Tuesday 10 November 2009

When I was about 7.



When i was little there were actually times when absolutley nothing was on Tele. There just WASN'T a tv show on. So they would put up these test cards for us to see to which we'd respond by just walking away and going on with our lives.

isn't that strange?
its strange to imagine for us NOW because there is always somthing happening all the time, everywhere.
it just shows how the world has changed from when we were little bastards.

originally test cards were actual physical cards! not just images, they would have a camera pointed at a card which was always under the same light intensity.

does everyone remember in primary school when a kid would ask you:

"are you scared of butterflys?"

to which you'd reply "no" (or yes if you were a butterfly pussy)

and then they would clap their hands loudly infront of your face making you blink, which meant you WERE infact scared of butterflies

what
the
fuck was that all about?!

WHO thought of that?!

and the buttercup thing?!

a kid (usually a girl, some boys did it cus they are proper fags) would put a buttercup under your chin and if your chin reflected the colour of the buttercup (yellow) then it would mean you liked butter


what the fuck is that..

what if you DIDN'T like butter? you wouldn't be able to prove them wrong, cus there logic is plausable. obviously if your chin goes yellow, you DO like butter.

someone...a person... came up with things like this. this was actually INVENTED as a thing people copied. its odd to imagine but its true.


These cult practises maybe strange but i'm glad they exist. Its good that innocence is alive in children and that reality can be mixed with fiction for a while. you could go to ANY primary school and they would STILL be doing the buttercup & butterfly games, nobody will ever go through primary school without learning this stuff, its just the culture. certain aspects of culture are simply created by popularity, if everyone is doing somthing, other people will do it and it takes over. (called popular culture). and popular culture says everything about the generation that surrounds it

here's an example i found by accident: search for "wow" in google images.. you expect to see somthing that makes you say or think "wow" like a sunset..no.

older people say that we would all get on fine without the technology we have today, its true but we would not act the same way as they did at their age. they GREW UP having bollocks stuff (bollocks in comparison to what we have now) whereas we grew up WITH this stuff, we use our mobiles and computers for EVERYTHING. writing a CV, banking. the truth is if the internet went down, the world would fuck up big time, today money is registered as digital numbers on screens rather than physical cash so people WOULD lose alot of money.

and now i finish. thanks for reading my musings, i love you.

Nathan McCarthy

P.S
I saw a picture of "peppa pig" today, thats a shite picture of a pig, its snout looks like a growth...

Monday 9 November 2009

Here goes..

Chris Allin and Sam Lott.
Two people who have fairly quickly inspired me to start a blog.

So it is only fair that my first post is dedicated to them, although it is full of inside jokes that would not be understood by an outsider (obviously) you can enjoy learning more about these soon-to-be blogging legends.
Love you, Nathan McCarthy



Being Chris Luke Allin.

Advantages:
- Has a determination to do things he's always wanted to do [0/101]
- Can shout loud [Pistol of Fire]
- Likable ["Is Allin out tonight?"]
- Has a Scandinavian Sweetheart™ [Reason he is in Mexico]
- Can get things done by talking to people [Reason he GOT to Mexico]

Disadvantages:
-Not in Plymouth [Asshole]
-Unlucky when it comes to getting a flight to the Americas. [The clocks mean nothing to them]
-Blind to Girlfriend's presence if she is in Coffee shop [2 hours Chris.. seriously]

But his latest post about travel reminds me very much of my favourite travel writer Dave Gorman. It is the things that hinder the trip which make it interesting, later on its a great story to tell, but at the time it sucks massive balls.

Being Samuel Elliot Lott.
Advantages:
- Has great sense of style [checkered shirts and good hair]
- Has opinions you cannot dissagree with [YES Sam, that guy IS a proper twat]
- Can throw a great party [yaayaah! stop makin the eyes at me!]
- Will stand up to someone 3 times his size [and save the terrified girl]
- Passionate about Music [one day we will show the world how its done]
Disadvantages:
-Not in Plymouth [Bellend]
-Has the imagination of a sectioned phycopath [Phetus biscuits?!....REALLY?!]
-No conscience [I wanted to be served buy the girl in Nando's]


He will have some great post coming soon ladies and gentlemen, let the rants begin and let the fury of Lammy inspire us to believe in punk once again. You keep your eyes on this one..