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Re: Swearing on the BBC!

Subject: Re: Swearing on the BBC!
From: "Michael Baldwin, Bruce" <mbb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2007 19:15:27 -0700
Newsgroups: demon.local, alt.talk.bollocks, ne.weather, comp.os.os2.advocacy, rec.aviation.products

Mr Pounder wrote:
> "Michael Baldwin, Bruce" <mbb@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1186301395.733821.325580@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Mr Pounder wrote:
> >> "Michael Baldwin, Bruce" <mbb@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> news:1185948543.017735.187450@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> > Peter Hucker wrote:
> >> >> On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 17:03:58 +0100, Mr Pounder
> >> >> <MrPounder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > "Peter Hucker" <none@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> >> > news:op.tv6ugu0q4buhsv@xxxxxxx
> >> >> > On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 22:03:05 +0100, Mr Pounder
> >> >> > <MrPounder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> "Peter Hucker" <none@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> >> >> news:op.tv4z0j2l4buhsv@xxxxxxx
> >> >> >>> On Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:21:23 +0100, Mr Pounder
> >> >> >>> <MrPounder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> "Peter Hucker" <none@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >> >> >>>> news:op.tv07b2zy4buhsv@xxxxxxx
> >> >> >>>>> On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:26:20 +0100, Mr Pounder
> >> >> >>>>> <MrPounder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>> I have it on mp3, remixed by Global DJs.
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> I have the original, you have a, what do you have?
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> A souped up version.  On mp3.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> What is a mp3?
> >> >> >> Is it one of those Ipod things that the wife has warned me against?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Sort of.  But mine take CDs (containing mp3s - holds 10 times a
> >> >> > normal
> >> >> > CD).
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Is this sort of thing suitable for the likes of myself?
> >> >>
> >> >> It's the same size as a standard car stereo.  Radio and CD player.
> >> >> But
> >> >> you can put mp3s on the CD from your computer, so you can take 10
> >> >> times
> >> >> as many songs on the one disk.
> >> >
> >> > Who in their right mind would want to put mp3s on CD when you could
> >> > dock an mp3 player directly to a suitable system - which would also be
> >> > smaller than a standard car stereo.
> >> >
> >> > Honestly, you twits remind me of the backward morons on Top Gear.
> >>
> >> Top Gear is not what it used to be. Clarkson used to write a very good
> >> column in a motering mag some years ago.
> >
> > Yes, on TV he comes off as a prat and a turkey, if not a right
> > pillock.
> > Still, some of the cars are very nice.
>
> Hmmmmmmm, sort of I suppose. But then again I have never been a fan of his.

Neither am I.

> Top Gear now seems to be more of a tongue in cheek show, not to be taken too
> seriously. This is a pity as it used to be worth watching.

Yes, its descended into the usual English toff nonsense.


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