Moon Child
Ancient Mariner
Somehow, I missed this question but mine isn't worth mentioning anyway. I took a German class back in High School but I hardly remember anything from it because it was only one class.
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Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
Now watching: Heart surgery. The national Norwegian broadcaster NRK are showing two operations in parallel: Two patients have their aortic valve replaced. One with a traditional open thorax procedure, the other with a closed and seemingly less bloody procedure. Fascinating.
Looks like Swedish is in the same state as German. Now, German is infamous for allowing practically infinite compounds. This used to be a thing that was very often satirised, but nowadays it seems that only the official language still makes any use of it. The influence of English has made splitting up of compounds that would normally be written together common practice.
The thing with literal translations of English is also pretty widespread. The worst case I ever read was when a journalist, a fucking journalist whose fucking job is to use language, used the expression "loose cannon" in German, in a literal translation. Not only does that idiom not exist in German, it doesn't even make sense. Argh. Hate.
I'm a bit late for this but oh well. Look, it's not my fault that the survivor is a farce. I'm just calling it how I see it. Don't hate the player hate the game.
Besides, you do the same thing by rage quitting survivors.But really, these survivors are for amusement, it's no big deal. I'm not gonna lose sleep if Jerusalem wins the whole thing. It's just a game, you shouldn't take it so seriously. If we did it wouldn't be fun anymore, and that's the whole point anyway isn't it?
And deliverance probably wouldn't have lasted very long in Opeth
On topic: I'd like to visit Germany one day. My dad was there in the late 80's and says it was a really cool place. Sadly I don't know any German.
I really don't understand what the big deal is with these survivors. Aren't they supposed to be about eliminating songs? What's the point if you bitch if your favourite song gets eliminated? One of the two major reasons why I don't participate in them is because people take them so god damn fucking seriously.
Really? I certainly don't. I mean I don't treat them like a joke, but they are just a fun excuse to talk about and listen to music.
I don't think many people really get too excited about them.
I always took the heated rhetoric as being totally tongue-in-cheek.
I don't think many people really get too excited about them.
I always took the heated rhetoric as being totally tongue-in-cheek.
Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
How can you take posts about burning those of a different opinion at the stake, as being tongue-in-cheek? Of course it is
e.Good night folks. Two minutes to midnight.
Well I mean, I obviously play the game how it's supposed to be played. There are songs I want to win and sometimes I may even strategically plan out my voting, but that's an entirely different thing that some people on here get way too upset about. And yea, one of my favorite parts of the games is when we're discussing the music.
So no, I don't treat them like a joke. But when people start bitching about songs getting eliminated or whatever, I may find amusement in stirring the pot.
I can't speak for anyone else, but my heated rhetoric is always tongue-in-cheek.
Sorry Mosh I was responding to Perun, not you. You just beat me to the post button.
My feelings are exactly like yours.
Crimson Idol
Caveman
Sarcasm/Smilies/Will of Adrian Smith are apparently lost on some folks ^^
Personally I always viewed "the way they are meant to be played" as "vote for your least favourite song" rather than "vote to save your favourite song" ^^ But meh, they are after all: a game.
Also, "Stirring the pot" is never a good thing. Be it in the outside world with larger consequences or on the internet. I recall certain people being very angry over other certain people stirring the pot in the past as well.
Personally I always viewed "the way they are meant to be played" as "vote for your least favourite song" rather than "vote to save your favourite song" ^^ But meh, they are after all: a game.
Also, "Stirring the pot" is never a good thing. Be it in the outside world with larger consequences or on the internet. I recall certain people being very angry over other certain people stirring the pot in the past as well.
Ariana
Black-and-white leopard
See, my problem with this particular survivor was that a certain song was not eliminated.
And of course, the bitching was all part of the fun. I don't see anything wrong with stirring the pot a bit. What's the fun of listing songs, without having a bit of an argument over them?
I don't know who you're referring to but allow me to assure you that the will of Adrian Smith is never lost on me. Amen!
See, my problem with this particular survivor was that a certain song was not eliminated.
And of course, the bitching was all part of the fun. I don't see anything wrong with stirring the pot a bit. What's the fun of listing songs, without having a bit of an argument over them?
OK, judging by yours, mckindog's and Mosh's responses, I misinterpreted the situation.
So now it's 7:30, been up for an hour after four hours of sleep. Heading down to the university in half an hour. Before that: Coffee. Black. Strong. Marduk-style.
