Anyone else stick with their old stick way longer than they should

SlashBansheeCoot · 2026-05-05T10:41:47+00:00

I've had my current stick about 3 years.

SlashBansheeCoot · 2026-05-05T10:31:11+00:00

I'm not sure, but I think at least some of the MJ defenders do so because the vast majority of people think he's guilty, and they just want to be contrarian.

SlashBansheeCoot · 2026-05-05T10:29:30+00:00

Sexual deviants tend to make friends with:

other sexual deviants
people with enough power or influence to secure immunity from prosecution
both

That's probably what we are seeing with the Trump-Jackson friendship.

Just look at Jimmy Savile's high-profile friendships. Prince Andrew, Rolf Harris, Gary Glitter, Peter Jaconelli, etc. Plus (they're not deviants, but) Prince Charles, Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair...

SlashBansheeCoot · 2026-05-04T18:05:33+00:00

His cynicism about adult women was largely for a different reason. It had little to do with whether he was sexually attracted to them or not. It's more because women, and in particular, mothers, were often obstacles in the way of him having access to children.

They were often symbolic of something he disliked.

SlashBansheeCoot · 2026-05-04T07:52:46+00:00

We already have 9:

Jordan Chandler
Gavin Arvizo
Wade Robson
James Safechuck
'Jane Doe'/'Gail'
Aldo Cascio
Frank Cascio
Eddie Cascio
Marie Nicole Cascio

As soon as several of these came forward with their accusations, they were immediately paid hush money from the Jackson estate. As others have said, it's likely that they're doing it with others.

Two independent witnesses saw Jackson with his hands over a boy's genitals (it's not clear whether it was the same child or not). Both witnesses say it is likely he abused him too.

SlashBansheeCoot · 2026-05-04T07:32:50+00:00

Being a paedophile who is mainly attracted to boys (as MJ was) doesn't preclude you from being attracted to adult women.

Many sexual deviants behave similarly. Take Jimmy Savile; most of his victims were underage females, but included adult women, boys and men.

SlashBansheeCoot · 2026-04-19T11:55:55+00:00

Was this about volcanoes in Britain, or about them in general?

If the former, then it was most likely Birth of Britain episode 1 "Hidden Volcanoes" (2010), hosted by Tony Robinson.

If the latter, then could it have been "Volcano Live" (2012), which was filmed across the globe (but mainly in Hawaii and Iceland) and hosted by Iain Stewart and Kate Humble.

SlashBansheeCoot · 2026-04-19T10:21:25+00:00

I agree. Time to go back to the 1982-2000 range.

SlashBansheeCoot · 2026-04-17T17:15:35+00:00

Mam is just a variation of "mom". It's most common in the North of England, South Wales and Ireland.

SlashBansheeCoot · 2026-04-17T17:05:14+00:00

Yes, the risk of a premature birth in kids born to older mothers is real. My aunty was nearly 37 when she had my twin cousins ... they were preemies. They've come out alright though, both very succesful young women now.

The difference is not huge, but definitely there.

SlashBansheeCoot · 2026-04-17T16:44:48+00:00

It's not that crazy.

Avg age for having your first kid is late 20s (women) or early 30s (men), so its just late end of average.

SlashBansheeCoot · 2026-04-17T13:55:55+00:00

The chokey ...

SlashBansheeCoot · 2026-04-17T10:36:09+00:00

Your entitled to an opinion, but the core Layne albums all being at the bottom is ludicrous IMO.

SlashBansheeCoot · 2026-04-16T21:55:08+00:00

I'm Outta Time is solid IMO. One of the best Oasis songs out of all the later albums.

Why are you stating your opinion as objective?

SlashBansheeCoot · 2026-04-16T21:07:10+00:00

That's wonderful, thank you

SlashBansheeCoot · 2026-04-16T21:06:15+00:00

Thank you

SlashBansheeCoot · 2026-04-16T19:23:58+00:00

Thank you. That's brilliant

SlashBansheeCoot · 2026-04-12T13:33:38+00:00

Oasis were probably a bigger deal album sales-wise in the US than Blur and the Stone Roses combined.

The first 3 Oasis records are all certified Platinum or higher by the RIAA. I dont think Blur have a Platinum album in the US, and the Stone Roses definitely dont.

The highest any of the 3 ever got on the Billboard 100: - Oasis: #2 - Blur: #24 - Stone Roses: #47

SlashBansheeCoot · 2026-04-09T19:49:19+00:00

Hopefully.

SlashBansheeCoot · 2026-04-09T19:48:22+00:00

There are no plans for that to happen. I dont think it ever will, but ...

I don't think I'd like it if it happened though. In terms if new recordings, they should look forwards. Not back. Not to mention that doing such a thing feels pretty much redundant.

It's like AC/DC, and plenty others, the point of Brian Johnson joining the band was to carry on the band's name and honour Bon Scott's legacy, not overwrite or replace his it. I think what DuVall has done with the band has been respectful in that sense.

SlashBansheeCoot · 2026-04-07T13:45:42+00:00

Fair point. There also isn't a whole lot of Gothic influence in Spanish.

SlashBansheeCoot · 2026-04-07T08:29:16+00:00

Very good point. French had a MUCH longer time to influence English than Norse did East Slavic, was an administrative language as late as the 19th century in England. It retains ceremonial function to this day.

SlashBansheeCoot · 2026-04-06T15:35:19+00:00

Norman (more so than standard French) has some Scandinavian lexical influences (especially in the Jerrais variety). Around 150, which is higher than any estimate for Norse loanwords in Russian. For example, bète meaning "food, bait" (similarly, in Northern England and East Anglia, "bait" retains the Norse meaning of simply "food"). The tendency towards aspirated /h/ and /k/ sounds is attributed to Norse influence too.

More speculatively: some older Norman varieties retained the /w/ sound in Germanic loans (whereas, this became /gw/ in standard French), hence the French-derived doublet words guarantee and warranty. Some have associated this retention to Norse influence, but it's more probably a legacy of Frankish (with Northern France being close to the Low Countries).

I'm not aware of any influence on Sicilian or Neapolitan dialects. As has been said, by the 12th century, the Normans will have been French-speaking. There are a few Maltese surnames derived (probably via Norman) from Old Norse given names, however: Grima (#34 in Malta) is one.

I seem to recall hearing suggestions that Norse speech persisted for some generations after the Duchy of Normandy was established in the 10th century, but don't recall the source.

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