When is an uproar not an uproar?

[sp1814]

Out of an audience of around 7 million viewers, 125 contacted the BBC to complain about a 'gay bedroom scene' shown in Eastenders this week.

Now, I'm not a mathematician, but surely, complaints from 0.001786% (and that's rounded up), hardly constitutes an 'uproar'?

Personally I was more incensed that the bl**dy Grand Prix coverage meant that Antiques Roadshow was cancelled on Sunday night, denying me my weekly pleasure of watching someone who thinks that the Constable left to them by Aunt Eileen actually came from Woolworths and has a value of £30.

Back to Eastenders - was it really THAT shocking?

[mike11111]

Retch, not wretch!

[Answerprancer]

I do find it odd that you are always seem 'attracted' to threads about homosexuality.

[joeluke]

Warning! This programme contains scenes likely to make real men retch

[Answerprancer]

Perhaps he means he turns weak at the knees and becomes a 'wretch' at the sight of man love ;-)

[keepontrucking]

I find it funny that the people who hate The Mail spend so much time reading it.

[jackthehat]

You must be particularly delicate little flowers if you find yourself retching at some very coy depictions of gay men..........

[Answerprancer]

Definition of a "real man" - a human being over a certain age who is male ...end of ! (as you dogmatic types like to say)

[Answerprancer]

"I find it funny that the people who hate The Mail spend so much time reading it".
I see it as investigative - you have to learn what sh!t looks like to avoid treading in it.

[joeluke]

We all have things that disgust/repulse us

[mike11111]

Time I came out of the closet. I am a secret pervert. I quite like the Daily Mail.

[jackthehat]

Funny you should say that..............

[Answerprancer]

...group hug ?

[mike11111]

Not yet, AP. Gang-bangs are a step too far for me at the moment:)

[Answerprancer]

I said 'group hug' not group hump !

[DTCwordfan]

Oh, you repulsive kinko, Mike - certainly in the eyes of Doc

And he is now expounding the virtues of Nat King Cole on another thread - yes a great voice but he showed his leniency/acceptance towards gay sex, evident in his song writing. The following song was quoted in the Vermont House by one Bill Aswad (Dem Burlington) in the battle for the acceptance of same-sex marriages in that State, a State I happen to know well.

There was a boy
A very strange enchanted boy
They say he wandered very far, very far
Over land and sea
A little shy
And sad of eye
But very wise
Was he

And then one day
A magic day he passed my way
And while we spoke of many things, fools and kings
This he said to me
"The greatest thing
You'll ever learn
Is just to love
And be loved
In return"

"The greatest thing
You'll ever learn
Is just to love
And be loved
In return"

Thank you.

[jackthehat]

Erm.....include me out. :o)

[DTCwordfan]

lol to a group hump - the Ed will freak and do us for profanity and all the rest!

[tpreece01]

To technically be classed as an uproar, at least 20% of those affected by an event must be involved in the 'uproar'. There must be a minimum of 1,000 affected / 200 involved.

The only exception to this rule is if the report comes from the Daily Mail, in which case the minimum 20% doesn't count and only one person (the journo) needs to be affected.

[note: 76% of statistics are made up on the spot]