so has the kettles thread revealed transatlantic differences as per tipping?
― Neil S, Tuesday, 14 March 2017 10:49 (seven years ago) link
I think we got 1400 posts in before anyone realized that the UK usage of 'kettle' implied electric which, because of the difference in mains voltage between the two countries, is not the default in the US. And then the argument eventually devolved into a discussion of building meter data, for some reason.
― Milkwalker's World (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 14 March 2017 12:23 (seven years ago) link
two nations divided by a common lanaguage
― Neil S, Tuesday, 14 March 2017 12:24 (seven years ago) link
has anyone ever posted a controversial opinion in the controversial opinions thread or a conservative opinion in the conservative opinions thread? all I'm seeing is milquetoast chitchat like "velveeta is actually pretty good in a grilled cheese sandwich" and idk if it would be a good use of my time to dig deeper in hopes of uncovering a couple of quality shitposts
― I Ville Valo HIM (unregistered), Monday, 3 April 2017 19:42 (seven years ago) link
Someone posted a conservative opinion in the Free Speech thread and was banned quick
― duped and used by my worst Miss U (President Keyes), Monday, 3 April 2017 19:44 (seven years ago) link
haha really do tell
― Οὖτις, Monday, 3 April 2017 19:44 (seven years ago) link
i'm pretty sure i've posted conservative opinions in the conservative opinions thread
― Mordy, Monday, 3 April 2017 19:50 (seven years ago) link
oh right that orientmammal guy. idk if he did anything really bannable on that thread. granted he had stupid opinions but
xp
― Οὖτις, Monday, 3 April 2017 19:51 (seven years ago) link
didn't he get 51ed?
― Neanderthal, Monday, 3 April 2017 19:53 (seven years ago) link
yup
― I Ville Valo HIM (unregistered), Monday, 3 April 2017 19:55 (seven years ago) link
and he was banned more for feelings lingering from his previous incarnation probably more than what he said now.
― Neanderthal, Monday, 3 April 2017 19:56 (seven years ago) link
I thought my opinion on the conservative opinions thread was reasonably conservative!
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 3 April 2017 19:58 (seven years ago) link
meanwhile we have somehow wound up on "what is a RIFF" debate on the Jimmy Page thread
― Neanderthal, Monday, 3 April 2017 20:08 (seven years ago) link
Recent decades in the USA have seen a drift in the meaning of "conservative opinions" to where it is almost synonymous with either "batshit crazy ideas" or else "sycophancy to the rich and powerful". This has made it harder for educated Americans to embrace "conservative opinions".
― a little too mature to be cute (Aimless), Monday, 3 April 2017 20:16 (seven years ago) link
i still don't really get why people were mad in the creepy liberal thread. i tried to read it but it makes me sleepy.
― scott seward, Monday, 3 April 2017 20:20 (seven years ago) link
Meantime, the Led Zeppelin/downward arc thread turned into an extended back and forth on what is a lick vs what is a riff and my head hurts.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 3 April 2017 20:20 (seven years ago) link
"meanwhile we have somehow wound up on "what is a RIFF" debate on the Jimmy Page thread"
ILM is a total waste of time. #controversial
― scott seward, Monday, 3 April 2017 20:21 (seven years ago) link
But...what is a riff
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 3 April 2017 20:22 (seven years ago) link
ILE is fine though. especially now that ned is holding our hand on the trump thread. we need support in these trying times.
― scott seward, Monday, 3 April 2017 20:22 (seven years ago) link
What is a riff and how do I know if I'm playing one?
― duped and used by my worst Miss U (President Keyes), Monday, 3 April 2017 20:22 (seven years ago) link
If you have to ask, well, maybe you'll actually know.
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 3 April 2017 20:23 (seven years ago) link
all we do on ilx is riff
― stanley weebeard (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 3 April 2017 20:26 (seven years ago) link
we the best man
― Neanderthal, Monday, 3 April 2017 20:29 (seven years ago) link
always the best man, never the groom
― stanley weebeard (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 3 April 2017 20:31 (seven years ago) link
When is a riff really just riff raff?
― Moodles, Monday, 3 April 2017 21:03 (seven years ago) link
A lick is more intimate than a riff and therefore requires consent before headbangers ball.
― Moodles, Monday, 3 April 2017 21:05 (seven years ago) link
controversial opinion: led zep are total unmitigated shit and unrepentant sexual predators to boot
― an uptempo Pop/Hip Hop mentality (imago), Monday, 3 April 2017 21:06 (seven years ago) link
You know a riff when you hear one. Check this riff:
*riffs hard*
― Karl Malone, Monday, 3 April 2017 21:06 (seven years ago) link
led zeppelin is a fine classic rock band but ultimately ignorable imo
― marcos, Monday, 3 April 2017 21:12 (seven years ago) link
are you trying to cause a clusterfuck in this clusterfuck thread, cos that's so 2011
― Neanderthal, Monday, 3 April 2017 21:12 (seven years ago) link
led zep released 'd'yer maker', your argument is invalid
― stanley weebeard (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 3 April 2017 21:15 (seven years ago) link
"controversial opinion: led zep are total unmitigated shit and unrepentant sexual predators to boot"
https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/nerd-retro-british-indie-look-handkerchief-24168477.jpg
― scott seward, Monday, 3 April 2017 22:11 (seven years ago) link
that's not even controversial
I used to not care about Led Zeppelin, now I wonder what the heck was wrong with me
― a but (brimstead), Monday, 3 April 2017 23:53 (seven years ago) link
amazing they invented Sublime decades early with d'yer
― a landlocked exclave (mh 😏), Tuesday, 4 April 2017 02:44 (seven years ago) link
Matt Taibbi thread?
― Neanderthal, Tuesday, 4 April 2017 19:55 (seven years ago) link
Just a rehash of the Russia thread, the last six US politics threads, etc.
― Wag1 Shree Rajneesh (ShariVari), Tuesday, 4 April 2017 20:00 (seven years ago) link
Mostly a rehash of Freddy B vs Morbs tbh
― On Some Faraday Beach (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 4 April 2017 20:33 (seven years ago) link
Thought it'd be the last thread standing but.. Men's clothing thread :-(
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 22 May 2017 22:08 (seven years ago) link
not a cluster
― call all destroyer, Monday, 22 May 2017 22:23 (seven years ago) link
a little testiness about vibes on the thread and now lots of talk about laundry and personal grooming, as there should be
― call all destroyer, Monday, 22 May 2017 22:24 (seven years ago) link
Getting dressed is really hard.
― the ghost of markers, Monday, 22 May 2017 22:24 (seven years ago) link
we're here 4 u
― i n f i n i t y (∞), Monday, 22 May 2017 22:26 (seven years ago) link
men seriously discussing ring around the collar is pretty hilarious
― sarahell, Monday, 22 May 2017 22:27 (seven years ago) link
http://blog.dinoray.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/cantbuy2.jpg
― i n f i n i t y (∞), Monday, 22 May 2017 22:31 (seven years ago) link
Ta-Nehisi Coates Rules, The Thread?
― Le Bateau Ivre, Sunday, 17 September 2017 22:53 (six years ago) link
Danesplaining round 3,102
― .oO (silby), Sunday, 17 September 2017 22:53 (six years ago) link
I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness, genuine clusterfucks, naked...
― Le Bateau Ivre, Sunday, 17 September 2017 22:56 (six years ago) link
Writer pushes buttons
― passé aggresif (darraghmac), Sunday, 17 September 2017 22:56 (six years ago) link
sub twitter debating rip ilx
― Mordy, Sunday, 17 September 2017 22:58 (six years ago) link
the real reason its a clusterfuck is that a substantial portion of the left has gone from blindly praising Coates to considering what he's actually arguing for & is not sure it likes it
― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Sunday, 17 September 2017 22:59 (six years ago) link