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Here's a thread for talking about those symbols that a pop/rock/rapstar evokes which (you suspect) he himself has no emotional attachment to/belief in. (We've already beat Shania's T-shirt to death, lets find OTHER examples.)

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Sunday, 4 May 2003 02:23 (twenty-two years ago)

http://dewin.oldbattery.com/venura/image.php?id=8432&mtime=1052019810

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 4 May 2003 02:43 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah the hand is especially weird as it seems to be in the "West Side Crips" pose - although I once worked with a kid who thought "West Coast" referred to Chicago or maybe Detroit, so hey

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Sunday, 4 May 2003 04:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought the White Stripes were a duo!? Silly me.

― V (1411), Sunday, 4 May 2003 15:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Does that guy from the White Stripes really like cricket?

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 4 May 2003 16:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Liverpool's success is down to their manager. He's got everything running as smooth as the alphabet." Dr Dre on Gerard Houllier

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 4 May 2003 16:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Empty signifiers: contradiction for sure.

― nathalie (nathalie), Sunday, 4 May 2003 17:06 (twenty-two years ago)

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