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Post by Helmut83 on Dec 9, 2014 7:41:07 GMT
Bahahaha! The two headed monster is in fine form! Always giving me a giggle ladys! The two headed monster is rarely in bad form. It always keeps it teeth sharp.
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Post by nickheynes on Dec 9, 2014 12:27:25 GMT
Loving your sneaky festive avvy addition, HW! Must agree that things today seem hugely worse than when I was a kid in the '70's Is that because we're grown up now though, and know the entirety of the horrors out there? In the '70's there was the whole IRA threat, a rubbish government, the oil crisis, bread rationing and the three day week and things looked pretty bleak in lots of ways. But did it bother us kids? Not much as I recall, as long as there was lots of glam rock and sherbert fountains. We were blissfully ignorant. Unfortunately these days, because everyone including children seems to have a mobile phone which acts like a PC, every nasty fact is available in grim detail. It's inescapable. You can be bullied in lots of new ways whatever your age. And the media which is all-pervading keeps telling you about all the stuff you simply must have, and the perfect body you should aspire to, or else you're worthless. Yet here I am, ranting about it using technology we could only dream about in the '70's. Fair trade off? I wonder.I just wrote a load of stuff then deleted it all. This is deep and I'm going to have to think about it for a while!
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Post by nickheynes on Dec 9, 2014 12:59:21 GMT
dunno what happened there! I'd written a load of stuff. But it got a bit heavy so deleted it before I depressed myself.
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Post by Buttler on Dec 9, 2014 14:30:44 GMT
If you haven't yet, you should read the book " Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley. I highly recommend it
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Post by jefflynnenut on Dec 9, 2014 14:38:29 GMT
If you haven't yet, you should read the book " Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley. I highly recommend it Cool!!! Will do. Hate to sound like a know all......but it sounds familiar?
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Post by Horacewimp on Dec 9, 2014 14:55:39 GMT
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Post by PowWow on Dec 9, 2014 15:31:56 GMT
You do realise the song is celebrating Genetic engineering rather than berating it.
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Post by Horacewimp on Dec 9, 2014 15:48:55 GMT
Yeah, I know, I posted it because I love the song
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Post by Buttler on Dec 9, 2014 16:02:04 GMT
If you haven't yet, you should read the book " Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley. I highly recommend it Cool!!! Will do. You won't be disappointed
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Post by unomusette on Dec 9, 2014 23:25:36 GMT
Has anyone read 1984? I keep meaning to but I have the feeling I'll come away depressed, which is not something I aim for usually.
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Post by BSJ on Dec 9, 2014 23:48:19 GMT
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Post by jefflynnenut on Dec 10, 2014 1:20:15 GMT
Thats just HORSETALK again B!!!!
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Post by BSJ on Dec 10, 2014 1:29:58 GMT
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Post by Helmut83 on Dec 10, 2014 1:37:09 GMT
Has anyone read 1984? I keep meaning to but I have the feeling I'll come away depressed, which is not something I aim for usually. It's been on my "to read" list for a while now. I hope some day I'll give it a go.
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Post by jefflynnenut on Dec 10, 2014 1:40:00 GMT
Started George Orwells 1984 when I was eighteen. .....3 years on ihave never brought myself to finish it! I believe its scarelly ahead of its time!
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