Posts tagged with "BBC"
27/03/08
Zanna: A 58-year-old man who fed pigeons wearing only a skimpy thong which was back to front has been fined £150.
Zanna: A 58-year-old man who fed pigeons wearing only a skimpy thong which was back to front has been fined £150.
zanna: Featuring this quote "Asked why he did it, he replied 'I don't know. I was just feeding the birds and if I was wanting to do that I would just go down town and get a wh*re'." from the eloquent Mr Batchelor.
08/03/08
Gareth: Italy's highest appeal court has ruled that married Italian women who commit adultery are entitled to lie about it to protect their honour. What a strange world.
Gareth: Italy's highest appeal court has ruled that married Italian women who commit adultery are entitled to lie about it to protect their honour. What a strange world.
05/12/07
Zanna: Police arrest 'missing canoeist'.John Darwin was presumed dead after the remains of his canoe were found washed up on a beach in Seaton Carew, near Hartlepool, Teesside, in March 2002.
Zanna: Police arrest 'missing canoeist'.John Darwin was presumed dead after the remains of his canoe were found washed up on a beach in Seaton Carew, near Hartlepool, Teesside, in March 2002.
justin: They reckon it could be a life insurance scam - but why would he hand himself in?
15/11/07
Marcus: The BBC has a new iPhone-optimised site for its podcasts. Same address as the usual one: bbc.co.uk/podcasts. Yay!
Marcus: The BBC has a new iPhone-optimised site for its podcasts. Same address as the usual one: bbc.co.uk/podcasts. Yay!
Marcus: It's not working too well for me at the moment (can't get past the selection screen), but I'll put that down to newborn website bugs.
Marcus: It looks like the iPhone has to be in landscape web browser mode for the play icons to show up - not that they seem to do anything much (at least on GPRS, maybe EDGE/WiFi works better).
05/11/07
Dave: Some dirty bastards who can afford to buy luxury cars are too tight to spend £8 on the congestion charge.
Dave: Some dirty bastards who can afford to buy luxury cars are too tight to spend £8 on the congestion charge.
17/08/07
Zanna: More than 100 firefighters have tackled a blaze which destroyed an arcade, pubs and shops at Skegness. The blaze was reportedly started by the rather ironically named 'Lucky Strike'.
Zanna: More than 100 firefighters have tackled a blaze which destroyed an arcade, pubs and shops at Skegness. The blaze was reportedly started by the rather ironically named 'Lucky Strike'.
Dave: Have you had a baby yet?
14/06/07
Dave: NEVER piss off your ex-girlfriend.
Dave: NEVER piss off your ex-girlfriend.
Marcus: Jesus, what a psycho. It's also a disgrace she got away with wounding - I'd call that, at the very least, actual bodily harm.
Marcus: Although a quick bit of "research" (ie Google) has me confused about whether wounding is more or less serious than ABH, or is in fact synonymous with GBH.
11/06/07
Marcus: B3ta user gets an Olympic goatse logo broadcast live on BBC London News. Classic. (via)
Marcus: B3ta user gets an Olympic goatse logo broadcast live on BBC London News. Classic. (via)
Marcus: The original YouTube video has been taken down (boring BBC!), but at the time of writing it's still available to view on LiveLeak. It makes an appearance at exactly one minute into the video.
Marcus: Just in case you spent the last five years living in some kind of hutch in a cave with no real internet access, here's Wikipedia's page on Goatse.
Marcus: BBC Editors blog post.
25/05/07
Marcus: 40-something BBC journo experiments with Bebo and Twitter in an effort to be hip.
Marcus: 40-something BBC journo experiments with Bebo and Twitter in an effort to be hip.
Marcus: Contains the classic line "I now have a tiny Bebo network consisting of me and the founders."
23/05/07
Marcus: Not sure how long this has been around, but I just noticed the BBC is running an "Also in the News" section underneath Entertainment, featuring all the wacky stories that tend to be linked to by timewasting web floozies like the linkbunnies.
Marcus: Not sure how long this has been around, but I just noticed the BBC is running an "Also in the News" section underneath Entertainment, featuring all the wacky stories that tend to be linked to by timewasting web floozies like the linkbunnies.
Marcus: Oh good, they only added it today and I'm not going mental.
Marcus: BBC Editor's blog post on the new section.
Marcus: "Does it mean we're dumbing down?" - er, yes, it kind of does.
Marcus: Still, it'll make linking to whole swathes of offbeat BBC news articles easier, and that's something we can all appreciate. Am I right? Right guys? Yeah!
tim: and make it easier to post links to! yay!
Marcus: Oh Tim. Dear, dear Tim.
15/05/07
Zanna: BBC: "Lloyds TSB has become the first bank to win a court case after being sued by a customer for imposing supposedly unfair overdraft penalty charges." Oh dear.
Zanna: BBC: "Lloyds TSB has become the first bank to win a court case after being sued by a customer for imposing supposedly unfair overdraft penalty charges." Oh dear.
justin: Woah - lucky my bank just offered me £500. I'm not sure this is the first ruling by a judge though.
Marcus: It is - before the banks have simply failed to enter a defence, meaning the bank customer wins by default but no precedent is set on the legality.
Marcus: The bank actually bothering to enter a defence to fight the case means a precedent has been set. And not in favour of the little guy either. Surprise!
Marcus: (NB I'm not a lawyer - except when I parade around as Ally McBeal on alternate Thursdays - but I'm pretty sure my legal logic is sound here.)
justin: I guess you are correct that this is the first time a bank has entered a defence - but that does not mean it sets a precedent. County court cant do that - it has to be the high court I believe.
Additionally, I do remember that some young lawyer was ready to go to war over this - basically the crux of it is he needs to get the banks to disclose the actual cost of writing or "handling" the overdraft. However, until a ruling is made on that I think this case is very fishy.
Additionally, I do remember that some young lawyer was ready to go to war over this - basically the crux of it is he needs to get the banks to disclose the actual cost of writing or "handling" the overdraft. However, until a ruling is made on that I think this case is very fishy.
09/05/07
Zanna: Hurray! The Queen takes the piss out of Bush!
Zanna: Hurray! The Queen takes the piss out of Bush!
Marcus: "The Queen, thrusting her tongue beneath her lower lip, joked 'Nmmh nmmh nmmh - my name's President Bush and I'm a spazmoid'".
zanna: That actually sounds more like a quote from Prince Philip.
03/05/07
Gareth: "Scientists in Dundee have announced plans to create a "robot village" in an effort to learn how different cultures emerge in society." This is the beginning of the end.
Gareth: "Scientists in Dundee have announced plans to create a "robot village" in an effort to learn how different cultures emerge in society." This is the beginning of the end.
29/04/07
Zanna: The government is launching the citizenship test for foreigners who want to become British. If you want the passport, then you'll have to read Life in the UK, a special book, and sit a 45-minute test on society, history and culture. I scored 10. Oops.
Zanna: The government is launching the citizenship test for foreigners who want to become British. If you want the passport, then you'll have to read Life in the UK, a special book, and sit a 45-minute test on society, history and culture. I scored 10. Oops.
19/04/07
Zanna: A £7m sex theme park, which has no rides, is to open in London's West End later this year.
Zanna: A £7m sex theme park, which has no rides, is to open in London's West End later this year.
16/04/07
Zanna: Chocolate beats kissing hands down when it comes to providing a long-lasting body and brain buzz.
Zanna: Chocolate beats kissing hands down when it comes to providing a long-lasting body and brain buzz.
24/03/07
Zanna: Post boxes across the US are to be dressed up as Star Wars robot R2-D2 to celebrate 30 years since the release of the sci-fi series' first outing. Here is the link from USPS.
Zanna: Post boxes across the US are to be dressed up as Star Wars robot R2-D2 to celebrate 30 years since the release of the sci-fi series' first outing. Here is the link from USPS.
06/03/07
Gareth: Google Video: End Day is a documentary turned drama presentation of 5 possible disasters. The wikipedia page gives a nice summary.
Gareth: Google Video: End Day is a documentary turned drama presentation of 5 possible disasters. The wikipedia page gives a nice summary.
07/01/07
Gareth: US Army urges dead to re-enlist. I can't think of a better (or worse) way to insult the families of those who died.
Gareth: US Army urges dead to re-enlist. I can't think of a better (or worse) way to insult the families of those who died.
31/12/06
Gareth: Saddam Hussein executed in Iraq. Maybe it's just me, but it seems fairly ironic that they executed him in a building formerly used for executions by his death squads.
Gareth: Saddam Hussein executed in Iraq. Maybe it's just me, but it seems fairly ironic that they executed him in a building formerly used for executions by his death squads.
12/12/06
Gareth: "Blind hunters would be able to use laser-sighted rifles to hunt animals in Texas, if a bill introduced in the state's legislature is successful."
Gareth: "Blind hunters would be able to use laser-sighted rifles to hunt animals in Texas, if a bill introduced in the state's legislature is successful."
07/12/06
Marcus: Stephen Hawking: "So we don't get wiped out by a giant asteroid hitting the Earth or something (like in that film I saw the other day), humanity should go out in cool spaceships and establish planetary colonies, like in Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica and Star Wars and that."
Marcus: Stephen Hawking: "So we don't get wiped out by a giant asteroid hitting the Earth or something (like in that film I saw the other day), humanity should go out in cool spaceships and establish planetary colonies, like in Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica and Star Wars and that."
Marcus: Woah! Check out the big brain on Steve!
gareth: Wow, Stephen Hawking said cool. I'm aghast.
Marcus: He said it in my head, anyway. That counts for something.
28/11/06
Marcus: UK copyright expiration is to likely to stay at 50 years instead of being increased to nearly 100 years.
Marcus: UK copyright expiration is to likely to stay at 50 years instead of being increased to nearly 100 years.
Marcus: This is awesome news and a blow against the insidious record industry trying to create infinite copyright to greedily wring every last penny out of music that belongs in the public domain.
Marcus: Although the BBC article sticks to quoting record industry figures shrieking about how unfair it all is - not even paying lip service to balanced reporting. Curious.
Marcus: You have to get to the very bottom of this earlier BBC article to discover that "the British Library has opposed extending copyright, saying it would endanger the UK's national music archive." For instance.
Marcus: Apparently "even if the artists and record groups had convinced Mr Gowers to recommend extending the copyright period the Government would have faced legal challenges for breaking with European Union Law that binds all member states to the 50-year period."
21/11/06
Zanna: Scientists believe they have worked out a formula to calculate how "beer goggles" affect a drinker's vision.
Zanna: Scientists believe they have worked out a formula to calculate how "beer goggles" affect a drinker's vision.
12/11/06
Zanna: Teachers 'bullied by online grading'. Rate My Teachers, which was founded in the US five years ago, is growing in popularity in the UK. The UK version of the site now features 454,000 ratings for 95,000 teachers at over 5,600 schools. I found my old school on the site, it hasn't been rated too badly.
Zanna: Teachers 'bullied by online grading'. Rate My Teachers, which was founded in the US five years ago, is growing in popularity in the UK. The UK version of the site now features 454,000 ratings for 95,000 teachers at over 5,600 schools. I found my old school on the site, it hasn't been rated too badly.
Marcus: I found the school I work at. It only lists three teachers, apparently at random, as there are no ratings to go with them.
Marcus: Creepy website. People would soon be up in arms if there was a "Rate My Fellow Office Workers".
Laura: I found my school on there too, and am greatly confused by the presence on there of a teacher who left quite some time ago. Also, only one person has rated anyone, and it's obviously a girl, as the male head of PE got top marks. If only there'd been a mark for 'most swooned over'.
10/11/06
Marcus: BBC: The perfect comedy face.
Marcus: BBC: The perfect comedy face.
Marcus: Ricky Gervais: "All these years I assumed my global success as a comedian was down to my acute observations, expert directorial rendering and consummate skills as a performer.
Turns out it's because I've got a fat girly face."
05/11/06
Dave: Saddam Hussein gets the death penalty for crimes against humanity.
Dave: Saddam Hussein gets the death penalty for crimes against humanity.
gareth: And now for the appeals (which will no doubt take years) - although according to wikipedia "the judge has declared that all appeal proceedings must take place within 30 days."
31/10/06
Gareth: Cheney says "insurgents in Iraq have increased their attacks in order to influence the upcoming US mid-term elections". So in other words, he's blaming the insurgents in Iraq for making it look like the Republicans completely f*cked up Iraq (which they would never ever do)
Gareth: Cheney says "insurgents in Iraq have increased their attacks in order to influence the upcoming US mid-term elections". So in other words, he's blaming the insurgents in Iraq for making it look like the Republicans completely f*cked up Iraq (which they would never ever do)
07/10/06
Marcus: BBC: Couples' sleeping poses uncovered.
Marcus: BBC: Couples' sleeping poses uncovered.
Marcus: Apparently "the most popular position is sleeping back-to-back but not touching".
28/09/06
Marcus: Is your child socially and emotionally retarded? Send them to internet school.
Marcus: Is your child socially and emotionally retarded? Send them to internet school.
Marcus: "There are four teachers who teach up to eight hours a week and can work from home or anywhere with access to a computer."
Marcus: Speaking as somebody who teaches a minimum of 21 hours per week, that sounds like a piece of piss. More time to write semi-literate burblings on linkbunnies! Dossing around on Fridays!
Marcus: I'd just have to make sure I didn't accidentally send the class links to George Bush buttplugs, or post essay questions on linkbunnies.
Marcus: Sadly, the comprehensively appalling design of First College's website and their use of the awful tautology "FAQ Info" prevents me from applying.
27/09/06
Justin: A to Z list of video interviews from BBC Newsnight - mostly with baddass Jeremy Paxman.
Justin: A to Z list of video interviews from BBC Newsnight - mostly with baddass Jeremy Paxman.
justin: I found this because I was looking at his interview with Ann Coulter and I'm sorry to say he doesn't trounce her like I expected - mainly because she is a hysterical psycho who cannot see how mental she is. I'd still shag her though.
25/09/06
Dave: My friend Ned demanded you all see this.
Dave: My friend Ned demanded you all see this.
justin: "the same group also ate an aborted reindeer foetus"
23/09/06
Marcus: This Life is returning to TV as a one-off special. I never watched the original series, but this will probably make quite a few people happy. (via)
Marcus: This Life is returning to TV as a one-off special. I never watched the original series, but this will probably make quite a few people happy. (via)
19/09/06
Dave: I am currently watching "Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive" it's only about half way through and it is fascinating. I urge everyone to to download (via Torrent / BBC whatever) or to catch a repeat. It's really interesting.
Dave: I am currently watching "Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of a Manic Depressive" it's only about half way through and it is fascinating. I urge everyone to to download (via Torrent / BBC whatever) or to catch a repeat. It's really interesting.
zanna: Being a miserable goth I feel I have nothing left to learn about depression... I'm kidding. I actually like bbc documentaries and feel they are underated. Especially when people are b*tching about paying for their televison license.
dave: It's really fascinating. I like Stephen Fry a lot (not just because he supports Norwich City) and his approach to this whole subject makes for a really good documentary. I am also pleased to say that there is more next week, it comes thoroughly recommended.
19/09/06
Dave: I swear, a mate and I had this idea a few years back when we were doing a pub quiz. Damn my lazy hide.
Dave: I swear, a mate and I had this idea a few years back when we were doing a pub quiz. Damn my lazy hide.
15/09/06
Zanna: The celebrity power of the Hoff 'If you chase fame and you can use it in a positive way, if you can bring a kid out of a coma by saying you're Michael Knight, it's worth the whole damn thing'
Zanna: The celebrity power of the Hoff 'If you chase fame and you can use it in a positive way, if you can bring a kid out of a coma by saying you're Michael Knight, it's worth the whole damn thing'
zanna: I love the Hoff. I really do.
14/09/06
Dave: If you've ever listened to Scott Mills on Radio 1, you'll know the best bit is his producer Laura. Here's some soundbites of her doing some funny social experiments.
Dave: If you've ever listened to Scott Mills on Radio 1, you'll know the best bit is his producer Laura. Here's some soundbites of her doing some funny social experiments.
03/09/06
Gareth: Al-Qaeda has urged non-Muslims - especially in the US - to convert to Islam, according to a new videotape
Gareth: Al-Qaeda has urged non-Muslims - especially in the US - to convert to Islam, according to a new videotape
justin: Maybe that's what they peacefully should have been doing in the first place.
25/08/06
Justin: A controversial new BBC film about the black community in Britain has been described both as "a landmark piece" and "the most racist programme in the BBC's history." - Shoot the Messenger - is being protested by a UK based group Ligali who believe it to be racist. - Here is a link to the Guardian who think it's very racist.
Justin: A controversial new BBC film about the black community in Britain has been described both as "a landmark piece" and "the most racist programme in the BBC's history." - Shoot the Messenger - is being protested by a UK based group Ligali who believe it to be racist. - Here is a link to the Guardian who think it's very racist.
24/08/06
Dave: Mix album dot com. Just saw this on Dragons Den. It's a download service that mixes your dance tracks for you.
Dave: Mix album dot com. Just saw this on Dragons Den. It's a download service that mixes your dance tracks for you.
Marcus: I was about to link this myself. I think the Antipodean investor guy had the right idea in licensing the technology though - going head to head with iTunes as a startup is retarded.
Marcus: I also see the launch is timed to coincide with the broadcast of the programme too - although they dropped the ball making it 10pm instead of the programme's finish, 9pm.
Marcus: More on Dragons' Den.
Dave: The site looks pretty professional. Not being much of a dance music fan myself, I can't really comment on whether or not it's any good. But f*ckit, that's what this site is about! We link to stuff, we don't tell you what to f*cking think!
justin: Sorry readers - yes we do - ignore Dave for now. Just to reiterate: We do tell you what to think.
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