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Heh - stopping now sir.

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I'd say that arrogance is an external display of confidence which is
not supported by actual ability/knowledge etc. Of course, one can
often appear arrogant to other people who don't realize that one is
actually brilliant, but that's their problem ;-)

"Arrogant is an adjective that may refer to having excessive pride in
oneself. "

The key is, of course, the word "excessive".

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Let testing commence:

http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=694918847061579093

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Bad form. Just ignore it. You don't get a score unless you register.

 

Heh. I liked this:

"Characters that are very arrogant and have a complete disregard for
others are considered evil."

 

Shite test. I don't see how a score of 95% can be described as
"Moderately Arrogant"

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Eh? I did. And din't, IYSWIM.
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Also bad form. Seems like your described result, 'moderately',
'supremely', etc. does vary but it gives 95% whatever you answer.

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cf. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/08/gallic_shrug/

 

Oh I see if you don't chooes a 'screen name' you get a score.
Really shite though isn't it. Have you tried putting in the obvious
'humble ' answers?

 

Jolly useful. Might get a worse reception as a 'Parisian' than a
'Rosbif' round 'our way' though.

BTW the 'BOF' is often accompained by 'pas moi', particularly from
officialdom.

 

Nah. Definitely needs to be logarithmic like the decibel scale to cover
the range properly.
So deci-Champs ref 1 Champ. Possibly subject to appropriate weighting
scales.

E.g. 90 dC(C) with reference to Competition success. CBA to think what
the A and B weightings might represent.

 

AC/DC are in a class of their own; more hard rock than heavy metal.
Some of their material can be lyrically quite puerile, though, but
it's all tongue-in-cheek.

" "

Many a true word spoken in jest, and all that.

To be fair, Metallica's stuff from the middle of their career is
generally so considered; "Master Of Puppets", "...And Justice For All"
(in truth another terrible production job, but somehow it works) and
their eponymous fifth album, generally known as "The Black Album" due
to the cover design being, basically, well, black (Spinal Tap again!),
with the "Black" album being generally thought of as their finest
moment. You've previously stated you're not an Iron Maiden fan, so I
won't suggest that. Otherwise, it's very subjective. I could throw
names at you like Pantera, Anthrax, Slayer, Alice In Chains, etc., but
I don't feel that would achieve much. It's not exactly something you
personally feel that strongly about, if I may presume.

The one thing everyone misses about metal music is that it's not meant
to be taken too seriously. People who do miss the point, it's a form
of entertainment, nothing more, nothing less. Bands who take
themselves too seriously tend to disappear up their own orifices
shortly thereafter. It does benefit from some degree of perseverance;
I think one has to learn to listen to it properly, as it's all too
commonly dismissed as "just noise". There is some stunning
musicianship on display, just as there is some very pedestrian stuff
out there. Some lyrics are very intelligently written, while others
are the equivalent of "There once was a man called Enis ...". Just
like any form of modern music, really.

 

<blushes thus instantly falling below the threshold of arogance
detection>

Excuse me, my tummy is rumbling, must go and eat a sardine.

 

I feel pretty much the same about Country in general, but there are
definitely exceptions. It's worth tracking down some John Denver stuff
on YouTube - he was a seriously talented musician.

Prince is another one - never really liked his stuff, but when it comes
to playing a guitar, he's up there with the best of 'em. Once I
realised that, I started to hear his music differently, iyswim.

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96% ...

 

Eh? It's one of the most accessible grunge-era albums I've ever heard.
Melodic power-pop par excellence.

 

I think you're legally obliged to refer to the ns board and ukrm group
as 'massives' in this context. Westside.

Seriously, dude, it's only a forum/newsgroup and your knickers seem to
be in a right twist. Get some perspective!

 

Oh. I was about 15 when I bought it [1], so played it at the only volume
that made sense.

[1] I hope someone's playing bingo.

 

He went to the Steve Hislop school of aviation.

Sawn-off definitely, a **** undoubtedly, but talentless? Far from it.


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