In this Friday's Accrington Observer (4 November) - Page 2

chav1 · 05-11-2005, 02:58

whay do i have a vision of you sat on a motorway screaming blink you buggers ..?

SPUGGIE J · 05-11-2005, 18:18

That wicked sense of humour you have chav is making these visions carry on regardless.

vitty · 05-11-2005, 21:27

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

Glad to see Mr Angry's blood has stopped boiling at last!

I thought changing the intro (for at least a week) was the best way of symbolising I listened to all your opinions about the column.

I hope you found it an improvement.

Also, our woman in the box won! Read how she celebrated and what goodies she gets to keep next Friday

Acrylic-bob · 05-11-2005, 22:31

Errmm, pardon me for being pedantic but, re: this week's "Mr Angry" Column, it really makes my blood boil when journalists, who you might suppose would know better, cannot get their terms right. An "Antidote" is something that is taken to counteract a poison and would be entirely useless against a viral infection. However I agree with the point about people cashing in on the misery of others. In an ideal world treatment would be free at the point of need. Hmmmm? Now where have I heard that before?

Doug · 05-11-2005, 22:48

I will have to make an effort to remember to pick a copy up when I'm over.

SPUGGIE J · 05-11-2005, 23:53

I think i will have to settle for mine being posted up there aint enough in the online version.

vitty · 06-11-2005, 18:47

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Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob

Errmm, pardon me for being pedantic but 'it really makes my blood boil when journalists, who you might suppose would know better, cannot get their terms right

I agree. I didn't use the term in the first place. It got changed.

Margaret Pilkington · 06-11-2005, 18:53

Thank you Vitty.... now let's see if you can get the column given to the pupils for them to bring up issues that interest them. I think it would be a good move and would foster some interest in the younger readers - after all they are the future of the prosperity of the paper....and of the area.

vitty · 06-11-2005, 18:57

It's not a bad idea, but you have to consider the practalities.

For a regular column written by an outside/unpaid reporter, you need to have:

someone who can write, and
someone who can writer regularly and be depended on to send it in

...which is much less readily available than it seems.

Acrylic-bob · 06-11-2005, 19:24

I don't suppose I would be allowed to nominate myself would I? If Margot Grimshaw can do it I am damn sure I could make a better fist of it than her!

Gayle · 06-11-2005, 20:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by vitty

It's not a bad idea, but you have to consider the practalities.

For a regular column written by an outside/unpaid reporter, you need to have:

someone who can write, and
someone who can writer regularly and be depended on to send it in

...which is much less readily available than it seems.

They had someone who could do that................once upon a time!

garinda · 06-11-2005, 23:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob

I don't suppose I would be allowed to nominate myself would I? If Margot Grimshaw can do it I am damn sure I could make a better fist of it than her!

Babette I'd like to second you.
You'd be wonderful.
Anything Margot could do with her fist I'm sure you could do better.

Acrylic-bob · 07-11-2005, 05:12

Thank you, how kind of you to say so.