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Post by stamper on Feb 3, 2011 16:33:45 GMT -5
Are you out of your god damn mind? This is the most egregious case of "distinction without a difference" since the FCC held that Martin Scorsese's The Blues was actionably indecent while exempting Saving Private Ryan from the ban. Both threads are stupid chances to say "HURR I LIKE BONNAROO" without offering any sort of interesting discussion. It's just a poll for its own sake. Look, I know that we're all getting antsy because the lineup is only a few days away. We feel like we should have things to say, but since there's, like, one piece of "news" per day, and it usually comes from Pitchfork (so we all see it) or a new poster's uncle's boss (so we all discredit it immediately), there's just not that much to say. But we should try to avoid giving into the "Fill this board with unnecessary threads and polls" impulse that is apparently taking us all by storm. I mean, ask yourself: what is this poll about? So far, the only good thing that has come out of this thread is Peatrick's alexisonfire joke. I8—you have been nauseatingly confrontational to my posts and to others. I get it if that’s your “shtick” but it gets old after a while. Since the thread has kind of moved on from the topic, I apologize for being mildly long-winded and starting it back up again, but I know for a fact that I'm not "out of my god damn mind". For the record, last year was my first time going to a festival. I’ve never been to Bonnaroo. Quite frankly, I’m not really interested in that one as much as I am in other festivals. I’ve heard great reviews and I’ve heard lukewarm reviews about it. I went to Sasquatch and Lolla last year and had a phenomenal time. Provided my pocketbook and time will allow, Iwant to go to as many festivals as I can. I’ve even been flirting with the idea of saving up to go to Oxygen, Glastonbury, or even staying domestic at Coachella, etc. The more festivals, the better, yeah? I did not design this poll to exploit the “HURR I LIKE BONNAROO” responses. Because I am a new fester and a new poster, I wanted to learn about different festivals and get people’s opinions. I want to be involved in the boards, so I decided to get active and start a mildly relevant topic—unlike an anime thread or favorite book thread. (No offense.) But even those topics have their place—in—wait for it—the unrelated section. There are only so many different ways someone can explain why Foo Dr. Garbanzohters are a good headliner or bad headliner, so that is why unrelated topics exist. Yes, we’re excited about the line-up announcement, so we’re all pretty active on here. But what’s wrong with going slightly off-topic to develop camaraderie with boarders we have something in common with? It is because of off-topics and “unnecessary” threads that people are getting tips about camping or planning road trips together or planning to meet up at the fest. So, if those topics bother you, such as this one, why bother participating? red heads are feisty!  |
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Post by Catherine Sun Chips on Feb 3, 2011 16:39:53 GMT -5
red heads are feisty! *curtsies* |
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Post by Horned Gramma on Feb 3, 2011 16:44:58 GMT -5
Arguing with interstateeight is the new arguing with Horned Gramma.
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Post by know ID yuh on Feb 3, 2011 16:56:17 GMT -5
red heads are feisty! *curtsies* Get a room you two. |
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Post by Pea on Feb 3, 2011 16:57:33 GMT -5
But leave the door open.
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Post by fairowen on Feb 3, 2011 17:00:31 GMT -5
It used to be arguing with Horned Gramma is the new arguing with Interstateeight.
I guess Interstateeight has taken back control as the board nazi.
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Post by wolfhat on Feb 3, 2011 17:55:50 GMT -5
It used to be arguing with Horned Gramma is the new arguing with Interstateeight. I guess Interstateeight has taken back control as the board nazi. Agreed. They definitely share the awful burden we impose on them by making such ridiculous posts. Thank god we have people to put us in our places! |
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Post by Pea on Feb 3, 2011 18:16:57 GMT -5
Haha ya I8 definitely took a back seat to HG when he first started stampeding through the boards. I8 seems to be making a comeback though. I should get some popcorn ready.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Feb 3, 2011 18:21:04 GMT -5
With our forces combined, I8 and me are Captain Planet.
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Post by bradberad12 on Feb 3, 2011 18:37:43 GMT -5
The best part about mine is imagining Mr. Cool Ice walk into a family diner. (It actually gets better if you imagine Mr. Cool Ice's family aswell.) "Mr Freeze will have the Chili. Mr Freeze will also have the Cold Cut Combo with Iceberg lettuce"  |
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Post by interstateeight on Feb 3, 2011 20:44:54 GMT -5
I8 tends to be the guy who walks into a strip club just to tell everyone how disgusted he is in it, rather than just not going in at all and easily avoiding any negative situation. It's actually more like I8 is the kinda guy who walks into a family diner only to find out people are treating it like a strip club and appropriately responds with disgusts. Family Diner = Rumors thread Strip Club = Arcade Fire dribble all over the Rumor's thread Also strip clubs are the worst! You get me, FD. You do. |
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Post by ComesWithASword on Feb 4, 2011 1:28:21 GMT -5
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Post by Pea on Feb 4, 2011 1:44:33 GMT -5
Jesus Christ. There is no way I'm even going to attempt to read A-Z of all of the SXSW artists.
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Post by RUST NEVER SLEEPS on Feb 4, 2011 1:52:13 GMT -5
Jesus Christ. There is no way I'm even going to attempt to read A-Z of all of the SXSW artists. That's because everyone with a macbook and a guitar that calls themselves an 'artist' plays at SXSW. EDIT: actually most of them probably don't even have a guitar. |
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Post by ComesWithASword on Feb 4, 2011 2:37:34 GMT -5
Yeah sorry, I didn't even look at that page. I've just been following the ads and they've all be sweet. CoS has a more clear list.
Here's a short (ie. long) list of what's good: A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS, A-TRAK, ALBERTA CROSS, BATHS, BEARDYMAN, BENNY BENASSI (haha), BLACK LIPS, BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB, BOWLING FOR SOUP (hahahahahaha), BOYS NOIZE, BRETT DENNEN, BRIGHT EYES (...), BUCK 65, CASIOKIDS, CHROMEO, CLASS ACTRESS, CLOUD NOTHINGS, COLD WAR KIDS, CULTS, DALE EARNHARDT JR JR, DAS RACIST, DATAROCK, DEER TICK, DEVOTCHKA, DIPLO, DUM DUM GIRLS, FAKE PROBLEMS, FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS, FLOGGING MOLLY, FLOSSTRADAMUS, FOSTER THE PEOPLE, FRANZ NICOLAY, FREDDIE GIBBS, FRIENDLY FIRES, GAYNGS, GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS, HEY ROSETTA!, HOT HOT HEAT, J. MASCIS, JAMES BLAKE, JAPANTHER, JAVELIN, JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD, JON FRATELLI, KYLESA, LOW, MAN MAN, MAPS & ATLASES, MENOMENA, MINIATURE TIGERS, MOTHER MOTHER, MOUNT KIMBIE, MSTRKRFT, NOAH AND THE WHALE, O'DEATH, OKKERVIL RIVER (!!!!!!!), OMAR RODRIGUEZ LOPEZ GROUP, ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK, OWEN PALLETT, PORTUGAL. THE MAN, PS I LOVE YOU, PULLED APART BY HORSES, SAID THE WHALE, SHABAZZ PALACES, SHAD, SHARON VAN ETTEN, SKRILLEX, SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOU BORIS YELTSIN, STARFUCKER, SURFER BLOOD, TAPES 'N TAPES, THAO WITH THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN, THE ANTLERS, THE DEARS, THE DEATH SET, THE DODOS, THE DUKE SPIRIT, THE GREENHORNES, THE HEAD AND THE HEART, THE HOOD INTERNET, THE JOY FORMIDABLE, THE KILLS, THE MOONDOGGIES, THE RAVEONETTES , THE RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE, THEE OH SEES, TIMES NEW VIKING, TORO Y MOI, chune-YARDS, TWIN SHADOW, WAVVES
holy shit thats alot.
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