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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">I</span></b> went to go and see the Arctic Monkeys the other weekend and let me tell you now they were
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">While I recovered from the sheer awesomness (and the Strongbow and gin) I got to thinking about all the Arctic Monkeys music and basically just how good it all is. So I set myself a little challenge, pick my 10 best Arctic Monkeys songs and write about it. So here it is, my Top 10 Arctic Monkeys Songs (In No Particular Order) (because if I'd had to order them I think my head would have exploded).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">From it's jagged intro to it's energetic and painfully catchy hook, I bum this song. I struggle to put my finger right on why. The guitar work is lively and when it was released it was a slightly different style for them to take. Let's have a game on the teddy picker...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Favourite lyrics:<i> "<span style="text-align: center;">Assuming that all things are equal, w</span><span style="text-align: center;">ho'd want to be men of the people, w</span><span style="text-align: center;">hen there's </span></i></span><i style="font-family: inherit;">people like you?"</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">The heavy bass line mixed with the almost duelling banjos style intro set this song apart for me from the start. The lyrics are just ludicrous enough while at the same time inspired. A tour de force of different ways of saying people are taking a risk. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Favourite lyrics: <i>"Fill in a circular hole with a peg that's square, but just don't sit down 'cause I've moved your chair"</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A painfully obvious one. An unbelievably catchy ode to lost youth and forgotten dreams. Simple yet effective drumming and guitar playing underpins meaningful lyrics about shagging, how your life was and what it has now become. It also featured shit loads on The Inbetweeners which, in my opinion, is one of the single best TV shows ever made. </span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Favourite lyrics: <i>"Clinging to not getting sentimental, said she wasn't going but she went still, likes her gentlemen not to be gentle, was it a Mecca Dobber or a betting pencil?"</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Words can't really describe this song. It grabs you by the bollocks from the first note and only le</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;">ts you go when it has had its dirty way with you. Just listen to that drumming, that's what I imagine a stampede of Godzillas sounds like. And that sexy little guitar interlude in the middle? Perfectly timed and delivered. By the time it's over you feel tired, disoriented but most importantly, fulfilled. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Favourite lyrics: <i>"And I go crazy 'cause here isn't where I wanna be, and satisfaction feels like a distant memory, and I can't help myself, all I wanna hear her say is "Are you mine?"</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The phronetic build of blues heavy bassline mixed with Alex Turners distinct Sheffield twang make this, for me, one of the Arctic Monkey's most iconic tunes. It's almost euphoric in its build, drop, build rhythm. Smashing symbols and masterful guitar work combined. </span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Favourite lyrics: <i>"They want arms flying everywhere and,
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Another big start in this one. A lot of truth in this song. It's about knowing someones fit but thick, and you wanting to fuck them anyway. </span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Favourite lyrics (big one): <i>"I fancy you with a passion, you're a Topshop princess, a rockstar too, but you're a fad, you're a fashion, and I'm having a job trying to talk to you, but it's alright, yeah, I'll put it on one side, 'Cause everybody's looking, you've got control of everyone's eyes, including mine"</i></span></span>
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One of the Monkeys latest tunes, this is an exploration of post break up regret. Lyrics are solid, that moody bassline is even better. Live at Finsbury Park this song was incredible. </div>
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Favourite lyrics: <i>"I'm sorry to interrupt. It's just I'm constantly on the cusp of trying to kiss you
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The first Arctic Monkeys song I ever heard. Distinctly remember walking into Topman in Reading, hearing this and seeing this shitty VHS like music video and having a full frontal eargasm. Everything about this song is just ideal. Every house party for about 4 years after played this song and you can understand why.<br />
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Favourite lyrics: <i>"Your name isn't Rio, but I don't care for sand and lighting, the fuse might result in a bang with a bang-go"</i><br />
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The single most frenetic, uptempo Arctic Monkeys song. The symbols and guitar are on one from the start and Alex Turners fast paced delivery only accentuate this. Love the ending as well, just when you think it's done with you it jumps on you one more time.<br />
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Favourite lyrics: <i>"Cause we can't take our eyes off the t-shirt and ties combination, well see you later, innovator"</i><br />
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I felt an affinity with this song the moment I heard it. The twangy, almost sorrowful guitar sets a sombre scene. For me it's a song that really reminds me of my youth, I think that's probably why I like it so much. It's also about hardships in life and how your friends get you through them. Masterful.<br />
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Favourite lyrics: <i>"And just cause he's had a couple of cans, he thinks it's alright to act like a dickhead"</i><br />
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I wanna know what you guys think too, what are your favourite Arctic Monkeys songs? Have I fucked this list up entirely or am I close. Either way. you've gotta love the boys from Sheffield.<br />
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Ever since Pennywise The Clown in Stephen King's IT these jovial, makeup covered individuals have had a bad rap. I mean, when have you ever actually heard of a clown killing someone? Well, apart from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne_Gacy" target="_blank">John Wayne Gacy</a> of course... Recently the evil clown persona has seen a bit of a resurgence with the strangely intriguing <a href="http://www.nottinghampost.com/Northampton-clown-takes-world-storm-impersonating/story-19819557-detail/story.html" target="_blank">Northampton Clown</a> making random appearances and now this video from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/DmPranksProductions" target="_blank">DM Pranks</a>.<br />
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Basically, this is absolutely inspired in every way from the how the 'people's' 'heads' explode to the way the clown creepily stares at some of his potential 'victims.' Question is, would you run? Anyway, enjoy the video. I've also stuck a couple extra in for good measure. I would literally soil myself if someone came at me with a flamethrower...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>More</b></span> summer vibes on this tune by <a href="http://us.claireofficial.com/">C<u>LAIRE</u></a>. Put this on loud in your car and drive along with the windows down, in the sun. I defy you not to enjoy it. </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Whatever</span></b> you do, DON'T WATCH THE NEWS! As soon as you switch on any mainstream channel you are immediately beset by tales of woe and misery from all over the world. War this, disease that and famine something or other. If you believe everything you read we're simultaneously dealing with a housing crisis and property bubble. People aren't eating enough fruit but if they do their teeth will fall out. We're in desperate need of more fuel but if we start fracking our tap water will explode. So on, so on and... so on.<br />
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But guess what, the human race has never, ever had it better! Now that's a subject for another blog post. Today I want to highlight a few ways in which human beings encountered far trickier situations than we ever have and came through them (relatively) unscathed.<br />
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'Oh, the world's getting a tad warmer is it? That must be so scary for you. Ice is melting is it? Fuck me, run for the hills' is probably what your ancestor who lived through the Ice Age would sarcastically say to you. Really though, think about it. Our winters are a bit rainier and our summers are a bit warmer.<br />
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Now imagine you're a Neanderthal man and it starts snowing one day and doesn't stop. You're wrapped in a few Sabre Toothed Tiger furs and most likely live in a cave. That ladies and gentleman is what you define as fucked. Every single day of your life going forward is going to be a matter of life or death. Can't find somewhere warm? You're dead. Can't find any food because all the animals have frozen to death? You're dead. Get snowed in your cave? Yep. you guessed it, you're dead as a dodo.<br />
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And yet, through this unimaginable struggle your ancestor, my ancestor and the ancestor of that fit girl that works at Boots survived. So buy a new rain mac and invest in some air conditioning. Global warming's gunna be a walk in the park.<br />
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Tell you what, bird flu was a bit touch and go wasn't it? When that <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4881526.stm" target="_blank">one dead swan turned up in Scotland</a> I thought it was the end of days. Don't even get me started on swine flu either. I'm not belittling the deaths of 475 people but it was hardly the pandemic we were led to believe it could become. Now 75 to 200 million, that's a more impressive number. That's how many lives it's thought the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death" target="_blank">Black Death of 1346 - 1350</a> claimed. That's almost unfathomable. It reduced the population of Europe by between 30 - 60% for christs sake!<br />
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Now imagine the scene, your whole family is covered in horrible, black, puss filled buboes that burst and piss blood. Their fingers and toes then start to turn black and rot away whilst they vomit blood and sweat buckets. Within two to seven days they're all dead, all of them. If you're not lucky enough to have died yourself you have to deal with <a href="http://static.squarespace.com/static/52b1dbfbe4b06f683c1c9b6a/t/530f7b2de4b03ba34cae2f65/1393523503832/Denmark%20Museum%20plague%20mask%20new%20background.JPG" target="_blank">beaked creatures</a> removing your families bodies and burying them in mass graves. As an added kick in the bollocks, if you belong to any ethnic or religious minority chances are you'll be blamed for the outbreak and forced from what's left of your home. If you don't you'll be left to scratch an existence while the world recovers. Sounds ideal...<br />
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For a couple of generations now the Western World hasn't really known war. Sure there have been forays to distant lands by our salaried military personnel but they've paled in comparison to what our Grandparents and Great Grandparents endured. 122 million lives were lost in both World Wars combined. That my not be as many as those bastard fleas managed to kill all those years ago but it's still pretty fucking scary.<br />
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So what did your Great Grandparents have to endure during WW1? If your Great Grandad was of age (or not) he would have ended up in some form of military service. Whether that was going over the top at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Somme" target="_blank">The Somme</a>, manning a gun at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jutland" target="_blank">The Battle of Jutland</a> or flying a frightfully unreliable plane called a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_in_World_War_I#1917:_Bloody_April" target="_blank">Sopwith Pup during Bloody April</a> it's likely he would have frequently found himself in mortal danger. Your Great Grandma could well have served as a nurse not too far back from one of the many front lines. She could have come under artillery fire and would most likely have seen some nasty stuff. Or she may have been at home, in the UK, trying to dodge bombs dropped by massive fuck off German Zeppelins.<br />
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If I had £1 for every time some emotionless talking head on the TV said the word 'recession' or 'green shoots' I would be out chilling with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/danbilzerianofficial?fref=ts" target="_blank">Dan Bilzerian</a> in Vegas right now. But, unfortunately I don't. Instead all I have is a headache borne out of incredulity for the tripe these so called 'experts' feel the need to spout. Ask an investment banker from the 1930's if what we were/are experiencing is a recession and he would most likely have laughed heartily in your face.<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression" target="_blank">The Great Depression</a> was a real economic downturn. National trade was decimated by 50%, unemployment rates rose to as high as a third of the population of some countries and people were forced to dig up wooden street cobbles just to stay warm. Not only that, the conditions that the depression caused in Weimar Germany (<a href="http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/weimar_depression_1929.htm" target="_blank">they were terrible</a>) supported, if not completely instigated, the rise to power of one of the most insidious men to have ever walked the earth. For all of you who didn't pay attention in history class I'm talking about Adolf Hitler. So the next time you feel hard done by because you're a bit brassic and can't afford to go out be thankful for the fact you're not eating dead horse just to get by (unless you're a fan of <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21375594" target="_blank">Findus lasagne</a> that is).<br />
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It was a right piss take when that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_eruptions_of_Eyjafjallaj%C3%B6kull" target="_blank">volcano popped its cork in Iceland</a> and peoples flights to Zante and Magaluf were grounded weren't it! Completely inconsiderate. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii" target="_blank">Pompeii</a> as well. That was a right blag. As you can see volcanoes have a tendency of fucking up peoples days. But no volcano, in the history of volcanoes, has ever fucked up as many peoples days as Toba. (What a badass name by the way!) So sit back, pull out your sack and let me tell you the story of Toba.<br />
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About 70,000 B.C. (that's Before Christmas) there was a big bad volcano called Toba who lived in Sumatra. In fact, he was the biggest baddest volcano that ever existed. Toba had dealt pretty well with the lack of Christmases. Every year he would sit there longingly, waiting for Jesus to be born so people could then give each other presents in his name. Unfortunately for Toba, and the human race, it would be a long time until Jebus was born to die for people's sins.<br />
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One cold night on December 24th Toba was watching the sky for Santa's sleigh like he always did. He'd had a really bad day because all the other volcanoes were picking on him for being so big. Just as he was about to turn in for the night, disappointed as always, one of the smaller volcanoes started shouting, "Hey Toba, look up there! Is that Santa?!"<br />
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Excitedly Toba stared into the dark night sky, his big fiery eyes darting around for any glimpse of the jolly man and his reindeer. But alas, he saw no such thing and instead heard jeers and laughter coming from the smaller volcanoes. One by one they started to chant 'made you look, made you look, made you look.' Rage swept up through Tobas molten lava torso and with an almighty roar he threw 650 miles of molten rock into the air.<br />
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This eruption coated South Asia, the Indian Ocean and the Arabian and South China Seas in a 6 inch layer of ash that can still be seen today. This was basically a big 'fuck you' to anything living thing within the eruption radius and a middle finger to everything else on the planet. It's likely the eruption dimmed the sun for six years, disrupted rain fall, contaminated or entirely blocked waterways and covered all low lying plant life in range in scorching hot ash. At this point in time human beings were still restricted to the African continent only, just across the ocean from Toba, so they would have felt the brunt of this.<br />
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So, our ancestors were left without food, drinkable water or sunlight for almost six years. In addition to this the eruption probably made an already chilly ice age (yep, another one) even colder by bouncing warming sunlight back into the atmosphere. Yeah, that's right, ice age and super massive volcanic eruption... There are a few estimates knocking about but it's thought that the human race fell to something between 40 to a 1,000 reproductive adults during this time. To put that into perspective there are <a href="http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2014/01/13/three-thousand-wild-tigers/" target="_blank">3,000 wild tigers left on the planet</a> and they're classed as critically endangered. So, yeah, the human race was really, really critically endangered.<br />
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For a slightly more serious, but no less entertaining, account of Toba's eruption check out <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2012/10/22/163397584/how-human-beings-almost-vanished-from-earth-in-70-000-b-c" target="_blank">this post</a>.<br />
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So, there you have it. Five examples of times when the human race has faced far more worrying situations than you ever have. So, next time your bird fucks off or you lose your job be thankful for the fact it's warm, you don't have the plague, you've not been conscripted into a god awful war, the economy hasn't taken an unfathomable nosedive and that there's more than 1,000 reproductive adults knocking about (imagine how hard it would be for you to pull if there wasn't!) <br />
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Tune in at some point in the future for that list of ways the human race has never had it better. Don't hold your breath though, these things take time to write. Peace!<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">'Hey,</span></b> why don't we go out on a part inflatable boat and entice a huge, sharp toothed, angry eyed Great White Shark to come near it?!' Most of us normal, even slightly intelligent folks wouldn't think this is a good idea. Not these fellas though. </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Anybody</span></b> that knows me will also be aware I have a lot of distain for people, of all those people Americans often take the biscuit. Their constant sabre rattling and politicians bloodthirsty diatribes are tiresome, refusal to believe in evolution staggering and ability to be the fattest country on the planet annoying (why do they have to be the best at loads of stuff, can’t they just let us be the fattest country in the world?! <a href="http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/517210/20131027/top-10-obese-countries-world-obesity.htm" target="_blank">We’re trying really hard!</a>)<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Reboot</span></b> appears to be the buzzword in cinema of late. And whilst it seems every superhero and his dog has had their franchise half heartedly kick started with CGI heavy, storyline thin movies over the last few years the reboot we all wanted to see eluded us. Until now that is.<br />
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Godzilla is back and looking even more badass than ever. Even better, Heisenberg is in this one! Heisenberg vs Godzilla, you just couldn't write this shit (or maybe you could?) All joking aside I am genuinely looking forward to this film. Production value looks insane and I like the storyline twist of the nuclear weapons 'tests' being carried out to kill Godzilla rather than Godzilla being created due to radiation from nuclear weapons tests. </div>
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Despite how good this film looks I will forever be disappointed for one reason. The Godzilla that came out when I was a young lad is genuinely one of my favourite films. I feel no shame in admitting I shed a tear as the majestic Godzilla got himself all tangled up in the bridge and rinsed by those jets. I was rooting for him the whole fucking film, I wanted him to wipe out the human race. Fuck humans when a giant super lizard is involved. </div>
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That's why I was always filled with hope because of the last scene of that film, when the lone surviving baby Godzilla hatches out of it's egg and let's out that cute little roar. Ever since that day I have lived in anticipation of Godzilla 2 when I could watch that little bugger grow up and fuck up the people that killed his mummy. The fact this film is coming out now means I will never, ever get to see that day! Either way though more Godzilla is music to my ears. Now watch this trailer as I go and dry my eyes, that bridge scene is getting to me again.<br />
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Written by <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/107351920752389868437?rel=author">Ryan Hill</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16237521594171328020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241075794296778173.post-23185049905258781832014-02-25T21:07:00.000+00:002014-02-25T21:07:07.347+00:00Why I'm Gutted FRONT is Over<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's not really new news but in case you didn't know the best magazine in the world is over. Yes, fucking <a href="http://www.frontarmy.com/" target="_blank">FRONT</a> has ended. This is terrible, terrible news for anyone that likes tits, ass, tattoos, hilarious writing, new music, gaming, films and booze. Oh, so every lad and most girls then!<br />
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FRONT really was something special. In a world of lad mags that are populated with football stories, expensive suits, unrealistic women and bland writing FRONT stood out. </div>
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In the place of fake titted, peroxide haired and airbrushed females, tattooed, pierced and natural ladies filled the magazines pages. Clothing sections were full of reasonably priced hoodies and jeans. Games were reviewed by girls. And the back page was comprised of a Cuntdown for christs sake! A page solely commited to rating famous and infamous people based on how cuntish they were! Most of all the writing was genuinely funny, every page contained a laugh no matter what the subject matter. </div>
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And that, in my opinion, is the biggest travesty of all. Original and inspired subject matter aside, in a world of substandardly written NUTS and FHM clones, the one lads mag that was consistently genuinely funny and tried to do something different has fallen at the wayside. Worst of all, we have no one to blame but ourselves. Next time you sit there chortling at some shitty 'let's take pictures of football players and then caption them as saying something funny' feature remember what was and what could have been...</div>
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Allowing me to discover Mel:<br />
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Written by <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/107351920752389868437?rel=author">Ryan Hill</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16237521594171328020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241075794296778173.post-44968567654673628152014-02-23T11:58:00.000+00:002014-02-23T11:59:17.586+00:00Top Five: Ways The Floods Have Brought Out The Worst In People<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've almost been warm, in January! This is great news for people like me who don't live near to any main water sources or in any type of indent. It's not so great for the others though. Since January the country has been slowly filling up thanks to the highest level of rainfall for 250 years. Although some good things have come of this pretty dire situation a lot of bad has also reared its ugly head. Here are five ways in which this bad manifested itself.</div>
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If Britains are good at one thing it's black markets, especially during times of crisis. If you believe every pseudo-historical book, or my Nan, during the war there was a shadey looking character standing on every street corner trying to sell you illegal tights or butter. </div>
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In addition to this, people have reported spending the day setting up sandbag defences around their house before turning in for the night, probably physically exhausted and worried sick. They then wake up in the morning to find all the sandbags they painstakingly laid to protect their homes removed. I genuinely despair at the world.</div>
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No surprises on this one. As soon as the insurance companies have had to pay out more than a few bob they've already started planning ways to avoid having to do it again. This includes £10,000 excesses on future flood damage, increased rates for houses on floodplains and the writing off of £4.3tn worth of property value on houses in flood risk areas.</div>
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Not to worry though! The government has come up with a great idea. Don't think about insurance companies doing what they're supposed to. Instead, increase the home insurance of every household in the country to the tune of £10.50 a year so they can then pay to repair other peoples flood damaged homes.They call it <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/265445/water-bill-flood-insurance-finance-accountablity.pdf" target="_blank">Flood RE</a>...</div>
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Unsurprisingly, his entirely logical ideology didn't go down too well with gay and straight people alike. Nigel Farrage was, of course, quick to distance himself and his party from this lunatic whilst simultaneously suggesting that the Romanian and Bulgarian flood was still coming (despite the fact the borders have now been open for weeks). Let me just take this moment to state that anyone who votes for UKIP is a twat, much like Mr Silvester. </div>
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by something you've seen on a TV screen that you let out an audible yelp? I hadn't, until a few weeks ago. Then I downloaded <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlast" target="_blank">Outlast</a>. I'd seen a few mentions of it on <a href="http://uk.ign.com/games/outlast/ps4-20000780" target="_blank">IGN</a>, Twitter etc and the fact it was completely free meant I had nothing to lose by downloading it. So I did. </div>
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But what is Outlast's world? Basically, you are Miles Upshur, a lone reporter that has gone to investigate a mystery. Standard storyline so far. But it's what you find in Mount Massive Asylum within the first five minutes of playing that makes you aware that this game is something a bit different. Not wanting to spoil it for those that are yet to play, it involves a metal pole, a member of the games version of Spec Ops and lots and lots of blood. </div>
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It wasn't long after encountering this scene that I unleashed my aforementioned cry of fear. Let me tell you now, this game is scary as fuck. Not since the first Silent Hill (a game that I played when I was about 11) has my heart rate quickened, sweat beaded and breathing intensified whilst gaming quite like it does when I'm playing Outlast. Check out this video of me playing it with my sister, even in this second long video you basically hear me crying...<br />
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Think about that for a second, when was the last time you played a game where you genuinely had no means to defend yourself? You can even jump on things to kill them in Super Mario for fucks sake. When the psychopaths come a knocking, or chasing, in Outlast you have but one option, run and hide. This creates a real sense of urgency and fear as you scramble over desks and slam doors shut behind you in a pathetic attempt to slow your bloodthirsty pursuers. Just to make the game that little more terrifying, hiding doesn't even guarantee your safety as some of the more intelligent enemies will actively search you out.<br />
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One of the coolest, and at the same time most frustrating, aspects of Outlast is your video camera. As a reporter you carry your trusty camera wherever you go. This is lucky really as filming certain scenes with it will unlock aspects of the story to help you piece the sordid tale together. This same video camera can come in extremely useful in the many pitch black areas of Outlast's asylum as it is equipped with night vision. However, it's not quite that simple. Using your cameras night vision runs down it's battery and when the only way you can find more batteries is by delving deeper into Outlast's depraved world the low power beep becomes a genuinely scary sound to hear. I've been caught in a few pitch black areas with no vision and the sound of 'things' moving around, every time I was almost reduced to tears.<br />
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It's a simple thing, we all do it. However, when Miles Upshur starts doing it you immediately tense up. It's a very simple part of the games mechanic that is devastatingly effective. When the environment takes a turn for the scary Miles' breathing intensifies, coming in heavy yet short, sharp rasps. I'm not a psychologist so I couldn't tell you why but when you hear 'him' getting 'scared' you start to as well. In my opinion it's probably the single most innovative and effective dynamic of the game and I expect to see it being used a lot more frequently in the future. </div>
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Simply put this is just a personal choice. If you want your beard to grow wild and free then allow it to do so with impunity my good man. I don't really know if this is the case but seeing as I've got a job that involves dressing fairly smart I feel that trimming that little bit of my cheek where the growth is shit anyway shows that despite my love of beards I am also a well kempt gentleman. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong...</div>
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'The itch' has been the worst part for me and has come in waves. The weird thing about having a beard is the feeling of having hair where you've not had hair before. It's different to stubble, it tickles if wind blows on it or if you catch it while scratching your nose. If you've never had a beard I don't really think I'll be able to explain the sensation to you properly. That's neither here nor there though, the fact is your beard will itch at some point. It's during this time that your metal will be tested. Scratching it feels so good but go and look at yourself in the mirror after you've spent a minute straight digging your nails into your face. Red flesh and a beard don't mix bro, not at all. Stay your hands, at least until bedtime. </div>
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Yeah, you're a man. You can grow hair on your face that isn't all fluffy and whispy. Hell yeah you should be showing your beard to every man woman and child that you meet. Thrust your cheeks aggressively in the direction of anyone who gives you the time of day. When people ask how you are reply by telling them that you and your beard are fine thanks for asking. Why not make a Facebook profile for your beard and then put yourself as in a relationship with it, you love it that much right? Beards are fucking sick man, you should be as proud of your beard as you were the day you first poo'd in a proper toilet, rode a bike or felt a real female breast. </div>
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I was pretty intrigued when I saw the trailer for Her. I rate Juaoquin Phoenix as an actor, I thought he was particularly sick playing Johnny Cash in Walk The Line. Throw in Scarlett Johanson as the sultry, yet admitedly disembodied, Samantha and add to that writing and directing from Spike Jonze (of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iszwuX1AK6A">Wolf of Wall Street</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNJPSc_4RCI">Where The Wild Things Are</a> fame) and as far as I was concerned they were onto a winner.<br />
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The film's exploration of technology and it's advancement is the most gripping and sometimes uncomfortable aspect of Her's experience. The idea of an almost sentient operating system that is self aware and responsive to your emotions and every need has always held a special significance to the human race and Her explores what it might really be like for that dream to become a reality. And although at times the idea seems fantastic, at others it feels bleak and depressing. The film is interspersed with scenes of a crowded street where no one is communicating except with their OS. Add to this the fact that a large majority of the film's dialogue is between Theodore and his A.I. girlfriend Samantha and you start to wonder whether this future is appealing at all. I really think this is what Spike Jonze was aiming for, the love story is like any other in many ways but the film is full of pathos about the way in which our relationship with technology is damaging our innate need and innate ability to communicate with each other. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16237521594171328020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241075794296778173.post-33236209903786709942012-07-18T15:06:00.001+01:002014-02-16T16:32:47.059+00:00TV/Film: How Not To… Remake The Inbetweeners<div align="center">
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For all you lads that are going whaling on a hot summers night I present to you The Harpoon, bit fruity but just eat the glass once you’ve finished it and no one will doubt your bollocks. </div>
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The Self Stocking Fridge<img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="http://stickinsect.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/fridge.jpg" width="360" height="476"><br>Gone are the days when you would sleepily stumble to your fridge in the morning and open it only to be greeted by a similarly forlorn sight as above. Back when I was at uni I was forced into eating such twisted concoctions as super noodles, beans and mayo. Or how about salmon, mayo and Tabasco? There was also the horribly dark night when in a drunken stupor I ate completely black chips and mustard. Now however I, and you, are welcomed by carton upon carton of OJ and milk, unlimited slices of ham, more condiments than you could shake a stick at and other assorted delicacies.</p> <p align="center">The best thing about it all though? It keeps refilling, over and over again. Like, it never stops. Whenever it looks close to depleting the food fairy swoops in and replenishes the shelves allowing you to continue to munch your way into oblivion. </p> <a name='more'></a> <p align="center">4. Waking Up And Not Seeing Your Breath In Front Of Your Face<br><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/ice_hotel_bedsleigh.jpg"><br><br>One thing students don’t like doing, paying for things. They especially don’t like paying for something to keep them warm when they’ve already paid shit loads for clothes that do that exact job. These elements combined with the insulating ability of duvets results in you awakening at the crack of noon mistakenly warm in your bed. The minute you open your eyes and yawn however the harsh realities of mid June in England are brought to your attention as your breath condenses in front of your face and forms a white cloud of fear. </p> <p align="center">And then comes the struggle to make it out from under the covers to the warmth of the (sometimes working) shower. The leg slips out with the foot just reaching the floor but soon retreats back into the warmth of the bed. Next the one arm that was already part stuck out of the covers tries to reach your dressing gown but cant. You stretch and stretch and in your early 1pm delirium you over reach and tumble from your bed spilling a freezing cold glass of water over your nads which results in you screaming like an <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=948rhsRvIkw" target="_blank">attention seeking frog</a>.<br><br>3.Not Paying Bills<br><img src="http://www.homelettings.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Agents-warned-tenats-unpaid-bills.jpg" width="426" height="287"><br><br>The bill. Something few students encountered outside of a restaurant environment before attending university. It’s a strange and depressing little piece of paper, one that doesn’t go away when you put it in the bin. In fact it keeps coming back, with angrier wording and bigger redder letters each time. Soon phone calls start to accompany said letters and before you know it big scary bald men with tattoos and arms like legs of lamb are knocking on your door demanding money. All because you threw a piece of paper called a bill in the bin?! Mental<br><br>The bill however is swiftly dealt with in the family home environment. It falls quietly on to the mat from where it is quickly removed and never seen again. The lights stay on and your TV and X-Box keep running. I have a sneaking suspicion it is sorted by the same mysterious being that stocks the fridge and supplies you with…</p> <p align="center">2. The Self Filling Dinner Plate<img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" src="http://www.corbisimages.com/images/Corbis-U1324922.jpg?size=67&uid=e0c883ef-bace-4a19-b86a-132e26ba3721" width="441" height="466"><br>One of my favourite questions as a child was ‘What’s for dinner mum?’ (Yes I was, and still am, a fat fucker who enjoys a good dinner or two) There’s nothing quite like being able to sit down at the table with food being placed right in front of you, 0% effort, 100% reward. You got used to having your lazy ass handed dinner evening after evening though, until you didn’t even think about it, in fact you expected it. University was a rude awakening however as it thrust you into the intimidating and often life threateningly dangerous world of cooking. I mean before uni cooking how many times had you had to use fire, boiling liquid, boiling fat, electrical equipment and sharp objects all in one sitting?! </p> <p align="center">Although I eventually overcame the adversity of constant burns and pain to finally be able to rustle up a half decent dinner (despite what number 5 on the list suggests) it is now an immeasurable pleasure to once again hear the call ‘Dinners ready.’ A warm fuzzy feeling overcomes me when those words ring out through the house because I know full well I’m about to have a hearty and delicious dinner without having to put my life at risk. It’s the little things. <br><br>1. The CONSTANT Supply Of Tea<br><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/394754_10150652198949972_1151726073_n.jpg" width="442" height="333"></p> <p align="center">And now we come to the piste de resistance of being home.Tea. I’m a massive fan of tea, and the Union Jack as you can see, but being at uni and being lazy meant I rarely had a cup of the stuff. It was always so much easier to just get some squash or neck some milk straight from the carton. Fuck filling a kettle and waiting around for it to boil and then pouring it over a tea bag and then waiting for the tea to stew before then removing said tea bag and adding milk and sweeteners when you could just have some Ribena right.</p> <p align="center">However my house at home is full of tea fiends. I find myself turning down offers of a cuppa because, well, I’ve just drank too much of the brown stuff. I’ve barely finished one before I hear the hiss of the boiling kettle and the clinking of teaspoon on mug. It’s a beautiful thing to never be thirsty for a cuppa. Being home isn’t so bad at all. <br><br>(Next week expect a Top Five of reasons why uni is much better than home as I become disillusioned with the routine and predictability of full time work and its associated ills) </p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16237521594171328020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241075794296778173.post-6294481064864609242012-07-16T21:19:00.001+01:002014-02-16T16:34:54.086+00:00Top Blokes: You Want Me To Park That For You?<div align="center">
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So this game looks like it has everything I’ve ever wanted and dreamt of in a single title. Survival horror, immersive realism, post apocalyptia, clever A.I. (both in your ally and enemies) etc etc. And it’s just my luck that it’s exclusive to the PS3, when I own a fucking X-Box. However I’m still gunna keep watching YouTube videos about it and praying for a shock announcement of its availability for the 360. Here’s a gameplay trailer for you:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And yes, apparently he did make a full recovery</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16237521594171328020noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241075794296778173.post-26621023440350311072012-07-10T18:46:00.001+01:002014-02-16T16:40:31.051+00:00Lifestyle: Wankered Wednesdays Is Back!!!<div align="center">
After a lot of consideration I feel that Wankered Wednesdays has been unduly neglected by myself. After all 4M is a blog for men and what do a lot of men like doing? Drinking. What’s especially good is finding new ways to get yourself legless other than pints and whateverbombs. Wankered Wednesdays is all about that so therefore it’s back and staying. I hope you lads appreciate it. So without further ado:<br /><br /><span style="color: white; font-size: large;">Northside Special</span></div>
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Something to warm your cockles on this grim British summers day. </div>
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You will need: 2 oz Jamaican ark rum, 3 oz orange juice, 1/2 oz lemon juice, 2 tsp caster sugar, 2 oz soda water</div>
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Don’t bother with any fruity garnishes or anything like that, get it down you whilst toasting everyone that’s graduating this week. Well done. </div>
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