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Fairytale of newyork
rollazuki:
Kilimanjaro is in Africa........that has snow......
So they dont actually care its christmas and they do have snow!
band aid was so wrong...
Kaneda:
a snippet from our office
--- Quote --- I don't understand the BBC. They edit the use of the word "faggot" in a song they play once every 3 or 4 hours, but have no problem using the exact term in their news bulletins every 30 minutes about the furore they have caused!!!
Radio 1 had it in every news bulletin this morning. I changed to Radio 5 and they were having a debate on it. I've heard that word more times on their news programming then I have heard Fairy Tale of New York in my entire life
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datalas:
Well ... I was looking at the original lyrics, and I think you'll find that they are indeed very offensive.
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"you scum bag, you maggot, you cheap lousy faggot, happy christmas your arse I pray god it's our last"
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Well, if you overlook the scum bag, maggot, faggot references then I think you'll find that you are still being highly offensive to the following groups for the following words....
you - Well, this is clearly a reference to someone, or something that exists outside of the sense of self. Buddhists and various religious groups tend to believe in a more collective conciousness and the concept of a manifest ID is quite offensive. Not to mention the groups who believe that we are all parts of the universe made manifest. Not to mention the direct attack against people with low self esteerm
happy - well, speaking from the perspective of a depressive personality, I find this rather insulting, why can't I be miserable ?
christmas - need I say more ?
Your / our - Overlooking the arguments against the personification of self, this also denotes ownership.
last - That implies termination, ending, or possibly worse failure. "last place" has very negative connotations.
So, I suggest we change the lines to be as follows.
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Addressing a non specific reference to an alternative manifestation resembling a flexible container for sodium stearate, another reference to the same manifestation which also resembles an chronologically challenged insect pupae, another reference to the same manifestation which may also be claimed to resemble an inexpensive and coincidently poor quality meat ball derivative, A none specific emotional or otherwise pleasantry of choice is imparted regarding a nominal mid winter festival can be attributed to the rearward facing section of the same alternative manifestation by means of the perpendicular pronoun by communicating with a none specific deity or convenient metaphysical abstraction which incurs thoughts that the current situation may pertain to bearing the properties of a deferred first
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Which communicates the same meaning and I think you'll be forced to agree doesn't lose any of the punch of the original.
Disco Matt:
Google translator really needs to include a "PC" option... :lol:
Lord Shagg-Pyle:
--- Quote from: "datalas" ---Well ... I was looking at the original lyrics, and I think you'll find that they are indeed very offensive.
--- Quote ---
"you scum bag, you maggot, you cheap lousy faggot, happy christmas your arse I pray god it's our last"
--- End quote ---
Well, if you overlook the scum bag, maggot, faggot references then I think you'll find that you are still being highly offensive to the following groups for the following words....
you - Well, this is clearly a reference to someone, or something that exists outside of the sense of self. Buddhists and various religious groups tend to believe in a more collective conciousness and the concept of a manifest ID is quite offensive. Not to mention the groups who believe that we are all parts of the universe made manifest. Not to mention the direct attack against people with low self esteerm
happy - well, speaking from the perspective of a depressive personality, I find this rather insulting, why can't I be miserable ?
christmas - need I say more ?
Your / our - Overlooking the arguments against the personification of self, this also denotes ownership.
last - That implies termination, ending, or possibly worse failure. "last place" has very negative connotations.
So, I suggest we change the lines to be as follows.
--- Quote ---
Addressing a non specific reference to an alternative manifestation resembling a flexible container for sodium stearate, another reference to the same manifestation which also resembles an chronologically challenged insect pupae, another reference to the same manifestation which may also be claimed to resemble an inexpensive and coincidently poor quality meat ball derivative, A none specific emotional or otherwise pleasantry of choice is imparted regarding a nominal mid winter festival can be attributed to the rearward facing section of the same alternative manifestation by means of the perpendicular pronoun by communicating with a none specific deity or convenient metaphysical abstraction which incurs thoughts that the current situation may pertain to bearing the properties of a deferred first
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Which communicates the same meaning and I think you'll be forced to agree doesn't lose any of the punch of the original.
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What the 'F' does that mean? :shock: I'll stick to the original, thanks!
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