Useless Quotes & Missing The Point Thread

[Alexia]

#1 - from a BBC news report regarding the fire at Fleetwood Pier in Lancashire.

Quote from an eyewitness: "The fire brigade are spraying water on it but apart from that I think there's not a lot else they can do."

[Sput]

Burning Piers is all the rage now? To think, there's a much worse one they could have started with.

[James H]

What really worries me is that instead of dialling 999 and using their phones for their intended purpose, some fuckwitted "citizen journos" have decided to go out and take pictures of this blaze in the vain hope that Sian Williams will orgasm over it on Breakfast and they'll be famous for 20 seconds.

But I suppose it saves putting a camera crew out there and getting a real journalist to do the job.

[Chie]

#2 - from a BBC News item about Shambo the sacred bullock in July 2007.

Quote from an animal rights activist: "If a member of your family has TB, you don't cull them do you?"

[James H]

There were a few Charlie Brooker pointed out about the time of the Northern Fuck disaster.

Int: "The government's said not to panic."
Vox: "So did the captain of the Titanic, and that went down."
A valid financial point.

That ep of Screenwipe was one of the best.

[Nini]

Fuck Screenwipe, Charlie Brooker is a vapid smug prick.

[Sput]

You're cdd, nini.

[Alexia]

I've amended the title of the thread so I can include this piece of banality....and hilarity:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7606700.stm

Surely instead of standardising the names, they should first remove the Penis from the name.

[Nini]

You're cdd, nini.

Feh to you Sputson, he's a gobshite.

I've amended the title of the thread so I can include this piece of banality....and hilarity:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7606700.stm

Surely instead of standardising the names, they should first remove the Penis from the name.

Hehe, penis.

[Lorns]

I can't get over posh's new hairdo making front page news. The only scandal there is that it cost 400 quid. Might cash in on this craze. I could that do in 20 mins for a fraction of the price.

* amends my pricelist & Prints!*

Oh and in one of her pouty shots she reminds of Stuplymouths Avatar before he dimmed the lights.

[Alexia]

Stuplymouth

I read that as "stoo-pul-ee-mouth".

I must be tired -- night all