I am a post-punk.
― jmm, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 01:52 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iRTB-FTMdk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiRPBCiJg2c
― scott seward, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 01:57 (seven years ago) link
but it seems to be just those two guys though...
― scott seward, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 02:01 (seven years ago) link
having done some research I think the most upsetting thing is the number of articles about Chap hop that invoke Vivian Stanshall
― soref, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 02:13 (seven years ago) link
I refuse to believe chap-hop has more than a dozen fans and is not a fad
― mh 😏, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 02:55 (seven years ago) link
oh man... Electronic swing... The horror. thanks Emil.y
― brimstead, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 03:00 (seven years ago) link
"I refuse to believe chap-hop has more than a dozen fans and is not a fad"
2,772,857 views for that fighting trousers video.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 04:05 (seven years ago) link
brb crying
― mh 😏, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 04:52 (seven years ago) link
nerdcore also deserves a mention (as well as that Epic Rap Battles shit)
― Neanderthal, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 05:21 (seven years ago) link
has anyone been to an escape room game? i just heard about them. seems pretty harmless..http://www.newsweek.com/2015/05/01/art-escape-room-323150.html
― slam dunk, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 05:22 (seven years ago) link
lol they're huge around here, as I live near tourist central of Orlando. my brother used to work in one as one of his 3,000 jobs.
haven't been in one, have been told they "get old fast"
― Neanderthal, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 05:23 (seven years ago) link
the escape room thing seems like a twist on the old dinner and a murder mystery thing that was a thing once upon a time. and which still exist as far as i know.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 05:38 (seven years ago) link
and now that i google there are apparently still a million of them...
https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/76/db/ab/but-beware-in-this-show.jpg
― scott seward, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 05:40 (seven years ago) link
those are also popular here - Sleuth's is the big one, but there's also Capone's
― Neanderthal, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 05:41 (seven years ago) link
I noted someone on a FB comment thread (friend of a friend) state that he went to one of those with his then long term gf.
They broke up 2 days later.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Wednesday, 31 August 2016 05:52 (seven years ago) link
she escaped
― meh 😐 (wins), Wednesday, 31 August 2016 05:59 (seven years ago) link
loooooooool
― I look forward to hearing from you shortly, (Karl Malone), Wednesday, 31 August 2016 06:01 (seven years ago) link
horrified @ "chap-hop", good god I wanna crawl under a rock and cover my ears for all eternity
― vagenda of manocide (sleeve), Wednesday, 31 August 2016 06:02 (seven years ago) link
Thread swiftly turning me into Dr. Morbius as regards what inconsequential shit you folks get wound up about.
I have actually seen Mr B in the flesh - his previous band Collapsed Lung played a gig with Bis recently. They were not really my thing, but definitely made more hilarious by Jim Burke (Mr B) still wearing his moustache - as it's a non-removable requirement of his day job.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz-XiweyDVs
― Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 08:22 (seven years ago) link
Chap-hop is the lamest bullshit ever, don't think anyone was claiming it was consequential or not shit
― meh 😐 (wins), Wednesday, 31 August 2016 09:50 (seven years ago) link
― slam dunk
my spouse had do one as a work activity, you know, "enforced recreation".
― a confederacy of lampreys (rushomancy), Wednesday, 31 August 2016 12:52 (seven years ago) link
Some friends of mine have done these occasionally. They all have fun. It doesn't sound like my idea of fun, but hardly "worst fad".
― how's life, Wednesday, 31 August 2016 13:07 (seven years ago) link
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/960155_705015892858394_1549084023_n.jpg?oh=0b44b8d7b17e6a84aac5b5ddb16233ee&oe=584A926C
― some people call me Maurice Chevalier (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 1 September 2016 15:33 (seven years ago) link
I get that yoga is the new preferred stretching/strength-building/fitness activity but ppl calling themselves yogis and gurus is pretty messed up
― dr. mercurio arboria (mh 😏), Thursday, 1 September 2016 15:56 (seven years ago) link
I just call everyone who does yoga a yogurt. Seems to work ok.
― some people call me Maurice Chevalier (Ye Mad Puffin), Thursday, 1 September 2016 16:32 (seven years ago) link
I did a really fun escape room, got out with seconds to spare. It was kind of steampunky I guess.
― kinder, Thursday, 1 September 2016 16:51 (seven years ago) link
looks fun to me
― brimstead, Thursday, 1 September 2016 19:06 (seven years ago) link
like real life MYST
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/sep/05/luxury-camp-at-burning-man-festival-targeted-by-hooligans
― I hear from this arsehole again, he's going in the river (James Morrison), Tuesday, 6 September 2016 02:57 (seven years ago) link
calling the actual cops smdh
― dr. mercurio arboria (mh 😏), Tuesday, 6 September 2016 14:22 (seven years ago) link
I didn't realize there were these exclusive, private parties at Burning Man. This is pretty gross and goes against the spirit of the event. Hardly an example of a gift economy!
― Al Moon Faced Poon (Moodles), Tuesday, 6 September 2016 14:38 (seven years ago) link
i think the worst fad is the proliferation of whatever kind of music this is. sub DMB 'reggae' tripe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxTu9bVcwU0
― global tetrahedron, Friday, 16 September 2016 21:42 (seven years ago) link
I agree but would point out that this is, in fact, jazz.
― Andrew Farrell, Saturday, 17 September 2016 10:04 (seven years ago) link
Twice in the last week I have seen groups of young people repeatedly dropping large filled water bottles. The first time it was on the tube, and continued for some time with a lot of uproar that would suggest it was a game, although there was no indication as to what the rules might be. And the second time just now at the bus stop - another group fixated by the same activity.
Is this an emerging trend and if so, does anyone know what it means?
― tangenttangent, Tuesday, 20 September 2016 19:30 (seven years ago) link
means you made some enemies
― Neanderthal, Tuesday, 20 September 2016 19:33 (seven years ago) link
water bottle games a big fad. my 11 year old is constantly flipping seltzer bottles around the house. check youtube.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 20 September 2016 19:39 (seven years ago) link
Oh jesus. My kid does that too. *thunk* *thunk* *thunk*
― how's life, Tuesday, 20 September 2016 19:46 (seven years ago) link
Thank you for clarifying this! I was starting to think that the meaning systems had all shifted at once. Is it like an elaborate hacky sack?
― tangenttangent, Tuesday, 20 September 2016 20:23 (seven years ago) link
As far as I know it's just trying to get it to land upright after flipping it. Bonus points for showmanship?
― how's life, Tuesday, 20 September 2016 20:26 (seven years ago) link
I was scared to ask, but was pretty sure it was about sticking an upright landing. whew, I'm not as out of touch as I thought.
― dr. mercurio arboria (mh 😏), Tuesday, 20 September 2016 20:39 (seven years ago) link
I agree but would point out that this is, in fact, jazz.― Andrew Farrell, Saturday, September 17, 2016 5:04 AM (three days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
you justifiably probably didn't make it that far into the video, but there's a section with like reggae guitar and toasting. it's horrendous
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 20 September 2016 21:21 (seven years ago) link
i never clicked on that yt
you know there's a wookiefoot thread right
― goole, Wednesday, 21 September 2016 18:01 (seven years ago) link
I think that's one of those things where I'd see it and my brain would protectively remove it from the listing somewhere between the optic nerve and consciousness such that I could never click on it
― dr. mercurio arboria (mh 😏), Wednesday, 21 September 2016 18:13 (seven years ago) link
there was this long article on john mayer's career that someone posted on facebook and i actually read most of it and there were a million video embeds and the thought of actually clicking on one of the videos honestly never even occurred to me. i thought about that later. it's kind of that innate thing like knowing that you should wait for cars to go by before crossing a busy street.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 21 September 2016 18:29 (seven years ago) link
ok the horrible video reminds me, where on ilx or the web did I see that video that was ripped from a local access show of yesteryear with a few kids playing a really off-kilter song about being all out of ganja
― dr. mercurio arboria (mh 😏), Wednesday, 21 September 2016 18:32 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jYMP1tz02Q
― goole, Wednesday, 21 September 2016 18:50 (seven years ago) link
that's one of the best videos
― global tetrahedron, Wednesday, 21 September 2016 18:50 (seven years ago) link
running out of ganja is a serious problem tbf
― inimitable liver (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 21 September 2016 18:56 (seven years ago) link
which is why jill stein adopted that song as her campaign anthem.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 21 September 2016 19:01 (seven years ago) link
bless you, goole
― dr. mercurio arboria (mh 😏), Wednesday, 21 September 2016 19:09 (seven years ago) link