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[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1503390820' post='3357738'] The OP flying the confederate flag is not as bad as it is being suggested then. As there's no intent at all? [/quote] Indeed, and no arrests made. Still, some folks could take offence, or simply disapprove and shun the show. That seems to have been the original issue, not the legality of displaying these flags.

Erecting statues is just as much a 'tribal' thing to do, and no more 'civilised'. Times change, those worshipped sometimes (often..?) turn out to have feet of clay. Some civilisations don't hold with effigies of any kind; maybe that would solve the matter..?

The Xlr looks to be riveted on; you'll need to carefully drill out the rivets. Probably best to replace the rivets with screws, using shakeproof washers, when putting in the new socket.

[quote name='fftc' timestamp='1503349146' post='3357550'] No, I'd go for abhorrent! [/quote] OK, mere semantics. Oof; you had me worried for a moment..!

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1503348849' post='3357546'] People on BC seem to find humor in humping an invisible bear.. [/quote]

[quote name='fftc' timestamp='1503348512' post='3357542'] Seriously? [/quote] ? ? ? Surely you're not suggesting that they're [i]fashionable[/i]..?

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1503347579' post='3357531'] Will a Tom Barney do? Because there is one just here... [/quote]

It's the nooses, you see.

[quote name='Shawman' timestamp='1503345665' post='3357501']... tiresome arguments which I'm not interested in. [/quote] Aw,that's such a shame. Can't we tempt you with just a £5 tiff..? The £15 barney is on special offer, too, and offers really good value. I can see that the full-out £50 row could be beyond many BCer's pocket, but a little effort now and again would so help site funds. ...

Ours gets a regular six hits for the intro to 'Killing In The Name Of', and that's all. It used to serve for parts of 'Walk This Way', but that's no longer in the repertoire.

Good evening, Aidan, and ... [sharedmedia=core:attachments:167528] Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. [quote name='aidanthorne89' timestamp='1503341463' post='3357444']... What happens next? [/quote] Once your subscription has been banked, you'll receive the instructions, and the shopping list, for the introduction and enrolment. Please allow time for the confection of the latex garments and rearing of the ferrets, and cancel any plans for the New Year. Medical insurance used to be offered but has now become so expensive as to not be attainable, usually. We do, however, supply wheelchairs and/or stretchers, and have fire extinguishers on hand. See you soon; very soon.

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1503334586' post='3357353'] Erm? [url="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Ireland"]https://en.m.wikiped...very_in_Ireland[/url] You might want to read the part about "The Irish slave trade began to decline after William the Conqueror consolidated control of the English and Welsh coasts around 1080, and was dealt a severe blow when the Kingdom of England, one of its biggest markets, banned slavery in its territory in 1102." [/quote] ... but also that the George Cross flag was not much in use as a national symbol before 1350 or thereabouts.

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1503333126' post='3357343']... I live in a [b]quite [/b]English village now but the UKIP candidate lives a few doors up... [/quote] All is explained.

[quote name='Les' timestamp='1503330913' post='3357325']... I'll probably start another thread to garner opinion on the "Brucie's dead higher or lower didn't he do well" sketch that the drummer and I are plotting for Sunday's beer fest. [/quote]

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1503328553' post='3357295']...Don't see anyone who learned about it in school. We certainly didn't cover the American civil war. Most of what we learned was uk insutrial revolution and the war years. [/quote] Just lucky, I suppose, but the syllabus covered at my schools was much wider ranging than that (between '58 and '66, Southville Junior and Hampton Grammar...). My siblings had similar schooling, as I remember.

I'd say that in the context of 'rock', there's more a 'rebel' association; in the context of Americana, it's a great deal more blunt, veering towards red-neck thinking. As a 'rebel' flag, I see no problem; as a 'Southern States' statement I'd have more qualms.

The world of maths is a fascinating one; despite that, millions of people all around the planet use a calculator (or their 'phone...) for doing basic operations. One needs more than that to become a university professor, but not everyone aspires to that. I would add that, in much modern music, there is a serious lack of information carried by 'standard' notation concerning synth effects, or varying degrees of fuzz, distortion, delay and such. Without having heard the piece, it would be difficult (maybe not impossible, but difficult...) to convey all the information required to play a piece of that nature. Not to say that dots have no place, but don't pretend that classical music notation is the complete solution for everything.

[quote name='TimR' timestamp='1503323250' post='3357209'] Why was it bought to the police's attention? Who complained? And Why? The article is very scant on details of the neighbours relationship leading up to the event. [/quote] Does it matter..? I'd have thought that enough has been written about Robertson's jam and Enid Blyton to have anyone realise the status of those dolls, but maybe I'm wrong, or too old.

[quote name='ricksterphil' timestamp='1503309944' post='3357009'] [font=arial, sans-serif-light, sans-serif][size=5]Eats, Shoots & Leaves[/size][/font] [/quote] No; you're thinking of pandas.

[quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1503309771' post='3357006'] Lukillly mine punkutain and spellin iz spot on innit [/quote]

[quote name='Thunderbird' timestamp='1503309204' post='3356997'] As above really there used to be some really funny people on the forum and you could always crack a joke but now some people seem so grumpy and just seem to want a row sign of the times? OK rant over lol [/quote] Usually its because theres a cruel lack of adequate punctuation which makes reading their posts very difficult in fact some of the posts are so bad they just get skipped it does however create a tension which for some people seems to be resolved in grumpy replies not enough in jest for me I much prefer a light hearted approach not everyone has the same outlook though spelling mistakes and badly placed or worse still missing apostrophes has been know to send some folks barmy as has commas out of place never mind its all for fun you know as a line from a Marty Balin song goes

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[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1503260516' post='3356817'] Yes, we all know. You made it quite clear in post #2. See you same time tomorrow. [/quote] I was just clarifying, following the gist of the topic, that it was not the fact that it was a [i]bass [/i]being played, that's all. Sorry to have disturbed, though.