To hate tv announcers dropping words from the titles of programmes

[ScrambledSmegs]

And to want to make them read Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog out loud in its entirety with no refreshment or toilet breaks to teach them a bloody lesson?

Do they think it's cool? It's horrifically annoying. I freely admit that I am severely sleep-deprived (3 month old and 3 year old waking concurrently, thanks kids) so am probably the U one.

I get a tiny bit of The Rage? whenever I hear the E4 announcers talk about 'Big Bang'. I sit there waiting for them to say 'Theory' and THEY NEVER DO. It makes me do --> and that's not good for the blood pressure or the complexion, dahlinks.

And just now I heard an announcer say that 'Grey's' was coming up. Grey's what? Grey's Anatomy? Greys Fishing? Greys Estate Agents? Yes I googled

Is it a Yoof thing? I used to work with a baby bloke who referred to Rage Against The Machine as 'Rage'. I larfed. And called him 'Day'. His name was David.

Anyways. I'm unreasonable, aren't I? And I need to get more sleep No chance

Fuck. I meant consecutively.

Soz.

If you mean things like people saying 'Thomas the Tank' or 'Buffy the Vampire' then no, YANBU, as such infringements are actually punishable by a significant and yet completely invisible and unfindable stone in one's shoe for the rest of one's natural life.

YANBU. Can't bear '...and now it's Come Dine.'

But if you are sleep so deprived as to be confusing consecutively and concurrently, best lay off the high court sentencing for a bit, eh?

at LineRunner. Or should that be Line?

'Buffy the Vampire'?! WTF? That would be a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SHOW!

Eejits.

Get some sleep, Scramble.

And what ever was wrong with Emmerdale Farm ?

I mean,i ask you.

I miss frs

Is that a PA , LineRunner?

I would love to get some sleep. The baby, alas, is up for a spot of partying .

Ah, Scram, don't take on so.

Ah, you ol' wind up merchant, Lin

[wunk]

Well I need to get some sleep, Scra, even if you can't (bless you). Night.

I had these thoughts as far back as the advent of "strictly"!!!!!!!
I don't even watch it
YANBU and I feel your pain ( on both counts, good luck with the sleep )

It pisses me off too....although not as much as when they do the whole "Not new New Girl" thing. "Nearly not new New Normal"

OMGWTF

And I never say OMGWTF

I've not noticed that. That would annoy me.

I had a group of friends at school who used to ask: 'Do you want to come with?' and leave off 'me' or 'us'. Drives me potty years later.

Oh yes. 'Strictly' annoys me too. It sounds like some kind of sub/dom kinky-fuckery, not a rather decorous dance show hosted by Brucie and her-whose-smile-never-reaches-her-eyes.

ScarletLady, what is 'not new'? Do they mean a repeat? You're perfectly justified in OMGWTFing if that's the case. I would have lobbed a brick through the tellybox, but we've already established that I'm not rational.

Oh dear. I've just realised I meant Portait of the artist as a young MAN. Not Dog. James Joyce not Dylan Thomas.

How silly do I feel?!

well you needn't feel silly scrambled because half the mistakes people rush to put right and apologise for madly and cover with blushing emoticons.....nobody even notices. Except for that one of course...which you indeed need to be mortified about ;)

I HATE "Thomas the Tank". It doesn't even make sense!

well it does actually, were he a tank

Thomas the Tank...

Heating tank?

Oil tank?

Tank top?

I used to be Thomas the Tank ENGINE'S publicist and it used to really annoy me. Thomas the Tank would not be blue, but instead should be coloured in camaflauge gear and would be a member of the army. Not a good toy / book for small children.

Just before I joined the company, they took legal action against Fergie for infringing copyright on Harold the Helicopter as she nicked the idea (allegedgly) for her Budgie the Helicopter.

Still, looking forward to some RELIEF tomorrow night, comic or otherwise.

What other shortened TV shows are full of innuendo when words are dropped?

CDWM = come
SATC = sex (and now it's time for sex)
MBFGW = Big Fat Gypsy

and on and on

It doesn't annoy me as such, but what does annoy me is when they give away a bit of the storyline of a soap when they introduce it. Like sometimes before Eastenders is on, the announcer will say something like "Now, oh dear looks like max is in trouble". Wtf? Why are you telling us that? .

Facebook, doesn't it annoy you at all when they call it Enders? Just a tiny bit?

Must be my dirty mind, but I always think there's something a bit unsavoury about 'Enders'. Rear Enders? Ooh matron...

It is annoying. I also hate it when they anglicise American shows.

'Now it's time for Teen Mum'. Not, the programme is called Teen Mom, you can't juse change it!