New threads started in December ’06
Tuesday, 19th December 2006
FUCK YOU
One i wrote just the other day (been reading a little larkin): And closing it out as The rest now come to, Precisely guided by Shuttling governance. Left out of sync with the week And…
it’s really good. and long! i’m really impressed that they gave up that much space to tell his story. and strauss almost makes up for the game by telling the tale so well. okay, maybe not…
BP subscribers ineligible... PECOTA says that he’s the 20th most valuable pitcher in baseball long-term, more valuable than Roy Oswalt, Dontrelle Willis, or Justin Verlander. He’s one of…
Consider this article. Now consider the photo and what’s over on one of the right-hand screens: [Image]
i know its a couple weeks old but its really interesting [Link] how about a take from the aptly named ‘americans against hate’ blog [Link] wikipedia page [Link] [Link] A Gallup poll this…
I’d like to pass along this precious story as we enter into the final days leading up to Christmas Day...the birthday of our Lord & Savior—Jesus Christ! My son, Nicholas, was in…
No, really.
Hello, my name is ABbie and I love DIPTHONGS! I also love to make up short phrases w/all the english dipthongs: COWBOY BLIGHT Tell me about your feelings, disdainful or glorious, regarding…
Sorry I missed your birthday cher ami, just think of this thread as my belated birthday gift to you.
I can see the latter for the 12th time (so this is Xmas, etc) or the former for the first time. My friend says “Heaven” is a rather grueling experience.
Wednesday, 20th December 2006
On Saturday night I went to bed downstairs, instead of my usual upstairs room, because it was so cold that night. I slept soundly through the night until 5:30 a.m., when what I immediately…
a hippy’s love for the earth’s crust mine’s a poet’s love for the outer core
I’m going to ask for some magazine subsscriptions for Christmas — what should I get? The New Yorker and The Atlantic came to mind, but other than that I’ve no idea. Is Wired any good? How…
How does one be their own pet? Also, why you vote snotty punk kids as No. 1? Also, why does the Pitchfork fucking suck? Also, what is with the hard-ons at Pitchfork Central for The Knife…
So my stepfather is traveling down there and just sent me this email... And then I found the San Isidro 2006 Rockfest concert involving five different rock bands and more large outside…
[Link] Your tax dollars at work.
I caught an episode of that Stephen King Nightmares and Dreamscapes last night, about an American couple on honeymoon in London, who go up to visit someone in Crouch End and find it to be…
[Link] Johann has been called “a Stalinist” and “beneath contempt” by Noam Chomsky, ‘Horrible Hari’ by Niall Ferguson, “an uppity little queer” by Bruce Anderson, ‘a drug addict’ by George…
Ok chaps/no-tails, Here’s the thread for all things DFM right. Please don’t post questions about the Raj Douth on here, I work there, I don’t want to talk about work in my free time…
lets talk about it (Mod warning—the link is NSFW)
anthony spam John Currin’s New Painting (NSFW)
Log your friends codes bizzitches. DO IT. My name is Starry! I live in Gaffsie! My friends code is: 0945–7548–0410! MY GATES ARE OPEN! (I have all the fruits apart from coconuts so if you…
desperate nationalism needs to be stamped out, it really is a key factor in the shitness of the uk music press (all of it, dance and rock and pop and ‘urban’ and everything). IT DOES NOT…
He wins, folks!
I’m getting one for Christmas. But which is the best one? AFAIK there are two companies making these—NuMark and Ion. I’m guessing the NuMark is best, but then I don’t know a fig about…
a.k.a. “The Tyranny of Ten” my ALBUMS 11. Los Lobos, The Town and the City (loved it all year but it fell victim to records that felt more vital to me at year’s end) 12. Tom Zé, Estudando…
Low budgets British comedies about “raving” disqualified, btw.
Clearly Donovan, of course. Tell me why?
I have a meeting in 2mins and no time to think about which albums BBC Breakfast viewers are due to get excited about. My guess is not the latest Jandek.
in the uk. is it me or is there a new c/o guy who is running things. first he was e4, and it’s all ironic, right? — but now he does non-ironic stuff, like the x-factor. the e4 ads are…
My mac’s on the blink and I’m using my work PC—I want to put my songs and playlists on it as they are, so what’s the best freeware prog for XP? It needs to be an exe rather than…
1. Nose-in-the-air attitude
i just got accelerator and i looooove it—its sort of what i had hoped from royal trux—what next? other royal trux? RTX? howling hex? also what are yr fucking 10 royal trux related…
Let’s once more enjoy XXL’s translation of Notorious B.I.G. lyrics from 1997. Lyrics: First things first, I poppa, freaks all the honeys Dummies—playboy bunnies, those wantin’ money…
[Link] full details of the HMV woe time hoo ha.
If you’re a bit behind with your Christmas shopping and need a last-minute stocking filler, may I suggest that you purchase Team Warrior America Wear from the internet’s favourite…
[Image] A “raver” is one who goes to raves. Contrary to popular belief, there are many different types of ravers. First there are Candy Ravers; these are the ones you see running around…
a thread too far
20 : From First To Last—Heroine 19 : The Mars Volta—Amputechture 18 : Slayer—Christ Illusion 17 : Killswitch Engage—As Daylight Dies 16 : Peeping Tom—Peeping Tom 15 : Panic! At…