Random musings and general banter.

Lord Helpus said:

Jeremy stated that insurance companies give discounts if a dash cam is fitted. In fact he was arguing with himself saying people had denied this but its true.

It isn't. Certainly if you buy a policy online there is no such question asked in my experience.

And the man gets so angry and defensive I find him quite unpleasant.

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They quoted a higher renewal for me BECAUSE of me intending to use a Nextbase dash-cam. Why? Risk of it being stolen from the vehicle. Regardless, a cheap, low-spec dash-cam isn’t going to make one positive iota to the cost of your motor insurance. More of their selling fantasies…

Muttley said:

I knew I remembered the square hoop! That was really funny, Leonard Rossiter's comic timing was impeccable.

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Leonard Rossiter was a comedy genius. His two greatest creations, Rupert Rigsby and Reggie Perrin are timeless classics.

I'm watching Rising Damp every night on That's TV and they remain hilarious. Yes the character was racist and sexist but the joke was always on him. His deluvery, mannerisms and timing were works of art.

He was a difficult prickly man off screen but that is often the case with perfectionists. I'd place him up there with Will Hay, Hancock and Cleese as one of our greatest comic actors.

galesgal57 said:

Ooh look! The drain unblocker and the socks, how original.

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He loves his plunger.

if I had a plunger
I'd plunge it in the morning
I'd plunge it in the evening
All over this land

Lord Helpus said:

Leonard Rossiter was a comedy genius. His two greatest creations, Rupert Rigsby and Reggie Perrin are timeless classics.

I'm watching Rising Damp every night on That's TV and they remain hilarious. Yes the character was racist and sexist but the joke was always on him. His deluvery, mannerisms and timing were works of art.

He was a difficult prickly man off screen but that is often the case with perfectionists. I'd place him up there with Will Hay, Hancock and Cleese as one of our greatest comic actors.
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I remember one episode where he's disputing the existence of the 'permissive society' - "permissive society, it doesn't exist! And I should know I've looked for it" That line always made me roar with laughter, again delivered with impeccable comic timing.

The irony with the character was that, although he was prejudiced and believed stereotypes about black people, I felt that Philip was the only person he could really talk to. He just lusted after Miss Jones, and Alan was very young.

Never tire of this particular piece of comedy brilliance….

Oh gawd Chipmunk Clitheroe Kid on with his klaxon. He’s dire or desperate for money of showing his mug on the telly.

Duke of Cheese said:

Never tire of this particular piece of comedy brilliance….

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Comedy gold.

Nothing to touch it now.

Battiola73 said:

Oh gawd Chipmunk Clitheroe Kid on with his klaxon. He’s dire or desperate for money of showing his mug on the telly.

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I thought he'd retired (from TV at least)

Duke of Cheese said:

Never tire of this particular piece of comedy brilliance….

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My dog was called Rigsby

There is virtually no humour nowadays. It is all this life experiences stuff told by box-ticking people who call themselves comedians. Comedians they ain’t. Rising Damp and other shows like it made you laugh. Quick hit gags and lots of visual comedy. The last show to do visual humour was Trigger Happy TV and that must be getting on for 20 years ago. Why visual humour got ditched, I’ll never know or understand.

Duke of Cheese said:

There is virtually no humour nowadays. It is all this life experiences stuff told by box-ticking people who call themselves comedians. Comedians they ain’t. Rising Damp and other shows like it made you laugh. Quick hit gags and lots of visual comedy. The last show to do visual humour was Trigger Happy TV and that must be getting on for 20 years ago. Why visual humour got ditched, I’ll never know or understand.

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I liked porridge as well - when comedy was good

HughTwo said:

Dr Jezza looks like he's going to keel over when he again goes tonto trying to flog yet another Duchump.
"It looks like a Cartier or a Tag - they're all made of the same materials. It is a £1750 watch, that's that you insure it for".

Night after night after night after night after night........they tells us not only are they flying out, not only are they selling out, not only will you miss out.
This isn't embroidering the facts or being economical with the truth - they're spouting massive whoppers

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"I'll explain again: I want to insure my Kia for the price of a brand new Porsche. They're all made of the same materials. Did I mention it also has a CRAPTEK dash cam with 0.2 megapixel camera in it, and there's a DuChump in the glove box?"

Love the they all sold out but we then found some more routine. Almost as convincing as the we got the price wrong one.

Ofthemasons doing one of his long, embroidered stories to sell a thermos flask for 9 quid.
"When I worked at a delivery place.........Steve, a lovely fellow......filled his flask with hot coffee......poured hot beverages hours later".
"Buy as many as you can"

Prices will go up to 25 quid when the cold weather arrives.

Hilarious watching him explain how a flask works.

What's next? "fresh air, it's flying out, breathe it in gang - only £5.99 a gulp, worth every pound and penny".

Mouthy Mike giving it the old:

"I'm telling ya, you'll need this flask at some time or anuver"

Some fool has just requested that he do a dance and - modestly - he says he might do one later.

For gawd sake don't encourage the cretinous clown.

Ofthemasons has been replying to shoals of emails again!

I didn't know anyone actually replied to those mails from Nigeria offering you a share of three million quid.

He doesn’t have a channel email address, does he? Least, not a publicly accessible one, I would imagine. How are these ‘thousands’ of people emailing him?

Duke of Cheese said:

He doesn’t have a channel email address, does he? Least, not a publicly accessible one, I would imagine. How are these ‘thousands’ of people emailing him?

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All these endless e-mails he (supposedly) gets from viewers asking about when this and that is coming back, like: Ideal World has a customer services team for that stuff, surely? And if they don't, why do viewers only seem to e-mail Mike? Why not Pedro, or Gen, or Dr Edwards?

And assuming these e-mails to Mike are real (which they aren't) why do viewers expect a presenter be on top of product orders and shipments and schedules when that's what IW's logistics and buyers are paid to sort out?

Cos the way Mike tells it, when he's not on screen he's liaising with the the buyers, the warehouse, and customer services to find out if the crate load of felt tips are en route, when the next lot of Nuebo's are returning from orbit, and hassling the boss to get another load of walking canes.

Probably manages the staff rotas too, eh. Hope he gets paid for all these other roles he takes on "in the business".

Like a lot of what these presenters spout, half of it doesn't hold up to logic when you actually think about what they're saying.

An error in the air fryer price, again . Lying ’s

Right,ok,I am a newbie ok?
And no,I am not ‘him’ in disguise….but I think I have just lost the will to live and past the point of no return! I have enjoyed reading this forum for a long time…and rather than laughing at these so called ‘presenters’ as I used to,I am now throwing imaginary things at the telly( rattan,canes,gammon you get the picture).
Watching the Patronizing Arrogant Sexist (PAS if you will) bald fella has just annoyed me so much( in my view anyway).

He was demonstrating another flask( not the renown smidge) and he actually said ‘it works using a vacuum of air’……not funny really but disgraceful! Mike,it’s either a vacuum or it’s air as the insulator!,,
Before that he demonstrated a screwdriver with bits and was extolling the virtues of paying more money for a decent product…and said ‘buy cheap buy twice’ … i sat on the edge of my seat waiting for this price… yes folks £7.99… and after these items I joined this forum.
It’s just not funny anymore. Very sad that they have no conscience,in my view,targeting probably vulnerable/maybe housebound people and living the high life.

I would make a crap salesman as I was born with a heart .
If it’s plastic with LED lights Ideal World will sell it…and as we speak the paper aeroplanes are flying out..

Rant over(for now)
Take note Muriel,Agatha,Gertrude,Edna (other old ladies names are available…) hang on.. Florence is in,Edith is in,Maude is in (in bed that is)

Sorry for long post. Now off my chest and hope to be a regular.
Love Duke,Hammy et al..and Herring! So funny