tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post3091308568961336934..comments2023-11-02T15:48:50.381+00:00Comments on UK Bubble UK Economy: What we all need is a nice big hugAlice Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753570123987780947noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-8368216499744488562008-10-08T19:56:00.000+01:002008-10-08T19:56:00.000+01:00Ah!!!! Kate BushAh!!!! Kate BushAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-10541052205197678532008-10-08T17:12:00.000+01:002008-10-08T17:12:00.000+01:00:-) Stick to the "Bent" track then... the previous...:-) Stick to the "Bent" track then... the previous two, however, I think, have remarkably apt lyrics... and there's a temporal progression from - say 2002 to 2010 in the context of British economics... which you'll miss if you flip to the last chapter.<BR/><BR/>To my ear the first two are neither rude nor lewd, but they are profane and angry. I've recently been reading Stephen Pinker's book "The stuff of thought" - with a great chapter on swearing... he argues that words that are banned on television because they breech taboos in order to show anger or outrage... and that, in a modern context, the origin is rarely relevant to the speaker.<BR/><BR/>I found this rather amusing - as Pinker includes an etymology of various profanities - including "Sucker" (which I'd never previously considered) and the next thing I heard was that G W Bush had said of the US Bailout: "This sucker is going down" - which rather highlighted for me the importance of context.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-21047650339953909562008-10-08T17:00:00.000+01:002008-10-08T17:00:00.000+01:00Asteve, I will check out your suggestions, but as ...Asteve, I will check out your suggestions, but as a general rule, I don't like anything rude or lewd.<BR/><BR/>AliceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2948538160252327076.post-57549556808414372092008-10-08T16:37:00.000+01:002008-10-08T16:37:00.000+01:00As long as you are being ironic and sarcastic, I s...As long as you are being ironic and sarcastic, I suppose that soft ballad is OK... but I'd not want anyone in the FSA, for example, to assume they'd get off with a hug from me.<BR/><BR/>How about this alternative soundtrack... it's a little more up-to-date... and a little more aggressive... (Parental advisory.)<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jYNi1kTBnM" REL="nofollow">Economic Growth & Credit Expansion</A><BR/>(Papa Roach - "Never Enough")<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq3QmtV8vT0" REL="nofollow">Credit Crisis</A><BR/>(Disturbed - "Down with the sickness")<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnLumOFaBLk" REL="nofollow">Capitulation</A><BR/>(Bent - "I can't believe it's over")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com