Boycott 2010 is something isn't done!

[beergut100]

As a student of colonist literature, you're preaching to the choir I just detest words whose etymology is counterintuitive to their meaning.

Edited July 9, 2009 by beergut100

[Rufus Gwertigan]

Fair enough, I see where you're coming from. I always think that about the word inflammible; surely it should mean something which cannot catch fire?

[dakyras]

I enjoy the word "cock". Obviously from the penis sense, but then how do you "cock" a weapon? You pull the mechanism back. You don't do that with a real cock do you? More of a down motion I would have thought

[Rufus Gwertigan]

That sense of the word comes from the Irish cogaim "I war, I make war".

[Goblinz]

Recycling and thousands of pounds worth of perfectly good camping equipment going in to landfill.

Litter Pickers treated like absolute garbage (pardon the pun), rumours circulating of them being fired for no reason just to line someone else's pockets.

People not taking their stuff home with them. Although in some defence it was generally believed that all equipment was recycled and not just dumped in the trash.

Lazy workers not cleaning toilets at Shangri La and Trash City which were appauling (I spoke to many people behind the scenes!).

Greedy money grabbing workers on the Glastonbury Festival staff treating people badly and cutting corners to line their own pockets.

Lack of communicaion between Security, Police, Stewards etc

Security being too heavy handed and starting their own martial law.

The above doesn't apply to everyone and this isn't a difinitive list of the issues, but these are just some areas that are seriously lacking at Glastonbury Festival. My favourite place in the world got seriously tainted this year. If things don't change I won't be attending next year and that would be a huge shame. I have simple ideas to get things improved and if no-one at the Festival Office is prepared to talk then I think that's incredibly narrow minded. People are prepared to volunteer time to help, changes do not have to increase costs. I only got back from the site on Sunday so I have a lot to put together, I hope I can make a difference and I have had messages of support already.

Just seems a little bit of common sense and a lot of respect is lacking here and I'm taking it on as my own little mission to initiate change.

Are you with me?

[The Nal]

Really?? Why?? The Irish didn't exactly produce any "cockable" weapons. The Romans did that. But I thought cocking was maybe French?

[Wooderson]

We invented the moustache though.

[hope]

first it was personal insults...now this thread has degenerated into petty squabbling about spelling...there's no point in even posting anything constructive cos you just get shouted down !

[Billy09]

first it was personal insults...now this thread has degenerated into petty squabbling about spelling...there's no point in even posting anything constructive cos you just get shouted down !

[jameshunt]

Oh come on now, I thought the (E)utopia debate was quite interesting, and was clearly the end point that kyjenni was hoping for.

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[Goblinz]

Oh come on now, I thought the (E)utopia debate was quite interesting, and was clearly the end point that kyjenni was hoping for.

After all of this I think we should all remember the words of Wild Stallions:

"Be excellent to each other"

Maybe there is something to be said for religion afterall.

[Mardy]

the utopia/eutopia debate is clearly the highlight of this thread. Good work, I didn't know that before.

[abu hamster]

God gave sausage roll to you

Gave sausage roll to you

Gave sausage roll to everyone!

[Billy09]

Is that the cover band.... The original was "Wyld Stallyns"

Edited July 10, 2009 by dr_billy

[Goblinz]

Thats the way we spell it in the united reformed church of Bill and Ted, there was a schism at some stage, or maybe will be.

(and blimey, you've either got an amazing memory or have watched it far too recently!)

[Storm_NL]

Really?? Why?? The Irish didn't exactly produce any "cockable" weapons. The Romans did that. But I thought cocking was maybe French?

[beergut100]

first it was personal insults...now this thread has degenerated into petty squabbling about spelling...there's no point in even posting anything constructive cos you just get shouted down !

Edited July 10, 2009 by beergut100

[Rufus Gwertigan]

What else is efests for but diversion of topic?

[Rufus Gwertigan]

Heathens!

You can't watch the story of the excellent ones too often, obviously the reformed church has abondoned Sunday Mass.

Nah, I just want a Wyld Stallyns T-shirt... thining of getting one printed.

[dakyras]

first it was personal insults...now this thread has degenerated into petty squabbling about spelling...there's no point in even posting anything constructive cos you just get shouted down !

[grandadcollective]

I enjoy the word "cock". Obviously from the penis sense, but then how do you "cock" a weapon? You pull the mechanism back. You don't do that with a real cock do you? More of a down motion I would have thought

[Glazieyes]

I haven't the time to read all of this thread, but KyJenni is a roooooooooooooooooot!!!!!

[sidthecat]

Yeah ok - let's boycott everything and everyone that displays rudeness and inefficiency. We could start with Glastonbury for the reasons that you pointed out and then move onto the Tube network - really, the tickets are very over priced these days, and then we could boycott the police force because some of them have been rude to people in the past and perhaps indulge in a spot of boycotting of my local curry house because they chuck away the naan at the end of the night - and it is exceedingly good naan.

I like that fact that you are passionate about these issues but really - don't you think you're being a little over dramatic about it all. There are bigger things in the world to worry about than this.

[rexclark]

If when you say Boycott you mean have a great time, I'm 100% with you.

Edited July 12, 2009 by rexclark81

[redmad1971]

If the man don't like camping gear dumped on his land, then he shouldn't have a great big festival every year. He makes a fair profit out of the event and can afford to clean his fields.

As for cleaning the toilets, the people do it for a ticket so are hardly going to put a lot of effort into it.