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Thursday 11 October 2007

The Virgin and The Hipsters

THE LORD TAKETH AWAY.................
My computer system is just about knackered. I keep getting booted offline about as frequently as a hummingbird beats its wings and so it takes half an hour just to perform the simplest of tasks. This latest boil on the bottom of Pither's life began growing the moment Telewest, my previous internet provider, was taken over by Virgin World Domination (Media) Ltd.
Like his trains, Branson's media operation is about as much use as a fucking ashtray on a motorbike! If my posting dries up for a while you can, to paraprhase Michael Jackson, Blame It On the Bogey (Who is Branson).

BUT THE LORD ALSO GIVETH..............
That billionaire hippy-cum-Count of Monte Cristo look-alike (Richard Chamberlain version) mentioned above tried to abseil or bungee jump or something down the side of a building today for some purile publicity stunt......and it ended in tears. The beardy twat slammed into a wall on the way down and ripped the arse out of his trousers. Pity he didn't rip his bollocks off!!!
Dicky, when you've finished darning your dungarees, fuck off to Grantham, there's a good chap!

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

We have NTL sockets all over the house, rendered almost completely useless by Virgin. It's the slowest, most unreliable internet connection I've ever had (and I've had quite a few HAHA!)and the other day our telly box didn't work AT ALL! Precious hours spent watching old episodes of Peep Show RUINED by Branson's incompetance.

To be fair, though, all trains are consistently late but I like Virgin ones 'cause they have red bits on. I'm so easily pleased sometimes.

I, Like The View said...

my Small People were GUTTED when the Telewest/Virgin switch happened without due consultation to the people paying to be servied by these tossers

(in this case, that'd be me)

the Simpsons disappeared overnight! they had to revert to watching Blue Peter (not as educational, and far fewer life survival skills covered)

thank g*d we moved house and got a Sky Box is all I can say (mind you, they are a bunch of tossers too)

I like the food on Virgin trains, altho they do tend to understock cheese and bacon crisps and I can't abide salt and vinegar. . .

not that I'm fussy or anything

(BT do my internet now - no probs so far, altho if there were I wouldn't be able to let you know would I!)

I, Like The View said...

ps I have breast envy

garfer said...

Apparently Branston is planning to take over Northern Rock and rebrand it Virgin Money.

Needless to say, I wont be investing.

All broadband providers are crap. I'm with Orange who specialise in outages. Apparently the future is Orange.

Is it fuck.

Barry Lawrence said...

Fathorse,

I share your pain over the big V. I have to say, however, that puppies which have been hacked to death with a machete have "red bits" on them but that doesn't make them more appealing.
The Midnight Express was more predictable than one of Branson's cattle trucks.

Barry Lawrence said...

ILTV,

Believe me, your breast envy is no larger than mine. No-one envies people with breasts more than me!!

Garfer,

If Branson did take over Northern Rock they'd open up unpredictably late every morning, you'd have to queue for an hour to get to the counter, there'd be nowhere to sit and when you did finally get to the cashier they would "regret to inform" you that they'd run out of cash and then you'd have to spend another four hours trying to get out because the doors were jammed "due to maintenance work at the Luton branch"

WEDNESDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 2007

SHORTS DON'T MATTER! 1. From the greatest programme ever made about association football, Barnstoneworth United FC manager Mr Dainty delivers one of the finest English soliloqiues of all time.......and afterwards, spare a thought for the club steward's wife Vera (YOU ONLY HAVE TO WATCH HALF OF THE CLIP!!).

Monday, 12 November 2007

Not everyone who agonises over their life is a painter. Some of us agonise because we're NOT painters.

....And On the Subject of Great Public Services

I know most of you have heard this marvellous song by those doctors who are the Amateur Transplants......but I think the video is a nice addition. P.S. If there are kids in the room I'd shuffle them out before hitting play.

...There's More

On the subject of those great doctors, here is their version of More Than Words which presents their challenging views on women outside Watford. The very-soon-to-be ex-Mrs Pither, coming from Cumbria, is a huge fan. Again, get those kids out of the room!

Leave Britney Alone, Ok!!!

Oh...........my............God!!!!! My heartfelt thanks go to BGT for this. I won't say much more, I don't need to. Mr Loony of Loonytown, USA (I think it's a bloke, anyway), says it all. I fear he may be wound too tight for.....well.....well for everywhere, really!

Tuesday, 18 September 2007.

I wish I'd sung this! For non-Americans, and with apologies to all the smart arses out there who already knew, the FCC is the Federal Communications Commission and it monitors TV and radio output in the States - a sort of broadcast police - while the EPA is the Yanks' so-called Environmental Protection Agency, a body which does exactly the opposite of what it says on the can. (P.S. We went to the same school, you know? Eric and me, that is, not George, Martha, Dick and Condoleeza and me. I don't think they went to school.) P.P.S. Please see below if you are I Like The View, Malc or Doris.

To Make You Laugh and Cry

I was listening to this on a Sunday, the very-soon-to-be ex-Mrs Pither is a Catholic, Tom Lehrer is one of my all-time heroes and this is one of his best.............no other reasons. On a more sombre note (and with thanks to Fish for coming up with this Woman's-Own-passes-the-time-in-the-dentist's-waiting-room nonsense), why not get a computer to tell you that you are a waste of space and your life is a sham of a mockery of a farce? Ok, it's from one of those poxy dating sites but...go on, take the test. You ain't got much to beat!!
This Is My Life, Rated
Life: 4.2
Mind: 4.1
Body: 2.7
Spirit: 8
Friends/Family: 1.6
Love: 0
Finance: 5.9
Take the Rate My Life Quiz
Apparently, in my case, "computer say 'no!'"

I First Saw This When I Was Little - And Loved It! I Hope That Explains a Few Things

Fuck, Fuckety, Fuck, Fuck, Fuck

It has been pointed out to me that, particularly for one whose profession is supposedly literary, my language is getting worse. My use of the "F" word is, I am told, far too prevalent and hence loses impact. To those who share this view I suggest you watch the following:

Tony Blair Isn't a Burglar - But If He Was.........

In the spirit of Gustav Holst's Jupiter and Manfred Mann's Earth Band, I feel like raising a smile today. The Big Green Thing alerted me to this and, for no other reason than to raise a smile on an otherwise crap Wednesday, I think it has to be shared. Grantham shall not have him - when he gets out of prison.

Life On The Edge - No Net.

I was wrong when I feared it might be a dull weekend, what with my pals being away, my soon-to-be ex-wife in rehab and only the dogs to play with. How wrong can a man be? This much fun must surely be illegal? Just click to see the japes and hoots I am having! Click again to see how things got REALLy exciting! Tomorrow we're going to chase pigeons.

The Good Old U.S. of A. - Guardians of Freedom and Democracy. Nothing to Be Scared of, Then?

Be honest........

IT'S THE QUIZ OF THE WEEK! JUST SCROLL DOWN AND HIT "FULL QUIZ".