tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post115550462974267642..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Top Ten Unexplained Phenomena of Our TimeIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155678844096194972006-08-15T22:54:00.000+01:002006-08-15T22:54:00.000+01:0011. The BBC still considers itself "unbiased".12. ...11. The BBC still considers itself "unbiased".<BR/>12. That someone who is the daughter of Keith Allen "did it all by herself"<BR/>13. Little Britain hasn't been funny since the first seasonAndrew Ian Dodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16293965494182995460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155629017914325382006-08-15T09:03:00.000+01:002006-08-15T09:03:00.000+01:00Paul Linford/Ross F re World Cup 2010 in RSAfrica....Paul Linford/Ross F re World Cup 2010 in RSAfrica. Maybe not. Transport problems and increasing violence(20,000 murders a year and rising) are causing FIFA concern but they will wait a couple of years before going public. I think Uraguay lost WC for security issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155587807520581682006-08-14T21:36:00.000+01:002006-08-14T21:36:00.000+01:00Billy - 8.47You pervert!! Go and find a nice girl....Billy - 8.47<BR/><BR/>You pervert!! Go and find a nice girl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155587062712825922006-08-14T21:24:00.000+01:002006-08-14T21:24:00.000+01:00"Great for when England are playing at home or in ..."Great for when England are playing at home or in Northern Europe - but does he realise the next World Cup is taking place in South Africa?"<BR/><BR/>But it will take place during the southern hemisphere winter.Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263275229285861236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155576923580338572006-08-14T18:35:00.000+01:002006-08-14T18:35:00.000+01:00Right up there should be:Why does Adam er Bolton e...Right up there should be:<BR/><BR/>Why does Adam er Bolton er take er so er bloody er long to er make a er political er comentary, when er any er other commentator takes er only half er as long to tell er the same er silly story!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155575974159659032006-08-14T18:19:00.000+01:002006-08-14T18:19:00.000+01:00The titanically smug Nicki Campbell...why?The titanically smug Nicki Campbell...why?shergarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07857760634460826993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155569141317263862006-08-14T16:25:00.000+01:002006-08-14T16:25:00.000+01:00The dancers, especially that tall one at the front...The dancers, especially that tall one at the front with the tight, skirt and legs up to her armpits ........................<BR/><BR/>Oh yes!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155563745702374632006-08-14T14:55:00.000+01:002006-08-14T14:55:00.000+01:00Dear VerityThe Euston arch was demolished in 1962....Dear Verity<BR/><BR/>The Euston arch was demolished in 1962. Bits of it have been discovered in someone's back gardenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155563391831635102006-08-14T14:49:00.000+01:002006-08-14T14:49:00.000+01:00Permanently oleaginous he may be but Fergal Keane ...Permanently oleaginous he may be but Fergal Keane is available for after dinner speeches through Kruger Cowne. His fee? A mere £5,000 to £7,5000. <BR/><BR/>Don't fancy Fergal? How about Andrew Marr at £10,000 to £15,000? Or maybe I could interest you in George Alagiah at £5,000 to £7,5000? <BR/><BR/>But spare a thought for poor old Brian Hanrahan - £3,000 to £5,000. Life just isn't fair. <BR/><BR/>http://www.krugercowne.com/rates.htmlThe Daily Pundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10897210727324532431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155561499976308522006-08-14T14:18:00.000+01:002006-08-14T14:18:00.000+01:00i like the trancey ident, too. though i think the ...i like the trancey ident, too. though i think the whole series is scheduled to be replaced in the not too distant future.<BR/><BR/>on sky news -- i wish they'd just sit still and stop wandering all over the studio.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155560509487272932006-08-14T14:01:00.000+01:002006-08-14T14:01:00.000+01:00These are all pretty funny. Call_Me_Dave - I too ...These are all pretty funny. Call_Me_Dave - I too have often wondered about, as you put it, Tony Blair's pallid vocabulary and wondered why people dub him eloquent. Perhaps the people who dub him eloquent are people with an even tinier number of words at their disposal. Or people who assume it's eloquence through all the hissing and actorly gestures.<BR/><BR/>Boris Johnson is a screaming bore. He was a novelty for around his first year of fame, but talk about a one-trick pony ...<BR/><BR/>I too would like people to stop, under pain of death, referring to "the community" when, by any sane measurement, "The community" is the 58m indigenous Brits and well integrated immigrants. In other words, the great body of British society. <BR/><BR/>If, as claimed by the dire Muslim Council, there are only a few malcontents who want to teach us a lesson by bombing us, only a few- 370,000 on the record, BTW - who want shariah law in our advanced society, only a few who never learn to speak English, only a few who turn out to demonstrate - including burqa clad women, faces contorted with hate, pushing infants in push chairs and carrying signs advising us to "Wait for the REAL Holocaust", well, to be honest, Mr Bari-with-a-a-wig, that sounds like a mess, not a "community".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155556904192170042006-08-14T13:01:00.000+01:002006-08-14T13:01:00.000+01:00How Natasha Kaplinsky reached such an elevated pos...How Natasha Kaplinsky reached such an elevated position with the BBC<BR/><BR/>Why the BEEB considers it necessary to run trailers to even some of its very moderate output umpteen times - answering my own question, probably because the total airtime of such trailers probably total an hour or so in any 24 hour period - pretty cheap television to make, but intolerably boring.Bring back the test card and the time checks I say!Peter from Putneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04133613985279722397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155554937276079322006-08-14T12:28:00.000+01:002006-08-14T12:28:00.000+01:001. How there are still working class people who th...1. How there are still working class people who think NuLab represents them<BR/>2.How Prescott has managed to convince everybody that he's just a harmless buffoon<BR/>3.How Princess Tony keeps a straight face when telling us he's straight<BR/>4.How Sven Goran conned the FA into a £5 million salary<BR/>5.How there's never been a celebrity on I'm a celebrity get me out of here<BR/>6.How Gordon has been named as a prudent chancellor<BR/>7.How Cherie Blair can spend so much and still look like she does<BR/>8.How a Brazilian rent boy can be registered as a student in Britain whilst living in Brussels<BR/>9. How Prezza ever pulled Tracey T.<BR/>10. Why do you never see baby pigeons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155554108496331792006-08-14T12:15:00.000+01:002006-08-14T12:15:00.000+01:00The way political correctness has brought the name...The way political correctness has brought the name 'partner' into our language, instead of wife/husband, fiancee, girl/boyfriend, mistress, toyboy, or just simply friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155549556063275942006-08-14T10:59:00.000+01:002006-08-14T10:59:00.000+01:00Are you sure it's the SatNav ? Ann has possibly ca...Are you sure it's the SatNav ? Ann has possibly cadged a lift with you..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155549216509786912006-08-14T10:53:00.000+01:002006-08-14T10:53:00.000+01:00How - "speaking to the community", "consulting the...How - "speaking to the community", "consulting the community", "thanking the community" etc. excludes the 90% of the UK population who are caucasian and born here.<BR/><BR/>How any body believes in "trickle down"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155548203217708842006-08-14T10:36:00.000+01:002006-08-14T10:36:00.000+01:00Isn't there a psychological focus not to have a te...Isn't there a psychological focus not to have a terribly high score in golf when it's wet, due to the lure of the warmth of the 19th ??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155548106390564012006-08-14T10:35:00.000+01:002006-08-14T10:35:00.000+01:00Iain, If you are looking for truly amusing comedy,...Iain, If you are looking for truly amusing comedy, try Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive. It satirises the 'celebrity obsessed' culture we live in mercilessly funnily. <BR/><BR/>It does paint Welsh Rob Brydon as a backbiting, bitching, 'never-quite-good-enough' whinger who is only balanced due to have a chip on both shoulders. This might seem a tad racist, but being Welsh I can recognise some of those...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155547694361163632006-08-14T10:28:00.000+01:002006-08-14T10:28:00.000+01:00Aha ! Since I don't have a telly I thought you wer...Aha ! Since I don't have a telly I thought you were saying that people find 'YOUR family' funny...<BR/><BR/>Mind you, I can tolerate those dancers as it has a passing shot of Wren's St. Bride's Church, on which wedding cakes are modelled, fact fans....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155544765221778382006-08-14T09:39:00.000+01:002006-08-14T09:39:00.000+01:00Leaving aside the fact that this is just an excuse...Leaving aside the fact that this is just an excuse to have another go at Prescott, you actually have a point re Steve McLaren.<BR/><BR/>Apparently he wants the England team to play in a faster, more energetic, and doubtless more energy-sapping style. Great for when England are playing at home or in Northern Europe - but does he realise the next World Cup is taking place in South Africa?Paul Linfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155544356382151702006-08-14T09:32:00.000+01:002006-08-14T09:32:00.000+01:00You play better golf when it's raining because you...You play better golf when it's raining because your waterproofs restrict your swing and your wet hands stop from you from swinging too fast for fear of losing the club. The biggest fault of amateur golfers is swinging to wildly and fast... I play better in the rain too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155542011705626652006-08-14T08:53:00.000+01:002006-08-14T08:53:00.000+01:003 - Have to agree on My Family. Zoe Wannamaker and...3 - Have to agree on My Family. Zoe Wannamaker and Robert Lindsay are worthy actors but what they are doing in this quasi-American staid dross is beyond me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155541662567027892006-08-14T08:47:00.000+01:002006-08-14T08:47:00.000+01:00I like the dancers especially the ones in wheelcha...I like the dancers especially the ones in wheelchairs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155533385378910692006-08-14T06:29:00.000+01:002006-08-14T06:29:00.000+01:00Anonymous said... 8 - Steve McLaren was already a ...Anonymous said... <BR/>8 - Steve McLaren was already a deputy so why the surprise ? <BR/><BR/>What a f..king stupid line of reasoning. Presumably he (or she) expects the fat clown from Hull will be shagging the number 10 parlour maids and holidaying with the batchelor boy when Princess Tony finally gets his comeuppence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1155520995996159202006-08-14T03:03:00.000+01:002006-08-14T03:03:00.000+01:00Compared to the BBC's other favourite prime time s...Compared to the BBC's other favourite prime time sitcom, My Hero, My Family could actually be a lot worse.<BR/><BR/>Other great mysteries of our age include:<BR/><BR/>- Why do only happy, outgoing people with lots to live for ever get murdered or killed in horrible accidents?<BR/><BR/>- What is the point of 'twinning' towns?<BR/><BR/>- Who watches "Love Island"?<BR/><BR/>- Why don't hospitals smell of disinfectant anymore?<BR/><BR/>- Tesco Value Beer, is there any better way to announce that you're a stingy alky?<BR/><BR/>- Why do the BBC insist on putting thick as pigshit celebrities on Question Time? Tracy Emin was the worst ever, Richard Madely wasn't too far behind.<BR/><BR/>- Why does Iain's top ten have eleven items?Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263275229285861236noreply@blogger.com