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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Calum Tsang wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Brian Davis wrote:
> > Well, first, you're missing the fact that I am a poser of the worst kind,
> > sitting here thinking about how I could do it better While Not Actually
>
> Well, that's as good as I'm doing. Anyways, many people participate in
> rtlToronto after they've watched one or two contests.
>
> > directed fire here... I'm not entering a C$ robot, Steve can tell you how poorly
> > even my Sumo robots do, and I'm an American to boot (although I really really
>
> Okay, if you're near Steve, you've got to find a way to get up here. I mean,
> even he makes the 10 hour trek.
>
> > like Roots sweatshirts, if that helps, & "Jane St.Claire" is a favorite song of
> > mine).
>
> Damn. You seemed like a nice guy up until that line. There's your
> mistake. Referring to a post "Gordon" Barenaked Ladies song, directly
> referencing Toronto. That's as bad as saying your favourite Dave Matthews
> album is "Everyday"...
>
> First off, everyone in Toronto HATES the Barenaked Ladies. We moved on to and
> gave up on Corky and the Juice Pigs, the Arrogant Worms, and those true posers,
> Moxy Fruvous. (Too bad Jian Ghomeshi didn't die a sad death like Moxy Fruvous
> did. He's on CBC every night now.*) We all hate BNL because they sold out and
> went Stateside. Now that everyone and their ClearChannel listening brother has
> heard of BNL, us Canadians can't stand'em, sort of like Shania. Or Celine.
>
> But, just in case you need to make a reference to the a BNL song (BTW, the song
> I think is called "Jane") rewind back to when June Rowlands banned BNL from
> Nathan Phillips Square...
>
> a) First, you need to make a reference to a Gordon or "Yellow Tape" BNL
> tune. Try like their wacky 1991 cover of "Fight the Power", but not the
> 1993 Coneheads soundtrack version, the one from the original yellow indie
> tape. This is pre-betrayal BNL, and really the only two albums anyone in
> Canada owns.
>
> b) If you're going to find a Canadian city reference, aim for something more
> obscure. Like the Barrington Street line in "Hello City", about Halifax. Or
> the Danforth references from "The Old Apartment". (Admittedly the latter is
> from a more recent BNL song.)
>
> c) If confronted by a Canadian on your favourite BNL track, say it's the "Lovers
> in a Dangerous Time" cover they did of Bruce Cockburn (Pronounced Co-burn) and
> of course, if anyone digs further, it's not about communist rebels, it's about
> Bruce watching his kids play. Serious. Look it up. You'll fit in perfectly.
>
> And no one cares about Roots anymore. Not since they sold out and did that US
> Olympic Team thing. Yuck. Roots hasn't been relevant since...I dunno, when I
> was in high school.
>
> Calum
> PS-alright Mario, come raining tzatziki on me...
>
> * admittedly the lyric "Who's the beard? It's Robertson Davies!" is pretty damn
> hilarious.
The above post reminded me of this strip
http://www.dieselsweeties.com/archive.php?s=861 (last panel)
Unfortunately I had to wait till today to post it since it's today's strip.
Strikes me that deciding something is bad because a lot of other people like it
is just as messed up as deciding something is good because a lot of other people
like it.
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| In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Larry Pieniazek wrote: <snip> (...) There are people who jump from fad to fad 'cause they want to be 'the first', and once that fad catches on, they get irritated and go find the next whatever. I think it was one of the (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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