The Ryan Game

Charles Slane

I've already posted this on the Radiowaves Forum, but as 2FM is about to make it's appearance on the EPG, I thought I'd share it with the good people of this forum.

Here's a new game that all the family can play. It's called the Ryan Game, and it's simple.

All you have to do is listen in to the "G Ryan" show on 2FM and spot the moment when Gerry Ryan first mispronounces the word " paedophile" as "payed-o-feel" (instead of the correct version - "peed-o-file").

He does it just about every morning, sometimes as early as 9.05am, but I've actually heard him get as far as 9.40am in the last couple of weeks.

You might want to take bets with friends and family as to what time he'll undermine the seriousness of the topic by mispronouncing it yet again. Or maybe you could have a sweepstake in work/school.

With the advent of 2FM on Sky Digital, it means that listeners throughout the UK will also soon be able to play this wonderful game.

Let us know how you get on.

chernobyl

I have no intention of playing.

Leave Geraldo alone!.

word.

Ozzie

You could also bet on the following:

1. When he's going to drop a name!

2. When he's going to talk about the most recent Broadway musical he was at!

3. When he's going to arselick to Aer lIngus first class!

4. When he's going to mention Mrs. Ryan!

5. When he's going to act the prat! (Bets are closed on that one.)

I used to listen to him a long time ago but no more. I recommend Today FM - Dempsey and D'arcey, etc. Especially Fix it Friday which is always good for a laugh!

Oz.

Redshift

Hi
I think Gerry is one of those guys you love or hate, I think he is alright but I suppose it's a case of 'whatever floats your boat'.
I actually had the pleasure of brief chat with him at the grand prix day on Sunday and he was decent enough.

Cheers

Redshift

Giblet

I've been listening to gerry for ages now, and I think he's good.
He knows how to fight an arguement anyway!
But he should get rid of brenda whats her face. So he mispronounces Paedophile, so what? Jesus it's ireland for god sake, everyone mispronounces everything here.

Charles Slane

Originally posted by Giblet
So he mispronounces Paedophile, so what? Jesus it's ireland for god sake, everyone mispronounces everything here.

But not everyone goes on national radio every day and attempts to speak with authority on subjects they cannot even pronounce.

I don't hate everything about Gerry Ryan. Sometimes he does the "compassionate" thing quite well. But I don't think it's too much to expect a professional broadcaster to be able to pronounce a word that he uses practically every day.

It certainly makes him seem quite stupid, although whether you believe he actually is or not is a matter for your own judgement.

But whether you love him or loath him, don't let it stop you playing the game !!

sceptre

Like Gerry's show 99% of the time (excellent compared with others)

Still going to play the game though

Ozzie

Any guesses to what he earns???

"Earns" isn't the right word, but you know what I mean!

Our man in Havana

Just fire off a goold old FOI request. I sure they will oblige

Unfortunately if you try an FOI request looking for Gerry Ryans Sallary, all you will get back is the total spent on all RTE "Star's",but nothing on particular individuals,ie: no breakdown.
They have a confidentiality agreement.
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Our man in Havana

no harm in trying:)

wolfman

Originally posted by Ozzie
You could also bet on the following:

1. When he's going to drop a name!

Just heard him do this about fifteen minutes ago!! Ha ha ha.

My "good friend" Harry Crosbie!

carrolls

I met him on a trip to Florida a few years back.
He was on a 'Pepsi Max' 'Sunday World' Junket to Orlando
with Brenda and all the producers (Kevin and Siobhan Hough,
Alice O'Sullivan.etc)
Gerry was on First Class with the producers and Brenda was on Economy class wth the rest of us.
So Gerry has a class system installed at Montrose too.
I talked to him a few times at Atlanta Airport. (He was not in a good mood because there was a 6 hour delay in Atlanta).
Brenda is dead on though. Although she can be a bit heavy at times (If you parden the pun).
Generally Gerry can talk a lot of ****e on the Ryan-Line
but thats what he is payed to do.

irishgeo

Got this from my friend in the email i think it is very good.

The Gerry Ryan Show



On the 2FM station in Ireland there is a show on at 9o'clock called the Gerry Ryan show. On the Gerry Ryan radio show they were holding a competition (for one hour only) for the listeners best jokes. The prize was a sun holiday for two, for one week. Because of the time restraint Gerry was rushing the entrants to try and get as many callers as possible to air their jokes. One Dublin bloke rang in with only 5 mins to the end of the show.


Caller. "An amazing thing happened to me recently. I had just bought a top of the range 67,000 pounds worth of Mercedes Benz. I was thrilled with the car. It had every extra. Revolving wheels, see-through windscreen, power assisted ash-tray, It was fully loaded."


Gerry: "That's very nice but, have you got a joke to tell or what?


Caller: "Hang on will you. You'll really love this," he said. He continued,"I drove out from the dealer and was driving down the road,when I noticed that there was no radio in the car. Can you imagine that? No feckin' radio in a car that cost me nearly seventy grand! So I turned right around and headed back."


Gerry: "Get on with it will you, I've only a couple of minutes left and we've to squeeze in an ad break too."


Caller: "Relax. I guarantee you this is brilliant. So anyway, I go back to the salesman and ask him where's the bleedin' radio and that it better not be extra. He started laughing and told me that there was, in fact, a state of the art voice activated radio fitted in the car. He showed me how it worked. It was UNBELIEVABLE! All you have to do is say 'radio on' and it turns on, radio off' and it turns off. "It's bleedin' magic. You say 'Ballads' and it plays Ballads,. 'Rock 'n' Roll' and a rock & roll station comes on. I've never seen anything like it.


"Gerry: "You're wasting our feckin' time here, I'll have to move on and try to fit in a quickie before the end of the show."


Caller: "Hang on Gerry I'm nearly finished."


Gerry: "Just finish it will you."


Caller: "So I drove off again even happier than earlier on. Then you won't believe what happened. This idiot passed me on the outside and clipped my bumper on his way back in. 'Stupid Bollox !' I shouted and you'll never guess what happened."


Gerry: "What happened?"


Caller: "The Gerry Ryan Show came on the feckin' radio."


Foot note. The caller didn't win the prize and was in fact abruptly cut off.

Hope you enjoy it.

I cant verify if this is true or not.

Charles Slane

Reminds me of the famous "Bibi Baskin" caller......:D

irishgeo

Whats this about the Bibi Baskin caller.

I never heard that one.

Charles Slane

Gerry was asking callers how they'd like to be buried. Of course some people were saying they'd like to be buried at sea, some wanted to be cremated, some wanted to be buried in a lovely meadow etc ....

Then some guy comes on, and Gerry says "Well Mick, how would you like to be buried ?"

And the caller replied " Well Gerry, I'd like to be buried up to me bo**ox in Bibi Baskin !!"

carrolls

Another time this bloke rang Gerry up stating that he was a butcher setting up in Ireland and wanted a jingle for his Butcher shop.
Whats your name asks Gerry. John Beecher replies the man.

Then Gerry says "Ive got a jingle for you" and starts repeatedly singing
"Beecher Meat Beecher Meat come on in to Beecher Meat"
(Beat your meat)
Then the guy roars "Gerry, I always knew you were a wanker"
and puts down the phone.

wolfman

Originally posted by carrolls
Another time this bloke rang Gerry up stating that he was a butcher setting up in Ireland and wanted a jingle for his Butcher shop.
Whats your name asks Gerry. John Beecher replies the man.

Then Gerry says "Ive got a jingle for you" and starts repeatedly singing
"Beecher Meat Beecher Meat come on in to Beecher Meat"
(Beat your meat)
Then the guy roars "Gerry, I always knew you were a wanker"
and puts down the phone.

AN ABSOLUTE CLASSIC!

wolfman

Sorry!

Didn't mean to include the paragraph.:eek:

Ozzie

Merc. Joke....Best Ever!!!



Oz:D

Phelim 3:16

I`m not 100% sure but I think I heard something along the lines of the merc joke on the Ryan show! Yesterday I was listening and Gerry was asking people who they would most like to spend a dirty weekend with because Kylie and Brad Pitt topped a poll for that somewhere. Anyway, some oul' wan comes on and Gerry starts to get all excited asking her who she would pick. She simply replies: "Somebody with hair, Gerry". It cracked me up for the whole day.

Do yo wreckon that Ryan goes home and calls his wife Mrs. Ryan!
I could picture him strolling in shouting "the Ryanline is open baby, how about some lovin' Mrs. Ryan!":D

Final point (sorry this is dragging on) did anyone hear the G. Ryan navan man sketch on the Last Word a few weeks ago? Gerry and er, Little Ger were chasing after Sharon Ni Bheolain in Renards but Tony Fenton drove off with her on his harley! Classic stuff!

Phelim:D

FIRE

Agree about the MERC joke, excellant.

It goes to show that old saying: you cant live with gerry ryan,
You cant live with gerry ryan.

No, it's no mistake.

Originally posted by Phelim 3:16
I`m not 100% sure but I think I heard something along the lines of the merc joke on the Ryan show! Yesterday I was listening and Gerry was asking people who they would most like to spend a dirty weekend with because Kylie and Brad Pitt topped a poll for that somewhere. Anyway, some oul' wan comes on and Gerry starts to get all excited asking her who she would pick. She simply replies: "Somebody with hair, Gerry". It cracked me up for the whole day.

Do yo wreckon that Ryan goes home and calls his wife Mrs. Ryan!
I could picture him strolling in shouting "the Ryanline is open baby, how about some lovin' Mrs. Ryan!":D

Final point (sorry this is dragging on) did anyone hear the G. Ryan navan man sketch on the Last Word a few weeks ago? Gerry and er, Little Ger were chasing after Sharon Ni Bheolain in Renards but Tony Fenton drove off with her on his harley! Classic stuff!

Phelim:D

phelim,
You have me rolling around on the floor:)
Just the stuff I need today!
mm