Tim Dowling, for example, is a twat

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..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.

jut very vulnerable ?????

Oh Kerry Katona, yes twat. And that partner of hers, he is a gold digging chavtwat.

Yes, partner of Kerry Katona (Mark Twat, I believe he is called)- nasty piece of work.

ROFL at Mark Twat

I'm also lol at Hawkwind.

Maybe they can be in a special section of "1970's prog rock twats"

If we're going for Prog Rock twats, can I throw in all of Pink Floyd? They were uber twats. That fucking Wall song. And Dark Side of the Twattish Moon - only twats could have written that.

Can we add Muse and Coldplay?

Bono- God of twats...

I googled him before and there are sites devoted to his twattery. It's almost a cult.

Cheryl Cole is a lollipop shaped twat.

Pies Morgan is an absolute twat.

Top Twat: Upsy Daisy - insists we watch her dance, 'sings' through her megaphone hurting the Pontipines' ears, shame on her.

This is better than therapy!

Who's betting Tim's column next Saturday will be about starting this MN twat thread?

Tim, if you are reading, thanks for providing the inspiration for one of the all time classic snort-tea-all-over-the-keyboard Mumsnet threads!

but he's not funny
at all

he is Trying To Be Droll in ironic kind of fashion

but comes across as a Twat
never read his stuff, or jon ronson (whatever name is)

TD is funny, but not as much once you're read him week in week out. Not his fault. must be v. hard to do. Jon Ronson though is never funny. Should be put into a locked room with Julie Myserson for dribbling out his son's childhood in an oh-so-cutesy PFB way. Gah..

I think we should adopt Tim. He can be our mascot. Instead of the bat.

Will his head be on a plinth, or does he have to trot alongside on a rope on special occasions?

Hmm not sure. I'm liking the gimp idea.

Crocdundee, that was brilliant.
Poor Upsy daisy.

Speaker of the House of Commons, now he is the Emperor Twat, who is in control of all the other Twats, but likes to pretend it was one of the lower Twats who got it so completely wrong.

please can we have a gimp

lol at this thread..
You know his wife will be on in a minute ...defending her man
Remember Mrs Ronson? She was ace.
Actually...Dowling isn't half as bad as Ronson.

cilla black is a twat

I love this thread but seem to have got here a bit late.

Robert Kilroy-Silk, for example, is a twat.

historian, glasses, programme on tudors and was on newsnight...arghhhh..google...

David Starkey - utter twat

i used to share a flat about 500 years ago with mrs tim dowling!

hi there s..... (if you're lurking). i think the columns are ace... and he only seems a bit of a twat.

Meiowww meiowwww..lol this is a bad place to be if your knickers come from armani and don't have a matching bra..lol

what if you fall into THIS category
have read his book
itw was ok
no opinion on twatdom or otherwise