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[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 16 points 10 hours ago (4 children)

I mean, if you want to talk about The Tragically Hip I will listen!

Not that I would ever challenge someone on whether they have a condition.

[–] polariscap@lemmy.cafe 2 points 2 hours ago

Me too.

I spent some formative years in Canada (as an American child/teen) and when I was 17 back in the US for high school, I put a “The Tragically Hip” decal on my locker (free sticker w new album purchase) and a few days later someone had tagged over it / my locker with the word “FAG”

My friends were worried because they saw it before me so they were trying to cover it before I arrived that morning (very sweet). But I was less annoyed about the “fag” tag than just, like, really annoyed bc that the tagger just thought I was trying to call myself hip/cool and didn’t even KNOW the Hip were a band!!!! Obviously!!!! Otherwise they’d get it!!!!!!!!

[–] slothrop@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

It was in Bobcaygeon, I saw the constellations
Reveal themselves one star at a time

Pure unadulterated poetry.
It doesn't get much better than that...

[–] toynbee@piefed.social 1 points 5 hours ago

My hip hurts, does that qualify?

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

A really great Canadian rock band.

[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Watching that final live performance of "Ahead By a Century" always makes me cry. A lot.