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Post by ferdydurke on Dec 18, 2009 17:12:21 GMT
Great article. I love the part when John's like "Its a lizard!" What type of magazine is RTE, I don't think I have ever heard of it. RTE is the national broadcaster in Ireland. The toy show where John's famous pants-ripping episode took place is on RTE, for example ;D I don't think the boys have a lot of guile but ironically they are practically the living definition of beguiling. Funny word, really. The noun almost always means cunning and deceit but the adjective however describes the j&e factor superbly - alluring, enticing, having some almost magical and irresistible power to attract and charm. Can also mean tempting and seductive Best adjective I've seen to describe j&e was 'gambolling' ;D I think it was in the Times interview? It's appropriate that the only other context in which I've heard that word used is to describe frolicking lambs! Gambolling also means a form of teasing, coquetry.....my mind is going OT. I think I must remove to the sleazy thread.... ;D
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Post by sparkle on Dec 18, 2009 17:20:53 GMT
I don't want to call myself thick (haha) but i do have a recollection of saying a chameleon is a lizard..... Chameleon is a type of lizard that changes the colour of its skin to adapt to its surroundings, they also use it as a form of communication. I use 'Chameleon' as part of my business name, I really like what they represent. Not that I've done much work today. At all. Fridays... tra-la-la-la-la.
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Post by sparkle on Dec 18, 2009 17:24:08 GMT
Great article. I love the part when John's like "Its a lizard!" What type of magazine is RTE, I don't think I have ever heard of it. RTE is the national broadcaster in Ireland. The toy show where John's famous pants-ripping episode took place is on RTE, for example ;D I don't think the boys have a lot of guile but ironically they are practically the living definition of beguiling. Funny word, really. The noun almost always means cunning and deceit but the adjective however describes the j&e factor superbly - alluring, enticing, having some almost magical and irresistible power to attract and charm. Can also mean tempting and seductive Best adjective I've seen to describe j&e was 'gambolling' ;D I think it was in the Times interview? It's appropriate that the only other context in which I've heard that word used is to describe frolicking lambs! Gambolling also means a form of teasing, coquetry.....my mind is going OT. I think I must remove to the sleazy thread.... ;D Loving your post. Maybe we should have 'adjectives to describe the twins' thread ;D Funnily enough the description 'without guile' really hung around in my head too. I thought it was apt.
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Post by ferdydurke on Dec 18, 2009 17:52:55 GMT
Maybe we should have 'adjectives to describe the twins' thread ;D I was thinking the same thing! Already, the writing on the twins is full of hackneyed cliches(random, otherworldly, hair-raising.. ) even by well meaning writers. I think we need to input some new adjectives on the twins and send them round to all the news organisations. My choices would be - effervescent (cause I love this word), radiant, ethereal, celestial to describe their 'otherworldliness beatific, seraphic to describe their heavenly looks.... ;D
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Post by sparkle on Dec 18, 2009 17:59:31 GMT
Maybe we should have 'adjectives to describe the twins' thread ;D My choices would be - effervescent (cause I love this word), radiant, ethereal, celestial to describe their 'otherworldliness beatific, seraphic to describe their heavenly looks.... ;D You win. I'm out of this one already Now where did I put that thesaurus...
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Post by bubsycm on Dec 18, 2009 19:24:42 GMT
I don't want to call myself thick (haha) but i do have a recollection of saying a chameleon is a lizard..... Chameleon is a type of lizard that changes the colour of its skin to adapt to its surroundings, they also use it as a form of communication. I use 'Chameleon' as part of my business name, I really like what they represent. Not that I've done much work today. At all. Fridays... tra-la-la-la-la. so it is a lizard...
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Post by biedrona on Dec 18, 2009 22:31:58 GMT
I'm very intrigued by the 'What's a...backlash/record deal/sabotage/whatever. It's beginning to look to me like a tactic they use whenever they don't want to answer a question! Seriously, they sometimes confuse the hell out of me. That's the pre-xf video which got me scratching my head: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeqlNy0UCEQHow on earth Edward doesn't know what sabotage is but "monotonous undercurrent" is in his dictionary. Fishy... ;D
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Post by sparkle on Dec 18, 2009 22:56:55 GMT
Chameleon is a type of lizard that changes the colour of its skin to adapt to its surroundings, they also use it as a form of communication. I use 'Chameleon' as part of my business name, I really like what they represent. Not that I've done much work today. At all. Fridays... tra-la-la-la-la. so it is a lizard... Short answer, yes.
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Post by ferdydurke on Dec 18, 2009 23:07:17 GMT
I didn't know it was a lizard!! I wonder sometimes if John has some mild form of Aspergers or something. He certainly seems to interpret language in a confusingly 'literal' way on occasion! I can't decide if it's some kind of anamoly or if they're doing it on purpose! I mean, when I read the 'record deal' one I thought, 'Come on guys, pull the other one!'
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Post by sparkle on Dec 18, 2009 23:25:59 GMT
I I wonder sometimes if John has some mild form of Aspergers or something. He certainly seems to interpret language in a confusingly 'literal' way on occasion! I can't decide if it's some kind of anamoly or if they're doing it on purpose! Little from column a, little from column b, I'd say. There definitely appears to be some kind of disconnect there.
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Post by bubbit on Dec 25, 2009 9:50:01 GMT
TBH the more I see of them, the more I think they're really sweet but also quite intelligent, except playing dumb. At school and stuff I have a reputation for being smart but when people insult me or tell me off, I usually tilt my head, squint my eyes and pretend I don't get it and act as dumb as I can, and I have to do this consciously and on purpose, but it usually works So I think it's the Jedward version of the cliched celebrity response given when they don't want to answer a question. "Britney Spears she wore a belly top, now everyone wears belly tops. John and Edward had big hair, now everyone's gonna have big hair." That was from Judges' Houses and it's really insightful: They recognise the cultural impact Britney Spears has had and they have also manufactured their own image to lend itself to the same type of thing. So I think the Jedward Genius is alive and well
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Post by Taffy-Kat on Dec 25, 2009 20:01:56 GMT
I'm very intrigued by the 'What's a...backlash/record deal/sabotage/whatever. It's beginning to look to me like a tactic they use whenever they don't want to answer a question! Seriously, they sometimes confuse the hell out of me. That's the pre-xf video which got me scratching my head: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeqlNy0UCEQHow on earth Edward doesn't know what sabotage is but "monotonous undercurrent" is in his dictionary. Fishy... ;D haha very very fishy!!! i cant imagine if they know words like that that they dont know what recording contract is either. they know exactly what they are doing i would say and the media are just too dumb to realise it
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Post by uncannyval on Dec 25, 2009 21:59:30 GMT
I didn't know it was a lizard!! I wonder sometimes if John has some mild form of Aspergers or something. He certainly seems to interpret language in a confusingly 'literal' way on occasion! I can't decide if it's some kind of anamoly or if they're doing it on purpose! I mean, when I read the 'record deal' one I thought, 'Come on guys, pull the other one!' I wondered about this myself as I noticed John often responds to things very literally, plus I've recently been diagnosed with AS myself so I took an interest in it. However, I think it's just a tactic he uses to disarm interviewers and sometimes to avoid answering awkward questions. I don't get the "Aspie" vibe from the twins and I'd be very surprised if either of them has AS. OTOH, if either of them does have it, I take my hat off to them for having coped with everything over the last three months so well, I know I couldn't have done it.
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