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Slartibartfast 
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 Topic: Which term annoys you the most?
Posted: December 25 2010 at 08:05 |
Four of the most lame terms used in reviews, polls, and commentaries, etc. on this site. 
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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CPicard
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Posted: December 25 2010 at 08:20 |
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I HATE the term "overrated" AND the term "underrated". The first one smells like snobbish gibbering, the second one smells like a call to necrophilia and/or coprophilia: "Hey, I found some records in a garbage can - they're forgotten gems!"
"Underrated" makes me think of these announcements for reissues of albums of the 2000's already described as "classics": how could a record released in 2004 been a classic?
And, sometimes, the "underrated" term comes to describe a bad ersatz of a pale imitation of a sub-Genesis third generation clone.
Now, I will get out and walk the dog to sober a bit myself.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: December 25 2010 at 08:33 |
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I'm going to have to pile on the Overrated. It's uhm highly uhm. Oh nevermind. We hold good stuff in high regard. Is that so wrong?
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Baggra
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Posted: December 25 2010 at 08:45 |
Ah Picard:
You are in possession of a dog.
Now I understand your bringing up the practice of scatophilia.
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zravkapt
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Posted: December 25 2010 at 09:02 |
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The term "overrated" is overrated but I don't think it's annoying, just overused.
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harmonium.ro
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Posted: December 25 2010 at 11:53 |
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We have a clear winner...
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Chris S
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Posted: December 25 2010 at 12:48 |
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: December 25 2010 at 13:13 |
I consider the term Overrated not only arrogant, but also offensive.
For me the definition of overrated is:
Overrated: "All those millions who like X album are a bunch of idiots, because I say so."
Iván
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CPicard
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Posted: December 25 2010 at 17:32 |
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^Quite right. But it can also apply to less known artists/bands.
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Vompatti
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Posted: December 26 2010 at 06:46 |
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"Overrated", even though I think "underrated" is slightly overrated.
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Rivertree
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Posted: December 26 2010 at 06:52 |
OVERRATED is the WORST .. but UNDERRATED is not the BEST too 
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DisgruntledPorcupine
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Posted: December 26 2010 at 23:06 |
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None of them annoy me in the slightest.
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Which term annoys you the most?
