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#51
Off the Record / Re: Elon Musk: Always A Douche
Last post by The Minsky Moment - December 07, 2025, 03:53:08 PMKetamine should be abolished and reason restored to Elon Musk's brain, so that he can better represent his companies that do useful economic activity and cut the stupid twitter shit already.
#52
Off the Record / Re: Podcasts you like
Last post by Norgy - December 07, 2025, 02:28:29 PMI wish you knew Norwegian.
My favourite is "Nervøse Tider", a literal translation is "Nervous Times". The title might suggest it is about today, it is not, but rather a fully radio theatre of the rise of fascism, "alternative" faiths and the class struggle in Norway in the 1920s and 1930s.
Made on a shoestring budget, it has the best production value of all Norwegian language podcasts.
My favourite is "Nervøse Tider", a literal translation is "Nervous Times". The title might suggest it is about today, it is not, but rather a fully radio theatre of the rise of fascism, "alternative" faiths and the class struggle in Norway in the 1920s and 1930s.
Made on a shoestring budget, it has the best production value of all Norwegian language podcasts.
#53
Off the Record / Re: Football (Soccer) Thread
Last post by Norgy - December 07, 2025, 02:24:02 PMQuote from: Jacob on December 07, 2025, 01:22:38 PMStill licking my wounds after Miami beat Vancouver in the final
I've been watching some MLS on Apple TV. I would say it is not bad, but has a long way to go as a league. I have no idea how much Miami is paying Messi, but at in his mid-thirties, he would hardly dominate the same way in a European league. Well. Maybe in Liechtenstein or Andorra.
Some Norwegian players had relative success in the MLS, but were distinctly mediocre in the Norwegian leagues.
I do hope that soccer survives the whole nationalist onslaught on all that is foreign. It did not in the late 1920s. When the USA actually had the world's best league outside of England.
#54
Off the Record / Re: Football (Soccer) Thread
Last post by Norgy - December 07, 2025, 02:18:10 PMAssociation football will never be the most popular topic here anyway.
And, I suppose we are set in our ways.
The season for Forest has been a mixed bag of Greek craziness and some much longed for stability with Sean Dyche. Stable as in "sometimes grind out a win, sometimes really go down in flames". The Everton game was as horrible as the Liverpool 2nd half was great. I wonder if James McAtee feels hard done by after not exactly being a regular. Omari Hutchinson can, and probably will, become a very good player.
The Norwegian league ended with Viking from Stavanger pipping Bodø-Glimt for the league title. Viking deserved that, I think. Norwegian club football is in the rather peculiar situation that most of the good players are EU nationals or Africans, while Norwegian youth players leave for clubs on the continent. Some do come back, though.
I watched Jørgen Strand Larsen for Wolves against Forest. He looked far less impressive than when he came on as a sub for the national team against Italy.
Even though we do not know the full draw of our group, people are getting worked up and ready to go. I suppose we should not tell Trump 10 of our players are not the Aryan idol Erling Haaland, but rather a street mix...
And, I suppose we are set in our ways.
The season for Forest has been a mixed bag of Greek craziness and some much longed for stability with Sean Dyche. Stable as in "sometimes grind out a win, sometimes really go down in flames". The Everton game was as horrible as the Liverpool 2nd half was great. I wonder if James McAtee feels hard done by after not exactly being a regular. Omari Hutchinson can, and probably will, become a very good player.
The Norwegian league ended with Viking from Stavanger pipping Bodø-Glimt for the league title. Viking deserved that, I think. Norwegian club football is in the rather peculiar situation that most of the good players are EU nationals or Africans, while Norwegian youth players leave for clubs on the continent. Some do come back, though.
I watched Jørgen Strand Larsen for Wolves against Forest. He looked far less impressive than when he came on as a sub for the national team against Italy.
Even though we do not know the full draw of our group, people are getting worked up and ready to go. I suppose we should not tell Trump 10 of our players are not the Aryan idol Erling Haaland, but rather a street mix...
#55
Off the Record / Re: Football (Soccer) Thread
Last post by Jacob - December 07, 2025, 01:22:38 PMStill licking my wounds after Miami beat Vancouver in the final 
#56
Off the Record / Re: Podcasts you like
Last post by mongers - December 07, 2025, 09:37:37 AMQuoteOn In Our Time - I absolutely loved the episode either before or after that on slime moulds.
My favourite In Our Times are always totally random scientific ones I knew nothing about before - like ones on echolocation or the evolution of teeth.
_Misha Glenney will present 'In Our Time' from next year.
Seems like a bloody good choice, I think he'll be a worthy successor to Bragg.
#57
Off the Record / Re: Football (Soccer) Thread
Last post by mongers - December 07, 2025, 08:35:57 AMQuoteYou euros aren't keeping up your end of the conversation
Us Brits are bridging it.
#58
Off the Record / Re: Football (Soccer) Thread
Last post by HVC - December 07, 2025, 08:17:16 AMYou euros aren't keeping up your end of the conversation 
#59
Off the Record / Re: Football (Soccer) Thread
Last post by Grey Fox - December 07, 2025, 08:00:45 AMSorry
#60
Off the Record / Re: Football (Soccer) Thread
Last post by mongers - December 07, 2025, 07:55:15 AMQuoteQuoteQuoteSenegal might be gunning for France with history et al too?
Sure. They are definitely sports rivals.
I am not sure what history you are referring to besides centuries of love and friendship
The 2002 game, again. Great game again.
Mixing up France and Portugal?
cf. Senghor from Portuguese Senhor
Oh I remember that, a bit amusing.
edit:
Man this place is dying, yours and Norgy's post are the only ones today, in like about 10 hours.