That Effin News

reap-a-rat

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Mumsy dear, gets up around 9am, is a housewife, first thing she does is turn on the radio. Radio is on straight for about 12 hours daily I'd say, she listens to her own one at night in bed too. Doesn't bother me, I've no problem with it!

Where my problem lies is in the news. Its just after 6. Mumsy at this stage has heard at least 9 radio on the hour bulletins as well as those half-hourly one, and has also been listening to Drive Time since 16.30.

I turn on the TV at 6pm, for a half an hour to watch an episode of the simpsons. (Terrestrial TV, I have to pick my favourite between RTE 2 and Channel 4.) Just watch that, I turn it off straight away after and do something else. TV is hers at all other times of the day.

Here's the kicker, I hear the Angelus on the radio, get ready to turn on my show, and in she comes and turns on the news. WTF? She then proceeded to clean the sitting room with the remote in tow, not really paying ANY attention to the news.

"Can ya put on the Simpsons there please?" I ask.
"NO TARA!! I like to see a news!"

WTF? She could watch the one o'clock news, the half 4 news, the half 5 news on tv3, the 9 o'clock news, but she has to watch the 6.01!! Now she's left the room altogether! GRRRRRR! This is so agrivating!!

What ridiculously annoying things do your folks insist on doing that you know they secretly do to piss you off???

Dord

Anita Blow

mumsy

Scuid Mhór

sounds like a travesty of justice.

JONJO THE MISER

Im the same myself, i watch the 5.30 and 6.00 and then the 9.00 news and then
Vincent Browne except when im Drinking:).

My name is URL

Mumsy? hahaha

mikom

Mothers house............ mothers rules.
When you are paying rent out in the big bad world you will miss the days of mumsys news.

jordan..

no my da is like that too! Watches sky news all day then puts on the 6 o clock news!

I said the same thing to him, put on the simpsons at least you will get a laugh instead of being lied to all day long!

jordan..

mikom wrote: »

Mothers house............ mothers rules.
When you are paying rent out in the big bad world you will miss the days of mumsys news.

NO YOU WONT!! I cant wait to go again. Id be happily broke and hungry again!!

Conor108

Step 1: Pick up phone
Step 2: Dial 1850 715 815
Step 3: Talk to Joe


SOLVES ANY PROBLEM TBH

mikom

jordan.. wrote: »

NO YOU WONT!! I cant wait to go again. Id be happily broke and hungry again!!

What's stopping you?

listermint

BOOM !!!!!!!!!!

reap-a-rat

jordan.. wrote: »

no my da is like that too! Watches sky news all day then puts on the 6 o clock news!

I said the same thing to him, put on the simpsons at least you will get a laugh instead of being lied to all day long!

Exactly, the news is just a round up of the most depressing stories from the day, with a 20 sec snippet of something positive that'll be shot down the next day anyway, at least the Simpsons lightens the mood!

MY GOD this world would be perfect if I was in charge:rolleyes:!

pebbles21

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Im the same myself, i watch the 5.30 and 6.00 and then the 9.00 news and then
Vincent Browne except when im Drinking:).

Jonjo ??...are you Boards.ie equivalent of the local drunk?:D

artanevilla

http://wtso.net

mloc

People watch TV news? Sure that's out of date by the time it's aired. Online news ftw.

Deus Ex Machina

My Mom and Dad appear to consume news almost constantly too, and yet whenever I engage them in any sort of debate regarding current affairs they don't seem particularly interested. I guess they think I'm stupid. You should get a TV in your room, or get a laptop and start hoarding DVDs like I do, if I wanted to I could remain in my room for several weeks and I probably wouldn't run out of stuff to watch.

AskMyChocolate

reap-a-rat wrote: »

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Mumsy dear, gets up around 9am, is a housewife, first thing she does is turn on the radio. Radio is on straight for about 12 hours daily I'd say, she listens to her own one at night in bed too. Doesn't bother me, I've no problem with it!

Where my problem lies is in the news. Its just after 6. Mumsy at this stage has heard at least 9 radio on the hour bulletins as well as those half-hourly one, and has also been listening to Drive Time since 16.30.

I turn on the TV at 6pm, for a half an hour to watch an episode of the simpsons. (Terrestrial TV, I have to pick my favourite between RTE 2 and Channel 4.) Just watch that, I turn it off straight away after and do something else. TV is hers at all other times of the day.

Here's the kicker, I hear the Angelus on the radio, get ready to turn on my show, and in she comes and turns on the news. WTF? She then proceeded to clean the sitting room with the remote in tow, not really paying ANY attention to the news.

"Can ya put on the Simpsons there please?" I ask.
"NO TARA!! I like to see a news!"

WTF? She could watch the one o'clock news, the half 4 news, the half 5 news on tv3, the 9 o'clock news, but she has to watch the 6.01!! Now she's left the room altogether! GRRRRRR! This is so agrivating!!

What ridiculously annoying things do your folks insist on doing that you know they secretly do to piss you off???[/QUOTE]

My Dad was in a serious road traffic accident when he was supposed to be giving me a lift later that night. Now I come to think of it I haven't had a birthday present from him since....bastard must have died.:mad:

leg

My Dad was in a serious road traffic accident when he was supposed to be giving me a lift later that night. Now I come to think of it I haven't had a birthday present from him since....bastard must have died.:mad:

Was that meant to be funny or am i missing something here

loobylou

You reap what you sow.

120_Minutes

Shure doesn't she have to watch the 6.01, there might be new news they've been saving all day. It's what Irish mammies do. God forbid something would happen and she'd miss it.


Bet she doesn't have an opinion on any of it, unless it's joes opinion.

Terry

pebbles21 wrote: »

Jonjo ??...are you Boards.ie equivalent of the local drunk?:D

No. That would be me.

alwaysadub

Buy your own tv.
Put it in your room.
Stop moaning.

Mike 1972

There are still households in this day and age with one TV ????

reap-a-rat wrote: »

is a housewife,

Whats a "housewife" Grandad ?

Deus Ex Machina wrote: »

My Mom and Dad appear to consume news almost constantly too, and yet whenever I engage them in any sort of debate regarding current affairs they don't seem particularly interested.

I find a lot of the more avid consumers of TV "news" are only interested in car crashes and suchlike

Thrill

Sit her down in front of your computer and put this on....

http://www.rte.ie/player/#v=1076847

EDIT: Or better still........

http://www.rte.ie/player/#l=7

RTE news streamed 24/7

ElaElaElano

Here.

up for anything

120_Minutes wrote: »

Shure doesn't she have to watch the 6.01, there might be new news they've been saving all day. It's what Irish mammies do. God forbid something would happen and she'd miss it.


Bet she doesn't have an opinion on any of it, unless it's joes opinion.

Even for AH that is low. :rolleyes: