I want to stab myself in the eye with a pencil

Tusky · 30-04-2007 01:55PM #1

Let me explain. I work in an office, the radio is on playing 98fm all day every day. The station has the same playlist every single day. I can barely stand to listen to the disgustingly ****, middle of the road, neither hear nor there, pop bollax playlist once - nevermind every SINGLE day.

Main offenders -

Mel C & Brian Adams - Baby when you're gone
Scissor Sisters - I dont feel like dancing
Gwen Stefani - whatever her new song is
Pussycat Dolls - Dontcha.. want to impale yourself on fence ?
Take That - Patience
Mika - Why dont you like me ? (Whinging little BOLAX, nobody likes you cause youre a twat)
Robbie Williams - Violence
The Feeling - I love it when you call
Beyonce - To the left (WHY TO THE LEFT?)

I dont want these songs in my life, never mind stuck in my head. It honestly is driving me insane and I think I may have to quit my job. Why is this music popular ? Why is it on every single radio station every single day. Who LIKES this music ?

flossy flossy ? **** off.

aidan_walsh · 30-04-2007 01:56PM

Surely stabbing yourself in the ears would be more likely to solve the problem?

Silverfish · 30-04-2007 01:57PM

Yep, I hear you.

When we were all put in the same office while they were renovating ours, I listened to this all morning.

Then, after lunch, I would put on Phantom. Then, the following day, it would be terrible music again.

I almost went doolally. I breathed a sigh of relief when I got my own office back. ( well, no I didn't but that's a whole other story)

Zillah · 30-04-2007 01:58PM

Any sort of pencil stabbing would solve the problem temporarily at least...

Red Alert · 30-04-2007 01:59PM

large pair of DJ-grade headphones does the job. in fact i'm thinking of selling the tuner in my stereo stack because the radio has gone so apalling nowadays.

Owen · 30-04-2007 01:59PM

Could be worse. I've Jerry Ryan on all morning. Then the rest of the tripe that passes for 2fm. I just wish they'd stop giving Akon airplay ... "Wanna jump up in my Lamborghini Gallardo" ... hey buddy, it's pronounced Guy-ar-do, you think you'd know that after spending so much money, eh?

Tusky · 30-04-2007 02:00PM

Im at the end of my patience. Im waking up in the middle of the night with a cold sweat hearing 'flossy flossy' coming from under my bed.

I think I have the cerebral palsy. Thoughts ?

Zaph · 30-04-2007 02:00PM

Why not stab the people who put on 98FM instead? Surely you've already suffered enough without adding to your pain?

Tusky · 30-04-2007 02:01PM

zaph wrote:

Why not stab the people who put on 98FM instead? Surely you've already suffered enough without adding to your pain?

Apperantly theres laws agains that or something ? I stab them and somehowI'm the bad guy. Pfft. Justice my arse.

Wertz · 30-04-2007 02:03PM

98fm is the debbil.
I especially hate the guy who reads the sports; what a smarmy bastage.

As for daytime playlists? Yeah it's geting worse every day across the airwaves...even phantom are starting to be that wee bit predictable of late.
Who likes this music? EVERYONE! Or so the radio stations think...they forgte that playing it ad nauseum multiple times a day, every day, every week tends to wear no matter how "great" the tune was to start with...

Your only option is to kill the person that controls the radio tuning dial. Or you could quit....I prefer the murderous option.

sonofsam · 30-04-2007 02:03PM

Film it and post on you tube

thelordofcheese · 30-04-2007 02:04PM

Tusky wrote:

Let me explain. I work in an office, the radio is on playing 98fm all day every day. The station has the same playlist every single day. I can barely stand to listen to the disgustingly ****, middle of the road, neither hear nor there, pop bollax playlist once - nevermind every SINGLE day.

Main offenders -

Mel C & Brian Adams - Baby when you're gone
Scissor Sisters - I dont feel like dancing
Gwen Stefani - whatever her new song is
Pussycat Dolls - Dontcha.. want to impale yourself on fence ?
Take That - Patience
Mika - Why dont you like me ? (Whinging little BOLAX, nobody likes you cause youre a twat)
Robbie Williams - Violence
The Feeling - I love it when you call
Beyonce - To the left (WHY TO THE LEFT?)

I dont want these songs in my life, never mind stuck in my head. It honestly is driving me insane and I think I may have to quit my job. Why is this music popular ? Why is it on every single radio station every single day. Who LIKES this music ?

flossy flossy ? **** off.

yeah, i had this way back when i worked in a civil service job for a bit. The answer?
headphones + mp3/discman + music of your choice.
then, go on a killing spree at the 98fm offices. two birds, one stone and all that.

Red Alert · 30-04-2007 02:09PM

suggest maybe they try the CD player or someone's computer?

rainbow kirby · 30-04-2007 02:10PM

MP3 player brings sanity. I honestly couldn't put up with 98FM all day, hell it's hard enough in work when my managers decide to play bland indie crap all day.

Mr. CooL ICE · 30-04-2007 02:18PM

Woah dude, sounds like you got centipedes in your vagina

Tusky · 30-04-2007 02:26PM

LordChessington wrote:

Woah dude, sounds like you got centipedes in your vagina

Its more likely than you think.

Merrick · 30-04-2007 02:28PM

Change the station, then sellotape / glue the sh*t out of the tuning controls.
Problem solved.

OP I understand your pain by the way, I work in a shop with 2fm played over speakers from 9 to 6. I would happily stab each member of Take That in the eyes if I had the chance.

Anti · 30-04-2007 02:28PM

Simple solution to this problem really. Headphones + www.di.fm = problem sorted.

Have it turned up as loud as you can. So all your pooftahish workmates can hear is

" UNCE UNCE UNCE UNCE UNCE "

That'll learn the twatty bollax's for listening to that tripe.

OctavarIan · 30-04-2007 02:29PM

You think 98FM is bad? I had to listen to SPIN1038. I can't put into words how retarded and hypocritical that station is, the presenters have the IQ and funniness of a packet of crisps, and if you half that 98FM playlist the OP posted you get the SPIN1038 one.

"10 spin hits in a row, no ads"

Plugging yourselves between every song IS ADVERTISING, the dumb ****s

unreggd · 30-04-2007 02:40PM

My shop [ a toy shop] hafta have it on cos they play our ads, and they always start talkin abt sex and porn at like 8, when the shop is packed with little kids

mad loyk

And yeah, same ol same ol

Tusky · 30-04-2007 02:42PM

Can't use headphones in work unfortunately.

Gran Hermano · 30-04-2007 02:43PM

Get onto HR, surely they must have a policy against hazards in the workplace.

Tell them that 98fm makes your ears bleed!

Me thinks an MP3 player is your best bet, failing that pop onto
http://pandora.com/ and listent to your own kinda music.

Edited to note I just spotted the "cant wear earphones"
What about ear-plugs? Failing that I'd be darn tempted to
rob the fuse ffrom the plug when next alone in the office.

Hard Larry · 30-04-2007 02:47PM

Yeah I know the felling I gave up on all radio stations INCLUDING Phantom...it may be The Best in Irish Talent but its still sh1te. Only once an hour would you get a good tune (altough the chat show piece does be good at lunch hour)

I switched to Newstalk as music on all stations was infuriating me.

Although I heard the 'Assh*le' song by Denis Leary was played on 104 today. Kudos to them

robinph · 30-04-2007 02:52PM

What possible reason is there for not being allowed to use headphones in work?

If you in an office they can hardly be thinking of it as a saftey risk of you not hearing heavy machinery moving about the place and surely if everyone had headphones on then the background noise from the radio is not then going to be a problem if your answering the phone to customers or some such.

Tusky · 30-04-2007 03:04PM

robinph wrote:

What possible reason is there for not being allowed to use headphones in work?

If you in an office they can hardly be thinking of it as a saftey risk of you not hearing heavy machinery moving about the place and surely if everyone had headphones on then the background noise from the radio is not then going to be a problem if your answering the phone to customers or some such.

I spend alot of my day on the phone.

Tar.Aldarion · 30-04-2007 03:05PM

If you don't have an mp3 player, which you do, use pandora.com

robinph · 30-04-2007 03:25PM

Tusky wrote:

I spend alot of my day on the phone.

Tell them to turn off the radio then as it can be heard on the other end of the phone.

30txsbzmcu2k9w · 30-04-2007 03:26PM

i think the same thing everyday i go to work. I work in a small section of an office with a howareya type and every mornin she tunes the radio into that muck. Shes out this avo thank **** so ive got moncrieff on
Im pretty sure they pipe 98fm into prison cells in guantanamo. You forgot to mention
Snowpatrol- eyes open (the new one)
The fray - how to save a life
Take that - Shine
All Beyonce songs
EDIT
Nope ya didnt forget Beyonce that to the left song is ****in appallingly bad

It actually makes me nauseous listening to it.Whats worse is the ****in primates that listen to this dirt allday everyday and still hum along gormlessly like zombies
And then Marty Lyons comes along....

trout · 30-04-2007 03:27PM

You could just break the radio ... problem solved. Poke many, many holes in the speaker cones with a pen or screw driver.

If the radio is replaced ... break it again... problem re-solved and you get some mindless vandalism fun.

As soon as questions are asked about the high incident of radio failures, just say it's a well known fact that radios left tuned to 98 FM can spontaneously self-destruct.

WindSock · 30-04-2007 03:38PM

That used to drive me bonkers. I used to temp in offices and I don't miss it, mainly because it contains the highest concentration of ladydrones that listen to that kind of shíte, then they go out to nightclubs and dance to the same crap all night while sipping their bacardi breezers.

Cormic · 30-04-2007 03:47PM

I used to work directly under FM104 and they drowned out all other radio stations. I once counted them playing "Men in Black" 18 times in one nine hour working day. I left the job shortly after.

I want to stab myself in the eye with a pencil

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