If by "free" you mean "resurrect from the Ded!", I'm there dude!…
…maybe Miriam is available… :hmm:
Merlin says:
I really am a cunt, aren't I?
killer says:
I didn't watch any of Merlin on BB, so I can't be sure of his motives… but personally I think it was a great use of his 5 minutes of fame. I would have also enjoyed a "Free The Bee Gees" banner, hell, I would have enjoyed it if he stabbed Gretel to death with a spoon… at least there is some action on Australian TV.
Roly Nattrass has a bit of a rant about the Merlin protest on his <a href="http://www.nattrass.biz" target="_blank">blog</a>.
Bigg Daddy Gibb says:
hmmm, im actually agreeing with RolyPoly on this one! (aside: great photos of Domination Theory there!)
The worst part of this spectacle is usually the totally uneducated, 2-second-attention-span, no-basis opinion fuelled arguments by those who are hating on Merlin…I think their "best" argument is surmised as such:
"Like, we were, like, totally ripped off - coz he would've made his point better if he [b] took the tape off afterwards and explained his actions [/b]"
ARGGGH! Why don't u f'n go out and edumacate ya'self ya coont! That's what his actions were designed to do! He f'n DID think the thing out, coz he knew he'd have another f'n week of media hoo-hah to let EVERYONE know all about it!
Obviously, in sheltered-lala land, the worst part of the shenanigans was that we never found out "Who Merlin thought had the most annoying habit!"
Check out Roly's link to the Tim Ferguson article - (where he *must* be resurrecting some of his DAAS cred!)
I agree that was a good protest, but it doesn't change the fact that he's a bit of a wanker.
But anyone who pisses off Gretel and Rove is good value.
Barney says:
Amen, KL… whether or not he had a point is not the point… the point is that Merlin is, was and shall always be a class A dick, and no amount of political statement-making is going to change that fact… again, it is not pertinent that he is a politically aware dick, nor that he is a German dick. Simply that he is a dick.
B-Diddy DubSac says:
C'mon fellas - would a dick wear sweatbands as casual accessories? Like a girl wears bangles?
B-Diddy DubSac says:
Now, not that this has nothing to do with anything, but just thought I'd air some "Beef With Bigg Daddy"…
You know how Ch9 has recently started airing "Millionaire" with Eddie at 5:30, becoz "New Price" was getting killed by that crzy f'n suitcase gameshow on Ch7 - and the theory is that [i]"if you get [the viewer] in the lead-up to the 6pm news - then you've got them for the rest of the nite!"[/i]…
I - Don't - Get - This!
Is it possibly conceivable that the average Ozstralian is so fucking lazy, and EVEN with the miracle advent of REMOTE CONTROLS, that JUST BECOZ they are watching "Deal Or F'n What Deal", (and also becoz ch7/ch9's newz are basically interchangeable, except for the ch9 "Two Bitches Theory") - THEY CAN'T BE FUCKED CHANNEL-HOPPING TO SEE WHAT PROGRAMS THEY ACTUALLY, Y'KNOW, LIKE???
Apparently, Norm's thought process when he's watching tv (according to Ch7/9 executives) is…
"Hmmm, wow! what a thrilling episode of Deal - I don't know what the fuck was happening - but Im hooked, count me in tomorrow….okay, whats up next? Can't be fucked looking at my TV guide, so I'll just stick with whatever's on - oh! its the news - BORING! - maybe I'll switch to 'Simpsons'….naaah, I guess I'll just leave it on here, coz Rick has got a Special Report on dole-bludging-extreme-makeover-millionaires!….
[30 minutes later]
….oh crap, Today To-f'n-Night! Oh well, don't wanna wear down the remote control knob, so better leave it on…
[30 minutes later]
…what the shit, CSI: Palmyra!, maybe there's something else o-….nah, probably not, I'd better start getting used to watching absolute trifling crap that I don't like, coz…well…oh look, is that Ice-T? Man, this sucks!…
[check TV Guide]
..oh well, looks like there's some choice infomercials on the Abba-Do-Do-Do-PushPineappleThingy…can't miss that, so I'd best just stick with all this other crap until it comes on…man, choice is hard…I wonder if Gretel will ever invite Merlin back to find who he *really* thought was "playing the game"….f'n liberal scum!"
[/rant off]
As Black Eyed *cough*sellout*cough* Peas would say:
"Where Is The Logic?"
UNLOLCAPRANT2004!!1111!
B-Diddy DubSac says:
[rant on]
And while I'm here, ranting incessenlty, what the fuck IS UP with Ch9's Two Shat Ladies routine?
Sure, its all "lovey-dovey" for their promos and shit, but you just KNOW that every nite they both turn up in their beautifully manicured outfits - BOTH trying to out-do the other, and do that usual "smoochy-talk" whilst really thinking ("that f'n BITCH! We both agreed *I* was wearing lavender tonite - and she's wearing emerald green, just to contrast!")….
And if you don't believe that's true - COULD YOU PLEASE NAME ANY OTHER NEWS REPORT IN THE FRICKING WORLD WHICH ENDS ITS BROADCAST BY NAMING THE FRICKING DESIGNERS WHO "DRESSED" THE BITCHES?!?!?! Are you SERIOUS?? Its a f'n fashion-filled estrogen-fest from hell…
AND THEN, there's the bloody 13 year-old female "weather reporter" - I DON'T NEED SOME F'N 1-YEAR-DEGREE JOURNO-HACK WHO CAN'T EVEN SPELL "METEOROLOGY" GUILT-TRIPPING ME OVER NOT DONATING TO APPEALATHON!! Don't give me shit over never donating when its crytsal-f'n-clear that the first time your pretty-little head ever heard of the word was when u read the script for the promo! RESPECT YOUR ELDERS who probably donate to their own choice of charity and don't need to be told by some no-nothing tart dolled-up soon-to-jump-to-Postcards-zero-credibility-ALL-FEMALE-NEWZ-TEAM-even-Todd-Johnno-is-rolling-in-John-Barnett's-yet-to-be-filled-grave what to frickin do!
In conclusion - bring back Peter Waltham!
[/rant off]
KL says:
Gold, Jerry, gold.
Fucking apoplectic-crazy-hepped-on-goofballs gold, but gold nonetheless.
Rant on, Tiny Dancer.
Barney says:
You rant with the best of em BD, but just as a point of clarification regarding the first rant (of the day)… I believe the theory pertains to the propensity of many a Norm not to change channels during the commercials, which I believe is directly correlated to the perceived general disdain shown by many a Norm's little lady with regard to the potential for confusion as a direct result of changing channels without notice… I think the idea is that if you can get people to know about the special reports that will be on the news, then they'll stick around and watch them, during which ads will be shown for all of the scintillating viewing yet to come, thus motivating viewers to "make the switch" from their typical viewing habits… I guess it must have some validity, as every commercial TV station in the Western World seems to adopt the same approach… Either tha or they've all been sold a lie, which would be a preferable scenario to believe in…
Barney says:
I really need to take the time to start using paragraph spacing… apologies.
Barney says:
Hands up who thinks BDW should have his own little "Rant of the Week" section on this site…
fancy dave says:
Only if I can have one, too.
KL says:
I say we have a Rant-Off every week…
BDW vs Fancy
The Ulimate Rant Match!
KL says:
Ulimate = ULTIMATE!
Stupid not being able to edit stuff (or type it correctly to begin with).
B-Diddy DubSac says:
Back when i was a "celebrity radio DJ" i used to have my own 5-minute "What's Beef? with Bigg Daddy"….started with a tirade on Nelly if I recall…
I'd be down/up for it, either by detailing stirring passions in a Rantbot
or even, as suggested, Throwdown: Devil's Advocate stylee, where Fancy v $BDW$ taking up opposite sides of debate - preferably in some easy target topics before moving on up, ie "Why Kids Today Are Punks!"….Im sure Fancy would love to take the negative in that one!
Will see how the proposed amendments affect this proposition (#345/FDvBDW)…
killer says:
what do you say fancy? i will check out a suitable script and get something online soon… perhaps something where readers submit rant topics and then vote for a winner.
Barney says:
hell yeah…this could be the start of a whole new lease on life for the visitors of Kilbot.net.
Maybe there can be the occasional wildcard challenger who submits a rant for rebuttal by both parties.
Andy Gibb says:
If by "free" you mean "resurrect from the Ded!", I'm there dude!…
…maybe Miriam is available… :hmm:
Merlin says:
I really am a cunt, aren't I?
killer says:
I didn't watch any of Merlin on BB, so I can't be sure of his motives… but personally I think it was a great use of his 5 minutes of fame. I would have also enjoyed a "Free The Bee Gees" banner, hell, I would have enjoyed it if he stabbed Gretel to death with a spoon… at least there is some action on Australian TV.
Roly Nattrass has a bit of a rant about the Merlin protest on his <a href="http://www.nattrass.biz" target="_blank">blog</a>.
Bigg Daddy Gibb says:
hmmm, im actually agreeing with RolyPoly on this one! (aside: great photos of Domination Theory there!)
The worst part of this spectacle is usually the totally uneducated, 2-second-attention-span, no-basis opinion fuelled arguments by those who are hating on Merlin…I think their "best" argument is surmised as such:
"Like, we were, like, totally ripped off - coz he would've made his point better if he [b] took the tape off afterwards and explained his actions [/b]"
ARGGGH! Why don't u f'n go out and edumacate ya'self ya coont! That's what his actions were designed to do! He f'n DID think the thing out, coz he knew he'd have another f'n week of media hoo-hah to let EVERYONE know all about it!
Obviously, in sheltered-lala land, the worst part of the shenanigans was that we never found out "Who Merlin thought had the most annoying habit!"
Check out Roly's link to the Tim Ferguson article - (where he *must* be resurrecting some of his DAAS cred!)
In conclusion: The General Public Iz Idiots!
killer says:
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KL says:
I agree that was a good protest, but it doesn't change the fact that he's a bit of a wanker.
But anyone who pisses off Gretel and Rove is good value.
Barney says:
Amen, KL… whether or not he had a point is not the point… the point is that Merlin is, was and shall always be a class A dick, and no amount of political statement-making is going to change that fact… again, it is not pertinent that he is a politically aware dick, nor that he is a German dick. Simply that he is a dick.
B-Diddy DubSac says:
C'mon fellas - would a dick wear sweatbands as casual accessories? Like a girl wears bangles?
B-Diddy DubSac says:
Now, not that this has nothing to do with anything, but just thought I'd air some "Beef With Bigg Daddy"…
You know how Ch9 has recently started airing "Millionaire" with Eddie at 5:30, becoz "New Price" was getting killed by that crzy f'n suitcase gameshow on Ch7 - and the theory is that [i]"if you get [the viewer] in the lead-up to the 6pm news - then you've got them for the rest of the nite!"[/i]…
I - Don't - Get - This!
Is it possibly conceivable that the average Ozstralian is so fucking lazy, and EVEN with the miracle advent of REMOTE CONTROLS, that JUST BECOZ they are watching "Deal Or F'n What Deal", (and also becoz ch7/ch9's newz are basically interchangeable, except for the ch9 "Two Bitches Theory") - THEY CAN'T BE FUCKED CHANNEL-HOPPING TO SEE WHAT PROGRAMS THEY ACTUALLY, Y'KNOW, LIKE???
Apparently, Norm's thought process when he's watching tv (according to Ch7/9 executives) is…
"Hmmm, wow! what a thrilling episode of Deal - I don't know what the fuck was happening - but Im hooked, count me in tomorrow….okay, whats up next? Can't be fucked looking at my TV guide, so I'll just stick with whatever's on - oh! its the news - BORING! - maybe I'll switch to 'Simpsons'….naaah, I guess I'll just leave it on here, coz Rick has got a Special Report on dole-bludging-extreme-makeover-millionaires!….
[30 minutes later]
….oh crap, Today To-f'n-Night! Oh well, don't wanna wear down the remote control knob, so better leave it on…
[30 minutes later]
…what the shit, CSI: Palmyra!, maybe there's something else o-….nah, probably not, I'd better start getting used to watching absolute trifling crap that I don't like, coz…well…oh look, is that Ice-T? Man, this sucks!…
[check TV Guide]
..oh well, looks like there's some choice infomercials on the Abba-Do-Do-Do-PushPineappleThingy…can't miss that, so I'd best just stick with all this other crap until it comes on…man, choice is hard…I wonder if Gretel will ever invite Merlin back to find who he *really* thought was "playing the game"….f'n liberal scum!"
[/rant off]
As Black Eyed *cough*sellout*cough* Peas would say:
"Where Is The Logic?"
UNLOLCAPRANT2004!!1111!
B-Diddy DubSac says:
[rant on]
And while I'm here, ranting incessenlty, what the fuck IS UP with Ch9's Two Shat Ladies routine?
Sure, its all "lovey-dovey" for their promos and shit, but you just KNOW that every nite they both turn up in their beautifully manicured outfits - BOTH trying to out-do the other, and do that usual "smoochy-talk" whilst really thinking ("that f'n BITCH! We both agreed *I* was wearing lavender tonite - and she's wearing emerald green, just to contrast!")….
And if you don't believe that's true - COULD YOU PLEASE NAME ANY OTHER NEWS REPORT IN THE FRICKING WORLD WHICH ENDS ITS BROADCAST BY NAMING THE FRICKING DESIGNERS WHO "DRESSED" THE BITCHES?!?!?! Are you SERIOUS?? Its a f'n fashion-filled estrogen-fest from hell…
AND THEN, there's the bloody 13 year-old female "weather reporter" - I DON'T NEED SOME F'N 1-YEAR-DEGREE JOURNO-HACK WHO CAN'T EVEN SPELL "METEOROLOGY" GUILT-TRIPPING ME OVER NOT DONATING TO APPEALATHON!! Don't give me shit over never donating when its crytsal-f'n-clear that the first time your pretty-little head ever heard of the word was when u read the script for the promo! RESPECT YOUR ELDERS who probably donate to their own choice of charity and don't need to be told by some no-nothing tart dolled-up soon-to-jump-to-Postcards-zero-credibility-ALL-FEMALE-NEWZ-TEAM-even-Todd-Johnno-is-rolling-in-John-Barnett's-yet-to-be-filled-grave what to frickin do!
In conclusion - bring back Peter Waltham!
[/rant off]
KL says:
Gold, Jerry, gold.
Fucking apoplectic-crazy-hepped-on-goofballs gold, but gold nonetheless.
Rant on, Tiny Dancer.
Barney says:
You rant with the best of em BD, but just as a point of clarification regarding the first rant (of the day)… I believe the theory pertains to the propensity of many a Norm not to change channels during the commercials, which I believe is directly correlated to the perceived general disdain shown by many a Norm's little lady with regard to the potential for confusion as a direct result of changing channels without notice… I think the idea is that if you can get people to know about the special reports that will be on the news, then they'll stick around and watch them, during which ads will be shown for all of the scintillating viewing yet to come, thus motivating viewers to "make the switch" from their typical viewing habits… I guess it must have some validity, as every commercial TV station in the Western World seems to adopt the same approach… Either tha or they've all been sold a lie, which would be a preferable scenario to believe in…
Barney says:
I really need to take the time to start using paragraph spacing… apologies.
Barney says:
Hands up who thinks BDW should have his own little "Rant of the Week" section on this site…
fancy dave says:
Only if I can have one, too.
KL says:
I say we have a Rant-Off every week…
BDW vs Fancy
The Ulimate Rant Match!
KL says:
Ulimate = ULTIMATE!
Stupid not being able to edit stuff (or type it correctly to begin with).
B-Diddy DubSac says:
Back when i was a "celebrity radio DJ" i used to have my own 5-minute "What's Beef? with Bigg Daddy"….started with a tirade on Nelly if I recall…
I'd be down/up for it, either by detailing stirring passions in a Rantbot
or even, as suggested, Throwdown: Devil's Advocate stylee, where Fancy v $BDW$ taking up opposite sides of debate - preferably in some easy target topics before moving on up, ie "Why Kids Today Are Punks!"….Im sure Fancy would love to take the negative in that one!
Will see how the proposed amendments affect this proposition (#345/FDvBDW)…
killer says:
what do you say fancy? i will check out a suitable script and get something online soon… perhaps something where readers submit rant topics and then vote for a winner.
Barney says:
hell yeah…this could be the start of a whole new lease on life for the visitors of Kilbot.net.
Maybe there can be the occasional wildcard challenger who submits a rant for rebuttal by both parties.