With regard to the "Rage Against The Machine for Christmas Number One" campaign
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From: Pete Fisher on 17 Dec 2009 07:20 In communiqu� <b66ki5p7mlm2fsm4ho0onmcndif3oj6ksi(a)4ax.com>, Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> cast forth these pearls of wisdom >On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:31:36 +0000, Wicked Uncle Nigel ><wun(a)wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote: > >>It all seems remarkable pointless to me. > >Of course it is! > >But - can you list something that *does* have a point? The cosmological arrow of time. Oh, wait a minute, I suspect you may have meant anthropic significance. -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Pete Fisher at Home: Peter(a)ps-fisher.demon.co.uk | | Voxan Roadster Yamaha WR250Z/Supermoto "Old Gimmer's Hillclimber" | | Gilera GFR * 2 Moto Morini 2C/375 Morini 350 "Forgotten Error" | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+
From: Champ on 17 Dec 2009 09:19 On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:06:16 +0000, Wicked Uncle Nigel <wun(a)wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote: >>But seriously, as I generally feel that all human activity is >>ultimately futile and pointless, I might as well enjoy my brief >>allotted lifespan with stuff like fast motorcycles, loose women and >>helping loud records with offensive lyrics become the Christmas number >>one. >> >>I'm sure you'll find this argument compelling. > >I'm with you on the fast motorcycles and loose women front, for sure. >But the HLRWOLBTCNO argument eludes me. There is no argument! Everything's pointless, so what I care about is meaningless. As is what you care about. >Let's just agree that you're wrong, OK? Isn't it your turn? -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: Lady Nina on 17 Dec 2009 09:38 On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:38:15 +0000, Veggie Dave <Veggie~Dave(a)127.0.0.1> wrote: >Ben <ben(a)bensalesDOTME.uk> wrote the following literary masterpiece: >>I didn't buy the RATM single in order to campaign or real music, or to >>have a dig at the X-Factor. I bought it because the song is one of my >>favourites, and it's a bit of fun to see a competition for Christmas >>No 1. > >And it's rather nice to find that the band themselves are apparently >giving the profits to Shelter. That's one of the major points in the interview that's swayed me to download it. Plus I think anything at all that reminds people of the power they have can then be harnessed for other things <raises fist> -- Lady Nina
From: Champ on 17 Dec 2009 09:50 On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:33:15 -0000, ogden <ogden(a)pre.org> wrote: >> 29p at amazon. > >*bzzt* > >Minimum price for a digital audio track to be eligible for the chart is >40p. Oh. There was something on the Facebook group saying the Amazon 29p downloads were eligible. <heads to Tesco.com> -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: Champ on 17 Dec 2009 09:51
On Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:22:16 +0000, Ben <ben(a)bensalesDOTME.uk> wrote: >Indeed, and I've also bunged a few quid their way. <AOL> -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk |