OT : How many anti-american threads does it take to...

DIgiDennis · Post by **DIgiDennis** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:01 pm

subterFUSE wrote:Dynaudio makes some nice loudspeakers, and they are from Denmark. So I guess you can't say the country is completely worthless.

Genelec is from another nordic country Finland

ahh whatever, i had whole novel written here about how well educated we bloody well all are in the nordic countries, but then i remembered.....ignorance is bliss

knotkranky · Post by **knotkranky** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 5:24 pm

Taiis wrote:I'm sorry I ever started this...

It was supposed to be a parody on all the america bashing threads... now either you all got it and are playing along... if there are - god forbid - anyone who hasn't gotten it... sorry.

What's to get, there is nothing in your original post that suggests sarcasm and it appears to be most dependent on knowing who you are. The only thing I know about you is your first post. I believe the sarcasm and parody talk is actually the sarcasm. Now that's ironic.

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lesterdiamond · Post by **lesterdiamond** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 5:44 pm

"I could please Ms. Barbara Streisand by spittin' on the flag,
Or staglin' a bald eagle on the cover of some mag,
But I love this country to me she has no sins,
If you don't buy my record, then al qaeda wins!!!"

b0unce · Post by **b0unce** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:05 pm

deva · Post by **deva** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:43 pm

Zerobae wrote:
I myself didn't understand why people voted for Bush the first time and I have zero respect for those who would vote for him now if they could (well, at least not much more respect than I have for any human being because he/she's human). But I think it's useless and counter-productive to bash nationalities.

I'm angry, too. But, as Ghandi said, "nothing enduring can be built on violence".

In our defense, Bush stole both elections through various forms of vote rigging, not that plenty of people didn't vote for him, but at least I can point this out!

deva · Post by **deva** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:48 pm

Angstrom wrote:
Taiis wrote:I'm sorry I ever started this...

It was supposed to be a parody on all the america bashing threads... now either you all got it and are playing along... if there are - god forbid - anyone who hasn't gotten it... sorry.

Oh by the way... did you know Ableton is probably going to add a burning flag on their splash startup screen? - they've even posted a vote...
I thought that was your intention, but parody and cariacature in a medium like a textual forum (which has no real nuance to indicate irony) is doomed to fail unless you make it quite obvious.

I don't think many people here realised it was an attempt at irony, both sides (the Herbal Warriors and the American Eagles) seem to reflexively react to anything which looks like 'the other side'.
If either camp is likely to be involved you need 24 point bold text saying 'this is a joke' or they will simply press 'launch' as they have been programmed to do.

I meanwhile, remain loyal to Oceania

dry, deadpan humor does not translate well on forum posts

subterFUSE · Post by **subterFUSE** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:20 am

subterFUSE wrote:I just know that I've spent enough time in Canada to notice how much Canadians love to poke fun at Americans.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060828/od_ ... iversity_1

See what I mean?

deva · Post by **deva** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:29 am

It is an understandable reaction. The US is fast emerging as the Fourth Reich, the people of the US are sleepwalking into a police state and Canadians know there is nothing they can do. So humor becomes a refuge.