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A worried reader writes...Oh, what to do?
My thirteen year old daughter has, in the last week, "come out" as a Queen fan. I've always considered myself to be reasonably liberal minded, but I have to admit that this did shock me and brought up my long suppressed prejudices.
Should I simply accept that she has chosen a life dominated by bad hair, big 'taches and Roy Thomas Baker's over production or should I explain that while parents SHOULD be offended by the music that their children listen to, it shouldn't be on account of its conservative nature.
Your advice please.
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That would just be passing the problem on though.Just as Amy Winhouse's Dad wants an anti drugs foundationin her name, perhaps Frank Sidebottom's family should have start something similar to help those with their Freddie Mer-cuury problems.
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I'm still not sure whether I think Mitch Winehouse is a tosser or not...(
Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:48,
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Best to assume he is, to be on the safe side(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:24,
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Tell her it's a problemAnd if she interrupts you, shout 'Don't stop me now'
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JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:05,
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I like both Queen and ELOI blame the parents.
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The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:05,
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I think the fact that it has brought up painful memories of my own youthful "experimentation" with Seven Seas of Rye that is probably most difficult for me!(, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:08, Reply)
It was either them on long car journeysor Conway Twitty or something (I don't recall, we always picked either Queen or ELO).
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The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:22,
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You're a good chap, but you're not helping.You've now stirred up memories of the swinging sounds Bert Kaempfert on the 8 track and me succumbing to motion sickness before we'd reached the end of the street.
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Who wants to live forever?(
The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:08,
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Whenever she plays a Queen record burst into her room grap her by the shoulders and scream "WHOOOOO SUUUUNNNG THIISSSSSS????"
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so bursting in on a TEENAGE girl and grabbing her physically is to be condoned, is it?shame on you, cave duck. i thought you were better than that.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:30,
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I know, I know..I SHOULD be better than this, but desperate times, desperate measures and all that.
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Couple of hundred quid as a dowry, marry her off into a third world Indian Village(
Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:22,
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Bless you BGB. You always see the good in people.And yes, she does at least refuse to have anything to do with the likes of Justin Bieber.
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There was a girl in the Metro this morningwho had the lyrics to his song tattoed on her thigh.
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Excellent new name AlFILM references that aren't shit.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:45,
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I think we all got it before the edit(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:50,
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Al Green?He's spoiled this run a little by not having a surname beginning with J
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:55,
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^This post contains the word "Al" tooJust in case you missed it.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:50,
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I just wanted to be sure. I didn't want people thinking that I was just shit at spelling.(, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:51, Reply)
I know, I was just being mean(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:52,
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G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:53,
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That's the biggest crime, you gotta be 18 to get one(
G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:56,
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Think yourself lucky, it could be far, far worseShe could be obsessed with Justin Bieber/Glee/etc.
Granted, I am a Queen fan though, I think they're fantastic.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:37,
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Their second LP isn't too bad.For a bunch of benders, that is.
Could be worse - she could be into that flid Ian Dury.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:42,
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You know, I often pay attention to your recommendations as we share similar tastes on some thingsplus you are generally passionate and knowledgeable about the music you like.
But on this one, I'm going to pass I think.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:48,
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I've not heard it for 20 yearsbut as I recall it's a decent 70s rock LP.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:04,
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was just as bad as all the other utterly awful stuff they created and performed because they are/were a total bunch of weapons-grade cunts who liked to stick other men's penises inside them, sang badly, wrote completely shit lyrics, appeared in god-awful videos and generally conducted themselves as a bunch of glory revelling talentless wankers with dreadful haircuts who have no musical ability in the slightest.
and breathes.
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Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:06,
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The Flash Gordon soundtrack suits the film perfectly.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:17,
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It is rather magnificent, I'd say.(
Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:29,
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it must happen that some parents have taste in musicthat their mainstream kids find embarrassing. very "ab fab".
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rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:45,
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My parents used to make me listen to The New Seekers.The bastards.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:46,
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my mum likes The Lighthouse Familybut then she would, the amssively un-dead cunt that she is
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My mum likes Radiohead.I think this is a bit gay.
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CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:51,
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my mum liked the roses, ian brown, oasis, all the madchester stuffmy dad liked/s elvis, buddy holly, country and western.
we usually ended up with some compromise like fleetwood mac or paul simon on long family car journeys. must be hard if you and your other half have wildly different taste in music.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:04,
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I was raised on a diet of 50s rock'n'roll, 60s surf rock, Jimi Hendrix and reggae.Thank you, father.
My mother likes terrible shit.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:10,
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My Mum liked Cliff Richard Neil Sedaka and The HolliesMy Dad didn't like music and thought it was all over rated.
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sounds like the kind of thing my dad would sayhe maintains that fb is "narcissistic" and described westfield as "unnecessary".
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rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:16,
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I guess after that shit a bit of Dury was a welcome relief.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:19,
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However, she also likes punani, so she's not all bad.Sorry old boy.
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Do you actually like Queen less than the current crop of pop crap?(
CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:46,
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Ask me again in 3 years time.(
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Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:59,
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Quentin Tarantino's take on A Christmas Carol wasn't very well received.(
Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:00,
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It's not puns, but how about "Products you've downgraded to in the recession"Y'know like I've started buying "Actually, I Did Have An Inkling That It Wasn't Butter" and Beef Dripping flavoured crisps.
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"I Am Completely Confused As To Whether This Is Butter Or Not"(
The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:37,
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"I'm Not Sure Whether To Use This As a Butter Substitute Or To Slather It On My Genital Warts"(
Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:39,
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Ahh, combining products to cut down on waste, good thinking.Stawberry (KY) Jelly - Tagline "What the kids dont eat, can grease your chuff"
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"What The Fuck Is This Shit?"(
The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:46,
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Can anyone think why I didn't have my student loan come out for three monthsnow it's coming out again.
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Because the companies who administer these things are staffed by fuckwits(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:57,
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That is a possibilityI have a feeling that I'll need to make a call to some phone monkeys.
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I haven't had a phone fight with them for ages(
Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:58,
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I want to have a phone fight with my credit card company as well.I've got something stupid like £13 on there and instead of taking it off like a normal person on DD if it's below £50 I have to do it myself.
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Roy Thomas Baker checked the figures and recalculated it in a slightly different way 47 times before deciding it was the right amount(, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 13:58, Reply)
They did this to me.For six months they took nothing so I cancelled the DD assuming it had finished. Suddenly got a whole heap of shitty letters and calls - turned out they'd paid off my loan with someone else's money.
OK, resume taking the payments, I said - they told me they'd have to increase my monthly repayments to cover their error as they were 'unable' to simply extend the term. Utter fucking cunts.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:16,
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That doesn't make sense.I hope you told them. "Hoi, you people! That doesn't make sense."
That would have shown them.
Rotters.
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They asked me for money.I told them 'you won't get it'.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:30,
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by hook or by crook we will(
Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:32,
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Not sad enough to use a dating site you fucking gaylord.EDIT do you normally wear black tie, are you some kind of Barry Bulsara James Bond fetishist?
Your pic looks like the kind of blurry one you get in the paper of someone who's died. Have you been killed by a landmine in Afghanistan?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
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rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:33,
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I'd probably combine a chocolate bourbon and a mint viscount(
broadsword now that's fresh, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:12,
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Is that not going to just end up a mint Penguin?Not that i'm knocking it; I love a mint Penguin, me.
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one for me, too, pleaseplus, add some caramel
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:19,
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yesalso some cake
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:23,
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I love queen!also: I am totally skyving!
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:17,
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yeah! I just walked out at 1:15that's how I roll
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:24,
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:29,
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actually thispeople will just assume I'm elsewhere but in reality I have no more lessons and I AM EATING A CRUNCHIE hahahahha! The perfect crime.
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:31,
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OH fuck me, that's so cool, are you doing it for charity? What's made you go for it? I wanna try it one day.(
G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:35,
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ha! not sky-divingthat can fuck off. Skyving. I'm better at that
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:36,
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Oh lol, damn, thought that was a bit out of character for you.(
G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:40,
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It could be worsefirst time my first boyfriend came round to dinner, my dad knew only two things about him. He was a musician and he liked the same sort of music I did. So after twenty minutes of awkward silence, dad looks up and says 'oh do you like Queen then?'
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Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:21,
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abbey crunch and caramel wafer(
Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:25,
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I'd combine a jaffa cake and a bourbonin a jammy dodger style, so the biscuit part would be bourbon and the jam would be the apricot filling from a jaffa cake.
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The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 2 Nov 2011, 14:41,
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