Originally posted by gurnemanz
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The same % that voted for Brexit, more-or-less. Major political change must be in the offing.
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My guess is that you omitted "Britain" and "fans" from the three points.Originally posted by french frank View Post"Literally the entirety of Britain are Oasis fans."
Three points of debate here
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'Britain' a notorious crux - Great Britain, the United Kingdom, the British Isles (not to be confused with the British Islands) &c - and surely we might have questions concerning 'the' and 'of' ...Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post
My guess is that you omitted "Britain" and "fans" from the three points.
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Yes, you have a point. In fact, what do we think of Oasis?Originally posted by vinteuil View Post
(Simon Price his usual grumpy self )
It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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I try not to think of Oasis...Originally posted by french frank View Post
...unless I've been tasked with arranging flowers*
*Which is not a common occurrence!
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( ... I thought Simon Price's rant was excellentOriginally posted by french frank View Post
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It's a bad thing environment-wise so even if arranging flowers avoidance is to be preferred.Originally posted by Old Grumpy View Post
I try not to think of Oasis...
...unless I've been tasked with arranging flowers*
*Which is not a common occurrence!
Actually, thinking abut it, the human version is also environmentally damaging - how many barrels of crude will be needed to keep the show on the road and the merchandise flowing?Comment
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I wasn't crticising it! Very illuminating - and fed into my prejudices against all those who become unfathomably wealthy by being sulky ill-mannered louts. (Don't know about Liam personally - the main attack was on Noel, the one who (allegedly) needs more ready cash to pay for his divorce, and on their music about which SP knows more than I do.Originally posted by vinteuil View Post
( ... I thought Simon Price's rant was excellent )It isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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Very much my thoughts. An entertaining article from which I learned quite a bit - Oasis having been(and will remain now) outside my experience or interest.Originally posted by french frank View PostComment
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Thanks for that, ooo. Like Oasis (of either variety) it's not something that has crossed my mind. I do see what you mean (on both counts):Originally posted by oddoneout View Post
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This from the makers of the stuff is quite the lesson in how to greenwash!Originally posted by Old Grumpy View Post
is perhaps the standout example.This product degrades by 75% within 1 year in anaerobic environmentComment
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Perhaps it's not actually going to happen and the whole thing is nothing more than a skilfully hyped mirage.Originally posted by oddoneout View Post
This from the makers of the stuff is quite the lesson in how to greenwash!
is perhaps the standout example.Comment
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Or unjust deserts, even.Comment
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In the interests of balance? An alternative view to that of Simon Price.
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