On Wednesday, July 3, 2013 5:38:34 AM UTC+1, Col wrote:
"Richard Dixon" wrote in message

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On Tuesday, 2 July 2013 12:39:04 UTC+1, Col wrote:



The Hammond organ always does it for me...any band sporting one I tend

instantly to like...



If you are not a Red Dwarf fan you will have no idea why I find that so

funny.....



Oddly enough it's one of the comedies I genuinely couldn't stand despite

most people loving it. Repeating 'smeg' losing its appeal after the 2nd

time around...



The word 'Smeg' was never inteded to be some kind of a running-joke,

or of the main threads of the show. It was jusr a mildly amusing

alternative swear word that could be used where our current ones couldn't.

--

Col



Bolton, Lancashire

160m asl

Snow videos:

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3QvmL4UWBmHFMKWiwYm_gg

Rather than being an "alternative swearword" it's an Americanism and short for "Smegma".

"Desperate Dan" wrote in message
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On Wednesday, July 3, 2013 5:38:34 AM UTC+1, Col wrote:
"Richard Dixon" wrote in message

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On Tuesday, 2 July 2013 12:39:04 UTC+1, Col wrote:



The Hammond organ always does it for me...any band sporting one I
tend

instantly to like...



If you are not a Red Dwarf fan you will have no idea why I find that
so

funny.....



Oddly enough it's one of the comedies I genuinely couldn't stand
despite

most people loving it. Repeating 'smeg' losing its appeal after the 2nd

time around...



The word 'Smeg' was never inteded to be some kind of a running-joke,

or of the main threads of the show. It was jusr a mildly amusing

alternative swear word that could be used where our current ones
couldn't.

--

Col



Bolton, Lancashire

160m asl

Snow videos:

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3QvmL4UWBmHFMKWiwYm_gg

Rather than being an "alternative swearword" it's an Americanism and short
for "Smegma".

This was always denied by the writers, though.
--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl
Snow videos:
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3QvmL4UWBmHFMKWiwYm_gg

"Richard Dixon" wrote in message
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On Wednesday, 3 July 2013 05:38:34 UTC+1, Col wrote:

The word 'Smeg' was never inteded to be some kind of a running-joke,
or of the main threads of the show. It was jusr a mildly amusing
alternative swear word that could be used where our current ones
couldn't.

Red Dwarf fans always seem overly defensive of the show...

If you actually watch it you will see that there isn't uprourious
laughter when the word is used, it's just a means to an end.
It's not intended to be like a cathphrase.

That's not being 'over defensive', it's just explaining how it is.
But then I get the impression you hardly watched any of it
anyway, so you wouldn't know.....
--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl
Snow videos:
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3QvmL4UWBmHFMKWiwYm_gg

On Monday, 1 July 2013 20:28:26 UTC+12, Anne Burgess wrote:
The great thing about Glastonbury is that there's a huge range of music, to suit just about all tastes. **All** tastes, Graham? Where were the symphony orchestras? The operas? The massed pipe bands? The Spooky Men's Chorale? Aage Grundstad soundalikes? Three Tenors soundalikes? (rhetorical question btw!) *You* may perceive that Glastonbury offers a huge range of music. I beg to differ. What I heard of it all sounded much the same, i.e. incomprehensible lyrics with little if any tune backed by some sort of thumping, the whole lot completely dependent on excessive amplification. But as long as I am able to reach the 'off' switch, good luck to Glastonbury and other similar events. If that is the sort of thing people like, then that is the sort of thing they like, and as long as it isn't imposed on those who don't like, it, well and good. Anne

I suppose one could expect a thread with a musical connotation of any kind to produce some heat ... FWIW, I can enjoy a wide range of musical "categories" but have always preferred not to hear pop/rock/blues ... at too loud a volume. I simply find that different categories elicit different emotions and thoughts.

On 2013-07-02 20:08:50 +0000, Desperate Dan said:

On Tuesday, 2 July 2013 16:09:54 UTC+1, yttiw wrote:
On 2013-07-02 08:35:42 +0000, Desperate Dan said:



On Tuesday, July 2, 2013 9:29:38 AM UTC+1, yttiw wrote:

On 2013-07-01 09:47:03 +0000, Anne Burgess said:











snip But why do you get sixty-somethings who are still besotted by



The Beatles? Pathetic!







But if you take that attitude to extremes, why are other sixty



somethings still besotted with music that was produced before the



Beatles, i.e. Beethoven or Mozart?







Because, generally speaking, Beethoven, Mozart and Co wrote music which



(a) has pleasant tunes



(b) is harmonious



(c) isn't too loud



(d) doesn't require half a ton of amplification equipment







Anne







I presume that you are implying that the Beatles did not write any



music which satisfied those four criteria.







Have you listened to Blackbird, The Long And Winding Road, or Michelle?



(To name three off the top of my head.)







If not, perhaps you could - and then enlighten us as to which of your



four options those songs fail on?



Not the Beatles, please, not the Beatles! The most over-rated group in

the history of music!



Compared to whom?



Please give examples of under-rated groups in the history of music.

Why?

Because any coward can just appear and fire off personal hatred of
bands they don't like without daring to reveal their favourites, for
fear of getting the same treatment they like to give out.

On Tuesday, July 2, 2013 6:20:54 PM UTC+1, yttiw wrote:
On 2013-07-02 15:43:43 +0000, Lawrence13 said:



On Tuesday, 2 July 2013 11:28:15 UTC+1, Richard Dixon wrote:

On Tuesday, 2 July 2013 09:53:26 UTC+1, yttiw wrote:







For me, the sound of an electric guitar and a Hammond organ







The Hammond organ always does it for me...any band sporting one I tend

instantly to like...







Richard



Georgie Fame ?....Get away.





Yes, honestly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt-AM10EIdI

On Wednesday, July 3, 2013 3:23:50 PM UTC+1, yttiw wrote:
On 2013-07-02 20:08:50 +0000, Desperate Dan said:



On Tuesday, 2 July 2013 16:09:54 UTC+1, yttiw wrote:

On 2013-07-02 08:35:42 +0000, Desperate Dan said:







On Tuesday, July 2, 2013 9:29:38 AM UTC+1, yttiw wrote:



On 2013-07-01 09:47:03 +0000, Anne Burgess said:























snip But why do you get sixty-somethings who are still besotted by







The Beatles? Pathetic!















But if you take that attitude to extremes, why are other sixty







somethings still besotted with music that was produced before the







Beatles, i.e. Beethoven or Mozart?















Because, generally speaking, Beethoven, Mozart and Co wrote music which







(a) has pleasant tunes







(b) is harmonious







(c) isn't too loud







(d) doesn't require half a ton of amplification equipment















Anne















I presume that you are implying that the Beatles did not write any







music which satisfied those four criteria.















Have you listened to Blackbird, The Long And Winding Road, or Michelle?







(To name three off the top of my head.)















If not, perhaps you could - and then enlighten us as to which of your







four options those songs fail on?







Not the Beatles, please, not the Beatles! The most over-rated group in



the history of music!







Compared to whom?







Please give examples of under-rated groups in the history of music.



Why?



Because any coward can just appear and fire off personal hatred of

bands they don't like without daring to reveal their favourites, for

fear of getting the same treatment they like to give out.

David Accles. Dylan, Sad Cafe, Kiki Dee. It's an opinion, not a personal hatred; in my opinion the Beatles are over-rated. In my opinion most classical music is boring.
Opinion - a belief or judgement that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.
A personal view, attitude, or appraisal.

On Wednesday, July 3, 2013 9:08:34 PM UTC+1, Desperate Dan wrote:
On Wednesday, July 3, 2013 3:23:50 PM UTC+1, yttiw wrote:

On 2013-07-02 20:08:50 +0000, Desperate Dan said:







On Tuesday, 2 July 2013 16:09:54 UTC+1, yttiw wrote:



On 2013-07-02 08:35:42 +0000, Desperate Dan said:















On Tuesday, July 2, 2013 9:29:38 AM UTC+1, yttiw wrote:







On 2013-07-01 09:47:03 +0000, Anne Burgess said:















































snip But why do you get sixty-somethings who are still besotted by















The Beatles? Pathetic!































But if you take that attitude to extremes, why are other sixty















somethings still besotted with music that was produced before the















Beatles, i.e. Beethoven or Mozart?































Because, generally speaking, Beethoven, Mozart and Co wrote music which















(a) has pleasant tunes















(b) is harmonious















(c) isn't too loud















(d) doesn't require half a ton of amplification equipment































Anne































I presume that you are implying that the Beatles did not write any















music which satisfied those four criteria.































Have you listened to Blackbird, The Long And Winding Road, or Michelle?















(To name three off the top of my head.)































If not, perhaps you could - and then enlighten us as to which of your















four options those songs fail on?















Not the Beatles, please, not the Beatles! The most over-rated group in







the history of music!















Compared to whom?















Please give examples of under-rated groups in the history of music.







Why?







Because any coward can just appear and fire off personal hatred of



bands they don't like without daring to reveal their favourites, for



fear of getting the same treatment they like to give out.



David Accles. Dylan, Sad Cafe, Kiki Dee. It's an opinion, not a personal hatred; in my opinion the Beatles are over-rated. In my opinion most classical music is boring.

Opinion - a belief or judgement that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.

A personal view, attitude, or appraisal.

Sad Café!!! Are you sure. Every Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-TakXYf6sk

is nothing but a Beatles song called No Reply/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILdBDOPoEDQ

Only the John Lennon song was some 16 years earlier