Russell Brand on Revolution

[butchersapron]

He isn't erudite at all, except by the standards of c-list celebs. He is an attention-hungry narcissist with a couple of GCSEs.

Marvelous stuff- labour snobbery sunday again.

That's actually a really revealing and really nasty nasty post.

 

[ViolentPanda]

May i just i take this opp to thank you for your posts on this thread Ld222.

Or should i say Ld-2015.

Liberal democrat 2015? Could it be...?

 

[Ld222]

He isn't erudite at all, except by the standards of c-list celebs. He is an attention-hungry narcissist with a couple of GCSEs.

Tá fáilte romhat.

 

[butchersapron]

Liberal democrat 2015? Could it be...?

I wish, nah.

 

[articul8]

Marvelous stuff- labour snobbery sunday again.

How is that snobbery? I don't make any generalisations just a specific comment about what passes for erudition amongst celebrities

 

[Ld222]

Speaking of condescension...

Again with the mote and beam.

I merely answered, but continue with your insults.

 

[ViolentPanda]

He isn't erudite at all, except by the standards of c-list celebs. He is an attention-hungry narcissist with a couple of GCSEs.

Depends what you mean by erudition, surely?
As for my original comment, it was that he delights in his own erudition. That doesn't give a measure of his erudition (as you appear to wish to), it points out that by his own standards he's erudite.
I'm sure that you believe, by your own standards, that you are erudite too!

 

[butchersapron]

How is that snobbery? I don't make any generalisations just a specific comment about what passes for erudition amongst celebrities

And then a swipe against peiople with only a few gsces and their capability to be erudite. As i said before, you don't even know that you're doing it now. That was a disgusting nasty and revealing post.

It also leads me to ask how come so many people bat you around these boards for fun?

 

[Buckaroo]

that

ðat,ðət/
pronoun
pronoun: that; pronoun: those

1. 1.
   used to identify a specific person or thing observed or heard by the speaker.
   "that's his wife over there"
   • referring to the more distant of two things near to the speaker (the other, if specified, being identified by ‘this’).
     "this is stronger than that"
2. 2.
   referring to a specific thing previously mentioned, known, or understood.
   "that's a good idea"
3. 3.
   used in singling out someone or something and ascribing a distinctive feature to them.
   "it is part of human nature to be attracted to that which is aesthetically pleasing"
4. 4.
   BRITISHinformal
   expressing strong agreement with a description just given.
   "‘He's a fussy man.’ ‘He is that.’"
5. 5.
   used to introduce a defining clause, especially one essential to identification:
   • instead of ‘which’, ‘who’, or ‘whom’
     "the woman that owns the place"
   • instead of ‘when’ after an expression of time.
     "the year that Anna was born"

determiner
determiner: that; determiner: those

1. 1.
   used to identify a specific person or thing observed or heard by the speaker.
   "look at that chap there"
   • referring to the more distant of two things near to the speaker (the other, if specified, being identified by ‘this’).
2. 2.
   referring to a specific thing previously mentioned, known, or understood.
   "he lived in Mysore at that time"
3. 3.
   used in singling out someone or something and ascribing a distinctive feature to them.
   "I have always envied those people who make their own bread"
4. 4.
   referring to a specific person or thing assumed as understood or familiar to the person being addressed.
   "where is that son of yours?"

adverb
adverb: that

1. 1.
   to such a degree; so.
   "I wouldn't go that far"
   • used with a gesture to indicate size.
     "it was that big, perhaps even bigger"
   • informal
     very.
     "I couldn't get out of the house fast enough, I was that embarrassed!"

conjunction
conjunction: that

1. 1.
   introducing a subordinate clause expressing a statement or hypothesis.
   "she said that she was satisfied"
   • expressing a reason or cause.
     "he seemed pleased that I wanted to continue"
   • expressing a result.
     "she was so tired that she couldn't think"
   • expressing a purpose, hope, or intention.
     "we pray that the coming year may be a year of peace"
2. 2.
   literary
   expressing a wish or regret.
   "oh that he could be restored to health"

Origin
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Old English thæt, nominative and accusative singular neuter of se ‘the’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dat and German das .

And that's that!

 

[Ld222]

May i just i take this opp to thank you for your posts on this thread Ld222.

Or should i say Ld-2015.

Tá fáilte romhat.

 

[Ld222]

And that's that!

sin é

 

[articul8]

Erudition is indeed relative.

And then a swipe against peiople with only a few gsces and their capability to be erudite. As i said before, you don't even know that you're doing it now. That was a disgusting nasty and revealing post.

It was no such thing. It was a critique of what superficial standards of erudition would allow this clown to count as a fucking master of learning. I know some exceptionally intelligent people with little in the way of formal education. They'd make Brand look like a village idiot.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Tá fáilte romhat.

Wwy nwd'n'. M'r 'yryş.

 

[ViolentPanda]

I merely answered, but continue with your insults.

What insult?
The only insult is to me, that you continue, with no evidence, to claim that I'm insulting you.

 

[Coolfonz]

He isn't erudite at all, except by the standards of c-list celebs. He is an attention-hungry narcissist with a couple of GCSEs.

People like you prove the Daily Mail right.

 

[Ld222]

Wwy nwd'n'. M'r 'yryş.

What's that mean?

 

[butchersapron]

Erudition is indeed relative.

It was no such thing. It was a critique of what superficial standards of learning would allow this clown to count as a fucking master of learning. I know some exceptionally intelligent people with little in the way of formal education. They'd make Brand look like a village idiot.

And this is what we call the backtrack - the bit when, what have become his, by now, everyday social assumptions are highlighted to him - the bit where it appears that they were made from purely the most perfect intentions and in fact were designed to show the opposite of what they actually said/portrayed/implied.

You don't even know you're doing it anymore.

 

[Ld222]

What insult?
The only insult is to me, that you continue, with no evidence, to claim that I'm insulting you.

Maybe you don't even realise your doing it.

 

[butchersapron]

Erudition is indeed relative.

It was no such thing. It was a critique of what superficial standards of erudition would allow this clown to count as a fucking master of learning. I know some exceptionally intelligent people with little in the way of formal education. They'd make Brand look like a village idiot.

No one said he was a master of learning - you turned it into an educational qualifications thing. That stinks. That's about as rotten as you can get.

 

[articul8]

And this is what we call the backtrack - the bit when, what have become his, by now, everyday social assumptions are highlighted to him - the bit where it appears that they were made from purely the most perfect intentions and in fact were designed to show the opposite of what they actually said/portrayed/implied.

You don't even know you're doing it anymore.

On the contrary, it is where I have to point about the inaccuracy of your lazy assumptions about what people like me must mean.

 

[butchersapron]

On the contrary, it is where I have to point about the inaccuracy of your lazy assumptions about what people like me must mean.

People like you, the little unlearned people. Oh you're making what you mean very very clear. Very clear.

 

[butchersapron]

People like you prove the Daily Mail right.

He runs a paper with the same aims as your one had. Would it surprise you to learn it's full of/ran by pretty much every middle class cliche going?

 

[coley]

Do you expect me to speak on his behalf.

No, I expect you to think on your behalf, now why should he get angry when asked what level of rent does he pay?

 

[Buckaroo]

What's that mean?

that

ðat,ðət/
pronoun
pronoun: that; pronoun: those

1. 1.
   used to identify a specific person or thing observed or heard by the speaker.
   "that's his wife over there"
   • referring to the more distant of two things near to the speaker (the other, if specified, being identified by ‘this’).
     "this is stronger than that"
2. 2.
   referring to a specific thing previously mentioned, known, or understood.
   "that's a good idea"
3. 3.
   used in singling out someone or something and ascribing a distinctive feature to them.
   "it is part of human nature to be attracted to that which is aesthetically pleasing"
4. 4.
   BRITISHinformal
   expressing strong agreement with a description just given.
   "‘He's a fussy man.’ ‘He is that.’"
5. 5.
   used to introduce a defining clause, especially one essential to identification:
   • instead of ‘which’, ‘who’, or ‘whom’
     "the woman that owns the place"
   • instead of ‘when’ after an expression of time.
     "the year that Anna was born"

determiner
determiner: that; determiner: those

1. 1.
   used to identify a specific person or thing observed or heard by the speaker.
   "look at that chap there"
   • referring to the more distant of two things near to the speaker (the other, if specified, being identified by ‘this’).
2. 2.
   referring to a specific thing previously mentioned, known, or understood.
   "he lived in Mysore at that time"
3. 3.
   used in singling out someone or something and ascribing a distinctive feature to them.
   "I have always envied those people who make their own bread"
4. 4.
   referring to a specific person or thing assumed as understood or familiar to the person being addressed.
   "where is that son of yours?"

adverb
adverb: that

1. 1.
   to such a degree; so.
   "I wouldn't go that far"
   • used with a gesture to indicate size.
     "it was that big, perhaps even bigger"
   • informal
     very.
     "I couldn't get out of the house fast enough, I was that embarrassed!"

conjunction
conjunction: that

1. 1.
   introducing a subordinate clause expressing a statement or hypothesis.
   "she said that she was satisfied"
   • expressing a reason or cause.
     "he seemed pleased that I wanted to continue"
   • expressing a result.
     "she was so tired that she couldn't think"
   • expressing a purpose, hope, or intention.
     "we pray that the coming year may be a year of peace"
2. 2.
   literary
   expressing a wish or regret.
   "oh that he could be restored to health"

Origin

Old English thæt, nominative and accusative singular neuter of se ‘the’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dat and German das .

 

[butchersapron]

Exactly how many gcses do you suggest is acceptable articul8?

 

[articul8]

No one said he was a master of learning - you turned it into an educational qualifications thing. That stinks. That's about as rotten as you can get.

It was a light hearted paraphrase from Pauline Calf: "a couple of GCSEs and she thinks she's Anne Diamond"... you just leapt on it to 'confirm' your frankly bizarre set of assumptions about what I must think

 

[butchersapron]

It's hilarious to see articul8 closely guard intelligence to his chest - that's not for people outside of the bubble.

 

[Ld222]

Wwy nwd'n'. M'r 'yryş.

Are you mocking the Irish language?

 

[ViolentPanda]

What's that mean?

It means "how boring, more Irish".

 

[articul8]

People like you, the little unlearned people. Oh you're making what you mean very very clear. Very clear.

I didn't say anything about " people like you". I referred to your (ie you personally) lazy and incorrect assumptions about people like me (you insist on twisting everything I say into proof of your fantasy construction.)