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 holgate's member profile 

karma: 50+ (astute informative compelling interesting)
last visit: Wed 4 Mar 2009
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say a little something to the people at home:
you know me already. if you know me, that is. otherwise, you donna need to know.

when you think 'holgate,' think:
'why, God, why?'

all these things (a desert island list):
 o Collected Poems :: Theodore Roethke
 o The Curious Sofa (book) :: Edward Gorey
 o Five Leaves Left :: Nick Drake
 o Life Is Sweet :: Maria McKee
 o The Life of Samuel Johnson :: James Boswell
 o Loveless (album) :: My Bloody Valentine
 o Manhattan :: Woody Allen
 o A Northern Soul :: The Verve
 o The Pound Era :: Hugh Kenner
 o The Selected Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke :: Rainer Maria Rilke, trans Stephen Milligan
 o Three Colours Red :: Krzysztof Kieslowski
 o The Velveteen Rabbit :: Margery Williams

holgate's favorite words:
rather(317), though(196), point(191), american(176), british(159), since(139), quite(136), world(136), years(134), state(128)

the exploding plastic inevitable, as told by holgate... (most recent comments)

UK
subject   Re: Shocking
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Thu 29 Jan 9:07pm
in  Hutton Reports: 'BBC Distorts' — Blair Cavorts


UK
subject   Re: Shocking
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Thu 29 Jan 9:02pm
in  Hutton Reports: 'BBC Distorts' — Blair Cavorts


UK
subject   Re: My take on this (2 replies)
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Thu 29 Jan 6:19am
in  Hutton Reports: 'BBC Distorts' — Blair Cavorts


UK
subject   Re: Black eye for the BBC
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Thu 29 Jan 6:15am
in  Hutton Reports: 'BBC Distorts' — Blair Cavorts


UK
subject   Re: Black eye for the BBC (1 reply)
rating   1.5 compelling (+compelling)
posted   Thu 29 Jan 6:15am
in  Hutton Reports: 'BBC Distorts' — Blair Cavorts


Sports
subject   Re: Nothing sucks like a Hoover
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Thu 6 Nov 4:59pm
in  Does The 'S' In ESPN Stand For 'Sports' Or 'Schmaltz'?


Law
subject   Re: "43m Murdered" (1 reply)
rating   2 interesting (+compelling / +interesting)
posted   Thu 6 Nov 4:53pm
in  Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Already Banned In Nebraska


Nostalgia
subject   Innovate or die...
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Thu 30 Oct 12:43pm
in  Deconstruction Of The Fabled: Life's Rich Pageant Fades For R.E.M


Self-Promotion
subject   Re: The BBC Paid 5 Million For What (1 reply)
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Mon 22 Sep 5:26pm
in  Blaine On The Thames Is Mainly Just A Pain


Self-Promotion
subject   Re: Reaction (1 reply)
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Mon 22 Sep 5:22pm
in  Blaine On The Thames Is Mainly Just A Pain


Sports
subject   Re: This goes not just for women's soccer... (1 reply)
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Sun 21 Sep 2:16pm
in  U.S. Sponsors, Fans, Find Women's Soccer Just As Boring As Men's


Sports
subject   Re: Soccer, the Metric System of sports
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Sun 21 Sep 2:00pm
in  U.S. Sponsors, Fans, Find Women's Soccer Just As Boring As Men's


War
subject   Re: Read the Convention
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Sat 20 Sep 4:33pm
in  Gitmo II: The Baghdad Franchise


War
subject   Re: Still pissed they lost the colonies
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Sat 20 Sep 1:14pm
in  Gitmo II: The Baghdad Franchise


War
subject   Re: Read the Convention
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Sat 20 Sep 9:55am
in  Gitmo II: The Baghdad Franchise


War
subject   Re: Read the Convention (1 reply)
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Sat 20 Sep 9:45am
in  Gitmo II: The Baghdad Franchise


War
subject   Re: Read the Convention (1 reply)
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Sat 20 Sep 9:40am
in  Gitmo II: The Baghdad Franchise


War
subject   Re: Since I missed it.... (1 reply)
rating   1.5 compelling (+compelling)
posted   Fri 19 Sep 10:40pm
in  Gitmo II: The Baghdad Franchise


War
subject   Re: Read the Convention (1 reply)
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Fri 19 Sep 10:26pm
in  Gitmo II: The Baghdad Franchise


War
subject   Re: Read the Convention (1 reply)
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Fri 19 Sep 10:21pm
in  Gitmo II: The Baghdad Franchise


War
subject   Re: Since I missed it.... (1 reply)
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Fri 19 Sep 1:41pm
in  Gitmo II: The Baghdad Franchise


War
subject   Re: Read the Convention (1 reply)
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Fri 19 Sep 1:24pm
in  Gitmo II: The Baghdad Franchise


War
subject   Re: International Law
rating   1.5 compelling (+compelling)
posted   Thu 18 Sep 5:38pm
in  Gitmo II: The Baghdad Franchise


War
subject   Re: The bottom line...
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Thu 18 Sep 5:18pm
in  Gitmo II: The Baghdad Franchise


War
subject   Re: Read the Convention (1 reply)
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Thu 18 Sep 2:33pm
in  Gitmo II: The Baghdad Franchise


War
subject   Re: International Law (1 reply)
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Thu 18 Sep 12:59pm
in  Gitmo II: The Baghdad Franchise


War
subject   Re: Honest question
rating   1.5 informative (+informative)
posted   Thu 18 Sep 6:53am
in  Gitmo II: The Baghdad Franchise


War
subject   Re: Question
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Thu 18 Sep 6:37am
in  Gitmo II: The Baghdad Franchise


War
subject   Re: Honest question
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Thu 18 Sep 5:37am
in  Gitmo II: The Baghdad Franchise


War
subject   Re: Since I missed it.... (1 reply)
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Thu 18 Sep 5:29am
in  Gitmo II: The Baghdad Franchise


History
subject   Re: Build 'em up, knock 'em down (2 replies)
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Mon 15 Sep 5:26am
in  TV Becomes Histo-Reality — Historic Buildings Compete For Restoration


History
subject   Build 'em up, knock 'em down (3 replies)
rating   3 informative (+informative / +informative / +informative / +informative)
posted   Sun 14 Sep 4:42pm
in  TV Becomes Histo-Reality — Historic Buildings Compete For Restoration


War
subject   Re: OT [was Re: Accountability?]
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Thu 4 Sep 5:06pm
in  Peace... At A Profit?


War
subject   Re: Accountability?
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Wed 3 Sep 8:25am
in  Peace... At A Profit?


International
subject   Re: What exactly is the problem again? (1 reply)
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Wed 3 Sep 8:18am
in  Italian Boob Tube Gets Its Own 'Camp Bimbo'


International
subject   Re: What exactly is the problem again? (1 reply)
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Tue 2 Sep 8:14pm
in  Italian Boob Tube Gets Its Own 'Camp Bimbo'


Law
subject   Re: More Ticketmaster BS. (1 reply)
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Tue 2 Sep 4:45pm
in  Don't Bogart Our Tickets, Man


International
subject   For Television, read Hell-ivision
rating   1.5 interesting (+interesting)
posted   Tue 2 Sep 2:07pm
in  Italian Boob Tube Gets Its Own 'Camp Bimbo'


War
subject   Re: Accountability? (1 reply)
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Tue 2 Sep 12:20pm
in  Peace... At A Profit?


War
subject   Re: gettin it
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Mon 1 Sep 4:16pm
in  'We Have Plunged Into Darkness.'


War
subject   Cost-productive? (1 reply)
rating   1.5 astute (+astute)
posted   Mon 1 Sep 3:55pm
in  Peace... At A Profit?


War
subject   Re: gettin it (2 replies)
rating   2 scholarly (+scholarly / +scholarly)
posted   Sat 30 Aug 11:44am
in  'We Have Plunged Into Darkness.'


Health
subject   Re: Well, how about...
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Wed 27 Aug 3:26pm
in  You'll Pry Our Kreteks From Our Cold, Dead, Clove-Scented Hands


Health
subject   Welcome to the UK, no kreteks here (3 replies)
rating   2 interesting (+informative / +interesting)
posted   Tue 26 Aug 5:35pm
in  You'll Pry Our Kreteks From Our Cold, Dead, Clove-Scented Hands


Failure
subject   Re: Maybe in the UK... (1 reply)
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Thu 21 Aug 8:12am
in  Live By The Teen Buzz, Die By The Teen Buzz


Trends
subject   Re: Modern-day Gypsies
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Wed 20 Aug 10:52am
in  New American Nomads — Bob The Builder Goes Winnebago


Trends
subject   Re: "Even scent-free soap is scented." (1 reply)
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Mon 18 Aug 10:01pm
in  Fee Fi Faux Fum — Everything's Fake, Says An Englishman


Travel
subject   Re: We All Know Where Waldo Is. (1 reply)
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Sat 16 Aug 6:20pm
in  Where's Waldo? Just Look For The Flashing Red Lights


Terrorism
subject   Re: Breaking news: Additional complications
rating   1 (no moderations)
posted   Sat 16 Aug 3:25pm
in  Libya Accepts Responsibility For Lockerbie Bombing


 holgate has had 30 writeups published...

Fashion
title One Uggly Mess — Aussies In Fight For 'Cultural Toe-Tem' (comments: 10)
posted Sun 29 Feb 7:16am


War
title Gitmo II: The Baghdad Franchise (comments: 147)
posted Wed 17 Sep 8:36am


Trends
title Fee Fi Faux Fum — Everything's Fake, Says An Englishman (comments: 62)
posted Sun 17 Aug 10:05am


Crime
title Have-A-Go Hero Or Cold-Blooded Killer? Tony Martin Walks Free (comments: 92)
posted Mon 28 Jul 12:36pm


Food
title This Junk Food Tastes Like Crap — And The Portions Are Tiny! (comments: 106)
posted Wed 2 Jul 6:25am


School
title Taking The Kids On Holiday? That's (A) Fine! (comments: 48)
posted Sun 23 Feb 5:45pm


War
title Our Wars, Our Laws: The New Rules Of American Conflict? (comments: 96)
posted Thu 13 Feb 4:01pm


Books
title Reading Books (And Books About Books) Is Just So Last Millennium (comments: 61)
posted Tue 24 Dec 12:58pm


Hoaxes
title Give A Terrorist Organization A Bad Name (comments: 10)
posted Sun 15 Dec 2:23pm


Race
title Your Guitarist Is Too White For Radio (comments: 27)
posted Sat 16 Nov 6:49am


Living
title No Matter Where You Are, Everyone Is Connected - We Are All Mobile Phone Users Now (comments: 52)
posted Mon 11 Nov 11:24am


Drugs:Marijuana
title Putting The Boots In - Photo Lab Grasses Up Pot Growers (comments: 37)
posted Sat 9 Nov 1:49pm


International
title Between A Rock And A Hard Place - Deciding Gibraltar's Fate (comments: 42)
posted Thu 7 Nov 9:08pm


Celebrity
title Bada-Bam, Bada-Bing! The Tabloid Apology That Wasn't? (comments: 37)
posted Tue 5 Nov 5:40am


Sex:Pornography
title This Old Smut - DIY Porn Changes The Face Of The Industry (comments: 46)
posted Wed 30 Oct 11:24am


Crime
title Mario's Revenge - Nintendo Hit With Multi-Million Price Fixing Fine (comments: 26)
posted Wed 30 Oct 11:15am


Terrorism
title After The Smoke Has Cleared, Bali Itself Is A Victim (comments: 25)
posted Wed 16 Oct 9:10am


Politics
title Hello, Blackpool! Clinton World Tour Hits England (comments: 28)
posted Thu 3 Oct 11:16am


Internet
title All The News That's Fit To... Go On Our Website? (comments: 17)
posted Wed 2 Oct 6:52pm


Sports
title Spats In The Belfry: It's Ryder Cup Time! (comments: 7)
posted Wed 25 Sep 10:09am


Terrorism
title U.S. Received 9/11 Warning - From The Taliban? (comments: 20)
posted Sun 8 Sep 9:51am


Dumb
title Be Careful What You Wish For: INS Drowning In Change-Of-Address Cards (comments: 15)
posted Fri 6 Sep 6:34pm


Race
title That Florida Ballot? Yeah, Blacks Lost Out (comments: 35)
posted Mon 2 Sep 6:13am


Trends
title The Space Be-Tween - Pre-Teens Take Over The Singles Market (comments: 43)
posted Sat 31 Aug 7:38am


War
title Whaddaya Mean, You're Fighting A War On Terrorism Too? (comments: 15)
posted Mon 26 Aug 8:05am


Stocks
title Will Post-Bubble Seniors Decide Social Security's Fate? (comments: 45)
posted Mon 15 Jul 6:45am


UK
title Off With Her Head! Thatcher Statue Gets A Facelift (comments: 19)
posted Thu 4 Jul 11:40am


Napster:Download
title Curse The RIAA, As Audiogalaxy Goes The Way Of Napster (comments: 32)
posted Tue 18 Jun 8:15am


Sports
title Sing When You're Losing: Why Immigrants Don't Shout For The US (comments: 54)
posted Wed 29 May 2:55pm


Environment
title When Plastic Bags Go Bad: UK To Impose 'Litter Tax' On Shoppers (comments: 50)
posted Mon 20 May 2:01pm



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