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Falerin -> RE: =MtAK= The Weird Purrrr in the Background (9/7/2009 0:41:31)
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As I am ofted quoted as saying:
Beware the sides of starch for they are fattening and go straight to your hips.
What epic parody phrase are you known for?
Hmm, I'm not sure if I have an epic phrase. I do have one proverb that I made up to parodize the obvious nature of many local proverbs. I think it could be translated into English as:
Those who eat their pudding shall lose their pudding.
What is your biggest weakness?
Probably my tendency to treasure almost every insult I get so that they can freely beat my self-confidence into pulp whenever they please.
What type of music do you like the least? Why?
There are two options for this. The other is a national variant of Schlager and the other is hip hop/rap especially whatever the subcategory is where songs by 50Cent fall in to.
My dislike of Schlagers has most likely been learnt at home as my mother never hid her low tolerance against them. She used to sing in a choir, so she regards classical music and jazz/blues high and other genres pretty low. Although I quickly deviated from such a tight genre-box, I'm still agreeing with her that the lyrics of most Schlagers here tend to be pretty unimaginative and the music too repetitive.
My problem with that certain sub-category of rap comes quite frankly from dull and offensive*) lyrics and from the way women are presented in the music videos that usually accompany such songs. Although, if the rap has a exceptionally good beat I might turn the video off and enjoy the audio only. =P
*) Imo, offensiveness based on arrogance, cursing and violence is pretty cheap aggression and shocks me more with the lack of originality than with anything else...=P
What is your favorite work or works in the genre of music you like least?
For the national subtype of Schlagers there aren't many if any, but out of the German Schlagers, I absurdly enough like Theo, wir fahr'n' nach Lodz by Vicky Leandros (Theo, we shall go/drive to Lodz in English). It's an old song, but I actually heard that for the first time only last year.
Out of hip hop/rap I like the softer, less-offensive pieces and pieces that mix other styles into the music to make it more varied. Outkast is probably the best at this, imo, for example, the Outkast/Big Boi-song The Way You Move ain't bad at all.
What genre of literature do you like least? Why?
War books. I don't outright dislike them, I just don't usually enjoy reading about war. Especially not the books that are high on action, are pro-war or whose only point is to state that war causes casualities. Furthermore, many war books are set against the wars of 20th century, WW1, WW2 and the Vietnam war. These stole a huge portion of history classes in school and it is just possible that I've had my fill of them. The endings of those wars are pretty well known as well...
However, I can read and enjoy books about the effects of war, books that do not focus on the fighting and flying body parts.
What is your favorite work in the genre of literature you like least?
Arturo Perez-Reverte's Painter of Battles The writer is a former war-reporter.
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