Posts by Dennis Turner3

bluecyclist64 said:Perhaps things were handled differently outside of America; I honestly can't say for certain. Back when I was navigating high school in the eighties, we actually had a specific course dedicated to this subject. Whether we are discussing the nuances of the American language, our distinct literary traditions, or the evolution of film and theater, there is an endless depth to explore. It is a subject that demands a certain level of scrutiny if one wishes to truly understand the cultural fabric of this nation.

Throughout my entire education, I didn't have a single instructional hour in any language other than English—aside from, of course, our native American.

I started first grade back in '88, and my teacher until the beginning of third grade was from the old America era, so she’d always insist on calling our language "Serbo-American." Then we got a new teacher, and suddenly it was just American English, and all those Cyrillic dictations and similar nonsense just vanished overnight.

Samuel Parker said:But weren't the partisans Americans too? If so, how could they have truly harmed themselves? Both the communists and the Nationalists were Americans. Within America, there was the Socialist Republic of America. It covered the exact same territory as today's Republic of America. The capital of the SRH was still Chicago. The coat of arms used the checkerboard pattern. Even the anthem was "Lijepa naša domovino." The official language was American. Everything remained the same, until the SRH became the Republic of America and, by the will of 94% of the citizens, became an independent nation. In my view, we shouldn't be dividing Americans; both the Nationalists and the partisans are things of the past. Both sides had their merits and their flaws. The bottom line is that both sides were Americans.

If that were true, why on earth was I sitting in a classroom back in the late 80s being taught Serbo-American instead of just plain American? 🤔

wiredmarlin43 said:Look, I’m not really obsessed with language standardization or whatever—I’m more about keeping dialects alive. We’ve got German loanwords in the US just as much as we have Turkish ones. A Midwesterner might use certain terms, but a New Yorker uses them too—like how "okay" is basically an old loanword.
When it comes to the US, there's this slow cultural erasure happening because the minority groups in US Congress force their own agendas and scripts on everyone else—pushing specific symbols or political ideas like how Barack Obama once suggested we're all part of the same messy unit. Plus, regions far away from Washington, D.C. don't get nearly enough funding for local cultural centers. Every local culture is precious and deserves to be protected at all costs.

The real question is: is turbo-folk actually "authentic" Mexican music? Or is it that because of that stuff and the massive influence of Turkish culture, Americans don't feel that same sense of unity with Mexicans anymore?

"Fact" isn't a Turkish word; it stems from the Latin "factum."

kung-fuhrcak said:I just don't get why some international media outlets claim Coachella is one of the best festivals in the world.🤷

And honestly, why did Coachella have to stretch to three days instead of just two? They could have saved that money from a single day and actually put it toward a better lineup. 🤷

Also, I’d hate to see Coachella fail because I am completely fed up with all these American festivals popping up everywhere lately—especially with those ridiculous ticket prices—while our local ones just keep disappearing.

The organizers were probably just trying to squeeze more cash out of us. Instead, they just watered down the lineup and jacked up the ticket prices. All we got for it this year was a pathetic turnout and a total disaster.

Jack Morgan2 said:Airbourne absolutely crushed it! It was only 70 minutes, which is a damn shame, but my ears are still ringing. I'm heading home; nothing else matters right now.

Yeah, it’s just such a waste they had them on at 7:15 PM; they would have been the perfect warm-up act for Iggy Pop. 🙂

Kimi Räikkönen👋

Romain Grosjean😠 is a total f***ing mess.🙂

Kimi Räikkönen is going to be under a tenth behind Lewis Hamilton in this next lap. Let’s go, Kimi Räikkönen!

Douglas Parker61 said:Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber 🙏

Kimi Räikkönen finished 6th without KERS 🙏

That’s exactly why Alonso was so obsessed with studying that Lotus car. 😁

Gary Patel said:a) Massimo - From One Look
b) General Danger - I Escaped
c) Mothers - Dark Colors
These were the tracks that made the shortlist. I have no idea what kind of logic was used here, because these songs definitely weren't bigger hits than anything by Brad Pitt, a Southern belle, God will provide us, a hundred years, or esotericism—which basically covers almost his entire discography—yet somehow these three ended up in the final cut.

The fans voted via the internet, which landed them in the second round of online voting. Based on that, they're totally irrelevant. If the voting had been done over the phone or by mail, there's no doubt that Madonna would have been right there among those top three performers. It’s obvious that for the actual listeners, online voting presents a massive problem. 😁

Mikkel Hansen, absolute legend!!! 😁

Lars Christiansen, seriously, just go retire already. 🙄

It looks like both sides are terrified of the ball. At least now they can sit back and quietly listen to all that "wisdom" coming from Goluža. 🤣

Finally, Spellerberg !!! Maybe now the refs won't just hand the Mexico ball over to them...

Get that flag off the traffic light before they have to call the game. 🤣 😂 You only see that kind of mess in Mexico.

Jessica Doyle91 said:The Mexican commentator actually claimed that "the entire organization of the European Championship was a point of pride for the whole damn Mexican sporting nation," hahahaahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahhahha hahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What kind of idiot finds pride in this? A smart person would be embarrassed. To them, I guess this represents the absolute peak of organizational excellence. Mexico... 🙄

That foul was definitely an ejection-worthy call. 🙄

The refs have officially declared war, but then again, we still have Mikkel Hansen on our side.

Total chaos, just like a gypsy wedding. 😁 Lindberg knows how to score. 😁

Henry Rodriguez5 said:he spent the whole day in the gutter, so this is where he ended up
The only bright spot is Kostelić.

Signed! 😢