D.A.F.C Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 It’s not a symbol of hate/racism it’s one of resistance against oppression that goes back to black panther and Olympic Games protests. The hand gesture I mean not oppression. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Waldo Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 14 hours ago, John Lambies Doos said: The black power salute is racist Well, this is the Unpopular opinions thread. Well played. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Well, this is the Unpopular opinions thread. Well played.Exactly, never been a fan of these one arm salutes which clearly highlight one race from the other. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 It’s not a symbol of hate/racism it’s one of resistance against oppression that goes back to black panther and Olympic Games protests. The hand gesture I mean not oppression.Oh I appreciate that, but now it seems to have been highjacked. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 I don't mind Nickelback, had some decent songs. Don't get all the " I HATE THEM I AM COOL BECAUSE I HATE THEM" type shit. They did a song where they made fun of themselves but for the life of me I can't find it. Anyone help? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Nickelback had about two good songs. They were pish and folk dislike them because they were pish. Rockstar is a crime that the U.N. should have taken action against. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 Photograph and How You Remind Me are top quality tunes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 1 hour ago, die hard doonhamer said: Photograph and How You Remind Me are top quality tunes. This. They were so good the lead singer managed to bed Avril Lavigne. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 6 hours ago, John Lambies Doos said: 17 hours ago, D.A.F.C said: It’s not a symbol of hate/racism it’s one of resistance against oppression that goes back to black panther and Olympic Games protests. The hand gesture I mean not oppression. Oh I appreciate that, but now it seems to have been highjacked. By whom? Particularly wild take this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 By whom? Particularly wild take this.Neil Kinnock. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Braveheart is a brilliant film, like 9/10 good. We all know that it's historical accuracy is about 2/10 at best, but did it ever claim to be historically accurate? Mel Gibson's Scottish accent is not bad. There are times where it sounds almost Russian, but for the most part it's fine. Brendan Gleeson however pulls off a flawless Scottish accent. In fact I never knew he was Irish until many years after I saw the film (and I was too young to see it in the cinema; my older brother was nearly 16 but was 6'2 so got to see it in Robin's in Dunfermline; back then they had an interval halfway through films that long). Anyway, great film and phenomenal soundtrack. Also, don't watch Angus Macfayden's Bruce 'follow up' because it's boring. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud131 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Aldi's version of Pepsi Max, Lilt and Fanta taste everybit as good as the proper versions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 39 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: Braveheart is a brilliant film, like 9/10 good. We all know that it's historical accuracy is about 2/10 at best, but did it ever claim to be historically accurate? Mel Gibson's Scottish accent is not bad. There are times where it sounds almost Russian, but for the most part it's fine. Brendan Gleeson however pulls off a flawless Scottish accent. In fact I never knew he was Irish until many years after I saw the film (and I was too young to see it in the cinema; my older brother was nearly 16 but was 6'2 so got to see it in Robin's in Dunfermline; back then they had an interval halfway through films that long). Anyway, great film and phenomenal soundtrack. Also, don't watch Angus Macfayden's Bruce 'follow up' because it's boring. I bumped into my old Mediaeval Scottish history tutor after I'd graduated and asked him what he thought of the film. A load of rubbish but Edward I was probably like Patrick McGoohan's portrayal of him was the answer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 26 minutes ago, tamthebam said: A load of rubbish Your former tutor was spot on. It's absolutely dire. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 On 20/08/2020 at 12:48, die hard doonhamer said: Photograph and How You Remind Me are top quality tunes. That's not an unpopular opinion. Just a wrong one. Nickelback are and always were a crime against music. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart87 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Todd_is_God writes a lot of sense over on the Coronavirus thread 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Weddings are generally great days out but I’ll never understand people spending an absolute fortune, more often than not when they can’t really afford it. It really is all about show now, and “keeping up with the joneses”Saying that, my mate married into serious money last year. 3 day wedding, all food, drink etc paid for the entire weekend. The total bill would be well into 6 figures paid by the brides dad, something he could afford easily. The whole weekend was outstanding from start to finish, best wedding I’ve ever been to and more than likely ever will go to. Even if I had that sort of money, I couldn’t justify it for one day, or in their case 3 days. One of her friends is getting married next year, spent almost 30k so far, with the bill still rising. The girl works part time and the guy has twice recently been under threat of redundancy. After the wedding they’re going to start saving a deposit to buy a house. I can’t get my head round the fact they’d blow 30k on one day, then start from scratch trying to save a house deposit while renting. Brides dad has also paid for a large chunk of the wedding. Something I don’t think I’d be comfortable doing, given their circumstances. I’m currently engaged, wedding will be small and will cause a lot of grief amongst family, as majority of them won’t be invited. We’re not really bothered about impressing, or offending anyone with our plans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Todd_is_God writes a lot of sense over the Coronavirus thread I agree that he takes way too much stick on there for posting fairly non controversial stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Back on topic. I’m not particularly one for a fry up, but on the odd occasion I will partake. Spent the last few days at a hotel in #perthshire (I should be in San Francisco, but that’s for another thread ((pttgoyn)), and the fried breakfast was a delight. Anyway, I’m of the (I assume) unpopular opinion that black pudding is a better breakfast staple than haggis. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Back on topic. I’m not particularly one for a fry up, but on the odd occasion I will partake. Spent the last few days at a hotel in #perthshire (I should be in San Francisco, but that’s for another thread ((pttgoyn)), and the fried breakfast was a delight. Anyway, I’m of the (I assume) unpopular opinion that black pudding is a better breakfast staple than haggis. All I have to say on the cooked breakfast subject is, as always, the "full english" is a fucking myth and is done vastly better up here. Square sausage, tattie scone and haggis ensure that a Scottish breakfast is light years ahead of pishy English ones. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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