Culture Cup rd 3 (Books)

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Round 2 of the Culture Cup 2.0 finally comes to an end, and what a controversial round it turned out to be.  There were accusations of vote rigging (by me, about Adam.  I still think he has cheated), arguments, swearing and threats of physical violence.  But, that’s what great art does.  It inspires opinions, it creates extremes of emotion, it forces people to look into their souls.  Round 2 was great art.  Great art happening in front of our eyes, people.  There were one or two questions about the validity of some picks and, as usual, some invective spewed my way.  But I can handle it.  That’s what great leaders do, provide inspiration in the face of adversity.  It’s water of a ducks back to me.  Or jizz off Sean’s chin if you need a better metaphor.

So who were the movers and shakers in round 2?  Well, the biggest winners were Hero and Harrier who both scored 10 points with Madge and Dusty.  I voted for Madge so I can’t say I’m too disappointed with those choices.  Son Of A Preacher Man is a great song as well so no complaints from me.  Hero and Hammer are at the top of the table with Paul, Treb “Tik Tok” Trebs and 'fathead' Adam breathing down their necks.  That f*cking lunatic Ziggler somehow managed to lobby enough people to vote for his choon and finds himself in second place for round 2 with 8 points.  Adam with Hit Me Baby One More Time somehow claims the last podium position in round 2 with a truly awful song. I’d like to hit all the people that voted for it one more time with a massive claw hammer.  Although that would just involve hitting Adam over his stupid, fat head numerous times as he clearly cheated and rigged the votes.  Jeff and superfly continue their titanic “who is the least sh*t out of two sh*t posters” battle with Jeff’s solitary vote this round enabling him to snuggle up to his great rival on 2 points each in the table.

A few posters continue to languish with no points, with Sean “I lie more than Jay from the Inbetweeners” Michaels, Galted “Massively Gay Way” Mears and Julius “I’m old so I moan.  Deal with it” Marx all yet to break their 2.0 virginity.  Stella has become a bit of an enigma.  He joined late, and now won’t answer my PM’s.  This has forced me to choose for him in round 3.  Hopefully my choice will lift him from the foot of the table.

So the updated table looks like this:

1) Hero 16 pts
2) Harrier 14 pts
3) Paul 12 pts
4) Trebs 10 pts
5) Adam 10 pts
6) Ziggler 9 pts
7) SerialDAVE 7 pts
8) C&R 6 pts
9) Azzy 6 pts
10) weeman 5 pts
11) Nakatomi 4 pts
12) Beadle 4 pts
13) Union Cane 3 pts
14) Shah-abu bakr 3 pts
15) The Boss 3 pts
16) superfly 2 pts
17) Jeff 2 pts
18) Grumpy G*lfer 2 pts
19) Dagless 1 pt
20) Michaels 0 pts
21) Jules 0 pts
22) Ray Mears 0 pts
23) Stella 0 pts

Round 3 takes us to books and question was this:  WHAT IS THE BEST PIECE OF FICTION WRITTEN BY A EUROPEAN?

Please remember, THIS IS OPEN FOR ANYONE ON 606v2 TO VOTE

Thanks.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

The Womble wrote:

Has Stella gone AWOL? You couldn't find him for the last round either

He did PM me after the poll went up so he is around somewhere.

His PM was pretty non-committal other than calling Adam a Moulin Rouge watching nonce.

Huh?

He does though (I think it's him) prefer the american Office, which is criminal.

I still need
Ziggler's pick
He's too busy playing with his d*ck
Dolphin!
Dolphin!

Stella wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

The Womble wrote:

Has Stella gone AWOL? You couldn't find him for the last round either

He did PM me after the poll went up so he is around somewhere.

His PM was pretty non-committal other than calling Adam a Moulin Rouge watching nonce.

Huh?

He does though (I think it's him) prefer the american Office, which is criminal.

I might have made the 'nonce' bit up. But he still is.

And you're right, he does prefer the American version. He should stand down from the site for that alone.

Michael Scott > David Brent
Jim Halpert > Tim Canterbury 
Dwight Schrudt > Gareth Keenan

You should type FACT after each comment to make your argument more convincing.

Galted wrote:You should type FACT after each comment to make your argument more convincing.

FACT

Adam D wrote:Michael Scott > David Brent
Jim Halpert > Tim Canterbury 
Dwight Schrudt > Gareth Keenan

Dwight I agree with, the rest no.

Adam D wrote:Michael Scott > David Brent
Jim Halpert > Tim Canterbury 
Dwight Schrudt > Gareth Keenan

You really do have appalling taste Adam.

superflyweight wrote:

Adam D wrote:Michael Scott > David Brent
Jim Halpert > Tim Canterbury 
Dwight Schrudt > Gareth Keenan

You really do have appalling taste Adam.  

I'm certain he's on the wind up.

I've never watched the American version of The Office and never will on principle.
I've never watched any of the Scream films and never will on principle
Ditto Harry Potter
Ditto the remake of The Hitcher (also helps that I think think Sean Bean's a c*nt)

Anyone got any films they won't watch on principle or just out of sheer bloody mindedness* (*this refers to Rowley and his elitist views on cinema...and most other facets of culture)

DAVE wrote:Anyone got any films they won't watch on principle or just out of sheer bloody mindedness* (*this refers to Rowley and his elitist views on cinema...and most other facets of culture

Not so much films, but I refuse to watch Game of Thrones or Breaking Bad on principle now.

DAVE667 wrote:I've never watched the American version of The Office and never will on principle.
I've never watched any of the Scream films and never will on principle
Ditto Harry Potter
Ditto the remake of The Hitcher (also helps that I think think Sean Bean's a c*nt)

Anyone got any films they won't watch on principle or just out of sheer bloody mindedness* (*this refers to Rowley and his elitist views on cinema...and most other facets of culture)

Titanic
Any of the Transformers films (saw the first 20 minutes of one of them and it was f*cking awful)

rick_dagless wrote:

DAVE wrote:Anyone got any films they won't watch on principle or just out of sheer bloody mindedness* (*this refers to Rowley and his elitist views on cinema...and most other facets of culture

Not so much films, but I refuse to watch Game of Thrones or Breaking Bad on principle now.

Breaking Bad is only alright Rick.

Remakes of Psycho and Dial M for Murder. Remakes in general.

If everyone had that attitude super, I would have given it a watch...

I knew there were reasons I post on these boards...

I've only ever seen about 6 episodes. I may or may not watch more.

rick_dagless wrote:

DAVE wrote:Anyone got any films they won't watch on principle or just out of sheer bloody mindedness* (*this refers to Rowley and his elitist views on cinema...and most other facets of culture

Not so much films, but I refuse to watch Game of Thrones or Breaking Bad on principle now.

It's got loads of t*ts, arse and fighting.

Stop with the silly principles and watch it, DaGless.

No.

superflyweight wrote:I've only ever seen about 6 episodes.  I may or may not watch more.  

I've watched them all, it is excellent. Think it has become something of the fashionable position now to say it is over rated, but as far as long running TV shows go it stands comparison with pretty much any of them, and Cranston is absolutely outstanding in it.

I have put a video on how to pronounce Rowley on the other thread, that is quite a watch also.

Don't much get the position of watching something out of principle or the like, why deny yourself something you might enjoy out of some pointless piece of pig headedness nobody other than you cares about. Watching it and deciding you don't like it I get, but not watching it at all is lost on me.

I wont watch The Walking Dead either, but that is because I started watching it and it is like Eastenders with occasional zomibies and was crap

Jeff wrote:Don't much get the position of watching something out of principle or the like, why deny yourself something you might enjoy out of some pointless piece of pig headedness nobody other than you cares about. Watching it and deciding you don't like it I get, but not watching it at all is lost on me.

Agreed... But still...

rick_dagless wrote:I wont watch The Walking Dead either, but that is because I started watching it and it is like Eastenders with occasional zomibies and was crap

You're not right in the head. It's Northwich. I f*cking knew it.

I was prepared to give you the benefit of the doubt.

DAVE wrote:Anyone got any films they won't watch on principle or just out of sheer bloody mindedness* (*this refers to Rowley and his elitist views on cinema...and most other facets of culture

Anything with Peter Kay in. He's dreadful, and northern to boot.

Tino wrote:You're not right in the head. It's Northwich. I f*cking knew it

Quite possibly mate...

I work about 10 minutes from Northwich.

Where Hero?

rick_dagless wrote:Where Hero?

He is building the new Flotel.

He will be one of the few people in Northwich that work...

rick_dagless wrote:He will be one of the few people in Northwich that work...

Once again Rick, having a connection to Bradford and talking about other people being bone idle, work-shy bastards is incredibly hypocritical

I work in Knutsford, we don't let the Northwich riffraff here.

Hero wrote:I work in Knutsford, we don't let the Northwich riffraff here.

Knutsford City Limits.

Radbrook Hall?

I have family on the Longridge estate mate, they bring new meaning to the word Riff Raff

Tino wrote:Knutsford City Limits.

Quoting Robbie Williams songs is a new low...

DAVE wrote:Once again Rick, having a connection to Bradford and talking about other people being bone idle, work-shy bastards is incredibly hypocritical

Having been brought up in one, and moved to the other, I should know better, but am well placed to anonymously judge on a random chatroom...

Parkgate Estate I'm on, not too far from Longridge

I know the one Hero, and Northwich riff raff would bring the place up

For those still interested, here is the random list for rd 4 picks. I've PM'd those of you who didn't get your first option so I will stick the poll up as soon as I can.

C&R
Weeman
The Boss
Paul
Trebs
Nakatomi
Jules
Stella
Azzy
Ziggler
Beadle
Sean
Ray Mears
Adam
Dagless
Jeff
Shah
SerialDAVE
GrumpyG*lfer
Superfly
Harrier
Union

Union, hopefully this will explain why you're left with one of the worst films imaginable.

Tino?

JuliusHMarx wrote:Tino?

Hi Jules.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

JuliusHMarx wrote:Tino?

Hi Jules.

Love you, man.

Round 4, coming to a forum near you in 2019.

JuliusHMarx wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

JuliusHMarx wrote:Tino?

Hi Jules.

Love you, man.

Love you too.

No PM yet, I might have got my first pick. Very exciting this is.

I was confident of getting my first pick.

Rowley wrote:No PM yet, I might have got my first pick. Very exciting this is.

You did. But you do have history for sending the wrong thing as your first choice so don't get too excited.

I am just waiting for Adam to send an amended choice. I don't think he can believe that M*ulin R*uge didn't get an Oscar.

Just checked Tina, choice is exactly as it should have been. Still curious as to what Sean will have picked, to use an already overused phrase he is well out of his comfort zone on this one.

Yay! I got my 6th Choice!

Nil points for me.

I should have actually chosen my favourite film available in the Goodbye Girl. Love that film.

Rowley wrote:Just checked Tina, choice is exactly as it should have been. Still curious as to what Sean will have picked, to use an already overused phrase he is well out of his comfort zone on this one.

You'll know his the moment the poll goes up.