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The Guardian

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  • #32
    Franz Von Peppercorn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,070 ✭✭✭Franz Von Peppercorn


    I watched 1 minute. He seems to be on the John.


  • #33
    Grayson
    Registered Users Posts: 16,106 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    watched it. have no idea how people can find that funny. The guy seems to have issues.

    btw, at the beginning he complains about a poll that said support was growing for a second brexit referendum. He says it's a poll of guardian readers so it can't be trusted.

    It was a poll commissioned by the guardian, not a poll of the guardian readers.

    Here's the story.

    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/jan/26/britons-favour-second-referendum-brexit-icm-poll


    And did anyone read the comments?


  • #34
    Badly Drunk Boy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,432 ✭✭✭Badly Drunk Boy


    Omackeral wrote: »
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    There was a law series called in the early 2000s called The Guardian, in which Will Ferrell appears in one episode, but under the name Phil Weston, not Will Ferrell. Two years later, he was in the film Kicking & Screaming where his character's name was Phil Weston.

    This isn't in any way relevant to this thread or the goon in that YouTube video.


  • #35
    Grayson
    Registered Users Posts: 16,106 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    I went to look at the users other video's. There are people here saying he's just having a laugh in that video. Honestly, you'll change your mind if you look at his other video's. I know the word crazy is over used, but jesus this guy is crazy.


  • #36
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,635 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    Grayson wrote: »
    I went to look at the users other video's. There are people here saying he's just having a laugh in that video. Honestly, you'll change your mind if you look at his other video's. I know the word crazy is over used, but jesus this guy is crazy.

    He seems a perfectly average proponent of Brexit to me.


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  • #37
    Franz Von Peppercorn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,070 ✭✭✭Franz Von Peppercorn


    dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »
    He seems a perfectly average proponent of Brexit to me.

    This hatred of 52% of the population does you little service.


  • #38
    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,407 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Fr_Dougal wrote: »
    Your link doesn’t work.


    A lot of links don't work on mobile lately.


  • #39
    Ulysses Gaze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,570 ✭✭✭Ulysses Gaze


    luckypat wrote: »
    This must be the funniest video I have seen in my life:

    youtube.com/watch?v=aLXsOO6qXHc

    I genuinely couldn't stop laughing at it, probably because of his tone.

    IMO they should have this guy reviewing papers on RT..

    Literally watch the first 5-6 minutes and I bet you'll be unable to stop laughing!!

    The video and article are almost one year old.

    Why are you posting it?


  • #40
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users Posts: 32,972 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    luckypat wrote: »
    I genuinely agree with the guy's views but his overreaction was beyond amusing.

    You genuinely created an account purely to promote this video.

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



  • #41
    theguzman
    Registered Users Posts: 2,081 ✭✭✭theguzman


    The Guardian is just a Marxist mouthpeice, but its in Britain so I couldn't give a care. TheJournal.ie is Ireland's version of the guardian, such a piece of absolute leftwing vitriol, continuously pushing absolute thrash.


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  • #42
    Grayson
    Registered Users Posts: 16,106 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    theguzman wrote: »
    The Guardian is just a Marxist mouthpeice, but its in Britain so I couldn't give a care. TheJournal.ie is Ireland's version of the guardian, such a piece of absolute leftwing vitriol, continuously pushing absolute thrash.

    You can't compare one to the other. I don't think you've read either.

    btw, you know the guardian is owned by a trust? Since it's now owned by either shareholders or a private owner it's the only truly independent major newspaper in the UK.


  • #43
    Ulysses Gaze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,570 ✭✭✭Ulysses Gaze


    theguzman wrote: »
    The Guardian is just a Marxist mouthpeice, but its in Britain so I couldn't give a care. TheJournal.ie is Ireland's version of the guardian, such a piece of absolute leftwing vitriol, continuously pushing absolute thrash.

    It is not Marxist. It is a Middle-Class "Socialist" paper for the chattering classes. It just rabbits on and on about identity politics.

    They absolutely despised Corbyn and his socialist policies when he first won the Labour leadership. Every op-ed on there was saying this was the end of the Labour Party.

    They only back him now because he's not going anywhere and it is ABTT (Anyone But The Tories).

    Also, would a Marxist newspaper back a neoliberal banking shill like Macron?
    The Guardian did!


  • #44
    Grayson
    Registered Users Posts: 16,106 ✭✭✭✭Grayson


    Ulysses Gaze wrote: »
    It is not Marxist. It is a Middle-Class "Socialist" paper for the chattering classes. It just rabbits on and on about identity politics.

    They absolutely despised Corbyn and his socialist policies when he first won the Labour leadership. Every op-ed on there was saying this was the end of the Labour Party.

    They only back him now because he's not going anywhere and it is ABTT (Anyone But The Tories).

    Also, would a Marxist newspaper back a neoliberal banking shill like Macron?
    The Guardian did!

    Macron Vs Le Pen. That's the important part that you left out.

    Any paper except for a far right one would back Macron.


  • #45
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users Posts: 32,972 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    theguzman wrote: »
    The Guardian is just a Marxist mouthpeice, but its in Britain so I couldn't give a care. TheJournal.ie is Ireland's version of the guardian, such a piece of absolute leftwing vitriol, continuously pushing absolute thrash.

    You've never read it, have you?

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



  • #46
    thomasj
    Registered Users Posts: 4,785 ✭✭✭thomasj


    Not guardian related but...

    https://twitter.com/mj_5891/status/1072191427134795779?s=09


  • #47
    luckypat
    Site Banned Posts: 23 ✭luckypat


    The part of the video between 3:36 and 4:56 is comedy gold IMO.

    The point about the greenhouse gases and the travel magazine, as well as the bit about the sport section from 8:42 to 9:24. It pretty much sums up my own feelings about football:D:D.

    I think he's sitting on a chair BTW.


  • #48
    luckypat
    Site Banned Posts: 23 ✭luckypat


    Also from 0:50 to 1:20, where he says the poll is fake and destroys the front page in anger had me in stitches.

    I know it seems weird that I posted this, it's not to promote it its just to share that I found this video to be an absolute hoot. I think his accent contributes to that.

    I am confused about the mask though.


  • #49
    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,474 ✭✭✭Obvious Desperate Breakfasts


    The Guardian has its lunatic feminist fringe for sure but it also has so many great, informative and interesting pieces that don’t have anything to do with politics really. The comments sections are often a good read too.

    I think people who refuse to read any Guardian article because of the feminist stuff are truly missing out.


  • #50
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users Posts: 32,972 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »
    The Guardian has its lunatic feminist fringe for sure but it also has so many great, informative and interesting pieces that don’t have anything to do with politics really. The comments sections are often a good read too.

    I think people who refuse to read any Guardian article because of the feminist stuff are truly missing out.

    It's because the paper will tell them somethign that contrasts their wordl view and they won't be able to handle it. Most of the identity politics stuff is in the opinions section anyway.

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



  • #51
    luckypat
    Site Banned Posts: 23 ✭luckypat


    I think he has a point about The Guardian but his overreacting is brilliant.

    The bit from 3:30 to 5:00 should be considered a comedic classic.

    His reaction to the guy with the EU cap and the absolute DESTRUCTION of the chap who was talking about immigration was almost enough to make me stop breathing from laughter!!


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  • #52
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users Posts: 32,972 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    luckypat wrote: »
    I think he has a point about The Guardian but his overreacting is brilliant.

    The bit from 3:30 to 5:00 should be considered a comedic classic.

    His reaction to the guy with the EU cap and the absolute DESTRUCTION of the chap who was talking about immigration was almost enough to make me stop breathing from laughter!!

    .. and what's happening at 5.30 WILL AMAZE YOU!!!!

    Take the hint - we're not watching the video. We're not even commenting on the video.

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



  • #53
    luckypat
    Site Banned Posts: 23 ✭luckypat


    The bit about football from 8:42 to 9:30 is excellent in terms of comedy.

    In all seriousness, the video is funny and if you don't have time to watch it in its entirety then at least watch the parts from 0:50 to 1:20, 3:30 to 5:00 and 8:42 to 9:30 - you'll see what I mean by funny if you do...


  • #54
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,635 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    luckypat wrote: »
    The bit about football from 8:42 to 9:30 is excellent in terms of comedy.

    In all seriousness, the video is funny and if you don't have time to watch it in its entirety then at least watch the parts from 0:50 to 1:20, 3:30 to 5:00 and 8:42 to 9:30 - you'll see what I mean by funny if you do...

    This video was obviously made by someone who was deprived of oxygen at birth.


  • #55
    luckypat
    Site Banned Posts: 23 ✭luckypat


    If you just watched the above clips you'd be in stitches too.


  • #56
    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,226 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    Not funny at all, OP should stop telling us which bits are funny

    p.s. the guy should just go for a full on comb over, funniest bits are when he keeps checking if his hair is still there


  • #57
    luckypat
    Site Banned Posts: 23 ✭luckypat


    fritzelly wrote: »
    Not funny at all, OP should stop telling us which bits are funny

    p.s. the guy should just go for a full on comb over, funniest bits are when he keeps checking if his hair is still there

    How is it not funny?

    I just find the parts where he completely loses the plot at such trivial things thus exposing his inner far-right maniac, combined with the thick Yorkshire accent, to be beyond very amusing.

    The skullet and mask adds to this.


  • #58
    fritzelly
    Registered Users Posts: 17,226 ✭✭✭✭fritzelly


    If you need to be told something is funny it's usually not funny


  • #59
    luckypat
    Site Banned Posts: 23 ✭luckypat


    fritzelly wrote: »
    If you need to be told something is funny it's usually not funny

    But why do you think it ISN'T funny?


  • #60
    luckypat
    Site Banned Posts: 23 ✭luckypat


    I wouldn't say he has issues either TBH.


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  • #61
    luckypat
    Site Banned Posts: 23 ✭luckypat


    I just do not understand how people don't find it amusing.

    Can someone please explain?


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