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Useless Quotes & Missing The Point Thread

Posted: Tue 09 Sep, 2008 09.53
by 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."

Re: Banal Useless Quote Thread #47b

Posted: Tue 09 Sep, 2008 10.02
by Sput
Burning Piers is all the rage now? To think, there's a much worse one they could have started with.

Re: Banal Useless Quote Thread #47b

Posted: Tue 09 Sep, 2008 10.06
by 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.

Re: Banal Useless Quote Thread #47b

Posted: Wed 10 Sep, 2008 02.14
by 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?"

Re: Banal Useless Quote Thread #47b

Posted: Wed 10 Sep, 2008 02.21
by 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.

Re: Banal Useless Quote Thread #47b

Posted: Wed 10 Sep, 2008 10.27
by Nini
Fuck Screenwipe, Charlie Brooker is a vapid smug prick.

Re: Banal Useless Quote Thread #47b

Posted: Wed 10 Sep, 2008 10.32
by Sput
You're cdd, nini.

Re: Useless Quotes & Missing The Point Thread

Posted: Wed 10 Sep, 2008 12.57
by 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.

Re: Banal Useless Quote Thread #47b

Posted: Wed 10 Sep, 2008 13.12
by Nini
Sput wrote:You're cdd, nini.
Feh to you Sputson, he's a gobshite.
Alexia wrote: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.

Re: Useless Quotes & Missing The Point Thread

Posted: Wed 10 Sep, 2008 13.46
by 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.

Re: Useless Quotes & Missing The Point Thread

Posted: Wed 10 Sep, 2008 14.38
by Alexia
Lorns wrote:Stuplymouth
I read that as "stoo-pul-ee-mouth".

I must be tired -- night all