The idea is to identify the top ten topics as a subject for pub conversation. A good pub conversation is something that people will tend to have strong opinions on, yet is completely inconsequential so is unlikely to accidentally offend or accidentally lapse into socially divisive profundity. It is a celebration of all that is great about shallowness.
Here are my starting offerings (forgive me for I shall doubtless add more as comments to my own blog, which seems faintly egocentric):
- Who was the more talented Beatle? Lennon or McCartney?
- At what stage exactly did Friends stop being funny and why?
- Which year was the best for “Big Brother”?
- What was the best number one of the 1980s?
- What song would be a better national anthem for the UK than "God save the Queen"?
- Which is the best ABBA album and single?
Feel free to contribute answers to any of the above questions, but PLEASE add similarly inane questions.
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Sorry Anonymous, I had to remove your comment as it referred to a real person and I'm scared they might find out about it! I'm a coward that way!
These pub conversations would be over my head, as I've never seen Big Brother or Friends. In fact, these days, if you don't watch telly in the UK, it is more and more difficult to particpate in "pop-culture" discussions. I also can't talk about sports of any kind, making me a promising candidate for worst pub conversationalist of all time.
These pub conversations would be over my head, as I've never seen Big Brother or Friends. In fact, these days, if you don't watch telly in the UK, it is more and more difficult to particpate in "pop-culture" discussions. I also can't talk about sports of any kind, making me a promising candidate for worst pub conversationalist of all time.
No pub conversation skills here either:
- More talented? God knows. Paul is yuckier.
- Don't know enough of Friends
- UK Big Brother? Any Big Brother? I have no idea. Like Tim, I don't watch TV.
- 80's was plain terrible.
- God save us all?
- On this topic I have an opinion. Yay! Arrival is the best ABBA album.
I was actually reading Timorous Beastie's blog and followed a link here.
Here goes:
* Ringo - I think he'll outlast Paul
* When they start the theme music - I haven't watched TV in years.
* 1984 - Oh, the other Big Brother.
* I don't know chart positions, but I think Pink Floyd's Another Brick in The Wall, Pt 2 came out in the 80's. That was pretty good.
* For some reason I get the feeling you aren't referencing the Sex Pistols' song. How about Always Look on the Bright Side of Life?
* I would probably pick Dancing Queen - hey, maybe you could use that as a national anthem.
Similarly inane questions? Hmmm. My first thought was, "What in the hell am I doing up at 2:30 in the morning?" but reading blogs is the obvious answer (BTW , I think quitting smoking affects sleeping patterns).
Who was the funniest Python?
Oh yes, who was the funniest Python is a good pub conversation. As would be "which Python has done the best stuff since Python ended"?
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