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Bad day? Page 81

Quote: Gavin @ August 10 2008, 6:31 PM BST

I'll fill in.

"no you have worse self image...no you do...you do, you do, you do"

ROFL

:( *hides in a corner*

I've seen the Manics three times. Twice before that bloke disappeared.
Don't even like 'em.

Richey? I never liked them much, but I read an article in NME about his disappearance, and it was really touching.

Quote: zooo @ August 10 2008, 6:35 PM BST

I've seen the Manics three times. Twice before that bloke disappeared.
Don't even like 'em.

For some reason, that made me burst out laughing.

Quote: Aaron @ August 10 2008, 2:10 PM BST

Ah, same difference.

Or Slovakia - depending on which bit!

Quote: Aaron @ August 10 2008, 6:41 PM BST

For some reason, that made me burst out laughing.

To me it makes me laugh because Laura seeing them again after Richey disappeared suggests that she thought that maybe the event was for the best!

Quote: Aaron @ August 10 2008, 12:27 AM BST

I don't expect you to understand a single bit of that though. Like I said, it's hard to explain.

I understood that. It makes sense. I think I have a generally bad reaction to "patriotism," it's normally thinly-veiled racism.

Quote: Scatterbrained Floozy @ August 10 2008, 6:30 PM BST

:( Elliot needs to be here and not in Liverpool, because then at least one of you would know what I was on about! It makes sense to me. I think.

Made sense to me!

:D Yay! Knew it!

Quote: PhQnix @ August 13 2008, 7:26 PM BST

I understood that. It makes sense. I think I have a generally bad reaction to "patriotism," it's normally thinly-veiled racism.

I wouldn't say "normally". It's perhaps true to say that a lot of the time racists are self-promoting, but their behaviour, opinions, blah, etc, aren't true patriotism. One could argue that a form of patriotism is often coupled with extreme racism, but I don't think it's fair in the slightest to say that patriots are often/always/mostly/largely racist. (Which isn't exactly what you said of course, but you get my meaning.) I can't really think of any instance other than sports fans where racism and apparent patriotism go hand-in-hand.

You've been watching too much football. ;)

Quote: PhQnix @ August 13 2008, 7:26 PM BST

I understood that. It makes sense. I think I have a generally bad reaction to "patriotism," it's normally thinly-veiled racism.

Why is it everyone else is allowed to be patriotic but us English? Is it because everyone else has an inferiority complex?

Yes.

Quote: David Chapman @ August 13 2008, 7:56 PM BST

Why is it everyone else is allowed to be patriotic but us English? Is it because everyone else has an inferiority complex?

It's because we're meant to be reservedly patriotic, not openly. Plus we can't take ourselves seriously enough to muster up good patriotism.

Quote: Aaron @ August 13 2008, 7:43 PM BST

You've been watching too much football. ;)

Yes.

Quote: PhQnix @ August 13 2008, 8:00 PM BST

Yes.

Are you going to join the fantasy league Elliot?

Quote: ian_w @ August 13 2008, 8:01 PM BST

Are you going to join the fantasy league Elliot?

Mebbe...

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