an Irish singer, popular in the late 80s - early 90s. In 1990 she had an international #1 hit (the Prince - written "Nothing Compares 2 U") and a #1 album: "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got". She has great talent, an excellent singing voice and she can play some instruments and writes most of her songs, too. She has an extreme appetite for controversy however and in the autumn of 1992 it all backfired when on TV she ripped up a photograph of the beloved Pope John Paul II and shouted "Fight the real enemy!". By doing that she pissed off an entire planet because she dissed an icon admired by not just Catholics but Christians of other denominations, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, people of other faiths and more. Even atheists respected him for his stances on social issues and human rights. She did it to promote an album and it all flew back into her face. Sinead recordings were smashed by a steamroller in New York City. She had enough notority with her shaved head which didn't dilute her pretty features one bit. The picture-tearing incident put her fame in the trash can, as she never scored a big hit again.
Today she still says and does stupid controversial things in public, but her music career ain't going nowhere.
Today she still says and does stupid controversial things in public, but her music career ain't going nowhere.
I saw Sinead O'Connor rip up a picture of Pope John Paul II on the Letterman show late night on TV. A few people cheered. Others gasped in disbelief.
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2. a poser band that thinks they're punk but are not. Punk is more than a music style and the Offspring just ain't got it.
2. a poser band that thinks they're punk but are not. Punk is more than a music style and the Offspring just ain't got it.
1. Drew Barrymore is an offspring of the famous Barrymore acting family.
2. Geek: I'm really punk. I like the Offspring and fucking Green Day.
Punk: Good Lord!
2. Geek: I'm really punk. I like the Offspring and fucking Green Day.
Punk: Good Lord!
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Get the offspring mug.1. a person who listens to Sarah Palin and is a dittohead to her, that is: one who believes all the crazy shit she pops off the chops about, believes it and acts like a chicken with its head off. In this definition "Palinoid" is a combination of "Palin" + "droid".
2. Paranoia and panic that ensues when Palinistas hear her loony conspiracy theories theories. They believe ALL the dumb crap she says because she can just sit on a stool, cross her legs and put on that moronic empty fuck-me-honey smile and her devotees (mostly male Alex P. Keaton types who gawk at her with their tongues hanging out - 'cause they want to put them on her poontang!). In this definition "Palinoid" is a combination of "Palin" + "paranoid".
2. Paranoia and panic that ensues when Palinistas hear her loony conspiracy theories theories. They believe ALL the dumb crap she says because she can just sit on a stool, cross her legs and put on that moronic empty fuck-me-honey smile and her devotees (mostly male Alex P. Keaton types who gawk at her with their tongues hanging out - 'cause they want to put them on her poontang!). In this definition "Palinoid" is a combination of "Palin" + "paranoid".
1. Sarah Palin is a big time attention whore. She's always yapping crap about stuff she knows nothing about. She can say ANY outrageous idea or even just snap her fingers and the Palinoids get all wired up about an issue that ain't even happening. Look at the "death panels" hysteria she caused in order to oppose Obama's health care reform.
2. "Daveman" made a limp joke about not letting Bristol Palin getting around A-rod when she and her mom came to the Big Apple. The joke wasn't that good but Letterman pokes fun at everyone, OK? Sarah Palin, who isn't mature enough to handle late-night humor, had to put up a hissy fit and claim Letterman was glorifying rape and that he owed the entire female gender an apology! Her Palinoid sheep joined in the chorus obediently like well, sheep. Somebody shut her up, she makes women look bad!
2. "Daveman" made a limp joke about not letting Bristol Palin getting around A-rod when she and her mom came to the Big Apple. The joke wasn't that good but Letterman pokes fun at everyone, OK? Sarah Palin, who isn't mature enough to handle late-night humor, had to put up a hissy fit and claim Letterman was glorifying rape and that he owed the entire female gender an apology! Her Palinoid sheep joined in the chorus obediently like well, sheep. Somebody shut her up, she makes women look bad!
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1. Gerald didn't serve in Vietnam yet he carps about Gen. Westmoreland not being 'allowed to do the job', killing every 'squint-eye' out there and Jane Fonda. In a strange twist, he also carps about the Vietnam War being so wasteful and credits Richard Nixon for ending it when it truly ended during the Ford administration. IOW, he's an armchair general who needs to STFU.
2. When Desert Storm came on the TV and radio, broadcast 24/7, day and night LIVE, Desmond sat on his ass and watched the 'drama' on the TV, cheering, 'Yaaaaaaayyyyy!!!!!! Kick some Ay-rab ass!!!!' like some juvenile sassybrat kid who took the 'Top Gun' movie way too seriously. He shot off his mouth the same way when the Panama War of 1989-1990 was aired on the media in a more 'normal' (not so dramatic) manner and he was that way with Somalia, Haiti, every war ever since. He too is an armchair general who needs to STFU.
3. Ted Turd Nugent and Kid Cock are armchair generals, cheerleaders who also need to STFU.
2. When Desert Storm came on the TV and radio, broadcast 24/7, day and night LIVE, Desmond sat on his ass and watched the 'drama' on the TV, cheering, 'Yaaaaaaayyyyy!!!!!! Kick some Ay-rab ass!!!!' like some juvenile sassybrat kid who took the 'Top Gun' movie way too seriously. He shot off his mouth the same way when the Panama War of 1989-1990 was aired on the media in a more 'normal' (not so dramatic) manner and he was that way with Somalia, Haiti, every war ever since. He too is an armchair general who needs to STFU.
3. Ted Turd Nugent and Kid Cock are armchair generals, cheerleaders who also need to STFU.
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In a debate among the Democratic party Presidential candidates for the 1984 elections, Walter Mondale asked his political rival Gary Hart about his policy plans, saying "Where's the beef?".
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Get the 86 mug.British rock star, writer and producer. Some rockmag critics slam his output as being too excessive, but he's more versatile than you might think. He's mostly noted as being the singer, guitarist, songwriter and de facto leader of the unique Electric Light Orchestra, which existed from around 1971 to 1988. They had a string of great hits, were one of the first bands to utilize synthesizers a lot (along with Pink Floyd and others), use a lot of backwards messages on their albums (they got a lot of flak over that by ignorant buttheads. Their 1983 album "Secret Messages" is a reply to that) and they were one of the first bands to use laser shows in their concerts (as well as a model starship). Jeff, an avowed Beatlemaniac got to produce the fine 1987 "Cloud Nine" album by George Harrison. Then he, George, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty formed the supergroup Travelling Wilburys and they had some hits. He also worked with the other Wilburys on their later albums. Also, in 1990 he released his own solo album "Armchair Theater" which highlights his love and roots for 50s rock. When the 3 surving Beatles (the "Threetles" - George, Paul and Ringo) needed help in producing their new songs based on a demo tape John made before he was killed, Jeff Lynne was called in to help. After that he worked with the Threetles on their solo work. There was a temporary ELO reunion of some sorts, but the post-9/11 climate scared many people and the reunion tour was squelched.
Jeff Lynne is more adventurous in his music than most people give him credit for. Check out some of the releases by the afore mentioned artists and you will notice how truly devoted he is to early rock'n'roll music.
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