The Culture Cup round 6

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seanmichaels wrote:

Rowley wrote:

seanmichaels wrote:

Rowley wrote:

JuliusHMarx wrote:I think I'll upset Jeff now and say that Blackberry Way is a better song than Waterloo Sunset.

Why would the fact you're a moron upset me?

As an aside though another Move song, Flowers in the Rain was the first song ever played on Radio One.

That could and should have been posted on me remarkably unpopular Music anecdotes thread....

Sean, if the thread had been called useless music trivia it almost certainly would have been. I have any number of such facts I could amaze you good people with.

Hit me.

Happily, the first Spice Girls Single not to go to Number 1 was Stop, it was kept off top spot by Run DMC vs Jason Nevins - It's Like That.

Ill stop short of mentioning the other must have apps sean, else ill be ostracised from the boards...

For weather forecasting I usually sit out on my porch and if my knee swells up then a storm's a-comin'

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

rick_dagless wrote:I use Weatherbug on Android sean

Accuweather is supposed to be good for iOs

Down one place.

  Did Rick tell you he bought a Louis Vetton 'holdall' at the weekend? Great for keeping his things in a safe place apparently.

seanmichaels wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

rick_dagless wrote:I use Weatherbug on Android sean

Accuweather is supposed to be good for iOs

Down one place.

  Did Rick tell you he bought a Louis Vetton 'holdall' at the weekend? Great for keeping his things in a safe place apparently.

I was just about to move you up one place till you spelt Vuitton wrong.

I suspect michaels got it right and rick bought a Louis Vetton from a market stall.

Surely that's a good thing man points wise?

I did indeed purchase a Lewis Vetton (sic) from a man on a beach who told me it was a bargain for a designer label

Who am I to disagree

JuliusHMarx wrote:I suspect michaels got it right and rick bought a Louis Vetton from a market stall.

Close enough Julius

seanmichaels wrote:Surely that's a good thing man points wise?

Good point. You're up a spot.

Impressed by the correct use of '(sic)'. I have, of course, assumed you are referring to the incorrect spelling on the bag itself, and I would have preferred it in italics.

seanmichaels wrote:Slow day so I'm trying to be pro-active by setting up my phone. Hopefully if I make it so I like it I won't drop it in a pint / leave it on roof of car etc etc.

As such, can anyone recommend a good weather app (not impressed by met office) and any other suitable apps for the 'dashing young professional type'.

ps mostly directing this at Galted and Rick as whilst they are clearly geeks, they are not miserable old beards like the rest of you.

Don't bother with an app, it's going to be f*****g and p1ss down with rain all day.

Julius wrote:I would have preferred it in italics

Noted...

rick_dagless wrote:I did indeed purchase a Lewis Vetton (sic) from a man on a beach who told me it was a bargain for a designer label

I can handle an imitation when I'm impecunious.

seanmichaels wrote:impecunious.

Nice.

rick_dagless wrote:

charming

Posters showing brobdingnagian word knowledge here today.

JuliusHMarx wrote:brobdingnagian

Nice.

The use of big words does not impress me when used solely to impress, if just dropped into conversation casually it is far more impressive. Hence why Tina's soporific had far greater impact than any more recent efforts.

JuliusHMarx wrote:Posters showing brobdingnagian word knowledge here today.

It has been a rather good day allround in terms of grammar and language used. Looking forward to getting home and getting arsefaced.

Rowley wrote:The use of big words does not impress me when used solely to impress, if just dropped into conversation casually it is far more impressive. Hence why Tina's soporific had far greater impact than any more recent efforts.

That's it. You're back in the top 3.

Not a problem Tina, was not even trying to curry favour, just a genuine reflection of my views on the matter.

Rowley wrote:The use of big words does not impress me when used solely to impress, if just dropped into conversation casually it is far more impressive. Hence why Tina's soporific had far greater impact than any more recent efforts.

Wisenheimer

Now, now Julius, there is no need to be truculent about this. I appreciate becoming somewhat bellicose is a consequence of your advancing years but a return to your more mirthful demeanour would be much appreciated.

It's true - I do suffer from bellicose veins.

Less sesquipedalian on here today I hope

rick_dagless wrote:Less sesquipedalian on here today I hope

Agreed. I was worried about the predilection by certain posters to engage in the manifestation of prolix exposition through a buzzword disposition form of communication notwithstanding the availability of more comprehensible, punctiliously applicable, diminutive alternatives.

lol

Had to tone it down super, we were in danger of making this thread vaguely relevant to the title.

rick_dagless wrote:Had to tone it down super, we were in danger of making this thread vaguely relevant to the title.

Wise decision Rick, we discussed music on only the last page, not sure combining both music and culture on this thread can end at all well.

Agreed Jeff, someone will only manage to start a discussion on a "round 6" and the thread would implode.

Which would be a shame, because i never would have thought that the music cup round 6 (specifically round 6 of course) would be one of the longest running threads around here...

What about insects that play musical instruments? Can we discuss them?

We could do favourite sixth rounds in boxing. Although to be fair I can't think of any

superflyweight wrote:What about insects that play musical instruments?  Can we discuss them?  

Does flea count?

Jake Bugg?

Like Grashoppers Super? Or Jiminy Cricket?

I could probably research a round 6 in boxing, on the boxing board, if I coulld spend more than 5 mins on there without seeing a thread dissipate into a squabble.

Rowley wrote:

superflyweight wrote:What about insects that play musical instruments?  Can we discuss them?  

Does flea count?

Doesn't look like he can.

Alient Ant Farm?

superflyweight wrote:Does flea count?

he was recently "playing" an unplugged base guitar at the superbowl

The crickets must be allowed

I once went to see the red hot chilli peppers. Worst gig of my life. What a load of self indulgent drivel

50Cent(ipede)

Strangely Jeff, I had a really good experience at a Chilli's gig.

I watched a great documentary last night. Some lab in Brazil is trying to harness the venom from Brazilian wandering spiders (the most venomous spider in the world) to cure erectile dysfunction. Apparently, one of the side effects from a wandering spider bite is a condition called 'priapism' which is when you get a painful erection that won't return to a flaccid state within 4 hours.

Sounds hilarious but not according to the people who suffer from it. It is cripplingly painful apparently.

Anyway, these clever scientists are farming the wandering spiders and studying their venom to see if they can chemically alter it to help erectile dysfunction.

Whilst I was watching it, I instantly thought of some members posters on here that have taken the p*ss out of the arthropod world and I wondered if they still would given how these little critters may be able to help.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:I watched a great documentary last night.  Some lab in Brazil is trying to harness the venom from Brazilian wandering spiders (the most venomous spider in the world) to cure erectile dysfunction.  Apparently, one of the side effects from a wandering spider bite is a condition called 'priapism' which is when you get a painful erection that won't return to a flaccid state within 4 hours.  

Sounds hilarious but not according to the people who suffer from it.  It is cripplingly painful apparently.

Anyway, these clever scientists are farming the wandering spiders and studying their venom to see if they can chemically alter it to help erectile dysfunction.

Whilst I was watching it, I instantly thought of some members posters on here that have taken the p*ss out of the arthropod world and I wondered if they still would given how these little critters may be able to help.

The key word which makes all of their work a complete waste of time.

I just had a look at some images for the wandering spider - it looks like a complete thunder b**tard.

superflyweight wrote:I just had a look at some images for the wandering spider - it looks like a complete thunder b**tard.  

Don't like spiders especially ones like that. Funnily enough its face looks like a slightly swollen and chafed ball sack.

superflyweight wrote:I just had a look at some images for the wandering spider - it looks like a complete thunder b**tard.  

They are beasts, super.  They rear up on their back legs when threatened.  Basically giving it the big'un, safe in the knowledge that they are f*cking double hard b*stards.

Make sure you check your banana's next time you go to Tescos.

Worked in Tesco part-time when I was at University. Used to hate when I got made to put the bananas out as had heard stories about people finding things like these spiders in the crates. Never saw any, but found a few giant cockroaches. I wasn't wearing hi-tecs as they're not regulation wear for Tesco employees, but the cockroaches squished soon enough under my 8 hole doc martens.

superflyweight wrote:Worked in Tesco part-time when I was at University.  Used to hate when I got made to put the bananas out as had heard stories about people finding things like these spiders in the crates.  Never saw any, but found a few giant cockroaches.  I wasn't wearing hi-tecs as they're not regulation wear for Tesco employees, but the cockroaches squished soon enough under my 8 hole doc martens.    

I read this post with an air of excitement and expectation. Then you let me down, again, at the end.

Not a spider fan, and I prefer my erections to be pain free as much as possible.