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Re: The Shock Of The Life: The DEATH Of England Music Charts
« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2005, 10:52:34 PM »
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I've always thought it was so that you'd pay more attention to it than you'd actually like.


Because 95% of viewers go to the kitchen/bog when the adverts come on, so the volume gets increased so you can still hear what they are trying to flog you.
 

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Re: The Shock Of The Life: The DEATH Of England Music Charts
« Reply #15 on: June 03, 2005, 10:57:18 PM »
Should be illegal anyway. :-(


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Re: The Shock Of The Life: The DEATH Of England Music Charts
« Reply #16 on: June 03, 2005, 11:53:31 PM »
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I've always thought it was so that you'd pay more attention to it than you'd actually like.


Because 95% of viewers go to the kitchen/bog when the adverts come on, so the volume gets increased so you can still hear what they are trying to flog you.

Everyone should do what we do then - press a little handy button called "mute" ;-)
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Re: The Shock Of The Life: The DEATH Of England Music Charts
« Reply #17 on: June 04, 2005, 01:14:43 AM »
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I've always thought it was so that you'd pay more attention to it than you'd actually like.


Because 95% of viewers go to the kitchen/bog when the adverts come on, so the volume gets increased so you can still hear what they are trying to flog you.

Everyone should do what we do then - press a little handy button called "mute" ;-)


Or buy a PVR with advert blocking! :-)
 

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Re: The Shock Of The Life: The DEATH Of England Music Charts
« Reply #18 on: June 04, 2005, 02:18:54 AM »
*miserable Scottish git mode

Eh'm no payin fur that peece o crrrraap!

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Re: The Shock Of The Life: The DEATH Of England Music Charts
« Reply #19 on: June 04, 2005, 01:36:25 PM »
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*miserable Scottish git mode

Eh'm no payin fur that peece o crrrraap!

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Re: The Shock Of The Life: The DEATH Of England Music Charts
« Reply #20 on: June 04, 2005, 08:55:39 PM »
Some time ago they got one of these TV executives to answer some questions about why the volume is increased during TV ads. The ponce sat there very smugly and said "Actually, there is no way we can alter the volume controls on your TV set. When the advertisements come on, your volume settings remain the same. So we are not guilty of changing the volume on your TV set."

Yep.

He then went on with some technical mumbo-jumbo about volume intensity vs volume itself and he managed to skirt the issue. I'd like to tape a bullhorn to his left ear and shout "ARSEHOLE!!"
 

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Re: The Shock Of The Life: The DEATH Of England Music Charts
« Reply #21 on: June 04, 2005, 09:58:19 PM »
..or maybe just ram it somewhere the sun don't shine and force feed him a nice vindaloo... then he could get a new job as a foghorn. :evilgrin:

Alternatively, just hand him over to Karlos to put against his wall of shame (or is it no shame?)
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Re: The Shock Of The Life: The DEATH Of England Music Charts
« Reply #22 on: June 05, 2005, 03:14:55 PM »
@ Doobrey

Ja, we should entrust him to the gentle graces of Karlos and Bloodline. I'm sure between the two of them they can sort out his smugness.
 

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Re: The Shock Of The Life: The DEATH Of England Music Charts
« Reply #23 on: June 05, 2005, 03:56:49 PM »
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..or maybe just ram it somewhere the sun don't shine and force feed him a nice vindaloo... then he could get a new job as a foghorn. :evilgrin:

Alternatively, just hand him over to Karlos to put against his wall of shame (or is it no shame?)


Plenty of room. Who wants first shot at him?
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Re: The Shock Of The Life: The DEATH Of England Music Charts
« Reply #24 on: June 05, 2005, 04:11:16 PM »
send me a picture and i'll composit it showing him buggering a sheep.

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« Reply #25 on: June 05, 2005, 04:18:13 PM »
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Re: The Shock Of The Life: The DEATH Of England Music Charts
« Reply #26 on: June 06, 2005, 04:23:04 AM »
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... But even this is nothing new.  Back in 1981, Ultravox's Vienna was held off the top spot thanks to Joe Dolce with "Shaddup You Face", a crime for which he remains unpunished to this day.


Whats your problem with Joe Dolce, huh?? "Shaddupa your face!!!" :-P :-D
 

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Re: The Shock Of The Life: The DEATH Of England Music Charts
« Reply #27 on: June 06, 2005, 01:10:49 PM »
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Yep.

He then went on with some technical mumbo-jumbo about volume intensity vs volume itself and he managed to skirt the issue. I'd like to tape a bullhorn to his left ear and shout "ARSEHOLE!!"


Thanks X-ray, that's the funniest thing I've heard in ages :lol:

I'd love to do that to messrs Cowell, Fuller and Waterman too.  Just before they're put up against a wall and shot.
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Re: The Shock Of The Life: The DEATH Of England Music Charts
« Reply #28 on: June 06, 2005, 01:27:35 PM »
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Don't start me on Mr Simon Cowell. He is a sack of pus even when involved with things not musical. Do you remember how ungrateful he was when Top Gear gave him a trophy for going around their circuit in the fastest time as Star in a Reasonably Priced Car?

Here's how you deal with a ponce like that:

You strap him onto one of those rocket sleds that they test bunker-busting missiles with in the desert. You tie him onto the rocket and tell him he's about to be the fastest motherf*cker around. Then, just to make sure he's as glam as he can be, you pull his pants down, sprinkle some glitter on his arse, start the countdown and roll cameras. Points are awarded to the rocket engineers as follows:

1 POINT: Cowell remains strapped to the rocket as it breaks the sound barrier, but he is not on board when the rocket hits the test wall.

2 POINTS: Cowell comes off the rocket but still strikes the test wall.

3 POINTS: Cowell remains strapped to the rocket right up until impact.

Bonus points are awarded if the wind shear peels his scalp or his cheeks off, and maximum points are awarded if any glitter is found on the other side of the test wall.

Edit: if there was a way to play that Crazy Frog ringtone in his head (above the noise of the rocket) I would make sure that was the last thing he heard as the acceleration pulled his intestines out in a ribbon behind him just before impact.
 

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Re: The Shock Of The Life: The DEATH Of England Music Charts
« Reply #29 from previous page: June 06, 2005, 01:51:54 PM »
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and maximum points are awarded if any glitter is found on the other side of the test wall.

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