Magere Hein 1,400 Posted July 29, 2012 TV really has been shit since about 2003 IMO and its just gets worse and worse every year. IMO it's been shit since 1988. That year a third public TV channel was launched in the Netherlands. I proudly present Magere Hein's Conservation Law of Quality TV Time. My hypothesis is that, ever since the invention of TV, the amount of quality TV that's broadcast every week has been constant. Since that time the number of channels has increased by a factor of 1000 or more, and quality TV time is divided among all those channels. Therefore the odds are overwhelmingly that you'll miss it. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted July 30, 2012 TV really has been shit since about 2003 IMO and its just gets worse and worse every year. IMO it's been shit since 1988. That year a third public TV channel was launched in the Netherlands. I proudly present Magere Hein's Conservation Law of Quality TV Time. My hypothesis is that, ever since the invention of TV, the amount of quality TV that's broadcast every week has been constant. Since that time the number of channels has increased by a factor of 1000 or more, and quality TV time is divided among all those channels. Therefore the odds are overwhelmingly that you'll miss it. regards, Hein In the Uk there is no decent comedy anymore and everything is reality TV . I believe the Netherlands were the first to be infected with reality TV with endemol i think? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarolAnn 926 Posted August 13, 2012 Fourteen month old children who can climb out of their crib faster than you can put them in it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,571 Posted September 10, 2012 TV really has been shit since about 2003 IMO and its just gets worse and worse every year. IMO it's been shit since 1988. That year a third public TV channel was launched in the Netherlands. I proudly present Magere Hein's Conservation Law of Quality TV Time. My hypothesis is that, ever since the invention of TV, the amount of quality TV that's broadcast every week has been constant. Since that time the number of channels has increased by a factor of 1000 or more, and quality TV time is divided among all those channels. Therefore the odds are overwhelmingly that you'll miss it. regards, Hein In the Uk there is no decent comedy anymore and everything is reality TV . I believe the Netherlands were the first to be infected with reality TV with endemol i think? The funniest thing on TV at the moment in the UK is Horrible Histories and that is shoved out of the way on the CBBC channel. I am not the only person who thinks so because this show won the British Comedy award last year. YouTube any of the songs or Bob Dale and enjoy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted September 11, 2012 TV really has been shit since about 2003 IMO and its just gets worse and worse every year. IMO it's been shit since 1988. That year a third public TV channel was launched in the Netherlands. I proudly present Magere Hein's Conservation Law of Quality TV Time. My hypothesis is that, ever since the invention of TV, the amount of quality TV that's broadcast every week has been constant. Since that time the number of channels has increased by a factor of 1000 or more, and quality TV time is divided among all those channels. Therefore the odds are overwhelmingly that you'll miss it. regards, Hein In the Uk there is no decent comedy anymore and everything is reality TV . I believe the Netherlands were the first to be infected with reality TV with endemol i think? The funniest thing on TV at the moment in the UK is Horrible Histories and that is shoved out of the way on the CBBC channel. I am not the only person who thinks so because this show won the British Comedy award last year. YouTube any of the songs or Bob Dale and enjoy. Never watched it but i will check it out. I would also recommend 'breaking bad' very unique and amasing american show. One thing I would say if your going to watch breaking bad is don't do any research about it apart from maybe a quick summary about what the show is about. As it has alot of amasing twists and surprises along the way and the way the show has evolved by the end of the fifth season is remarkable. Though Breaking bad never even got a chance in the UK it was pushed to some secondary channel 5 channel and the last 3 seasons weren't even shown in the UK and the UK rights to the show weren't even expensive. IMO breaking bad is probably one of the best shows America has produced since the x files and consequently they were both worked on by Vince Gilligan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,571 Posted September 12, 2012 Fourteen month old children who can climb out of their crib faster than you can put them in it. Congratulations you have an active and intelligent child who is aware of thier surroundings and shows purpose in life. Surely you would rather this than an ignorant pudding of a baby. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted September 14, 2012 Fourteen month old children who can climb out of their crib faster than you can put them in it. Congratulations you have an active and intelligent child who is aware of thier surroundings and shows purpose in life. Surely you would rather this than an ignorant pudding of a baby. ....... Ignorant Pudding . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarolAnn 926 Posted September 25, 2012 Fourteen month old children who can climb out of their crib faster than you can put them in it. Congratulations you have an active and intelligent child who is aware of thier surroundings and shows purpose in life. Surely you would rather this than an ignorant pudding of a baby. He's my grandson. While I would generally agree with you, one of the problems with an active and intelligent child who shows purpose in life is that they fall on their heads on uncarpeted floors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted September 25, 2012 Fourteen month old children who can climb out of their crib faster than you can put them in it. Congratulations you have an active and intelligent child who is aware of thier surroundings and shows purpose in life. Surely you would rather this than an ignorant pudding of a baby. He's my grandson. While I would generally agree with you, one of the problems with an active and intelligent child who shows purpose in life is that they fall on their heads on uncarpeted floors. Perhaps the old chestnut of '' 'Mummy, mummy, why am I running around in a circle?' 'Shut up ye little bugger or I'll nail your other foot to the floor' '' was meant to be advice rather than a joke........... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted September 25, 2012 He's my grandson. While I would generally agree with you, one of the problems with an active and intelligent child who shows purpose in life is that they fall on their heads on uncarpeted floors. Since this is posted in a Good News topic: small children receive much less damage from falling on their heads than adults do, due to difference in size. To quote Stephen Gould: Kinetic energy, for example, increases as length raised to the fifth power. If a child half your height falls unsupported to the ground, its head will hit with not half, but only 1/32 the energy of yours in a similar fall. A child is protected more by its size than by a “soft” head. In return, we are protected from the physical force of its tantrums, for the child can strike with, not half, but only 1/32 of the energy we can muster.[1] This doesn't mean children won't get hurt when they fall. They'll certainly cry as if it's the end of the world, but probably they'll survive without lasting damage. [1] Stephen Jay Gould, Size and Shape, The immutable laws of design set limits on all organisms regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted September 25, 2012 Fourteen month old children who can climb out of their crib faster than you can put them in it. Congratulations you have an active and intelligent child who is aware of thier surroundings and shows purpose in life. Surely you would rather this than an ignorant pudding of a baby. He's my grandson. While I would generally agree with you, one of the problems with an active and intelligent child who shows purpose in life is that they fall on their heads on uncarpeted floors. Perhaps the old chestnut of '' 'Mummy, mummy, why am I running around in a circle?' 'Shut up ye little bugger or I'll nail your other foot to the floor' '' was meant to be advice rather than a joke........... Oh my gawd, times really are tough across the Pond CA, the poor little mite is gonna have to grow up in a carpetless environment. Will your Grandson have to go to school barefoot too? Yours LFN. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted September 25, 2012 He's my grandson. While I would generally agree with you, one of the problems with an active and intelligent child who shows purpose in life is that they fall on their heads on uncarpeted floors. Since this is posted in a Good News topic: small children receive much less damage from falling on their heads than adults do, due to difference in size. To quote Stephen Gould: Kinetic energy, for example, increases as length raised to the fifth power. If a child half your height falls unsupported to the ground, its head will hit with not half, but only 1/32 the energy of yours in a similar fall. A child is protected more by its size than by a “soft” head. In return, we are protected from the physical force of its tantrums, for the child can strike with, not half, but only 1/32 of the energy we can muster.[1] This doesn't mean children won't get hurt when they fall. They'll certainly cry as if it's the end of the world, but probably they'll survive without lasting damage. [1] Stephen Jay Gould, Size and Shape, The immutable laws of design set limits on all organisms regards, Hein It is to the good that this forum is not as visible as,maybe,One Directions website or Autotrader as Im certain the above post, should it have gained a far greater audience, would have had every Chav mother from Bristol to Manchester testing this scientific fact out by dropping young Kai and Tulisa out of their 5th floor Flat windows. Im guessing, if its all true, Verne Troyer is fucking bullet proof, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted September 25, 2012 If you let your unsupervised infant wander out in front of a full speed Usain Bolt there is a 70% chance of death! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotten Ali 600 Posted September 25, 2012 It is the case that they tend to bounce. But you still have to be careful and an expert risk assessor. My best regards to One Shot Paddy. He'll of a task to begin. To me (7, nearly 8 years into this sentence) it feels like another lifetime of effort. Best to take it one day at a time and with the rule of thumb... Good is good enough... No point obsessing about any detail. It all works out in time. Time...like I say... So many years gone... So many more to come... We can but hope. Advice for the next 6 months... E.A.S.Y. Eat Active Sleep Your time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted September 25, 2012 He's my grandson. While I would generally agree with you, one of the problems with an active and intelligent child who shows purpose in life is that they fall on their heads on uncarpeted floors. Since this is posted in a Good News topic: small children receive much less damage from falling on their heads than adults do, due to difference in size. To quote Stephen Gould: Kinetic energy, for example, increases as length raised to the fifth power. If a child half your height falls unsupported to the ground, its head will hit with not half, but only 1/32 the energy of yours in a similar fall. A child is protected more by its size than by a “soft” head. In return, we are protected from the physical force of its tantrums, for the child can strike with, not half, but only 1/32 of the energy we can muster.[1] This doesn't mean children won't get hurt when they fall. They'll certainly cry as if it's the end of the world, but probably they'll survive without lasting damage. [1] Stephen Jay Gould, Size and Shape, The immutable laws of design set limits on all organisms regards, Hein It is to the good that this forum is not as visible as,maybe,One Directions website or Autotrader as Im certain the above post, should it have gained a far greater audience, would have had every Chav mother from Bristol to Manchester testing this scientific fact out by dropping young Kai and Tulisa out of their 5th floor Flat windows. Im guessing, if its all true, Verne Troyer is fucking bullet proof, right? You talk complete bollocks. There are no chavs in Bristol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted September 26, 2012 He's my grandson. While I would generally agree with you, one of the problems with an active and intelligent child who shows purpose in life is that they fall on their heads on uncarpeted floors. Since this is posted in a Good News topic: small children receive much less damage from falling on their heads than adults do, due to difference in size. To quote Stephen Gould: Kinetic energy, for example, increases as length raised to the fifth power. If a child half your height falls unsupported to the ground, its head will hit with not half, but only 1/32 the energy of yours in a similar fall. A child is protected more by its size than by a “soft” head. In return, we are protected from the physical force of its tantrums, for the child can strike with, not half, but only 1/32 of the energy we can muster.[1] This doesn't mean children won't get hurt when they fall. They'll certainly cry as if it's the end of the world, but probably they'll survive without lasting damage. [1] Stephen Jay Gould, Size and Shape, The immutable laws of design set limits on all organisms regards, Hein It is to the good that this forum is not as visible as,maybe,One Directions website or Autotrader as Im certain the above post, should it have gained a far greater audience, would have had every Chav mother from Bristol to Manchester testing this scientific fact out by dropping young Kai and Tulisa out of their 5th floor Flat windows. Im guessing, if its all true, Verne Troyer is fucking bullet proof, right? You talk complete bollocks. There are no chavs in Bristol. Fuck, you are quite correct. I meant to say Trowbridge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted September 27, 2012 He's my grandson. While I would generally agree with you, one of the problems with an active and intelligent child who shows purpose in life is that they fall on their heads on uncarpeted floors. Since this is posted in a Good News topic: small children receive much less damage from falling on their heads than adults do, due to difference in size. To quote Stephen Gould: Kinetic energy, for example, increases as length raised to the fifth power. If a child half your height falls unsupported to the ground, its head will hit with not half, but only 1/32 the energy of yours in a similar fall. A child is protected more by its size than by a “soft” head. In return, we are protected from the physical force of its tantrums, for the child can strike with, not half, but only 1/32 of the energy we can muster.[1] This doesn't mean children won't get hurt when they fall. They'll certainly cry as if it's the end of the world, but probably they'll survive without lasting damage. [1] Stephen Jay Gould, Size and Shape, The immutable laws of design set limits on all organisms regards, Hein It is to the good that this forum is not as visible as,maybe,One Directions website or Autotrader as Im certain the above post, should it have gained a far greater audience, would have had every Chav mother from Bristol to Manchester testing this scientific fact out by dropping young Kai and Tulisa out of their 5th floor Flat windows. Im guessing, if its all true, Verne Troyer is fucking bullet proof, right? You talk complete bollocks. There are no chavs in Bristol. Fuck, you are quite correct. I meant to say Trowbridge. Bastard! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted October 11, 2012 Fucking gastric manflu. And I'm not even a man. And I'm supposed to be going away tomorrow for the weekend. Bastards. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted October 11, 2012 Fucking gastric manflu. And I'm not even a man. And I'm supposed to be going away tomorrow for the weekend. Bastards. Stop whinging and look at it another way, you can infect every other fucker you come into contact with. Why should you suffer alone? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted October 12, 2012 Fucking gastric manflu. And I'm not even a man. And I'm supposed to be going away tomorrow for the weekend. Bastards. Stop whinging and look at it another way, you can infect every other fucker you come into contact with. Why should you suffer alone? I bloody well WILL whinge. I could have had it ANY WEEKEND OF THE FUCKING YEAR and I get it THIS WEEKEND. I'm off to sit in a field in Kent for two days, so I'm sure ALL THE FUCKING RAIN AND WIND will cure me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted October 12, 2012 Fucking gastric manflu. And I'm not even a man. And I'm supposed to be going away tomorrow for the weekend. Bastards. Stop whinging and look at it another way, you can infect every other fucker you come into contact with. Why should you suffer alone? I bloody well WILL whinge. I could have had it ANY WEEKEND OF THE FUCKING YEAR and I get it THIS WEEKEND. I'm off to sit in a field in Kent for two days, so I'm sure ALL THE FUCKING RAIN AND WIND will cure me. All I can say is thank fuck for that, its my eyesight thats going. I though id read that you were off to SHIT in a field in Kent for two days. Take some imodium, just incase. PS: Have fun Lardy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted October 13, 2012 I though id read that you were off to SHIT in a field in Kent for two days. I guess that when you're in Kent you grab any opportunity for amusement. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Grendel 139 Posted October 13, 2012 I am sure it has been added to this thread before, but can I put cancer, specifically cancer in kids into Room 101. I got a message from a very close friend this morning, her daughter has cancer and at 14 years old is now facing surgery and chemo. Life is so, so cruel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted October 15, 2012 I though id read that you were off to SHIT in a field in Kent for two days. I guess that when you're in Kent you grab any opportunity for amusement. regards, Hein Well, it's quite funny that the topic of shitting in Kent should have come up while I was away - to cut a long story short - for our long weekend at Brands Hatch for the British Superbikes we stayed at Maidstone Central Travelodge which is, quite literally, a SHIT HOLE. We did not see hide nor hair of a cleaner for three days, and being as we'd lived on takeaway and vastly overpriced beer the whole time, our bowels were not in the best of moods, so, at the risk of providing you with Too Much Information - the bog was not cleaned for three days, and it looked like the start/finish straight at Brands. Rubbish wasn't collected, bed wasn't made, towels weren't replaced, dirty cups not replaced, no tea/coffee left. Also, the manager is a twat - there was a systems problem which meant all the keys for the doors would not work - in order to rectify this, they left a message on our bed to come to reception to sort it out - uh, excuse me for being thick, but if our key won't work, HOW THE FUCK ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GET THE MESSAGE YOU LEFT IN OUR ROOM TO COME TO RECEPTION TO FIX IT? He sounded exactly like Kenny Everett doing Reg Prescott as well, the fucking muppet. So, in summary - do not stay at Maidstone Central Travelodge. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted October 15, 2012 I though id read that you were off to SHIT in a field in Kent for two days. I guess that when you're in Kent you grab any opportunity for amusement. regards, Hein Well, it's quite funny that the topic of shitting in Kent should have come up while I was away - to cut a long story short - for our long weekend at Brands Hatch for the British Superbikes we stayed at Maidstone Central Travelodge which is, quite literally, a SHIT HOLE. We did not see hide nor hair of a cleaner for three days, and being as we'd lived on takeaway and vastly overpriced beer the whole time, our bowels were not in the best of moods, so, at the risk of providing you with Too Much Information - the bog was not cleaned for three days, and it looked like the start/finish straight at Brands. Rubbish wasn't collected, bed wasn't made, towels weren't replaced, dirty cups not replaced, no tea/coffee left. Also, the manager is a twat - there was a systems problem which meant all the keys for the doors would not work - in order to rectify this, they left a message on our bed to come to reception to sort it out - uh, excuse me for being thick, but if our key won't work, HOW THE FUCK ARE WE SUPPOSED TO GET THE MESSAGE YOU LEFT IN OUR ROOM TO COME TO RECEPTION TO FIX IT? He sounded exactly like Kenny Everett doing Reg Prescott as well, the fucking muppet. So, in summary - do not stay at Maidstone Central Travelodge. Oh dear! Well thats fucked it, i wont be eating that chocolate swiss roll anytime soon now.... Travelodge are the creme de la creme of crap holes. You pay top dollar for utter shite. Anyway, apart from all that, did you have a good time Lardy? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
