rossedwards.net » BBC http://www.rossedwards.net providing useless information since 1999 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 12:31:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Branding blindness http://www.rossedwards.net/2009/07/207/ http://www.rossedwards.net/2009/07/207/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:22:53 +0000 Ross http://www.rossedwards.net/?p=207 Sometimes they just write themselves…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8130334.stm

]]> http://www.rossedwards.net/2009/07/207/feed/ 0 Oh, fer cryin’ out loud… http://www.rossedwards.net/2008/11/151/ http://www.rossedwards.net/2008/11/151/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:34:21 +0000 Ross http://www.rossedwards.net/?p=151 Have some people got nothing better to do?

I know that we Brits have got a reputation for complaining, but does no-one possess a sense of humour any more?

After the Brand/Ross débacle (which, ironically, centered on an actor famed for his potentially-semi-racist-but-certainly-stereotyped-depiction-of-a-foreigner role), the “meeja” are now stirring up trouble for Mr. Clarkson…

One hundred and eighty-eight complaints before it hit the press. Out of an audience of seven million. Now, my maths may be rusty but even I know that’s a tiny percentage (0.003% -ish) that are calling for Jezza’s head on a platter.

As at time of writing, the number has literally swelled to 517 (0.007%) individuals that have nothing better to do with their time than complain; 329 that probably don’t even normally watch TG (an increase of 175%, seeing as we’re playing the maths game).

As for JC – sack him? Hell no – make him Prime Minister (or at least give him a knighthood for services to common sense and clear thinking)!

]]> http://www.rossedwards.net/2008/11/151/feed/ 0 Open mouth… http://www.rossedwards.net/2008/10/137/ http://www.rossedwards.net/2008/10/137/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:37:02 +0000 Ross http://www.rossedwards.net/?p=137 …insert foot. BBC News Magazine‘s Quote of the Day for 22 October 2008:

BBC Quote of the Day

What’s it about? See here.

]]> http://www.rossedwards.net/2008/10/137/feed/ 0 Oh yes… http://www.rossedwards.net/2008/05/93/ http://www.rossedwards.net/2008/05/93/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 13:45:39 +0000 Ross http://www.rossedwards.net/?p=93 BBC headline writers in soft pr0n shocker!

BBC News screengrab

]]> http://www.rossedwards.net/2008/05/93/feed/ 0 No sh*t, Sherlock http://www.rossedwards.net/2008/02/77/ http://www.rossedwards.net/2008/02/77/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:48:57 +0000 Ross http://www.rossedwards.net/2008/02/77/ Headline writing from the Department of the Bleeding Obvious:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7252746.stm

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