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[J Tourettes]

Could be worse. Someone could have mentioned Gavin and Stacey. Or The Royle Family.



Supergrass and Manics > all other British bands in 90s

Meh, Manics lost it after Everything Must Go.

 

[CHEEZMO™]

Also, necessary viewing is BrassEye. Shame it ended. It would be perfect these days.

Paging Dabanton.

 

[Pookmunki]

People dislike the Royle Family?

It's probably in the top 10 of UK TV shows...ever! Fantastic, touching, funny and honest.

I saw it for what it essentially was - Only Fools planted into a different region.

"Ah look how cockeney, poor and scampish they are"
Vs
"Ah look how quaint, poor and northern they are"

Gavin and Stacy is the noughties equiv.

Best family based sitcom is Steptoe and Son.

 

[Bernbaum]

Australian living in the UK.

Marmite aint a scratch on Vegemite.

 

[StealthGoblin]

Paging Dabanton.

I actually remembered that crazy fucking Fox Hunting graph in the staff room the other day and burst out laughing in front of about twelve people.

Only Brass Eye could get away with having a 'Paedophile special'.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Where do you live: Crawley
Where are you from: Surrey
Occupation: Intellectual Property Solicitor
University: Bath University (Sociology) & UWE (Law conversion and LPC)
Sports team of choice: Manchester United
Current political party of choice: I veer left
Barm, batch, cob or bun: I have no fucking idea what this is. It sounds northern.
Favourite (current) UK TV show: lol
Oasis or Blur: Blur if I'm forced to pick

 

[Indrid Cold1]

Also, necessary viewing is BrassEye. Shame it ended. It would be perfect these days.

Your talking nonce sense

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

I actually remembered that crazy fucking Fox Hunting graph in the staff room the other day and burst out laughing in front of about twelve people.

Only Brass Eye could get away with having a 'Paedophile special'.

Best graph:

 

[Pookmunki]

TNA Wrestling is at the Ice Arena tonight and I think I contracted Hulkamania as I walked past.

Anyone know a cure?

 

[scarybore]

http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/top/

Oh, and that Royle Family came behind shite such as One Foot in the Grave, Vicar of Dibley, The Good Life, Keeping Up Appearances and Absolutely Fabulous shows home county cunts have no taste in TV

In fact, pop Phoenix Nights in the top 10 too.

Open All Hours at number 8? Horrifying.

I actually remembered that crazy fucking Fox Hunting graph in the staff room the other day and burst out laughing in front of about twelve people.

You've no idea how long I've waited to use that gif.

 

[Casual Gamera]

Where do you live: Reading

Where are you from: Blackpool

Occupation: IT Support

University: (the now defunct) University of Humberside.

Sports team of choice: Blackpool FC (Seasiders!) even though I don't like football.

Current political party of choice: Labour I suppose.

Barm, batch, cob or bun: Barm

Favourite (current) UK TV show: Errr....Misfits, One Born is brilliant too and often makes me go all a bit teary. Anything Iannucci or Brooker.

Oasis or Blur: Proud Northerner says it should be Oasis but Blur The Stone Roses.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Seriously though, is "Barm, batch, cob or bun" northern code for illicit sexual encounters? Like "daisy-birding" or "Mrs. Higgins's curiously malformed trout"?

 

[Bernbaum]

Hey Reading. I've gotten drunk there.

 

[Lear]

Where do you live: Oxford
Where are you from: Birmingham
Occupation: Student
University: Oxford
Sports team of choice: No sport for me please, I'm a homosexual.
Current political party of choice: Labour, I suppose. Voted Lib Dem at the last election though.
Barm, batch, cob or bun: Cob
Favourite (current) UK TV show: Sherlock, I suppose. I don't really watch much TV these days.
Oasis or Blur: Kate Bush

 

[Bucket Mouse]

Where do you live: Staffordshire
Where are you from: Staffordshire
Occupation: Communications Department
University: I went to Leicester. Lived there for 3 years.
Sports team of choice: When I watch a good game of football I enjoy it, but this is very rare. On average, will play FIFA with mates about once a year. Dislike the culture intensely, do not support any team and I couldn't name any players other than the "big" ones.
Current political party of choice: It's difficult saying I don't care without sounding cynical and/or uninformed, but I don't care.
Barm, batch, cob or bun: BAP, you freaks.
Favourite (current) UK TV show: Haven't watched any English TV of note for years, unless Sherlock counts. Life on Mars was a great show I would be proud to represent British TV, frankly baffled by the (inter)national appeal of Doctor Who. As for comedies- Fawlty Towers, Only Fools and Horses, One Foot In The Grave, Blackadder, The Office, Python- these are all classic and we should be proud of them.
Oasis or Blur: Like a bit of both, but prefer The Stone Roses to Oasis and The Kinks to Blur. And I like The Beatles more than any of them.

 

[zomgbbqftw]

Seriously though, is "Barm, batch, cob or bun" northern code for illicit sexual encounters? Like "daisy-birding" or "Mrs. Higgins's curiously malformed trout"?

A type of bread.

 

[Cindres]

I was hoping we'd get our thread back!

Where do you live: Huddersfield/Newcastle
Where are you from: Huddersfield
Occupation: Student (Comp Sci)
University: Newcastle
Sports team of choice: Huddersfield Town, Huddersfield Giants, Newcastle United.
Current political party of choice: Green
Barm, batch, cob or bun: Bap, what the hell?
Favourite (current) UK TV show: Take Me Out (Yeah fuckit why not?)
Oasis or Blur: Blur.

 

[Xavien]

Where do you live: Peterborough
Where are you from: Dulwich, London
Occupation: IT Engineer/Run IT Business
University: Open University (Computer Science)
Sports team of choice: Don't give a shit
Current political party of choice: They all fucking suck (i veer far to the left)
Barm, batch, cob or bun: BUNNNNN
Favourite (current) UK TV show: Misfits i guess, i prefer watching US TV (like Broadwalk Empire etc)
Oasis or Blur: Don't give a shit

Australian living in the UK.

Marmite aint a scratch on Vegemite.

Thems fightin' words.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Meh, Manics lost it after Everything Must Go.

That still leaves that, The Holy Bible, Generation Terrorist and Gold Against Soul vs. everything Oasis or Blur did. My point stands firm!

 

[BGBW]

Wait, Masterchef already started? I have to catchup! I'm so out of touch with what is on tele.

Also why did iPlayer remove the video size options?

 

[Yami]

Evening UK Gaf.

Where do you live: West London.
Where are you from: Poole, down in sunny Dorset.
Occupation: Student.
University: Brunel.
Sports team of choice: LA Lakers (YEAAA)
Current political party of choice: lol
Barm, batch, cob or bun: bun?
Favourite (current) UK TV show: Don't really watch a lot of UK telly, but Take Me Out is a shitload of stupid fun.
Oasis or Blur: Blur.

Drinks anyone?

 

[J Tourettes]

That still leaves that, The Holy Bible, Generation Terrorist and Gold Against Soul vs. everything Oasis or Blur did. My point stands firm!

Fair enough, Holy Bible was a cracking album.

 

[killer_clank]

Where do you live: Glasgow
Where are you from: Stirling
Occupation: Student
University: Glasgow Uni (Computer Science)
Sports team of choice: Meh
Current political party of choice: SNP/Scottish Greens
Barm, batch, cob or bun: Roll
Favourite (current) UK TV show: Peep Show
Oasis or Blur: Oasis

Also why did iPlayer remove the video size options?

Cos they lowered the resolution big time, SD and HD. It sucks.

 

[Jill Sandwich]

Where do you live: Hull
Where are you from: Hull
Occupation: Library Assistant/IT Guy/Gym Receptionist
University: Humberside, now Lincoln
Sports team of choice: None
Current political party of choice: None
Barm, batch, cob or bun: Breadcake
Favourite (current) UK TV show: The Sky At Night
Oasis or Blur: Suede

 

[BlazingDarkness]

Oh I forgot to mention Luther, that's a damn good show, Series 2 is over but there's a third on the way

I also really enjoyed The Crimson Petal and the White and Great Expectations adaptions, they were pretty amazing

Basically the BBC doing their thing on all three counts

 

[mokeyjoe]

Blur.

 

[Songbird]

Whatever, I guess it was only a matter of time before I joined in.

Where do you live: Hull
Where are you from: Hull
Occupation: lol
University: lol
Sports team of choice: none
Current political party of choice: none
Barm, batch, cob or bun: Buttie
Favourite (current) UK TV show: none, I don't watch TV
Oasis or Blur: Blur

 

[JustAnotherOtaku]

Shit, now I want to watch Brass Eye again!

 

[Shiloa]

Where do you live: Lincoln
Where are you from: Hastings
Occupation: Student
University: Lincoln
Sports team of choice: Manchester United
Current political party of choice: None
Barm, batch, cob or bun: Bun
Favourite (current) UK TV show: Sherlock
Oasis or Blur: Blur

 

[Chinner]

urgh i know this is unfriendly but literally making the OP a list basically make the entire thread be a list thread.

 

[Songbird]

urgh i know this is unfriendly but literally making the OP a list basically make the entire thread be a list thread.

But what does UK GAF actually have to discuss? Very, very little.

 

[Chinner]

well no one is willing to open up. so i'll take the first step. obviously meadows is not manly enough to be emotionally open.

smokey dave what is your opinion on drugs and if so do you think they should be banned and if so should alcohol and fags be banned?

 

[daviyoung]

That's a good open question to get a discussion going.

 

[J Tourettes]

well no one is willing to open up. so i'll take the first step. obviously meadows is not manly enough to be emotionally open.

smokey dave what is your opinion on drugs and if so do you think they should be banned and if so should alcohol and fags be banned?

Homophobe.

 

[Psychotext]

Where do you live: Cardiff
Where are you from: Cardiff
Occupation: Self-Employed
University: Not telling
Sports team of choice: Red Bull Racing
Current political party of choice: They all seem like wankers to me right now. (Previously Labour)
Barm, batch, cob or bun: Cob
Favourite (current) UK TV show: Sherlock Holmes
Oasis or Blur: They're all cunts.

what is your opinion on drugs and if so do you think they should be banned and if so should alcohol and fags be banned?

Legalise drugs, ban alcohol, keep fags.

 

[CHEEZMO™]

I motion we discuss the low number of Burger Kings there are these days.

 

[Chinner]

I motion we discuss the low number of Burger Kings there are these days.

i quite like burger king i mean its a little bit more expensive than mcdonalds but you get bigger quantities and they put bacon on literally evrything.

 

[jufonuk]

Where do you live: South East London
Where are you from: Born in Madistone, but live in the South East of London all my life
Occupation: Television
University: Greenwich, then Canterbury Christ Church University
Sports team of choice: N/A not into football
Current political party of choice: Not really into politics
Barm, batch, cob or bun: Crusty Roll
Favourite (current) UK TV show: I watch all things but I am behind the curve, most current Pyschoville
Oasis or Blur: The Prodigy

 

[Guerrillas in the Mist]

Where do you live: Dundee
Where are you from: Perthshire
Occupation: Student/Scrounger (looking for part-time work currently)
University: Dundee University
Sports team of choice: Meh
Current political party of choice: SNP (but pro-union)
Barm, batch, cob or bun: Bun
Favourite (current) UK TV show: Sherlock
Oasis or Blur: Blur by a metric fuckton

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

I motion we discuss the low number of Burger Kings there are these days.

I'll get a Wimpy.

 

[killer_clank]

I motion we discuss the low number of Burger Kings there are these days.

It's terrible. Burger King was the shit in the 90's. The main one in my town closed down, now it's a council office.

 

[speculawyer]

I am not a UKer but I appreciate The Bugle podcast that 1/2 arises from the UK (more than half, really).

 

[Pookmunki]

i quite like burger king i mean its a little bit more expensive than mcdonalds but you get bigger quantities and they put bacon on literally evrything.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtURTBLuNtg

Do you deny that?

 

[CHEEZMO™]

It's terrible. Burger King was the shit in the 90's. The main one in my town closed down, now it's a council office.

The one in our town closed. Now the nearest is in Picadilly Gardens.

Fuck that noise.

 

[ghst]

I'll get a Wimpy.

gonna pick up a bender?

 

[jufonuk]

Nando's FTW

 

[Chinner]

nando's is something i can eat every couple of months. i mean i love chicken but that place gets old fast.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

gonna pick up a bender?

Topical:

http://www.wimpy.uk.com/news.asp?newsid=10

 

[killer_clank]

The one in our town closed. Now the nearest is in Picadilly Gardens.

Fuck that noise.

I can either go to the retail park one or the one at a service station. Both of which basically involve driving, and I don't have a car. Then you get there and a meal is like £7

Dark times.

 

[ghst]

i'm pretty sure nandos has a higher gross revenue than apple.

Topical:

http://www.wimpy.uk.com/news.asp?newsid=10

one of several sausages entered! several! that means at least three.