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Scotland's still largely run by a government and fed by a media that's 500 miles away

we can also easily substitute "run" for "subsidised". rough with the smooth's what i say.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Wow -- this thread is not really about crap Hornby!

This debate seems to have happened before. More than once maybe.

N. is right about the quality of Romy & Michelle.

― the bluefox, Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:21 (twenty-two years ago)

are those the only two possible readings of "it's too english"? couldn't it mean "i don't particularly care for products of enlish culture/it's not my thing/i'm not a fan" (which is far from equaling "english culture sucks")

Well OK, any of those things too - none are offensive in the way what Dave said back was.

Dave - can Scotland have the North Sea oil revenues, then?

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Dave, enough is enough, she's gone now, give it up.

― smee (smee), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:23 (twenty-two years ago)

I reckon the SPL will be a two horse race next year

Yeah, Celtic and Dundee United (or Hearts).

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:23 (twenty-two years ago)

nick is soooo right about romy & michelle vs. grosse point blank.

xpost

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:23 (twenty-two years ago)

(Actually, it's worth pointing out that tuition fees and Section 28 were abolished in Scotland years ago and one of those looks set to never happen in England so you're not suffering under the jackboot of central government that much)

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:24 (twenty-two years ago)

I am now going to count to ten then leave this thread and never come back.

― smee (smee), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:26 (twenty-two years ago)

as far as i'm concerned north sea oil is british.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:26 (twenty-two years ago)

like we all should be rather than concentrating on stupid english v shcots battles that don't bloody exist any more

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:27 (twenty-two years ago)

British people be feudin'!

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Wow -- this thread is not really about crap Hornby!

I'm with you, PF, I thought the board had decided to burn him in effigy, thus the 150 new posts.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:32 (twenty-two years ago)

I would walk 500 miles just to see the man and discuss the effectiveness of decentralised policy making

― Mikey G (Mikey G), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:33 (twenty-two years ago)

... naked.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:33 (twenty-two years ago)

mikey is the g in your name short for genius or something?

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:40 (twenty-two years ago)

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39771000/jpg/_39771171_ramblerarrives203.jpg

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Looks like I gave my opinion on the movie 2.5 years ago.

This thread, today, however = classic.

I especially love the bit where Dave says his mum is anti-Scottish, but not he.

― Ally C (Ally C), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:45 (twenty-two years ago)

hello dad

x-post

― Mikey G (Mikey G), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:46 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah i read over that again. my mum was scottish. should have made that clearer. she was not anti-scottish, either.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 29 April 2004 14:57 (twenty-two years ago)

However, your aunty Scott was a different matter....

― Ally C (Ally C), Thursday, 29 April 2004 15:19 (twenty-two years ago)

i should like my final appearance on this ridiculous thread to be made in honour of deep-fried, battered confectionery and the inestimable talents of big country

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Thursday, 29 April 2004 18:01 (twenty-two years ago)

You do know that deep-fried mars bar thing was a joke someone made up that people down South fell for, right? (I think some chip shops then started actually doing them to try to cash in on the meme, but I can't say I've ever seen one).

Deep-fried pizza is real, though, I can't deny.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 29 April 2004 18:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I liked it till my little brother told me John Cusack's character reminded him of me. I'll just be shooting myself now

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Thursday, 29 April 2004 18:56 (twenty-two years ago)

the deep fried mars bar hoax has spread across the atlantic. there are at least 3 foofy "authentic" brit-style chip shops in new york that sell them.

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh good grief.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:01 (twenty-two years ago)

My brother claims a shop here did deep fried cream eggs.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:02 (twenty-two years ago)

I must be insane, that sounds great.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:02 (twenty-two years ago)

the fair outside o'Seattle deep-fries various items in 'homage'

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:04 (twenty-two years ago)

those chip shops also charge $4 a portion for heinz tomato soup. i suppose you have to pay your illegal australian staff somehow, though.

― lauren (laurenp), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I am now physically ill. I've seen the deep fried pizzas slices, I did not need to be reminded of them. And this creme egg madness YOU DISGUSTING BASTARDS.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:14 (twenty-two years ago)

I wish there were still some Cadbury creme eggs for sale so I could try this!

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:15 (twenty-two years ago)

The deep-fried creme eggs are only acceptable if they are served in ice cream cones.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:15 (twenty-two years ago)

I realize this is as bad as Tep's Krispy Kreme burger, yes.

― El Diablo Robotico (Nicole), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:15 (twenty-two years ago)

That should have been in an ice cream cone as well.

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Kerry OTM way upthread. This movie sucks so bad it makes me wonder how that could even be possible, given that Al Johnson and Ian Williams are in it.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:30 (twenty-two years ago)

I should clarify my above post.

I DO NOT LIVE IN SCOTLAND. BUT ON A SEPARATE ISLAND.

― Ronan (Ronan), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:43 (twenty-two years ago)

I damn near hurled the book at the wall and the movie makes me hurl even more. Guys who make a cultural career out of complaining and whining about their exes are dud dud dud.

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:50 (twenty-two years ago)

The only thing that's even more dud than the High Fidelity franchise are people who feel compelled to ask "have you seen High Fidelity?" once they learn that I have more than ten records.

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Thursday, 29 April 2004 19:52 (twenty-two years ago)

http://monkeydyne.com/rmcs/opencomic.phtml?rowid=55849

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 29 April 2004 20:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I liked it till my little brother told me John Cusack's character reminded him of me. I'll just be shooting myself now

Count your blessings, Donna. Someone told me Jack Black's character reminded them of me.

― martin m. (mushrush), Thursday, 29 April 2004 20:08 (twenty-two years ago)

I've been told a scary number of times "hey you're like that guy in High Fidelity", which pisses me off. by "that guy" they always say I'm half like John Cusack, half like Todd Louiso. Fortunately I'm not at all like Jack Black.

― Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 29 April 2004 20:10 (twenty-two years ago)

xpost oh, snap, Martin. That hurtz

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Thursday, 29 April 2004 20:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually, I understand the Jack Black comparison to me, and in some ways it is accurate... Still disconcerting though.

― martin m. (mushrush), Thursday, 29 April 2004 20:12 (twenty-two years ago)

he's shorter than you.

― hstencil (hstencil), Thursday, 29 April 2004 20:12 (twenty-two years ago)

I think he's a bit heavier than I am too, and he has more hair. I think the bits where the comparison is accurate have more to do with "annoyance or vulgarity as humor" than with physical appearance.

― martin m. (mushrush), Thursday, 29 April 2004 20:25 (twenty-two years ago)

"upper decking" f'rinstance :)

― Donna Brown (Donna Brown), Thursday, 29 April 2004 20:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes.

― martin m. (mushrush), Thursday, 29 April 2004 20:34 (twenty-two years ago)

i saw deep fried mars bars in glasgow. it's a very bad idea anyway. big country were not a joke.

― Dave Stelfox (Dave Stelfox), Friday, 30 April 2004 09:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought that was Eric B & Rakim!

― Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf), Friday, 30 April 2004 10:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Scotland might have its faults but I've never met a more unpleasant, up their own arse, blind to the rest of the country, unpleasant gits as those that reside in "Lahn-dan".

― CRW (CRW), Saturday, 1 May 2004 23:08 (twenty-two years ago)

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