RTE Main News - WTF ?

Liam Byrne

A dog falls into ice in the U.S. somewhere and gets rescued.

Who decided that this was worthy of inclusion on 2 main news bulletins today ?

Colmo52

There is always a story like that at the end of the news on every channel.

2qk4u

There is no good will left in this country so we had to import some..

Lapin

2qk4u wrote: »

There is no good will left in this country so we had to import some..

I don't know of anyone in Ireland who would risk their life on an ice covered pond to rescue a friggin dog.

I know I wouldn't.

AnonoBoy

In before someone trots out the "I'm glad I don't pay the licence fee/Is this what we pay our licence fee for?" cliche.

expectationlost

somebody the other day described rte news as having primary school level intellect very apt

hmmm

expectationlost wrote: »

somebody the other day described rte news as having primary school level intellect very apt

Good description. They always seem to spell out news stories as if the audience are half thick. "Several banks today lowered their deposit rates. A bank is a place where people store money, like a piggy bank but full of people in suits. A bank manager runs a bank. PTSB and Ulster Bank are banks, and they have cut their rates. This is a bad thing.

In other news, a dog fell through some ice..."

sillo

hmmm wrote: »

Good description. They always seem to spell out news stories as if the audience are half thick. "Several banks today lowered their deposit rates. A bank is a place where people store money, like a piggy bank but full of people in suits. A bank manager runs a bank. PTSB and Ulster Bank are banks, and they have cut their rates. This is a bad thing.

In other news, a dog fell through some ice..."

I would watch news like that every day of the week.:D:D:D

hotmail.com

It's a quiet news day?

Niles

Well it's back to a full hour after Christmas so I suppose they have to pad it out with something... :rolleyes:

Shifty Shellshock

In other news, Audrey McGrath's arse is brewing up a storm over the country.

NIMAN

News has got very dumbed down.

I was up early this morning due to the storms and was watching the local news to see how the UK was reacting to it. I listened to the NI news and one of the reports said "and in another weather related story, an elderly gentleman in Co Tyrone was badly shaken when a tree fell in his garden".

I kid you not. That was it. Start and end of story in 3secs.

Seriously?

Cardinal Richelieu

Liam Byrne wrote: »

A dog falls into ice in the U.S. somewhere and gets rescued.

Who decided that this was worthy of inclusion on 2 main news bulletins today ?

Obviously the "and finally" good news story was in short supply today.

OldNotWIse

Lapin wrote: »

I don't know of anyone in Ireland who would risk their life on an ice covered pond to rescue a friggin dog.

I know I wouldn't.

I would if it was my own. Now you know someone.

dnme

Lapin wrote: »

I don't know of anyone in Ireland who would risk their life on an ice covered pond to rescue a friggin dog.

I know I wouldn't.

I would!

Lapin

OldNotWIse wrote: »

I would if it was my own. Now you know someone.

dnme wrote: »

I would!

You're both mad.

I don't mean that in a bad way.

I you fell into the pond and drowned under the ice, and Rex was ultimately saved by someone else, do you think he'd give a toss ?

OldNotWIse

Lapin wrote: »

You're both mad.

I don't mean that in a bad way.

I you fell into the pond and drowned under the ice, and Rex was ultimately saved by someone else, do you think he'd give a toss ?

First point, my dog is not called Rex

Second point, to each their own. I did not accuse you of being mad when you said you would not jump in.

Third, it's not about whether "Rex" gives a toss - I wouldn't jump in so that he would "give a toss" and have a better opinion of me, I would do it because I love him and wanted to save his life.

Like I said, to each their own. I don't judge you for your values, please do not judge me. You cannot comment on my mental status based on any of my previous posts - telling someone they are mad just because they have different values is not proper chatroom decorum is it?

Lapin

Lapin wrote: »

You're both mad.

I don't mean that in a bad way.

OldNotWIse wrote: »

First point, my dog is not called Rex

Second point, to each their own. I did not accuse you of being mad when you said you would not jump in.

......telling someone they are mad just because they have different values is not proper chatroom decorum is it?

I like the way you chose to ignore the sentence in my post (highlighted above), inferring that it was meant in a light hearted way.

I now concede that you are not indeed, mad.

A little bit nuts maybe. Crazy perhaps. But most definitely not mad.

And apologies for calling your dog Rex.

I meant to say Fido.

OldNotWIse

Lapin wrote: »

I like the way you chose to ignore the sentence in my post (highlighted above), inferring that it was meant in a light hearted way.

I now concede that you are not indeed, mad.

A little bit nuts maybe. Crazy perhaps. But most definitely not mad.

And apologies for calling your dog Rex.

I meant to say Fido.

I did not ignore it, but to me using the "I dont mean this in a bad way but..." disclaimer and then going on to insult them is the verbal equivalent of punching someone and them patting them on the back and apologising. You either accuse someone of being mad or you dont, but saying "I mean it in a good way" does not detract from the statement, and what it means.

"Nuts" is simply a less formal (and quite derogatory to those who DO have mental illnesses) way of saying the same thing.

ps I think you meant to say Rover...

Downlinz

Lapin wrote: »

You're both mad.

I don't mean that in a bad way.

I you fell into the pond and drowned under the ice, and Rex was ultimately saved by someone else, do you think he'd give a toss ?

What a horrible person you must be if you need appreciation to justify an action. If there was a baby in a housefire would you just leave them there? Sure they wouldn't give a toss if you died trying either.