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Danny Colyer wrote:
> In his show on R4 this evening, Boothby Graffoe launched straight into an hilarious routine

That would be a first :-/

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about it perhaps you could think when we talk of bicycles, that you see them printing their proud
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"Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Danny Colyer wrote:
> > In his show on R4 this evening, Boothby Graffoe launched straight into an hilarious routine
>
> That would be a first :-/

It fails the test. Replace 'cyclist' with 'black' or 'jew' (or any other racial stereotype of your
choice) and see if it is still legal.

No -- not funny then.

T
 
Hmm ... Didn't like the axe bit - the front & back brakes bit was funny IMHO - but I *loathed* the
joke about the bell being on the front of a black cab, being used as a distraction & having to hit
the cyclist just right. That one I *didn't* like in the light of how leniently killing a cyclist
with a vehicle really is treated by the law :( I found some of his humour funny, but some not.

Cheers, helen s

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I'd hardly call it hilarious! Mildly amusing, but I find BG just too smug and arrogant to be
funny. Andy
 
wafflycathcsdirtycatlitter wrote:

> That one I *didn't* like in the light of how leniently killing a cyclist with a vehicle really is
> treated by the law :(

I don't care too much about **** jokes along those lines - the problem for me is simply that his
sense of humour is nowhere near mine.

Today I are been mostly listening to Jeremy Hardy :)

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I wonder if you wouldn't mind piecing out our imperfections with your thoughts; and while you're
about it perhaps you could think when we talk of bicycles, that you see them printing their proud
wheels i' the receiving earth; thanks awfully.

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"Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Danny Colyer wrote:
> > In his show on R4 this evening, Boothby Graffoe launched straight into an hilarious routine
>
> That would be a first :-/
>

Surely as far as humour and R4 go, the first port of call has to be the legendary "antidote to panel
games" [1] - accept no substitute!

David E. Belcher

Dept. of Chemistry, University of York

[1] Closely followed by Dead Ringers, mind.
 
On 31 Jan 2003 16:03:08 GMT, wafflycathcsdirtycatlitter <[email protected]> wrote:
>>Surely as far as humour and R4 go, the first port of call has to be the legendary "antidote to
>>panel games" [1] - accept no substitute!
>
> Fav Radio 4 shows -
>
Not currently on air (I think) but: Old Harry's Game. Radioactive

Then The News Quiz.

> ISIHAC Just a Minute
Not that impressed with JAM.

> Dead Ringers
Good, but I don't have a TV and fail to recognise many of the impersonations

>
> In that order :)
>
> Cheers, helen s
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~
> Flush out that intestinal parasite and/or the waste product before sending a reply!
>
> Any speeliong mistake$ aR the resiult of my cats sitting on the keyboaRRRDdd
> ~~~~~~~~~~

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The Big Baguette wrote:

> Dead Ringers is best on radio, when you can visualise the people for yourself. The all-time tops
> were Doctor Who's telephone calls

Especially the one to Sylvester McCoy :-D

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I wonder if you wouldn't mind piecing out our imperfections with your thoughts; and while you're
about it perhaps you could think when we talk of bicycles, that you see them printing their proud
wheels i' the receiving earth; thanks awfully.

http://www.highwaycode.gov.uk/09.shtml#103 http://www.highwaycode.gov.uk/09.shtml#104
 
James Hodson wrote:

> I listened to http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/justaminute.shtml a couple of days ago - far
> better. Funnier 'cos it was actually funny.

I rarely miss it. Top of the heap is definitely ISIHAC, though - all the others pale into
insignificance by comparison with a good edition of that.

I wish they'd bring back If I Ruled The World on telly - I really enjoyed that.

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Guy
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I wonder if you wouldn't mind piecing out our imperfections with your thoughts; and while you're
about it perhaps you could think when we talk of bicycles, that you see them printing their proud
wheels i' the receiving earth; thanks awfully.

http://www.highwaycode.gov.uk/09.shtml#103 http://www.highwaycode.gov.uk/09.shtml#104
 
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Tony W <[email protected]> typed:

>>
>> That would be a first :-/
>
> It fails the test. Replace 'cyclist' with 'black' or 'jew' (or any other racial stereotype of your
> choice) and see if it is still legal.
>
> No -- not funny then.
>

But if it were IT personnel? ;)

Seriously though, I must say I have not heard the programme, but it maybe worth a complaint to the
BBC if it is *really* that bad. *and* to the MD of the independent producers of the show (if
applicable). Whilst (due to the tradition of providing free speech_ a small number of complaints
*isn't* enough to haul a show off air in the UK, the broadcasters complaint handling procedures
oblige the producer or staff acting on their behalf to respond. This creates an extra administrative
work burden to the broadcaster and producer, and increases the cost of providing the programme. In
an increasingly cost-concious media world, this may well mean that the producer is less likely to
produce material that creates an influx of these complaints, for fear of not receiving future work.

This tactic has been successfully used by campaigning groups to dissuade both broadcasters and
private sector companies from sponsoring or commissioning material the groups find offensive.

IIRC the BBC already feel there are enough cyclists to be able to stuff the e-ballot for the
inventions poll. If a few of us said we were going to press for licence fee abolition if
anti-cyclist propaganda continued to be transmitted by the BBC, maybe they *would* listen ;)

Alex
 
On Fri, 31 Jan 2003 17:15:45 -0000, "Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> wrote:

>> I listened to http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/comedy/justaminute.shtml a couple of days ago - far
>> better. Funnier 'cos it was actually funny.
>
>I rarely miss it. Top of the heap is definitely ISIHAC, though - all the others pale into
>insignificance by comparison with a good edition of that.
>

But it's off air at the mo., as I think you pointed out to me recently.

James

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On Fri, 31 Jan 2003 17:25:23 -0000, "Mr R@t \(2.3 zulu-alpha\) [comms room new build]"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>In news:[email protected],
>
>Seriously though, I must say I have not heard the programme, but it maybe worth a complaint to the
>BBC if it is *really* that bad. *and* to the MD of the independent producers of the show (if
>applicable).

Hi Alex

I don't think it's offensive at all. But neither is it funny at all.

James

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wafflycathcsdirtycatlitter <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Surely as far as humour and R4 go, the first port of call has to be the legendary "antidote to
>> panel games" [1] - accept no substitute!
>
> Fav Radio 4 shows -
>
> ISIHAC Just a Minute Dead Ringers
>
> In that order :)
>

I'd put DR above JaM but would add The New Quiz above that - especially the ones with Linda Smith
and Jeremy Hardy

Tony

http://www.raven-family.com

"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" George
Bernard Shaw.
 
"wafflycathcsdirtycatlitter" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >Surely as far as humour and R4 go, the first port of call has to be the legendary "antidote to
> >panel games" [1] - accept no substitute!
>
> Fav Radio 4 shows -
>
> ISIHAC Just a Minute Dead Ringers

Dissenting voice here. DR was funny for the first few series - now I find that it's become too
formulaic. Even the prank phone calls aren't as funny any more. Personally, I still mourn the
passing of Week Ending.

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"Tony Raven" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> wafflycathcsdirtycatlitter <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> Surely as far as humour and R4 go, the first port of call has to be the legendary "antidote to
> >> panel games" [1] - accept no substitute!
> >
> > Fav Radio 4 shows -
> >
> > ISIHAC Just a Minute Dead Ringers
> >
> > In that order :)
> >
>
> I'd put DR above JaM but would add The New Quiz above that - especially
the
> ones with Linda Smith and Jeremy Hardy
>
> Tony
>
> http://www.raven-family.com
>
> "The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" George
> Bernard Shaw.
>
>

I avoid anything with Linda Smith like the plague. I just don't find her funny. Am I missing
something?

Michael MacClancy
 
The Big Baguette wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, Tim Woodall
> <[email protected]> writes
>> On 31 Jan 2003 16:03:08 GMT, wafflycathcsdirtycatlitter <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> Surely as far as humour and R4 go, the first port of call has to be the legendary "antidote to
>>>> panel games" [1] - accept no substitute!
>>>
>>> Fav Radio 4 shows -
>>>
>> Not currently on air (I think) but: Old Harry's Game. Radioactive
>>
>> Then The News Quiz.
>>
>>> ISIHAC Just a Minute
>> Not that impressed with JAM.
>>
>>> Dead Ringers
>> Good, but I don't have a TV and fail to recognise many of the impersonations
>>
> Dead Ringers is best on radio, when you can visualise the people for yourself. The all-time tops
> were Doctor Who's telephone calls

Yes, but if you don't have a TV, you (theoretically) don't know who Doctor Who is.

I remember a friend of mine coming across a newspaper board saying "Doctor Who Played God", and
being most bemused, before realising that it meant "[Read all about the] doctor who played God".

A
 
The Big Baguette <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
> Oh, I think she's wonderful. But I don't think the News Quiz has been the same since thingy
> retired -- what was his name? Used to scriptwrite with the guy with the eyes. God, this Alzheimers
> is terrible. Took. Barry Took. That was it. And Marty Feldman.

Marty Feldman didn't retire, he was retired by the big Boss ;-)

Tony

http://www.raven-family.com

"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" George
Bernard Shaw.
 
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