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I’ve been Harris’d

Reb — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:36:16 +0000

I am loving the Calvin Harris – I’m not alone tune right now!!!!
http://open.spotify.com/track/1xFPRq7rzAxdLVysdIQWXH

Canny get enough of it!

Ma Spotify Playlist

Reb — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:26:39 +0000

Why don’t you have a wee fuck about?
http://open.spotify.com/user/rebmeister/playlist/1BsYzRckyChm3ZJqKwBvzT

See who can destroy this playlist!!!

Jim Davidson Is A Prick!

Reb — Fri, 15 May 2009 12:13:10 +0000

Davidson has been known to make jokes about ethnic minorities, homosexuals and disabled people in his stand-up act, which has made him a subject of media coverage and frequent criticism. The Shropshire Star reported that much of it has focused upon his divorce payments, income tax bills, and court orders for cancelled shows, with a tendency to concentrate upon where his comedy is ill-received rather than where it is well-received. He once refused to go on stage in Plymouth because some disabled ticket holders were in the front row, quoting him as saying, “I’ve got nothing against disabled people but part of my act is taking the piss out of the front row. Just imagine if I had have ripped it out of them? The papers would have had a field day. Instead I asked them to move but they wouldn’t budge.” The disabled people in question responded they had bought front row tickets, were aware of the nature of his act and, on that basis, saw no reason why they should move. Some critics later said that a feature of a great comedian is to be able to tailor his act to suit any audience. Meanwhile, disabled comedian Laurence Clark turned the tables on Davidson, refusing to perform if Davidson ever turned up at one of his shows, and compared Davidson to Tony Blair’s manifesto speeches.

Martin Fletcher describes Davidson as “extraordinarily foul-mouthed, racist, and sexist” and a “throwback”; whilst quoting Garry Bushell describing Davidson as a “family entertainer”. In a Channel 4 poll of the 100 Worst Britons, Davidson came in at #20.

In 2002, Davidson was escorted from the grounds of the Marriott Bristol Royal Hotel, England, after it was alleged that he had become confrontational and abusive to staff.

Davidson was sued in October 2003 after a woman was seriously injured in a fall at Wellington Pier, which Davidson leased at the time. It was alleged that he had failed to maintain the pier properly. The case was subsequently withdrawn.

In 2004, comedian Jimmy Carr threatened legal action against Davidson, accusing Davidson of having plagiarised some of his comic material.

In October 2006, he was again accused of making insensitive jokes about cancer sufferers, blind people, a woman in a wheelchair, and the recent trial over the murder of Damilola Taylor, prompting a woman to walk out of the show in disgust. Davidson vehemently denied the charge, claiming that jokes about blind people and cancer sufferers would have merited a “mass walkout”. He also said the comments about the Damilola Taylor trial were taken out of context: “My actual remark was that I thought the killers should be locked away forever. And if she objects to that then that is her prerogative.”

In December 2006, Davidson was embarrassed by a boy who heckled him during a performance of his pantomime Dick Whittington in Kent. Reportedly, Davidson came on stage at the Orchard Theatre in Dartford, delivering the scripted line, “Do you know who I am?” The boy, a Scout in full uniform, loudly replied, “Yes, you’re a fucking wanker.”

In 2007, Davidson was called on to defend the good character of close friend Brian Brendan Wright, one of Britain’s biggest cocaine barons. Despite Davidson testifying to Wright’s good character, the judge concluded that Wright was in fact “a master criminal, manipulative, influential and powerful,” and sentenced him to 30 years in prison.

In September 2007, on celebrity reality TV programme Hell’s Kitchen, Brian Dowling mentioned comments made by Jim Davidson about his homosexuality. Davidson asked Dowling, “Are you on our side?” when referring to whether or not he would be participating for the boys or girls team, and called him a “shirtlifter”. Davidson later described himself as a “homophobic arsehole”. The programme was aired on ITV on September 4, 2007. On September 10, 2007 Davidson was asked to leave Hell’s Kitchen following further problems with Dowling.

After Davidson’s exit from the programme, the BBC reported that the broadcasting watchdog Ofcom had received 46 complaints over Davidson’s “bullying” of Dowling. ITV1, the channel which had originally broadcast the programme, issued a statement, regretting Davidson’s “unacceptable remarks”.

In December 2007, Davidson again courted controversy when he chose to make a joke about rape victims, while on stage at Newark Palace Theatre, in Nottinghamshire. The local paper, the Nottingham Evening Post stated that: “there were moments when he did stray too far over the line (most notably with a routine on rape)”

Justice!!

Reb — Fri, 15 May 2009 07:23:38 +0000

A white woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man. Very disturbed by this, she called the air hostess. ‘You obviously do not see it then?’ she asked. ‘You placed me next to a black man. I did not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. Give me an alternative seat.’

‘Be calm please,’ the hostess replied. ‘Almost all the places on this flight are taken. I will go to see if another place is
available.’

The hostess went away & then came back a few minutes later. ‘Madam, just as I thought, there are no other available seats in Economy Class. I spoke to the captain & he informed me that there is also no seat in Business Class. All the same, we still have one place in First Class.’

Before the woman could say anything, the hostess continued. ‘It is unusual for our company to permit someone from Economy Class to sit in First Class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting.’

Then the hostess turned to the black guy & said, ‘Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in First Class.’

At that moment, the other passengers, who’d been shocked by what they had just witnessed, stood up & applauded.

This is a true story. If you are against racism, please send this to all your friends; please do not delete it without sending
it to at least 1 person.

WELL DONE, British Airways

Look what I found!!

Reb — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:40:11 +0000

http://www.motionportrait.com/about/TIminoriHair.swf

… pointless, huh?!

My Review of Quantum Of Solace

Reb — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:39:59 +0000

Just finished watching it there…. and I’ve got to say that I wasn’t as impressed as I thought I would be!! Yes there was a lot of interesting and fast-paced action that was very good, but I didn’t think the story was that dense. I actually felt towards the end that I hadn’t witnessed a story here!

Everyone I’ve talked to about it said: “It was so good/different from the first Daniel Craig one”, “It’s much more action-packed”, “He’s much more ‘evil’ in this one”. All this hype made me get excited over this plot less James Bond instalment!! I even think I’m being harsh myself, but I’m only trying to get my point accross people!

Casino Royale was much better and I hope the next one tops it!

Any apposing views?

Celebratory 11th post

Reb — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:07:58 +0000

This is my 11th post and I’ve got to say that I’m loving it so far!
There is so much to talk about and so little time to write it all down.

But I will try to convey everything to all you avid readers out there.

Cheers
Reb

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Reb — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:23:29 +0000

… Heroes in a half shell…

Turtle Power!!!

Gotta love it!!

The OFFICIAL TMNT Website: http://www.ninjaturtles.com