Return of the Mighty Observations Thread

[Marky Dread]

Posted for context.

Heston says you wanna be startin' somethin'.

[Olaf]

I knew it was a BAD idea to open this thread.

[Sparky]

Just read an article saying Elvis Costello will no longer be performing "Oliver's Army" because of a "racist slur" in the lyrics.

Really a shame, great song, but I respect him for being sensitive enough to realize it could offend some people.

Maybe he can rewrite the offensive line to something less controversial, dunno, just a thought.

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi ... -1.4774643

[Dr. Medulla]

Just read an article saying Elvis Costello will no longer be performing "Oliver's Army" because of a "racist slur" in the lyrics.

Really a shame, great song, but I respect him for being sensitive enough to realize it could offend some people.

Maybe he can rewrite the offensive line to something less controversial, dunno, just a thought.

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi ... -1.4774643

I read another story about that and he said he'd been using a new lyric, but decided that it was drawing attention to what had been changed—everyone in the crowd knows what should come and then it doesn't—so he decided to just stop it altogether. A rare instance of an artist appreciating changing social contexts and not vetoing it with "I'm an artist."

[revbob]

My wife has taken to wearing some of my t-shirts. Im worried they are gonna get boob stretched.

[Flex]

My wife has taken to wearing some of my t-shirts. Im worried they are gonna get boob stretched.

Gotta grow some bigger moobs, dude

[revbob]

My wife has taken to wearing some of my t-shirts. Im worried they are gonna get boob stretched.

Gotta grow some bigger moobs, dude

Easy for you to say

[Flex]

My wife has taken to wearing some of my t-shirts. Im worried they are gonna get boob stretched.

Gotta grow some bigger moobs, dude

Easy for you to say

Up that beer intake! Your shirt fit is counting on it!

[Silent Majority]

Just read an article saying Elvis Costello will no longer be performing "Oliver's Army" because of a "racist slur" in the lyrics.

Really a shame, great song, but I respect him for being sensitive enough to realize it could offend some people.

Maybe he can rewrite the offensive line to something less controversial, dunno, just a thought.

https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/musi ... -1.4774643

Such a great lyric, but he totally gets that it belongs in context, not in the forever jambalaya of drive time radio.

[Marky Dread]

This bit gave me a wry smile.

“You know what. It [not playing it] would do me a favor,” he went on. “Because when I fall under a bus, they’ll play “She,” “Good Year For The Roses,” and “Oliver’s Army. I’ll die, and they will celebrate my death with two songs I didn’t write. What does that tell you?

[Kory]

I could have sworn we had a "Take This Job and Shove It" thread but I couldn't find it. Anyway, I found out very suddenly yesterday afternoon that I'm being transferred to another department after 7 years in my current one. On top of this, my manager is being demoted without warning down to my level, and the people that have decided all this haven't discussed any of the logistics about how it's going to actually work. They wanted to make the department reorganization ASAP and not worry about whether it's actually going to be efficient at all. I've gone from being a huge fish in a small pond to being by far the smallest fish in a slightly bigger pond, which is to say, pretty expendable once the next round of layoffs comes up.

[tepista]

deleted due to better judgement

[Sparky]

***Edited just in case Tep ever decides to run for sheriff!***

[tepista]

easily my fave EC song, btw

[Dr. Medulla]

I could have sworn we had a "Take This Job and Shove It" thread but I couldn't find it. Anyway, I found out very suddenly yesterday afternoon that I'm being transferred to another department after 7 years in my current one. On top of this, my manager is being demoted without warning down to my level, and the people that have decided all this haven't discussed any of the logistics about how it's going to actually work. They wanted to make the department reorganization ASAP and not worry about whether it's actually going to be efficient at all. I've gone from being a huge fish in a small pond to being by far the smallest fish in a slightly bigger pond, which is to say, pretty expendable once the next round of layoffs comes up.

Shit, that stinks. I suppose knowing what's going to come at some helps a bit with keeping your ear to the ground for a new job (jumping before you're pushed). Or maybe the reorg is a complete bust and they reverse course in a few months.