1: Shall I tell you the people I don't much like?
2: Who?
1: Nazis.
3: Oh, yeah, I'm not a fan of those Nazis.
2: Not well disposed towards them myself.
1: Yeah, but I don't mean the original Nazis, I mean the ones they have now.
2: Neo-Nazis?
1: Yes.
3: Not Nazis Classic.
1: That's right.
2: What's wrong with them, then?
3: Apart from what's wrong with all the other ones.
1: It's this. They go, these neo-Nazis, they go, "Oh, hello, we're Nazis, we subscribe to the Nazi ethos, we support and propagate the Nazi creed", right, which is fine.
3: It's not fine.
1: Alright, not to us, because we're not Nazis, but they are, so it is, right?
2: Yes, for the sake of argument - but don't quote me out of context again, it took loads of explaining last time.
3: Yeah. He knew a woodchuck couldn't chuck wood. You phrased the question in a tricksy way.
1: Sorry about that. But, if we agree neo-Nazis like Nazism then why do they always start denying the Holocaust? You try to bring it up, and they censor you. I mean, first up, the Holocaust definitely happened.
2: You'd think a Nazi would know that.
3: No matter how neo- they were. It's like, how crazy can crazy paving get, but still be recognisably paving?
2: Or how Wacky can the Wacky Warehouse be, but still function as a warehouse?
3: It's not a warehouse, it's like an indoor adventure playground.
2: OK, so we've at least set one parameter.
1: No, what are you talking about? Let's stick to the Holocaust -denying Nazis. So my opinion is, if you are a Nazi...isn't the Holocaust the best bit?
3: It's certainly the most active embodiment of the fascist philosophy, I'll grant you.
2: And today's Nazis deny it, do they?
1: Yes. Even though it's the Nazi-est thing the Nazis did.
2: That's really weird. It'd would be like admiring Martin Scorsese, but denying he made Goodfellas.
1: It's like loving The Great British Bake-Off, but refusing to accept the existence of yeast.
3: It's like supporting Man Utd, when you'd never even stepped within the municipal boundaries of the city of Manc- no, bad example.
1: But the other two were valid.
2: Which sort of made the third one seem funnier. I'll have to remember that technique.
1: Might come in handy for our chats, yeah. But, anyway, that's my point: Holocaust-censoring Nazis, weird.
3: I've got a theory. I think they're like cool music fans. The ones who like a band but sneer at their biggest hit.
2: Oh, I know the sort [ADOPTS SLIGHTLY GEEKY VOICE] What sort of music do you like? [OTHER VOICE] Gary Numan [VOICE 1] Me too. What's your favourite song? [VOICE 2] Probably "Cars". [VOICE 1] Oh, yes, that is the populist choice. I don't like it. It's not indicative of Numan's output, because what "Cars" is is a simplistic synthetic motif over metronomic drums, coupled with nasally-delivered dystopian doggerel, whereas the majority of Numan's output is...well, I hate "Cars".
3: Oh, God, I know someone who talks just like that.
1: It's me. I said that. And I don't like "Cars". It's Numan's biggest hit, but it's probably the only song Numan wrote that I don't like.
3: What are the chances, eh?
2: "Cars" is great.
1: It's not! As a proper fan, I like the ones where he was sort of like a shit Nine Inch Nails.
2: That's all the others!
1: Only for the past 30 years. Maybe 35.
3: You're trying too hard, mate.
1: I'm not, I'm just more discerning that you.
3: What, because you base your opinions on what other people like rather than the actual evidence?
1: Yes! I mean, no! Also, whilst we're at it, going back to last week's discussion, Tin Machine is better than "Space Oddity", Thomas The Tank Engine trumps Sergeant Pepper, and a fat bearded man disconsolately weeping into a narcotic-strewn sandpit for a decade beats six shades of shit out of Pet Sounds.
2: [PAUSE] Ooh, you did the three examples thing.
3: Definitely works.
1: Can't deny it.
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PS the PM system is down, shall I announce the theme for the next round when I cast my vote, Michael?