Comments on: Painfully Funny http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/ Random samplings from a universe of ideas. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:15:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Stander on the Mountain » Blog Archive » BBC Radio http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-15943 Stander on the Mountain » Blog Archive » BBC Radio Wed, 24 May 2006 21:09:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/#comment-15943 [...] This Guy has much more interesting things to say about it, but this 'phone in' show is friggin' hilarious!! [...] [...] This Guy has much more interesting things to say about it, but this 'phone in' show is friggin' hilarious!! [...]

]]> By: Thinking Aloud: The Pulpmovies Weblog » They go out and kill each other for their fairy stories http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-15942 Thinking Aloud: The Pulpmovies Weblog » They go out and kill each other for their fairy stories Sun, 14 May 2006 20:39:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/#comment-15942 [...] (via Cosmic Variance) Posted by Paul in Religion and Superstition, TV and Radio (14/5/2006 at 9:38 pm) [...] [...] (via Cosmic Variance) Posted by Paul in Religion and Superstition, TV and Radio (14/5/2006 at 9:38 pm) [...]

]]> By: Joe http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-15927 Joe Fri, 12 May 2006 12:12:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/#comment-15927 Hi Clifford. It looks like I made a mistake, sorry for getting your hopes up. Hi Clifford. It looks like I made a mistake, sorry for getting your hopes up.

]]> By: Clifford http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-15932 Clifford Fri, 12 May 2006 07:54:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/#comment-15932 Joe... Where did you say the older programme is? There's nothing listenable under the link for the older episode. It is like the old days where the new epidose of a programme erases the old. Can you find it? -cvj Joe… Where did you say the older programme is? There’s nothing listenable under the link for the older episode. It is like the old days where the new epidose of a programme erases the old.

Can you find it?

-cvj

]]> By: Gullible of Tunbridge Wells | Cosmic Variance http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-15933 Gullible of Tunbridge Wells | Cosmic Variance Fri, 12 May 2006 07:48:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/#comment-15933 [...] Oddly enough, a huge number of people really thought that the utterly hilarious show Down the Line (see here), airing on Tuesdays at 11:00pm on the BBC’s Radio 4, was actually a real phone-in! Rather than seeing it as a wonderful spoof, parody, and commentary (which it clearly is), they thought it was a crass attempt by Radio 4 to broaden the scope of its programming. Angry of Tunbridge Wells got out the pen and paper to write a letter…… [...] [...] Oddly enough, a huge number of people really thought that the utterly hilarious show Down the Line (see here), airing on Tuesdays at 11:00pm on the BBC’s Radio 4, was actually a real phone-in! Rather than seeing it as a wonderful spoof, parody, and commentary (which it clearly is), they thought it was a crass attempt by Radio 4 to broaden the scope of its programming. Angry of Tunbridge Wells got out the pen and paper to write a letter…… [...]

]]> By: donncha http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-15938 donncha Fri, 12 May 2006 04:50:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/#comment-15938 Uproar! ;-) http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,1773143,00.html Uproar! ;-)

http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,1773143,00.html

]]> By: Joe http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-15941 Joe Thu, 11 May 2006 00:36:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/#comment-15941 I'm just listening to it now, and it seems pretty clear that it was set up. There is no way you could get that many oddballs in a row. I’m just listening to it now, and it seems pretty clear that it was set up. There is no way you could get that many oddballs in a row.

]]> By: Clifford http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-15940 Clifford Thu, 11 May 2006 00:22:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/#comment-15940 Thanks Joe. That was (frustratingly) not always the policy in the past, and so I'm glad to hear that this is now the norm. Cheers, -cvj Thanks Joe. That was (frustratingly) not always the policy in the past, and so I’m glad to hear that this is now the norm.

Cheers,

-cvj

]]> By: Joe http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-15939 Joe Thu, 11 May 2006 00:01:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/#comment-15939 For what it's worth, they archive the shows. Its a new show, so only 3 are listed on the left hand side. The BBC seem to be pretty good at keeping archives available. For what it’s worth, they archive the shows. Its a new show, so only 3 are listed on the left hand side. The BBC seem to be pretty good at keeping archives available.

]]> By: Clifford http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-15923 Clifford Wed, 10 May 2006 20:37:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/#comment-15923 Ah...yes.... the stillness..... Brilliant. Oh, gosh, just a mention of the dog cracks me up all over again.... -cvj Ah…yes…. the stillness…..

Brilliant.

Oh, gosh, just a mention of the dog cracks me up all over again….

-cvj

]]> By: Esoth http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-15924 Esoth Wed, 10 May 2006 20:32:57 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/#comment-15924 Always with the stillness. . . Unless, of course, your dog is barking, in which case it is always with the SHUT IT! WILL YOU SHUT IT!!!!. . . . Always with the stillness. . . Unless, of course, your dog is barking, in which case it is always with the SHUT IT! WILL YOU SHUT IT!!!!. . . .

]]> By: Elliot http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-15925 Elliot Wed, 10 May 2006 17:28:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/#comment-15925 Now this is just plain scary. Look at the picture of the show's host. Then go to Lubos's site and look at his picture. It's frightening. Coincidence? You be the judge. Elliot Now this is just plain scary. Look at the picture of the show’s host. Then go to Lubos’s site and look at his picture.

It’s frightening. Coincidence? You be the judge.

Elliot

]]> By: boreds http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-15922 boreds Wed, 10 May 2006 15:56:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/#comment-15922 Ummm. Ummm.

]]> By: PK http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-15928 PK Wed, 10 May 2006 14:55:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/#comment-15928 The dog owner is hilarious! Close second for me is the London cabbie (he must be) in the beginning: "My fairy tale is better than yours!" and "I can't hear ya lov." I honestly don't know whether there are planted phone calls in there, it all sounds very real and to some extent plausible. The dog owner is hilarious! Close second for me is the London cabbie (he must be) in the beginning: “My fairy tale is better than yours!” and “I can’t hear ya lov.”

I honestly don’t know whether there are planted phone calls in there, it all sounds very real and to some extent plausible.

]]> By: Simon http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-15929 Simon Wed, 10 May 2006 13:37:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/#comment-15929 HAHAHAHA!!!! Magik HAHAHAHA!!!! Magik

]]> By: anon http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-15931 anon Wed, 10 May 2006 13:15:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/#comment-15931 Oh, this is brilliant. Thanks! Oh, this is brilliant. Thanks!

]]> By: Daveg http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-15930 Daveg Wed, 10 May 2006 12:47:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/#comment-15930 Hmmm very strange indeed! It's a loony bin out there isn't it? Hmmm very strange indeed! It’s a loony bin out there isn’t it?

]]> By: erc http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-15926 erc Wed, 10 May 2006 11:34:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/#comment-15926 That's great! And since I was sitting on the floor when it came on, I was literally ROFL when the dog bit came on. Wolverine - I read the complaints on the message board, and I have a theory: the people posting are the same ones who <i>do</i> phone into "Any Answers". I just wish Jonathan Dimbleby would respond as appropriately as Gary Bellamy, for example "You're just going round in circles", "Oh god...", "You're not really going anywhere with this, are you?". That’s great! And since I was sitting on the floor when it came on, I was literally ROFL when the dog bit came on.

Wolverine – I read the complaints on the message board, and I have a theory: the people posting are the same ones who do phone into “Any Answers”. I just wish Jonathan Dimbleby would respond as appropriately as Gary Bellamy, for example “You’re just going round in circles”, “Oh god…”, “You’re not really going anywhere with this, are you?”.

]]> By: Wolverine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-15934 Wolverine Wed, 10 May 2006 07:42:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/#comment-15934 The <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mbradio4/F2766774?thread=2878523" rel="nofollow">complaints</a> posted about the program are a scream too. Great stuff. :D The complaints posted about the program are a scream too. Great stuff. :D

]]> By: boreds http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/comment-page-1/#comment-15935 boreds Wed, 10 May 2006 07:28:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2006/05/09/painfully-funny/#comment-15935 The Lord is not aware of individuals in the rock business! The Lord is not aware of individuals in the rock business!

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