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I hate it all, but there must be more to hate than this...
I couldn't bare watching TV for over a week now, thanks to Children in need and all the spongers who keep try to sell me their records and dvds... I hope to start watching again, tomorrow, but I'm not looking forward to that...
20 Nov 2009
Henry Winkler, Fonzie (Happy Days) - Selling the Pantomime again and his books, this time on GM TV..
Dave Spiky - Is the Guest Sponger on "the Wright Stuff" - Channel 5 - selling his new DVD.
Tayler Swift - This Morning - Selling all, again, single, album, bullshit...
Little Boots on Loose Women - Selling everything - apparently she is collaborating with Gary Numan on a new song, who is a hero of hers (I don't know if its with or without his wig)... Seeing that even people my age don't know who he is, somehow I think she is trying to pull the wool over our eyes..
I did not know that, but she was a reject on one of these "Make Me A Superstar" TV program. Good to know that some people are honest and there is still some integrity out there...
We also have Jason Manford selling his new DVD on Loose Women... I've seen the man before, but I didn't think he was that funny... Apparently he Twitter's a lot - and its so sweet... Aaaaaaah... What a Twatter... Sorry...
Tonight is BBC "Children in Need" night, all z-lister spongers come out of the woodwork, trying to outdo each other, selling their wears and pretending to care... There are so many people, I really can't be arsed to watch or report on that...
Dave Spiky - Is the Guest Sponger on "the Wright Stuff" - Channel 5 - selling his new DVD.
Tayler Swift - This Morning - Selling all, again, single, album, bullshit...
Little Boots on Loose Women - Selling everything - apparently she is collaborating with Gary Numan on a new song, who is a hero of hers (I don't know if its with or without his wig)... Seeing that even people my age don't know who he is, somehow I think she is trying to pull the wool over our eyes..
I did not know that, but she was a reject on one of these "Make Me A Superstar" TV program. Good to know that some people are honest and there is still some integrity out there...
We also have Jason Manford selling his new DVD on Loose Women... I've seen the man before, but I didn't think he was that funny... Apparently he Twitter's a lot - and its so sweet... Aaaaaaah... What a Twatter... Sorry...
Tonight is BBC "Children in Need" night, all z-lister spongers come out of the woodwork, trying to outdo each other, selling their wears and pretending to care... There are so many people, I really can't be arsed to watch or report on that...
19 Nov 2009
BBC Breakfast - Harry Connick Jr. selling his new album... And being proud to be part of the BBC Children in Needs Appeal...
I'm not sure about all these Annual and Bi-Annual TV Charity Events - They show us all these washed out, so called Celebrity, parasites, urging us to donate what we can toward good causes, when the only thing they are giving is their TIME, and not much of that.. This year there is the "Around the World in 80 Days Race" That cost over £1,000,000.00 to do, Would it not have been better if they gave that money to charity direct, without farting about with z-class idiots...
This Morning - Jordan's Mum & Brother - keeping the dream alive...
Claire Danes selling her new movie, "Me and Orson Welles"
Gordon Brown selling bullshit, I really hate TV politics.
Alan Carr Selling Nativity the Movie..
Loose Women - Not so funny man - Ben Elton - Selling New book..
I'm not sure about all these Annual and Bi-Annual TV Charity Events - They show us all these washed out, so called Celebrity, parasites, urging us to donate what we can toward good causes, when the only thing they are giving is their TIME, and not much of that.. This year there is the "Around the World in 80 Days Race" That cost over £1,000,000.00 to do, Would it not have been better if they gave that money to charity direct, without farting about with z-class idiots...
This Morning - Jordan's Mum & Brother - keeping the dream alive...
Claire Danes selling her new movie, "Me and Orson Welles"
Gordon Brown selling bullshit, I really hate TV politics.
Alan Carr Selling Nativity the Movie..
Loose Women - Not so funny man - Ben Elton - Selling New book..
The Bank Of Horrors.. Part III
Finally, and after lots of hassle, I received my new shiny Credit Card, details of the story so far here and here.
As usual, they had a sticker on the Card asking to ring them and activate the card, so I did.
Robo Machine- Thank you for ringing Lloyds TSB, please key in or say your credit card number, now..
I knew that voice recognition is not all that its cracked to be, so I entered the number on the keypad - all went well there...
Robo Machine- Please key in or say your date of birth as a 6 digit number, for example... blah, blah, blah..
I entered the number, the machine did not accept it and asked to do it again, I did, the machine did not accept it again, this time it asked me to wait for a Customer Advisor (sounds very familiar) - so I wait, and wait and wait, listening to Green Bloody Sleeves...
Hello Mr. H... I will need to confirm a few security details with you...
Me thinking, here we go again... And we did. After 15 minutes of idle chat, I managed to get to exactly where I was before, I was unable to use the Credit Card again without my Photo ID, and the man had the cheeks to bloody try and sell me 4 different types of insurance.. Sentinel Card Protection Service, the New Bullshit ID Theft Insurance, the Third Party, Fire and Theft insurance and the Redundancy, Accident, whatever insurance, the Check Your Credit Report Insurance... I look at it this way, If I can't use the Credit Card myself, what chance has anybody else got..
As usual, they had a sticker on the Card asking to ring them and activate the card, so I did.
Robo Machine- Thank you for ringing Lloyds TSB, please key in or say your credit card number, now..
I knew that voice recognition is not all that its cracked to be, so I entered the number on the keypad - all went well there...
Robo Machine- Please key in or say your date of birth as a 6 digit number, for example... blah, blah, blah..
I entered the number, the machine did not accept it and asked to do it again, I did, the machine did not accept it again, this time it asked me to wait for a Customer Advisor (sounds very familiar) - so I wait, and wait and wait, listening to Green Bloody Sleeves...
Hello Mr. H... I will need to confirm a few security details with you...
Me thinking, here we go again... And we did. After 15 minutes of idle chat, I managed to get to exactly where I was before, I was unable to use the Credit Card again without my Photo ID, and the man had the cheeks to bloody try and sell me 4 different types of insurance.. Sentinel Card Protection Service, the New Bullshit ID Theft Insurance, the Third Party, Fire and Theft insurance and the Redundancy, Accident, whatever insurance, the Check Your Credit Report Insurance... I look at it this way, If I can't use the Credit Card myself, what chance has anybody else got..
18 Nov 2009
Sooooooo much photo touching going on, I think they had to pay double rate to get it looking like this, you can just imagine what the people doing the touching had to to say...
- I'm not a miracle worker Gov... Please, please, please don't let me do that...
The woman might have looked like that in 1900, but I know damn well, that she does not look like that now...
Sorry Janet, I'm just "Being Superficial".. That will be the title of your next book in the series.
And tonight on the Paul O'Grady Show - Channel 4 - we have - Jack Dee - Comedian, Selling his new Book for Christmas - Taylor Swift - Singer, Selling her new Single & Album - And Henry Winkler, Actor from "Happy Days", trying to sell his new book and tickets to a pantomime, he is doing, in Liverpool.
17 Nov 2009
I wasn't gonna bother writing again, but two things happened that changed my mind...
[1] Noddy Holder - from Slade - the man was on BBC Breakfast TV - trying to justify why they re-released their album again - "We decided, because of the ongoing recession, to re-release the album, so that we can lift the country out of it"..
I would have respected the man more, if he just told us the truth - we all need the money, and its nothing to do with anything else...
[2] I had the McDougalls Minced Beef & Onion Pie for my tea - all I can say about these, is "They are bloody awful".. Its like minced shit in a funky tasting pastry..
[1] Noddy Holder - from Slade - the man was on BBC Breakfast TV - trying to justify why they re-released their album again - "We decided, because of the ongoing recession, to re-release the album, so that we can lift the country out of it"..
I would have respected the man more, if he just told us the truth - we all need the money, and its nothing to do with anything else...
[2] I had the McDougalls Minced Beef & Onion Pie for my tea - all I can say about these, is "They are bloody awful".. Its like minced shit in a funky tasting pastry..
eBay Feedback
These are actual feedback(s) I received from sellers on eBay. The translation is from http://babelfish.yahoo.com/
謝謝你，這次的交易順利又愉快！超棒買家！
Thanks you, this time transaction smooth is also happy! Ultra good buyer!
回應快、付款爽快，一流！謝謝！
Responds, the payment to be refreshed quickly, first-class! Thanks!
Try a sentence in your favorite translator, and then translate it back...And see what you get... It rarely makes any sense, and its always so different from what you start with, and if you feel adventurous, then why not do it twice...
I've decided to always leave feedback in Trad-Chinese from now, it just looks so cool...
I don't know what it means, but I'm sure it does mean something Good.
我不知道什么它意味，但是I' 肯定m它意味好事。
I'm sure it will make somebody's day, in China..
謝謝你，這次的交易順利又愉快！超棒買家！
Thanks you, this time transaction smooth is also happy! Ultra good buyer!
回應快、付款爽快，一流！謝謝！
Responds, the payment to be refreshed quickly, first-class! Thanks!
Try a sentence in your favorite translator, and then translate it back...And see what you get... It rarely makes any sense, and its always so different from what you start with, and if you feel adventurous, then why not do it twice...
I've decided to always leave feedback in Trad-Chinese from now, it just looks so cool...
I don't know what it means, but I'm sure it does mean something Good.
我不知道什么它意味，但是I' 肯定m它意味好事。
I'm sure it will make somebody's day, in China..
16 Nov 2009
The Cattle Market
I noticed that This Morning - ITV - have gone one better than the Paul O'grady Show - While he shows animals that need new homes. This Morning are showing Kids looking for new homes and new adoptive parents.
I'm sure its a very good cause, but if you manage to convince one of these Celebrities to adopt somebody from here, instead of having them all queuing up for Kids from Africa or Outer Mongolia, then you would probably solve the problem...
I always thought that humans are not a, for sale, commodity. But obviously, I was wrong..
I'm sure its a very good cause, but if you manage to convince one of these Celebrities to adopt somebody from here, instead of having them all queuing up for Kids from Africa or Outer Mongolia, then you would probably solve the problem...
I always thought that humans are not a, for sale, commodity. But obviously, I was wrong..
TV Politics..
I watch TV a lot, and if there is one thing that I've noticed over the past few years, it is, Today's politician's lack of Backbone - They are all running scared from one crisis to another - They do not want to solve or face problems unless these are shown on TV. They just go with the flow and hope for the best, and as long as the TV and Media are happy, then there are no problems and the country can run itself....
I can't even watch GM TV or This Morning, without being interrupted by the Prime Minister or the Leader of the Opposition popping in and out of the studio every five minutes. Telling us what they are doing or planning to do with the latest fad and whether they are an X Factor or a Strictly fan... Its getting very tiresome and annoying... I'm sure soon all elections will be run by Simon Cowell with a phone only vote.
Entry question: Who do you want to Run the Country. (Eligible entries will be entered into a draw to win an iPod).
Opening/closing date & time: Competition opens as stated in programme and closes on 3rd June 2010 at 10.00 p.m. Entries made after closing time will not be entered into the competition but may still be charged.
Draw date: within 12 hours of closing date.
Method & cost of entry:
PRTS Phone - call 09xxx xxx xxx and follow instructions; up to 5 entries per household. Each call costs £1.00 from BT landlines. Calls from other networks may be higher and from mobiles will be considerably more. SMS text – to 83xxx along with your answer; up to 5 entries per household. Each text costs £1.00 plus one standard network rate message. Red Button – where available, cable and digital satellite viewers press the red button on their remote; up to 5 entries per household. Each red button entry costs £1.00. Online – go to www.electaleader.gov.uk and follow instructions; up to 5 entries per household. There is no charge for online entries.
There is no entry via email or post. Entries on behalf of another person are void. Entries over the maximum number of entries or entries made or received after the closing time or which are incomplete, misspelt, inaudible, incomprehensible or not received are void and will not be entered into the competition but may still be charged.
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I can't even watch GM TV or This Morning, without being interrupted by the Prime Minister or the Leader of the Opposition popping in and out of the studio every five minutes. Telling us what they are doing or planning to do with the latest fad and whether they are an X Factor or a Strictly fan... Its getting very tiresome and annoying... I'm sure soon all elections will be run by Simon Cowell with a phone only vote.
Entry question: Who do you want to Run the Country. (Eligible entries will be entered into a draw to win an iPod).
Opening/closing date & time: Competition opens as stated in programme and closes on 3rd June 2010 at 10.00 p.m. Entries made after closing time will not be entered into the competition but may still be charged.
Draw date: within 12 hours of closing date.
Method & cost of entry:
PRTS Phone - call 09xxx xxx xxx and follow instructions; up to 5 entries per household. Each call costs £1.00 from BT landlines. Calls from other networks may be higher and from mobiles will be considerably more. SMS text – to 83xxx along with your answer; up to 5 entries per household. Each text costs £1.00 plus one standard network rate message. Red Button – where available, cable and digital satellite viewers press the red button on their remote; up to 5 entries per household. Each red button entry costs £1.00. Online – go to www.electaleader.gov.uk and follow instructions; up to 5 entries per household. There is no charge for online entries.
There is no entry via email or post. Entries on behalf of another person are void. Entries over the maximum number of entries or entries made or received after the closing time or which are incomplete, misspelt, inaudible, incomprehensible or not received are void and will not be entered into the competition but may still be charged.
General Competition Terms and Conditions apply.
13 Nov 2009
On BBC Breakfast TV today , we have Justin Lee Collins selling his New Autobiography "Tosser" or something like that, I was wondering, how long will it be before I see him on the TV peddling his wares, apparently, not very long - and as usual, he did not disappoint.Oren Peli - Director of Paranormal Activity - Selling the Movie - It's on tonight, Friday the 13th - in over 400 Cinemas across the land..
JLS on Breakfast TV - selling the new Single and Album, Simon Cowell is cracking the whip again, everybody under his belt has to perform and Sell, Sell, Sell during the season of Goodwill or else... Dance Monkey, Dance...
Hilary Swank whoever she is - selling her new movie about Amelia Earhart - I'm sure this nostalgic flick will be a great success in the future, in around 200 years from now.
On GM TV today, we have Jayne Torvill - trying to sell the New series of Dancing on Ice, and the Tour and the "New DVD", just in case you've missed some of the moves.. Mr. Christopher Dean could not be arsed getting up this early, so she had to work doubly hard, for the both of them..
We also have Chico - who could forget "Chico Time" - on GM TV - talking about the X Factor - Selling his new Pantomime "Aladdin - in Darlington" - I think... Alas, that's what happens to the talent when the dust settles.. Get a months work every year, in Darlington, if you are lucky..
I hate it when there are too many people selling shit at the same time, it's very hard, before I even finished one sentence, there is somebody else trying to sell me something else.. Its like a sensory overload..
On Loose Women - ITV - Today, we have Johnny Vegas selling his new stand-up DVD and whatever else...
On North West Tonight, we have Ricky Gervais - selling something to something he's doing..
And tonight on the One Show - BBC 1 - we have Noddy Holder selling something to do with Slade and Christmas, he always seem to come out of the wood works, every year, around this time...
12 Nov 2009
This morning on GM TV - We have Michael Caine, selling his new movie "Harry Brown" - this is a bit like Dirty Harry, but in London - I'm sure its gonna be good, and he did it because the script and the story were so good, not like the many other Turkeys he was in, in the past.....
Leona Lewis is on GM TV as well, selling her New Book, Single and Album... Simon is cracking his whip and making sure everybody is doing there bit, or else....
We also have Jason Donavan and a Female Singer - trying to sell tickets to "War of The Worlds" - not many people buying tickets and we all need food (please), think of the children....
On BBC Breakfast we have - Hayley Sanderson - Strictly Come Dancing Singer - Selling her new Album - "Just Songs" - somehow I don't think she is making enough money on Strictly, because she only manged to wear half a skirt during the interview... And I don't know why but these words keep flashing in my head, Mutton, Dressed and Lamb ..
We also have Martine McCutcheon - An ex. East Enders, Z lister, actress - with a very short lived singing career, selling her new Novel. That woman's talent knows no bound... I think I'll buy this one now or wait for the Autobiography, which should be out within the next 2 weeks, and I will buy the pair...
And finally, we have Steve Martin - Comedian - Selling his new Movie and his new Banjo Album and UK tour.... He did sound good....
Leona Lewis is on GM TV as well, selling her New Book, Single and Album... Simon is cracking his whip and making sure everybody is doing there bit, or else....
We also have Jason Donavan and a Female Singer - trying to sell tickets to "War of The Worlds" - not many people buying tickets and we all need food (please), think of the children....
On BBC Breakfast we have - Hayley Sanderson - Strictly Come Dancing Singer - Selling her new Album - "Just Songs" - somehow I don't think she is making enough money on Strictly, because she only manged to wear half a skirt during the interview... And I don't know why but these words keep flashing in my head, Mutton, Dressed and Lamb ..
And finally, we have Steve Martin - Comedian - Selling his new Movie and his new Banjo Album and UK tour.... He did sound good....
Today's magic word...
Nepotism (nep⋅o⋅tism) is favouritism granted to relatives or friends, without regard to their merit The word nepotism is from the Latin word nepos (meaning "nephew" or "grandchild").
I'm sure this does not apply to people on TV nowadays, for the simple reason that these people have inherited the genius and talent genes from their parents, and they will, no doubt, pass these on to their siblings in due course, and everything else is just coincidental..
You might be talented, but without having the right connections, relatives, friends and genes, you are, and you will remain, a nothing...
I'm sure this does not apply to people on TV nowadays, for the simple reason that these people have inherited the genius and talent genes from their parents, and they will, no doubt, pass these on to their siblings in due course, and everything else is just coincidental..
You might be talented, but without having the right connections, relatives, friends and genes, you are, and you will remain, a nothing...
11 Nov 2009
On Breakfast TV - We have an actor selling 2012 - The Movie - The same movie that was slayed a day earlier, just last night, by Jonathan Ross on Film 2009 on BBC 1 - but well, what the heck...
We also have Susan Cash - Johnny Cash's Daughter - Selling her new album "The List" - She's got the right name for it..."Cash"...
On This Morning - We have Jamie Cullum selling his new album, single and everything else.
Dr. Christian Jessen - On loose Women - Selling his new book - a letter to your 16 year old self or some other bullshit...
We also have Myleene Class, which is a bit like Butter, spread thinly all over the place with no substance, selling her new show "Around The World in 80 Days" - even though this show is done for Charity, the interview is not, its just a reaffirmation that she is back.... Not bad for someone whos only claim to fame is, flashing boobs on a Reality TV show..
I'm not sure about all these Annual and Bi-Annual TV Charity Events - They show us all these washed out, so called Celebrity, parasites, urging us to donate what we can towards good causes, when the only thing they are giving is their TIME, and not much of that.. Last year there was a Trek up Mount Kilimanjaro and when they finished, one of the participant decided to hire a private jet, at the cost of over £50,000 for the return journey home... Would it not have been better if he gave that money to charity instead...
We also have Susan Cash - Johnny Cash's Daughter - Selling her new album "The List" - She's got the right name for it..."Cash"...
On This Morning - We have Jamie Cullum selling his new album, single and everything else.
Dr. Christian Jessen - On loose Women - Selling his new book - a letter to your 16 year old self or some other bullshit...
We also have Myleene Class, which is a bit like Butter, spread thinly all over the place with no substance, selling her new show "Around The World in 80 Days" - even though this show is done for Charity, the interview is not, its just a reaffirmation that she is back.... Not bad for someone whos only claim to fame is, flashing boobs on a Reality TV show..
I'm not sure about all these Annual and Bi-Annual TV Charity Events - They show us all these washed out, so called Celebrity, parasites, urging us to donate what we can towards good causes, when the only thing they are giving is their TIME, and not much of that.. Last year there was a Trek up Mount Kilimanjaro and when they finished, one of the participant decided to hire a private jet, at the cost of over £50,000 for the return journey home... Would it not have been better if he gave that money to charity instead...
10 Nov 2009
Graham Cole (Ex. The Bill Actor). - On BBC Breakfast - Selling His New Autobiography / Book - "On The Beat - My Story" - I remember few years back, they had "The Bill Toys" range out on sale, and because of the, almost non existent, demand, those were pulled off Toy Shop Shelves and Relegated to £ Shop Shelves across the nation... And believe me when I say, I know where this book is gonna end... 
We also have - Mariatu Kamara, Selling her new Book "Bite of the Mango"- This is written in collaboration with Susan McClelland, Its about how she was kidnapped when she was 12, by the Rebels in Sierra Leone, who were no more than Children themselves, how she was tortured and had both her hands cut off by the kidnappers, because it was usual to stop people from voting for anybody else... Although a moving story, and probably many of the culprits are now in power. This does not change the fact that she was one of the "Lucky Ones", by appearing in an "Oxfam Advert" - this, no doubt, had changed her life, but it did not end the Violence in Sierra Leone, nor help any of the "Forgotten" thousands who faced the same dilemma, and who have had to live with it every day - begging on the streets of "Freetown"...And on This Morning - ITV - we have "JLS", selling the new Album, Single and Book... I don't really know what else to say about the boys, apart from they are very nice boys;-)...
Serena Williams on This Morning, selling her new Book "Queen of the Court" - on Growing up, Playing Tennis, in the Ghetto and other bits... Wow, what a heart wrenching story..
We also have the Osmond's, Donny and Marie - Flogging the new program and Album... I think this album is a keeper, a winner or whatever...
And tonight on the Paul O'Grady Show - we have Omid Djalili - trying to get people to buy tickets for Oliver, the Musical - Ever since Rowan Atkinson left the show, things haven't been going very good in Theater Land...
We also have Martine McCutcheon - An ex. East Enders, Z lister, actress - with a very short lived singing career, selling her new Novel. That woman's talent knows no bound... I think I'll buy this one now or wait for the Autobiography, which should be out within the next 2 weeks, and I will get the pair...
09 Nov 2009
On This Morning - ITV - Today - we have Dara Ó Briain - Selling his new book again, "Tickling the English" - he is trying very, very hard - I've seen him on more shows than anybody else... Things must be bad in comedy land...
We also have Bon Jovi singing, this is nothing to do with the fact that the new "Rip-Off" tour is upon us and they would like to Maximize Profit by being on every TV show from here to Timbuktu. The different thing about this tour is, Bon Jovi decided to cut out the middle man "The Ticket Tout", and do it themselves.. They thought if there were stupid people about, who would pay over the odds, then who are they to stop them from being fans, and if these people pay others, "Over The Odds", then why not pay Bon Jovi "Over The Odds" instead...
And on Loose Women today, we have - Robbie Williams - selling his new single and trying to save his dwindling career - and gather momentum to kick start the big push again, especially after his disastrous X-Factor come back. Apparently he is a BIG FAN of the show (loose women) and watches it all the time, especially when you consider that he was living in LA for the past 4+ years... We all need money, but some of us have to work for it... I think after making it big in America (Robbie Who?), he thought he will conquer the UK once more...I'm sure some people will buy the record and the album. Me, I only buy things that are good (beside the few shockers), I heard the first 2 singles, and there is nothing that really grabs my attention, its all just the same as the old stuff, but poorer - bad vocals, incomprehensible lyrics, and a lot of pretentious crap, and as they say in Bolton, if its good enough, it will sell itself and you wouldn't need to crawl to every TV show under the sun trying your hardest to sell,sell, sell... I was gonna have a link to an honest review, instead I ask you to decide.. I my book, its a "Pirates of the Caribbean" Bad....
We also have Bon Jovi singing, this is nothing to do with the fact that the new "Rip-Off" tour is upon us and they would like to Maximize Profit by being on every TV show from here to Timbuktu. The different thing about this tour is, Bon Jovi decided to cut out the middle man "The Ticket Tout", and do it themselves.. They thought if there were stupid people about, who would pay over the odds, then who are they to stop them from being fans, and if these people pay others, "Over The Odds", then why not pay Bon Jovi "Over The Odds" instead...
And on Loose Women today, we have - Robbie Williams - selling his new single and trying to save his dwindling career - and gather momentum to kick start the big push again, especially after his disastrous X-Factor come back. Apparently he is a BIG FAN of the show (loose women) and watches it all the time, especially when you consider that he was living in LA for the past 4+ years... We all need money, but some of us have to work for it... I think after making it big in America (Robbie Who?), he thought he will conquer the UK once more...I'm sure some people will buy the record and the album. Me, I only buy things that are good (beside the few shockers), I heard the first 2 singles, and there is nothing that really grabs my attention, its all just the same as the old stuff, but poorer - bad vocals, incomprehensible lyrics, and a lot of pretentious crap, and as they say in Bolton, if its good enough, it will sell itself and you wouldn't need to crawl to every TV show under the sun trying your hardest to sell,sell, sell... I was gonna have a link to an honest review, instead I ask you to decide.. I my book, its a "Pirates of the Caribbean" Bad....
The Bank Of Horrors.. Part II
I didn't manage to get anywhere with the bank (from before), so I just ignored them, stopped using the offending Credit Card, and carried on paying the Credit Card Bills as usual... Few weeks later, I received a letter from the Credit Card issuer's with some Credit Card Cheques inside, asking me to SPEND, SPEND, SPEND - They usually send these when you don't use your Credit Card for a while - So I assumed, everything was back to normal, and to make sure - I phoned the bank and asked them about the Status of my Credit Card Account - They said, all is Hunky Dory - Everything is paid on time, I'm within my credit limit and they don't see anything wrong there - I asked, Can I use the Credit Card Then, and the Answer was an emphatic "YES".. I thanked them and hanged up...
The same week, I ordered something from an Internet Retailer "game.co.uk" - The payment was declined - So I phoned the bank, and I really wasn't very happy, I told them the story, and they said its nothing to do with them, its something to do with the Retailer's own Merchant and the way they carry out security checks ... I asked again, so can I use my Credit Card or Not - I'm not bothered if they've said yes or no, I just didn't want to look like an idiot each time I used it, and they said Yes - There is nothing wrong there..
A week later, I needed to buy something from the Internet, I placed an order on "ebuyer.co.uk", a website where I have used the same Credit Card in the past with no problems - Everything went according to plan - then there was the "Lloyds TSB" Verification, which I passed with flying colours... Everything seemed to be OK, A day later, I received an email from ebuyer, informing me that my Credit Card was Declined again..
So I phoned the Bank once again - Can you please tell me what's going on? If you don't want my Business, I really don't care - I will just take it somewhere else - I just need to know the reason why?, and when I ask whether I can or can't use it (the Credit Card), I need you to just tell me the truth instead of leaving me looking like a prat each time I order something..
Sorry Mr. .... , I will just discuss that with Credit Card Operations - Five minutes later, Sorry Mr. .... - apparently, there is a "Mark" on this Credit Card, we don't know what it is and we can't remove it... - So the only thing we can do is, for you to Destroy the existing Credit Card and we will issue you a new one - You'll receive that within 3 - 5 Days and your pin will follow shortly afterward - Thank you...
Thank you very much "Lloyds TSB", I just hope you use the correct date of birth this time...
The same week, I ordered something from an Internet Retailer "game.co.uk" - The payment was declined - So I phoned the bank, and I really wasn't very happy, I told them the story, and they said its nothing to do with them, its something to do with the Retailer's own Merchant and the way they carry out security checks ... I asked again, so can I use my Credit Card or Not - I'm not bothered if they've said yes or no, I just didn't want to look like an idiot each time I used it, and they said Yes - There is nothing wrong there..
A week later, I needed to buy something from the Internet, I placed an order on "ebuyer.co.uk", a website where I have used the same Credit Card in the past with no problems - Everything went according to plan - then there was the "Lloyds TSB" Verification, which I passed with flying colours... Everything seemed to be OK, A day later, I received an email from ebuyer, informing me that my Credit Card was Declined again..
So I phoned the Bank once again - Can you please tell me what's going on? If you don't want my Business, I really don't care - I will just take it somewhere else - I just need to know the reason why?, and when I ask whether I can or can't use it (the Credit Card), I need you to just tell me the truth instead of leaving me looking like a prat each time I order something..
Sorry Mr. .... , I will just discuss that with Credit Card Operations - Five minutes later, Sorry Mr. .... - apparently, there is a "Mark" on this Credit Card, we don't know what it is and we can't remove it... - So the only thing we can do is, for you to Destroy the existing Credit Card and we will issue you a new one - You'll receive that within 3 - 5 Days and your pin will follow shortly afterward - Thank you...
Thank you very much "Lloyds TSB", I just hope you use the correct date of birth this time...
The Devil's Box in The Corner...
Recession, what Recession - The devil's box in the corner telling us why we should buy another house, fix it, mix it, sell it, rent it and make lots of cash - then do the same once more,,, Again and again, till the Cows come home or the Shit hit the fan..
Everyone on TV was telling us how to make money by being savvy property developers, buying at auction, fixing, renting and adding to our portfolio, or selling for huge profit. I can name at least 10 TV shows that promised us that, complete with eternal health, wealth and happiness..
And by artificially stimulating demand, we managed to increase the value of property by so much, that people who need property, could no longer afford to buy or rent these...
And when it all hit the fan and things went so very, very bad , TV blamed others for the problems.. But shortly afterward, it started the cycle once again - showing us how to sell property in a recession..
Is there anything that devil's box can't do...
Everyone on TV was telling us how to make money by being savvy property developers, buying at auction, fixing, renting and adding to our portfolio, or selling for huge profit. I can name at least 10 TV shows that promised us that, complete with eternal health, wealth and happiness..
And by artificially stimulating demand, we managed to increase the value of property by so much, that people who need property, could no longer afford to buy or rent these...
Is there anything that devil's box can't do...
05 Nov 2009
Rory Brimner - On BBC Breakfast TV - Showing his emotional side, and talking about a new film to be shown on the BBC with regards to things he discovered about his father while making the program, Who Do You Think You Are, This film is sort of, a spin off.
Holly Johnson - (Frankie Goes To Hollywood) - Doing the rounds and selling the best of Frankie Goes To Hollywood, "Frankie Say Greatest" - I think he really needs the money, especially when you think of the amount of BOTOX this man uses - and his own new personal single, "dreams money can't buy" - I know this one will be very big...
Mr. New Tricks "Alan Something" - I don't know his name properly, selling a new Program " Garrow's Law".
Holly Johnson - (Frankie Goes To Hollywood) - Doing the rounds and selling the best of Frankie Goes To Hollywood, "Frankie Say Greatest" - I think he really needs the money, especially when you think of the amount of BOTOX this man uses - and his own new personal single, "dreams money can't buy" - I know this one will be very big...
Mr. New Tricks "Alan Something" - I don't know his name properly, selling a new Program " Garrow's Law".
06 Nov 2009
The Day after Bonfire Night - On BBC Breakfast Today - We have - Michael Winner - 70's / 80's Director - and Insurance Salesman - selling his new book, oh sorry, he was discussing his new book "Winners Dinners" - Ever since esure have dropped him in favor of a mouse, things haven't been the same - So please, please, please, buy the book...
Roger Taylor - From Queen - selling "Queen's - Absolute Greatest Hits" Album - I think they must have about 5 or 6 "Greatest Hits" albums by now... However, they do usually have a different Photo on the front cover and they have never ever called it "Absolute" - so this album must be different...
What is?
I keep hearing these terms, on Radio and TV - Guyliner, Chillax and some other new age shit.. What are they, what do they all mean... Well, fear not my middle age Chums, because help is at hand, so sit back and Chillax with your cup of latte and visit http://www.urbandictionary.com for all kind of different shit that nobody needs to know, or care about..
04 Nov 2009
The Family on BBC Breakfast Selling the new "The Family" Show on Channel 4..
Nora Jones on GM TV - Selling her new single - Chasing Pirates or there about - the girl just reminded me of Laura White- Too bloody slow...
This Morning - ITV - Sting - Selling his new Album and DVD - "If on a Winters Night".. Need some dough for some shaving foam. The songs were all made using traditional instruments (things that nobody has ever heard of), with a promise that they all will sound like shit...
We also have The Family Again, selling the new "The Family" TV show on This Morning..
Nora Jones on GM TV - Selling her new single - Chasing Pirates or there about - the girl just reminded me of Laura White- Too bloody slow...
This Morning - ITV - Sting - Selling his new Album and DVD - "If on a Winters Night".. Need some dough for some shaving foam. The songs were all made using traditional instruments (things that nobody has ever heard of), with a promise that they all will sound like shit...
We also have The Family Again, selling the new "The Family" TV show on This Morning..
03 Nov 2009
Anthony Horowitz - a TV writer - selling a new series, he's written - on ITV - Collision - and also plugging his new book - Alex Rider - something or other...
Director of "A Christmas Carol (3D)" - Robert Zemeckis - trying to sell his new movie - and talking about the new method of Cartoon making, "Performance Capture" - Need viewers please because otherwise, we will not be able to pay the rent or the money back to the Producers, and its too early for anybody else, more popular, to come and talk about it, so I have to do the dirty work...
I really don't care much for 3D movies, if its a good enough movie, it will find its way out, even if on toilet paper..
We also have Lawrence Dallaglio selling his Autobiography - RUGBY TALES - AKA - Blood, Sweat and Fear... I didn't watch much, because I don't care much for the man or what he has to say.. And also, Mr. James Ellroy - Selling his new Book "Blood's a Rover" - I didn't bother watching because they were showing a repeat of Frasier on Channel 4, so I decided to watch that instead..
And today on the Paul O'Grady Show - Channel 4 - We have Alexandra Burke, Selling her new Album and single and how the Song she sang was so dear and close to her heart, that she had to fight back the tears, you know what they say in Bolton, seeing that its so close to your heart, why not just keep it.. Apparently she now has another personality, Cheese Louise, I'm sure its nothing to do with the fact that Beyonce has the same thing "not the alter ego", which didn't seem to hurt her career..
We also have Richard Hammond (Top Gear), selling his old, new Autobiography again, I think - I couldn't be arsed watching the program in full, but I gathered that its a re-release of last years autobiography, but this time its hardback, or with a silly nose and mustache - I might be wrong here, but please don't sue..
And on the One Show tonight - BBC 1 - we have an Irish Comedian selling his new autobiography - I don't know his name, but I remember watching him on the Jonathan Ross show last Friday - There are so many titles out at the moment, these are more like annuals than autobiographies, and with so much choice out there, I really don't know what to buy, if any - I just can't wait to visit WHSmith.... Got the name, its Dara O Briain, and the book is called "Tickling the English"..
Sometime later, same day, and after visiting th WHSmith website. Bloody hell, even the Late Fred Dibnah has managed a new book "Did You Like That - In His Own Words". You can find that at all good bookshops, I can't wait for the sales and plugging tour...
Director of "A Christmas Carol (3D)" - Robert Zemeckis - trying to sell his new movie - and talking about the new method of Cartoon making, "Performance Capture" - Need viewers please because otherwise, we will not be able to pay the rent or the money back to the Producers, and its too early for anybody else, more popular, to come and talk about it, so I have to do the dirty work...
I really don't care much for 3D movies, if its a good enough movie, it will find its way out, even if on toilet paper..
We also have Lawrence Dallaglio selling his Autobiography - RUGBY TALES - AKA - Blood, Sweat and Fear... I didn't watch much, because I don't care much for the man or what he has to say.. And also, Mr. James Ellroy - Selling his new Book "Blood's a Rover" - I didn't bother watching because they were showing a repeat of Frasier on Channel 4, so I decided to watch that instead..
And today on the Paul O'Grady Show - Channel 4 - We have Alexandra Burke, Selling her new Album and single and how the Song she sang was so dear and close to her heart, that she had to fight back the tears, you know what they say in Bolton, seeing that its so close to your heart, why not just keep it.. Apparently she now has another personality, Cheese Louise, I'm sure its nothing to do with the fact that Beyonce has the same thing "not the alter ego", which didn't seem to hurt her career..
We also have Richard Hammond (Top Gear), selling his old, new Autobiography again, I think - I couldn't be arsed watching the program in full, but I gathered that its a re-release of last years autobiography, but this time its hardback, or with a silly nose and mustache - I might be wrong here, but please don't sue..
And on the One Show tonight - BBC 1 - we have an Irish Comedian selling his new autobiography - I don't know his name, but I remember watching him on the Jonathan Ross show last Friday - There are so many titles out at the moment, these are more like annuals than autobiographies, and with so much choice out there, I really don't know what to buy, if any - I just can't wait to visit WHSmith.... Got the name, its Dara O Briain, and the book is called "Tickling the English"..Sometime later, same day, and after visiting th WHSmith website. Bloody hell, even the Late Fred Dibnah has managed a new book "Did You Like That - In His Own Words". You can find that at all good bookshops, I can't wait for the sales and plugging tour...
02 Nov 2009
Today on BBC Breakfast we have, a very short plug (less than 5 seconds) for a new Charity Single - Supporting "Help For Heroes" - they said its performed by a host of Celebrities, and they showed a video snippet with all these Celebrities singing, and honestly, I didn't know any of them and I bet no one else would know who they were... Even though the cause is noble, I don't think these Z listers on the BBC would help further it..
Also on BBC Breakfast, we have Laura White - From Last Year's X Factor, selling her new Single and Album - I know it was early, but the girl just sounded so very special, somehow. You ask her something and you wait, and wait, and wait, and wait and then wait some more, then, a giggle followed by some incomprehensible babble..
We also have 2 people from the "Digital Theater" troupe - A new Digital Experience - an Internet Only Theater, for people on the go, you pay once and watch the Play forever (around 2 more weeks, if you are lucky) - As per usual, the, patronising, presenters thought it was a very good idea - but I know for a fact that they will never, ever, ever, order one of these Plays. The good news however is, the Theater is very big in the Cayman Islands... They've got a customer there.
I can't watch any more TV for now - I have to be somewhere else - so I get in the car, turn the Radio on, and drive - My Car's Radio is a bit shit (so is My Car, but that's another story) - I can only listen to 1 station, badly, because all the buttons on the Front Panel are not working, and when I say "Not Working", I mean really "Not Working" - you have to push the "Anti-Theft" front panel in, at a certain angle, twist, turn, pull, push, bang, bash, swear and twist again, and 5 minutes later, as if by magic, the Radio is ON - however, no other buttons will work, not the power, not the volume, not anything else. The thing is, I don't even know why they bothered about an "Anti-Theft" device, the damned Stereo has a bloody Cassette Tape Player, Yes, a Cassette Player, something that was top of the range in 1974 (I don't think anybody has seen or made one of these in over ten years) - As well as being a very crappy stereo and sounding tinny, it still managed, as a final act of defiance / vengeance, to eat my "Best of Barry White Tape" during a long trip to Bristol, so to cut a long story short, you drive, listen and hope for the best. The station the Radio is stuck on happened to be BBC Radio 1 - and to add insult to injury, the reception is really, really bad, this is because the Aerial was snapped 2 years earlier, when the car was being washed, inside one of those huge Car Wash machines, the one with massive rollers - I forgot to lower the Aerial and the Machine just snapped it off and spat it out...
Back to the story, I turned the Radio on and started driving, and who do I hear on the Radio, we have Jimmy Carr - the Annoying, Make-Up wearing (apparently, it called Guyliner or or something like that), and not So Funny (in my book) so called Comedian. Selling his new DVD. Last week, the same Jimmy Carr was in our bad books because of a very insensitive joke, about disabled troops.. Today, he is our darling hero, selling his new DVD, with the Sun shining from his @#$£...
We also have, on BBC Radio 1, David Walliams (not so funny comedian, Ex. Little Britain Fame) selling his new Children's Book - I'm sure he will, shortly, be doing the rounds on TV.. - I remember my daughter buying his previous Children's Book from the local Pound Shop - I'm sure this one will only be sold in top notch, bona fide, book shops (well, at least for the next couple of months), and then, no doubt, it will find its rightful place among other greats...I'm back - and on BBC Working Lunch, we have a 10 Minute advert for "JoJo Maman Bebe" about their Shops, Catalogue and Internet Business, what they sell and how good their stuff is, and how you will not be complete until you get something from there.. I even wanted to buy something from them, and I still don't know why... A case of the undeserving, giving the undeserved some free publicity. I really want to know, how to advertise for FREE on the BBC, who do I need to see, know, contact, befriend or sleep with... Life is very hard outside this Club, in the real world...
On Loose Women - ITV - We have Laura White again, doing her rounds - selling the new single and album - I can't bare watching that women again, If I do, I'm sure the interview would dumbin me..
There is also somebody else, his name is Martin, I think - trying to sell tickets to the Little Voice show - they are really trying hard, but still there is nobody watching - the problem is, they should have the show in the Cayman Islands instead of London...
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