Turkish Posted January 2 Posted January 2 5 hours ago, sadoldgit said: Absolutely 😂. Priceless. The point is that we all pay for things that we don’t use anymore. For example, I don’t use the public baths any more but I still pay towards them. I used them in the past. I used to go to school. I don’t any more but I still pay towards them. The BBC is just like that. It is a publicly owned broadcasting institution that is there for all to use as it when it wants, if it wants to. If you chose not to others in your household might want to, or your neighbours, or your relatives in another part of the country. Just like public ally owned swimming baths and schools. It isn’t just Eastenders or Radio 1. It is a publicly owned broadcasting platform that provides us all with a service whether we actually use it or not. Just like swimming baths. We as a society all benefit from things that we use, we use sometimes and things that we never actually use ourselves. The BBC is a part of the fabric of our society along with schools, swimming pools, waste collection, Trident nuclear weapons, street lights etc. Should blind people be exempt from paying towards street lights? Should I be exempt from paying towards nuclear weapons because I don’t agree with them? Would Duckie feel so aggrieved with the BBC if it was more like GB News? The BBC still produces quality programmes. If people choose not to watch them so be it, but it is still an important part of the fabric of this country and provides a service for us all if we want to take advantage of it. Just like swimming pools and other public services. Just like swimming pools, even if we don’t use them ourselves anymore, or never have used them, by paying towards them and their upkeep we are helping to enrich the experiences and opportunities of those in our society. If we all start to insist that we only pay for things that we personally use we end up in a society populated by people like Duckie, hypochondriac and the other usual suspects. Can you imagine what that would be like? If the BBC was funded from our taxes, would people complain as much about paying for it? Laughing and accusing other people of living in that past then cites that he isn't using the public baths anymore. You cant make this shit up 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡🤡
whelk Posted January 2 Posted January 2 I went out with a 10 pence piece this afternoon and hopped on a bus. Amazed firstly that there are no longer bus conductors and when I asked the driver for a ticket to the public baths he told me to fuck off. The rude cunt 2
Gloucester Saint Posted January 2 Posted January 2 17 minutes ago, whelk said: I went out with a 10 pence piece this afternoon and hopped on a bus. Amazed firstly that there are no longer bus conductors and when I asked the driver for a ticket to the public baths he told me to fuck off. The rude cunt Does anyone remember the old Central Swimming Baths and the underwater deep section as you went into the entrance?
Turkish Posted January 2 Posted January 2 1 minute ago, Gloucester Saint said: Does anyone remember the old Central Swimming Baths and the underwater deep section as you went into the entrance? Yes remember that. Always rumours of that fat kid whose stomach exploded when he did a belly flop and older kids putting razor blades stuck on with chewing gum on the hydrowhip flume. What birds are there in the bird aviary these days? Never minded paying for it even though i only really went to see if when i was hammered after being in Goblets. 1
The Kraken Posted January 2 Posted January 2 7 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said: Does anyone remember the old Central Swimming Baths and the underwater deep section as you went into the entrance? 5 metres deep if I recall correctly. Used to swim down and do moonies against the glass. I made it as high as the 5 metre board a few times but absolutely fuck the 10m board, me and heights don’t go well together. 2
whelk Posted January 2 Posted January 2 3 minutes ago, Turkish said: Always rumours of that fat kid whose stomach exploded when he did a belly flop Didn’t know he was fat but definitely folklore. Never went near the fifth diving board as a result 1
egg Posted January 2 Posted January 2 2 minutes ago, The Kraken said: 5 metres deep if I recall correctly. Used to swim down and do moonies against the glass. I made it as high as the 5 metre board a few times but absolutely fuck the 10m board, me and heights don’t go well together. 16ft I think, so about 5 m. I never went above the 3rd board. Too much of a wuss to go any higher.
whelk Posted January 2 Posted January 2 2 minutes ago, egg said: 16ft I think, so about 5 m. I never went above the 3rd board. Too much of a wuss to go any higher. Did anyone on Saintsweb make it past the third board?
badgerx16 Posted January 8 Posted January 8 Ever had an oops moment ? Phoebe Schecter on the BBC sports pages predictrs the NFL playoff games...... AFC - Los Angeles Chargers (5) at Houston Texans (4) I think the Chargers will take this. They're on fire and the Texans are on a downward slope...... 1
trousers Posted January 13 Posted January 13 All you've ever wanted to know about why the licence fee model is a good idea but were afraid to ask....
Winnersaint Posted January 14 Posted January 14 On 02/01/2025 at 19:32, The Kraken said: 5 metres deep if I recall correctly. Used to swim down and do moonies against the glass. I made it as high as the 5 metre board a few times but absolutely fuck the 10m board, me and heights don’t go well together. Me neither, and I got no further than the third board either. The boards weren't the most dangerous thing in the baths though, that was reserved for the thermo-nuclear soup or hot chocolate from the cafeteria vending machine. Sixpence a pop. 1
Winnersaint Posted January 14 Posted January 14 On 02/01/2025 at 19:29, Turkish said: hydrowhip flume. A flume, it had a flume? All we could do was go and swim, two pools and that was it. Even now I can remember the smell of chlorine as you got closer and closer to it and then when you got inside it was always knock out level.
Whitey Grandad Posted January 14 Posted January 14 40 minutes ago, Winnersaint said: A flume, it had a flume? All we could do was go and swim, two pools and that was it. Even now I can remember the smell of chlorine as you got closer and closer to it and then when you got inside it was always knock out level. Two pools and chlorine! Luxury! I bet it even had a roof on it. Ours was open air and filled direct from the sea complete with everything that was floating in it. 3
whelk Posted January 15 Posted January 15 Decent hosts https://news.sky.com/story/new-presenters-of-bbcs-match-of-the-day-announced-13288541 Kelly Cates scrubs up well for 49!
hypochondriac Posted January 15 Posted January 15 17 minutes ago, whelk said: Decent hosts https://news.sky.com/story/new-presenters-of-bbcs-match-of-the-day-announced-13288541 Kelly Cates scrubs up well for 49! No blacks. Some won't be happy. Pretty good hosts from my point of view. 2
Gloucester Saint Posted June 20 Posted June 20 No idea whether Naga Munchetty is guilty of bullying or not but does enjoy a good old fart on BBC Breakfast
Patrick Bateman Posted June 20 Posted June 20 5 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said: No idea whether Naga Munchetty is guilty of bullying or not but does enjoy a good old fart on BBC Breakfast BBC VERIFY ... (whatever) ... it was a guest, a baby that farted ... 1
Gloucester Saint Posted June 20 Posted June 20 1 minute ago, Patrick Bateman said: BBC VERIFY ... (whatever) ... it was a guest, a baby that farted ... several comments on there that it was a staged fart incident - made me laugh either way!
whelk Posted June 30 Posted June 30 So the BBC has a dedicated LGBT and Identity reporter. And they what report on all deaths of anyone gay, trans? Other identities? At risk of sounding all Daily Mail but why should a death of someone from drugs overdose need a ‘specialist’ reporter because of the way they lived their life?
Holmes_and_Watson Posted June 30 Posted June 30 3 hours ago, whelk said: So the BBC has a dedicated LGBT and Identity reporter. And they what report on all deaths of anyone gay, trans? Other identities? At risk of sounding all Daily Mail but why should a death of someone from drugs overdose need a ‘specialist’ reporter because of the way they lived their life? They also check pronouns on all reports, so pretty busy. 🙂
Weston Super Saint Posted Tuesday at 16:41 Posted Tuesday at 16:41 Gregg Wallace has been sacked as Masterchef presenter - I thought that had already happened to be fair! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cewgz0qw77lo Seems he was quite prolific with another 50 complaints! Quote Gregg Wallace has been sacked as MasterChef presenter as a result of an inquiry into alleged misconduct, BBC News understands. It comes as 50 more people have approached the BBC with fresh claims about the TV presenter - including allegations he groped one MasterChef worker and pulled his trousers down in front of another. Wallace denies the claims.
Gloucester Saint Posted Tuesday at 20:42 Posted Tuesday at 20:42 3 hours ago, Weston Super Saint said: Gregg Wallace has been sacked as Masterchef presenter - I thought that had already happened to be fair! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cewgz0qw77lo Seems he was quite prolific with another 50 complaints! Astonishing that he ever thought that was acceptable in the first place at work https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cewgz0qw77lo Even more astonishing Shine/Banjay and BBC production and other managers thought it was alright. 1
Holmes_and_Watson Posted Tuesday at 21:04 Posted Tuesday at 21:04 19 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said: Astonishing that he ever thought that was acceptable in the first place at work https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cewgz0qw77lo Even more astonishing Shine/Banjay and BBC production and other managers thought it was alright. Good to see that, after so many instances where they say lessons will be learned, the Beeb were quick of the mark here. Just the 14 years, with them already passing the buck to production companies. 3
Weston Super Saint Posted Thursday at 15:38 Posted Thursday at 15:38 Apparently he's not actually a poundshop Roger Mellie but is a creepy sex pest because he has autism. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx24lxl85wyo Quote Former MasterChef host Gregg Wallace is facing criticism from charities and groups working with disabled people after he appeared to link claims of misconduct he is facing to his autism diagnosis.
badgerx16 Posted Thursday at 16:05 Posted Thursday at 16:05 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said: Apparently he's not actually a poundshop Roger Mellie but is a creepy sex pest because he has autism. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx24lxl85wyo Desperately grasping for a nebulous excuse to provide a convenient cover rather than owning his problem. This is insulting and stigmstising for genuinely autistic people. Edited Thursday at 16:07 by badgerx16 2
CB Fry Posted Thursday at 17:45 Posted Thursday at 17:45 Gregg didn't have autism until had the Covid jabs including the booster shots. DO YOU SEE WAKE UP 1
rallyboy Posted Thursday at 19:52 Posted Thursday at 19:52 He only started getting his genitals out after walking under a phone mast, now all the tofu-eating, Islington, remoaner wokerati are making out he's some sort of talentless seedy sex pest pervert who should be behind bars in the nonce wing of HMP Rapey. Poor bloke, his career ruined by fifty or sixty* jealous women. * figure may change. 2
Turkish Posted Friday at 09:20 Posted Friday at 09:20 The BBC coverage of the channel deal is pretty amusing, whilst the videos show 99% young men piling over each other to get into boats there was a lovely interview with two very young kids whose faces they didn't show telling the interview they really want to come to England so they can go to school and learn. 1
whelk Posted yesterday at 06:49 Posted yesterday at 06:49 21 hours ago, Turkish said: The BBC coverage of the channel deal is pretty amusing, whilst the videos show 99% young men piling over each other to get into boats there was a lovely interview with two very young kids whose faces they didn't show telling the interview they really want to come to England so they can go to school and learn. Should have asked one how fast do you plan on riding your e-bike on the pavement and do you know the UK has a Highway Code
Weston Super Saint Posted yesterday at 07:20 Posted yesterday at 07:20 30 minutes ago, whelk said: Should have asked one how fast do you plan on riding your e-bike on the pavement and do you know the UK has a Highway Code Did somebody say, 'Just Eat'?
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