Kaffs posted:Yogi19 posted:Bossa Nova Baz posted:velvet donkey posted:Bossa Nova Baz posted:velvet donkey posted:You should live up here.
Instead of running the country and addressing serious economic issues Mein Fuhrer wants us to jump off a cliff part 2.
So I see
Keep the spare bedroom handy Astrid Gilberto
Any time Velvet
Have you got bunk beds because I might be looking for lodgings too?
We may need a 'family room'
Rofl
velvet donkey posted:Sprout posted:Kaffs posted:Sprout posted:Kaffs posted:Yogi19 posted:Have you got bunk beds because I might be looking for lodgings too?
We may need a 'family room'
Who's buying the Jaffa Cakes?
I'll bake some.
Noooooo! A Jaffa Cake isn't a Jaffa Cake unless it's a McVities bought one
Have you seen Made in Chelsea? You are sponsoring this McVities heir idiot...
Jamie "Biscuits" Laing
I'm watching this week's as I type! I still love it..
I love Made in Chelsea
Its like the Mother Ship calling me home 
For some reason I stopped watching at the beginning of Season 3
I have Season's 1-5 on DVD just sitting there and apparently they go up to 12 
Dislike Spencer Mathews and Rosie Fortescue/Victoria-Baker Harber/Millie McIntosh
Love Ollie Locke (but that might change since he stabbed a crocodile to death), Binky Felstead and Toff Toffolo
. . . and Mark Francis Vandelli is jaw-dropping
Saint posted:I love Made in Chelsea
Its like the Mother Ship calling me home
For some reason I stopped watching at the beginning of Season 3
I have Season's 1-5 on DVD just sitting there and apparently they go up to 12
Dislike Spencer Mathews and Rosie Fortescue/Victoria-Baker Harber/Millie McIntosh
Love Ollie Locke (but that might change since he stabbed a crocodile to death), Binky Felstead and Toff Toffolo
. . . and Mark Francis Vandelli is jaw-dropping
The real star is back in this series - Francis.
The Boulle ?
Saint posted:The Boulle ?
The one and only - and he's got women fighting over him.
Is his awkward disposition real or enhanced for dramatic affect
ITV - It is a channel for chavs. Every programme seems to be aimed at the lowest common denominator. Probably why it's one of my least viewed channels, so low that the button on my remote is as new as the day I bought it!
Hipsters - Bloody hate them, clearly people who need to be told how to live their lives by magazines, websites and tv programmes.
Pauline Cafferkey cleared of misconduct . . . after volunteering to work in a deadly environment cos she cared and risked her life was then dragged through an enquiry into her conduct!!
Proof that 'trying' is not worth it
Saint posted:Pauline Cafferkey cleared of misconduct . . . after volunteering to work in a deadly environment cos she cared and risked her life was then dragged through an enquiry into her conduct!!
Proof that 'trying' is not worth it
A bit foolish - knowing what the disease can do and how easily it spread to take paracetamol to lower her temperature before she was screened. Irresponsible imo.
But did she do that? Knowingly - maliciously?
Saint posted:But did she do that? Knowingly - maliciously?
I don't believe it was malicious, no. Most people, and certainly all nurses, know that paracetamol lowers your temperature. She knows more about Ebola than most, she took paracetamol either deliberately to lower her temperature, or because she felt unwell - and she didn't think to tell screening that she felt unwell? I don't believe she should have been struck off, but I do believe she was irresponsible with other people's safety.
Understood 
Sitting in a restaurant whilst car was being serviced.
Ate Eggs Royale (I thank you)
Three young 'thrusting executives' were seated close by.
One said,
"Like I've always said if the staff can't bring in the work you find people who can. I'm expecting to bring in at least ÂĢ100,000 worth of business every week."
Another waited a while for his food.
Out comes the underpaid staff on a hot day,
"Sorry it's late - we didn't forget you"
Thrusting said,
"Thank you ... I 'was' going to complain'.
Think I may begin a new thread ... "W*nkers who make the world worse"
Saint posted:Sitting in a restaurant whilst car was being serviced.
Ate Eggs Royale (I thank you)
Three young 'thrusting executives' were seated close by.
One said,
"Like I've always said if the staff can't bring in the work you find people who can. I'm expecting to bring in at least ÂĢ100,000 worth of business every week."
Another waited a while for his food.
Out comes the underpaid staff on a hot day,
"Sorry it's late - we didn't forget you"
Thrusting said,
"Thank you ... I 'was' going to complain'.
Think I may begin a new thread ... "W*nkers who make the world worse"
What a plonker !!!
Saint posted:Sitting in a restaurant whilst car was being serviced.
Ate Eggs Royale (I thank you)
Three young 'thrusting executives' were seated close by.
One said,
"Like I've always said if the staff can't bring in the work you find people who can. I'm expecting to bring in at least ÂĢ100,000 worth of business every week."
Another waited a while for his food.
Out comes the underpaid staff on a hot day,
"Sorry it's late - we didn't forget you"
Thrusting said,
"Thank you ... I 'was' going to complain'.
Think I may begin a new thread ... "W*nkers who make the world worse"
Or carry a blunt instrument and dispatch Street justice.
You may need a superhero mask to avoid detection.
Why is Alex Brooker constantly on our TV ?
Why is he famous?
Moonie posted:Saint posted:Why is Alex Brooker constantly on our TV ?
Why is he famous?
Who is he, never mind about his fame?
I find him quite funny and incite full. But humour is such a personal thing. I for instance hate MaCintyre a person who seems like he should be a Conservative MP and just as funny.
Moonie posted:People who use mobile phones whilst driving
I see the Government are going to raise the penalty for doing so to 6 points on the driving licence and ÂĢ200 find...
Not good enough IMO...
12 months ban and re-sitting of the driving licence minimum
I completely agree. I have been calling for tougher penalties for a long time. Daily I see this type of transgression literally hundreds of times - no joke.
We now live in a society where a stiffer almost ridiculously stiff penalty will make people change thier ways.
Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:Moonie posted:People who use mobile phones whilst driving
I see the Government are going to raise the penalty for doing so to 6 points on the driving licence and ÂĢ200 find...
Not good enough IMO...
12 months ban and re-sitting of the driving licence minimum
I completely agree. I have been calling for tougher penalties for a long time. Daily I see this type of transgression literally hundreds of times - no joke.
We now live in a society where a stiffer almost ridiculously stiff penalty will make people change thier ways.
According to statistics being quoted this morning, one in three drivers use their mobiles whilst driving. That equates to more than 12 million drivers
But I guess statistics are open to interpretation 
Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:Moonie posted:People who use mobile phones whilst driving
I see the Government are going to raise the penalty for doing so to 6 points on the driving licence and ÂĢ200 find...
Not good enough IMO...
12 months ban and re-sitting of the driving licence minimum
I completely agree. I have been calling for tougher penalties for a long time. Daily I see this type of transgression literally hundreds of times - no joke.
We now live in a society where a stiffer almost ridiculously stiff penalty will make people change thier ways.
I never use my mobile whilst driving and it infuriates me when I see people doing it. I'm glad they are increasing the penalties.
Moonie posted:Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:Moonie posted:People who use mobile phones whilst driving
I see the Government are going to raise the penalty for doing so to 6 points on the driving licence and ÂĢ200 find...
Not good enough IMO...
12 months ban and re-sitting of the driving licence minimum
I completely agree. I have been calling for tougher penalties for a long time. Daily I see this type of transgression literally hundreds of times - no joke.
We now live in a society where a stiffer almost ridiculously stiff penalty will make people change thier ways.
According to statistics being quoted this morning, one in three drivers use their mobiles whilst driving. That equates to more than 12 million drivers
But I guess statistics are open to interpretation
For once I can well believe them stats, mainly through personal observation and extrapolating that out.
More nonsense on the back of cars:
AcivX on a BMW
Airdream on a Citreon
BlueMotion on a VW
why do they need to advertise their engine size and trim level?
And now we have their drivetrain and engine greenness
Saint posted:More nonsense on the back of cars:
AcivX on a BMW
Airdream on a Citreon
BlueMotion on a VW
And now we have their drivetrain and engine greenness
Its a man thing 
The latter being overly exaggerated by some companies 
North East news is pathetic - it cannot get through a single day without reinforcing an age old stereotype by talking about football.
Is that all they've got - every day?
By-the-way ... Sunderland are getting beat 1-0 by Spurs
Saint posted:Why is Alex Brooker constantly on our TV ?
Why is he famous?
His work with "The Last Leg" (initially as part of the London Paralympics) led to a lot of work for disability charities, and as a result he came second in a recent list of the most influential disabled people in Britain (Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson came first).
Although he's doing a lot of TV work now (as presenter or guest on comedy shows), he's actually a journalist by training.
Yes I know Eugene but I wonder why he's being pushed soooo much.
Mainly on the back of other people's work
Saint posted:North East news is pathetic - it cannot get through a single day without reinforcing an age old stereotype by talking about football.
Is that all they've got - every day?
That's what they do. Football is news to some peeps
Saint posted:Yes I know Eugene but I wonder why he's being pushed soooo much.
Mainly on the back of other people's work
Can't say I've noticed, Saint. He's been a TV presenter for 4 years now, so it shouldn't really be a surprise to see him guest on panel shows and the like - that's how they work nowadays. I suppose it depends on what you watch, but I've seen his "Last Leg" colleague Josh Widdicombe appear on a lot more stuff over the last year or so than Alex Brooker...
Josh has done radio sit coms and comedy tours so has prob earned a slot.
Others seem to have the right connections
Very unfair
I watch HAL CRUTTENDEN - a very funny comedian whose virtually unknown
Saint posted:Josh has done radio sit coms and comedy tours so has prob earned a slot.
Others seem to have the right connections
Very unfair
I watch HAL CRUTTENDEN - a very funny comedian whose virtually unknown
Maybe he's not being promoted enough...hasn't got the right people behind him
You said it Sprout - the people behind him
Sprout posted:Saint posted:Josh has done radio sit coms and comedy tours so has prob earned a slot.
Others seem to have the right connections
Very unfair
I watch HAL CRUTTENDEN - a very funny comedian whose virtually unknown
Maybe he's not being promoted enough...hasn't got the right people behind him
I have to say that I've also seen Hal Cruttenden guest on a lot more shows than I have Brooker. As for being "unknown": well, I wouldn't say he has a memorable name, but he does have a memorable face.
The thing with Alex Brooker is that as well as being a presenter on a popular and very high-profile show, he's also seen by many as being a hugely inspirational figure. As I said, he's been ranked 2nd on the list of most influential people with a disability - way ahead even of the likes of Stephen Fry, who's done documentaries on bipolar disorder.
Not wishing to be unfairly critical as he may be a decent fellow, I still find him altogether ordinary and offers nothing to progs on which he appears.
Positive discrimination? Or pals in high places??
