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Post by ohk4 on Apr 4, 2009 5:45:02 GMT -8
The Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, Roman or an empire either. Yes, my reference was very transparent! Well done, professor.
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Post by Dan on Apr 4, 2009 5:58:23 GMT -8
The Roman Empire never died (Save me I am not a goat) It just changed into the Catholic Church (Dionysus has cloven hooves) The Roman Empire never died (Devil horns are not on me, save me I am not a goat)
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Post by Dan on Apr 5, 2009 18:23:25 GMT -8
Has the Scottish Anti-Defamation League heard about this?
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Post by lazyranchhand on Apr 7, 2009 10:01:33 GMT -8
Fucking bizarre. Why did they choose a stereotype of a Scotsman to behave like that? Just casual racism, or something more sinister?
When I was in Amsterdam, an old Dutch guy asked me where I was from, and when I replied "Scotland", he said "Ah, drinky drinky!".
Come to think of it, it was about 1pm and I was off my tits on Belgian brew, so I guess he had a point.
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Post by Bad Dad on Apr 7, 2009 11:34:12 GMT -8
That commercial plays a lot during sports programming.
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Post by jayell on Apr 7, 2009 13:37:51 GMT -8
Isn't it like a bad Jackie Stewart homage?
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Post by lazyranchhand on Apr 7, 2009 13:56:19 GMT -8
Isn't it like a bad Jackie Stewart homage? That didn't even cross my mind, but I think you're right. Not sure 'homage' would be the right word, though.
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Post by jayell on Apr 7, 2009 14:34:15 GMT -8
Not sure 'homage' would be the right word, though. Right you are, but you know me: always with the positive spin [cough]. It could just be some random offensive stereotype, though -- lots of US commercials, especially ones aimed at the young to middle-aged male demographic seem to have a lot of loud random shit in them these days.
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Post by elvisfontenot on Apr 7, 2009 14:44:03 GMT -8
This man is a lot to blame, although many Scots glory in their stereotypes as much as those who despise them, I'm sure LRH will agree. I once bought an Aberdeen FC "Sheepshaggers" football scarf, which I prize highly - down south, people from Derbyshire would get quite offended if you called them that.
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Post by lazyranchhand on Apr 7, 2009 15:39:48 GMT -8
The revelry of the underdog: it's a sense of ownership stolen.
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Post by Dan on Apr 7, 2009 16:25:48 GMT -8
It could just be some random offensive stereotype, though -- Unless I'm completely forgetting some things about Jackie Stewart, I think that's all it is. Growing up, I learned about the Scottish people through this: Later on, I gained a more nuanced appreciation of them through this: (I give the first one a C-/D, but the second one is A grade. I'm almost ashamed to admit that the Castrol commercial makes me laugh. The thwacking is very convincing. He really sells it.)
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Post by lazyranchhand on Apr 7, 2009 16:34:38 GMT -8
Hugely romanticised. The reality:
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Post by Dan on Apr 7, 2009 16:48:37 GMT -8
Any country that can come up with a Kelly MacDonald is okay in my book:
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Post by jayell on Apr 8, 2009 6:26:40 GMT -8
I just saw a potential Jackie Stewart connection because it was a car-care product, and he used to do commercials for those. . . . didn't he do Castrol or Pennzoil or something? But today's yout' wouldn't recognize the nod anyway, so probably not.
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Post by Dan on Apr 11, 2009 7:35:05 GMT -8
Hugely romanticised. The reality:
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