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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post a blatant lie |
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Posted: 12 May 2024, 3:45 pm
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| The new line of Phosphorus Decree action figures is out now! Porcupine Armour me, Ninja Pirate me and Mutant Stockbroker me, all with removable heads and limbs just like the real thing! |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: If It’s Classical Post It |
| PhosphorusDecree |
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Posted: 28 Apr 2024, 3:16 pm
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A CD I got from a charity shop yesterday includes this piece - a "concerto" without orchestra for 5 flutes by a composer I'd never heard of called Joseph Bodin de Boismortier.
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Forum: The Haven Topic: Rants |
| PhosphorusDecree |
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Posted: 23 Apr 2024, 11:02 am
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| I continue to not understand why normal people listen to music like - WHUD WHUD WHUD WHUD WHUD WHUD WHUD WHUD WHUD WHUD WHUD WHUD WHUD WHUD WHUD WHUD it is especially hard to deal with when I am panicking about something, and I can't regain control beacuse WHUD WHUD WHUD WHUD WHUD WHUD WHUD WHUD WH... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post a blatant lie |
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Posted: 13 Apr 2024, 6:00 pm
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| All the kid are playing "Fork Night", "Mimecraft" and "FIFA at Freddie's". |
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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Name a villain who falls to their death |
| PhosphorusDecree |
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Posted: 12 Apr 2024, 5:58 pm
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| So many Disney villains have met their demise by falling that TV Tropes calls it the Disney Villain Death: The Wicked Witch-Queen in Snow White Gaston in Beauty and the Beast Frollo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame Scar, although the fall itself didn't kill him, he was just weakened enough for the hy... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: If It’s Classical Post It |
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Posted: 11 Apr 2024, 10:33 am
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| ^ I heard Rebecca Clarke's piano trio played live once. Astonishing piece! (My recorder is progressing slowly, but I'm enjoying it.) Sonata in B Major by John Field. An obscure Irish pianist-composer who was a pupil of Clementi and a major influence on Chopin. I've had the sheet music for this sonat... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: What are the advantages of dictatorships |
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Posted: 09 Apr 2024, 6:17 am
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| The word "Dictator" comes from the Roman Republic. There, dictators were granted temporary authority over the other state officials. They were appointed to lead the state during times of acute crisis such as plagues, civil strife and any war that threatened the city itself. They stood down... |
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Forum: Computers, Math, Science, and Technology Topic: Gorillas Are Monkeys, and So Are You! |
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Posted: 06 Apr 2024, 5:33 pm
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| I love Clint's Reptiles' phylogeny videos. IRRC, this is the one where go goes off on one about an old-fashioned professor who basically delayed his doctorate for a year over the "monkey question". Other interesting implications of monophyly: You can't have a clade of "lizards" t... |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: If It’s Classical Post It |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2024, 6:57 pm
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^ I love the Ysaye Sonatas!
Wearing my recorder-nerd hat - I found one of Vivaldi's concertos for the incredibly high-pitched sopranino recorder. The slow movement is quite something.
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: That's a band name |
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Posted: 05 Apr 2024, 5:26 am
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Replies: 2,392
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: If It’s Classical Post It |
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Posted: 04 Apr 2024, 6:59 am
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Saint-Saëns' Piano Concerto no. 4 in C minor. I didn't realise he'd written any until fairly recently.
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: A-Z of Animals |
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Posted: 29 Mar 2024, 5:01 pm
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Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc. Topic: That's a band name |
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Posted: 29 Mar 2024, 3:19 pm
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Babylon Bee Jokes About Inbred Racists, Fans Meltdown |
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Posted: 28 Mar 2024, 7:49 pm
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| Alt-right types always insist (sometimes at great length) that they're NOT racists. So, why do they feel personally attacked by a satirical article VERY specifically mocking extreme rascists? Sus. |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Funny, corny joke thread |
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Posted: 28 Mar 2024, 6:56 pm
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How do the Welsh make cheese?
Caerphilly. |
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Forum: Español, Nederlands, Deutsch, Français Topic: A-Z of words in any language but English |
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Posted: 28 Mar 2024, 6:53 pm
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| Joik (Sami) A kind of traditional song. |
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