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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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tragabigzanda wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:I listened to a really heavy episode of Death, Sex & Money today about a guy who killed someone when he was 17, is now 41 and still in prison, and is married with kids. The thought of being imprisoned for (potentially) life for something stupid you did as a teenager...fuck. That's overwhelming to think about it.
We watched Shawshank Redemption last night, so I really get where you're coming from.
I can't stop laughing at this. Trag, I know what you're getting at here but fuck if this isn't one of the most unintentionally funny posts I've ever read.
It was intentionally funny. Mission accomplished!
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But we did actually watch Shawshank last night, 'coz Mrs. Trag had never seen it.
Oh!

Sorry. Outstanding post, then, sir. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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tragabigzanda wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:I listened to a really heavy episode of Death, Sex & Money today about a guy who killed someone when he was 17, is now 41 and still in prison, and is married with kids. The thought of being imprisoned for (potentially) life for something stupid you did as a teenager...fuck. That's overwhelming to think about it.
We watched Shawshank Redemption last night, so I really get where you're coming from.
I can't stop laughing at this. Trag, I know what you're getting at here but fuck if this isn't one of the most unintentionally funny posts I've ever read.
It was intentionally funny. Mission accomplished!
Spoiler: show
But we did actually watch Shawshank last night, 'coz Mrs. Trag had never seen it.
Oh!

Sorry. Outstanding post, then, sir. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
I'm slowly coming to a place on RM where I can let the earnestness go for wee stretches at a time.
I love it, man.

But, if it's all the same to you, when I retell the story of this post, I'll tell them about how earnest you are and I'll tell them that your post was dead serious. If that's okay with you.
I've made my own bed then, haven't I?
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It's funny either way. You know what... I'll tell it like it happened. Because I love you.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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It's because
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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tragabigzanda wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:It's because
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:cry: You could've demonstrated your superior tagging skills with the heart emoji just as easily.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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tragabigzanda wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:It's because
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:cry: You could've demonstrated your superior tagging skills with the heart emoji just as easily.
YOU HATE WHEN I HEART EMOJI
Yea, but my " :heartbeat: :shake: :heartbeat: :shake: :heartbeat: :shake: " was meant to communicate that I was feeling the pull to the Light Side.
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Simple Torture wrote: The Adventure Zone
This is one of my favorites. I really hope we get to hear more bonus episodes with Travis as DM.
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I've heard about the subject of this week's episode of Start Up before (Canadian Trader Joe's Black Market), but I forget where. Maybe Planet Money?
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It's pretty funny, but this season just feels like some episodes of TAL compared to the immersive experience of the earlier seasons. It's very different.
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Joesanity wrote:
Simple Torture wrote: The Adventure Zone
This is one of my favorites. I really hope we get to hear more bonus episodes with Travis as DM.
I'm not a Maximum Fund donor, so unfortunately I haven't heard the bonus episodes :-(
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Some of my favorite podcasts are the Bill Simmons episodes when he has Chuck Klosterman or Malcolm Gladwell as a guest.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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The Argonaut wrote:It's pretty funny, but this season just feels like some episodes of TAL compared to the immersive experience of the earlier seasons. It's very different.
I'm actually okay with this format as long as we get a few mini-stories across multiple episodes sprinkled amongst these one-offs. So far, nothing Start Up has reported on has been nearly as interesting as its own evolution, so I'm okay if we don't get an immersive experience a la Dating Ring again any time soon.
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I just can't get into podcasts.
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