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Subject: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: GUEST,LDT Date: 20 Aug 10 - 08:08 AM (as I was asked to start a thread for this) I was bored the other day..so started trying to think of 10 commandments for mudcat discussions. Number one being: Thou shalt not utter the word 'traditional' Anyone else got suggestions for the other 9?
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: mauvepink Date: 20 Aug 10 - 08:13 AM Folk's Ten commandments 1. Thou shalt not try to define 'trad', ask what 'trad' means at any time nor use the word 'trad' in anger 2. Thou shalt not not do any of the above by changing 'trad' to 'folk' 3. Thou shalt not take the name of Folk in vain nor feed any trolls 4. Thou shalt not forget that you too were once a learner 5. Thou shalt honour thy musical instrument 6. Thou shalt not covet thy fellow singer's instrument nor their talents 7. Thou shalt not kill a song 8. Thou shalt not try and show too much open mindedness for fear of being called 'liberal' 9. Thou shalt not dare use a cribsheet, capo or bodhrán at a performance 10. Thou shalt not take any notice of the above written in the spirit of good humour and with no intention at all of offence toward the Bible nor those who believe in its word. mp |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Amos Date: 20 Aug 10 - 08:36 AM Thou shalt not interrupt thine own performance with explanations and apologies. Thou shalt not drown out thy fellows. Thou shalt hold no bodhran before me. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: kendall Date: 20 Aug 10 - 09:12 AM Thou shall not commit any nuisance. The rest are all unnecessary. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: GUEST,LDT Date: 20 Aug 10 - 09:30 AM Thou shalt not ask 'What is Folk" Thou shalt read every post in a thread even if it is more than 50 posts long |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: theleveller Date: 20 Aug 10 - 09:37 AM Thou shalt not call anyone a fascist fuckwit no matter how closely they meet the criteria. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: GUEST,Shimrod Date: 20 Aug 10 - 09:59 AM Thou shalt seize any opportunites which present themselves to make bodhran 'players' eat their 'instruments' - with tomato sauce if they're just irritating but 'dry' if they're downright annoying. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Bill D Date: 20 Aug 10 - 10:37 AM Is that different from "Take your drum and beat it!"? |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: michaelr Date: 20 Aug 10 - 11:08 AM Commandment for Mods: Thou shalt not allow Guests to start BS threads! |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Amos Date: 20 Aug 10 - 11:16 AM Thou shalt not play before tuning. Particularly for Mudcat: Thou shalt not feed the trolls nor with them engage, neither with wit nor with sharp words, but shall ignore them. Thou shalt not prattle. Thou shalt not personally attack thy Mudcat neighbor, nor defame him in the eyes of his people. Thou shalt not hide thy handle nor seek to disguise thy voice in the wind. Thou shalt honor the Clones that they may feel appreciated. Thou shalt not cut and paste, nor plagiarize the words of others. Thou shalt not post drivel without reference. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 20 Aug 10 - 11:21 AM bit of thread creep - but not very far! The Ten Commandments of E-mail Thou shalt include a clear and specific subject line. Thou shalt edit any quoted text down to the minimum thou needest. Thou shalt read thine own message thrice before thou sendest it. Thou shalt ponder how thy recipient might react to thy message. Thou shalt check thy spelling and thy grammar. Thou shalt not curse, flame, spam or USE ALL CAPS. Thou shalt not forward any chain letter. Thou shalt not use e-mail for any illegal or unethical purpose. Thou shalt not rely on the privacy of e-mail, especially from work. When in doubt, save thy message overnight and reread it in the light of the dawn. And, here's the "Golden Rule" of E-Mail: That which thou findest hateful to receive, sendest thou not unto others. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: open mike Date: 20 Aug 10 - 11:36 AM perhaps they would be similar to : The Ten Commandments of Jamming (original source unknown) I. Thou shalt not ever forsake the beat. II. Thou shalt arrange thyselves in a small circle so that thou mayest hear and see the other musicians. Thou shalt listen with thine ears to the songs and attempt to play in accord with the group; also, open thine eyes betimes to look about thee, lest there be some visual sign someone is endeavoring to send thee. Thou shalt play softly when someone lifteth his voice in song, when playing harmony, and when thou knowest not what thou doest. III. Thou shalt play in tune. Tune thine instument well, and tune it often with thine electric tuner, lest the sounds emanating from thine instrument be unclean. IV. Thou shalt commence and cease playing each tune together as one, so that the noise ye make be a joyful noise, and is not an abomination. Whensoever a musician sticketh forth his foot as though he were afflicted with a cramp in the fatted calf, thou must complete the rest of that verse, and then cease. V. Thou shalt stick out thine own foot or else lift up thy voice crying "This is it!", or "Last time!" if thou hast been the one to begin the song, and it has been played sufficient times over. If the one who began a tune endeth it not by one of these signs, then the tune will just go on and on, like the Old Testament, until the listeners say, "Hark! It all soundeth the same." VI. Thou shalt concentrate and thou shalt not confound the music by mixing up the A part and the B part. Most songs, but not all, proceed according to the ancient law "AABB". But if thou sinneth in this regard, or make any mistake that is unclean, thou may atone not by ceasing to play -- but by reentering the tune in the proper place and playing on. VII. Thou shalt be ever mindful of the key the banjo or accordion is tuned in, and play many tunes in that key. For the banjo is but a lowly instrument, which must needs be retuned each time there is a key change, and the accordion may not be tuned at all except by an expert. VIII. Thou shalt not speed up or slow down accidentally when playing a tune, for it is an abomination. (see commandment I) IX. Thou shalt not, by thine own self, commence noodling-off on a tune the other musicians know not, unless asked or unless thou art teaching that tune, for it is an abomination, and the other musicians will not hold thee guiltless, and shall take thee off their computer lists, yea, even unto the third and the fourth generation. Chapter 3, vs 17-18 Book of khanduikus: X. Thou shalt not come to the jam session to impress others with thine amazing talents for this also is an abomination. The song shalt be the center around which all musicians shall rotate, not vice-versa. "Attempts to make thine own star shine shall lead thee into darkness." |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Ernest Date: 20 Aug 10 - 11:48 AM Hey - lots of stuff does refer to sessions/folk in general, not specifically to the cat. That said: Thou should not thread creep unless it is the only possibility to mention farts, the NYCFTTS etc. Thou should not mix up monkeys and apes Thou should acknowledge what a great actor Shatner is .... |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: mauvepink Date: 20 Aug 10 - 11:48 AM "Commandment for Mods: Thou shalt not allow Guests to start BS threads" With all due respect to LDT though, it was upon my suggestion he raised this one. Had he not been able to do it then I would have done it for him in light-heartedness I am not always signed in mp |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: akenaton Date: 20 Aug 10 - 11:54 AM Thou shalt not post personal messages on open forum, without the express permission of the sender...(Capital Offence, or permanent banishment) |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: akenaton Date: 20 Aug 10 - 11:59 AM Thou shalt not allude to personal messages on forum discussions (Excommunication from "liberal" pussy cat's club) |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: GUEST,LDT Date: 20 Aug 10 - 12:01 PM I'm a she rather than a he. ;) |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: mauvepink Date: 20 Aug 10 - 12:06 PM My most fullest apology LDT. Am truly sorry eleventh commandment 11. Thou shalt not assume a fellow catter's gender! (guest or no) ;-) mp (ms) |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Jim Dixon Date: 20 Aug 10 - 06:53 PM Naturally, my commandments only concern music threads. 1. Thou shalt not misspell a musician's name (if there is any way to look it up). 2. Thou shalt not post lyrics without saying where thou got them. 3. Thou shalt not post lyrics if the exact same lyrics have already been posted. 4. Thou shalt not say that a certain song is "by" a certain musician without specifying "written by" or "performed by." Likewise, if thou readest at another web site that that a certain song is "by" a certain musician, thou shalt not assume that "by" means "written by." 5. Thou shalt make a reasonable attempt to put line breaks in lyrics where they belong. 6. If thou hast attempted to use HTML, thou shalt preview thy message before posting it. 7. Thou shalt not post a link without saying where the link goeth, for all links die, but Mudcat music threads live forever. 8. Thou shalt not start a music thread without first making a reasonable attempt to find an existing thread on that topic. 9. Thou shalt not start a music thread without giving it a meaningful and specific title. 10. Thou shalt not assume or imply that thy favorite version of any traditional song or tune is the only authentic, true, original, or correct version. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Bill D Date: 20 Aug 10 - 07:05 PM 11... Beware starting threads late of Friday |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Matthew Edwards Date: 20 Aug 10 - 07:22 PM |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Liz the Squeak Date: 21 Aug 10 - 03:10 AM "Thou shalt not hide thy handle nor seek to disguise thy voice in the wind." That's 'Spaw screwed then.... LTS |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Lox Date: 21 Aug 10 - 05:18 AM Thou shalt endeavour to get the last word at all costs |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: GUEST,LDT Date: 21 Aug 10 - 07:44 AM Thou shalt not argue with the moderator, for his word is law. Thou shalt think before posting, for just because you can post doth not mean thou should. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: GUEST,Silas Date: 21 Aug 10 - 08:26 AM Cracking thread - best in ages! |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Ed T Date: 21 Aug 10 - 09:01 AM thou shalt not carry grudges from one thread to the next....be nice. thou shall not act like a sanctimonious holier-than-thou ass. thou shal remember that each opinion is just that... (Even if one has posted since the beginning of time). thou shall not ask other posters to search and read back thousands of posts for an obscure rule. If thou know it, share it. thou go to Hell, if bad in here, When passing a blunt, the roller will get the first or second hit... (oops, that was for another forum). 'Tha-tha-tha-that's all folks!' |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: leeneia2 Date: 21 Aug 10 - 09:55 AM I'm tired of the 'ten commandments format'. Here are a few thoughts of my own. If someone posts something you appreciate, such as a tune, lyrics, link or history, thank the person, by name if possible. I love 'do not feed the trolls.' Good one. (Sad to say, I have discovered that one good way to stop a wrangle is to post something which involves leaving the computer and actually making some music. Amazing how many people flee the prospect of making a real effort.) Here are two thoughts for dealing with unpleasant threads: Calculate the time when the post was made. For example, if it was after the bars close in the UK, tell yourself that the poster is probably just full of beer and will be saner in the morning. Keep in mind that some people just want somebody to talk to, but don't know how to go about starting a conversation in a gracious manner. See if you can be artful in dealing with them. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Dave Hanson Date: 21 Aug 10 - 10:14 AM Thou shalt not let the truth stand in the way of a good arguement. Dave H |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Mr Red Date: 21 Aug 10 - 10:52 AM Thou shalt seize any opportunites which present themselves to make bodhran 'players' eat their 'instruments' - with tomato sauce if they're just irritating but 'dry' if they're downright annoying. Mine is already red - no need for ketchup. And just how is a bodhran to be heard on the Mudcat? Thou shalt not denegrate bodhrans, banjos, didgereedoos, spoons and melodeons. Until after we have replayed the recording of your efforts! To You! What sauce would you like with the CD you are about to digest? |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Bill D Date: 21 Aug 10 - 11:46 AM #0..as in BEFORE #1.. .....When creating a new thread, thou SHALT take a moment to stop and put BS in front of appropriate titles, so you don't need to beg Joe or a clone to move it for you. (yes, this is my own personal peeve... *grin*) |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Little Hawk Date: 21 Aug 10 - 01:14 PM REPENT, ye generation of sinners!!! For truly, all have fallen wide of the mark! Yea, and ALL herein have violated the Commandments, and where shall we find even one who hath not ventured astray? Sackcloth and ashes shall be the order of the day. ;-D |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: GUEST,LDT Date: 21 Aug 10 - 01:32 PM Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours instrument. Thou should post a reply like you would want to recive yourself. If thou can't post anything nice then don't post anything at all. Thou shalt not 'drift' a thread from its topic. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Little Hawk Date: 21 Aug 10 - 02:20 PM Thou shalt not diss or otherwise slander the Royals of this forum, lest thou receiveth a grim chastisement from their loyal retainers and be cast into the Outer Darkness! If thou dost not know by now whom the Royals of this forum are, thou art a vile knave and an alien and should get thee hence from these hallowed halls without delay! |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Smokey. Date: 21 Aug 10 - 02:33 PM Thou shalt not take umbridge, for it is just the internet. Thou shalt not utter thy mere opinion in misleading ways to be mistaken for fact. Thou shalt not quote statistical evidence which ultimately hath little basis or meaning, yet evoketh support from thy intended peers. Thou shalt not forget that others may'st not share thy sparkling wit and roguish sense of humour. Thou shalt ne'er utter the name of Hitler, as it bringeth the nutters forth from the woodwork. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Smokey. Date: 21 Aug 10 - 03:01 PM Thou shalt not claim moral superiority nor relate tales of personal glorification in support of thine argument, for it is just the internet and most people knowest thee not from Adam, nor care whether thou winnest or not. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: fat B****rd Date: 21 Aug 10 - 03:05 PM Thou shalt not sulk when your posts are ignored by others who posteth over and around thee. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: mauvepink Date: 21 Aug 10 - 03:08 PM 12. Thou shudst speaketh liketh thiseth whither thouest be sober or drunkest. No-one will knowest the differenths! mp |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Smokey. Date: 21 Aug 10 - 04:03 PM Thou shalt not be led by trolls, but seek to be ignored by them. Thou shalt not call a troll a troll - for it soundeth silly after a while. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: mauvepink Date: 21 Aug 10 - 04:06 PM a trolleth then perhapseth? mp |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Smokey. Date: 21 Aug 10 - 04:12 PM Are you drunk again, mp? |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: mauvepink Date: 21 Aug 10 - 04:22 PM againeth? thertainly notteth! hic! ;-) mp |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Smokey. Date: 21 Aug 10 - 04:28 PM Thorry.. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: mauvepink Date: 21 Aug 10 - 04:30 PM ith tho-kay hic! mp |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Smokey. Date: 21 Aug 10 - 04:42 PM Thou shalt not undermine the nurturing of serious intellectual debate which is the hallmark of this esteemed forum. Burp! |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Emma B Date: 21 Aug 10 - 04:50 PM Thou shalt not post such when one is innocently sitting over the keyboard with a glass of the fermented sunshine of the south in one's hand |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Smokey. Date: 21 Aug 10 - 05:06 PM Nor indeed the distilled fire of the north. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Smokey. Date: 21 Aug 10 - 05:46 PM And most verily, Thou shalt NEITHER SHOUT, NOR USE EXCESSIVE EXCLAMATION MARKS!!!!!!!!! for it offendeth the eye and sensibility of the gentle discerning reader. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Emma B Date: 21 Aug 10 - 05:53 PM Thou shalt also not cause thy neigbour to covet thy expertise with HTML by flaunting coloured moving objects on the screen Thy neighbour verily believes blue clickies to be suffcient unto the day thereof |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Smokey. Date: 21 Aug 10 - 07:03 PM Thou shalt not make remarks of disparagement about thy neighbour's pathetic lack of talent, nor comment upon their ugly features. Thou shalt not offer to smite thy neighbour except in jest. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Smokey. Date: 21 Aug 10 - 07:25 PM You mean there really are coloured objects moving round the screen?? |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Emma B Date: 21 Aug 10 - 07:39 PM Oh bugger! it's the 'fermented sunshine of the south' again isn't it? :) |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Smokey. Date: 21 Aug 10 - 07:43 PM Uh.. or someone's cellar.. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Smokey. Date: 21 Aug 10 - 09:29 PM Thou shalt not blatantly sneer at thy neighbour's futile attempts to maintain an illusion of moral, spiritual or musical superiority - nor vent thy wrath upon them, even when thou knowest thou art good and right and they are but fools, blindly floundering in a miasma of ignorance. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Little Hawk Date: 21 Aug 10 - 09:55 PM Wonderfully put! ;-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Smokey. Date: 21 Aug 10 - 10:32 PM The part of Smokey was played by Lewis Carroll ;-) |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Dave Hanson Date: 22 Aug 10 - 04:09 AM Thou shalt be pedantic at every opportunity. Dave H |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Little Hawk Date: 22 Aug 10 - 12:03 PM Thou shalt sneer superciliously at thy debating opponent's pitiable attempts to oppose thy rock solid position, dismiss them all with an airy wave of the hand, demand lengthy and well documented PROOF of everything he is saying (whether or not it is even possible to find such proof), accuse him of his many glaringly obvious character faults (such as homophobia, being "religious" (gasp!), being sexist, being anti-semitic, being a closet fascist, a "liberal", a "conservative" or some other disgusting thing like that), and then drive the final nail into his coffin, metaphorically speaking, by saying something devastatingly clever such as: "I make a point never to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent." This will secure thy position of superiority here once and for all, and allow thee to bask in the general approval and merit of thy peers that thou dost so richly deserve. ;-D |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Dave Hanson Date: 22 Aug 10 - 12:30 PM I've told you once ! Dave H |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Little Hawk Date: 22 Aug 10 - 12:40 PM Sorry! I forgot to include the word "racist" in that handy list of serious character faults to accuse your opponent of. And I also just ended a sentence with a preposition! That was very careless of me. I am clearly not fit to take the first rank among the savants and philosopher kings of Mudcat. I grovel in my unworthiness! |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: GUEST,Chongo Chimp Date: 22 Aug 10 - 12:57 PM You also fergot to include the word "specist", ya moron! And that's the most important one of all. - Chongo |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Smokey. Date: 22 Aug 10 - 10:39 PM Thou shalt not invoke the term 'bigot' against thy neighbour first, for such shall surely showeth thine own to be the bigger bigotry, whether or no thou believest. Thou shalt not recommend thy neighbour to avail himself of a dictionary, though temptation be ubiquitous. Thou shalt not cite thine own definition of thy neighbour's words to evidence thy victory - for lo, thy triumph shall be but fleeting and hollow and thy repute be tarnished. Thou shalt not gratuitously substantiate thy superiority, for it tempteth the wrath of the lowly. Thou shalt not slight thy neighbour's mental acuity, for verily it attesteth that thou art likely his equal. Thou shalt not rent asunder thy neighbour's words for thine own ends, lest thou be discovered a charlatan. Thou shalt not mock the stumbling tongue of thy colonial inferiors, for they knowest not better practice. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Little Hawk Date: 22 Aug 10 - 10:49 PM Verily and forsooth! Thou speakest a jawful. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Smokey. Date: 22 Aug 10 - 10:59 PM Moses? Puh.. Amateur. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity Date: 23 Aug 10 - 02:49 AM I AM the heart and soul within you, You shall not imitate other singer's voices, thinking they are better than your heart! You shall not sing from your heart in vain, nor in vanity. You shall not make yourself an idol, in your own eyes, nor for anyone else. You shall not bear false witness to how much you know about anything, therefore blocking new input. You shall take breaks, and use that time to focus, and not ask people 'Did you like it?' (Besides, you might want to give the audience a break, from putting up with you, not obeying the first three!) Honor sound, and your tunings. You can always tell a 'purist', they're always out of tune! It shows arrogance. (See 1, 2, and 3). Thou shall not murder your partners, by drowning them out! BLEND!! Thou shall not commit adultery, or wish for it, as a reward for a good gig. When you have that much to learn, your music isn't saying much from the heart! (See 1,2,and 3.) Thou shall not steal licks, and then announce A 'NEW ORIGINAL SONG' you just wrote. If stealing is in your heart, please don't sing! Thou shall not covet they neighbor's ax. The sound is in your head, get the instrument that lets you speak the TRUTH...not that you got a 'prestigious' ax, that if you were any good, you'd be able to afford.(See 1,2,and 3.) Sub-part B: Thou shall not fear, nor have attitudes about sound equipment, nor processors. If you don't think your dealing with sound, shut up, and don't play! Thou shall not precede a song with lengthy 'histories' of how you came to write it...just play it. If it is interesting, someone will ask you about it. They came to hear music, not how 'special' you think you are! (See 1,2, and 3.) Thou shall use anything you need to make the song sound the way you hear it....the audience will be the judge of your 'taste'. Thou shalt PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, so when you perform, you can listen and speak to God, with your heart, and not be 'self-conscious', but God conscious'. Those who commit the sin of self consciousness, shall make mistakes. Your PRACTICE will free you! Let you mind and heart be upon God, and let Him play through you. (See 1,2,and 3.) Play to God, the audience is only your witness, and they'll think its to them, and then you bring them with you....and remember, WE ARE ONE Guest from Sanity |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity Date: 23 Aug 10 - 03:24 AM Thanks for the correction..... ..also in the single line, before the last paragraph, it should read "... Judge of 'YOUR' taste", instead of, " ..'you' taste" GfS P.S. Sorry, again.....been through week!.. good gig. Mind re-adjusting' back to the inane! |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: akenaton Date: 23 Aug 10 - 04:17 AM Thou shalt all endeavour to emulate the previous three posters! |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: GUEST,LDT Date: 23 Aug 10 - 04:37 AM Thou shalt spellcheck before posting. Thou shalt not as if crib sheets/written music is 'allowed'. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: GUEST,LDT Date: 23 Aug 10 - 09:30 AM Thou shalt not turn discussions into the four yorkshiremen sketch |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: mauvepink Date: 23 Aug 10 - 09:41 AM Thou shalt or shalt not... I don't care any more lol mp |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity Date: 23 Aug 10 - 12:03 PM Mauve: "Thou shalt or shalt not... I don't care any more lol mp" "Out of the abundance of the heart, doth the mouth speak!" Down deep, most posters are shallow! Down deep, most offended posters are inside out! GfS |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: VirginiaTam Date: 23 Aug 10 - 12:30 PM Thou shalt also not cause thy neigbour to covet thy expertise with HTML by flaunting coloured moving objects on the screen Thou shalt not make thy fellow feel bad for using fancy HTML as a stop gap for seriously malfunctioning language skills. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Ernest Date: 23 Aug 10 - 01:10 PM Thou shalt not under any circumstance say anything positive about G.W. Bush - and for Brits add Maggie Thatcher. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity Date: 24 Aug 10 - 10:44 AM THE TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR MUSICIANS (revised) I AM the heart and soul within you, You shall not imitate other player's licks, or singer's voices, thinking they are better than your heart! You shall not sing from your heart in vain, nor in vanity. You shall not make yourself an idol, in your own eyes, nor for anyone else. You shall not bear false witness to how much you know about anything, therefore blocking new input. You shall take breaks, and use that time to focus, and not ask people 'Did you like it?' (Besides, you might want to give the audience a break, from putting up with you, for not obeying the first three!) Honor sound, and your tunings. You can always tell a 'purist', they're always out of tune! It shows arrogance. (See 1, 2, and 3). Thou shall not murder your partners, by drowning them out! BLEND!! Nor shall you be suicidal, and proud of it! Thou shall not commit adultery, or wish for it, as a reward for a good gig. When you have that much to learn, your music isn't saying much from the heart! (See 1,2,and 3.) Thou shall not steal licks, and then announce A 'NEW ORIGINAL SONG' you just wrote. If stealing is in your heart, please don't play, or sing!…Matter of fact, SHUT UP! Thou shall not covet thy neighbor's ax. The right sound is in your head, so get the right instrument that lets you speak the TRUTH...not that you got a 'prestigious' ax, to impress people, that if you were any good, you'd be able to afford it. (See 1,2,and 3.) Sub-part B: Thou shall not fear, nor have bad attitudes about sound equipment, nor processors. If you don't think your dealing with sound, shut up, and don't play! Thou shall not precede a song with lengthy 'histories' of how you came to write it...just play it. If it is interesting, someone will ask you about it. They came to hear music, not how 'special' you think you are! (See 1,2, and 3.) Thou shall use anything you need to make the song sound the way you hear it....the audience will be the judge of your 'taste'. If you play stoned, remember, to YOU the song may FEEL great, even if the notes are all wrong! Learn the discipline of FOCUS instead! Thou shall PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE, so when you perform, you can listen and speak to God, with your heart, and not be 'SELF-conscious', but GOD conscious'. Those who commit the sin of SELF consciousness, shall make mistakes. Your PRACTICE will set you're abilities free! Let you mind and heart be upon God, and let Him play through you. (See 1,2,and 3.) Play to God, thanking Him for HIS gift to you. The audience is only your witness, and they'll think its to them, and then you bring them with you....and remember, WE ARE ONE Guest from Sanity |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: mauvepink Date: 24 Aug 10 - 11:50 AM Mauve: "Thou shalt or shalt not... I don't care any more lol mp" "Out of the abundance of the heart, doth the mouth speak!" Down deep, most posters are shallow! Down deep, most offended posters are inside out! Thou shalt not take anything I say with a "lol" on the end as in any way being too serious. How can anyone down deep be too shallow? ;-) mp |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity Date: 24 Aug 10 - 12:05 PM Mauve: "Down deep, most posters are shallow! Down deep, most offended posters are inside out! Thou shalt not take anything I say with a "lol" on the end as in any way being too serious. How can anyone down deep be too shallow? ;-) mp GfS: If the one shoe don't fit, try the other one!.......(lol) GfS |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Little Hawk Date: 24 Aug 10 - 12:08 PM Thou shalt NOT develop personal grudges against certain posters which cause EVERYTHING they say to appear diabolical and evil in your eyes and therefore demanding a vigorous counterattack in response! ;-D |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Smokey. Date: 24 Aug 10 - 12:57 PM Thou shalt not judge thy neighbour's fundament by thine own excrement. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Little Hawk Date: 24 Aug 10 - 12:59 PM LOL! You have a real gift for this, Smokey. Moses would be gobsmacked. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 1000000 commandments From: Smokey. Date: 24 Aug 10 - 01:15 PM To be fair, Moses had a less convenient medium - one can well see why he stopped at ten. 'And lo, the roar of Moses' fork lift truck did fill the valley.' |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: mauvepink Date: 24 Aug 10 - 01:57 PM Thou shalt not make Smokey into a prophet Prophiteering is not allowed on the Mudcat Mountain ;-) (He is rather good at this though I confesseth) hic! mp |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Smokey. Date: 24 Aug 10 - 02:07 PM They always said I'd make a real cult of myself someday. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: mauvepink Date: 24 Aug 10 - 02:12 PM cult [kVlt] noun 1 a specific system of religious worship, esp. with reference to its rites and deity 2 a sect devoted to such a system 3 a quasi-religious organization using devious psychological techniques to gain and control adherents 4 (Sociol) a group having an exclusive ideology and ritual practices centred on sacred symbols, esp. one characterized by lack of organizational structure 5 intense interest in and devotion to a person, idea, or activity the cult of yoga 6 the person, idea, etc., arousing such devotion 7 a something regarded as fashionable or significant by a particular group b (as modifier) a cult show 8 (modifier) of, relating to, or characteristic of a cult or cults a cult figure [C17: from Latin cultus cultivation, refinement, from colere to till] *cultism noun *cultist noun Just popped out and bought some garlic. Things could get interesting lol mp |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Smokey. Date: 24 Aug 10 - 02:22 PM At least, I think that's what they said. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: akenaton Date: 24 Aug 10 - 04:30 PM That's my boy!! :0) |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Lizzie Cornish 1 Date: 24 Aug 10 - 04:36 PM Thou shalt *never* give in to Moaning Minnies, nor lie in a bed with English Traddies! :0) |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Smokey. Date: 24 Aug 10 - 08:25 PM How many English traddies, Lizzie? |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Emma B Date: 24 Aug 10 - 08:40 PM Thou shalt never cease to beat thine own drum even though most others may be marching to the beat of a different drum. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Smokey. Date: 24 Aug 10 - 10:08 PM "Blessed are the meek, for they shall beat not their drums in a frenzy." (Apophthegms 23:31) |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Smokey. Date: 24 Aug 10 - 10:39 PM "Blessed are the pedants, for they are the spittoons of the lowly." (Apophthegms 29:7) |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: Rusty Dobro Date: 25 Aug 10 - 03:12 AM Thyself being new to Mudcat, take no offence when the title of 'scumbag' be bestowed upon thee by a Royal of 'Cattery, no matter how noble that 'Catter claimeth to be. |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity Date: 25 Aug 10 - 04:32 AM Rusty Dobro, and broken pick: "Thyself being new to Mudcat, take no offence when the title of 'scumbag' be bestowed upon thee by a Royal of 'Cattery, no matter how noble that 'Catter claimeth to be." If they are 'noble', why are they singin' the Blues?...and 'Folkies, always bitch...what's new? Wink! GfS |
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Subject: RE: BS: The Mudcat 10 commandments From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity Date: 25 Aug 10 - 01:06 PM For the 'What's it worth department'..... I printed up the newer '10 Commandments for Musicians', that I posted, from my 'Works' program,..with cool font, and took it to our local music store.....they framed it and hung it on their wall, next to the instruments for sale!!!!! GfS |
