Posts by Martin Lindberg
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Muse: TV Review: Good Gods Almighty!, in reply to Leopold,
Why this fixation in the present-day West for Norse gods, anyway? Why not Celtic gods ,Manaan , Brigda et al. Or Hindu pantheon – Hindu epics have already shown the way there – Egyptian ones – the illustrators could go to town on the heads! – Or even Vudun gods
Apparently they can market themselves better. I'm not even sure who's handling the Celtic account.
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‘Well, they’re informants,’ he said. ‘So, if they get killed, they’ve got it coming to them. They deserve it.’
I think that wraps it up for me as far as my opinion of Mr Assange as a person is concerned.
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OnPoint: Election 2011: GO!, in reply to Danielle,
Also: FUCK I hate Magnolia. I fucking HATE that movie SO MUCH. So much. Mutter, grumble
LOL. Sorry (not really) for the baiting, but I seemed to remember that from a previous thread. How about when they all sing together? Surely you love that part?
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OnPoint: Election 2011: GO!, in reply to Danielle,
Ah, quoting the soundtrack of a favourite movie? ;-)
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Ye Gods! Did I start this?
Just to clarify - when I said
Are you prepared to accept that the MPs in the party you like are morons, but it's still the better party?
I wasn't addressing you, Recordari. I curse the lack of the generic you in the English language. I'll need to resort to one to rephrase that.
Is one prepared to accept that the MPs in the party one likes are morons, but it's still the better party?
Actually, that sounds pretty good. I shall now use one henceforth.
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OnPoint: Election 2011: GO!, in reply to Rich Lock,
Do people vote for a party? Or do they vote against the incumbent.
Well that's another basis for voting I had not considered.
I've made it fairly clear that I'll be voting for a yellow dog before I vote Tory, ever.
Which is what I would consider ideology-based voting. I probably fall into that category myself (although not necessarily the yellow dog)
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OnPoint: Election 2011: GO!, in reply to recordari,
I’ve made no secret of my political leanings here, and also how this has been sorely tested by the likes of Bennett, Collins and co. I’m wondering on what basis I should vote now. Fashion sense? Bennet’s newly appointed opposition spokesperson would win, hands down. Just sayin’.
I think this is an interesting question in a general sense. On what basis do people vote? I can personally see three levels of reasoning. Voting for a particular MP that you like and trust. Voting for a party which represents policies you like. Or voting for a party whose ideology you support.
Ideally those factors would align, but that's rarely the case. Are you prepared to accept that the MPs in the party you like are morons, but it's still the better party? Or that the party's current policies are stupid, but the party still represents an ideology you support.
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Hard News: Because it's about time we…, in reply to BenWilson,
I think a lot of the problem comes from coffee being too finely ground
True, I occasionally use espresso-ground coffee by mistake and that's pretty tough to push down.
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Hard News: Because it's about time we…, in reply to BenWilson,
Yup, but if it’s pushing back, what option do you have but to push harder?
I get that too, but I tend to lift the plunger slightly before pushing again. That seems to unblock the filter a little.
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Somehow this coffee discussion makes me think of Anthony Burgess's memoir You've Had Your Time. In 1970 he travels to Australia and New Zealand. When in Palmerston (sic) he's served a cup of tea with the words "If you don't like sugar don't stir it."