Politics, Regionalism and a meme
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redfiona99Had two more election pamphlets through the door. These were addressed to people. I was the only one that got a Lib Dem one (don't worry, it's been shared amongst the housemates), and everyone got a Tory one. It's interesting to see where Ashcroft's millions are being spent. Actually, I doubt it's his since were a Lib/Lab marginal, with the Tories in a distinct third, being closely chased by the Greens.
It turns out that the Tory candidate is housemate's girlfriend's old landlord. A report was, of course, obtained, and she didn't seem impressed with him. She's still voting Tory though :( (Yes, I know, everyone has the right to vote according to their conscience, it doesn't mean I have to be happy about it.)
O, who, is more economically liberal than me, but less socially liberal, nearly got into a screaming row with her over both healthcare and the war in Afghanistan. Thankfully not present for that, because I would probably have ended up accidentally fanning the flames.
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Interesting article in the Times yesterday (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article7107891.ece) all about the rebuilding of Liverpool. Given that it, at one point, says that Liverpool is better, architechturally, than Manchester (which is true btw), I was waiting for someone to reply.
In today's letters section, there's a very nice and reasonable letter saying that Liverpool's wealth was founded on the slave trade and there's still no equality, in terms of political representation, today. As I say, reasonable and well-argued, until I look at the home institution of the academics sending the letter, which is Manchester University. While I still think their statement is important, I do find their location amusing.
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A meme, taken from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
biorhythm.
You pick your 10 favorite books/bands/movies/shows/whatever from Better Than It Sounds. Then your LJ friends have to guess without cheating!
Films
1 - After a long time, a guy meets his ex-girlfriend, who ditched him for another guy. He's bitter and jealous, but he begins to fall in love with her again. And then he forces her to stay with the other guy.
2 - Wolverine hires David Bowie to build a teleporter so he can frame Batman for murder.
Comics
3 - A bald old man in a wheelchair who likes watching teenagers sweat founds a school for people with genetic abnormalities. They fly everywhere in a supersonic jet and fight giant robots, a fat guy with a big appetite and a magnetic Holocaust survivor.
4 - A complete fascist rides around on a motorbike beating the snot out of half the criminals he encounters and executing the rest with a massive gun.
Books
5 - Guy gets arrested because he can't read. Tries digging a tunnel out of prison, but never gets to use it. Proceeds to ruin nearly everyone else's lives.
Music
6 - A bad-tempered German who wrote his best work when he couldn't hear it.
Anime and Manga
7 - A girl decides that the perfect man for her is the guy who wants to kill her. Yaoi Fangirls flood mecha fansites.
8 - Girl suffers a bad case of amnesia. She and her friends must travel to regain her memories, while dealing with more moles than a Whack-A-Mole factory. Mind Screw ensues.
Live Action TV
9 - An old man spends several lifetimes convincing hot young things to join him inside an ancient phone box. He is routinely harassed by tin men, giant nazi pepperpots and his old college buddies.
10 - Police detective gets seriously injured, travels forward in time to 1998, and meets the devil.
It turns out that the Tory candidate is housemate's girlfriend's old landlord. A report was, of course, obtained, and she didn't seem impressed with him. She's still voting Tory though :( (Yes, I know, everyone has the right to vote according to their conscience, it doesn't mean I have to be happy about it.)
O, who, is more economically liberal than me, but less socially liberal, nearly got into a screaming row with her over both healthcare and the war in Afghanistan. Thankfully not present for that, because I would probably have ended up accidentally fanning the flames.
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Interesting article in the Times yesterday (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article7107891.ece) all about the rebuilding of Liverpool. Given that it, at one point, says that Liverpool is better, architechturally, than Manchester (which is true btw), I was waiting for someone to reply.
In today's letters section, there's a very nice and reasonable letter saying that Liverpool's wealth was founded on the slave trade and there's still no equality, in terms of political representation, today. As I say, reasonable and well-argued, until I look at the home institution of the academics sending the letter, which is Manchester University. While I still think their statement is important, I do find their location amusing.
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A meme, taken from
biorhythm.You pick your 10 favorite books/bands/movies/shows/whatever from Better Than It Sounds. Then your LJ friends have to guess without cheating!
Films
1 - After a long time, a guy meets his ex-girlfriend, who ditched him for another guy. He's bitter and jealous, but he begins to fall in love with her again. And then he forces her to stay with the other guy.
2 - Wolverine hires David Bowie to build a teleporter so he can frame Batman for murder.
Comics
3 - A bald old man in a wheelchair who likes watching teenagers sweat founds a school for people with genetic abnormalities. They fly everywhere in a supersonic jet and fight giant robots, a fat guy with a big appetite and a magnetic Holocaust survivor.
4 - A complete fascist rides around on a motorbike beating the snot out of half the criminals he encounters and executing the rest with a massive gun.
Books
5 - Guy gets arrested because he can't read. Tries digging a tunnel out of prison, but never gets to use it. Proceeds to ruin nearly everyone else's lives.
Music
6 - A bad-tempered German who wrote his best work when he couldn't hear it.
Anime and Manga
7 - A girl decides that the perfect man for her is the guy who wants to kill her. Yaoi Fangirls flood mecha fansites.
8 - Girl suffers a bad case of amnesia. She and her friends must travel to regain her memories, while dealing with more moles than a Whack-A-Mole factory. Mind Screw ensues.
Live Action TV
9 - An old man spends several lifetimes convincing hot young things to join him inside an ancient phone box. He is routinely harassed by tin men, giant nazi pepperpots and his old college buddies.
10 - Police detective gets seriously injured, travels forward in time to 1998, and meets the devil.
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Date: 2010-04-28 05:39 pm (UTC)LOLOLOLOLOL The Prestige.
A bald old man in a wheelchair who likes watching teenagers sweat founds a school for people with genetic abnormalities. They fly everywhere in a supersonic jet and fight giant robots, a fat guy with a big appetite and a magnetic Holocaust survivor.
X-Men, of course.
A complete fascist rides around on a motorbike beating the snot out of half the criminals he encounters and executing the rest with a massive gun.
The Punisher, yes?
An old man spends several lifetimes convincing hot young things to join him inside an ancient phone box. He is routinely harassed by tin men, giant nazi pepperpots and his old college buddies.
HAHAHA Doctor Who.
Police detective gets seriously injured, travels forward in time to 1998, and meets the devil.
BRIMSTONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Date: 2010-04-28 05:50 pm (UTC)No to three, but yeah, the Punisher has a disturbingly similar outline.
Right with four and five. I love the Dr. Who one because it has great truthiness. I thought you might enjoy the Brimestone one. Hearing the general upset in regards to LOTS reminded me of it.
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Date: 2010-04-28 06:00 pm (UTC)The not-Punisher one threw me, because I didn't think you were that big of a fan of the title or the character. But it seemed to fit. But if it's not Punisher... *racks brain*
I'll come back to it.
T_________________T Brimstone. I'm angry that it still isn't out on DVD and may not for a long while, if ever. ARGH.
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Date: 2010-04-29 10:58 pm (UTC)Beethoven. <3 Am listening to some of his work right now.
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Date: 2010-04-30 09:41 am (UTC)no subject
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