is apparently 'tropes'. Ever notice that when a new angle/adjective gets hit up by them you start seeing it everywhere....?
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what the hell is 'tropes'?
Same as 'motif' isn't it?
i know it's a DiS thing rather than a Pitchfork thing but
Can someone please explain ^^^^ for me?
I can't quite get it...
it means someone agrees
with the above post
^ this
ho, ho, ho
Ah thanks
I'd thought it might be something like that, but I thought I'd better check, wouldn't want to use it wrong and humiliate myself... :P
boo
i cant get into pitchfork at work atm. it sucks semis
They use pastiche an awful lot as well
tropes is more tendencies
tropism = tendency to behave in a certain way
heliotropic plants = always turn leaves to face the sun
heliophototropic = always turn to face the Sun photographer
heliophotosluttotropic always flash minge at Sun photographer
i think this joke deserves a bump
BUMP!
really?
im running out of tumbleweed!
What rating to they give this new word?
8.3
you can get more tumbleweed...
...when you're a real cowboy
wanky post alert...
but the geek in me can't resist...
trope is a really complicated notion, when used in conjunction with an artistic assesment it generally means something more along the lines of:
a re-occuring symbol or varient that although consistent with the philosophical import of the piece is not simply a reinforcement of said import. Rather, it is also an intrinsic part of the ontology, thus meaning each element, weltanschunng and trope are ultimately inextricable and mutually reliant.
or something similar...
long day, i'll leave...
...
Marry me.
We can discuss ontology in indie music all day long.
ok, why not...
better than talking to myself.