The quality of "DJ-ing" at CTYI...

Stephen Forde

When u come to ur senses just convert to proper rock stuff!!!

Ill help u along in ,what i know, if u really need!!!
Rock is mainly the best music. Joyce stfu bai rock is the way to go!!!

God i love this controversiality (if that is a word)(controversial-is the kind of term im loking for)



ROCK ON

Barry Aldwell

Stephen Forde wrote:

God i love this controversiality (if that is a word)(controversial-is the kind of term im loking for)

Controversy is the term you're looking for

And I wouldn't exactly call this controversy. It's a simple "My taste is correct, yours is wrong" shouting match. Once the tastes aren't "Capitalism" and "Communism", and neither side have nuclear weapons, it's usually pretty harmless

Tbh, you're free to like whatever music you like, and trying to force your taste upon someone is wrong. As for the DJ, if he doesn't play music that you like, then go sit outside, or ask him to play music you like. If he doesn't have it, provide him with a CD of it.

Just remember, you're one person, just because you don't like the music doesn't mean it has to be changed. If he's playing really crappy music that nobody likes, then everybody should go sit outside (he'll get the message when there's an empty dancefloor in front of him), or they should ask him to play different music. If you continue dancing, just moaning about how crap the music is to your friends, then nothing will happen.

Damn kids, if you want to make a difference then you have to put some effort into it

Stephen Forde

Nice1 man thanks for that. CONTROVERSY.....wat a kewl word. Yea but it sure is a hell of alot of fun cos so many people will disagree. And then we can have a big debate bout it and have fun taking the piss outa eachother....God ur speech was deep man. But each disco has a certain amout of time. And since ur there u may aswell try and have a good time no matter wat music they play at a disco!!! Its grand for a disco and stuff, ill put up with it. But i generally like to listen to rock meself!!!

Piste

I just like the crappy pop/dance crap they play on spin. That and Queen. Lots and Lots of Queen. Oh yeah and Michael Jackson *Does thriller dance*

jono087

Sunstorm wrote:

Because skanger music is played at every disco across the land. CTYI should be the one place where we can escape the head wrecking banality that is the Irish singles chart. Besides, the majority of CTYIzens are rockers to at least some extent.

Thats because "skanger music" is the only danceable music, why would you want to just jump around like an idiot?!? (btw i occasionally enjoy a spot of moshing, I just prefer to dance to dance music...)

nosmo

Barry Aldwell wrote:

And I wouldn't exactly call this controversy. It's a simple "My taste is correct, yours is wrong" shouting match. Once the tastes aren't "Capitalism" and "Communism", and neither side have nuclear weapons, it's usually pretty harmless

Do you have any other angles to argue from or draw parallels to?

vikki

i like rock music, but i know that a large number of people like pop/dance music. i suggest an equal number of dance and moshing songs. its the only compromise thats fair. even though i dont like pop or dance music, if only we all liked rock music... mind you then the world would be boring... the CTYI discos would rock though...

elephamt king

Barry Aldwell wrote:

Damn kids, if you want to make a difference then you have to put some effort into it

we did do something about it.
at the first disco i spoke to the DJ and he said he wouldnt play any thing heavier than Nirvana.so we had a sit down protest.that didnt work too well so pierce matthias myself matthew holly and some others whilst sitting in the music common room marked a copyed c.d that had rammstein on it as "dance beats '03", which worked, i think.
any way the collective efforts of every metal fan at ctyi resulted in the same DJ who vowed not to play anything heavier than Nirvana, played (of his own free will) Deicide at the last disco.
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It wasn't me!

At the first disco me and Matt gave him 120 CD's and he refused to play anything from any of them. Therefore requests do not work.

Barry Aldwell

It wasn't me! wrote:

At the first disco me and Matt gave him 120 CD's and he refused to play anything from any of them. Therefore requests do not work.

Maybe if you'd handed him a single CD, he may have played it. He has other things to do than sift through a massive CD wallet, namely to DJ

Raphael

article6 wrote:

:eek: Rugger fan. Don't get me started.

As the person Who started the "Irelands Call" as true national anthem movement I would like to make a few points

1. We are neutral, have protests about breaching it, yet our anthem is entitled "A Soldiers Song" and is about defending our nation. Irelands call is about pride in our nation, it is the same sentiments, yet generalised, not just purely militant

3. Hang on, wtf did 2 go???

4. Rugby may be the only sport that uses Irelands Call as an anthem, yet it is also the only sport where there is an irish team, not 2 northern and southern teams

5. It's a much better song, and the skanger population haven't got their greasy little mitts on it yet

2. Oh wait, there it is

Sorry bout the delay, wasnt on boards much last week

R4ph

Piste

Raphael wrote:

As the person Who started the "Irelands Call" as true national anthem movement I would like to make a few points

1. We are neutral, have protests about breaching it, yet our anthem is entitled "A Soldiers Song" and is about defending our nation. Irelands call is about pride in our nation, it is the same sentiments, yet generalised, not just purely militant

3. Hang on, wtf did 2 go???

4. Rugby may be the only sport that uses Irelands Call as an anthem, yet it is also the only sport where there is an irish team, not 2 northern and southern teams

5. It's a much better song, and the skanger population haven't got their greasy little mitts on it yet

2. Oh wait, there it is

Sorry bout the delay, wasnt on boards much last week

R4ph

I second that. RUGGER FOREVER!!!!!!!!!

It wasn't me!

I challenge anyone who disputes the right of Ireland's Call to be sung as the National Anthem to a rugby match!

jono087

Not meaning to provoke an extended debate over that "national anthem" Ireland's Call, but in fairness it isn't really that inspiring, considering it was composed recently and has no relevence to our culture or history.

Raphael wrote:

4. Rugby may be the only sport that uses Irelands Call as an anthem, yet it is also the only sport where there is an irish team, not 2 northern and southern teams

And actually our international rules team comprises a north and south contingent of players... But besides that ya, I do agree that rugby is the least sectarian of Irish national team sports.

Piste

Not meaning to provoke an extended debate over that "national anthem" Ireland's Call, but in fairness it isn't really that inspiring, considering it was composed recently and has no relevence to our culture or history.



And actually our international rules team comprises a north and south contingent of players... But besides that ya, I do agree that rugby is the least sectarian of Irish national team sports.

Yeah! Plus we get to watch hot guys!

jono087

Gummybearz!!! wrote:

Yeah! Plus we get to watch hot guys!

Well to be honest I wasn't coming from that angle, but I agree. Rugby is a good sport to watch, and indeed to play. But I still think that the national team should adopt the soldier's song as their anthem... as a matter of principle

It wasn't me!

The reason Ireland's Call is the anthem is because it's not militant and to use the Soldier's Song as the rugby anthem would be offensive to Ulster players with Unionist views. That's why Ireland's Call is used. It doesn't cause offence. I'm pretty sure that's why it was written actually. I like it better anyway. The Soldier's Song doesn't do anything for me TBH.

jono087

It wasn't me! wrote:

The reason Ireland's Call is the anthem is because it's not militant and to use the Soldier's Song as the rugby anthem would be offensive to Ulster players with Unionist views. That's why Ireland's Call is used. It doesn't cause offence. I'm pretty sure that's why it was written actually. I like it better anyway. The Soldier's Song doesn't do anything for me TBH.

Ok, the soldier's song was originally a rebel song, granted. But now, to me at least, it's a symbol of how far we've progressed as a nation in the past century. We are, remember one of the youngest countries in the world. If they really wanted to p*ss off the unionists they should adopt "Seán South" as the anthem! lol. And all the protestants/unionists that I'm friendly with don't seem to mind the soldier's song, rather they think it strange that the national rugby team has chosen to play a song with no relevence to any Irish people as its anthem. Better relevence for one "side" than none I say

Starbabe

so anyway, what are we going to do about the choice of music at ctyi next year?

we could always refuse to go in until they play a decent amount of proper music.

elephamt king

Raphael wrote:

1. We are neutral, have protests about breaching it, yet our anthem is entitled "A Soldiers Song" and is about defending our nation. Irelands call is about pride in our nation, it is the same sentiments, yet generalised, not just purely militant

Aonhgus, youre an idiot.
We are neutral and yes we did have protests about its breach during the invasion of Iraq.However netrality is defined as "Not aligned with, supporting, or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest. ".
Therefore we can defend our nation in a war without breaking our neutrality as long as we dont join any other nations whilst doing so.
The war referred to in "A Soldiers Song" is any of the battles for independance which were not a breach of our neutrality because of:
1:the afore mentioned reason.
2:we had not gained independance so we had no policy on neutrality.

elephamt king

only in a ctyi forum could a thread about the quality of music at a disco transform into (yet another) political debate.

i cant wait to go back, session 2 2005 everybody,wooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!

article6

jono087 wrote:

We are, remember one of the youngest countries in the world.

*PedantAlarm v1.0 sounds* Not really. By the most conservative measure, about 60 current countries are older than Ireland, and about 130 are younger. Putting us in the top third. Sometimes we tend to ignore the colonies, or forget that we were among the first to win independence.

I agree with elephamt king about neutrality and Amhrán na bhFiann. Switzerland has semi-compulsory military service and they're still neutral. On the other hand, the pacifist young people of Germany have been protected under the US security shield for years.

It wasn't me! wrote:

The Soldier's Song doesn't do anything for me TBH.

Ask not what your anthem can do for you. As I've said before, this will all be solved when the Northern Irish get their act together, realise they're stuck with each other and choose an anthem for themselves, like "Flower of Scotland". If anyone has already composed a Northern Irish national anthem, please send it on the back of a postcard etc.

Barry Aldwell

elephamt king wrote:

Therefore we can defend our nation in a war without breaking our neutrality as long as we dont join any other nations whilst doing so.

Without the help of at least the British, we are screwed in an invasion

Joycey

no we would just get another situation where we start snipin at em out of windows and stuff. Anyway... Can we get back on topic?

Raphael

This is on topic, we were discussing the music choice at CTYI, which included the fact that the national anthem was no longer played

Sniping out of windows and stuff? I assume you mean a guerilla war, and in that case, we'll just get bombed to ****

Piste

Barry Aldwell wrote:

Without the help of at least the British, we are screwed in an invasion

Not true, Just get all the people with knives from Stab City and all the Skangers from our nations skangery Capital and We have a lovely little army who have been training from at least the age of 12 in skangery killings.

Joycey

what angus? like in iraq? where they bombed the place to ****? cos that worked and now there is no resistance whatsoever... You were right im sorry.

Plunky

WOAH!!! HOLD THE PHONE!!! Okay so I know I've been a nevermore since 2002, but Amhrán na bhFiann wasn't played this year? Holy ****, get a new damn DJ! That, my friends, is disgraceful behaviour. It's part of CTYI just like Street Spirit or indeed AP, in it's own respected way. Do you not agree?

nosmo

Gummybearz!!! wrote:

Not true, Just get all the people with knives from Stab City and all the Skangers from our nations skangery Capital and We have a lovely little army who have been training from at least the age of 12 in skangery killings.

I don't think they'd be able to stop the entire Elbonian invading force by asking them for a smoke or if they could put their SIM card in their phones.

mentalimplosion

Gummybearz!!! wrote:

Not true, Just get all the people with knives from Stab City and all the Skangers from our nations skangery Capital and We have a lovely little army who have been training from at least the age of 12 in skangery killings.

ah, you're a true muckross girl....

jono087

Barry Aldwell wrote:

Without the help of at least the British, we are screwed in an invasion

Who'd want to invade Ireland? Come on, be serious please!

Sunstorm

Joycey wrote:

what angus? like in iraq? where they bombed the place to ****? cos that worked and now there is no resistance whatsoever... You were right im sorry.

Do you honestly think this feckless country has the level of resistance/willpower/downright lunacy of Islamic extremists?

It wasn't me!

Yes.....

Stephen Forde

indupitably.....

pinkpimp

Sunstorm wrote:

Do you honestly think this feckless country has the level of resistance/willpower/downright lunacy of Islamic extremists?

Have you never spoken to a skanger?? Lunacy. Theres no doubt about the amount of willpower we have (the whole ignorant anti-british attitude). We have millions of extremist fools who would gladly give their lives to protect this country. We'd have more resistance manpower and downright lunacy than those islamic amateurs.

Sunstorm

pinkpimp wrote:

Have you never spoken to a skanger?? Lunacy. Theres no doubt about the amount of willpower we have (the whole ignorant anti-british attitude). We have millions of extremist fools who would gladly give their lives to protect this country. We'd have more resistance manpower and downright lunacy than those islamic amateurs.

I've spoken to/been randomly attacked by many a cluchie/skanger hybrid, but I yet to meet a pure bred. If we take the Vietnam approach to it (keep it going to thin out the idiot ranks) I'm all for it.

Barry Aldwell

jono087 wrote:

Who'd want to invade Ireland? Come on, be serious please!

Anyone wanting to invade Britain, for a start. Which is one of the reasons they will provide air support, and generally back us up in areas where we are deficient, in the event of an invasion*

*I hope

Undergod

A small millitia of confused Americans, seeking leprechaun gold to replete their coffers and maybe allow them to buy that Soviet Army surplus nerve gas... or members of a historical recreation society who have taken it a bit too far and decided to entirely recreate the Normans arriving in Ireland... and this one is a bit more serious, but in a post-apocalyptic scenario, a British city-state that has Naval facilities wishes to expand its influence to ensure stability in neighbouring territories (this is what happens when you play fallout and read day of the triffids at the same time)

Piste

mentalimplosion wrote:

ah, you're a true muckross girl....

You take that back! That is an Insult of the highest degree of insultness!

mentalimplosion

that was the point... and you'll never be a muckross girl.. not until you stop calling it cofsoc.

IT'S COFFEESOC GODDAMN YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Piste

And why would I want to be a true Muckross girl?.........Actually, having said that, I may be getting Dubes..........I already have Blond highlites..........I do wear fake-tan/ bronzer...........NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! ITS HAPPENED!

I Elizabeth Claire Ahern Flynn do solemnly swear that I will spend the next year trying to become as un-Muckross like as possible even if it involves not stalking random 'zaga guys after school.

And btw, Its cofsoc.

jono087

Barry Aldwell wrote:

Which is one of the reasons they will provide air support, and generally back us up in areas where we are deficient,

Areas in which we're deficient? That's probably everywhere... We can't even build roads, how can we fight a war?

elephamt king

Joycey wrote:

what angus? like in iraq? where they bombed the place to ****? cos that worked and now there is no resistance whatsoever

In najaf the resistance could be severely damaged by bombing the sh'ite shrine.they wont because doing so would incite people to rebel.

Sniping out of windows?
This (probably) wouldnt occur often in ireland in case of invasion because:
1. Ireland has a rural population large enough to support guerilla warfare.
2. because of the above,guerilla warfare wouldnt occur in cities as che said in his treatise on guerilla warfare that the countryside is favourable for guerilla activity as it is easier to move around unnoticed and that the support of locals is of utmost importance to the guerilla group.the arementioned support is easier gained in small rural communities.

elephamt king

Joycey wrote:

You were right im sorry.

wow,i wish i was capable of making a sarcastic comment.
oh,look,theres one now,yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!

hannahC

Undergod wrote:

A small millitia of confused Americans, seeking leprechaun gold to replete their coffers and maybe allow them to buy that Soviet Army surplus nerve gas...

lol. I'm sure that'll happen.

Undergod

hannahC wrote:

lol. I'm sure that'll happen.

...Well it might!

Barry Aldwell

elephamt king wrote:

In najaf the resistance could be severely damaged by bombing the sh'ite shrine.they wont because doing so would incite people to rebel.

Yes, the Americans seem to have caught on to this "hearts and minds" business. Now, if only they had caught on 35 years ago, Vietnam mightn't have been such a disaster

elephamt king wrote:

Sniping out of windows?
This (probably) wouldnt occur often in ireland in case of invasion because:
1. Ireland has a rural population large enough to support guerilla warfare.
2. because of the above,guerilla warfare wouldnt occur in cities as che said in his treatise on guerilla warfare that the countryside is favourable for guerilla activity as it is easier to move around unnoticed and that the support of locals is of utmost importance to the guerilla group.the arementioned support is easier gained in small rural communities.

Contrary to popular belief, this country does have an army, and they will not just be handing out rifles to the civilian populace in the event of an invasion. Fighting will occur in cities and towns, as cities and towns are not just placed randomly, they are placed at important spots such as where roads or other routes converge, aka great places to block an advance by the enemy. Built up areas are also great levellers for armies. Armour is severely restricted in it's use, as an anti tank weapon (like the ones purchased a few months ago, the ones lauded as "baby killing weapons" :rolleyes: ) fired from above will pierce the thin roof armour of any tank.

Just because Che said it, doesn't make it gospel. Countryside guerilla warfare is fine for irregular forces like Che and his merry band, the Viet Cong, or the IRA, but is useless for regular armies. Plus, the largest irregular force in the country (the various versions of the IRA) has a history of siding with the people trying to invade (providing they're not British, that is)

elephamt king

Guerrila warfare is (usually) only used when the guerilla force is inferior to its enmies in one form or another so, as a rule of thumb, guerilla warfare is not practised by regular armies so even if is useless to them it doesnt matter

jono087

elephamt king wrote:

Guerrila warfare is (usually) only used when the guerilla force is inferior to its enmies in one form or another so, as a rule of thumb, guerilla warfare is not practised by regular armies so even if is useless to them it doesnt matter

True, guerilla warfare is generally practised in the event of the force in question being smaller or less-well-armed than their opposition. If you've a well trained, well equiped army then guerilla tactics are useless.

StupidLikeAFox

lads, we're havin a debate on how ireland would defend itself in a war? what war? who'd invade ireland? no european country or america, any other country would call in a bomb from 1000 miles away. Fcuk knows what country would want to invade ireland and why anyway?

So anyway, dj-ing is pretty crap in ctyi?