The angry thread

[Luke Piewalker]

Right... I like the boat race. It's sport. With boats. And racing.
But coverage started at half four, and the race started at 5 to 6.... 
Do we really need to spend an hour and a half hearing how rowers not only get up early to train hard, they also study hard as they are students...
And how drunk people watching the race are drunk and watching the race?
This obsession with back stories and asking everyone how they feel every two minutes 

[Agrippa]

Most of the coverage of these big sporting events consists of huge amounts
of pap to fill in the time, just wait till the world cup when they interview the fans
in the streets and campsites etc.

[EtchedPixels]

I check the kick-off times for the rugby these days because we get so much "infill" for some of the games. The half time ten minute pontification is my loo break and email checking time

[Kipper]

You have to give "Baldy" plenty of air time, as she is soooo good and better than everyone else, and knows thousands of sports and can comment on all of them. And if she is stuck for something to say, she can always interview a drunk!

[Luke Piewalker]

I suppose at least there was no Gary Richardson...

And another thing, after me vowing not to by anymore Farish Covered Hoppers, so chap puts two great big wodges of them on ebay 

[Oldun]

 

And another thing, after me vowing not to by anymore Farish Covered Hoppers, so chap puts two great big wodges of them on ebay

You will resist the urge, You will resist the urge, You will resi--



Roger

[Agrippa]

You have to give "Baldy" plenty of air time, as she is soooo good and better than everyo else, and knows thousands of sports and can comment on all of them. And if she is stuck for something to say, she can always interview a drunk!

Is that the big dame  with the chin like Desperate Dan ? She make Adrian Chiles and Mark Lawrenson
look interesting and that's some feat! And  I'd sooner watch Eamonn Holmes than that pair.

[Trainfish]

How come Oxford and Cambridge always reach the final anyway, is it fixed? 

[Newportnobby]

That'll be a 'Yes' then.

And why is there only one Monopolies Commission

[Bealman]

Looking at my "Beezer Book for Boys and Girls" 1961 annual, in between Baby Crockett, Pop Dick & Harry, The Banana Bunch, Colonel Blink, Ginger and Calamity Jane adventures, it informs me that in 1912, Cambridge were swamped at Harrod's, and Oxford sank at Chiswick Eyot.

In 1952 Oxford battled through a blinding snowstorm to win by nine feet, and the only dead heat on record was in 1877.

Smart so-and-so aren't I.

[Oldun]

  Smart so-and-so aren't I.

Not really, it just shows you can



Roger

[Malc]

it informs me that in 1912, Cambridge were swamped at Harrod's, and Oxford sank at Chiswick Eyot.

In 1952 Oxford battled through a blinding snowstorm to win by nine feet, and the only dead heat on record was in 1877.

Smart so-and-so aren't I.

I assume they were by Harrod's Depository, rather than rowing through Knightsbridge, otherwise they were in real trouble. 

[Bealman]

Malc, I'm just readin' me 1961 Beezer annual, mate.

When I was in Knightsbridge last August, well.... stay tuned to me travelogue.... 

But after reconsulting the Beezer annual, you are indeed correct. Harrod's Depository. Sorry! 

George

[Bikeracer]

Why is it when you phone any organisation  they start reading internet links that you need to visit,how the hell do they think that you can remember all that and the forward slash and dot bits in it.

Sometimes the recorded message is so long I forget what I've been told anyway.

With all the unemployment it would help if people were actually employed to answer phones.

Allan

[Agrippa]

When I phone one of these organisations (usually get this is being recorded for training guff )
I often just press a button eg2 and get through to a speaking human, they then say something like
this is  the wrong section , they transfer you and I get through to the humanoid I wanted.

Most of these places are a real pain in  the butt and you end up going round in circles especially
when the internet link doesn' t have a section to deal with your query/problem, or all our lines are busy and the muzak starts playing...