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Right. Anthrax is rap-metal. Gotcha.
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Fraeg
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The X-Factor (Simon Cowell's pop-music-o-matic artist generation machine) has been the christmas number one (a largely symbolic achievement almost invariably held by Novelty or Charity acts since the early 80s) for the last four years in a row. In a response to this (not the first, but previous attempts failed) some people set up a facebook group to raise interest in buying copies of 'Killing in the Name' by RATM to make it this year's christmas #1 single. And they won; which is pretty awesome in many ways, and also spawned several ironies: - The song's shorus 'Fuck you I won't do what you tell me' contrasts somewhat with the sheep mentality of following a facebook fad
- When performing live on Radio 5 they were asked not to sing the chorus (see above) but did anyway
 - Sony BMG own the rights to any music made by the X-Factor musicians, and they also own the rights to RATM, and so they make money either way, and actually if anything made more since they got two best selling singles this year rather than one
- Simon Cowell almost certainly owns a chunk of Sony stock and so is going to benefit from this either way
- The whole do this and buy that message of the fad somewhat contradicts RATM's socialist ideologies and message
But at the end of the day, it's all a bit of a laugh. I feel a bit sorry for the poor kid who didn't get his number one, but he's an X-Factor musician, and so needs to get used to disappointment. BBC Articleinteresting story, thanks for the explanation. seems like they could have come up with a much more clever song choice. |
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This conversation about Xfactor/RATM does have it's own thread in Serious Business now.. Can we resume with Awesome images?  |
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You call it an accident. I call it justice.
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This conversation about Xfactor/RATM does have it's own thread in Serious Business now..
Can we resume with Awesome images?
Yes. And I am sure somewhere in fine print on that board is "...and terrifying at the same time" But that is a great pic. |
Does any one know where the love of God goes...When the waves turn the minutes to hours? -G. Lightfoot
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MahrinSkel
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When she crossed over, she was just a ship. But when she came back... she was bullshit!
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This conversation about Xfactor/RATM does have it's own thread in Serious Business now..
Can we resume with Awesome images?
Obvious photoshop is obvious (look at the bright sides of the two L's). --Dave |
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Grimwell
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Your point?
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lamaros
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It's not awesome?
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Teleku
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I'm still not seeing what he's pointing out on the L's...
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NiX
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There's no shadow or indication that any other lights are on. They just dropped a mask or layer on top to get the result they were looking for.
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eldaec
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Also, the edges of the unlit letters don't have broken lights, they have no lights at all.
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Grimwell
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A discussion of Photoshop technicalities is not awesome.  Also, this image has been shopped. You can tell because there is a funny box in the top right section. |
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MahrinSkel
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When she crossed over, she was just a ship. But when she came back... she was bullshit!
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Photoshopped images can be funny, awesome, or both. Photoshopped images trying to be both while just clumsy enough to be detected by naked eyeball are neither.
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01101010
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You call it an accident. I call it justice.
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Photoshopped images can be funny, awesome, or both. Photoshopped images trying to be both while just clumsy enough to be detected by naked eyeball are neither.
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Does any one know where the love of God goes...When the waves turn the minutes to hours? -G. Lightfoot
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Pagz
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I AM GOING TO WRESTLE THIS BEAR WITH MY BARE HANDS!
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Lakov_Sanite
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schild
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I see Kuribo's Shoe, but no Lakitu's Cloud :( |
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Raging Turtle
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Almost put this in the scary picture thread! How much sugar is actually in that can of pepsi:  |
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schild
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Funny, because it tastes like shit.
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Cheddar
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Noob Sauce
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Funny, because it tastes like shit.
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No Nerf, but I put a link to this very thread and I said that you all can guarantee for my purity. I even mentioned your case, and see if they can take a look at your lawn from a Michigan perspective.
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Lakov_Sanite
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Funny, because it tastes like shit.
You've tasted shit? When I was 10, I thought there was a chocolate chip on the rug...i dont know why because i wasnt eating cookies but again, i was 10. It wasn't a chocolate chip. |
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01101010
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You call it an accident. I call it justice.
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Funny, because it tastes like shit.
You've tasted shit? When I was 10, I thought there was a chocolate chip on the rug...i dont know why because i wasnt eating cookies but again, i was 10. It wasn't a chocolate chip.  |
Does any one know where the love of God goes...When the waves turn the minutes to hours? -G. Lightfoot
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schild
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Funny, because it tastes like shit.
You've tasted shit? When I was 10, I thought there was a chocolate chip on the rug...i dont know why because i wasnt eating cookies but again, i was 10. It wasn't a chocolate chip. And the mere mention of Pepsi makes you vomit now, rite? |
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Nerf
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Shouldn't the picture have corn syrup in it anyways? The only pepsi that has real sugar is the throwback stuff, and they already discontinued it because it was so fucking awesome people would stop buying their other shit if they didn't.
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Lakov_Sanite
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I live in atlanta, if I drank pepsi I'd be shot...
...it's also slightly worse than shit.
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Bzalthek
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"Use the Soy Sauce, Luke!" WHOM, ZASH, CLISH CLASH! "Umeboshi Kenobi!! NOOO!!!"
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Congratz, you all just made me go out and buy some pepsi. Mmmmmm. Pepsi.
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schild
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Congratz, you all just made me go out and buy some pepsi. Mmmmmm. Pepsi.
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Bzalthek
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"Use the Soy Sauce, Luke!" WHOM, ZASH, CLISH CLASH! "Umeboshi Kenobi!! NOOO!!!"
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It'd be like I'm back in high school again!
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"Pity hurricanes aren't actually caused by gays; I would take a shot in the mouth right now if it meant wiping out these chucklefucks." ~WayAbvPar
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Sir T
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Hic sunt dracones.
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IainC
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It's a painting of a Westland Wasp engaging the Argentinian submarine Santa Fe at the very beginning of the Falklands War. It's nicely done but I'm not seeing the awesome, unless this is now the random military art thread. |
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Sir T
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I thought it was awesome simply because it was nicely done. Maybe i miss the point of this thread. Which is probably true.
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Hic sunt dracones.
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NiX
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I never knew they made helicopters with shopping cart wheels.
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NowhereMan
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You've never met the British Military, they were splashing out then.
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IainC
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I never knew they made helicopters with shopping cart wheels.
It's because the thing was so top heavy, it needed the quadricycle undercarriage to prevent it from tipping over if it landed at a bad angle (bear in mind it was designed to be a ship-borne helicopter and ships aren't the most stable platforms to land on). The drum thing sticking out at an angle from the side up near the rotor blades is actually a float to keep the thing upright if it ever ditched in the sea. |
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NiX
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It's because the thing was so top heavy, it needed the quadricycle undercarriage to prevent it from tipping over if it landed at a bad angle (bear in mind it was designed to be a ship-borne helicopter and ships aren't the most stable platforms to land on). The drum thing sticking out at an angle from the side up near the rotor blades is actually a float to keep the thing upright if it ever ditched in the sea.
I think we need a separate thread. You've piqued my interest in your knowledge of this stuff. |
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Sir T
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