when's the BBC news on?

[dep]

this is the second day that the BBC have postponed the six o'clock news for some football commentary.
What's up?

[StokeBloke]

this is the second day that the BBC have postponed the six o'clock news for some football commentary.
What's up?

There's some football on Dep

[martingold]

There's some football on Dep

whats football??

[Stuart M]

whats football??

A game which predominantly involves the use of feet and a ball-shaped object. Hence, football.

Curiously, there are a number of games involving the carrying around by hand of an oval-shaped object which insist on calling themselves "football". Even more curiously, the fans of these other games insist on calling the game which genuinely involves feet and, er, a ball, "soccer". Some of these other games involve dressing up in armour and spandex like the tryout scene in The Mystery Men; others involve wearing a vest in public; still others have the hilarious notion that when team A puts the ball deliberately out of play, they get a 50% chance of winning it back when team B throws it back in.

It's like various supermarkets started making some crap watery brown sludge in Kidderminster, then sued Lea & Perrins for using the term "Worcestershire Sauce" under the Trade Descriptions Act.

[martingold]

A game which predominantly involves the use of feet and a ball-shaped object. Hence, football.

Ohhhhh its a game now i see why its of world importance

[dep]

and why does the BBC think they need to reschedule for this?

[martingold]

and why does the BBC think they need to reschedule for this?

pretty much what i was saying

[DavidB]

whats football??

It is a lead & follow dual-group dance, with 11 dancers in each group.

One person takes it in turn to lead by kicking the ball. The other 21 dancers then follow the ball. Whoever gets there first becomes the new leader. Every so often the current leader will put the ball at the other team's end of the dance floor, and then spend the next minute or so blues dancing with the rest of his team.

It is competitive (at least when Greece aren't playing) and there are typically 3 judges. Unlike regular dance competitions, the head judge will be on the dance floor with the rest of the dancers. It is traditional to complain to the head judge directly, and not just bitch about it on an internet forum for days afterwards.

The music is very slow (0.022 beats per minute, ie 45 minutes per beat), and each dance usually only lasts 2 beats. However you can ask for an extra dance afterwards, which uses quicker music (15 minutes per beat). In exceptional circumstances there is a freestyle jam at the end (called 'penalties') but being English I try not to talk about this...

Teachers will often look for different styles throughout the song, especially contrasting the difference between the down beat and the upbeat. Hence the common expression 'it is a dance of two beats'.

Interestingly in football, the West Coast of the USA imports some of the best UK dancers for their regular weekend events.

[Daisy Chain]

Sodding football. Don't the BBC know that I always watch the 18:27 h BBC1 weather forecast so that I can decide which shoes to wear the following day?

*grumble grumble* They've even messed with the Springwatch timings this evening.

Daisy

(A Grumpy Little Flower)

[Stuart M]

Ohhhhh its a game now i see why its of world importance

You watch the TV News to find out what's happening in the world?

[martingold]

You watch the TV News to find out what's happening in the world?

[Dreadful Scathe]

It is traditional to complain to the head judge directly, and not just bitch about it on an internet forum for days afterwards.

Thousands will bitch on the internet and youTube especially, on your behalf

[ducasi]

You watch the TV News to find out what's happening in the world?

Well there's little point in watching the BBC news to find out what's happening locally.

[Stuart M]

Well there's little point in watching the BBC news to find out what's happening locally.

Agree absolutely. The most amusing part in the report was this:

The study also found that of 136 stories {on BBC network news and current affairs programmes over a four week period in 2007} about health and education, all 136 dealt with England alone.

Scottish Six, anyone? Oh no wait, we're told it'd be too parochial. Like having 136 stories about health & education in one other country isn't.

[StokeBloke]

Agree absolutely. The most amusing part in the report was this:

Scottish Six, anyone? Oh no wait, we're told it'd be too parochial. Like having 136 stories about health & education in one other country isn't.

Shut up and hand over your license fee

[dep]

Shut up and hand over your license fee

I have done, but I might consider retiring my colour telly and going black and white again.