'm 30.

 

[Two Deep]

Christianity would shrink to a small percent of that it is today, if the common images of Jesus matched watched he actually looked like.

Amen brother, not many white hippies born in the middle east.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I would say roughly 90% of all "music" produced in the past 10 years is complete & total crap. Most bands to today are intellectually lazy, lack creativity & artistic integrity, and know nothing of fan loyalty. They do what they do because someone told them they were talented enough to earn a fat paycheck & get a spot on MTV cribs. Everyone today is a sellout.

No. There's a ton of good, new music out there. You just won't hear it on most radio stations.

 

[Brock Middlebrook]

Having the word Shoppe in your name, or even calling your business "Ye Olde __________ Shoppe" will not convince anybody you are an established business.

That just won't get 'em.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Having the word Shoppe in your name, or even calling your business "Ye Olde __________ Shoppe" will not convince anybody you are an established business.That just won't get 'em.

Dude, up here in Northern Cali, we have a place called The Sensuality Shoppe. They mostly cater to granola heads.I am just itching to walk in there in full Renaissance gear and say, "Give me a tankard of your finest lube, comely lass!"

 

[Gr00vus]

Christianity would shrink to a small percent of that it is today, if the common images of Jesus matched watched he actually looked like.

Amen brother, not many white hippies born in the middle east.

Wait, are you saying Jesus didn't look like Charlie Whitehurst?

 

[Two Deep]

Christianity would shrink to a small percent of that it is today, if the common images of Jesus matched watched he actually looked like.

Amen brother, not many white hippies born in the middle east.

Wait, are you saying Jesus didn't look like Charlie Whitehurst?

nor does he look like this Charlie.. http://naturalismo.files.wordpress.com/200...rlie_manson.jpg

 

[Gr00vus]

Christianity would shrink to a small percent of that it is today, if the common images of Jesus matched watched he actually looked like.

Amen brother, not many white hippies born in the middle east.

Wait, are you saying Jesus didn't look like Charlie Whitehurst?

nor does he look like this Charlie.. http://naturalismo.files.wordpress.com/200...rlie_manson.jpg

Not even like Barry Gibb?!?!

 

[GoBigRed]

I would say roughly 90% of all "music" produced in the past 10 years is complete & total crap. Most bands to today are intellectually lazy, lack creativity & artistic integrity, and know nothing of fan loyalty. They do what they do because someone told them they were talented enough to earn a fat paycheck & get a spot on MTV cribs. Everyone today is a sellout.

I'm not disagreeing with this statement, but can you give us a personal Top 5?

To be honest, I don't even know if I could. Too many good bands to choose from. Plus, it would be personal, and therefore, irrelevant here.My statement was more about the honesty & integrity of music produced in different eras. About how there was a certian vibe or energy in the music produced at certain times throughout history. Just my opinion, but I think there were 2 great eras of music: 1) about a 15 year span from the early 60's to the mid-70's, with artists like Zeppelin, the Stones, The Who, Jimmy, Joplin, Cream, The Ramones, The S e x Pistols, Black Sabbath, etc. and 2) about a 10 year span from the late 80's to the late 90's, with artists like Pearl Jam, Nirvana, AIC, Soundgarden, Public Enemy, N.W.A., Tupac, Dr. Dre etc.To me, the 80's were mostly about "weird" people trying to outdo each other with synthesizers or hairspray & leather pants. Today, it's mostly about going corporate & selling oneself as a brand. (exhibit A, Jay-Z.)I believe that the 60's, 70's, and 90's music, for the most part, was about expressing oneself, and the artists didn't give a rat's behind what you thought.

 

[Mr. Littlejeans]

I would say roughly 90% of all "music" produced in the past 10 years is complete & total crap. Most bands to today are intellectually lazy, lack creativity & artistic integrity, and know nothing of fan loyalty. They do what they do because someone told them they were talented enough to earn a fat paycheck & get a spot on MTV cribs. Everyone today is a sellout.

I'm not disagreeing with this statement, but can you give us a personal Top 5?

To be honest, I don't even know if I could. Too many good bands to choose from. Plus, it would be personal, and therefore, irrelevant here.My statement was more about the honesty & integrity of music produced in different eras. About how there was a certian vibe or energy in the music produced at certain times throughout history. Just my opinion, but I think there were 2 great eras of music: 1) about a 15 year span from the early 60's to the mid-70's, with artists like Zeppelin, the Stones, The Who, Jimmy, Joplin, Cream, The Ramones, The S e x Pistols, Black Sabbath, etc. and 2) about a 10 year span from the late 80's to the late 90's, with artists like Pearl Jam, Nirvana, AIC, Soundgarden, Public Enemy, N.W.A., Tupac, Dr. Dre etc.

To me, the 80's were mostly about "weird" people trying to outdo each other with synthesizers or hairspray & leather pants.

Today, it's mostly about going corporate & selling oneself as a brand. (exhibit A, Jay-Z.)

I believe that the 60's, 70's, and 90's music, for the most part, was about expressing oneself, and the artists didn't give a rat's behind what you thought.

 

[Two Deep]

Christianity would shrink to a small percent of that it is today, if the common images of Jesus matched watched he actually looked like.

Amen brother, not many white hippies born in the middle east.

Wait, are you saying Jesus didn't look like Charlie Whitehurst?

nor does he look like this Charlie.. http://naturalismo.files.wordpress.com/200...rlie_manson.jpg

Not even like Barry Gibb?!?!

or Dave Grohl http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/wp-content/uploa...dave_grohl2.jpg

 

[GoBigRed]

I would say roughly 90% of all "music" produced in the past 10 years is complete & total crap. Most bands to today are intellectually lazy, lack creativity & artistic integrity, and know nothing of fan loyalty. They do what they do because someone told them they were talented enough to earn a fat paycheck & get a spot on MTV cribs. Everyone today is a sellout.

No. There's a ton of good, new music out there. You just won't hear it on most radio stations.

I'm not saying that good bands don't exist anymore. I just think they are few & far between. Hence the 90%, and not 100%.

 

[GoBigRed]

I would say roughly 90% of all "music" produced in the past 10 years is complete & total crap. Most bands to today are intellectually lazy, lack creativity & artistic integrity, and know nothing of fan loyalty. They do what they do because someone told them they were talented enough to earn a fat paycheck & get a spot on MTV cribs. Everyone today is a sellout.

I'm not disagreeing with this statement, but can you give us a personal Top 5?

To be honest, I don't even know if I could. Too many good bands to choose from. Plus, it would be personal, and therefore, irrelevant here.My statement was more about the honesty & integrity of music produced in different eras. About how there was a certian vibe or energy in the music produced at certain times throughout history. Just my opinion, but I think there were 2 great eras of music: 1) about a 15 year span from the early 60's to the mid-70's, with artists like Zeppelin, the Stones, The Who, Jimmy, Joplin, Cream, The Ramones, The S e x Pistols, Black Sabbath, etc. and 2) about a 10 year span from the late 80's to the late 90's, with artists like Pearl Jam, Nirvana, AIC, Soundgarden, Public Enemy, N.W.A., Tupac, Dr. Dre etc.

To me, the 80's were mostly about "weird" people trying to outdo each other with synthesizers or hairspray & leather pants.

Today, it's mostly about going corporate & selling oneself as a brand. (exhibit A, Jay-Z.)

I believe that the 60's, 70's, and 90's music, for the most part, was about expressing oneself, and the artists didn't give a rat's behind what you thought.

I sense you are confused, but I'm not sure about what.

 

[Mr. Littlejeans]

I would say roughly 90% of all "music" produced in the past 10 years is complete & total crap. Most bands to today are intellectually lazy, lack creativity & artistic integrity, and know nothing of fan loyalty. They do what they do because someone told them they were talented enough to earn a fat paycheck & get a spot on MTV cribs. Everyone today is a sellout.

I'm not disagreeing with this statement, but can you give us a personal Top 5?

To be honest, I don't even know if I could. Too many good bands to choose from. Plus, it would be personal, and therefore, irrelevant here.My statement was more about the honesty & integrity of music produced in different eras. About how there was a certian vibe or energy in the music produced at certain times throughout history. Just my opinion, but I think there were 2 great eras of music: 1) about a 15 year span from the early 60's to the mid-70's, with artists like Zeppelin, the Stones, The Who, Jimmy, Joplin, Cream, The Ramones, The S e x Pistols, Black Sabbath, etc. and 2) about a 10 year span from the late 80's to the late 90's, with artists like Pearl Jam, Nirvana, AIC, Soundgarden, Public Enemy, N.W.A., Tupac, Dr. Dre etc.

To me, the 80's were mostly about "weird" people trying to outdo each other with synthesizers or hairspray & leather pants.

Today, it's mostly about going corporate & selling oneself as a brand. (exhibit A, Jay-Z.)

I believe that the 60's, 70's, and 90's music, for the most part, was about expressing oneself, and the artists didn't give a rat's behind what you thought.

I sense you are confused, but I'm not sure about what.

I bolded a couple of things that are incongruous above.

 

[GoBigRed]

I bolded a couple of things that are incongruous above.

You think Led Zeppelin lacked creativity & artistic integrity?