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anotheoldgit | 17:47 Sun 26th Oct 2008 | News
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Should these two face prosecution and even banned from the BBC?

If these calls had been to an ethnic it would have been classed racist, and their feet would have not touched the floor.

I know before any wit makes the remark that Manuel is an ethnic (Spanish), it was only the part he played.

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No i agree with you smudge (hello by the way). The 'joke' was tasteless, I didn't find it funny either. But what i do find funny is the kneejerk reaction by some users on here, especially Doc's here.
i still havent heard it yet but i have to say although they will probably have to issue an apology to the man, how many hits do you reckon its had on you tube and itunes? get them fired..they will be giving them a bonus because it will have people tuning into their show from now on to see if its mentioned.
When it comes to idiot stakes flippo you are miles ahead.
I knew what you meant BOO. (Hope you & yours are). -xx-
Was meant to say: (Hope you & yours are okay BOO. -xx-)!

Boo - I fail to see the relavence of how Mr Sach's gransdaughter may choose to present herself on the Internet - and the phone call made to her grandfather.

If an adult youg woman wishes to show risque pictures of herself, that is her right, and her business, but how that qualifies the BBC to facilitate verbal assaults on her family is a link I fail to establish.

Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross both have a similar radio style - what comes out their minds comes out of their mouths - in Ross's case, often witty, occasionally OTT. In Brand's case, the ramblings of an adolescent with a personality disorder. Both are an individual taste.

The problem here is, both have wond the other up well past acceptable levels, which is bad enough.

What is unforgiveable, is that Mr Sach's agent specifically asked the BBC not to broadcast the content of the calls, which waas ignored.

The fault likes squarey with two men who are old enough to know better - and BBC exectutives who are answerable to the public who fund them - who should be sacked forthwith.

In conclusion, the notion that this stupidty was in any way amusing is something thatI find beggars belief.

Flip flop - obviously you are not a grandparent - I am, and when and if you are, you perceptions of what is funny might have changed.
Flipflop, try to understand. Yes Humour is subjective but even if something makes us laugh it doesn't mean it's the right thing to do. Got it ?
A pair of smug, preening, overpaid, infantile, foul-mouthed, talentless, sexually-challenged, embarrassingly-unfunny losers. They're a disgrace to BBC standards, and always have been. Sack the pair of them. And let them take their equally smug, talentless, over-exposed luvvie pal Ricky Gervais with them.
No I most certainly haven't 'got it' as you condescendingly put it brionon.

I found it damn funny.

If I find something funny, I laugh. Don't you?

Am I only expected to laugh at things that don't offend other people? Were that the case, comedy would never have evolved and we'd all be laughing (or more accurately not laughing) at jesters
Tall-poppy syndrome.

We should go back to the days of Bruno Brooks and DLT.
Steady on Quinlad, let's not chase our quarry over a cliff here!

Neither of those two would know what humour was if it smacked them in the face!

I assume you were being ironic?

Please tell me you were!!!
No I most certainly haven't 'got it' as you condescendingly put it brionon.

I found it damn funny.

If I find something funny, I laugh. Don't you?

Yes but it doesn't make it Right because it's Funny does it ? Concentration guards laughed at the Jews during the Holocaust-Didn't make it right did it ?
Well I agree that if anyone (andrew sachs & family) were offended then this is an assualt on them, and only their perception of it would inform a fair punishment. However whats all this about the BBC going in the gutter and showing smutt, has anyone watched primetime Eastenders? come on.
JRoss has a daughter and am sure would not appreciate same treatment. As for the **** Russel.....he's probably inadequate obviously by his demeanour.

They should both be removed off our screens.....I don't want my licence fee to do to them!

It's not as though we're short of Presenters and the screen is desperate for fresh faces.
Brionon - your comparing my laughing at this very funny incident to concentration camp guards laughing at jews is just about the most ridiculous answer I have seen on this website.

Utterly utterly absurd.
A good analogy I thought flippy.
Then you would be wrong.
I listened to it again last night - made me laugh more the second time than it did the first time.
Then you are truly an evil individual.
:-(
That is because your feeble mind is easily amused.



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