aiieee, i do recall reports of him being unwell now, that's fucking rough
― john wahey (NickB), Saturday, 11 October 2014 21:19 (nine years ago) link
Clive James is wonderful.
― Chuck_Tatum, Saturday, 11 October 2014 21:23 (nine years ago) link
anyhow, last time i read any james, he was criticizing the bbc for not giving balanced coverage of climate change, not enough representation of the sceptical pov, that sort of thing iirc
― john wahey (NickB), Saturday, 11 October 2014 21:24 (nine years ago) link
Heaven forbid, good thing he's dying I guess
― Treeship, Saturday, 11 October 2014 21:28 (nine years ago) link
I've only said critical thing about CJ on this board and am not a fan. What I objected to here was people actively scouting out reasons to hate him and others by searching their name + "scandal." It just seems dumb.
I realize the irony of the NS only featuring white male voices in this issue though. Seems like a different issue than looking for reasons to hate the writers individually though.
― Treeship, Saturday, 11 October 2014 21:33 (nine years ago) link
the only person i've seen googling reasons to hate on this thread has actually been quite positive about half the list
― Chimp Arsons, Saturday, 11 October 2014 21:35 (nine years ago) link
tony parsons "cool guy"
About 11,700 results (0.30 seconds)
― soref, Saturday, 11 October 2014 21:37 (nine years ago) link
A Special Issue on the Great WhiteStraw Man
― Twist of Caliphate (Bob Six), Saturday, 11 October 2014 21:42 (nine years ago) link
don't be a boob treeship
― john wahey (NickB), Saturday, 11 October 2014 21:44 (nine years ago) link
The reason I was using search engines is to find out why on earth these people are so hated that they'd be lumped in with Parsons. I've seen some ridiculously over the top hate on this forum (sometimes even close to the style of Parsons) for people like Carey Mulligan and James Corden (maybe I'd have google to find out why). I'm just sceptical that all these people are worth that hate and wanted to say some nice things to balance it out.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 11 October 2014 21:48 (nine years ago) link
wow way to pick out two of the all time worst to compare to tbh
― local eire man (darraghmac), Saturday, 11 October 2014 21:50 (nine years ago) link
SEE YOU TRY TO PLAY THE BALANCE CARD BUT THEY SUCK YOU BACK IN
― Chimp Arsons, Saturday, 11 October 2014 21:52 (nine years ago) link
This is not a thread for saying nice things! (This is a thread for making spurious assumptions about the gender and race of the participants right now, but I'm finding that too funny to disabuse right now.)
― Jacques Lacan let me rock u; let me rock u, Jacques Lacan (Branwell with an N), Saturday, 11 October 2014 21:54 (nine years ago) link
i am wondering who'd have to be amongst this lot to comprehensively, no-questions prevail. corden seems a shout, and yet
― Ƹ༑Ʒ (imago), Saturday, 11 October 2014 21:54 (nine years ago) link
bush obv but not likely to be asked to weigh in on cutural issues in the uk now is he
alexei sayles my vote but i recognise that's not likely to fly on ilx
― local eire man (darraghmac), Saturday, 11 October 2014 21:57 (nine years ago) link
Rupert Murdoch?
― Jacques Lacan let me rock u; let me rock u, Jacques Lacan (Branwell with an N), Saturday, 11 October 2014 21:57 (nine years ago) link
rod liddle ftw
― john wahey (NickB), Saturday, 11 October 2014 21:58 (nine years ago) link
Hitler
― lool at the herrlich (wins), Saturday, 11 October 2014 21:59 (nine years ago) link
Stephen Fry
What I know about them right now: Corden annoys people. Carey Mulligan's acting ability is in question and she dates a guy from a band that lots of people don't like. Are they Ukip supporters too?
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 11 October 2014 21:59 (nine years ago) link
oh man fuck rod liddle
― local eire man (darraghmac), Saturday, 11 October 2014 22:00 (nine years ago) link
who would be on a US cover analogue? philip roth prob? franzen?
― Mordy, Saturday, 11 October 2014 22:00 (nine years ago) link
'corden annoys people, hitler had some dubious politics' you do realise this is the level of minimising yr guilty of there RAG
Wait I've got it: Morrissey
― Jacques Lacan let me rock u; let me rock u, Jacques Lacan (Branwell with an N), Saturday, 11 October 2014 22:03 (nine years ago) link
Hey now he's not well
― lool at the herrlich (wins), Saturday, 11 October 2014 22:03 (nine years ago) link
heh
― local eire man (darraghmac), Saturday, 11 October 2014 22:05 (nine years ago) link
whichever little piece of fucking shit comes out of the Amis scrotom next = literary genius, get the fucking Gillster to interview him :O=
― xelab, Saturday, 11 October 2014 22:07 (nine years ago) link
I still love Morrissey despite his often idiotic politics (including Ukip unfortunately), some other daft opinions, excessive negativity and his steep musical decline from the mid90s onward.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 11 October 2014 22:07 (nine years ago) link
robert do you ever feel you have too much love for the rest of the world
― Ƹ༑Ʒ (imago), Saturday, 11 October 2014 22:09 (nine years ago) link
;)
― Ƹ༑Ʒ (imago), Saturday, 11 October 2014 22:10 (nine years ago) link
I need reasons to not commit suicide. Excessive negativity feels cheap, annoying and self destructive.
Amis seems like the type of writer I'd like to completely dismiss but I often hear good things. I was surprised that Caitlin R Kiernan was quite a fan.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 11 October 2014 22:13 (nine years ago) link
But I confess I laughed my ass off at the Corden Hitler thing
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 11 October 2014 22:14 (nine years ago) link
Maaaaan, the sheer joy of hatred is the only thing that keeps me alive sometimes! (I mean that quite literally.)
― Jacques Lacan let me rock u; let me rock u, Jacques Lacan (Branwell with an N), Saturday, 11 October 2014 22:15 (nine years ago) link
:( sorry for assoff
― local eire man (darraghmac), Saturday, 11 October 2014 22:16 (nine years ago) link
without an ass u might have to shit thru ur scrotum like marty amis
― lool at the herrlich (wins), Saturday, 11 October 2014 22:18 (nine years ago) link
marty aims v carefully
― local eire man (darraghmac), Saturday, 11 October 2014 22:20 (nine years ago) link
My hate list
ParsonsG G@llowayMichae1 M00rePutinS Palin, Bush, McCainMichael Howard
There are probably more but I prefer to keep the list short
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 11 October 2014 22:21 (nine years ago) link
can see you've had run-ins with Michael Moore before dude, good idea to googleproof him
― Chimp Arsons, Saturday, 11 October 2014 22:24 (nine years ago) link
Never had run ins with anybody or their fans. Just being cautious.
Simon Cowell too.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 11 October 2014 22:25 (nine years ago) link
I was on a very anxious death-watch when I heard the tragic news of Marr nearly expiring on a rowing machine, I literally cried myself to sleep that night because I love him so much.
― xelab, Saturday, 11 October 2014 22:31 (nine years ago) link
Marr isn't the worst writer of history i've ever read but otoh i wdn't bother reading another of his books
― Chimp Arsons, Saturday, 11 October 2014 22:33 (nine years ago) link
I used some of his audiobooks when I was stopping smoking, wouldn't be interested in reading any of his shit whereas I have Schama stuff like Citizens queued up.
― xelab, Saturday, 11 October 2014 22:42 (nine years ago) link
I mean maybe it might be interesting but i really loathe the guy.
― xelab, Saturday, 11 October 2014 22:43 (nine years ago) link
Poor writing? The only dirt I know was the injunction he made about a relationship or something.
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 11 October 2014 22:46 (nine years ago) link
Matthew Parris, like years and years ago he used to be a Conservative MP and, in the middle of one of those periodic hatestorms about people on benefits (yes we had them even before 'THE DEFICIT') agreed to try to live on benefits for a month (or something), for some telly programme. Parris (who, lest anyone forget is supposedly on the left of the Tory Scumbag Spectrum) lasted about less than a week and then ran out of money and had to be bailed out by the film crew, he admitted that he had found it impossible to live on benefits but that it did not change his fundamental belief that the amount of benefits paid to subhumans was still to far too high. Shortly afterwards he had the good grace to resign as an MP and begin to make a lot more money as a journalist and columnist and I AM GAY and if you ever read any of his I AM GAY columns you will realise I AM GAY onc Tory vermin always Tory vermin I AM GAY.
― ... and a Martin Parr photo essay (Tom D.), Saturday, 11 October 2014 23:01 (nine years ago) link
Though, obviously, there are worse people on the list... but take yr pick of right wing wankers (that includes Clive James btw).
― ... and a Martin Parr photo essay (Tom D.), Saturday, 11 October 2014 23:04 (nine years ago) link
unusual way to come out tom but grats
― lool at the herrlich (wins), Saturday, 11 October 2014 23:04 (nine years ago) link
I hope I get as much mileage out of it Matthew Parris, that's all I can say
― ... and a Martin Parr photo essay (Tom D.), Saturday, 11 October 2014 23:05 (nine years ago) link
Maybe a lot of the other names I didn't recognise were people who have been on the Grumpy Old Men series
― Robert Adam Gilmour, Saturday, 11 October 2014 23:07 (nine years ago) link
xp I'm not matthew parris tom but ok
― lool at the herrlich (wins), Saturday, 11 October 2014 23:08 (nine years ago) link