media

over many years of watching, listening, reading and being subjected to utter drivel – i’ve decided to document my wild opinions on the exciting world of the media. i worked in radio and television a way back – so i’ve a bit of an idea of some of it. in fact some say i’m an expert in bullshit.

missing in action

Mar 17, 2011

missing in action {12}

ok dear reader, i’ve been away, away from the computer, but not from the major distractions placed before me. i haven’t posted for two days or commented on blogs or forums that normally catch my eye… for that i apologise. ego the size of house to think that you may have noticed, but as you might guess it is a passion and i’m passionate about it.

the distractions are varied, one being my birthday and i’m now 52, another has been some serious website building. this latest site has proven to be a major creative challenge ( you idiot alan !! ) no it’s just that it took some time, more time than i thought and i don’t know yet whether i’m finished.

so the other issue is health related and i can’t really go into that, suffice to say it’s not me this time, even though my shoulders, arms and back are aching like a place described by believers as not being very nice. sounds like it could be fun to me though.

i am finding it pretty hard to find something to laugh at, take the piss out of ,or even sneer at. a unique situation for me to be in, i’ll tell you. no jokes, no silly tv, no rude inuendo or even a tease. it’s a sad day when that mixture of blogging gold escapes the eye of tbaoo.

oh and btw, my bride is immensely excited, to the point of madness by the “tram wreck million pound episodes of coronation street“. a gas fire ruptures a building, a tram suddenly has no tracks left to run on and crashes head long down into the shops below that were badly hit ( you think ? ) by the huge gas explosion. i’m excited just writing this, the show is really a soap in the truest form, people are yelling that freak’n much it’s is giving me the pips and the end result is two or so characters written out of the series. a child’s father revealed, new mum and her baby, some awkard pre marital affair drama, yelling, yelling and yelling. oh and the tracking zoom you’ll see on this video on that guy is for some major effect, he has just murdered yet another person !!

shit .. it’s all just blubbery, boofheaded and demoglified crap. it’s been on english tv for more than 50 years, so i guess i’m in the minority. if you like it – you love it, if you don’t like it – you hate it !! not hard to guess what camp i’m in.

so dear reader, i’m trying to be happy, but i’m listening to the yelling, stupid freak’n yelling and the responding yelling. i’ll now go and try to sort out some real tbaoo goodness, some silly, some stupid and some fun .. stay tuned …  thanks.  crap they’re still yelling.

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is tbaoo a pathetic loser

Mar 8, 2011

is tbaoo a pathetic loser {29}

ok so that’s a silly headline, i’m not !! i have man sized jaws, it’ll become clear when you watch this extra silly television commercial. i saw a glimpse of it on the weekend and it took until now to find it. the oddest thing happened when i was scouring the internet to locate it though, i came across an online gay male dating site and a whole load of “whoha” about their commercial being pulled from the superbowl. is there enough innuendo there for you ? any-who i digress.

so here i am thinking that commercial that i had glimpsed surely ( yes ) wasn’t for an online gay dating site was it ? well no as it turns out .. but here it is, enjoy and man up, or even harden the “truck up” will ya !!!  you big wousser, girls blouse, or big bouncy blamange man. ladies you have a free ride here .. but you should still get a giggle ?

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a word about testicles

Mar 1, 2011

a word about testicles {24}

it’s been a fun few days “on the on” that is on-call, i’ve not had much, but enough to keep me away from tbaoo and tonight’s the last night .. just as well as i have an enormous amount of thinking to do in response to the responses to my questionnaire .. here

it was of course designed, created, blotched out like all other items on tbaoo, with careful consideration for all contingencies, acceptance and subtle writing style – yeah right, it just pops out and is manhandled until it makes some sense. some people seemed to take offence, some dived right in and enjoyed the process and silliness of it all, others seemed reluctant to leave a normal comment without completing the whole 32 questions. i can’t say why the responses varied, other than i enjoy and appreciate all participation, full or not, or nothing .. if that’s your bag.

nothing in tbaoo is meant to cause offence – except this ..  testicles !!

i’ve been trying to figure out for the entire life of tbaoo how i may get the word testicle into a story or fantasy piece, well here’s a news item that allows me to do so, with complete confidence, google may not like it, but i have to push on, freedom of the press and all that. some serious info on testicular implants here

Man jailed for stalking surgeon

1st March 2011

MAN who stalked his doctor for a year was sentenced to 12 months in prison when he appeared in Bundaberg Magistrates Court yesterday.

But Roy Danny Wells, 46, could walk free in two months, with his parole eligibility date set for May 3.

Wells pleaded guilty to unlawful stalking, four charges of possessing a weapon and possession of strychnine and cyanide.

The court heard Wells began stalking the doctor after his testicle was removed in what Wells believed to be a botched operation.

“It’s extremely concerning, whatever the explanation,” Magistrate Jennifer Batts said.

But the court was told Wells never intended to carry out his threats.

“It was not your intention to cause him any physical harm but merely cause him fear,” she said.

“It’s unsurprising that he took these matters seriously indeed.”

The magistrate said it was out of character for Wells to act this way considering his criminal history.

Ms Batts sentenced Wells to 12 months in prison for the stalking offence and six weeks for possession of the firearms.

The sentences are to be served concurrently.

In sentencing Ms Batts commended Wells for pleading early which saved the victim from the anguish of testifying in court.

Ms Batts also ordered the firearms to be surrendered to police.

Ms Batts also ordered Wells not to approach or contact the doctor when he returned from Christchurch where his is providing medical care to earthquake victims.

Wells was ordered to have no contact with the doctor’s wife and their children and not to approach or visit their home.

there are strong rumours that the fellow went to the doctor for a sore neck and shoulder strain, hey, that’s what i have. he spoke with the young receptionist and distracted in a ‘highly sexed manly kind of way’ somehow had a testicle removed, botchedly ? what the blazes !! oddly and what is a sheer coincidence, a lot of the photos on tbaoo are from bundaberg, and no i didn’t see a doctor whilst there … whew

so there you are: testicles, tbaoo, google, silliness indeed .. good night and be careful fellows.

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teach this

Feb 20, 2011

teach this {22}

it’s profound just how much time i spend at this dusty imac, too much time in fact. i love hurtling about the place catching up with friends, making new friends, while upsetting loads of people along the way. well today i have decided to share a news item that really has caught my attention, easily done, as i’m so easily distracted from my so called normal life.

its a blog that i should really follow, speaking of that, some buffoon seems to have hacked into my facebook account and is sending out shit that everyone should delete immediately – if you get this nonsensical message about facebook page views, please just remove it and move on, i have changed my log ins, so maybe it might stop. if it works great, if it doesn’t, i don’t really know what to do. but any-who check this out ..

FEASTERVILLE, ( is that a real place ? ) Pennsylvania: A high-school English teacher in suburban Philadelphia who was suspended for a profanity-laced blog in which she called her young charges ”disengaged, lazy whiners” is causing a sensation by daring to ask: why are students unmotivated – and what’s wrong with calling them out?

As she fights to keep her job at Central Bucks East High School, 30-year-old Natalie Munroe says she had no interest in becoming any sort of educational icon.

Her comments and her suspension have clearly touched a nerve, with scores of online comments applauding her for taking a tough-love approach or excoriating her for verbal abuse. Media attention has rained down and backers have started a Facebook group.

”My students are out of control,” Ms Munroe, who has taught 10th, 11th and 12th grades, wrote in one post. ”They are rude, disengaged, lazy whiners. They curse, discuss drugs, talk back, argue for grades, complain about everything, fancy themselves entitled to whatever they desire, and are just generally annoying.”

And in another post, Ms Munroe – who is more than eight months pregnant quotes from the musical Bye Bye Birdie: ”Kids! They are disobedient, disrespectful oafs. Noisy, crazy, sloppy, lazy LOAFERS.”

She also listed some comments she wished she could post on student evaluations, including: ”I hear the trash company is hiring”; ”I called out sick a couple of days just to avoid your son”; and ”Just as bad as his sibling.

“Don’t you know how to raise kids?”

Ms Munroe did not use her full name or identify her students or school in the blog, which she started in August 2009 for friends and family. Last week, she said, students brought it to the attention of the school, which suspended her with pay.

”They get angry when you ask them to think or be creative,” Ms Munroe said of her students. ”The students are not being held accountable.”

Ms Munroe pointed out that she also said positive things, but she acknowledges that she did write some things out of frustration – and of a feeling that many children today are being given a free pass at school and at home.

”Parents are more trying to be their kids’ friends and less trying to be their parent,” Ms Munroe said, also noting students’ lack of patience. ”They want everything right now. They want it yesterday.”

Ms Munroe has hired a lawyer, who said that she had the right to post her thoughts on the blog and that it’s a free speech issue. Associated Press

i think that this none too subtle outburst is fantastic .. like the group, show your support, or alternatively just bag the “hooberts” out of this teacher .. but whatever you do – enjoy.

now, i’ve got a song to celebrate the occasion, silly me – as i’ve said before, i do like drums.

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