The Master Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 There is nothing strange about this. I do the same most of the time. I bring my own bags with me to the supermarket and pack them a certain way, to make unpacking them easier when I get home. I can also fit two 12*can boxes of sparkling water into the one bag, which most people at the supermarket seem unable to do. Without wanting to be horrible, bag-packing is, where I live (USA) often a job given to people with learning difficulties, and while these people are almost always very fast, very eager, and very pleasant, they very often don't do a good job of it, and end up half-filling my own bags, then giving me a whole ream of plastic bags with two items in each one, all of which I need to dispose of when I get home. For this reason I generally bag myself. In conclusion: Richard Gordon - good guy. I interpreted him as meaning "it was quite strange to hear Richard Gordon say something like that", because we're all so used to hear him on the radio talking about football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WendyWho? Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Without wanting to be horrible, bag-packing is, where I live (USA) often a job given to people with learning difficulties... And ex-cons. That's what Morgan Freeman did when he finally got paroled from Shawshank, mind? He was so institooshunalized that he ASKED if he could go for a pish! Bet he didn't wash his hands either. Imagine him touching your spuds. If it's a choice between a pishy-handed criminal or somebody who thinks "potato" is the number after four, I'd pack my own shit too. Good on you, Swampy. Keepin' it real in the US of A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berwick-the-unbeatable Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 More great work from the BBC for today's game: Fair enough getting young Scougall's name wrong, as the Livi announcer has done so a couple of times now, but I never knew that the 6 yard box had been moved back a further 6 yards. Are you for real? That's not the biggest mistake in the report. The fact McDonald scored from 'the edge of the box' is far more impressive, especially when you consider it was actually a goal he scored directly from a corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty_Boy Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 I interpreted him as meaning "it was quite strange to hear Richard Gordon say something like that", because we're all so used to hear him on the radio talking about football. Correct. It was the context that was 'strange', although obviously totally normal - radio presenters have to get their messages like everyone else. I fully understand why people would want to pack their own groceries. I tend to find that your average checkout worker is rather haphazard in their approach to bag packing. Stick to scanning. Best for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 And ex-cons. That's what Morgan Freeman did when he finally got paroled from Shawshank, mind? He was so institooshunalized that he ASKED if he could go for a pish! Bet he didn't wash his hands either. Imagine him touching your spuds. If it's a choice between a pishy-handed criminal or somebody who thinks "potato" is the number after four, I'd pack my own shit too. Good on you, Swampy. Keepin' it real in the US of A. I actually allowed a young man called Eusebio to pack my snacks yesterday. Was he an ex-con? I don't know, but he had a lot of tattoos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WendyWho? Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Correct. It was the context that was 'strange', although obviously totally normal - radio presenters have to get their messages like everyone else. Chic Young doesn't. He hunts pre-pubescent children with an antique whaling harpoon and feasts on their organs. A'body in the media kens about it. Naebody says a word. Quite shocking actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owsley Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Record says our first goal yesterday came from a Matt Paterson free kick touched in by Spence when it was James Chambers, who is about the same height but two stone heavier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted September 6, 2011 Author Share Posted September 6, 2011 Cheat The Currant Bun's Derek McGregor makes Jan Rezek's day by blaming the dive on Jan Zedek. Despite him being correctly named half a dozen times elsewhere in the paper. Well done Derek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partick_twinny Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 This is something very small, but having seen it twice it's bothered me. On the BBC I saw that Kenny Miller lead the line on Saturday, and now I've read Goodwillie lead the line last night. The word is led, it's basic English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partick_twinny Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 After another week of fixtures, I'm sure there will be a new supply of horrendous journalistic features... A very simple one, but the match report on our official site claims Sinclair handballed to give away the penalty for County's first goal whilst the BBC claims it was Tommy Stewart. Sinclair Stewart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty_Boy Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Sunday Mail went with 'Temple Topples Loons' in their headline for the Brechin - Forfar game. 'Temple' of course plays for the Loons and his goal toppled Brechin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 The Daily Record reported that Killie's Polish stopper Zdenek Kroca scored the winner on Saturday. He's from that famous region of Poland known as the Czech Republic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunning1874 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 The Daily Record reported that Killie's Polish stopper Zdenek Kroca scored the winner on Saturday. He's from that famous region of Poland known as the Czech Republic. Hey, at least Poland exists. It took some dobber on BBC Scotland two minutes to refer to our game later that day with Czechoslovakia on the radio. What fucking year is this? I'm sure he's also looking forward to meeting Yugoslavia six times in the next qualifying campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Hey, at least Poland exists. It took some dobber on BBC Scotland two minutes to refer to our game later that day with Czechoslovakia on the radio. What fucking year is this? I'm sure he's also looking forward to meeting Yugoslavia six times in the next qualifying campaign. I reckon the clashes against the Spanish Netherlands will be the highlight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partick_twinny Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Hey, at least Poland exists. It took some dobber on BBC Scotland two minutes to refer to our game later that day with Czechoslovakia on the radio. What fucking year is this? I'm sure he's also looking forward to meeting Yugoslavia six times in the next qualifying campaign. In Euro 2008, I think it was David Pleat that in the first half of one of their matches kept calling them Czechoslovakia, but someone must have attempted to correct him at half time. The entire second half he was calling them the Republic of Czechoslovakia. Having just checked my facts, it seems someone else noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Alan Johnston was in Sunday snail team of the day at centre half..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katboy Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Came across this little gem on BBC Sportscene. "FULL TIME: SC1: Queen of the South 4-1 Morton Queen of the South scored four times in the first half to stun Morton and earn their FIRST league victory of the season. Kevin Smith's hat-trick and Tom Brighton's header sealed the win." Obviously our win against Hamilton last week hasn't filtered through to them. The lazyness of the journalism in this country is truly astounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptptptfc Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 First line of SFL websites match report. ' Ayr cruise to victory.' I think not:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrington Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 According to STV news at six last night, 'Dunfirmline' were playing Hibs today. They wouldn't make that mistake with Rangirs or Celtoc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 SFL website - Farid El Alagui's 86th-minute header earned Falkirk a 2-1 home victory over Dundee, as Eddie May's men stretched their unbeaten run to eight games in all competitions to move up to third in the Irn-Bru Scottish First Division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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