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  • #422
    ianuss
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,020 ✭✭✭ianuss


    BaZmO* wrote: »
    What's the view of the general public in Spain when it comes to Bull Fighting? Is it accepted as part of their culture, or is it the same as Fox Hunting?

    AFAIK it's massive. When I went to see it there was some sort of festival on and there was bull fighting on every night for 6 weeks. Every night was a sellout too. Maybe 15-20,000 people at it. Loads of families at it. Lots of cheering from the spectators. Strange experience all in all.


  • #423
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    Strange. I remember watching a documentary years ago about it and the guy presenting it gave a list of reasons why it so accepted culturally. It was years ago so I can't really remember the reasons and tbh, I thought attitudes may have changed since then.

    I know this may sound twisted but I would like to see one for myself. I know I'd be horrified once I actually saw the spectacle but there's something inside me that would like to see what the attraction is.


  • #424
    ianuss
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,020 ✭✭✭ianuss


    that's pretty much why I went - just so I could tick it off the list.


  • #425
    Is mise le key
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,344 ✭✭✭Is mise le key


    BaZmO* wrote: »
    Strange. I remember watching a documentary years ago about it and the guy presenting it gave a list of reasons why it so accepted culturally. It was years ago so I can't really remember the reasons and tbh, I thought attitudes may have changed since then.

    I know this may sound twisted but I would like to see one for myself. I know I'd be horrified once I actually saw the spectacle but there's something inside me that would like to see what the attraction is.

    Well i will be in spain in a little over two weeks & i wont & have no interest in going to see one, nasty, horrible, sickening decent into savagery that would not give anything as way of worthwhile life experience is how i feel........nothing to be gained from such mindless cruelty except inflating the sadistic ego's of the bullkillers by filling out a stadium with cheers at every stabbing.

    I wonder how many men & boys actually dont like it but are pressurised into accepting this is how you should be as a man in spain.


  • #426
    jtsuited
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,401 ✭✭✭jtsuited


    A fcuking disgusting spectacle.


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  • #427
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    Is mise le key wrote: »
    ....nothing to be gained from such mindless cruelty except inflating the sadistic ego's of the bullkillers by filling out a stadium with cheers at every stabbing.

    I wonder how many men & boys actually dont like it but are pressurised into accepting this is how you should be as a man in spain.
    Who said I'd be cheering? As I've said, I'd only go so I can see for myself what's the appeal for the crowd. Not saying I agree with (I don't) but as meat eaters people can be very hypocritical about these types of things. I'd just like to make up my own mind on the matter with an educated opinion. That said, I'd probably chicken when it came to the crunch.


  • #428
    Is mise le key
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,344 ✭✭✭Is mise le key


    BaZmO* wrote: »
    Who said I'd be cheering? As I've said, I'd only go so I can see for myself what's the appeal for the crowd. Not saying I agree with (I don't) but as meat eaters people can be very hypocritical about these types of things. I'd just like to make up my own mind on the matter with an educated opinion. That said, I'd probably chicken when it came to the crunch.

    Sorry, never said you would be cheering but can see how it would have come across like that........and as you have pointed out as meat eaters, i fully agree with the philosophy of knowing where your food comes from & being witness to the slaughter process should you have that opportunity, not for the pleasure of the kill or the killer but to have the respect for the animal that you at least have the balls to see how your food comes to your plate if you eat meat.........i think the pics that were shown are enough to make an educated opinion & in fact i think it captures it even more poiniantley when you have static images so close rather than being amongst a crowd of thousands at a distance as to why it is so sadistic & cruel.


  • #429
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    Is mise le key wrote: »
    Sorry, never said you would be cheering but can see how it would have come across like that........and as you have pointed out as meat eaters, i fully agree with the philosophy of knowing where your food comes from & being witness to the slaughter process should you have that opportunity, not for the pleasure of the kill or the killer but to have the respect for the animal that you at least have the balls to see how your food comes to your plate if you eat meat.........i think the pics that were shown are enough to make an educated opinion & in fact i think it captures it even more poiniantley when you have static images so close rather than being amongst a crowd of thousands at a distance as to why it is so sadistic & cruel.
    The pictures don't show why the what the crowds get from it though


  • #430
    Is mise le key
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,344 ✭✭✭Is mise le key


    BaZmO* wrote: »
    The pictures don't show why the what the crowds get from it though

    Granted, but im guessing that there is a certain degree of mass hysteria type of effect that envelops the crowd when the 'show' is built up slowly by the bullkiller........people i would guess are being carried away with the frenzy all around being created & with it being a tradition feel some form of societal peer pressure to enjoy whether they are aware of it or not.

    Still wont be going to a 'bull fight' to find out what the rest of the crowd get from it.....sure if thats the case i may as well go to an underground gangsters pit bull fight also just to see what they get from it......again i cant see what can be gained by way of life experience in doing so.


  • #431
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    Is mise le key wrote: »
    Still wont be going to a 'bull fight' to find out what the rest of the crowd get from it.....sure if thats the case i may as well go to an underground gangsters pit bull fight also just to see what they get from it......again i cant see what can be gained by way of life experience in doing so.
    Pit Bull Fighting isn't a culturally accepted phenomenon of an entire country.

    Ah listen, dunno why I'm even getting into this debate. I think it's sick, as do most other people, so I think I'll just leave it there.


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  • #432
    jtsuited
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,401 ✭✭✭jtsuited


    well the thing is, much as dogfights are sick, twisted, and basically fcuked up, at least it's dog on dog. Punters go and gamble on a sick fight. That's all there is to it.

    Bullfighting is just slowly killing the poor animal with friggin weapons and teasing it. So much worse in my books.


  • #433
    Is mise le key
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,344 ✭✭✭Is mise le key


    BaZmO* wrote: »
    Pit Bull Fighting isn't a culturally accepted phenomenon of an entire country.

    True, but that makes it even more strange a phenomenon.......its not OK to have animals fight each other which would be equally matchhed but it is OK to have a human slauughter an animal slowly:confused:
    BaZmO* wrote: »
    Ah listen, dunno why I'm even getting into this debate. I think it's sick, as do most other people, so I think I'll just leave it there.

    Fair enough


  • #434
    electrogrimey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,791 ✭✭✭electrogrimey


    Bit of a question to lighten the mood here :pac:

    If you export something as a 32 bit Wav in ableton, and then take it into Audacity to export it as 320 mp3, is that an alright way to convert it? There're dithering options on Ableton, but it can only export in Wav and Aiff, and for soundcloud I prefer to have them as mp3.


  • #435
    Is mise le key
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,344 ✭✭✭Is mise le key


    electrogrimey wrote: »
    Bit of a question to lighten the mood here :pac:

    If you export something as a 32 bit Wav in ableton, and then take it into Audacity to export it as 320 mp3, is that an alright way to convert it? There're dithering options on Ableton, but it can only export in Wav and Aiff, and for soundcloud I prefer to have them as mp3.

    Dont know why you would go about getting something to MP3 the way you said.....it seems kind of complex for something straight forward.......this is a great piece of freeware for converting all manner of stuff at whatever bit rate you want.......might be easier for ya,

    http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html


  • #436
    old gregg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,245 ✭✭✭old gregg


    sounds like good logic there electrogrimey. Were I doing the same thing I'd do it the same way.


  • #437
    cian1500ww
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,906 ✭✭✭cian1500ww


    Quick question: Would it be possible to use the Traktor Kontrol X1 to control Deck C & D in traktor and use my numark omni for deck A & B ??


  • #438
    electrogrimey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,791 ✭✭✭electrogrimey


    cian1500ww wrote: »
    Quick question: Would it be possible to use the Traktor Kontrol X1 to control Deck C & D in traktor and use my numark omni for deck A & B ??

    Should be, although bear in mind that the X1 isn't a MIDI controller, it transmits HID so works a bit differently from normal MIDI controllers. I've used my X1 along with other MIDI controllers so I don't see why it shouldn't.


  • #439
    cian1500ww
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,906 ✭✭✭cian1500ww


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiCOmqvWUaw


  • #440
    ianuss
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,020 ✭✭✭ianuss


    Zascar wrote: »
    Bit sh1tty of them to post the exact cause of death, how embarrassing for parents etc.
    (posted in response to this http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/07/09/2010-07-09_coroner_says_uk_nanny_loved_herself_to_death.html)


    Jim Jeffries has a fear of dying like this (while ****). Great bit of stand-up.....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaLcsKyGWpc


  • #441
    electrogrimey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,791 ✭✭✭electrogrimey


    Brilliant. Seriously.

    http://www.howtospeakhip.com/


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  • #442
    old gregg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,245 ✭✭✭old gregg


    electrogrimey wrote: »
    Brilliant. Seriously.

    http://www.howtospeakhip.com/
    yep, dug that


  • #443
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,615 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    Just in case anyone has not seen this...

    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055972695

    Another epic thread in the making!!!


  • #444
    Is mise le key
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,344 ✭✭✭Is mise le key


    Heres something i heard before that i cannot verify 100% as to the origins of 'Dig it',

    Apparently it actually comes from when the Irish went to america & became farm owners with slaves working the land for them & they were asking them questions of what they had to do for them, when asked in Irish do you understand it is,

    'An dtuigeann tú'

    which sounds like,

    on - dig - an - tu

    So the story goes that it got mixed half & half english/Irish & a slang term was generated as,

    'Can you dig it'

    Meaning do you understand or get it.......it may be true or it may not.


  • #445
    ianuss
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,020 ✭✭✭ianuss


    Zascar wrote: »
    Just in case anyone has not seen this...

    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055972695

    Another epic thread in the making!!!


    Jeff is on fire over at the EMI thread........http://www.emireland.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=5125


  • #446
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,615 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    Hahaha priceless stuff. Jeff, would you not be worries that one day you might piss someone off and it might have an indirect negative affect on your own career? The chances of crossover might be small, but stranger things have happened!


  • #447
    ianuss
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,020 ✭✭✭ianuss


    I'd never really heard of that Gibbons bloke before, but man, what a knob-jockey..........and what a cringey video. I mean, having your own name on your t-shirt and your record bag......pffff

    I love Jeff's '**** smiley' on the EMI forum. Awesome!


  • #448
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,615 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    Really? He's all over the place. Has a radio show and usually posts something in the clubbing section every week or so, not idea why cause no one ever replies and not very many even read it....


  • #449
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,615 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    ianuss wrote: »
    (posted in response to this http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/07/09/2010-07-09_coroner_says_uk_nanny_loved_herself_to_death.html)


    Jim Jeffries has a fear of dying like this (while ****). Great bit of stand-up.....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaLcsKyGWpc

    That is absolutely brilliant Ian!

    Not rude or dirty in any way, but this is my favourite piece of comedy ever. This skit has spawned so many inside jokes and one-liners between my mates its amazing...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZRXNoeCjQY

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y1YRC92rqk


    I know you.... I do, I do, I Do know you!
    Toboggan!


  • #450
    ianuss
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,020 ✭✭✭ianuss


    Jim Jeffries is briliiant - he's over for the Carlsberg Comedy thing in the Iveagh Gardens this week (tix through ticketmster). I'll be heading in to see him on Thursday :D


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  • #451
    ianuss
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,020 ✭✭✭ianuss


    some more golden stand-up

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es2l4yUBY6M


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLPyPJTwEC4


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YsJ186p17U



    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoCRmfJP9kU



    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhkm6sgPdtk



    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv5iEK-IEzw


    And Finally - Lee Mack. The funniest man on the planet

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4pI2thlhl8


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz4X4W2QGXU


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1oElIM2B6o


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