OMG .. Jon Ronson's speaking voice ..

[Twiglett]

NOT what I imagined at all

just seen a strange ad on More4 with him in it

he sounds so drippy

oh gawd I'm not going to enjoy his columns any more now, cos I'll hear the weedy crappy voice

oh i was so JEALOUS when i was a teenager hearing victoria coren on loose ends with ned sherrin. i think those corens are okay in print though. although giles not good on tv. too gulpy.

teeth grinding at 'can I get' .. yes

but my teeth would also grind at 'can I have'

it's 'May I have...'

arrrgghhhh

But they are so pointless

and that Victoria Coren has a smug face

oh and the linklaters and massies and the rifkinds... (scottish journalism references)

and the fucking douglas-homes.

Is muttering 'Coffee. Large' OK then?

oh yes, that's fine .. particularly when growled in a distracted or imperious manner

they are after all serving staff

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Fair 'nuff HedTwigg. "May I have.." forthwith.

Not a fan of Giles Coren - particularly because of his nonsensical ranting about fat people "who should take responsibility for themselves"...like him and his career I guess.

I exempt Louis Theroux from this general disdain, because I love him. And also because Paul Theroux's books are among the most unpleasant and boring I have ever come across so I can't believe that connection did him that many favours.

On the other hand, Rebecca Tyrrel no longer has that column in the Torygraph

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I'll stick to barking then

does he make a living out of this?

Sadly nothing as useful

God yes. Colette D-H. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaawn. Stop. Just stop.

i think she might be evil, bookthief. no joke.

lew grade

louis theroux's brother is a dish and made a rather good doc about Russia. i too exempt the therouxs from any further discussion.

you know hester/elaine is a journo too, don't you, indeed she was working at Time Out when i and a thousand others wrote to complain about the departure of Victor Lewis-Smith. later the Metro.
don't know where she's working now. probably the daily mail.

I find Louis Theroux snide and bullying.

But Shirley Williams is great! [and also an old school friend of my mum's - my mum is OLD.]

i think he's been through stages, tbh, but he's coming back around.

lol at shirley williams, her mum was a pal of my gran's. she is exempt.

Sidelines and pontificating must be easy place to earn a crust.......
Not like psychiatric out-patients I imagine....
Where is Anna ? has she turned up again ? Or still in a huff....
I want her help with getting DSs into Lycee in NY.......Has anyone seen her ?

haven't seen her. i see you're doing your best to start a WOHM vs SAHM debate on the other journalism thread, perhaps that will prove tempting? thing is, no-one's biting cos of tristan. that cute kid's ruining your hard-nosed rep, man...
how's he doing, is he getting bigger by the day? i do hope so. have you been holding him yet?

Not I Quiddaitch !!....start a WOHMvs.SAHM........but you've got to agree if she was going to work she wouldn't be so pissed off.....I am looking forward to monday !! Tristan is doing well...but slowly...we tickle his feet to wake him up now...he is officially a baby who sleeps too much