Comments on: We’ll never be uncovered again http://crookedtimber.org/2006/02/20/well-never-be-uncovered-again/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:49:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brendan http://crookedtimber.org/2006/02/20/well-never-be-uncovered-again/comment-page-1/#comment-145128 Brendan Tue, 21 Feb 2006 12:27:33 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4343#comment-145128 sorry should have been 'changed' that rather than 'chanted' that, although 'chanted' does sound better. sorry should have been ‘changed’ that rather than ‘chanted’ that, although ‘chanted’ does sound better.

]]> By: Brendan http://crookedtimber.org/2006/02/20/well-never-be-uncovered-again/comment-page-1/#comment-145127 Brendan Tue, 21 Feb 2006 12:27:02 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4343#comment-145127 Sorry I apologise. The people with whom Berlusconi sit in government are 'post-fascist'. Luckily Berlusconi has now chanted that. 'Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi strikes a pre-election political alliance with the granddaughter of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. The small far-right political party led by Alessandra Mussolini will now be drawn into Berlusconi's centre-right House of Freedom coalition - which she quit in 2003 after now-Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini condemned her grandfather. Mussolini and Berlusconi appeared smiling and shaking hands together before television cameras...' http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/italian-pm-allies-with-mussolinis-granddaughter/2006/02/18/1140151853205.html Sorry I apologise. The people with whom Berlusconi sit in government are ‘post-fascist’. Luckily Berlusconi has now chanted that.

‘Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi strikes a pre-election political alliance with the granddaughter of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.

The small far-right political party led by Alessandra Mussolini will now be drawn into Berlusconi’s centre-right House of Freedom coalition – which she quit in 2003 after now-Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini condemned her grandfather.

Mussolini and Berlusconi appeared smiling and shaking hands together before television cameras…’

http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/italian-pm-allies-with-mussolinis-granddaughter/2006/02/18/1140151853205.html

]]> By: Tim Worstall http://crookedtimber.org/2006/02/20/well-never-be-uncovered-again/comment-page-1/#comment-145013 Tim Worstall Mon, 20 Feb 2006 19:57:48 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4343#comment-145013 "at least as southerly as Spain." Wouldn’t bother. We’ve got hail here in Lisbon. “at least as southerly as Spain.”

Wouldn’t bother. We’ve got hail here in Lisbon.

]]> By: bhagavathy http://crookedtimber.org/2006/02/20/well-never-be-uncovered-again/comment-page-1/#comment-144979 bhagavathy Mon, 20 Feb 2006 17:26:16 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4343#comment-144979 I will just suggest a technical correction: the equivalent of February in the southern hemisphere must surely be September (the second month after the solstice). -b I will just suggest a technical correction: the equivalent of February in the southern hemisphere must surely be September (the second month after the solstice).

-b

]]> By: Doug http://crookedtimber.org/2006/02/20/well-never-be-uncovered-again/comment-page-1/#comment-144932 Doug Mon, 20 Feb 2006 15:21:08 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4343#comment-144932 I don't know what we've done right down here in Bavaria, but from about 1 December until last week it's been nothing but real cold, sometimes with new snow, sometimes without. The Germans call it ‹i>Arschkalt‹/i> (butt-cold), for reasons I am never likely to understand. That means I've been able to wear my Belarusian fur hat (file under Purchases Even More Eccentric than Boy Bands) quite a bit, and most weekends have involved climbing snowy slopes. Normally the European winter grates terribly on my sub-tropical soul, but at least Arschkalt is not weeks and weeks of gray and slush. Anyway, Maria, maybe you could take a decision in January to spend at least a quarter of February somewhere at least as southerly as Spain. (There's also the sociable approach: When I lived in Budapest, there were enough willing folks to organize Feb Club, with a party each and every night of the shortest month.) I don’t know what we’ve done right down here in Bavaria, but from about 1 December until last week it’s been nothing but real cold, sometimes with new snow, sometimes without. The Germans call it ‹i>Arschkalt‹/i> (butt-cold), for reasons I am never likely to understand. That means I’ve been able to wear my Belarusian fur hat (file under Purchases Even More Eccentric than Boy Bands) quite a bit, and most weekends have involved climbing snowy slopes.

Normally the European winter grates terribly on my sub-tropical soul, but at least Arschkalt is not weeks and weeks of gray and slush. Anyway, Maria, maybe you could take a decision in January to spend at least a quarter of February somewhere at least as southerly as Spain. (There’s also the sociable approach: When I lived in Budapest, there were enough willing folks to organize Feb Club, with a party each and every night of the shortest month.)

]]> By: Simstim http://crookedtimber.org/2006/02/20/well-never-be-uncovered-again/comment-page-1/#comment-144917 Simstim Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:42:16 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4343#comment-144917 I'm still waiting for Gopher's comeback. I’m still waiting for Gopher’s comeback.

]]> By: des von bladet http://crookedtimber.org/2006/02/20/well-never-be-uncovered-again/comment-page-1/#comment-144909 des von bladet Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:23:05 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4343#comment-144909 <i>The kids these days don’t even know what IRC was.</i> The kids then didn't either, to a comparable extent, and I for one am sick and tired of freeware grot coming with an "oh we haven't done any docs, just come and ask us on #grot-dev it'll be fine". The kids these days don’t even know what IRC was.

The kids then didn’t either, to a comparable extent, and I for one am sick and tired of freeware grot coming with an “oh we haven’t done any docs, just come and ask us on #grot-dev it’ll be fine”.

]]> By: Scott Martens http://crookedtimber.org/2006/02/20/well-never-be-uncovered-again/comment-page-1/#comment-144896 Scott Martens Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:56:17 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4343#comment-144896 Tell me about it. It's Monday, my coffee machine is broken, the school's coffee machine is only taking Proton (My balance: €0.26) and I have a quiz tonight on aspect particles in Chinese and another one tomorrow on prepositions in Dutch, followed by an essay on "wat ik bemin en wat ik haat van m'n eigen land." They're tearing down the balconies in my appartment block - jackhammers from 8h30 to 17h30. And of course, it's dark and raining - rain like God taking a piss after a weekend bender. The air is... what's the word? <i>ongeloofelijk</i>. It's no better in Leuven right now. And my office stinks like wet floppy disks. *sigh* And it was my anniversary yesterday. 12 years since I met this weird Californian girl in a German chatroom on IRC. The kids these days don't even know what IRC was. I'm not only old, I'm old on Internet time. On with the matter at hand: <i>Bands (if boybands count as bands) I Hated at the Time and Now Enjoy Nostalgically (and Not at all Ironically)</i>: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk_Talk" rel="nofollow">Talk Talk</a>, <a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Rita_Mitsouko" rel="nofollow">Les Rita Mitsouko</a>, and <a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noir_D%C3%A9sir" rel="nofollow">Noir Désir</a>. <i>Cheesy Cover Versions of Songs that I Much Prefer to the Classier Original</i>: Does sampling count? Dannii Minogue's sampling of Madonna's <i>Get into the groove</i> with <i>Don't wanna lose this feeling</i>. <i>Bands I Liked Only Because I Fancied the Singer </i>: Siouxsie & the Banshees, Basia, Martika. (Okay, I'm a bit weird.) All from last spring's iTunes buys. So voila, someone with more embarassing spring music purchases than you. Tell me about it. It’s Monday, my coffee machine is broken, the school’s coffee machine is only taking Proton (My balance: €0.26) and I have a quiz tonight on aspect particles in Chinese and another one tomorrow on prepositions in Dutch, followed by an essay on “wat ik bemin en wat ik haat van m’n eigen land.” They’re tearing down the balconies in my appartment block – jackhammers from 8h30 to 17h30. And of course, it’s dark and raining – rain like God taking a piss after a weekend bender. The air is… what’s the word? ongeloofelijk. It’s no better in Leuven right now. And my office stinks like wet floppy disks.

sigh And it was my anniversary yesterday. 12 years since I met this weird Californian girl in a German chatroom on IRC. The kids these days don’t even know what IRC was. I’m not only old, I’m old on Internet time.

On with the matter at hand:

Bands (if boybands count as bands) I Hated at the Time and Now Enjoy Nostalgically (and Not at all Ironically): Talk Talk, Les Rita Mitsouko, and Noir Désir.
Cheesy Cover Versions of Songs that I Much Prefer to the Classier Original: Does sampling count? Dannii Minogue’s sampling of Madonna’s Get into the groove with Don’t wanna lose this feeling.
Bands I Liked Only Because I Fancied the Singer : Siouxsie & the Banshees, Basia, Martika. (Okay, I’m a bit weird.)

All from last spring’s iTunes buys. So voila, someone with more embarassing spring music purchases than you.

]]> By: John Quiggin http://crookedtimber.org/2006/02/20/well-never-be-uncovered-again/comment-page-1/#comment-144893 John Quiggin Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:32:13 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4343#comment-144893 Actually, Brisbane in February is not at its best (litres of sweat from any exertion) and August is beautiful. Actually, Brisbane in February is not at its best (litres of sweat from any exertion) and August is beautiful.

]]> By: Maria http://crookedtimber.org/2006/02/20/well-never-be-uncovered-again/comment-page-1/#comment-144892 Maria Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:30:42 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4343#comment-144892 ... in full keeping with the February impulse. Compulsive honesty; a less attractive character trait than you might imagine. … in full keeping with the February impulse.

Compulsive honesty; a less attractive character trait than you might imagine.

]]> By: Ray http://crookedtimber.org/2006/02/20/well-never-be-uncovered-again/comment-page-1/#comment-144884 Ray Mon, 20 Feb 2006 11:47:08 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/?p=4343#comment-144884 One problem - you decided that the only rational response was to publicly confess your shame. This decision was made...? One problem – you decided that the only rational response was to publicly confess your shame. This decision was made…?

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