tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post5304663645875375921..comments2023-11-05T09:33:34.696+00:00Comments on The 'Spill: I was defeated, You won the warBlimpyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03062521891682719767noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-336813137270304282008-09-11T11:10:00.000+01:002008-09-11T11:10:00.000+01:00I didn't really make it clear that the pictures we...I didn't really make it clear that the pictures were in random order. Sorry, c'est la guerre etc.<BR/>Anyhoo, Shiv understood and no, I don't work in a library, but I do like Google Image a lot.<BR/>@Sourpus. You get a Blue Peter Badge, the DSM, VC, George Cross, a Robertson's Golly and an old metal label from a Brut 33 bottle to pin on your lapel.<BR/>'Battle' was Gangstarr, but yes, on the 8 Mile OSTProudfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419467979245035598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-17762131179315141142008-09-11T11:05:00.000+01:002008-09-11T11:05:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Proudfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419467979245035598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-75168686422108896562008-09-11T11:04:00.000+01:002008-09-11T11:04:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Proudfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419467979245035598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-84523060845122300802008-09-09T23:08:00.000+01:002008-09-09T23:08:00.000+01:00Thanks.. i suppoze any fule kno that.. except me.....Thanks.. i suppoze any fule kno that.. except me..nilpferdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818100352162861468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-61150167780138470642008-09-09T23:07:00.000+01:002008-09-09T23:07:00.000+01:00...and thanks for the link to that site nilpferd -......and thanks for the link to that site nilpferd - hours of fun ahead...ToffeeBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09610938852113922395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-32756651414313723662008-09-09T23:04:00.000+01:002008-09-09T23:04:00.000+01:00@ nilpferd - 'tuogh' for once isn't a ToffeeTypo -...@ nilpferd - 'tuogh' for once isn't a ToffeeTypo - it's a Nigel Molesworth/Down With Skool reference.<BR/><BR/>@ shiv - no, it's not 'Golden Age prog bollocks' but I take the accusation that I'm likely to quote from any sort of prog bollocks firmly on the chin - in fact, I'm strangely proud of it!<BR/><BR/>@ shane - you got it!ToffeeBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09610938852113922395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-43024888654457039062008-09-09T22:07:00.000+01:002008-09-09T22:07:00.000+01:00'winning a battle,losing the war' Kings of conveni...'winning a battle,losing the war' Kings of conveniencesaneshanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876333195233262885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-31474150550492443722008-09-09T21:59:00.000+01:002008-09-09T21:59:00.000+01:00toffeeboy, you're right - but you knew that anyway...toffeeboy, you're right - but you knew that anyway.<BR/> <BR/>"Sun sets on the war..." looks like Golden Age prog bollocks to me, but I really have no idea...ShivSidecarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07667350769164091180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-22852339495422540512008-09-09T21:45:00.000+01:002008-09-09T21:45:00.000+01:00Thanks, nilpferd - an excellent website to add to ...Thanks, nilpferd - an excellent website to add to my 'when I'm bore at work' list. I moved straight along to 'cheap at half the price' and was surprised to find I agreed with Kingsley Amis.treefrogdemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08668655760960757921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-44377768125591369042008-09-09T21:44:00.000+01:002008-09-09T21:44:00.000+01:00I was going to say that Americans only say "I coul...I was going to say that Americans only say "I could care less" if they're getting it way wrong. It should be "I couldn't care less." I hadn't really noticed people saying it the other way. I don't think I say it much at all.steenbeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14870117999742670522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-10234738757934707092008-09-09T21:17:00.000+01:002008-09-09T21:17:00.000+01:00Oh, no it isn't- read this and learn.. unless you ...Oh, no it isn't- read this and learn.. unless you could care less.<BR/>http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-ico1.htmnilpferdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818100352162861468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-21742067478388795562008-09-09T21:15:00.000+01:002008-09-09T21:15:00.000+01:00"Tuogh"?! A welsh dandy?My bro says "I could care ..."Tuogh"?! A welsh dandy?<BR/><BR/>My bro says "I could care less" a lot, he adopted it about a year after moving to L.A. Evidence that Americans understand irony, I think, TB. I would hesitate a guess that it could be a Seinfeldian coinage.nilpferdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08818100352162861468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-23682628955164081612008-09-09T21:11:00.000+01:002008-09-09T21:11:00.000+01:00... and from a band who make fotherington-thomas s...... and from a band who make fotherington-thomas seem like a tuogh, we have the following battle-inspired lyrics:<BR/><BR/>"The sun sets on the war,<BR/>the day breaks and everything is new."<BR/><BR/>Anyone?ToffeeBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09610938852113922395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-22221976819751882122008-09-09T21:05:00.000+01:002008-09-09T21:05:00.000+01:00@ shivThe mighty Ben Folds no less - great quote f...@ shiv<BR/><BR/>The mighty Ben Folds no less - great quote from "The Battle Of Who Could Care Less"<BR/><BR/>And perhaps steenbeck or another resident from across the pond could explain why Americans say 'I could care less' when they mean the exact opposite?ToffeeBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09610938852113922395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-64691845521742754632008-09-09T20:26:00.000+01:002008-09-09T20:26:00.000+01:00Fairly sure that 10 is either Sigur Ros or the Co...Fairly sure that 10 is either Sigur Ros or the Cocteau Twins...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-41971732780796991962008-09-09T20:11:00.000+01:002008-09-09T20:11:00.000+01:00One more favourite battle lyric: "I've got this gr...One more favourite battle lyric: <BR/><BR/>"I've got this great idea<BR/>Why don't we pitch it to the Franklin fucking Mint?<BR/>Fine pewter portraits of General Apathy and Major Boredom singing...<BR/>whatever and ever, amen"<BR/> <BR/>Anybody? (The title may sum up your reaction to this question...)ShivSidecarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07667350769164091180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-68260292542412806442008-09-09T20:06:00.001+01:002008-09-09T20:06:00.001+01:00Blimey, that was a quick 'un. In the absence o...Blimey, that was a quick 'un. In the absence of anything else to do, here's my attempt to match pics to songs:<BR/> <BR/>(Numbering 1-10 from the top)<BR/><BR/>1 = Nineteen ('Nam)<BR/>2 = Eton Rifles (he'd be no match for our untamed wit)<BR/>3 = Eminem (poster for 8 Mile?)<BR/>4 = Epping Forest<BR/>5 = Ogres!<BR/>6 = Hattifatteners! [Pink Robots? - Ed.]<BR/>7 = Yankees (but at what battle?)<BR/>8 = Battle Of Evermore (co-vocalist Sandy D)<BR/>9 = Trumpton<BR/>10 = The worst year ever to enter Eurovision... (I remember Mouth & MacNeal from my Fab 208 listening days, but which was Mouth and which was MacNeal I know not).<BR/> <BR/>Brilliant pic selection, Proudfoot - do you work in a library?ShivSidecarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07667350769164091180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-9526972680124105832008-09-09T20:06:00.000+01:002008-09-09T20:06:00.000+01:00Well, I knew 3, 5, 7 & 9 - but sourpus beat me...Well, I knew 3, 5, 7 & 9 - but sourpus beat me to them!ToffeeBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09610938852113922395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-23667043923458693142008-09-09T18:56:00.000+01:002008-09-09T18:56:00.000+01:001) Ogre Battle - Queen2) Battle of Evermore - Zep3...1) Ogre Battle - Queen<BR/>2) Battle of Evermore - Zep<BR/>3) Trumpton Riots - Half Man Half Biscuit<BR/>4)Yankee Bayonet - The Decembrists<BR/>5) Yoshimi - Flaming Lips<BR/>6) Nineteen - Paul Hardcastle<BR/>7) The Battle of Epping Forest - Genesis<BR/>8)Battle - Eminem<BR/>9) Eton Rifles - The Jam<BR/><BR/>Not sure about the last one, but i'll take a guess at the Swedish version of Waterloo by Abba(?)<BR/><BR/>How did I do, sir?sourpushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18064481502321883887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-78081866830827114062008-09-09T17:23:00.000+01:002008-09-09T17:23:00.000+01:00and I know 6...but i'll wait.and I know 6...<BR/>but i'll wait.saneshanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876333195233262885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-58021092846086572972008-09-09T17:22:00.000+01:002008-09-09T17:22:00.000+01:00and ten is funny..I knew more of the German versio...and ten is funny..<BR/>I knew more of the German version of Nena that I do Scandinavian Languages though!saneshanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876333195233262885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-2034582101106899142008-09-09T17:16:00.000+01:002008-09-09T17:16:00.000+01:001 is Ogre battle but I don't get the picture... un...1 is Ogre battle but I don't get the picture... unless he's wearing the helmet from 'meat is murder' that gives you the smiths that gives you the queen is dead.. that gives you one of my all time pet hates..dives for cover....<BR/>Queen.<BR/>(or shall I give up now)<BR/>Flaming lips I got too.saneshanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876333195233262885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-49977361436061860602008-09-09T16:59:00.000+01:002008-09-09T16:59:00.000+01:00Or perhaps the pictures are in a different order. ...Or perhaps the pictures are in a different order. Still beats me.Abahachihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06007129278000634520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-32729334324120569542008-09-09T16:41:00.000+01:002008-09-09T16:41:00.000+01:00Re 9: the line is definitely from The Eton Rifles,...Re 9: the line is definitely from The Eton Rifles, as garethi notes, but I'm damned if I can see the relevance of the picture, so clearly this is more fiendishly subtle than it first appears...Abahachihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06007129278000634520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1533372025110910037.post-22760052703850063162008-09-09T16:38:00.000+01:002008-09-09T16:38:00.000+01:009 is The Eton Rifles, I believe.9 is The Eton Rifles, I believe.GarethIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049307897945686705noreply@blogger.com