The Ranting Room

Radio interviews were they obviously haven't left enough time for the interview.  Usually, the interviewee is spouting off on something important and interesting and the interviewer is obviously been told to shut him up and move on to the weather.  You can hear it in his voice and you can hear the music come in and I an screaming internally 'Just let him finish and leave the weather a minute late ffs'

I live in Brisbane which is now a city threatening to sink towards the earth's core under the weight of tattooed and pierced charity muggers in their 20's queuing impatiently at every street corner to harangue passers by with their habitually glib, presumptuous and downright invasive how's your day been so far? do you like animals/trees/baby seals/whales/the red cross/human rights/dolphins/polar bear cubs? (the list goes on) Even if you tell them to go f*ck themselves, they just radiate smug serenity and say awesome/cool/catch ya later mate.  To paraphrase Malcolm Tucker, I'd like to punch them into paralysis....Of course some of the causes are worthy I admit, but this is NOT the way to garner either attention or reduce apathy

Most of these self righteous little oinks are currently in tertiary education and will graduate overnight into future captains of industry who will attempt to recycle dead kittens into catfood and bring in the death penalty for pedestrianism.

^Maybe the heat and humidity up here does something to our brain chemistry? (like dilute it vigorously)

ExittheLemming wrote: I live in Brisbane which is now a city threatening to sink towards the earth's core under the weight of tattooed and pierced charity muggers in their 20's queuing impatiently at every street corner to harangue passers by with their habitually glib, presumptuous and downright invasive how's your day been so far? do you like animals/trees/baby seals/whales/the red cross/human rights/dolphins/polar bear cubs? (the list goes on) Even if you tell them to go f*ck themselves, they just radiate smug serenity and say awesome/cool/catch ya later mate.  To paraphrase Malcolm Tucker, I'd like to punch them into paralysis....Of course some of the causes are worthy I admit, but this is NOT the way to garner either attention or reduce apathy Most of these self righteous little oinks are currently in tertiary education and will graduate overnight into future captains of industry who will attempt to recycle dead kittens into catfood and bring in the death penalty for pedestrianism.

In London I believe these apparently selfless creatures are called chuggers, and many of them (ie some made-up statistic I can't be bothered to search for) are paid by the number of people they sign-up. Altruism it is not. My daughter is regularly accosted by them even when sporting her best face-like-thunder-don't-even-think-about-it--does-it-look-like-I'm-having-a-good-effin-day-so-gfy countenance.

^ Interesting, as I've heard several prompt their victim (a chugee?) for bank details to facilitate the old direct debit done deal high five commission result gotcha patter

Edited by ExittheLemming - June 09 2013 at 06:34

ExittheLemming wrote: ^Maybe the heat and humidity up here does something to our brain chemistry? (like dilute it vigorously)

Bleedin' cold and miserable here today !! 

So this is the rant-room - I hate being constantly judged when I rattle off names of bands I'm into............some folks are so narrow-minded it's not funny.......

I guess the thing is that they don't know what it's about.  How do you respond to names like Caravan, Nektar, Ozric Tentacles, Van Der Graaf Generator, Spock's Beard - to name the more 'mainstream' bands when you're clueless on what they do.  Don't even bother mentioning Magma, Camel, Yezda Urfa.............just tell 'em it sounds like Pink Floyd and you get the  "oh, must be cool then " - everybody knows the Floyd

It is awkward being asked what music you like. Blank faces when you say Dream Theater or even Porcupine Tree  and a host of other bands.

Terra Australis wrote: ^ Too true! Even if you use Genesis they still don't understand.

Aaah, most folks know Phil Collins & Genesis - little are they aware that Peter Gabriel was the original vocalist.  And as soon as you show 'em some pics of Gabriel Slipperman, or Brittania, or Hogweed, they instantly assume Pete is a drug fiend............like I say, people are ignorant and narrow-minded.  I'd be more weary of the 'clean cut' looking folks that bash women and take crack............