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Just sitting watching the news at 6 on the BBC, can somebody please explain why the hell the publication of the A level results in England and Wales is the 3rd item in the "British" news - surely this item should have been kept for the regional English and Welsh news programmes. After all this is supposed to be a news programme which covers national news and international news for the whole of Britain (and us poor folks in cloggieland too).

I mean has it been that poor a day for new around the globe - the death toll after the Iraq bombings on Tuesday has now risen to over 400 and the US Government has just announced a 30 billion pound deal to supply Israel with weapons for next 10 years - not that important are they !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh and btw David Beckham has scored a goal - woweeee he is a footballer after all, what great news. But hey Scotland played India at cricket today, was there a mention of that.


BTW did anybody see the item this morning on breakfast time when the 2 lassies opened their A `level results live on air and bounced about shouting that they had got A grade passes and were off to Sheffield Uni, then one of the lasses looks again and realises that she had only got a B in English, and might not be going after all. Felt sorry for her, naw did I heck - classic tv.

dear dear dear Ajax

your starting to show the first signs of old git syndrome
i had it a few years ago but managed to get rid of it

Aye, yet another nail in the Union coffin. We should have more control over what we see and hear on the BBC.
Screaming English lassies- are way down my list of interesting relevant news items.

Screaming English lassies- are way down my list of interesting relevant news items.

Ions, that is one of the most truest things you have ever said!

Could'nt agree more Ajax.

abbey craig wrote:dear dear dear Ajax

your starting to show the first signs of old git syndrome
i had it a few years ago but managed to get rid of it

Good for you. I usually say I got old once and didn't like it.

Remember, you are only as old as the women you feel.

WLB123

hhhhmmmmmm??????

WLB123 wrote:

abbey craig wrote:dear dear dear Ajax

your starting to show the first signs of old git syndrome
i had it a few years ago but managed to get rid of it

Good for you. I usually say I got old once and didn't like it.

Remember, you are only as old as the women you feel.

WLB123

I could agree More

what are we agreeing with?

that ajax is right?

that arto has been an old git for years?

or that gordon has finally reached the age of gitdom?

i can't agree unless i know what i'm agreeing to, and these three options, well, sorry, one doesn't go far enough, the other two? they'll get old, but gits? never!!!!! if they are i want to join!

Annie wrote:

Screaming English lassies- are way down my list of interesting relevant news items.

Ions, that is one of the most truest things you have ever said!

What about the nail in the Union coffin. had to ask.

i'll supply the nails and the hammer, hell i'll even drive them in!!!!

I will bring the dead decaying body down.

abbey craig wrote:dear dear dear Ajax

your starting to show the first signs of old git syndrome
i had it a few years ago but managed to get rid of it

Been showing signs of this for years.

Anyway back to topic, this is just another example of the dumbing down so prevalent in British culture. You would have thought at least the Beeb would have kept their news intact from this. I mean the rest of their daytime schedule is bollox to say the least, I mean who gives a monkeys if some twat from the South wants to move to the countryside or some old biddy has thimbles worth all of 10quid in her attic. At least in the news make sure it is for folks with an IQ of over 10.

Jeez I really need to get a job soon

you've gone too far this time

i never miss an episode of homes under the hammer, i even record it on my sky+

not keen on all that cash in the attic nonsense or that pair of twats on try before you buy, but under the hammer? engrossing stuff


if you can't spot sarcasm, you've been away too long, come home immediately!!!!

Wait a wee minute, cash in the attic provides good wholesome entertainment. You obviously haven't spent much time in a retirement home, the Staff just love the show- and woe betide any auld fecker who needs to pee.
To pee or not to pee, Dont ask matron during cash in the attic.