HW: HW vs Voiceprint - who are the bastards

Ted Jackson jr. s2h2 tojackso at LIBRARY.SYR.EDU
Fri Dec 3 06:36:22 EST 1999


On  3 Dec 99 at 11:48, Zeitgeist wrote:

> This has probably been discussed already, but I have a spleen that needs
> venting.
>
Great!  Venting is always welcome here!

> As one of Mr Blairs
> NewDealNoJobBenefit?Don'tBeStupidYou'veOnlyPaidNationalInsuranceForEighteenY
> ears job seekers (the unemployed as was),

Hey, they must've cloned the redoubtable Mr Blair, and sent one of
the copies over here.  His name's George W. Bush, a guy who thinks he
should be president, yet couldn't name the leaders of various world
trouble spots when asked by a reporter recently!


> So I handed over 32 pound coins, received my CDs and went off home with a
> smile on my face, secure in the knowledge that another weekend in the
> confines of my flat would be made bearable, possibly even pleasurable.
>
> However, that has been tempered by the discovery that if I want the limited
> edition HW CD I am expected to cut up the booklet of my newly acquired CDs,
> along with 8 other yet to be released/purchased CDs.  Hmmm?
>
What the fuck?  You have to cut out some kind of coupon, like at the
grocery?  Jeezuz!

> As an avid HW fan, I'm not in the habit of desecrating their releases, so
> I'll just go back to the record shop, spend another 32 quid, buy another 2
> copies and keep the intact versions in my collection.
>
> Makes sense to me.
>
> Morals, ethics, this is Britain99.  We don't need them.
>
Right, but have them you shall, because the Right wing knows better
than we do...

theo



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