Dumbing down
Posted on Monday, May 29, 2006Folks, my apologies to you. I’m sorry for failing to bore you in the usual way, and I promise normal service will resume shortly. I have every confidence that you understand why this regrettable lacuna has occurred. The emotional overload following last week’s astonishing events at the Millennium Stadium has taken its toll on every living Limerickman and it’s really only about now that we’re begining to recover our equilibrium. Forgive, please.
What do you think of the dumbing-down of RTE?
John Kelly gone. Great. So this means what? Well, this means no more quirky left-of-field music that you might just never have heard of. Wonderful. RTE fulfilling its public service remit by going head-to-head with the non-thinking sector. (Sorry, but would that be the same RTE that gets a free injection of cash from the licence? Oh, it would? Right.)
Furthermore, continuing its commitment to public-service broadcasting, RTE gives us more of what? That’s right: more Duffy. An extra 15 minutes every day of Joe Bleedin’ Duffy shouting down everyone he doesn’t like. I’d like to hear Joe Bleedin’ Duffy shouting at a Christian Brother but you know that will never happen. Joe is happier shouting at people who can’t shout back - except Fridays, of course, when Joe welcomes onto RTE Brush Bleedin’ Shields and Brendan Bleedin’ O’Carroll and all the rest of his bleedin’ hysterical Dub pals to entertain the rest of us licence-paying culchies. Bleedin’ righ’, Joe!
And also, what? That’s right: loads more of that fuckin eejit, Mooney. Aw, come on, for fuck’s sake. Here’s a guy with nothing whatever to say, and RTE thinks he should be pushed? Hurry up with Newstalk, please.
Fuck it, I’m too tired for this shit. I’m going to bed. Seeya tomorrow.
Stumble it!
May 29th, 2006
Of course you know the reason they’re amending the schedule is because they got the nod that 106 were going almost nationwide. Don’t know if you’ve ever listened to said station (you can pick it up on the internet, I’d particularly recommend Montcrief in the Afternoon) but, with the exception of one or two weak slots ,106 will wipe the floor with them. There again, I was wrong about Dunphy wiping the floor with Pat ‘Woodenhead’ Kenny. Wecome back , by the way.
May 29th, 2006
Well damn me if it isn’t Wrinkly Joe. How the hell are you, WJ, and thanks for the kind words of welcome back. I can assure you, it isn’t easy getting back to the daily grind after what we’ve been through, but sure who am I telling? Who better than yourself to testify to the Lawd above?
I haven’t yet listened to Newstalk, but I will, and in fact I’ll hie awa’ now to check out their web site.