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For me, thé trend of 2008, is locking up your children for years in some basement and when you’re horny you just rape them.

So many countries suffered this year from these real sick people.

It’s strange that it happened in so many countries. They aren’t copycatting each other, because most of them or doing these disgusting deeds for years.

Do they have a website with “do’s and don’ts" about children basement raping?

Another trend is the Facebookivilization of our society.

The last trend I saw in 2008 were white cars. While silver grey cars are still on the top list, white cars are increasing in numbers as hell.

But what trends did you notice in 2008?

Crap hair and worse bands.

2008 was kind of like an annoyingly drippy faucet that you tolerate for a seeming eternity while it slowly gets worse and worse and drives you to the brink of madness and finally when you break down and grab a wrench to fix the fuckin' thing, it stops dripping. :tongue:

bmw drivers: less aggressive
audi drivers: more aggressive

bmw drivers: less aggressive
audi drivers: more aggressive

The trend for 2009:

GM, Ford and Chrysler drivers: Wiped out

It’s strange that it happened in so many countries.

What?

Britney is back. God have mercy on us!

Blackberry's

What?

Locking up your own children in some basement and raping them when you feel the desire.

touch screens

Britney is back. God have mercy on us!

I actually feel sorry for that, and how she's been treated by the media. However, she is hella whitetrash.

http://cdn.stereogum.com/img/whitetrashbritney.jpg

Feel sorry for how the media and others has treated popular Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Viva Sarah Palin and Joe the Plumber. Viva Sen John McCain.

Digital TV conversions for all coming soon. (for all USA).

Feel sorry for how the media and others has treated popular Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Viva Sarah Palin and Joe the Plumber. Viva Sen John McCain.

Viva Fidel!

lol

I think the trend for 2008 has been bank closures.

Lack of flying cars and robot servants.

Facebook, it seems like people think you're subhuman if you don't have facebook, and EVERY website is trying to be like facebook.

Lack of flying cars and robot servants.

Yeah really, what the hell! The scientific community needs to catch up; screw cancer research I want my flying cars that fold into suit cases.

I actually feel sorry for that, and how she's been treated by the media. However, she is hella whitetrash.

http://cdn.stereogum.com/img/whitetrashbritney.jpg

I'd hit it. If only so I could sell the story/sex tape/book.
Lack of flying cars and robot servants.
This whole millennium has been a disappointment on that front.

trend for 2008?

Campaign ads. too many campaign ads.

Lots of charts with big red arrows pointing down, and lots of middle fingers pointing up in response.

trend for 2008?

Campaign ads. too many campaign ads.

Not to mention the great Bus Holocaust of 2008 where everyone and their cousin was accused of throwing someone under one.

Viva Fidel!

lol

You should all try living there without family remittances $ for a year as an average citizen without family remittances $. lol. Ill send you the raft back across 90 miles of shark infested waters, lol.

Crap hair and worse bands.

Agreed. The Ting Tings, and worse of all, the Wombats.

Oh, and English cricket's unremitting shitness. Very depressing.

Agreed. The Ting Tings, and worse of all, the Wombats.

Oh, and English cricket's unremitting shitness. Very depressing.

Damn The Ting Tings and Wombats. However some good bands have come out, check out White Lies for one.

I actually feel sorry for that, and how she's been treated by the media. However, she is hella whitetrash.

http://cdn.stereogum.com/img/whitetrashbritney.jpg

Oh dear gods.:eek2:

I am glad though, she seems to have redeemed herself because, as much of a whitetrash she is, she is a hell of a good entertainer.

Blame everyone else for the problems we face, instead of taking action against them.

Financial panic, mostly.

Next year's big trend, and I'm totally predicting this, will be running jokes based off of President Bush's recent shoe debacle. People will be throwing shoes willy-nilly everywhere. It will be the new WAZZAAAAAP.

Ongoing trends that started decades ago and became increasingly popular in the 80s -

The increase in bad manners in the thin disguise of honesty
The increase in stupidity in the thin disguise of "family values."
The increase in hypocrisy in the thin disguise of religion.
The increase in bad taste in the thin disguise of ratings.

edit - addendum.

The increase in ignorance in the almost non-existent disguise of "religious education."

The sound of toilet flushing as our money goes down the drain.

You should all try living there without family remittances $ for a year as an average citizen without family remittances $. lol. Ill send you the raft back across 90 miles of shark infested waters, lol.

Please rephrase your statement in a way that is clear and makes sense.

This reminds me of a trend of 2008 that will continue into 2009: Whining conservatives.

Oh dear gods.:eek2:

I am glad though, she seems to have redeemed herself because, as much of a whitetrash she is, she is a hell of a good entertainer.

If you call slapstick comedy entertainment.

Sometimes I do, so it's all well and good.

Lack of flying cars and robot servants.
It is rather depressing. Also, lack of worldwide acceptance of silver clothing, or indeed uniting to fight aliens and such. Damned shame.

Damn The Ting Tings and Wombats. However some good bands have come out, check out White Lies for one.

Not familiar with them, however, I did forget to unreservedly praise, and have a slight crush on, Laura Marling. For an 18 year old, she is staggeringly good.

Not familiar with them, however, I did forget to unreservedly praise, and have a slight crush on, Laura Marling. For an 18 year old, she is staggeringly good.
Incredibly bland. That said, most of my favourite acts have produced utter crap this year - new Portishead album, meh, Finley Quaye's new stuff, meh. Finley was great at the Adelphi when I saw them a month-odd back, but then they mainly played old stuff.

Incredibly bland. That said, most of my favourite acts have produced utter crap this year - new Portishead album, meh, Finley Quaye's new stuff, meh. Finley was great at the Adelphi when I saw them a month-odd back, but then they mainly played old stuff.

The trend of 2008: 'meh'

Incredibly bland. That said, most of my favourite acts have produced utter crap this year - new Portishead album, meh, Finley Quaye's new stuff, meh. Finley was great at the Adelphi when I saw them a month-odd back, but then they mainly played old stuff.

I disagree. "New Romantic" and "My manic and I" have, I concede, been overplayed into tedium, but the album demonstrates far greater range, diversity and variety.

I disagree. "New Romantic" and "My manic and I" have, I concede, been overplayed into tedium, but the album demonstrates far greater range, diversity and variety.
She's little more than a female James Blunt with a dash of Kate Nash. You know this.

She's little more than a female James Blunt with a dash of Kate Nash. You know this.

ewww, quite odd looking then?:eek:

ewww, quite odd looking then?:eek:
No, she's quite good-looking, just bland as a rice cracker.

Not familiar with them, however, I did forget to unreservedly praise, and have a slight crush on, Laura Marling. For an 18 year old, she is staggeringly good.

I've seen her live and she is good. Check out White Lies. I also saw them live, supporting Glasvegas. Think Joy Division or New Order. Brilliant band in my opinion.

For me, thé trend of 2008, is locking up your children for years in some basement and when you’re horny you just rape them.

So many countries suffered this year from these real sick people.

It’s strange that it happened in so many countries. They aren’t copycatting each other, because most of them or doing these disgusting deeds for years.

Do they have a website with “do’s and don’ts" about children basement raping?

Another trend is the Facebookivilization of our society.

The last trend I saw in 2008 were white cars. While silver grey cars are still on the top list, white cars are increasing in numbers as hell.

But what trends did you notice in 2008?
A rise in the idiocy and entitlement beliefs among the general U.S. population.

capitalism starting to go kaput

facebook

shit music and terrible hair, but then that happens every year

As the recession deepens, homemade *food, gifts, everything* seems to be increasing popular. For the first time in my lifetime, society at large seems to be questioning materialism, if only a little.
Going into 2009, I think a recession mentality will take hold and thrift and simplicity will become more fashionable.

As the recession deepens, homemade *food, gifts, everything* seems to be increasing popular. For the first time in my lifetime, society at large seems to be questioning materialism, if only a little.
Going into 2009, I think a recession mentality will take hold and thrift and simplicity will become more fashionable.

Commie!

(Obligatory statement)

I think the trend for 2008 has been bank closures.

That's undeniable. The causes are longer-term and some of the collapses were years ago now ... but the bailouts of supposed financial giants is real history.

A lot of awesome bands (Carcass, Mudvayne, Metallica, probably an etc) either returned or returned to form in 2008, so that's pretty damn favorable.
Another trend I've noticed is that the people who I really should punch, but haven't, have gone up in number. That number has been pretty constantly rising for the past several years, so I'm not so amazed as I might have been were I incapable fo learning from the past.

You have a system which is selfish and adversarial from the ground up: capitalism.

Over the last decades, government has given ground to capitalism, for the "greater good" of a strong economy. Governments throughout the industrialized world have given over their responsibilities to private enterprise (and because of the scale of those commitments, that giving-over has been mostly to huge corporations.)

We're going to see majority government-owned enterprises, startups even, driving competition in critical industries. Apparently, lending is strategically critical -- recession is apparently a threat comparable to losing a province or an army division. We will see the re-establishment of central banks as real banks, competing in the retail sector.

And personally, I'll make my savings with them. Whatever the rates -- banking offers me barely more than the underside of mattress does. The only real question, for me, is "who profits from my savings?" I would rather that be government, than the hierarchy of profiteers-from-profiteers.

This is the year that capitalists took a big stinking shit in their own nest. We won't forget it, and we'll un-forget that government is the instrument, the only instrument, of our collective will. Our will. The People's will.

2008: a huge step forward for Socialism.

You have a system which is selfish and adversarial from the ground up: capitalism.
True of every single system of economics. Selfishness of the nobility kept the peasants down in feudal times, the selfishness of the masses will spawn socialism, and communism in the 'true' sense will be caused by everyone's selfishness in wanting a better life, the benefits of which will be meted out to all.

...Governments throughout the industrialized world have given over their responsibilities to private enterprise...We won't forget it, and we'll un-forget that government is the instrument, the only instrument, of our collective will. Our will. The People's will.

You would trust a government that not only allowed, but willfully participated in, one of the few great economic collapses in the last century?

You contradict yourself.

True of every single system of economics.

So far.

Selfishness of the nobility kept the peasants down in feudal times, the selfishness of the masses will spawn socialism, and communism in the 'true' sense will be caused by everyone's selfishness in wanting a better life, the benefits of which will be meted out to all.

You're making fun, aren't you?

I am in fact a Communist. But I don't pretend to know any practical plan to get us to where all significant property (ie not toothbrushes, not underwear, not a picture in a frame) is collectively owned -- not owned at all. I don't have a plan, but I do have a first step. That is universal human rights: enough to eat, access to education, and the protection of legal rights that can be agreed internationally: prohibition of murder, rape, and slavery.

Half a century beyond that, a generation and a half beyond "without us capitalists, you would starve" ... then we can start to regard Property as quite simply below human dignity.

Trend of 2008?

Cadigans and skin-tight trousers; at least around here.

http://www.andshirts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/black-jumper.JPG

...and communism in the 'true' sense will be caused by everyone's selfishness in wanting a better life, the benefits of which will be meted out to all.
Putting aside the practicalities of true communism, how is wanting a better life 'selfishness'?

You would trust a government that not only allowed, but willfully participated in, one of the few great economic collapses in the last century?

You contradict yourself.

Only if you equate the role of government with the manifestation of government.

My argument is that the People will use Government more properly, direct it with their informed vote, more wisely now.

The only qualification required to have your opinion on economics heard, in the 80's and 90's, was that you had a senior position in a successful corporation (and in particular, a bank.)

I think they have to present their policy advice in broader terms now, than "it will benefit the economy."

So far.
So wird's immer sein.
You're making fun, aren't you?
No.
I am in fact a Communist.
I honestly couldn't tell from your opinion on capitalism.
Half a century beyond that, a generation and a half beyond "without us capitalists, you would starve" ... then we can start to regard Property as quite simply below human dignity.
The entitlement of everyone to own property is the reason we got rid of feudalism. The desire of the masses to own property will bring socialism. I don't see why people will want ride of property as a concept now that we have it.
Putting aside the practicalities of true communism, how is wanting a better life 'selfishness'?
How is it not?

My argument is that the People will use Government more properly, direct it with their informed vote, more wisely now.

And my argument is that it is naive to trust the will of the people in the hands of other people with power.

Egocentrism isn't an idea manufactured by capitalists. It's part of the human condition. People are selfish, and as long as they see fit to benefit themselves rather than society, it is foolish to say that a government run by people can only benefit people.

How is it not?
Because wanting something does not equate to being selfish.

And wishing to live a life that is more fulfilling, and for others to live better lives also, is not a necesarily selfish attitude. Indeed, wanting a better life for everyone (no matter your belief in the political/economic system that will bring this about) does not seem selfish in the least bit.

She's little more than a female James Blunt with a dash of Kate Nash. You know this.

Having met her, and quite liked her, I find this a little unfair. You're probably right in as much as there's little necessarily original about her, but I take objection to Kate Nash and James Blunt. Ew.

Oh, and indy now plumbing the absolute utter depraved depths of ridiculous and pretentious to escape conformity. Not that I'm party to this, at all, but all the same, it is funny.

Only if you equate the role of government with the manifestation of government.

My argument is that the People will use Government more properly, direct it with their informed vote, more wisely now.

The only qualification required to have your opinion on economics heard, in the 80's and 90's, was that you had a senior position in a successful corporation (and in particular, a bank.)

I think they have to present their policy advice in broader terms now, than "it will benefit the economy."

The commonality are stupid, and no better equipped to regulate themselves, each other, or anything more taxing than a television remote control, than my crutches. Why would anybody wielding power pay the slightest attention to an ill-informed, emotionally incontinent "Joe Plumber"?

The commonality are stupid, and no better equipped to regulate themselves, each other, or anything more taxing than a television remote control, than my crutches. Why would anybody wielding power pay the slightest attention to an ill-informed, emotionally incontinent "Joe Plumber"?

This is sadly true, what though are the alternitives?

Would you, for example, support the intelectual elite taking control?

One of the problems as I see it is that we are all inherently selfish, and given any amount of power it is the human condition to use it to create more personal wealth.

Then should we do a way with the concept of money? I'm in support of this idea, although frankly I know little of economics and have no idea how we would reach such a state.

Facebook, it seems like people think you're subhuman if you don't have facebook, and EVERY website is trying to be like facebook.

Let us start an anti-facebook club. I hate facebook, in fact I hate everything what the silent majority is doing. F*cking sheeps! Meh! Meh! Meh!

PS: if everyone is joining this anti-facebook club, I’ve to bail out.

For 2009 I am predicting the return of the A-line dress and spangly wimples

Let us start an anti-facebook club. I hate facebook, in fact I hate everything what the silent majority is doing. F*cking sheeps! Meh! Meh! Meh!

PS: if everyone is joining this anti-facebook club, I’ve to bail out.

Heh funny!

I cut my hair a few years back for a job interview, and a few days latter was in my local rock pub, when one of my friends started in about my short hair, he told me how sad it was that I had conformed! I told him to fuck off and go get a job.

People have some funny ideas, clans and groups, and subcultures are full of sheep themselves telling people not to be that kind of sheep, join us and our sheepy herd instead. *shrug*

Heh funny!

I cut my hair a few years back for a job interview, and a few days latter was in my local rock pub, when one of my friends started in about my short hair, he told me how sad it was that I had conformed! I told him to fuck off and go get a job.

People have some funny ideas, clans and groups, and subcultures are full of sheep themselves telling people not to be that kind of sheep, join us and our sheepy herd instead. *shrug*


Your skinhead cut was not the problem...

...but your "I love vespas" & "Britney Spears for ever" tattoos were over the top.

So wird's immer sein.

Pardon? Film reference?

I honestly couldn't tell from your opinion on capitalism.

I'm pissed off with everything at the moment. Capitalism is the target of convenience.

The entitlement of everyone to own property is the reason we got rid of feudalism.

That's rather sweet. While some would say that feudalism was "gotten rid of" by the nation-state (kings) or "gotten rid of" by capitalists (owners of more significant property than mere land) ... you take my side and say we the people got rid of feudalism.

Take my side a step further. Make property a right.

The desire of the masses to own property will bring socialism. I don't see why people will want ride of property as a concept now that we have it.

Hmm. The definition of "property" changes.

I apparently own stocks in companies. I never wanted that, but my employers were obliged by government to invest in a superannuation fund, as a condition of paying me a wage.

I don't know: is that socialist? The people owning the means of production, in proportion to their earnings. Or is it capitalist? Government conscripting investors, taxing the wages of workers to stimulate the stock market.

We can't tell the difference, really. Government is a player in the economy, and organized capital players in government.

Lots of lols for a fascist like yourself. But we'll see you off, all it will take is a half-century of human rights, communism of the basics of property (enough to eat, somewhere to sleep) and this evil spell of property=life will be broken.

Customers at Tesco have become bigger assholes. :(

Let us start an anti-facebook club.

Rule 1 of Anti-Facebook Club is: no photographs.

*cough* avatar *cough*

Your skinhead cut was not the problem...

...but your "I love vespas" & "Britney Spears for ever" tattoos were over the top.

Hahah. You know what I don't mind Vespas!

If you call slapstick comedy entertainment.

Sometimes I do, so it's all well and good.

I gotta give it to her, she knows how to put on a show, wether on or off stage.:D

As to that Britney photograph: don't inhale the burning phosphorus, kids.

Cutoff jeans, tattoos, cigarettes -- meh, call Britney "white trash" if it makes you feel good about yourself. But let the match-head burn out, and light your cig from the burning wood. Sucking in phosphorus pentoxide isn't good for anyone.

Lack of flying cars and robot servants.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IWantMyJetpack

Let us start an anti-facebook club. I hate facebook, in fact I hate everything what the silent majority is doing. F*cking sheeps! Meh! Meh! Meh!

PS: if everyone is joining this anti-facebook club, I’ve to bail out.

I am such a nonconformist that I will not conform to your nonconformity.

Indie and library geek chic glasses:

http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=s&tid=1097401

http://fashionsphere.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/img_0221.jpg

No, she's quite good-looking, just bland as a rice cracker.

Meh. Another forgettable blond.

Financial panic, mostly.

Next year's big trend, and I'm totally predicting this, will be running jokes based off of President Bush's recent shoe debacle. People will be throwing shoes willy-nilly everywhere. It will be the new WAZZAAAAAP.

I was going to post this but with my own twist. So I will add it to yours.

New American custom for 2009: If you dont like someone take your stinking shoes off and throw it at them. But the law requires you to miss your target. If you hit your target you may face criminal charges and a criminal fine $.

Your target has a right to take his or her stinking shoes off and throw his or hers back at you. under the same laws.

So I hear by take my stinking shoes off size 12 (USA Size) and throw them at President elect Obama. How about you all, who would you throw your stinking shoes off too?

Let us start an anti-facebook club. I hate facebook, in fact I hate everything what the silent majority is doing. F*cking sheeps! Meh! Meh! Meh!

PS: if everyone is joining this anti-facebook club, I’ve to bail out.

Why do you hate facebook? What's so bad about it?

I think the trend for 2008 has been the deaths of people famous for being awesome. Why can't the shitty celebrities die instead?

I've seen her live and she is good. Check out White Lies. I also saw them live, supporting Glasvegas. Think Joy Division or New Order. Brilliant band in my opinion.

Self-absorbed pseudo-indy. Not a fan of what amounts to, for me, playing pub rock slightly slower with a glaswegian accent.

How odd, most posters have mentioned negative trends while ignoring the most obvious;

Bush finally leaving US presidency! come on how did you miss that one guys?
The growing trend for Music to be downloaded rather than bought, how awesome is that?
IT crowd is back (a show i'm sure some of you enjoy),
greater refining of methods to tackle gun/knife crime in a number of cities,
(in UK) banning of smoking in public buildings.

Bush finally leaving US presidency! come on how did you miss that one guys?

He's president until January the 20th next year.
(in UK) banning of smoking in public buildings.
Scotland did that in 2006, England and Wales last year, so no.

Self-absorbed pseudo-indy. Not a fan of what amounts to, for me, playing pub rock slightly slower with a glaswegian accent.

This is why White Lies stole the show. Also I got the tickets for free in exchange of writing a review of the performance for my university paper.

He's president until January the 20th next year.

Scotland did that in 2006, England and Wales last year, so no.

well fair enough with the president one, but surely you're happy about him leaving?

And the smoking one well that's being pedantic.

Raping jaguars in your attic. Why? Why is this a fad?

Just about every entertainer enter rehab at one point or another and wrote songs about it.

Sub-prime mortgage meltdown

Banks folding like chairs

Feels like 4 years of complaining and campaigning for the candidates.

Olympics in China but who cares really, except for Michael Phelps who became the man from Atlantis