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AIBU to fancy Frank Skinner?

105 replies

HotSauceCommittee · 05/07/2018 18:58

If it wasn’t for DH, I’d be asking him out. He loves the Fall, like me, and was even brave enough to interview Mark E Smith, and he presenrs the Portrait/Landscape Artist of the year programme while being absolutely charming and amusing.
Oh Frank, with your twinkly eyes and hilarity, I could imagine “great things” between us!
My other quirky crushes are Saul from “Better Call Saul”, Superhans from “Peepshow” and Malcolm Tucker from “The Thick of it”.
Anyone else?

OP posts:
hungryhippie · 05/07/2018 19:02

“Most single women over thirty are as rough as old arseholes.”
― Frank Skinner, Frank Skinner on the Road
Horrible man

liverbird10 · 05/07/2018 19:04

Do you also fancy Lurch and Frankenstein's monster? They bear a strong physical resemblance to the hideous git... Grin

lyrabellaqua · 05/07/2018 19:04

Very.

redexpat · 05/07/2018 19:05

Malcolm Tucker I get. Powerful, clever and extremely creative with language. And Scottish which always helps Smile.

The others - no.

jamoncrumpets · 05/07/2018 19:05

I have it on VERY good authority that he's a huge C U Next Tuesday, and that the entire staff of one of his shows threatened to leave if he wasn't sacked by the producer. But yes, he likes The Fall.

liverbird10 · 05/07/2018 19:06

In all seriousness... YANBU to fancy anyone who floats your boat, it's personal preference.

However, I can't abide him, so YABU. Grin

MissusGeneHunt · 05/07/2018 19:06

I can see your point OP, but then I quite fancy Giles Brandreth so please don't put me up as a benchmark.... Wink

femidom12 · 05/07/2018 19:07

Yuk and I read that the crew on Artist of the year loathe him.

Dljlr · 05/07/2018 19:08

Fnnr, Super Hans 😍

HotSauceCommittee · 05/07/2018 19:09

Sad You’ve ruined Frank for me now, saying that terrible thing about women over 30.
[grin]@Giles Brandreth.

OP posts:
Saucery · 05/07/2018 19:12

Mmmm, SuperHans......

Isn’t Frank Skinner widely known in showbusiness as a complete dick, and possibly a psychopath?

TheMonkeyMummy · 05/07/2018 19:14

YABU

furlinedsheepskinjacket · 05/07/2018 19:17

ugh

read his book

yuk

Mammyloveswine · 05/07/2018 19:18

I've developed a huge crush on gareth Southgate during this world cup... I think it's the waistcoat. I just think he's as sexy as hell

whiteroseredrose · 05/07/2018 19:19

I can see the attraction. I feel the same a out Lee Mack but apparently he's awful too 😪

JovialNickname · 05/07/2018 19:20

There's a whole thread devoted to the Southgate on here at the moment Mammy, you have found your people!

HollowTalk · 05/07/2018 19:20

Ahem Malcolm Tucker is mine. You can admire him but that's it. No touching allowed.

GorgonLondon · 05/07/2018 19:21

Malcolm Tucker I get. Powerful, clever and extremely creative with language. And Scottish which always helps smile.

I had to do a Google Image search to double-check that you mean who I think you mean.

You did indeed mean the old, scrawny, ratty one!
Envy

Sparklingbrook · 05/07/2018 19:22

I used to love Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned and Fantasy Football League, but always thought Baddiel the more attractive of the two.

FS can ve very funny though.

GorgonLondon · 05/07/2018 19:22

I see you have a type though, OP. You go in for those scrawny rat-men with awful personalities Grin

I think Frank Skinner is incredibly funny, seen him live a few times and read his autobiography. I wouldn't touch him with yours though.

What happened to fancying men who are, you know, attractive?

Notagainmun · 05/07/2018 19:27

YABSVU - excuse me while I vomit.

SerenDippitty · 05/07/2018 19:27

I know what you mean OP. He’s funny and clever and that can be attractive. . But..no I wouldn’t.

SerenDippitty · 05/07/2018 19:29

Rhod Gilbert though...oh yes.

KellyBailey · 05/07/2018 19:31

Frank Skinner makes my skin crawl. I used to enjoy room 101 but not since he started hosting it.

IwantedtobeEmmaPeel · 05/07/2018 19:31

Frank Skinner always reminds me of Buthead.