A Bunch of Fives (New Challenge Thread)

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Re: A Bunch of Fives (New Challenge Thread)

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Re: A Bunch of Fives (New Challenge Thread)

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Silent Majority wrote:
18 Aug 2020, 4:30am
Wolter wrote:
17 Aug 2020, 9:09pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
17 Aug 2020, 8:15pm
Wolter wrote:
17 Aug 2020, 8:07pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
17 Aug 2020, 7:47pm


Bless your heart.

(There is something weirdly and sympathetically Canadian about proper Southern culture's reluctance to be straightforward. We're just averse to human contact; you're wary of being forced into an honour duel.)
Even weirder, a really old Charleston accent even has similar vowels to a stereotypical Canadian. My uncle Lewis used to even say something similar to the clichéd “aboot.”
Charleston was founded by Scottish immigrants, no? That could be our cultural connection. And why we're reluctant to loan anyone money ever.
From what I’ve heard the Old Charleston accent (which is all but gone these days) comes from a weird mix of English aristocracy, Scotch-Irish workers (which essentially means Scottish), French Huguenot refugees, West-African slaves, and a surprisingly large Sephardic Jewish contingent.
While I doubt I could pick up the subtlety, I imagine you can very easily discern the difference between that and an accent from Virginia or Mississippi?
Weirdly I can’t. Best I can do is discern whether or not it’s Lowcountry South Carolina. But people with a better ear can.
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Re: A Bunch of Fives (New Challenge Thread)

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
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Re: A Bunch of Fives (New Challenge Thread)

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Wolter wrote:
18 Aug 2020, 11:41am
Silent Majority wrote:
18 Aug 2020, 4:30am
Wolter wrote:
17 Aug 2020, 9:09pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
17 Aug 2020, 8:15pm
Wolter wrote:
17 Aug 2020, 8:07pm


Even weirder, a really old Charleston accent even has similar vowels to a stereotypical Canadian. My uncle Lewis used to even say something similar to the clichéd “aboot.”
Charleston was founded by Scottish immigrants, no? That could be our cultural connection. And why we're reluctant to loan anyone money ever.
From what I’ve heard the Old Charleston accent (which is all but gone these days) comes from a weird mix of English aristocracy, Scotch-Irish workers (which essentially means Scottish), French Huguenot refugees, West-African slaves, and a surprisingly large Sephardic Jewish contingent.
While I doubt I could pick up the subtlety, I imagine you can very easily discern the difference between that and an accent from Virginia or Mississippi?
Weirdly I can’t. Best I can do is discern whether or not it’s Lowcountry South Carolina. But people with a better ear can.
I can tell a Georgian, Louisianan or Texan accent, but the rest of the American South blends as one for me.
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Re: A Bunch of Fives (New Challenge Thread)

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Silent Majority wrote:
18 Aug 2020, 11:47am
Wolter wrote:
18 Aug 2020, 11:41am
Silent Majority wrote:
18 Aug 2020, 4:30am
Wolter wrote:
17 Aug 2020, 9:09pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
17 Aug 2020, 8:15pm


Charleston was founded by Scottish immigrants, no? That could be our cultural connection. And why we're reluctant to loan anyone money ever.
From what I’ve heard the Old Charleston accent (which is all but gone these days) comes from a weird mix of English aristocracy, Scotch-Irish workers (which essentially means Scottish), French Huguenot refugees, West-African slaves, and a surprisingly large Sephardic Jewish contingent.
While I doubt I could pick up the subtlety, I imagine you can very easily discern the difference between that and an accent from Virginia or Mississippi?
Weirdly I can’t. Best I can do is discern whether or not it’s Lowcountry South Carolina. But people with a better ear can.
I can tell a Georgian, Louisianan or Texan accent, but the rest of the American South blends as one for me.
Central Georgia and upstate SC blend for my ears. I’m sure there are differences, but I’m not sure what they are.

Coastal Georgia is pretty close to coastal Carolina.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
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So what's the challenge again? Post 5 obscure songs and see what people think? I think I might play.

(Sorry to interrupt the thread drift)
Who pfaffed the pfaff? Who got pfaffed tonight?

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I'd like to join too. This could be fun to expose myself to new tunes.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.

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Re: A Bunch of Fives (New Challenge Thread)

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Olaf wrote:
18 Aug 2020, 12:04pm
So what's the challenge again? Post 5 obscure songs and see what people think? I think I might play.

(Sorry to interrupt the thread drift)
I dont know how obscure they need to be. Obscure for one person could be Tuesday for another.

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matedog wrote:
18 Aug 2020, 12:28pm
I'd like to join too. This could be fun to expose myself to new tunes.
Agreed, that will be the whole point for me. The recent album polls have exposed me to some good stuff.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Re: A Bunch of Fives (New Challenge Thread)

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revbob wrote:
18 Aug 2020, 12:40pm
Olaf wrote:
18 Aug 2020, 12:04pm
So what's the challenge again? Post 5 obscure songs and see what people think? I think I might play.

(Sorry to interrupt the thread drift)
I dont know how obscure they need to be. Obscure for one person could be Tuesday for another.
Yeah, just post anything you like I would have thought. But slightly obscure might be better than posting something like Pretty Vacant or More Than a Feeling.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Re: A Bunch of Fives (New Challenge Thread)

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Heston wrote:
18 Aug 2020, 12:44pm
matedog wrote:
18 Aug 2020, 12:28pm
I'd like to join too. This could be fun to expose myself to new tunes.
Agreed, that will be the whole point for me. The recent album polls have exposed me to some good stuff.
Yeah, likewise regarding the polls.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.

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Re: A Bunch of Fives (New Challenge Thread)

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Heston wrote:
18 Aug 2020, 12:47pm
revbob wrote:
18 Aug 2020, 12:40pm
Olaf wrote:
18 Aug 2020, 12:04pm
So what's the challenge again? Post 5 obscure songs and see what people think? I think I might play.

(Sorry to interrupt the thread drift)
I dont know how obscure they need to be. Obscure for one person could be Tuesday for another.
Yeah, just post anything you like I would have thought. But slightly obscure might be better than posting something like Pretty Vacant or More Than a Feeling.
Right. Like anything German that isn't Kraftwerk or Nena.
Who pfaffed the pfaff? Who got pfaffed tonight?

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Re: A Bunch of Fives (New Challenge Thread)

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Olaf wrote:
18 Aug 2020, 12:53pm
Heston wrote:
18 Aug 2020, 12:47pm
revbob wrote:
18 Aug 2020, 12:40pm
Olaf wrote:
18 Aug 2020, 12:04pm
So what's the challenge again? Post 5 obscure songs and see what people think? I think I might play.

(Sorry to interrupt the thread drift)
I dont know how obscure they need to be. Obscure for one person could be Tuesday for another.
Yeah, just post anything you like I would have thought. But slightly obscure might be better than posting something like Pretty Vacant or More Than a Feeling.
Right. Like anything German that isn't Kraftwerk or Nena.
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Re: A Bunch of Fives (New Challenge Thread)

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Olaf wrote:
18 Aug 2020, 12:53pm
Heston wrote:
18 Aug 2020, 12:47pm
revbob wrote:
18 Aug 2020, 12:40pm
Olaf wrote:
18 Aug 2020, 12:04pm
So what's the challenge again? Post 5 obscure songs and see what people think? I think I might play.

(Sorry to interrupt the thread drift)
I dont know how obscure they need to be. Obscure for one person could be Tuesday for another.
Yeah, just post anything you like I would have thought. But slightly obscure might be better than posting something like Pretty Vacant or More Than a Feeling.
Right. Like anything German that isn't Kraftwerk or Nena.
Like Slime and Abwarts.

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