Killing In The Name Of. Christmas No 1!!!

Does exactly what it says on the tin. Some of the nonsense contained herein may be very loosely related to The Sisters of Mercy, but I wouldn't bet your PayPal account on it. In keeping with the internet's general theme nothing written here should be taken as Gospel: over three quarters of it is utter gibberish, and most of the forum's denizens haven't spoken to another human being face-to-face for decades. Don't worry your pretty little heads about it. Above all else, remember this: You don't have to stay forever. I will understand.
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emilystrange wrote:i don't like terry pratchett's stuff much either. it's a bit - well, the jilly cooper of the fantasy world.
I kind of saw it as a bit of a Hitchthikers Guide rip off...

I have no experience with Jilly Cooper.
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Srsly. Start reading. Proper books.
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Hi I'm weebs and I'm not a Pratchett fan ;D
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weebleswobble wrote:Hi I'm weebs and I'm not a Pratchett fan ;D
Run :lol:
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I like Terry Pratchett, but it's an issue on which reasonable people can hold differences of opinion without it turning into a fight.

Isn't it? Please?
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markfiend wrote:I like Terry Pratchett, but it's an issue on which reasonable people can hold differences of opinion without it turning into a fight.

Isn't it? Please?
f**k you and the horse you rode in on :lol:
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Down, weebles! :lol:

Well, I'm satisfied - both Gollum and Laz gave reasons for why they don't like TP's stuff, and that's what would irk me the most. If you dislike something without good reason, you're clearly not thinking it through and shouldn't shoot your mouth off.

They have good reason, and that squares it with me.

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Is this a fight? Oh. I wasn't aware. Though we were just having a discussion.

Gawd your fights are s**t Mark :p
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well, he's married now, isn't he?
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Mrs RicheyJames wrote:Is this a fight? Oh. I wasn't aware. Though we were just having a discussion.

Gawd your fights are s**t Mark :p
I was just worried it might turn into one.

I'm a lover, not a fighter :kiss:
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Not from my end. I'm quite comfortable knowing that everyone else apart from me is wrong. K? K
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i've just regressed six years. *snork*
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Just to make it clear: i didn't read a single one of Pratchett's book.
timsinister wrote:If you dislike something without good reason, you're clearly not thinking it through and shouldn't shoot your mouth off.
Hard to disagree but most of people and even everyone can say that they don't like something music.writing/and etc. because of reasons mentioned by Lazarus and G's Cock. But obviously if you can only answer to question why you don't like this or that music/art stuff like: 'because i don't' the you act like a 6 yrs old child and there's no point of talking with that person.

end of talking obvious things.
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Maisey wrote:I'm all for songs about drugs, violence & sex, but I'd rather not have them between the Queen's speech and the Dr Who special thankyou very much.
Good to know Trad Goth is still alive and living in Royal Tunbridge Wells. :lol:
And you know that she's half crazy but that's why you want to be there.
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I agree with everyone's right (however misguided) to dislike Pratchett but none of the specific criticisms levelled here seem to bear any relation to his books. Perhaps the early ones were by a writer still perfecting his craft but he's always tackled big issues and displayed a depth of characterisation and narrative that are frequently compared to Dickens.
Any more of that and we'll be round your front door with the quick-setting whitewash and the shaved monkey.
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I've never actually read Pratchett. There's always been something I can't quite put my finger on that I've found off-putting, despite the fact that the basic premise would appeal to me. Oh well.
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markfiend wrote: I'm a lover, not a fighter :kiss:
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Francis wrote:
Maisey wrote:I'm all for songs about drugs, violence & sex, but I'd rather not have them between the Queen's speech and the Dr Who special thankyou very much.
Good to know Trad Goth is still alive and living in Royal Tunbridge Wells. :lol:
I think his slippers have tiny bats on, if that helps. :wink:
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markfiend wrote:I'm a lover, not a fighter :kiss:
i've always been more of a bleeder, myself.
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My name is Steve and...
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* I like some of Radioheads back catalogue
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Merry Xmas. ;D
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Fuck You!
I don't care what you tell me

and nah, I'm not gonna clean my room Dad!

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Hom_Corleone wrote:My name is Steve and...
* I like RATM
* I have no opinion on Terry Pratchett
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* I am a a mod
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Merry Xmas. ;D
What sort of punctuation is that?

Write five hundred times:

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markfiend wrote:
Mrs RicheyJames wrote:Is this a fight? Oh. I wasn't aware. Though we were just having a discussion.

Gawd your fights are s**t Mark :p
I was just worried it might turn into one.

I'm a lover, not a fighter :kiss:
Me too, but there's nothing wrong with getting slapped. :wink: :D
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timsinister wrote:Down, weebles! :lol:

Well, I'm satisfied - both Gollum and Laz gave reasons for why they don't like TP's stuff, and that's what would irk me the most. If you dislike something without good reason, you're clearly not thinking it through and shouldn't shoot your mouth off.

They have good reason, and that squares it with me.

Cheers!
If that's not in the spirit of christmas then I don't know what is..

Merry Christmas.

Now if MrsRicheyJames would just apologise everything will get back to noirmal (nice gothic type error - I'll keep it). :lol: :lol: :innocent:
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