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Reply #15 - Jan 5^th, 2015 at 7:13pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Jan 5^th, 2015 at 7:04pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 5^th, 2015 at 2:11pm:

Indeed.

Moreover, cars drive through fences and into houses every day in suburban Perth.

Every single day.

That doesn't stop Rick and Sue from reporting it on the "News", though (and crossing to an on-the-spot reporter).

Sharks, cars through fences, footballers taking drugs, weather, and bush fires: that's our lot in Perth.

Pathetic.

It's the same here in Sydney. News aimed to pander to the most retarded and uneducated among us.

Apparently this demographic must be in the majority otherwise it wouldn't make commercial sense for them to broadcast this very thin soup almost every day of the year like some Twilight Zone Groundhog Day.

What I find even worse is those early morning "News" shows, with Kochie and Karl, et al.

Why anyone would watch that garbage is just beyond me.

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Reply #16 - Jan 5^th, 2015 at 7:14pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 5^th, 2015 at 4:18pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 5^th, 2015 at 2:11pm:

Sharks, cars through fences, footballers taking drugs, weather, and bush fires: that's our lot in Perth.

I'm predicting that Rick and Sue will devote the first ten minutes of tonight's "News" bulletin to the weather:

"According to the Bureau of Meteorology, shortly after 1pm, temperatures soared to 44.2 degrees in the city - making it the third hottest January day since records began in 1876."

http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/perth-cooks-as-the-mercury-passes-40-degrees-2...

Complete with footage of people at the beach, and shoppers walking through the CBD's shopping malls.

Exactly.

We in Sydney get this very same patently obvious drivel as though we're living in pressurised geodesic domes on the moon and this information is being beamed up to us to help with feelings of home sickness.

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Reply #17 - Jan 5^th, 2015 at 7:21pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 5^th, 2015 at 7:13pm:

What I find even worse is those early morning "News" shows, with Kochie and Karl, et al.

Why anyone would commit themselves to hours and hours of that nonsense is just beyond me.

Jesus Christ. My appetite for masochism hasn't yet reached the stage where I'll switch on the TV before 6 in the evening - let alone attempt 'self-harm' by watching 'Kochie-baby' and his/their hung-over guests.

(Here, I must confess that Samantha Armytage taking over from the Doyle girl has somewhat brightened the screen a tad I would imagine ... so I've read in certain magazines and social media outlets).

She hasn't got a boyfriend yet, and it came as depressing news to me that she occasionally accepts dates with Neanderthal 'footy hero' types. What the hell is she thinking?

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Reply #18 - Jan 5^th, 2015 at 7:35pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Jan 5^th, 2015 at 12:03pm:

The bush fire season heralds the start of months of endless TV footage of bush fires.

Australia's audience appetite for endless video footage of bush fires is a phenomenon in itself.

This pyrophiliac fascination probably comes down to us from the Early Settler days.

Endless minutes at the start of the 6 O'Clock news bulletin that just go on and on and on ... with interviews, more video of burning trees, another interview, more footage of grass and trees burning ...

... on and on and on ....

After interminable minutes and a long commercial break at LAST the Channel Seven/Nine/Ten news team moves on to something a little more cerebral and newsworthy for us to contemplate ... yet another Footy Hero has 'glassed' someone in a nightclub late at night, or has bashed his girlfriend senseless, or has been caught pulling his penis out to piss on a parked Police Car.

and then they drag out the "Sign" person who stands in the background trying to steal the thunder by more and more outrageous hand and face gestures..

I can't stand it.. it makes me sick..

..........

I wrote to my own local paper here some years ago.. as soon as there was a fire, out came the BIG COLOURED pages of fires burning... of course.. here comes johnny on the spot reporter who tries to make it all about him/herself

they should be held accountable for inciting the lighting of more fires by giving the arsonist exactly what they want... they'd be masturbating all over those big coloured pictures the papers print page after page making these freaks famous (in their own minds)

its sick.. Angry

since my letter to the paper they have toned it right back... thank god..

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Reply #19 - Jan 5^th, 2015 at 7:37pm

Lord Herbert wrote on Jan 5^th, 2015 at 7:21pm:

She hasn't got a boyfriend yet, and it came as depressing news to me that she occasionally accepts dates with Neanderthal 'footy hero' types. What the hell is she thinking?

That guy from England, the comedian ... he asked her out when he was here.

Not sure if she took him up on it.

Oh, and the fat gay (character) guy from Modern Family. I think he boned her.

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Reply #20 - Jan 5^th, 2015 at 8:06pm

President Elect, The Mechanic wrote on Jan 5^th, 2015 at 7:35pm:

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I wrote to my own local paper here some years ago.. as soon as there was a fire, out came the BIG COLOURED pages of fires burning... of course.. here comes johnny on the spot reporter who tries to make it all about him/herself

That's one of my biggest bitches about documentary TV programs - so many of them are compered by egotistical idiots who genuinely believe they themselves are more important to the audience than the actual subject of the documentary.

A lot of these irritating documentary comperes come out of the UK, but unfortunately the trend has also caught on here.

Comperes don't even need to be seen during most of an interesting documentary, but the trend now is for some idiot to have his head half filling the screen while he's telling us about the lions in the bush behind his head, or the plane crash, or whatever.

I would happily take a baseball bat to these self-centred cretins.

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Reply #21 - Jan 5^th, 2015 at 8:11pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 5^th, 2015 at 7:37pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Jan 5^th, 2015 at 7:21pm:

She hasn't got a boyfriend yet, and it came as depressing news to me that she occasionally accepts dates with Neanderthal 'footy hero' types. What the hell is she thinking?

That guy from England, the comedian ... he asked her out when he was here.

Not sure if she took him up on it.

Oh, and the fat gay (character) guy from Modern Family. I think he boned her.

I was deeply mortified to hear of her unfortunate episode of temporary insanity when she became infatuated with this fat (not that there's anything ... ) gay (not that ... ) American (not that ... ) when he was out here.

Boned her you say? (not that ... ).

Maybe she thought it would be a good career-move ... ? (not ... ).

She said most men are too scared to date her ...

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cods Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 88048	Re: It's the end of the TV news season. Reply #23 - Jan 6^th, 2015 at 8:29am freediver wrote on Jan 6^th, 2015 at 8:00am: I really look forward to news reports on petrol prices and which day of the week I should buy on. go to COSCO its a $1.06
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Reply #24 - Jan 6^th, 2015 at 8:36am

Lord Herbert wrote on Jan 5^th, 2015 at 7:04pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 5^th, 2015 at 2:11pm:

Indeed.

Moreover, cars drive through fences and into houses every day in suburban Perth.

Every single day.

That doesn't stop Rick and Sue from reporting it on the "News", though (and crossing to an on-the-spot reporter).

Sharks, cars through fences, footballers taking drugs, weather, and bush fires: that's our lot in Perth.

Pathetic.

It's the same here in Sydney. News aimed to pander to the most retarded and uneducated among us.

Apparently this demographic must be in the majority otherwise it wouldn't make commercial sense for them to broadcast this very thin soup almost every day of the year like some Twilight Zone Groundhog Day.

herb you are the biggest whinger on here..

so what would you prefer them to talk about.......what makes news for you.??

I am sure if a car drove through your bedroom wall missing you by an inch you wouldnt want anyone to know about it...and wouldnt dream of talking on the news about your close encounter with death at dawn...in your jammies..

get a life herb.. what would you rather....Aliens in someones back yard.. ISIL on the borders blood and guts on our streets.. is that what you like to see on your tele...or how about miserable poms.. who are never satisfied/?????

now that would be news.. Roll Eyes

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Reply #26 - Jan 6^th, 2015 at 8:47am

Lord Herbert wrote on Jan 5^th, 2015 at 8:11pm:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 5^th, 2015 at 7:37pm:

Lord Herbert wrote on Jan 5^th, 2015 at 7:21pm:

She hasn't got a boyfriend yet, and it came as depressing news to me that she occasionally accepts dates with Neanderthal 'footy hero' types. What the hell is she thinking?

That guy from England, the comedian ... he asked her out when he was here.

Not sure if she took him up on it.

Oh, and the fat gay (character) guy from Modern Family. I think he boned her.

I was deeply mortified to hear of her unfortunate episode of temporary insanity when she became infatuated with this fat (not that there's anything ... ) gay (not that ... ) American (not that ... ) when he was out here.

Boned her you say? (not that ... ).

Maybe she thought it would be a good career-move ... ? (not ... ).

She said most men are too scared to date her ...

This is the comedian I was thinking of:

He was chasing her when he was in Australia. Not sure if he got lucky or not.

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Lord Herbert Gold Member Offline Posts: 34441 Gender:	Re: It's the end of the TV news season. Reply #27 - Jan 6^th, 2015 at 8:53am freediver wrote on Jan 6^th, 2015 at 8:00am: I really look forward to news reports on petrol prices and which day of the week I should buy on. One of the biggest pains-in-the-arse is this persistent 'news item' that tells car owners what fraction of a cent the petrol prices have gone up or down.
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Reply #28 - Jan 6^th, 2015 at 9:00am

cods wrote on Jan 6^th, 2015 at 8:36am:

herb you are the biggest whinger on here..

Are you complaining or congratulating me?

cods wrote on Jan 6^th, 2015 at 8:36am:

so what would you prefer them to talk about.......what makes news for you.??

What a silly question.

Sex-and-Violence, of course. What else is there of any interest?

cods wrote on Jan 6^th, 2015 at 8:36am:

get a life herb..

You're in fine form today, codsey-baby!

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Reply #29 - Jan 6^th, 2015 at 9:04am

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 6^th, 2015 at 8:47am:

He was chasing her when he was in Australia. Not sure if he got lucky or not.

Holy Mary mother of God.

I can't stand this Far Left bastard. Just this week he uttered the 'C' word while a guest on the UK's Channel BBC 4.

How the hell does an idiot like this amass a fortune of millions of dollars being totally unfunny?

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