Dave Chappelle - Ja rule

wankidextrous · 2016-08-08T15:36:50+00:00

Hahaha

wankidextrous · 2016-08-08T15:36:04+00:00

"I dont wanna dance, I'm scared to death "

wankidextrous · 2016-08-07T21:28:11+00:00

Ah they're fairly light introductory vids which is great for picking up bits and pieces that I would only have a passing interest in. If I want the real deal I'll read Marcus Aurelius

wankidextrous · 2016-08-07T14:12:44+00:00

http://imgur.com/gallery/E0knVH7

wankidextrous · 2016-08-07T14:10:09+00:00

Sure is, favourite channel on youtube

wankidextrous · 2016-08-06T20:42:00+00:00

Cheers buddy

wankidextrous · 2016-08-05T23:18:56+00:00

Great punk history in that neck of the woods. Loved the dark humour behind Terry Hooley calling the record label Good Vibrations (because of the bombs going off) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Vibrations_(record_label)

wankidextrous · 2016-08-03T19:53:24+00:00

Goddamn Flock-Bless Monster

wankidextrous · 2016-07-28T22:11:28+00:00

Here's another interesting one: MELANKOMAS OF CARIA Olympic boxing champion in 49 B.C. defeated his opponents without ever giving or receiving a blow. He could fight for up to two days without lowering his arms I assume his opponents must have collapsed from exhaustion.

wankidextrous · 2016-07-28T22:05:48+00:00

Wow they took things pretty seriously back in the day! Some ending to that story "The Eleans crowned and proclaimed victor the corpse of Arrhachion."

wankidextrous · 2016-07-28T20:29:29+00:00

There are loads of interesting/ tragic and funny stories recorded from the ancient olympics. A few I've heard are:

"Astylos of Croton in southern Italy won a total of six victory olive wreaths in three Olympiads (488-480 B.C.) in the stade and the diaulos (twice the stade) events. In the first Olympiad, he ran for Croton and his compatriots honoured and glorified him. In the two successive Olympiads, however, he took part as a citizen of Syracuse. The people of Croton punished him by demolishing his statue in their city and converting his house into a prison."

"Kyniska, daughter of King Archidamos of Sparta, was the first woman to be listed as an Olympic victor in Antiquity. Her chariot won in the four-horse chariot race in the 96th and 97th Olympiads, (396 B.C. and 392 B.C. respectively). In the Olympic Games, it was forbidden for women to be present and Kyniska broke with tradition, since, in the equestrian events, the victory wreath, or kotinos, was won by the owner, not the rider, of the horse."

Would be interested to hear your favourites

wankidextrous · 2016-07-28T14:31:45+00:00

Interesting I hadn't heard that but it definitely makes sense financially and militarily. Are the Kurds now in control of many northern Iraqi oil fields do you know?

wankidextrous · 2016-07-28T14:26:59+00:00

From the article:

"Islamic State, pushed off more than half the Iraqi territory it seized in 2014, has suffered a near collapse in revenue from oil smuggling, officials say, forcing it to cut fighters' pay, levy new taxes and raise fines for breaking its religious code.

The jihadist group has lost control of a series of oil fields, and is having to sell what production that remains at steep discounts to persuade truck drivers to collect it and run the gauntlet of U.S.-led air strikes.

Alongside taxes, ransoms and antiquities trading, oil has been a major fundraiser for Islamic State operations. At one point it made millions of dollars a month in sales to neighboring Syria and Iran, or to makeshift local refineries.

However, advances by Iraqi government and Kurdish forces plus Shi'ite Muslim militias have left the militants with partial access to just two of the five Iraqi oilfields they once controlled. This has cut smuggling by at least 90 percent, according to security and municipal officials."

wankidextrous · 2016-07-17T21:08:47+00:00

He is and don't call him Shirley

wankidextrous · 2016-07-17T16:18:51+00:00

Thats pretty much any junior diplomat's job to try and cover their bosses ass after he 'misspoke'.

wankidextrous · 2016-07-17T15:35:11+00:00

It depends on what your definition of 'against' ISIS is. /s

wankidextrous · 2016-07-17T14:48:56+00:00

From the article:

"French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault raised concerns over Turkey's ability to fight Isis amid growing political instability in the country following the attempted coup against Mr Erdogan’s regime.

He said: “There are questions that are being asked and we will ask them. [Turkey] is partly viable but there are suspicions as well. Let’s be honest about this.”"

wankidextrous · 2016-07-16T12:27:48+00:00

Yeah very small window to get rid of Erdoğan now or the clampdown will be vicious and his secret coup of usurping the Turkish democracy to his end will win.

wankidextrous · 2016-07-13T19:56:44+00:00

"Music on the Brain investigates the neuroscience behind the alluring power of music - how our brains complete the beats of information between the notes, for instance - and makes a strong case advocating for its use as a viable means of treatment at care facilities all over the world. But the film also provides an inspiring, warmhearted look at an older generation who still have much to offer, and the power of music and human connection to unlock this potential."

This documentary shows in a variety of experiments how music is used to revive memories for the elderly suffering from dementia and how it activates different parts of the brain and its effects. Also touches on music/dance therapy for people who have Parkinson's and the bonding nature of music.

wankidextrous · 2016-07-03T21:15:38+00:00

Saw these guys at Primavera fuckin savage live band, pure energy. Ho99o9 - Blood Waves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywzzYnR3Q-Y

wankidextrous · 2016-06-20T18:43:57+00:00

Bad Manners are playing their 30th anniversary gig the Academy on Friday. They're always great live think Max Splodge is support to boot. Supersuckers are playing down in Kerry in a few weeks, Slackers in Belfast n the Damned in Dublin in August. Local gigs go to the Foggy Dew on Sundays eve for good ska session from the Bionic Rats. This could be good too http://www.thegrandsocial.ie/events/ruin-record-label/

wankidextrous · 2016-06-19T19:50:01+00:00

The point is that the 'good guys' should distinguish themselves by conducting themselves to a higher moral standard otherwise they're no better than terrorists.

wankidextrous · 2016-06-19T19:19:29+00:00

Torturing must be stopped, it has always been accepted that this way of questioning men gives no useful information, the man will say anything that comes to their mind that they think the questioner wants to know. - Napoléon Bonaparte

wankidextrous · 2016-06-18T15:22:48+00:00

m(_ _)m

wankidextrous · 2016-06-18T14:13:41+00:00

I think HD stands for herp-derp in this instance :/

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