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Originally posted by darvlay
Bill Bailey is awful.
Really? 😲

Who's your favourite stand-up?

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Originally posted by avalanchethecat
Really? 😲

Who's your favourite stand-up?
Probably Dane Cook.

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Originally posted by avalanchethecat
Really? 😲

Who's your favourite stand-up?
Bill Hicks
Louis CK
Richard Pryor
Maria Bamford

...in that order.

Don't get me wrong, the material is somewhat clever but it's nay my cup o' tea. I definitely understand the difference between American and English stand-up now and I feel wiser for it. I had no idea how stark the contrast was. 🙂

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Originally posted by hopscotch
Probably Dane Cook.
Oh shut it. That's like saying Green Day is my favourite band.

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ive never heard of dane cook before, so ive just had a gander on youtube. he does this whole 10 minute thing about an argument with an atheist.....what a pile of dog sh....poo. does he get any better?

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Originally posted by stellspalfie
ive never heard of dane cook before, so ive just had a gander on youtube. he does this whole 10 minute thing about an argument with an atheist.....what a pile of dog sh....poo. does he get any better?
No. He's terrible. I wish you would have asked me first before going to youtube. i could have saved you those few minutes you just wasted.

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Originally posted by darvlay
No. He's terrible. I wish you would have asked me first before going to youtube. i could have saved you those few minutes you just wasted.
10 minutes!!!!!!

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Originally posted by stellspalfie
10 minutes!!!!!!
You poor pitiful bastard.

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ah they took f***mapquest.com down... used to redirect you to krisshaw.com. saw the dude live, i don't remember anything else from him or any of the other comediennes their that night but i remember the bit involving f***mapquest.com... brilliant self advertising.

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Originally posted by hopscotch
You missed the somewhat weird and possibly interesting point.

Also, moving all around the USA is not immigrating. You have to go to another country for that.
No... I didn't miss a thing.

No one can visit all regions of all countries to decide where THEY are is the place they should be 'patriotic' towards.

I never said I have not visited other countries, I was just giving an example of my tour of the USA.

It stands true still, by this theory you can't be patriotic until you see the entire world is ridiculous, since NO ONE has ever seen EVERY city, town or village on Earth.

You got that?

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Originally posted by Phlabibit
No... I didn't miss a thing.

No one can visit all regions of all countries to decide where THEY are is the place they should be 'patriotic' towards.

I never said I have not visited other countries, I was just giving an example of my tour of the USA.

It stands true still, by this theory you can't be patriotic until you see the entire world is ridiculous, since NO ONE has ever seen EVERY city, town or village on Earth.

You got that?
Patriotism is divisive and plays to the worst aspects of human nature. It enables insidious control of huge numbers of people, inevitably leads to conflict of one sort or another and to racism, it allows oppression to persist, promotes mob behaviour, stifles clear thinking. And people proudly and passionately display this unsavoury emotion having contributed nothing whatsoever towards the glorious eminence (or otherwise) of the country towards which they profess their great pride.

I could go on, but you get my drift by now. What can you say in favour of patriotism?

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Originally posted by darvlay
Bill Hicks
Louis CK
Richard Pryor
Maria Bamford

...in that order.

Don't get me wrong, the material is somewhat clever but it's nay my cup o' tea. I definitely understand the difference between American and English stand-up now and I feel wiser for it. I had no idea how stark the contrast was. 🙂
I still don't get how come you like louis ck so much. is there some hidden gem I haven't seen, like with dave chappelle?

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Originally posted by wormwood
I still don't get how come you like louis ck so much. is there some hidden gem I haven't seen, like with dave chappelle?
Perhaps. His best material, imo, is when he talks about parenting and married life and how miserable it is. Usually in his specials the second half of the set is devoted to this theme. The Shameless and Chewed Up specials each have incredible material on this stuff. You can probably youtube it pretty easily. I would for you if I had the means.

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it's going to be Mexico v USA in the final.

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Originally posted by avalanchethecat
Patriotism is divisive and plays to the worst aspects of human nature. It enables insidious control of huge numbers of people, inevitably leads to conflict of one sort or another and to racism, it allows oppression to persist, promotes mob behaviour, stifles clear thinking. And people proudly and passionately display this unsavoury emotion having c ...[text shortened]... pride.

I could go on, but you get my drift by now. What can you say in favour of patriotism?
So you don't like your country. Big deal.

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