Comments on: Two football fans killed by anti-football Islamist fanatics in Somalia

By: Stonyground

Stonyground — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:33:03 +0000

Thornavis, I am fast approaching 52, I could have cited Jethro Tull or ELP instead I suppose, both of whom are still gigging by the way.

By: Thornavis.

Thornavis. — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:42:57 +0000

@shargraves: Van der Graf Generator now, you’re almost making me nostalgic for the Seventies, at least you could enjoy the World Cup in peace in those days without some loony chopping your head off.
I don’t read the Guardian these days if I can avoid it but I do like their Lego World Cup on the website. Saves having to watch the thing as you say.

By: shargraves

shargraves — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:17:37 +0000

@Thornavis & Stonyground, Speaking of be bop – I was reading Bill Nelson’s blog the other day – and he mentions bumping into peter hammill – (perhaps the best lyricist/songwriter of the 20th and 21st centuries – and yet strangley a derby county fan!) They were supporting either Hammill or VdGG, when they were signed to EMI…

http://www.billnelson.com/html/villa/study.php

sorry for being Off topic – being a thrash metal guitarist I do get carried away with all things 70′s rock.

As for the poor twats in somalia who can’t watch the footy – they aren’t missing anything so far. Its been abysmal. They could recreate the experience by putting their heads into a beehive, scattering a handful of subboteo figures onto a field and sit there watching nothing happen for 90 minutes.

By: Thornavis.

Thornavis. — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:17:32 +0000

@Stonyground ; Be- Bop Deluxe, blimey you must be nearly as old as me !

By: AngieRS

AngieRS — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:17:03 +0000

You mean there is somewhere on the planet not showing football? I’m packing my bags right now.

By: Don

Don — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:39:34 +0000

…a marathon gaming and horror/action movie DVD marathon maybe get them out doing some extreme sports or get them to do a bungee jump or something and top it all off with a beer or two and a trip to a football game or a heavy metal concert

Other than the beer, that sounds like a nightmare.

But, of course, not as much of a nightmare as living in Somalia. And in the middle of that nightmare people are still willing to risk death at the hands of these maniacs in order to do something as simple and human as watch sport. Good for them.

By: Broga

Broga — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:39:09 +0000

Of course, it is never enough for them not to particpate; they have to impose their dumbfuck opinions on the rest of us. I met a religious dimwit yesterday who was whining away about the “amount of football on the television.” I suggested he didn’t watch it. His reply, “But there is so much of it that it is difficult to avoid.”

“Listen to the radio, read a book, you don’t have to watch television.”

Seems he doesn’t listen to the radio, doesn’t like reading and as he has paid his licence fee he is “entitled” to watch television.

In other words, like so many of his ilk, a total plonker. Very ready, of course, to preach about his faith.

By: Stonyground

Stonyground — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:37:21 +0000

I rather think that Christianity, particularly Catholicism encourages idolotry, they are rather keen on representative art which is banned outright according to the Ten Commandments. As for banning things on Sunday, this truly demonstrates their ignorance as the Sabbath as defined by YHWH is and always has been Saturday. Christianity adopting Sunday seems to reveal its Pagan origins.

The religious do have good reasons to object to rock music as quite a lot of rock songs do have anti-religious lyrics. One of my fave lines from Blazing Apostles by Be-Bop Deluxe, “Salvation brings a badge to wear on the glad rags of your soul, just keep up with the payments and we’ll make your misery whole”.

By: Athiest420

Athiest420 — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:46:19 +0000

“I come from Glasgow were religious stupidity and football go hand in hand.”
HAHAHA! Good One!!!

By: ZombieHunter

ZombieHunter — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:42:48 +0000

lets not forget the “wee frees” in scotland who want to ban people from doing anything on a sunday and go around chaining up kids swing parks and all the bible bashers who want to ban video games and harry potter and halloween and of course heavy metal and rock music in all it’s forms all things that muslims want to ban too maybe what these fundies need is a marathon gaming and horror/action movie DVD marathon maybe get them out doing some extreme sports or get them to do a bungee jump or something and top it all off with a beer or two and a trip to a football game or a heavy metal concert