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Tim Dowling, for example, is a twat

488 replies

Robespierre · 17/05/2009 16:28

..who writes moderately entertaining columns about his personal life in The Guardian. Yesterday's was about the perils of self-googling, and in particular of an episode of self-googling which returned the text 'Tim Dowling for example is a twat'

Where did he find that humbling line?? On mumsnet of course!

In the article he claims to have given up self-googling, but we know that isn't true, don't we.

Shall we give him a few more personal insights? I think he is less of a twat than Jon Ronson and he doesn't have a whiney voice.

OP posts:
BitOfFun · 17/05/2009 17:14

No it isn't [blush}, but if I'd spelt it right it would be...

BitOfFun · 17/05/2009 17:13

pmsl : georgimama

Do you remember the time he got "posessed" by a South African prisoner called Kreed Cafer? It turned out that a production team member had made the name up and spread a rumour round the set about this fictional character, only for Derek to "sense" his presence and go into full loony mode.

Kreed Cafer is an anagram of Derek Faker

PortAndLemon · 17/05/2009 17:12

There were also some interesting bits in Derren Brown's book -- including one town they were visiting where the crew turned up the week before to ferret out the local spooky stories, including the fact that a murder had taken place in the local pub ages ago (somewhere in the 19th century, IIRC). Then Derek turned up and promptly "sensed" the murder when he entered the pub. Except that the current publican had made up the murder when he took over the licence to give the pub more local colour and "history". It had never actually taken place.

georgimama · 17/05/2009 17:12

Oh yes, I agree about Piers. How he pulled the intelligent and quite beautiful Celia Ahern is a complete mystery. He may be a demon in the sack, I suppose, but you would have to find that out, and I wouldn't exchange more than 2 words with the man. He tells lies.

cornsilk · 17/05/2009 17:10

Piers Morgan, for example, is a twat.

pointydog · 17/05/2009 17:09

georgie

Noonki · 17/05/2009 17:08

oh thanks georgimama...I remember him now...yes he is a twat

georgimama · 17/05/2009 17:05

Derek Acora is the charlatan medium on "Most Haunted". A few years ago there was an episode where he was in a hotel (now luxury flats) near our house. He was going on about how a maid had been raped and murdered in this room, allegedly in 1800. A subtitle flashed up "this room was built in 1952". Classic.

IwoulddoDrWho · 17/05/2009 17:04

Richard Madeley, for example, is a twat.

Noonki · 17/05/2009 17:03

my ex is a twat... but that is not very enlightening for the rest of you.

IwoulddoDrWho · 17/05/2009 17:02

Sharon Osborne, Dannii Minogue, Louis thingy, for example, are twats. You can see where I'm going with this.

Noonki · 17/05/2009 17:02

who's derek acora?

Noonki · 17/05/2009 17:01

Peter andre is one
I like johnathon ross though he is admittedly a bit of a twat

pointydog · 17/05/2009 17:01

gillian mckeith, for example, is a twat

pointydog · 17/05/2009 17:00

oh yes, derek acora, lol

BitOfFun · 17/05/2009 17:00

Derek Acorah, for example, is a twat.

IwoulddoDrWho · 17/05/2009 16:57

Cheryl Cole, for example, is a twat.

TheCrackFox · 17/05/2009 16:55

Jeremy Kyle = twat

georgimama · 17/05/2009 16:55

He hasn't sent his imaginary friend publisher on to defend him either (unlike some columists that could be mentioned), so you have to give him that.

I wonder if the twat train thread is still in archive? It might have been posted in chat in which case it is gone.

Jim Davidson is a twat. Bono is a twat too. And Bob Geldof, although not as big a one as his ridiculous daughter.

BitOfFun · 17/05/2009 16:54

Eamonn Holmes , for example, is a twat. That one works, doesn't it?

IwoulddoDrWho · 17/05/2009 16:52

Tim Dowling definitely not a twat. Hope you find that too.

cornsilk · 17/05/2009 16:51

Bono is King twat.

TheCrackFox · 17/05/2009 16:50

Bono - twat

pointydog · 17/05/2009 16:49

Martin and Moyles, twats

HolyGuacamole · 17/05/2009 16:46

I'll second that cornsilk.

Chris Martin - twat, good at playing the piano but far too 'right on'.