Awesome Freeware - pulls up CD cover artwork in iTunes
Chris
This is fantastic.
I was sick of my iTunes library just being an alphabetical list.
This free app pulls up the artwork you can can see the CD Cover on
your screen as you play it.
Charles Dyer
(in article <cd86ae07.04071...@posting.google.com>):
Ah.. iTunes does that. I don't remember when it started doing it, but it
definitely shows the covers if you so desire in 4.6 and 4.5.x. Maybe in 4.2,
I don't remember.
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zoara
> On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 10:32:02 -0500, Chris wrote
> (in article <cd86ae07.04071...@posting.google.com>):
>
> > http://www.sprote.com/clutter/
> >
> >
> > This is fantastic.
> >
> > I was sick of my iTunes library just being an alphabetical list.
> >
> > This free app pulls up the artwork you can can see the CD Cover on
> > your screen as you play it.
>
> Ah.. iTunes does that.
Yes, it shows the covers. But not quite the same way as Clutter does.
-z-
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Chadley Chad
I know there was a tip published recently in a Mac magazine (if you
want I can get the tip and print it?) that interogated your iTunes
music libary, then went off to Amazon, got the album art and inserted
it into iTunes autimatically for you (for all the albums!)
Putting in album art takes hours so if the above app does work (I've
not tried it yet) then thats another great program available foc.
m...@privacy.net (zoara) wrote in message news:<1ggrtiq.ge3bp6110ox30N%m...@privacy.net>...
Jim
> If youre a big music fan then this app looks great. Nice one!
>
> I know there was a tip published recently in a Mac magazine (if you
> want I can get the tip and print it?) that interogated your iTunes
> music libary, then went off to Amazon, got the album art and inserted
> it into iTunes autimatically for you (for all the albums!)
>
> Putting in album art takes hours so if the above app does work (I've
> not tried it yet) then thats another great program available foc.
One thing I've never been too clear on - where do you actually -get-
the cover art in the first place?
Jim
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Chris Ridd
"Jim" <j...@odin.magrathea.local> wrote:
> In article <c2c90d26.04071...@posting.google.com>, Chadley Chad
> wrote:
>> If youre a big music fan then this app looks great. Nice one!
>>
>> I know there was a tip published recently in a Mac magazine (if you
>> want I can get the tip and print it?) that interogated your iTunes
>> music libary, then went off to Amazon, got the album art and inserted
>> it into iTunes autimatically for you (for all the albums!)
>>
>> Putting in album art takes hours so if the above app does work (I've
>> not tried it yet) then thats another great program available foc.
>
> One thing I've never been too clear on - where do you actually -get-
> the cover art in the first place?
Places that sell music online often have images of the covers on their web
sites. The "Fetch Art" script I use searches Amazon, for example.
Cheers,
Chris
Peter Ceresole
> If youre a big music fan then this app looks great. Nice one!
Chad my dear chap; *please* don't top post in ucsm. Apart from it being
a horrid and unhygenic practice, it's specifically mentioned as a no-no
in the FAQ.
Edit down the articles to which you reply, to preserve the sense, then
post your reply, in sections if necessary, *below* the points to which
you are responding. If you do, we can then get a clue to what you're on
about.
Being Mac users here, we do try to keep to decent standards. I hope you
understand.
--
Peter
Bella Jones
> In article <c2c90d26.04071...@posting.google.com>, Chadley Chad
> wrote: > If youre a big music fan then this app looks great. Nice one! >
> > I know there was a tip published recently in a Mac magazine (if you
> > want I can get the tip and print it?) that interogated your iTunes
> > music libary, then went off to Amazon, got the album art and inserted
> > it into iTunes autimatically for you (for all the albums!)
> >
> > Putting in album art takes hours so if the above app does work (I've
> > not tried it yet) then thats another great program available foc.
>
> One thing I've never been too clear on - where do you actually -get-
> the cover art in the first place?
Finally, someone said it! I've always wondered where people got it from.
--
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Chadley Chad
Ooops, sorry ... I'm new to all this :o)
For Album art, just go to Amazon.co.uk and type the album or artist
name in the search bar. Amazon will then show a picture of the album
(plus the track names ... very handy if CDDB doesnt recognise your
disc and you have to manualy key them in). Click on the album and
Amazon will bring up an enlarged image of just the cover.
Highlight a track on the album you've just copied into iTunes, press
control A to highlight all tracks (does this work on a Mac?) and right
mouse click (I'm using a PC here!) and select 'Get Info'. Then drag
the Amazon album image into the empty 'Artwork' box and voila ...
iTunes will apply this to all the songs on the album (as long as you
selected all the songs).
Only downside is that artwork only shows when a song is playing, not
when you highlight the album - bummer that as it means you have to
play a song to see the album cover.
Cheers
Chris Ridd
c2c90d26.04071...@posting.google.com, "Chadley Chad"
<neil_...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Only downside is that artwork only shows when a song is playing, not
> when you highlight the album - bummer that as it means you have to
> play a song to see the album cover.
I thought there was a preference which will switch between showing the
artwork for the track that's playing OR the currently selected track. I
can't find it now though :-(
However you can Get Info on any track and look at the artwork.
Cheers,
Chris
PeterD
> Only downside is that artwork only shows when a song is playing, not
> when you highlight the album - bummer that as it means you have to
> play a song to see the album cover.
Not for me. When you select a song, you see the album.
Do you have the artwork showing? Eddit -> Show artwork.
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Pd
David Kennedy
>
> Ooops, sorry ... I'm new to all this :o)
>
Newsgroups or posting ?
:-|
--
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Peter Ceresole
> Ooops, sorry ... I'm new to all this :o)
Yeah well that's fine. Remember; more joy in the sinner that
repenteth... Or something...
--
Peter
X Kyle M Thompson
>Jim <j...@odin.magrathea.local> wrote:
>>
>> One thing I've never been too clear on - where do you actually -get-
>> the cover art in the first place?
>
>Finally, someone said it! I've always wondered where people got it from.
I look up albums at amazon and drag them from there to iTunes.
But not that often. I get bored after looking up 10-20 albums
worth.
kt.
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I said 'I want a skip outside my house.'
He said 'I'm not stopping you.'
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Really? I've lived by the edited version: More joy in the sinner.
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Pd
X Kyle M Thompson
>On 13/7/04 1:41 am, in article
>c2c90d26.04071...@posting.google.com, "Chadley Chad"
><neil_...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Only downside is that artwork only shows when a song is playing, not
>> when you highlight the album - bummer that as it means you have to
>> play a song to see the album cover.
>
>I thought there was a preference which will switch between showing the
>artwork for the track that's playing OR the currently selected track. I
>can't find it now though :-(
in the artwork window, click on the text that says "Selected
Song" and it will change to "Currently Playing"
kt
Chris Ridd
Pine.CYG.4.58.04...@kyle.trt.lan, "X Kyle M Thompson"
<kyle.t...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Jul 2004, Chris Ridd wrote:
>> I thought there was a preference which will switch between showing the
>> artwork for the track that's playing OR the currently selected track. I
>> can't find it now though :-(
>
> in the artwork window, click on the text that says "Selected
> Song" and it will change to "Currently Playing"
Aha!
Cheers,
Chris
Tim Pentreath
> For Album art, just go to Amazon.co.uk and type the album or artist
> name in the search bar. Amazon will then show a picture of the album
> (plus the track names ... very handy if CDDB doesnt recognise your
> disc and you have to manualy key them in). Click on the album and
> Amazon will bring up an enlarged image of just the cover.
>
> Highlight a track on the album you've just copied into iTunes, press
> control A to highlight all tracks (does this work on a Mac?) and right
> mouse click (I'm using a PC here!) and select 'Get Info'. Then drag
> the Amazon album image into the empty 'Artwork' box and voila ...
> iTunes will apply this to all the songs on the album (as long as you
> selected all the songs).
>
> Only downside is that artwork only shows when a song is playing, not
> when you highlight the album - bummer that as it means you have to
> play a song to see the album cover.
It's actually easier than that.
Step 1 is the same (ie. open up a browser window showing the artwork
via Amazon etc)
Step 2. In iTunes, make sure you're in "Browse" mode, then select the
album you want to import the artwork for. Next, make sure the small
artwork viewer in bottom left of iTunes is visible (click the fourth
button along from the bottom left hand corner if not). You'll see a
greyed out image saying "Drag Album Artwork Here". Do just that, and a
few seconds later you'll see the artwork appear when you select an
album, not just when a song is playing.
Cheers
Tim
Peter Ceresole
> > Yeah well that's fine. Remember; more joy in the sinner that
> > repenteth... Or something...
>
> Really? I've lived by the edited version: More joy in the sinner.
Hmmm... Does depend on the sin.
--
Peter
zoara
> Chadley Chad <neil_...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > If youre a big music fan then this app looks great. Nice one!
>
> Chad my dear chap; *please* don't top post in ucsm. Apart from it being
> a horrid and unhygenic practice, it's specifically mentioned as a no-no
> in the FAQ.
I've wheeled this out already today:
http://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/2000/06/14/quoting
AlexB
> pe...@cara.demon.co.uk (Peter Ceresole) wrote in message news:<1ggt9yf.1uu9zln1luz1i7N%pe...@cara.demon.co.uk>...
> > Chadley Chad <neil_...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > If youre a big music fan then this app looks great. Nice one!
> >
> > Chad my dear chap; *please* don't top post in ucsm. Apart from it being
> > a horrid and unhygenic practice, it's specifically mentioned as a no-no
> > in the FAQ.
> >
> > Edit down the articles to which you reply, to preserve the sense, then
> > post your reply, in sections if necessary, *below* the points to which
> > you are responding. If you do, we can then get a clue to what you're on
> > about.
> >
> > Being Mac users here, we do try to keep to decent standards. I hope you
> > understand.
>
> Ooops, sorry ... I'm new to all this :o)
>
> For Album art, just go to Amazon.co.uk and type the album or artist
> name in the search bar. Amazon will then show a picture of the album
> (plus the track names ... very handy if CDDB doesnt recognise your
> disc and you have to manualy key them in). Click on the album and
> Amazon will bring up an enlarged image of just the cover.
>
> Highlight a track on the album you've just copied into iTunes, press
> control A to highlight all tracks (does this work on a Mac?) and right
> mouse click (I'm using a PC here!) and select 'Get Info'. Then drag
> the Amazon album image into the empty 'Artwork' box and voila ...
> iTunes will apply this to all the songs on the album (as long as you
> selected all the songs).
if you have your browser and iTunes visible on the screen at the same
time, you can simply drag the artwork from the browser into the
artwork box in the bottom left-hand of the iTunes screen - no need to
choose Get Info. I know that this works on a PC as well as I have
demoed it to people I work with, so it should save you a step :-
>
> Only downside is that artwork only shows when a song is playing, not
> when you highlight the album - bummer that as it means you have to
> play a song to see the album cover.
Not sure what you mean here, but if you click on the artwork box where
it's labelled "Selected Song", it changed to "Now Playing". Click it
again and it changes back. So you can choose whether to see artwork
for the song that you have highlighted or the one that is playing.
Hope that helps.
>
> Cheers
Chadley Chad
> > a horrid and unhygenic practice, it's specifically mentioned as a no-no
> > in the FAQ.
>
> I've wheeled this out already today:
>
> http://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/2000/06/14/quoting
>
>
> -z-
Good grief ... possibly the most boring article I've ever tried to read! :o)
I will print out a copy to read next time I cant sleep!
I thank you :o)
zoara
> > > Chad my dear chap; *please* don't top post in ucsm. Apart from it being
> > > a horrid and unhygenic practice, it's specifically mentioned as a no-no
> > > in the FAQ.
> >
> > I've wheeled this out already today:
> >
> > http://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/2000/06/14/quoting
>
> Good grief ... possibly the most boring article I've ever tried to read! :o)
> I will print out a copy to read next time I cant sleep!
It's not supposed to be a rivetting read, it's supposed to demonstrate
how to quote in a way that makes it easier for people to follow what you
say. If you don't give a damn about the people who read your posts, they
won't bother to put in the effort, and you'll be ignored. Is that what
you want?
And anyway, I just read it - again - and it took me less than five
minutes. If you don't consider it worth spending less than five minutes
for the sake of your readers, why should they spend time working out
what you mean in your badly quoted posts?
Chadley Chad
>
> It's not supposed to be a rivetting read, it's supposed to demonstrate
> how to quote in a way that makes it easier for people to follow what you
> say. If you don't give a damn about the people who read your posts, they
> won't bother to put in the effort, and you'll be ignored. Is that what
> you want?
>
> And anyway, I just read it - again - and it took me less than five
> minutes. If you don't consider it worth spending less than five minutes
> for the sake of your readers, why should they spend time working out
> what you mean in your badly quoted posts?
>
Easy tiger .. you'll give yourself a heart attack :o)
Of course I care - but user groups are quite new to me so I had no
idea of the 'etiquette'. I've read the document now and digested ...
although its one heck of a long read for something that can easily be
said in a few sentances.
Chadley Chad
>
> It's not supposed to be a rivetting read, it's supposed to demonstrate
> how to quote in a way that makes it easier for people to follow what you
> say. If you don't give a damn about the people who read your posts, they
> won't bother to put in the effort, and you'll be ignored. Is that what
> you want?
>
> And anyway, I just read it - again - and it took me less than five
> minutes. If you don't consider it worth spending less than five minutes
> for the sake of your readers, why should they spend time working out
> what you mean in your badly quoted posts?
>
Easy tiger .. you'll give yourself a heart attack :o)
Peter Ceresole
> I've read the document now and digested ...
> although its one heck of a long read for something that can easily be
> said in a few sentances.
Well they have to cover all the bases, all degrees of misconception or
idiocy. Just in case.
But you got the polite friendly [1] one paragraph version first. The web
site is just revision reading...
[1] This is of course a polite and friendly place. Try the rest of
Usenet. I'm always being astonished by how pointlessly rude, stupid and
aggressive men (it's always men on Usenet although In Real Life there
are some disgusting slagettes out there too) can be.
By the way; you posted that reply twice. Not a criminal offence, but it
might be useful to know.
--
Peter
X Kyle M Thompson
>[1] This is of course a polite and friendly place. Try the rest of
>Usenet. I'm always being astonished by how pointlessly rude, stupid and
That's just what you think you big nosed stinky Nazi.
Peter Ceresole
> >[1] This is of course a polite and friendly place. Try the rest of
> >Usenet. I'm always being astonished by how pointlessly rude, stupid and
> >aggressive men can be.
>
> That's just what you think you big nosed stinky Nazi.
Oh no, you need to try the professionals.
alt.flames used to be good in an artificial kind of way (what's the
point of rudeness for its own sake?) although I've not looked there for
several years. Demon.local ditto, but it's more grinding and depressing.
The sig wars especially used to be a great cess pit of pointlessness.
Dunno what it's like now.
My Usenet life now is narrowed down to *nice* places. As I got older I
realised that there was absolutely no point to toughness or needless
contention. So I stopped taking any group that wasn't jolly nice chaps
and chapesses.
Many years ago I saw a prescient sign- it was in 1969 and we had just
spent three weeks doing the first ever all-over filming trip in East
Germany. It was interesting but claustrophobic in the extreme. We left
by the northern route and ended up in Lubeck. We'd got used to the
*extreme* grottiness of the DDR and everything we looked at in the West-
even dung heaps- looked gold plated. For our first dinner in the west we
walked from the hotel confronted with loads of little cheap restaurants
where the food was good and would be served in less than an hour. Then
we came across one that had little red and white checked curtains and a
notice in the window that said "Gemutlichkeit ist Trumpf". Cosiness is
trumps. That's where we went, and a slogan I've never ever forgotten.
Valid now as never before.
--
Peter
X Kyle M Thompson
>X Kyle M Thompson <kyle.t...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> >[1] This is of course a polite and friendly place. Try the rest of
>> >Usenet. I'm always being astonished by how pointlessly rude, stupid and
>> >aggressive men can be.
>>
>> That's just what you think you big nosed stinky Nazi.
>
>Oh no, you need to try the professionals.
I think I do, since that was the best inslut I could come up
with.
Was in character for a paramedic training day - I was a road rage
instigator - and I turned to a chap who approached and shouted,
"Fuck off!" at him, and it turned out to be a little old mad and
I felt very guilty. What he was doing ambulance training I didn't
find out.
>Then
>we came across one that had little red and white checked curtains and a
>notice in the window that said "Gemutlichkeit ist Trumpf". Cosiness is
>trumps.
Very Sheddy. Perhaps a bit too cute. Knokingly cute is not as
good as cute cute. Like that picture of a kitten frolicking in a
field.
kt.
PeterD
> Like that picture of a kitten frolicking in a field.
Being chased by Domoken?
--
Pd
X Kyle M Thompson
I'm looking for a copy of it *without* anything added. Google is
not being its usual helpful self :)
I've got it as a screensaver on my t610, makes ne laugh, makes
some people go "aaah"
J Church
On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 15:15:52 +0100, X Kyle M Thompson
<kyle.t...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm looking for a copy of it *without* anything added. Google is not
> being its usual helpful self :)
I think the original kitten pic was nabbed from this site.
cheers
Ju
--
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deal with the root causes and ask what makes people act in such extreme
ways."
Terry Waite
Peter Ceresole
> I think the original kitten pic was nabbed from this site.
>
> http://kittens.sytes.org/
Wahey! All that tender young meat!
Kitten fricassee anyone? Or for the more discerning, kitten en croute.
--
Peter
X Kyle M Thompson
ITYM "Kitten au van"
Bella Jones
> Chadley Chad <neil_...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I've read the document now and digested ...
> > although its one heck of a long read for something that can easily be
> > said in a few sentances.
>
> Well they have to cover all the bases, all degrees of misconception or
> idiocy. Just in case.
>
> But you got the polite friendly [1] one paragraph version first. The web
> site is just revision reading...
>
> [1] This is of course a polite and friendly place. Try the rest of
> Usenet. I'm always being astonished by how pointlessly rude, stupid and
> aggressive men (it's always men on Usenet although In Real Life there
> are some disgusting slagettes out there too) can be.
Men = pointlessly rude, stupid and aggressive
women = disgusting slagettes
Double standard alert!
--
bellajonez at yahoo dot co dot uk
Bella Jones
> Hi All
>
> On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 15:15:52 +0100, X Kyle M Thompson
> <kyle.t...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm looking for a copy of it *without* anything added. Google is not
> > being its usual helpful self :)
>
> I think the original kitten pic was nabbed from this site.
>
> http://kittens.sytes.org/
Aaaah, ten minutes lost!
Kyle, which one's yours?
Bella Jones
Thom White
> Men = pointlessly rude, stupid and aggressive
> women = disgusting slagettes
>
> Double standard alert!
Bella, if you so much as think about trotting out that crap about "If
men sleep with lots of girls they are studs, but if girls do it..." I
will write to: 1 Internet Towers, America, and have you struck off.
Thom
Bella Jones
Well, that's not *quite* the point I was making, but sadly, it's not
crap.
Peter Ceresole
> > Wahey! All that tender young meat!
> >
> > Kitten fricassee anyone? Or for the more discerning, kitten en croute.
>
> Behave.
Yes please, Miss.
--
Peter
Peter Ceresole
> Men = pointlessly rude, stupid and aggressive
> women = disgusting slagettes
>
> Double standard alert!
Nope. Truthful. Up to a point.
In my world, slagette long ago (back in the '70s, even) lost its
principally sexual connotation.
Generally women, even in rough environments, aren't nearly as physically
aggressive as some men, but they're just as foul-mouthed.
Of course they can be aggressive too. My daughter once researched girl
gangs for a TV doumentary, and she found them both foul and terrifying.
Her problem is that she was good at it, and found herself typecast as a
researcher for programmes about 'difficult' groups. In the end, helped
on by the behaviour of a (male) arsehole producer from hell, she changed
occupations.
--
Peter
Thom White
Well, if girls didn't enforce it as vigorously as they do (for they are
the ones who should know better) then it would be crap that was only
half as harmful as before....
Thom
X Kyle M Thompson
>><kyle.t...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I'm looking for a copy of it *without* anything added. Google is not
>>>being its usual helpful self :)
>>
>>I think the original kitten pic was nabbed from this site.
>>
>>http://kittens.sytes.org/
>
> Aaaah, ten minutes lost!
>
> Kyle, which one's yours?
>
http://kittens.sytes.org/kitten3.jpg
I got it as part of an email joke I cannot find. Basically the
story set you up for viewing a pic of an horrific creature, then
this teensy weensy kitty appeared.
I think a "kitten refreshment" service would be good - I wouldn't
want a cat as a pet, but a kitten wouldn't be so bad. Just need
to swap them for a fresh one every 6 months or so, I guess.
kt.yy
zoara
> Bella Jones wrote:
>
> > Men = pointlessly rude, stupid and aggressive
> > women = disgusting slagettes
> >
> > Double standard alert!
>
> Bella, if you so much as think about trotting out that crap about "If
> men sleep with lots of girls they are studs, but if girls do it..."
"...they are lesbians"?
-zoara-
PeterD
Jim
Where do I sign?
Jim
--
Find me at http://www.ursaMinorBeta.co.uk
"Brace yourself, this might make your eyes water."
zoara
sp, you nefarious google-search foiler, you.
Domokun:
http://www.cardhouse.com/travel/japan/domokun.htm
(I'd seen the image of which you speak, but nothing else. Now I have.)
-z-
Bella Jones
Eh? <lost> I was having a general pop at society, not men in particular.
Or women.
Bella Jones
> Bella Jones wrote:
> >>http://kittens.sytes.org/
> >
> > Aaaah, ten minutes lost!
> >
> > Kyle, which one's yours?
> http://kittens.sytes.org/kitten3.jpg
>
> I got it as part of an email joke I cannot find. Basically the
> story set you up for viewing a pic of an horrific creature, then
> this teensy weensy kitty appeared.
>
> I think a "kitten refreshment" service would be good - I wouldn't
> want a cat as a pet, but a kitten wouldn't be so bad. Just need
> to swap them for a fresh one every 6 months or so, I guess.
All that toilet training, over and over again? All those gnawed cables?
zoara
> m...@privacy.net (zoara) wrote :
> >
> > It's not supposed to be a rivetting read, it's supposed to demonstrate
> > how to quote in a way that makes it easier for people to follow what you
> > say. If you don't give a damn about the people who read your posts, they
> > won't bother to put in the effort, and you'll be ignored. Is that what
> > you want?
>
> Easy tiger .. you'll give yourself a heart attack :o)
?
> Of course I care
OK; I got the impression you didn't. The *typical* top poster is
arrogant and doesn't like being told that there may be a better way. I
mistook your response as a sarcastic "fuck you, loser" (which you get a
lot as a netcop anyway).
> I've read the document now and digested ... although its one heck of a
> long read for something that can easily be said in a few sentances.
If you only give a few sentences, people will always argue back that
their way is best. I think it's a reasonable compromise to have a
summary (with links) and highlighted yellow bits...
-zoara-
--
Wierd City - where odd things happen to the order of letters.
PeterD
> PeterD <pd....@dsl.pipex.invalid> wrote:
>
> > X Kyle M Thompson <kyle.t...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Like that picture of a kitten frolicking in a field.
> >
> > Being chased by Domoken?
>
> sp, you nefarious google-search foiler, you.
Heh.
> Domokun:
> http://www.cardhouse.com/travel/japan/domokun.htm
Oh yes. Domokun is like hello kitty. One day you are blythe, happy, your
life is full and complete. The next moment, you discover that there are
shades of human existence beyond anything you even imagined. And you
despair for the future of this species.
--
Pd
Peter Ceresole
> Oh yes. Domokun is like hello kitty. One day you are blythe, happy, your
> life is full and complete. The next moment, you discover that there are
> shades of human existence beyond anything you even imagined. And you
> despair for the future of this species.
Surely, only for the Japanese?
We westerners have created the real towering achievements of mankind and
continue to produce them. Like Windows XP Family Edition. Complete with
paperclips.
--
Peter
PeterD
> PeterD <pd....@dsl.pipex.invalid> wrote:
>
> > Oh yes. Domokun is like hello kitty. One day you are blythe, happy, your
> > life is full and complete. The next moment, you discover that there are
> > shades of human existence beyond anything you even imagined. And you
> > despair for the future of this species.
>
> Surely, only for the Japanese?
No, Hello Kitty has spread its evil tentacle love throughout the Western
world.
> We westerners have created the real towering achievements of mankind and
> continue to produce them. Like Windows XP Family Edition. Complete with
> paperclips.
*Family Edition*? <falls to knees sobbing> Tell me you're playing a
hideous cruel joke. Even if it's true, tell me. My poor wracked soul
can't take any more dregs.
--
Pd
Peter Ceresole
> No, Hello Kitty has spread its evil tentacle love throughout the Western
> world.
What; even that endless site with 2000 products on it?
--
Peter
PeterD
You mean the infamous jlist? Dunno mate, never been there.
--
Pd
Peter Ceresole
> > > No, Hello Kitty has spread its evil tentacle love throughout the Western
> > > world.
> >
> > What; even that endless site with 2000 products on it?
>
> You mean the infamous jlist? Dunno mate, never been there.
Very strange place. After a bit it feels ws though you've crossed the
Kitty Event Horizon and can no longer escape to the outside universe.
--
Peter
Bella Jones
You may return to your kneeling position.
However, while I disapprove of fricassees in this context, I have to say
that this is the ugliest kitten I have ever seen:
<http://www.pudikatzcattery.com/cats/male%20seal%20lynx%20%20kitten.jpg>
Poor wee thing. It looks like a Japanese cartoon - but it's real. :-(
Peter Ceresole
> However, while I disapprove of fricassees in this context, I have to say
> that this is the ugliest kitten I have ever seen:
>
> <http://www.pudikatzcattery.com/cats/male%20seal%20lynx%20%20kitten.jpg>
Golly, what a pair of gig-lamps. Pekingese, d'you suppose?
--
Peter
Bella Jones
Bella Jones
> Bella Jones <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
>
> > Men = pointlessly rude, stupid and aggressive
> > women = disgusting slagettes
> >
> > Double standard alert!
>
> Nope. Truthful. Up to a point.
>
> In my world, slagette long ago (back in the '70s, even) lost its
> principally sexual connotation.
I don't hear the word 'slagette' much, if ever.
> Generally women, even in rough environments, aren't nearly as physically
> aggressive as some men, but they're just as foul-mouthed.
Ah, hold on! Perhaps there has been a grand misunderstanding. When I
said 'double standard', I only meant the degree of severity in the
descriptions, not references to sexual behaviour.
> Of course they can be aggressive too. My daughter once researched girl
> gangs for a TV doumentary, and she found them both foul and terrifying.
> Her problem is that she was good at it, and found herself typecast as a
> researcher for programmes about 'difficult' groups. In the end, helped
> on by the behaviour of a (male) arsehole producer from hell, she changed
> occupations.
Hm yes, I seem to remember ending up fielding all the calls from
creditors in once place I worked, because I was supposedly best at
dealing with them. Ditto re boss.
PeterD
> Peter Ceresole <pe...@cara.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Bella Jones <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Men = pointlessly rude, stupid and aggressive
> > > women = disgusting slagettes
> > >
> > > Double standard alert!
> >
[...]
> Ah, hold on! Perhaps there has been a grand misunderstanding. When I
> said 'double standard', I only meant the degree of severity in the
> descriptions, not references to sexual behaviour.
So which is worse? Being pointlessly rude, stupid and aggressive, or
being a disgusting slagette?
--
Pd
Peter Ceresole
> So which is worse? Being pointlessly rude, stupid and aggressive, or
> being a disgusting slagette?
I'd not want to invite either variety to dinner.
--
Peter
Sir Chewbury Gubbins
On a related note, my missus isn't speaking to me after the weekend. Was
out in the back garden with the pressure washer doing some slab cleaning
and digging away some of the less vicious undergrowth. I asked her if
she was coming to give me a hand and she said she doesn't have boots.
Why on earth I didn't keep my big gob shut is beyond me, but I made some
stupid joke about "ah, so that's where women's lib has got us - women
can do anything men can do as long as they have an appropriate outfit."
I'm not popular.
Choobs
--
Sir Chewbury Gubbins <chewbury...@nelefa.org>
Knight of the Wholly Gnarly Widget - http://www.nelefa.org
Gamertag: ChewburyGubbins
Bella Jones
> Bella Jones <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
>
> > Peter Ceresole <pe...@cara.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > > Bella Jones <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Men = pointlessly rude, stupid and aggressive
> > > > women = disgusting slagettes
> > > >
> > > > Double standard alert!
> > >
> [...]
> > Ah, hold on! Perhaps there has been a grand misunderstanding. When I
> > said 'double standard', I only meant the degree of severity in the
> > descriptions, not references to sexual behaviour.
>
> So which is worse? Being pointlessly rude, stupid and aggressive, or
> being a disgusting slagette?
The latter takes it to the next level, that's all.