Red Mosquito

Heathen wrote:To be perfectly honest with you I don't either. But the fact that they're calling themselves Beliebers leads me to belieb that they do.

I can't decide if I think "Beliebers" is objectively worse than "Jamily," or if they're equally terrible. I'd say without context "Beliebers" is way worse, but with context "Jamily" is actually way worse.

The "Jamily" is worse. Beliebers are 12 year old girls who will grow up and laugh at their immature selves in a couple of years. Many of the Jamily are 30 and 40 somethings that have absolutely no life outside of the band and have been this way for 20+ years. And I am sure many of them still live with their parents since they blow all of their money on Pearl Jam shit.

stonefury wrote:The "Jamily" is worse. Beliebers are 12 year old girls who will grow up and laugh at their immature selves in a couple of years. Many of the Jamily are 30 and 40 somethings that have absolutely no life outside of the band and have been this way for 20+ years. And I am sure many of them still live with their parents since they blow all of their money on Pearl Jam shit.

Yeah, that pretty much my reasoning behind why in context "Jamily" is way worse.

This conversation has stayed into some dangerous territory.

Heathen wrote:

Lament wrote:

Heathen wrote:

Lament wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Random Ten Club Member on FB:

"So which option did everyone go for in the pre-order? I went for the vinyl. Can't wait to Spin The Black Circle".

There really isn't a fanbase on earth that does this anywhere near the level of Pearl Jam fans, is there?

I can't think of another one.

ever heard of Beliebers?

I think every fanbase does that, that's why they call them a fanbase

I don't know enough Justin Bieber songs to know whether or not they're trying to shoehorn lyrics into their every day conversations, so perhaps you're right. But I don't think every fanbase does this the way Pearl Jam fans do. I don't find myself seeing/hearing U2 fans be like "I went to see if they had the new single but I still haven't found what I'm looking for," or Smiths fans being all "We'd trade bootlegs with you, but you just haven't it earned it yet, baby."

To be perfectly honest with you I don't either. But the fact that they're calling themselves Beliebers leads me to belieb that they do.

But they're also 12 year old girls. A 40 year old man infusing pearl jam lyrics into their conversation is so much worse.

bodysnatcher wrote:

Heathen wrote:

Lament wrote:

Heathen wrote:

Lament wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Random Ten Club Member on FB:

"So which option did everyone go for in the pre-order? I went for the vinyl. Can't wait to Spin The Black Circle".

There really isn't a fanbase on earth that does this anywhere near the level of Pearl Jam fans, is there?

I can't think of another one.

ever heard of Beliebers?

I think every fanbase does that, that's why they call them a fanbase

I don't know enough Justin Bieber songs to know whether or not they're trying to shoehorn lyrics into their every day conversations, so perhaps you're right. But I don't think every fanbase does this the way Pearl Jam fans do. I don't find myself seeing/hearing U2 fans be like "I went to see if they had the new single but I still haven't found what I'm looking for," or Smiths fans being all "We'd trade bootlegs with you, but you just haven't it earned it yet, baby."

To be perfectly honest with you I don't either. But the fact that they're calling themselves Beliebers leads me to belieb that they do.

But they're also 12 year old girls. A 40 year old man infusing pearl jam lyrics into their conversation is so much worse.

welcome to 3 posts ago

bodysnatcher wrote:

Heathen wrote:

Lament wrote:

Heathen wrote:

Lament wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Random Ten Club Member on FB:

"So which option did everyone go for in the pre-order? I went for the vinyl. Can't wait to Spin The Black Circle".

There really isn't a fanbase on earth that does this anywhere near the level of Pearl Jam fans, is there?

I can't think of another one.

ever heard of Beliebers?

I think every fanbase does that, that's why they call them a fanbase

I don't know enough Justin Bieber songs to know whether or not they're trying to shoehorn lyrics into their every day conversations, so perhaps you're right. But I don't think every fanbase does this the way Pearl Jam fans do. I don't find myself seeing/hearing U2 fans be like "I went to see if they had the new single but I still haven't found what I'm looking for," or Smiths fans being all "We'd trade bootlegs with you, but you just haven't it earned it yet, baby."

To be perfectly honest with you I don't either. But the fact that they're calling themselves Beliebers leads me to belieb that they do.

But they're also 12 year old girls. A 40 year old man infusing pearl jam lyrics into their conversation is so much worse.

So when someone asks me how it's going, and I respond with "I'll ride the wave where it takes me".......that's not good?!!?

I still try to work the word "amongst" into conversation whenever I can. because its a stupid archaic word.

BurtReynolds wrote:I still try to work the word "amongst" into conversation whenever I can. because its a stupid archaic word.

It's a perfectly normal, everyday word.

Betwixt the waves

Birds in Hell wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:I still try to work the word "amongst" into conversation whenever I can. because its a stupid archaic word.

It's a perfectly normal, everyday word.

I'm sure I've told my U13 hoops team to "go out and get amongst it" on a number of occassions.

And last night we had drinkies and I was certainly amongst friends.

What's the problem?

Git amongst aaaahhhhhh!!

Those boys aren't your friends, Varis.

But...I brought the oranges and everything...

Oh, honey.

It's okay. We'll find you some good friends.

Thus ends our brief reenactment of what surely must be the relationship 90% of the people on this board had with their mother.

deep bow

why was my pearl jam thread locked and not at least merged?

Birds in Hell wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:I still try to work the word "amongst" into conversation whenever I can. because its a stupid archaic word.

It's a perfectly normal, everyday word.

"Amongst" is used all the time in British English. I use it almost daily, and it has a slightly different sense to "Among".

Oh, and there's also a very popular phrase in Britain: "Get amongst it." Which means get involved, have fun, and it's totally contemporary.