Melanius Mullarkey Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Speaking of silly b*****ds: Dodgy directions leave English lorry driver stuck at the top of Dundee Law https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/dodgy-directions-leave-english-lorry-driver-stuck-at-the-top-of-dundee-law/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 1 minute ago, WhiteRoseKillie said: I've always thought that, done properly, The Long Walk would make an absolutely superb film. It would be one that you'd get an extra bonus from on first watching, as well. I can't help feeling, though, that like The Ruining Man, we might well get something similar in real life before long. There's more and more desperate people every day, after all, and the Lottery doesn't seem to have the same allure any more. I don't think we're near people being shot for losing in something like The Long Walk, but I could absolutely see a popular reality TV show where people walk themselves into permanent damage to try and win a big cash prize. I don't think the fascists in the general population would like a Running Man style show, though, as it would involve convicted criminals being released and possibly assaulting Are Good Old Mums. They also wouldn't like the idea of people serving long sentences having the chance to GET OFF SCOT FREE, no matter what they'd had to endure to get it. You'd need a proper totalitarian state before things like that kicked in, or a society where the richer folk feel protected by private security services (way off from that, I think). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 46 minutes ago, BFTD said: I don't think we're near people being shot for losing in something like The Long Walk, but I could absolutely see a popular reality TV show where people walk themselves into permanent damage to try and win a big cash prize. I always thought that any marathon race would be brightened up if, at each mile post, the last 10 runners were done over. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, Boghead ranter said: I always thought that any marathon race would be brightened up if, at each mile post, the last 10 runners were done over. Riveting viewing. Imagine if a sudden bout of skitter cramps hit you with a few hundred yards to go 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 My employer announced a number of redundancies in the last few weeks, along with a number of positions changing and new ones being created.In the last week someone has created a Twitter account absolutely tearing the situation apart, tweeting our Chief Executive, slating them for not having enough members of the BAME community in executive positions, slamming the creation of new positions for friends of the Executive Team and posting about previously made NDA for employees who have been through the consultation period. Obviously feel for the people at risk, but been popcorn central this week, waiting on the next tweet and what it will be. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/couple-forced-wear-ear-plugs-23905696 I bought a house next a main road. You'll never guess what happened next. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteRoseKillie Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 I don't think we're near people being shot for losing in something like The Long Walk, but I could absolutely see a popular reality TV show where people walk themselves into permanent damage to try and win a big cash prize. I don't think the fascists in the general population would like a Running Man style show, though, as it would involve convicted criminals being released and possibly assaulting Are Good Old Mums. They also wouldn't like the idea of people serving long sentences having the chance to GET OFF SCOT FREE, no matter what they'd had to endure to get it. You'd need a proper totalitarian state before things like that kicked in, or a society where the richer folk feel protected by private security services (way off from that, I think).Oh, when we were manning the landings on a quiet weekend*, we came up with some game shows which would make The Running Man look like Crackerjack - mostly using our clientele as raw materials. From the low-budget Man Versus Landmine or live Hangman to the big ticket Manhunt, we had entertainment for the masses for every broadcast slot. I was particularly taken with a colleague's plan for live action Battleships, with the planned title of "Honey, You've Sunk My Sex Offender". Now I'm non operational, of course,I recognise our residents are complex individuals with varied needs and skills...* Of course, we never actually said the Q word. The screw's Macbeth.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, WhiteRoseKillie said: Oh, when we were manning the landings on a quiet weekend*, we came up with some game shows which would make The Running Man look like Crackerjack - mostly using our clientele as raw materials. From the low-budget Man Versus Landmine or live Hangman to the big ticket Manhunt, we had entertainment for the masses for every broadcast slot. I was particularly taken with a colleague's plan for live action Battleships, with the planned title of "Honey, You've Sunk My Sex Offender". Now I'm non operational, of course,I recognise our residents are complex individuals with varied needs and skills... * Of course, we never actually said the Q word. The screw's Macbeth.. If it went to a vote, I think you'd probably find reasonable support for a Saw-type game show with a cast of paedophiles. I do like the idea of jailers being afraid to say the word "quiet". The forbidden phrase at my work is, "I've not seen the boss lately", but at least he's not going to descent on us with a shiv. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, BFTD said: If it went to a vote, I think you'd probably find reasonable support for a Saw-type game show with a cast of paedophiles. I do like the idea of jailers being afraid to say the word "quiet". The forbidden phrase at my work is, "I've not seen the boss lately", but at least he's not going to descent on us with a shiv. White Bear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said: White Bear Yeah, that seemed entirely plausible, in a populist society with the correct tech. The thing I liked about that episode was that they're all torturing the wrong person. She's no idea what she's done, or who she even is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 3 hours ago, Miguel Sanchez said: White Bear White Bear would get enormous support in this country if it was offered up as a possibility 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/couple-forced-wear-ear-plugs-23905696 I bought a house next a main road. You'll never guess what happened next. “It’s like living next to a motorway” Edited April 13, 2021 by Abby Normal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 3 flushes it took to dispose of the tree trunk I just shat. Fucking 3, this thing could have been used to to batter down the gates of Winterfell. I'm stunned I'm not bleeding out right now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 13 hours ago, BFTD said: If it went to a vote, I think you'd probably find reasonable support for a Saw-type game show with a cast of paedophiles. Plenty of candidates for the celebrity version. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eindhovendee Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 15 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/couple-forced-wear-ear-plugs-23905696 I bought a house next a main road. You'll never guess what happened next. I've just sent them an amazing offer for my "magic beans". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 10 hours ago, Abby Normal said: “It’s like living next to a motorway” I have that exact same pot in my garden. Could've been me. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteRoseKillie Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 15 hours ago, BFTD said: If it went to a vote, I think you'd probably find reasonable support for a Saw-type game show with a cast of paedophiles. I do like the idea of jailers being afraid to say the word "quiet". The forbidden phrase at my work is, "I've not seen the boss lately", but at least he's not going to descent on us with a shiv. One time, at around 1640 on a Sunday (bang-up being 1700 and hometime 1715),a young lad used it in the Cleaners'Office, and I swear the pool table must have already been in the air, flying towards the association room doors. We eventually left the jail at around two the next morning, leaving behind an unholy mess and a bulging segregation unit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 I have that exact same pot in my garden. Could've been me. Finally a challenge worthy of Hedgecutter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Hmmmm... 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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