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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2006 at 07:48
Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Five pages of posts in three & a half days - I think this little thread of mine is serving a useful purpose on PA*

Keep those posts a-comin' people - it's good for you; let it all out, tell us what you think, let them know exactly how you feel... you know you want to

* Before any smartarse points it out, yes, I know most of the rants are mine; I'm no more or less tolerant than anyone else, I am merely leading by example


I'm glad we've got this thread, it probably wont be long before I find something else to rant about myself, probably to do with exams it being the end of May.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2006 at 07:45
Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

While, I'm at it, I'd like to talk about the effect football has on peoples intelligence. I've nothing against the great game, but whenever the world cup or a Euopean tournament looms, the average Englishmen turns into a retarded, knuckle dragging idiot, whose voice suddenly takes on the characteristics of your average thug; not a persona they would normally be proud of. It's the only time in their fat, track suit wearing, chavvy little lives, they ever show any emotion. They celebrate victory by getting drunk and causing a public nuisance, and they commiserate loss by crying into their Lager...and then getting drunk and causing a public nuisance. They cover their houses in England flags, not to show their support for our boys, as they claim..oh no, but to show a) how 'mad' and 'up for it' they are. and b) to draw attention to themselves, hoping that passers by will think 'Wow, look at that house. That guy must really love his footy. I bet he's a real 'salt of the Earth' type who does abit of this and abit of that, but basically loves his old mam!'


Blackie!

I thought I was the only one.... You've no idea how good your post makes me feel...

I think I need a hug...



I'm delighted to have made your day, Jim..
     



..and dont you just hate the way you are made to feel bad about having this view? My mates tell me it's just a bit of fun, and I shouldn't be such a snob.

Fun, my arse!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2006 at 07:39
Five pages of posts in three & a half days - I think this little thread of mine is serving a useful purpose on PA*

Keep those posts a-comin' people - it's good for you; let it all out, tell us what you think, let them know exactly how you feel... you know you want to

* Before any smartarse points it out, yes, I know most of the rants are mine; I'm no more or less tolerant than anyone else, I am merely leading by example

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2006 at 07:33
Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

While, I'm at it, I'd like to talk about the effect football has on peoples intelligence. I've nothing against the great game, but whenever the world cup or a Euopean tournament looms, the average Englishmen turns into a retarded, knuckle dragging idiot, whose voice suddenly takes on the characteristics of your average thug; not a persona they would normally be proud of. It's the only time in their fat, track suit wearing, chavvy little lives, they ever show any emotion. They celebrate victory by getting drunk and causing a public nuisance, and they commiserate loss by crying into their Lager...and then getting drunk and causing a public nuisance. They cover their houses in England flags, not to show their support for our boys, as they claim..oh no, but to show a) how 'mad' and 'up for it' they are. and b) to draw attention to themselves, hoping that passers by will think 'Wow, look at that house. That guy must really love his footy. I bet he's a real 'salt of the Earth' type who does abit of this and abit of that, but basically loves his old mam!'


Blackie!

I thought I was the only one.... You've no idea how good your post makes me feel...

I think I need a hug...

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2006 at 06:13
Originally posted by prog-chick prog-chick wrote:

Hafta agree there Blacksword..........I was pootling home from the shooops on Saturday, and got cut up on a round-a-bout by one of the above mentioned.....only he had those stupid freakin flags sticking up from his rear windows............flapping away, he got so close, that I swear if i didn't push my visor down quick smart he woulda had my eye out.............and THEN the t*sser cut me up and I nearly had to ride up on the nicely planted roundabout!
oh.........but he's got his flags, and supporting the boys is FAR more important than not attempting to kill me on a roundabout!

GRRRRRRRRRR


Wow! Ilike the ranting room.........I feel SO much better for that!



It's a failing on their part that when football is on their radar, they are incapable of thinking of anything else, other than the great time they are going to have getting p!ssed...watching football.    
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2006 at 05:57
Hafta agree there Blacksword..........I was pootling home from the shooops on Saturday, and got cut up on a round-a-bout by one of the above mentioned.....only he had those stupid freakin flags sticking up from his rear windows............flapping away, he got so close, that I swear if i didn't push my visor down quick smart he woulda had my eye out.............and THEN the t*sser cut me up and I nearly had to ride up on the nicely planted roundabout!
oh.........but he's got his flags, and supporting the boys is FAR more important than not attempting to kill me on a roundabout!

GRRRRRRRRRR


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2006 at 05:47
Originally posted by Hibou Hibou wrote:

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Deliberately crash into other people who don't have babies? Ah, humbug...</span>
<span style="" lang="EN-US">Oh,</span> but I got my revenge once. A few years back, hubby and I had enherited a cute little hamster no one wanted. So I bought a sign, some paint and then stuck this to the back window of  our car:
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I hate seeing any kind of car sticker, but these ones really wind me up. It's not that I advocate crashing into cars with babies in them, but honestly, think about what this sticker is saying..

People who drive like tw&ts endanering their own life, and those in the car with them, are of a particular specific mindset. They have sh!t for brains and not a single iota of respect for their own well being, why on Earth is anyone so naieve to think think that these people will give two flying sh!ts about someone eles baby. These f**kwits will have a crash, kill an entire family and THEN cry about it afterwards. They are not equipped with the mental skills to relate action to consequence before the event... etc etc... aaaarrggghhhh   

Other stickers on cars just get on my t!ts. I hate 'funny' stickers, designed to make people think the driver is some kind of lovable, good humoured, slightly mad character who you'd love to meet a party, when infact he's probably a complete w&nker, with a deeply rooted inferioty complex, due to a complex and loveless relationshiop with his mother. It's the 'need to be noticed' complex; the need to stand out from, all the lemmings in their metal boxes on the M25 - apart from all the other ones with tw&tty stickers on their cars, of course.

While, I'm at it, I'd like to talk about the effect football has on peoples intelligence. I've nothing against the great game, but whenever the world cup or a Euopean tournament looms, the average Englishmen turns into a retarded, knuckle dragging idiot, whose voice suddenly takes on the characteristics of your average thug; not a persona they would normally be proud of. It's the only time in their fat, track suit wearing, chavvy little lives, they ever show any emotion. They celebrate victory by getting drunk and causing a public nuisance, and they commiserate loss by crying into their Lager...and then getting drunk and causing a public nuisance. They cover their houses in England flags, not to show their support for our boys, as they claim..oh no, but to show a) how 'mad' and 'up for it' they are. and b) to draw attention to themselves, hoping that passers by will think 'Wow, look at that house. That guy must really love his footy. I bet he's a real 'salt of the Earth' type who does abit of this and abit of that, but basically loves his old mam!' (See 'Need to be noticed complex' as described earlier in post)

Frankly, I'll be glad when it's all over...




    

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2006 at 03:28
Originally posted by Geck0 Geck0 wrote:


Originally posted by Syzygy Syzygy wrote:

Little Britain catchphrases - don't get me started. Mind you, 'I'm a laydee' was pretty funny ... the first time.
Chris, it's not just the quotes, it's the whole show!  It's just not in the least bit funny!  The same applies to The League of Gentleman... maybe the humour is beyond me, but it does nothing for me.I'm more of a Chris Morris Jam kind of person..., I like my comedy to be unique.  I found Peep Show enjoyable as well.


Oh God Oh God Oh God - for me, it isn't the shows themselves which raise the already dangerously high blood pressure (and I must at this point admit to being a big fan of the first 2 series of "League Of Gentlemen" - but not series 3, and especially not the appalling film version), what does it for me, is their insistence on taking sketch shows "on the road".

The Python team pioneered the TV series live show spinoff in the 1970s, and you had the same problem then, as now... the audience!

Approximately 10% of the audience just love the material & want to see something different done with it, but the other 90% is invariably made up with sad s who laugh and cheer loudly at the following points:

1 - The appearance of a recognised character... EVERY recognised character, no matter how insignificant.

2 - Hearing the first line of a favorite sketch; no, scratch that... the first line of EVERY sketch, no matter how unfunny the line.

3 - Hearing a "catchphrase"... every time they hear the catchphrase.

In addition to the above, there will always be a proportion of the audience who like to dress up as their favorite character - Why? We know how the characters dress (we certainly know they do it better than you, you sad little sociology student, you), and I don't believe the characters stand around with a self satisfied little grin as if to say "look everyone, aren't I hilarious"; these are usually the kind of people who after 2 pints of cider in the university bar describe themselves as being "completely mad", a phrase which invariably translates as sad, shallow and definitely single.

Sorry - got a bit sidetracked there - what I mean to say is TV show funny?

Great.

Keep it on the TV.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2006 at 01:41
^^^^ LOL I agree.
 
Perú is a Catholic country (Near 90% despite the Evangelist and Mormon's efforts) so many preople placed a sign in their cars that said:
 
"I'm Catholic, in case of accident please call a priest"
 
I'm a Catholic also, but if you ask me I choose to live so I made a sticker (My brother in law designed this stickers) that said:
 
"I'm Catholic but in case of accident please call a doctor before you search for a priest"
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2006 at 01:29

Won't they ever go away? And exactly what are we supposed to do? Move over to the ditch? Deliberately crash into other people who don't have babies? Ah, humbug...

Oh, but I got my revenge once. A few years back, hubby and I had enherited a cute little hamster no one wanted. So I bought a sign, some paint and then stuck this to the back window of  our car:

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 15 2006 at 21:23
I didn't mean you Jody!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 15 2006 at 21:01
Originally posted by Geck0 Geck0 wrote:

Tool fanboys!

The ones who cannot give a bad review to a Tool album and who also cannot admit that 10,000 Days isn't really all that special.  It's a good album, but it's not Lateralus!
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 15 2006 at 20:55
You are all bad people....Pig
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 15 2006 at 20:46
I hate Bolton.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 15 2006 at 19:49
Originally posted by Geck0 Geck0 wrote:



Oh and that image didn't work.


This is the first process of termination.

Next the text wil l st ar  t  t        o   fr   a gme nt....................an d isappear
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 15 2006 at 19:47
George Formby rocks!

Oh and that image didn't work.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 15 2006 at 19:47
Originally posted by Tony R Tony R wrote:

Originally posted by Geck0 Geck0 wrote:

Oh surely Peter Kaye is worse?








Forum Rule No 4 clearly states that any sniping against Bolton or any of its inhabitants,past or present,or its wonderful celebrities*, will result in instant termination.

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Is it too late to retract my statementLOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 15 2006 at 19:45
Originally posted by Geck0 Geck0 wrote:

Oh surely Peter Kaye is worse?








Forum Rule No 4 clearly states that any sniping against Bolton or any of its inhabitants,past or present,or its wonderful celebrities*, will result in instant termination.

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*this excludes Stu Francis for obvious reasons...

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 15 2006 at 19:43
Yey!  Jasper Carrott is very clever, he somehow manages to go back to a story or joke he was talking about earlier.

Not sure about Lee Evans... some of his stuff is excellent, some is complete tripe.  That Bohemiam Rhapsody joke got old fast.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 15 2006 at 19:38
Originally posted by Geck0 Geck0 wrote:

Oh surely Peter Kaye is worse?

I never really liked Jack Dee, but he makes sense now and I like him!

Jasper Carrott I also like (is this something I should admit too?)


Youve named two of the only five comedians I find funny, the others being Billy Connolly,  Bill Baily and Lee Evans (some of the time).

Peter Kaye  couldnt make a Hyena laugh, but then he is from BoltonWink.
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