[Chat] River Blues

Elki

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21HwdNkzYq0

RMS Oceanic

The river that runs through Sligo Town in County Sligo is the Garavogue

Quid

I don't understand what beer the OP is about.

ronya

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gWohYVfHRA

Home was composed for the Singapore National Day Parade in 1998.

Whenever I am feeling low
I look around me and I know
There's a place that will stay within me
Wherever I may choose to go
I will always recall the city
Know every street and shore
Sail down the river which brings us life
Winding through my Singapore

This is home truly, where I know I must be
Where my dreams wait for me, where the river always flows
This is home surely, as my senses tell me
This is where I won't be alone, for this is where I know it's home

Ten years later, in 2008, the Singapore River was dammed to form the Marina Reservoir. It literally no longer flows to the ocean.

RMS Oceanic

Quid wrote: »

I don't understand what beer the OP is about.

The beer that stands stalwart against everything you detest.

Orphane

ronya wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gWohYVfHRA

Home was composed for the Singapore National Day Parade in 1998.

Whenever I am feeling low
I look around me and I know
There's a place that will stay within me
Wherever I may choose to go
I will always recall the city
Know every street and shore
Sail down the river which brings us life
Winding through my Singapore

This is home truly, where I know I must be
Where my dreams wait for me, where the river always flows
This is home surely, as my senses tell me
This is where I won't be alone, for this is where I know it's home

Ten years later, in 2008, the Singapore River was dammed to form the Marina Reservoir. It literally no longer flows to the ocean.

Sounds like the Singapore gov't wanted that reservoir, song be dammed

Honk

WHO WON DEBATE?

RMS Oceanic

Honk wrote: »

WHO WON DEBATE?

$hillary

RMS Oceanic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQheaCpjH0I

Mojo_Jojo

Honk wrote: »

WHO WON DEBATE?

Bison

RMS Oceanic

Part of me wants to watch the first two acts of The Big Short again

That third act tho

Orphane

Mojo_Jojo wrote: »

Honk wrote: »

WHO WON DEBATE?

Bison

for you it might have been the most important debate of your life

but for Bison, it was Tuesdsay

evilbob

Mojo_Jojo wrote: »

Honk wrote: »

WHO WON DEBATE?

Bison

His policy of replacing the US dollar with the Bison dollar (worth £5!) was a clear winner.

Quid

RMS Oceanic wrote: »

Quid wrote: »

I don't understand what beer the OP is about.

The beer that stands stalwart against everything you detest.

All I'm reading here is it's the beer that is a beer.

Honk

BISON 2016

Honk

I had already checked Swedish newspapers who called Trumps performance bordering on disastrous but of course these commies would say that.

Mojo_Jojo

Honk wrote: »

I had already checked Swedish newspapers who called Trumps performance bordering on disastrous but of course these commies would say that.

I heard a us supporter claim that he won by virtue of showing up

Bogart

From what I've read, Hilary won handily. But this is 2016, the Year of Crazy, so maybe everyone who loves Trump thought he did splendidly. My barometer for measuring what works in the US election is shot to hell. Competency, the merest trace of intelligence and sanity: all apparently not that important, actually.

RMS Oceanic

There are times where it's far more important that you don't lose rather than you win. Last night, Trump just had to not lose. He started in that vein, trying to stay on target and even poke Hillary about trade deals. But around half an hour in (of a 90 minute debate) he started rambling and going off track and saying patently untrue things, while Hillary was able to bait him and keep going. The narrative I'm seeing is less about how great Hillary was, but how awful Trump was. I'll take it.

Bogart

'Saying patently untrue things' is apparently not a drawback for a Presidential candidate these days. It's his appeal. The truth is irrelevant to him and his supporters. It's not even 'truthiness', it's something else entirely, a permanent mindset of thinking you're right now matter what you're saying. You don't even remember the last thing you said, just the thing you're saying now.

Haphazard

When I played Bioshock Infinite for the first time I immediately stopped and wiki'd the first Barber Quartet song (because I was sure the Beach Boys didn't cover that one!).

Also: Hello. Did Trump win?

RMS Oceanic

Bogart wrote: »

'Saying patently untrue things' is apparently not a drawback for a Presidential candidate these days. It's his appeal. The truth is irrelevant to him and his supporters. It's not even 'truthiness', it's something else entirely, a permanent mindset of thinking you're right now matter what you're saying. You don't even remember the last thing you said, just the thing you're saying now.

You wouldn't believe it by reading the internet alone, but his base is not everyone. There are people who are actively turned off by him.

Bogart

Haphazard wrote: »

Also: Hello. Did Trump win?

It's what I heard, a lot of people are saying it, who knows, you've been great.

It is impossible to write parody Trump dialogue that is less believable than actual Trump dialogue. Poe's Law could simply be renamed Trump's Law.

Trace

*sobs*

the debate broke me last night guys

RMS Oceanic

Needs more "believe me"s

RMS Oceanic

Trace wrote: »

*sobs*

the debate broke me last night guys

*Hugs*

Bogart

RMS Oceanic wrote: »

You wouldn't believe it by reading the internet alone, but his base is not everyone. There are people who are actively turned off by him.

Sure, this is absolutely true, but the very-close-to-half of the voting public that are planning to support him seem impervious to reason. The best reasons to support Trump seem to be "I always vote Republican no matter who" and "I hate Hilary", which are at least understandable (not in the 'they have a point' sense, but in the 'I can parse your sentence' way). If you're voting for Trump for any reason to do with Trump himself then frankly you're nuts.

Haphazard

Local newspaper did a fact check of last night's debate. Guess who was astoundingly more truthful?

Variable

I thought Hillary handled him perfectly and I can't imagine anyone but his ardent supporters thinking he looked good. he rambled and was repteitive while rarely even accidentally making a point.

she didn't let him get away with much, the moderators pushed for answers when he wouldn't give them (and she didn't dodge much if anything)

I felt quite good

Harry Dresden

Honk wrote: »

BISON 2016

jungleroomx

We still dont know what liver waves are.

RMS Oceanic

Haphazard wrote: »

Local newspaper did a fact check of last night's debate. Guess who was astoundingly more truthful?

Gary Johnston

If he couldn't speak, he couldn't lie

jungleroomx

evilbob wrote: »

Mojo_Jojo wrote: »

Honk wrote: »

WHO WON DEBATE?

Bison

His policy of replacing the US dollar with the Bison dollar (worth £5!) was a clear winner.

I thought him stealing all the oil from Iraq was brilliant.

Quid

Bogart wrote: »

From what I've read, Hilary won handily. But this is 2016, the Year of Crazy, so maybe everyone who loves Trump thought he did splendidly. My barometer for measuring what works in the US election is shot to hell. Competency, the merest trace of intelligence and sanity: all apparently not that important, actually.

A chunk of last night:

I have no idea what it's a reply to besides something Russia related maybe. I was trying to gist stuff for the thread last night and gave up with him.

Bogart

jungleroomx wrote: »

I thought him stealing all the oil from Iraq was brilliant.

This is an actual Trump idea! Though he said 'just take', not 'steal'.

RMS Oceanic

Bogart wrote: »

jungleroomx wrote: »

I thought him stealing all the oil from Iraq was brilliant.

This is an actual Trump idea! Though he said 'just take', not 'steal'.

Bringing TWOCing back into style

jungleroomx

Bogart wrote: »

jungleroomx wrote: »

I thought him stealing all the oil from Iraq was brilliant.

This is an actual Trump idea! Though he said 'just take', not 'steal'.

MY TEMPERAMENT IS AMAZING.

*audience laughs uncontrollably*

Harry Dresden

Bogart wrote: »

RMS Oceanic wrote: »

You wouldn't believe it by reading the internet alone, but his base is not everyone. There are people who are actively turned off by him.

Sure, this is absolutely true, but the very-close-to-half of the voting public that are planning to support him seem impervious to reason. The best reasons to support Trump seem to be "I always vote Republican no matter who" and "I hate Hilary", which are at least understandable (not in the 'they have a point' sense, but in the 'I can parse your sentence' way). If you're voting for Trump for any reason to do with Trump himself then frankly you're nuts.

That's politics as usual in America. Crazification factor + plus a bit over the top is the starting point, but he's going to need more than that to win. Especially since he's weakened in typical GOP demographics, like white men and energized other segments like women and minorities that usually wouldn't be as engaged - he makes Romney look like a scholar and a gentleman there.

Shazkar Shadowstorm

Protest voting, they're both terrible, living in their own delusional reality, shit head motherfuckers make me so mad

RMS Oceanic

Quid wrote: »

RMS Oceanic wrote: »

Quid wrote: »

I don't understand what beer the OP is about.

The beer that stands stalwart against everything you detest.

All I'm reading here is it's the beer that is a beer.

You'd prefer a beer that is not a beer?

Shazkar Shadowstorm

People voting for Jill Stein

I want to punch all of you in the face