Grumpy Old Man
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@MajorRage said in Grumpy Old Man:
Whinge 2 for today.
That a picture of Travis Kelce with Taylor Swift is the photo the BBC is using for their article of the KC Chiefs vs the 49ers being in the Superbowl.
She. Isn't. The. Story.
She isn't the story, but you could almost guarantee that photo would double the click-through rate on that story.
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@MajorRage said in Grumpy Old Man:
@MN5 the who weren’t writing songs clearly targeted at young girls.
That’s the rant.
Well they certainly rooted enough of them so I’d say they did indirectly at the very least
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@Smudge said in Grumpy Old Man:
@MajorRage said in Grumpy Old Man:
Whinge 2 for today.
That a picture of Travis Kelce with Taylor Swift is the photo the BBC is using for their article of the KC Chiefs vs the 49ers being in the Superbowl.
She. Isn't. The. Story.
She isn't the story, but you could almost guarantee that photo would double the click-through rate on that story.
Up until she started dating him, I'd never heard of him. And I'm not a Swift fan.
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The swearing stuff is so overblown, unless it's really explicit stuff. I remember when my boy was about 6, a couple of older kids decided to pick on him and his mate during lunch time, spitting at them and pushing them around. My boy ended up telling them 'F off'. When the teachers were told about it, the two older kids said my boy swore at them, and the school seemed to deem his offence equally as bad as the two older kids, and just described it as an 'unsavory incident'. I was fucking fuming, met with the deputy principle, and said to her that his use of the F word was entirely appropriate, and is in fact is why it exists in our language, and that I would not be disciplining him in any way, shape or form as a result.
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In support of @MajorRage
Am not a prude but I'm not a fan of gratuitous, or voluminous (not sure if tge right word, but am sure you get what I mean) swearing.
Unnecessary and often detracts from the point you're making.
Am in full agreement with the Major re song lyrics.
Cut it back. You're not cool and edgy. Everybody does it. Be better and use better words. It's cooler.
A couple of swearing anecdotes:
Back in the day I worked in a warehouse (not Warehouse) as a storeman. we came to the realisation that our language was atrocious. Every second word. Made a real effort (swear jar etc) and everything just sounded nicer. Was just unnecessary.
Second. Heard an interview recently. Can't remember who, but some arrogant business dude. Can't have been on normal radio as he continually dropped the f-bomb. It gave me the impression that he was trying to show how cool and superior he was because he had a special privilege to be allowed to swear. But it really detracted from his message. If he was really cool his words would gave sufficient gravitas without the swearing.
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As for @MajorRage 's GOM on Taytay.
She IS the story. The NFL is secondary. As much as us sports fans gate it.
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I swear more on the Fern than I do in real life. Not sure why, I just do, but in real life my swearing is usually restricted to watching rugby.
But not sure where I stand on swearing in songs. I'm more annoyed with musicians and actors who promote smoking and vaping.
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@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@dogmeat said in Grumpy Old Man:
I am happy to be in the lounge an hour or a bit more before my flight is called, but you're still just killing time.
Fortunately, I can get into any Star Alliance lounge but 4 hours is ridiculous.
I've been lucky enough to have access to the Qantas First Class Lounge for the last 10 years or so (will expire for good 30 April this year...
) - I could spend all day in that place, the food is top notch, the booze exceptional, and I was typically there waiting for a long haul work flight with no kids around...absolute bliss!So that explains all the layabouts in the lounges-escaping the kids!
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@booboo said in Grumpy Old Man:
In support of @MajorRage
Am not a prude but I'm not a fan of gratuitous, or voluminous (not sure if tge right word, but am sure you get what I mean) swearing.
Unnecessary and often detracts from the point you're making.
Am in full agreement with the Major re song lyrics.
Cut it back. You're not cool and edgy. Everybody does it. Be better and use better words. It's cooler.
A couple of swearing anecdotes:
Back in the day I worked in a warehouse (not Warehouse) as a storeman. we came to the realisation that our language was atrocious. Every second word. Made a real effort (swear jar etc) and everything just sounded nicer. Was just unnecessary.
Second. Heard an interview recently. Can't remember who, but some arrogant business dude. Can't have been on normal radio as he continually dropped the f-bomb. It gave me the impression that he was trying to show how cool and superior he was because he had a special privilege to be allowed to swear. But it really detracted from his message. If he was really cool his words would gave sufficient gravitas without the swearing.
I always laugh, when my kids were about 3 and 5 my daughter was annoying son, he turned to her and said go away , you are a ct. I was gobsmacked and staerted to give him a bollocking, and until I realised he had heard it at school, and because I tried not to swear around kids and women, he had no idea it was he was saying , I explained etc, and so never did it again (in our hearing).
My daughter had rules for her kids no swearing, but when you got to 10 (or 12) you were old enough to use words like bugger and bloody, but no more, she cracked up how many time her second son used both words on his birthday, and never really heard them again as it was no big deal he thought.
I will say I find it pretty crap (I probably old fashioned) when people think it's funny to have words like f* on a tshirt or car sticker. I really wonder if they are so needy for attention etc that they ignore decency? -
A friends kid, just home from school. “ How was school Tom?”
“Not good. Dan got in trouble cos he said fluffybunny. He called another kid a fluffybunny and the teacher heard him say fluffybunny. I never say fluffybunny because it’s a rude word and you can get into trouble for saying fluffybunny”
Have to admire the little fluffybunny really.
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Random drunken comments:
My niece/nephews visited me recently. My nephews were particularly interested in watching me solve the Far-Cry-3 Computer-based-puzzle. Which has considerable swearing in it. (And Te Reo, which fucking threw me). And a tit-watch >0 - but they didn't get to see that.
Anyway - whenever there was a bit of cussing (worst it got was pretty much mofo), I'd say to the computer - "Sshh, watch your mouth, children present!"
My elder nephew would always say "It's alright, we hear heaps of swearing in music".
To which... I didn't/don't know what to think. I always assumed they'd hear it all from mates and what-not, and therefore I wasn't really corrupting them, but the defence of "in music" - made me wonder What-The-Actual-Fuck? -
@Catogrande said in Grumpy Old Man:
A friends kid, just home from school. “ How was school Tom?”
“Not good. Dan got in trouble cos he said fluffybunny. He called another kid a fluffybunny and the teacher heard him say fluffybunny. I never say fluffybunny because it’s a rude word and you can get into trouble for saying fluffybunny”
Have to admire the little fluffybunny really.
Should have used pistonwristedgibbon instead...
