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LaurieAK wrote:
NOT:

La Donna Mobile (Verdi's, Rigoletto)
You are so right, Laurie.

NOT
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And certainly NOT "Da Doo Ron Ron" :lol:
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Love to Love You Baby





YdF

P.S. However, I could see Leonard singing a duet with Donna Summer
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lizzytish wrote:FYI, Aslak ~ and Welcome to the Forum
Thank you, I'm glad to be here.
LaurieAK wrote:For the record (in this go nowhere squabble) YDF did have "image" and not "imagine" as the young Aslak stated. I saw it myself and thought it ironic considering the context of their war-of-words.

And thank you, Laurie. I owe you one.


And in case anyone were offended by my drunken ramblings I apologize. I was drunk and pissed off as my girlfriend had just left for Berlin and a friend of mine whom I was going out with stood me up for some floozy. So I apologize if I was rude.. Especially to you Young dr. Freud (I think it was your name that set me off btw; I really hate Freud). I'll make it up to you. I think I'll create a new really stupid thread for you, since you apparently are so fond of those.
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I owe you one.

One brewski coming up!

And in case anyone were offended by my drunken ramblings
I hesitate to correct a master of the English language...but that should be was offended not were offended.


And Leonard shouldn't cover anything by ABBA.
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Don't Worry, Be Happy
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Young dr. Freud wrote:One brewski coming up!
Actually I meant that I would reciprocate her aid to me in the argument between you and me, you know, when she witnessed that you're a lying bastard. So if she ever gets in to similar trouble I'll aid her.
Young dr. Freud wrote:I hesitate to correct a master of the English language...but that should be was offended not were offended.
Oh, I'm far from a master. I'm better than most Europeans of my age who doesn't have English as their first language. I confess I don't speak it very well, due to lack of practice (I've only been outside of Scandinavia once), but I understand the language quite well. Sure, sometimes I misspell words, and sometimes I even make grammatical errors, but I think that goes for all people who are not extremely pedantic.
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Someone is still very hostile.

No wonder your girlfriend flew the coop and your friend chose to drop you for a "floozy."
Young dr. Freud wrote:
One brewski coming up!


Actually I meant that I would reciprocate her aid to me in the argument between you and me, you know, when she witnessed that you're a lying bastard. So if she ever gets in to similar trouble I'll aid her.
Oh, thank you! Thank you! For explaining what you "actually meant"
You poor dumb S---e.

YdF

P.S. Leonard should never ever cover, "Why Strindberg Wasn't Ibsen"
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Young dr. Freud wrote:Someone is still very hostile.
That's because Someone Else is an asshole.
Young dr. Freud wrote:No wonder your girlfriend flew the coop.


She went away to Berlin for a week with her friends, that's all. She's coming home tomorrow. I've received four sms from her in which she says she misses me. If you think you can enrage me with such petty insults you're wrong. My girlfriend loves me. Partly because I'm pretty, but mainly because I'm unlike all other guys she knows. "Jag är en djefla man, som kan göra många konster", to quote Strindberg.

And Strindberg wasn't Ibsen because Strindberg was to great a spirit to be shut in.


And you're an American, aren't you?
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PDS,
I've received four sms from her in which she says she misses me.
Ah, yes...Strindberg's Aggressive (but ultimately humiliated) woman and Passive (pretty) man. Nice combination.
but mainly because I'm unlike all other guys she knows.
When you get over yourself you'll realize that the delusion of being "Unique" is common to all men. One day your "uniqueness" is going to wear off and she'll be off to Berlin for good.

YdF

And you're British, aren't you?
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Post by chappelle »

Darn it! Ali beat me to the punch with 'Don't Worry Be Happy'.

Three other songs that Leonard should never be allowed anywhere near are:

1. The Laughing Gnome by Bowie. G_d alone knows even Bowie should never have made that record. :?

2. Teddy Bear by Elvis. That might be stretching irony to breaking point.

3. Do Ray Mi by Julie Andrews from the Sound of Music.

Still one should never say never. Who would have thought that The Scissor Sisters would cover Floyd's Comfortably Numb and sound damn good?
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Young dr. Freud wrote:Ah, yes...Strindberg's Aggressive (but ultimately humiliated) woman and Passive (pretty) man. Nice combination.
She's not in the least aggressive (nor am I, as long as I'm sober, and never to people I love). She's three years younger than I am.

And here am I: Image
Young dr. Freud wrote:When you get over yourself you'll realize that the delusion of being "Unique" is common to all men.
Ha! Maybe where you come from, but definitely not in Sweden. Most people here are stupid, have no moral courage and just follow the stream, i.e. like most people in most countries. The only real difference between Swedes and Americans is that we did not elect an idiot to run our country. That's why I don't respect Americans.

Young dr. Freud wrote:And you're British, aren't you?
No, I'm Swedish. You know I'm Swedish as I've said I'm Swedish. I got a feeling you're an American as your M.O., i.e. slandering the person who's accusing you of something instead of defending yourself against the charge is typically American. But if you're not American please feel free to state so. I'll believe you, even though you've lied earlier. I am a very credulous person, which my friends often use for their amusement as I'll buy pretty much anything they tell me.
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Dear PDS,

Let's see...your girlfriend (and I'm sure she is a very nice person) is three years younger than you. That would make her about seventeen. Well, that explains why she thinks "you're unlike all the other guys she knows."
You know I'm Swedish as I've said I'm Swedish
I don't know anything of the sort. This is the internet, Bub...in case you haven't noticed.
even though you've lied earlier
When did I lie?

As for your self-professed "prettiness"...the photo does reveal a waif-like delicacy...rather like a young Leo Sayer.

http://www.leosayer.com/glookingback/im ... 20WALL.jpg

YdF
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Young dr. Freud wrote:Let's see...your girlfriend (and I'm sure she is a very nice person) is three years younger than you. That would make her about seventeen. Well, that explains why she thinks "you're unlike all the other guys she knows."
Most of the guys she knows are actually older than I am. Plus they're assholes. One of them (he was 28 years old btw) hit on her despite the fact that she was quite obviously completely uninterested in him. So your argumenst that i happen to be 3,5 (actually) years older means nothing. She loves me. And she's as tall as me btw.

Young dr Freud wrote:It When did I lie?
When LauriAK first claimed that she'd seen your mistake you wrote:
Young dr Freud wrote:It appears Aslak was not the only person drinking last night.
That's means you disputed her testimony; i.e. you're a fucking liar!
Young dr. Freud wrote:I don't know anything of the sort. This is the internet, Bub...in case you haven't noticed.
Of course, darling. But, unlike you, I have yet to lie. Inspired by my heroes August Strindberg and (especially) Michael Collins (the greatest human being who ever have, and ever will, lived), I consider it a shame to lie.
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I erased this earlier when YDF started accusing me and stuff. But what the hell! I'm Swedish and I am a Liberal. I've never been ashamed of anyhing I've said before, so why start now?

Anyway:

I told Young dr. Freud: I'd like to fuck you in the ass. My girlfriend doesn't like analsex, for obvious reasons (girls not having any prostate and all); but since you're a fucking asshole (and you can't fucking deny it), you ought to enjoy becoming my sodomitic lover. Don't worry, my girlfriend won't be jealous. She knows I'm bisexual. She is too. She has a girlfriend.
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The Imaged Word, it is, that holds
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It is the unbetrayable reply
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