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If you have Netflix, you should probably check out Brooklyn Nine-Nine. It's a cop show featuring some of the best and brightest North American comics. Oddly enough, I think the cases are real, but the madness around them is most definitely not. Very funny.

I watched Guardians of the Galaxy last night. It's a hugely enjoyable romp exploring some of the lesser known parts of the Marvel Universe, mostly out there in space. I don't really have that much familiarity with the source material, so I am unqualified to say how faithful it might be, but as a standalone movie it works wonderfully. I'm not surprised it was a surprise hit. The main Marvel films really seem to be hitting their stride. Unfortunately, key properties like X-Men, Fantastic Four and Spider-Man are all out of the universe because other people own the rights to them. Cannot see Disney letting that situation continue forever.

Voted. Very pleased to be off the Loki list. It means my subtle blend of being an utter c**t and self-deprecating c**t is working. You're all c**ts, and so am I.

I can see what you're trying to do here, bletch. It's cute. Say the same thing to three different people and hey presto, a conflict that can't be easily be resolved. You might say it's your favourite three-way paradox. Programmers know better though. Expressed as a bit of code, particularly variable assignment, and it looks like this. var myFavourite = "Halo"; myFavourite = "bridge too far"; myFavourite = "pap"; I think we all know who your favourite ended up being

Nah, it's tribute.

I have come to love my fellow muppets. I like to think we're the salt and grit for the icy conditions on SaintsWeb. Winter is coming? Not if Bearsy hits a thread in a certain way, or bletch decides to get off his fúcking cloud and come down and deal with us mere mortals. I've seen it time and again, forum hardmen put down by the surreal, the sarcastic and the surprisingly sensible. This bus would be sliding off the road without us

I'm just glad we do things differently here.

More dissatisfaction than dislike. Your answer was "they're not Nazis", but only if we rewrite all of history so that Jewish people end up in exactly the same place as where Muslim folk find themselves now, assuming of course, that these wide tracts of faith can actually be seen in that way. As I said, meaningless.

With a qualifier so broad that your answer was meaningless.

Racial profiling, bin bags over the head before a quick trip to Gitmo, constant stories in the news positing Muslims as the other or Islamic extremists as the most dangerous thing ever, never really bothering to provide the context that is always lacking. No mainstream voice on genuine sores on the world, such as the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands. The media stuff in particular has enabled casual racism, usually manifested on Facebook. Don't get me wrong, Bear. For all our faults, I think most of us are essentially decent people, but some aren't, and some are really thick. The latter end up getting convinced that just getting rid of all these Muslim folk is the answer.

Far too wooly a statement for me to sign up to, guv. We're individualistic enough so that circumstances are subjective, and neither of us know the motives that are really driving the protestors. The EDL was a great example of this. Was anyone ever convinced that they were genuinely concerned about Islamic extremism, or that their "corrective action" was even required? Aren't we furnishing the security services with oodles of cash so that they can protect us from exactly what the EDL purported to be concerned about? To this day, I'm still at a loss to what they could collectively achieve, except to antagonise Muslims. Couple of points. First, I think we've treated Muslims disgracefully in the last thirteen years. I've seen all the racist arguments. "They don't think like us. They're not civilised. They'll never accept Western values." Those arguments are pretty much null and void when you look at the large Muslim influx in the 1950s, and they're not even new. People were saying that in the 1100s, perhaps with more justification. If the modern day claims were remotely true, we'd have had a catalogue of Islamic extremism in the UK stretching back decades. We didn't, so I think we can safely assume that the vast majority of the 2.7m Muslims living in this country are capable of living their lives without blowing up all the infidels in their midst. As it is, an entire faith has been demonised based on the actions of a relative few that say they were acting according to their interpretation of that faith, and Western expectations on Muslims are ridiculous. My personal favourite is when people expect all Muslims to apologise for an atrocity committed by another. It'd be like you having to explain to everyone that you're not Fred West all the time.

I didn't coin the term. Just thought it was suitably provocative for a thread title and perpetuated the ol' Pinstripe Nazi thing. I find it interesting because we've had a few in this country bang on about Islamic extremism, normally shopping around the world to find the worst crimes committed of adherents of the Islamic faith. Hypothetical question. If they were rallying against Jewish extremists, would they be Nazis then?

That's unfair. They're going after Muslims now. Yeah, but they like to scrap with the Turks on a Friday night.

"A record 17,000 people have joined the latest in a string of demonstrations against Islam in Dresden, eastern Germany, celebrating the rise of their far-right populist movement by singing Christmas carols. The march on Monday night was organised by Patriotic Europeans Against Islamisation of the West – a group that has grown rapidly since its first protest in October" http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/22/anti-islam-march-germany-sing-christmas-carols Eek.

I couldn't think of a better place to put this. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/wanted-fugitive-warren-hamid-brags-8333615 "There’s a big gang of cats (police) and 1 little quiet mouse (me) and the big firm of cats can’t get me." Festive fugitive mocks Merseyside Police.

By the dictionary definition, we've only a few on here anyway. We've got plenty of naggers. Rebellion is in shorter supply. I occasionally look up angry parking charge men just to see a bit of it.

Hate the game, not the players. Fair enough to say you haven't had a bad experience. Making out that you didn't know what others were on about was what probably got you the lols. He looks happy.

I would've loved to have given my money to the hippy commune that also had rights to live Premier League football, but it was a fruitless search. Fruitless! Yeah, that "Virgin Media customer service is great" line did you no favours. Even I have to put their metaphorical bollócks in the vice when dealing with them. If you get any of Sky's channels through another non-dodgy provider, Murdoch is still getting his cash. It just goes through another company before it gets to him.

If sir had absorbed my rambling post on never dry wiping, you would know that this is not the literal case.

1) It was actually about you. 2) I don't think it was possible for you to have bitten that any better. 10/10!

Look, a narcissist is what you get called when people try to bully you, utterly fail and need some excuse for their failure. It's not about statues.

I feel a bit guilty for pulling Steve up on his image theft after this fat bastard revelation. Sorry mucker. Steal away.

One of those acquired tastes things. True story. Middle brother is a hefty dude. Always has been. When I lived in Southampton, he used to cling to my arse like a turd. Anything I'd do, he'd want to do too. One day, I'm downstairs making a sarnie. "Can I have a sandwich?" says middle bro. "No, fúck off" (standard response to younger siblings in first couple of years after learning to swear) "MUM! Paul won't make me a sandwich" From upstairs, I hear "Paul, make your brother a sandwich!". I had cheese and pickle. I made him a mustard only sandwich. He was crying after the first bite, but the fat little bastard finished it. As punishment, I had to make a mustard sandwich for myself. Was alright.

For a homophobe, defo!

Brendan Rodgers, all is forgiven. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/far-right-politician-kicked-out-8329282 It's all about the gays, apparently.