tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post90171938661831226..comments2023-08-08T11:48:10.725+01:00Comments on swisslet: (s)he came from where the winds are cold and truth is seen through keyholes....swisslethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708248700851998044noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-697672192283604932006-12-30T21:25:00.000+00:002006-12-30T21:25:00.000+00:00I skimmed down it and didn't read it. I think...I skimmed down it and didn't read it. I think it was a "busy news week" what with the impending festivities and I didn't even pass comment.<br><br>So, I can't say I was really swindled, more not paying attention.<br><br>I can't really say it proved her point in my case, although it was certainly an interesting experiment and most likely based on a correct assumption that one can get away with fakery and fibbery without too much effort.YokoSpungeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05964135094941312857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-46333416358521870112006-12-24T08:54:00.000+00:002006-12-24T08:54:00.000+00:00I assumed it was all stuff I'd never heard of ...I assumed it was all stuff I'd never heard of but quite liked the descriptions. Whatever, there <i>should</i> be a song that rhymes 'faecal contamination' with 'Ascot Train Station.'<br><br>Deceit, though. She'll be sending letters to kids from Santa next!Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956210105816786456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-11701069717232408142006-12-23T13:33:00.000+00:002006-12-23T13:33:00.000+00:00being on holiday as i was, i was unable to verify ...being on holiday as i was, i was unable to verify if they were real or not. A couple did sound dodgy, but I figured, "ah sod it, I'll catch up later."Planet Mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149173563766469555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-68852982263638737292006-12-23T00:15:00.000+00:002006-12-23T00:15:00.000+00:00I have a tendency to just read band names and song...I have a tendency to just read band names and song titles, and only read the descriptions if I've heard of them.<br><br>so, I ran through the list, read the names, thought "this is all some of that british music we don't get or isn't in my obscure metal world" and didn't think twice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-26751362032550588232006-12-22T19:03:00.000+00:002006-12-22T19:03:00.000+00:00Well, as I received a CD from her previous incarna...Well, as I received a CD from her previous incarnation but was unaware of most of the artists on it I wasn't surprised when I hadn't heard of any of her earworms choices either...<br><br>I was a bit nonplussed that I hadn't heard of any, but... Not really my genre (what, no filthy electro?) so I just shrugged and moved on.<br><br>It is interesting though that I just took it all on trust and didn't scream "bollocks!" from the rooftops.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-8871058035112256732006-12-22T10:23:00.000+00:002006-12-22T10:23:00.000+00:00well, to be fair to Lizzy, her made up worms aren&...well, to be fair to Lizzy, her made up worms aren't all 'obscure techno'.... Mouldy Persephone were "garage rock", Egg Might Wake almost featured reknowned indie rock singer/guitarist Tanya Donnelly, The Dullards had a cymbal solo, Mine All Mine sound a bit like "Tina Turner gargling paint stripper over a Polyphonic Spree B-side" and Riga were "fey, jangly shite".<br><br>So half of it is targeted at the rock crowd!<br><br>Do you know what, I'm laughing more every time I read some of that stuff. A band that make Menswear sound like Motorhead? A song that rhymes “faecal contamination” with “Ascot train station” AND features a saxophone solo?<br><br>Marvellous.<br><br>STswisslethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708248700851998044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-57628806576372574562006-12-21T22:12:00.000+00:002006-12-21T22:12:00.000+00:00I'll admit that I usually skim the titles of t...I'll admit that I usually skim the titles of the songs unless I have free time to read the explanations in their entirety. Lizzy and I definitely travel in different musical circles, so I didn't think twice about the fact that none of her picks jumped out at me.<br><br>Now that I've gone back and read the explanations I think that it's hilarious that no one caught on (of course, I'm in on the secret now so it's probably easier for me to see that)Jhttp://legalese.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-68848792795206441042006-12-21T22:07:00.000+00:002006-12-21T22:07:00.000+00:00Like the others, I just figured they were groups I...Like the others, I just figured they were groups I'd never heard of. Not a stretch for me.<br><br>Good for Lizzy! *G*Aravishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16552457383913002791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-70974155264586461292006-12-21T22:01:00.000+00:002006-12-21T22:01:00.000+00:00Beaing a bit of a black hole when it comes to popu...Beaing a bit of a black hole when it comes to popular culture I just assumed that they were more names in the vast pantheon of groups/artists I have never heard of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-61396662245518019312006-12-21T20:58:00.000+00:002006-12-21T20:58:00.000+00:00My main reaction was "I wish I'd thought ...My main reaction was "I wish I'd thought of that."<br><br>I honestly didn't have the foggiest idea that it was a fake, whichever way up. People recommending bands with silly names that I've never heard of before is far from a rarity, I find. I think 'talking about popular music' is in fact probably the easiest idiom in which you could get away with this.<br><br>Incredibly funny, though. I salute Lizzy.Russ Lhttp://www.russl.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-31273368677177517302006-12-21T20:37:00.000+00:002006-12-21T20:37:00.000+00:00As I consider myself a bit of a muso chick, I felt...As I consider myself a bit of a muso chick, I felt like an arse for not having heard of any of them. Now I feel like an even bigger arse for not thinking about it any further than that - I just figured that Lizzy and I had very different musical tastes. Perhaps I'm more of a simple soul than I realise...Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091141519664411812noreply@blogger.com