DookieLukie Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Hunk: noun informal 2. a large, strong, sexually attractive man Like I said, it's a reference from a comedy show where the main character is insecure and always talks about how annoying hunks are. You're just sounding like Billie Joe in the 80s. As someone who has been a student at Oxford, a university in Spain, and an American university of high quality, I can assure you that the best universities in the US are of equal caliber to the education I received at Oxford. America has excellent universities, and struggles in its secondary and elementary education because unlike most countries in the world, there is a constant flood of non-English speaking immigrants and it's a lot more challenging to educate children in a world that is almost unbelievably multicultural and whose diversity is its biggest asset as well as its biggest hurdle. There are just SO many Americans and THOUSANDS of universities. We need to keep our country running somehow. I will say the Spanish university system was a complete joke, no offense Madrid Those kids used wikipedia as their entire bibliography on research papers and passed They also threw spitballs at the professor. I was like WTF. Sorry for the totally non-GD related post. I try to avoid engaging in this stuff usually. Carry on. So many of my fellow college students want to study abroad in places like Spain, Russia, China, France, Australia, etc, and I personally feel like it's such a dumb idea. Most countries have poor college systems. So you're paying more money to take the same classes (or even some that don't even apply to your major) in another country, while often having to learn in a different language. That, to me, seems like a whole lot of negatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather. Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Like I said, it's a reference from a comedy show where the main character is insecure and always talks about how annoying hunks are. So many of my fellow college students want to study abroad in places like Spain, Russia, China, France, Australia, etc, and I personally feel like it's such a dumb idea. Most countries have poor college systems. So you're paying more money to take the same classes (or even some that don't even apply to your major) in another country, while often having to learn in a different language. That, to me, seems like a whole lot of negatives. No, that's also an ignorant thing to say. Studying in Europe or Asia or Australia will open up narrow American minds that think there's no value in it. Sure, the classes I took in Spain were noticeably inferior quality, but I learned more just by living in another country and speaking another language than I could have if I stayed in the US. Mike and Tre have said it best, their education has come from traveling the world, and it's an experience you can't replace or learn in a textbook, sensitivity to other cultures. That's what makes Americans frequently ignorant and overly patriotic and convinced our country is the best ever, we're just so isolated from the rest of the world, physically and mentally. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 No, that's also an ignorant thing to say. Studying in Europe or Asia or Australia will open up narrow American minds that think there's no value in it. Sure, the classes I took in Spain were noticeably inferior quality, but I learned more just by living in another country and speaking another language than I could have if I stayed in the US. Mike and Tre have said it best, their education has come from traveling the world, and it's an experience you can't replace or learn in a textbook, sensitivity to other cultures. That's what makes Americans frequently ignorant and overly patriotic and convinced our country is the best ever, we're just so isolated from the rest of the world, physically and mentally. But...we are the best country in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belinda jane Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 But...we are the best country in the world. no. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 no. Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fuzz Posted March 20, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 20, 2014 Good god, just stop with this already. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNICORN VOMIT Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Like I said, it's a reference from a comedy show where the main character is insecure and always talks about how annoying hunks are. So many of my fellow college students want to study abroad in places like Spain, Russia, China, France, Australia, etc, and I personally feel like it's such a dumb idea. Most countries have poor college systems. So you're paying more money to take the same classes (or even some that don't even apply to your major) in another country, while often having to learn in a different language. That, to me, seems like a whole lot of negatives. Isn't college really expensive in the US - it's depicted as parents saving for a college fund? Yes & if you come to australia you will need to learn another language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Video Two of the Stars of Green Day's American Idiot Teach GMT to Rock http://www.wfaa.com/good-morning-texas/Two-of-the-Stars-of-Green-Days-American-Idiot-Teach-GMT-to-Rock-250992491.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcingmetofall Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Meh http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/fiction/are_we_the_waiting.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Meh http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/fiction/are_we_the_waiting.html In all fairness that's fucking hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxymore Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Meh http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/columns/fiction/are_we_the_waiting.html OMG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillieJoe1972 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Kohl's is selling the "Kiss Me, I'm Punk" Green Day shirt. I remember seeing this shirt around years ago. It looks like it's available on-line only. http://www.kohls.com/product/prd-1700601/green-day-st-patricks-day-tee-men.jsp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mar Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 From the March 28th Entertainment Weekly (King Joffrey on the cover): 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNICORN VOMIT Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 ^^ looks like a lot of non fanatics found out what what we all knew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 Nice! And always glad to see it reported as Green Day, helps keep Foxboro secret 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorryRock02 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Green day inside the next RockSound's isuue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorryRock02 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Sf Weekly. Music Quotes of the Week: "There was a lot of whining in rock at that time. By nature, we're extroverts. So that's what came across in our songs. We knew we were entering an arena of bands that we didn't like."On the 20th Anniversary of Dookie, Billie Joe Armstrong looks back on prepping for Green Day's major label debut (Rolling Stone). http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2014/03/music_quotes_mia_cash_gza_science_bieber_slap.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteTim Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 From this weeks Entertainment Weekly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOE THE X-KID Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I miss Green Day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritz Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/Billie-Joe-Armstrong-Gibson-Guitars.aspx Billie Joe Armstrong’s Gibson Guitars Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong turned 42 this month and during the last decade he’s matured into something of a vintage guitar aficionado. For his Gibsons, Armstrong relies on an array of Les Paul Juniors, Standards, Specials, an SG, an ES-335, his J-200s, an ES-135 and even a Custom Shop Les Paul. It was 2000 when Armstrong bought his 1956 sunburst Gibson Les Paul Junior that he calls ‘Floyd,’ and he’s been hooked on Juniors since. In an interview with Gibson.com in 2006, Billie Joe said, “I’ve got about 20 Les Paul Juniors from the ‘50s. I got anything from Specials to the regular single dog-ear pickup to the TV-colored, and sunburst,” said Armstrong. “I pretty much got all of the ones that they made basically from 1955 to 1959-1960.” Armstrong added: “Floyd is still my favorite, but I recently bought a ‘56 Les Paul Custom Black Beauty and it’s a close second. I have about 30 vintage Les Pauls now and I love them all.” The Gibson Les Paul Junior was originally a so-called “student” guitar but it soon became a hit with guitarists who liked raw tone with just one pickup. “You just get to hear what the guitar sounds like,” agreed Billie Joe. Old but don't think its been posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mar Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 From this weeks Entertainment Weekly I guess I should have read past the Archer story already and I would have scanned this, too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxymore Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 I miss Green Day Me too. Always. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollhjr Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 OMG U GUYZ!! DID U SEE BILLY JOEL ON THE TONIGHT SHOW THE OTHER NIGHT? HE SURE HAS AGED SINCE THE AUSTRALIA TOUR!!! #OHNO #BLESSED #KONY2012 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizziebix Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 OMG U GUYZ!! DID U SEE BILLY JOEL ON THE TONIGHT SHOW THE OTHER NIGHT? HE SURE HAS AGED SINCE THE AUSTRALIA TOUR!!! #OHNO #BLESSED #KONY2012Saw it but what does it have to do with Green Day or Billie Joe? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollhjr Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Saw it but what does it have to do with Green Day or Billie Joe? Just curious. Just making fun of the many articles that spell Billie Joe's name wrong, by spelling it Billy Joel or Billy Jo, etc. It also reminds me of the different e-mails GDA receives as the guys mention on the podcast. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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