Brand/ross 'prank' - Page 13

Neil · 03-11-2008, 00:01

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Originally Posted by shakermaker

The facts speak for themselves regarding the amount of complaints made before/after press release. It really is a sad state.

All that shows is that people who did not hear it think it is wrong.

Do you think what they did was acceptable?

garinda · 03-11-2008, 00:06

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Originally Posted by shakermaker

Nonsense. As I've said before why would the BBC put anyone on a highly paid contract in a primetime show when 'very few people listen to his show'?
The fact is that it's a terrible state of affairs in this country where we (the general public) let a group of faceless journalists working for a toilet-paper-worthy rag such as the Daily Mail decide what we are offended at. Everyone wants to be heard above everyone else. Everyone wants to be more offended than the last.

As I've said three times now, come on, post the telephone number of an elderly relative of your's, and we'll arrange for someone to call them up from work, and have a real laugh with them talking about your personal life.

If for some unbelievable reason they don't get the 'joke', the person will call them back and offer to masterbate them.

The number you want called is................................?

garinda · 03-11-2008, 00:15

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Originally Posted by shakermaker

Nonsense. As I've said before why would the BBC put anyone on a highly paid contract in a primetime show when 'very few people listen to his show'?
The fact is that it's a terrible state of affairs in this country where we (the general public) let a group of faceless journalists working for a toilet-paper-worthy rag such as the Daily Mail decide what we are offended at. Everyone wants to be heard above everyone else. Everyone wants to be more offended than the last.

...and for another thing you've totally misread the view of the general public over this fiasco, and overestimated the power of the press, especially the best selling non-red top tabloid, the Daily Mail.

If the Daily Mail really had that much sway over public opinion we wouldn't have had a Labour government for the past eleven years.

garinda · 03-11-2008, 00:18

No telephone numbers yet?

Damn, and I'm feeling so cutting edge hilarious at the moment.

Oh well, I can wait.

A good joke's always worth the wait.

Neil · 03-11-2008, 00:51

Becareful with the phone calls you make mate.
The last crank phone call we had to our house got its sender 4 years in prison

Studio25 · 03-11-2008, 02:10

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Originally Posted by shakermaker

...The fact is that it's a terrible state of affairs in this country where we (the general public) let a group of faceless journalists working for a toilet-paper-worthy rag such as the Daily Mail decide what we are offended at...

The purpose of news media is to make us aware of events we'd otherwise be ignorant of. The disparity between complaints before and after the papers got hold of it isn't really relevant. Is it wrong to be offended by something you weren't privy to firsthand?

I have no love of newspapers generally, never mind the tabloids- but this is one instance where there is no way to dress it up with either a negative or a positive spin: The audio, poor-quality video and transcript speak for themselves. Everyone can make up their own mind, they don't need a newspaper to do it for them.

lancsdave · 03-11-2008, 07:01

[quote=garinda;646846If the Daily Mail really had that much sway over public opinion we wouldn't have had a Labour government for the past eleven years.

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And only half the population we have now

garinda · 03-11-2008, 09:43

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Originally Posted by Neil

Becareful with the phone calls you make mate.
The last crank phone call we had to our house got its sender 4 years in prison

Exactly.

Besides, I couldn't do it, not being a comedy genius myself, but I'm sure we must have a wag on this forum, who could carry out the 'joke' to the high standard set by Ross and Brand.

Defenders of comedy freedom, the number of your elderly relative you'd like called is
_ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _

jaysay · 03-11-2008, 10:22

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Originally Posted by garinda

Exactly.

Besides, I couldn't do it, not being a comedy genius myself, but I'm sure we must have a wag on this forum, who could carry out the 'joke' to the high standard set by Ross and Brand.

Defenders of comedy freedom, the number of your elderly relative you'd like called is
_ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _

The thing is Randi, when any one has to resort to personal abuse of another person, in the name of comedy, can't be classed as a comedian, and to pay them £6 million a year to do it, shows just how much the licence fee we pay every year is being totally abused. Not only that there are also those so-called executives at the Beeb that receive far in excess of what the Prime Minister gets for running the country, tells me its time the licence fee was scraped and that the BBC made to raise its own funds like the other channels do, then the likes of Ross and Brand will get the kind of fees their talent warrants, peanuts, well that's what they give performing monkeys