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Twitter again - Glinner

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MrsPsmalls · 20/07/2021 16:46

Some really wanky things going Glinners way on twitter again. Just giving a heads up in case anyone has the energy to present another side of the argument.

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AlfonsoTheMango · 21/07/2021 10:48

Black Books is hilarious. I love Manny and Bernard - such great characters.

RoyalCorgi · 21/07/2021 10:49

@RoyalCorgi Sorry I had to nick your post, edit and reply to their tweet.

You're welcome. Grin

AmericanSlang · 21/07/2021 11:15

Even if he'd never stepped up for women in this fight, Graham Linehan deserves a knighthood for Father Ted & Black Books. It makes me very sad when I think of him losing his good name & his career, because he put his head above the parapet, I hope he thinks it was worth it. I only found out what was going on in genderology because I idly googled something about Father Ted in 2018, and the first billion entries were "Glinner is a bigot and a transphobe". I went wtf and educated myself

CigarsofthePharoahs · 21/07/2021 11:22

Then there's the episode where Ted has to rig the raffle because Jack crashed the car that was the prize. Dougal doesn't realise he's got the right number ticket as he was holding it upside down. The number 11.
Kicking Bishop Brennan up the arse is my favourite one though.
I made DH watch Black Books as he'd missed it when it was first out. So so funny.

ScreamingMeMe · 21/07/2021 11:33

@VeryLongBeeeeep

Is it just me that thinks Jameela Jamil’s Twitter bio photo gives off serious stalker vibes?!

She has crazy eyes.

I dislike the woman for her behaviour on Twitter but on a thread criticising TRAs for insulting Glinner's appearance...is this really the best line to take??

That's her facial expression, not her looks.
potniatheron · 21/07/2021 13:41

I honestly don't get it, he just looks like an average middle aged bloke to me. In fact perhaps slightly better than average given that he has all his hair and his waistline fairly under control.

I do think that many TRAs are feeling the tide turn against them and grasping at straws.

ScreamingMeMe · 21/07/2021 13:47

@potniatheron

I honestly don't get it, he just looks like an average middle aged bloke to me. In fact perhaps slightly better than average given that he has all his hair and his waistline fairly under control.

I do think that many TRAs are feeling the tide turn against them and grasping at straws.

He's a folk demon in their eyes.
guinnessguzzler · 21/07/2021 14:14

Damp squid Grin

ScreamingMeMe · 21/07/2021 14:20

@guinnessguzzler

Damp squid Grin
Worst fireworks display ever.
AgnesWaterhouse1566 · 21/07/2021 14:26

God we love Glinner in this house.

My dcs have been brought up on his comedy writing - favourite lines include ds2 checking any cake on offer isn't made out of 'dog poo and knives (and no, we don't live in London)

I'm a runner who does those virtual running challenges so I've actually turned into the woman from IT Crowd who is running across the world via an app. 😂

WarriorN · 21/07/2021 16:21

So, so true. A strong brain, in every sense, is the sexiest part of a man, hands down.

Which is why I'd snog him 💋

Flyingantday · 21/07/2021 16:28

Oh my goodness, when Father Ted takes that little hammer to that whole car to try to fix a tiny dent. I think of that often when I keep trying to fix something and make it worse…

Oh and ‘sheep tea’

He’s a comedy legend, a principled man and has a dreamy accent, what’s not to like.

PankhurstConnection · 21/07/2021 16:36

@Deliriumoftheendless

“It’s like a big tide of jam coming towards us, but jam made out of old women.“
I can't tell you how much I laughed at this. Thanks for reminding me Grin.

BTW nothing at all wrong with Graham's looks - we don't all go for a prescribed beauty standard, for example, I find the muscly men on Love Island extremely unattractive but lots of people go for it, personally I'd rather have Graham. Looks are subjective and a shallow way to dig at a person who has a great deal going for them.

Targeting people's looks is an easy way to berate and belittle someone without have to engage even half a brain cell or (heaven forbid) actually engage with relevant points. I can't tell you how little respect I have for people going down that path with ANYONE (including trans people).

WarriorN · 21/07/2021 16:38

I'll be fighting you Pank...

PankhurstConnection · 21/07/2021 16:40

@WarriorN

I'll be fighting you Pank...
lol - bring it on - purple green and white haberdashery at dawn Grin
WarriorN · 21/07/2021 16:46

En garde!

I shall dazzle you with my sequins....

Twitter again - Glinner
TedImgoingmad · 21/07/2021 16:48

Glinner is an utter, utter genius, and it's a tragedy that he has all but been abandoned by his industry. I worry a lot about him. His marriage, health and career have taken a huge hit for the GC cause, and he said on a recent Mess We're In that he is worried about money. I don't know what, if anything, came of the proposed Father Ted stage show, but I imagine trying to get producers behind him in that industry has been all but impossible. He said recently he is working on another project, I really hope he gets the backing for it. If you can crowd fund a comedy, I'll happily chip in.

Pleased to watch his shows, and help remind the industry that we still want more Glinner comedies. I've been re-watching Count Arthur Strong on Netflix (it's so good, much more consistently funny than the R4 version), and will be watching Black Books next.

I'm also a grateful subscriber to Glinner's Substack, he's a good source of info on the batshittery going on on twitter and elsewhere, he sifts through that shit so I don't have to.

BTW, best thing on IT Crowd: Street Countdown, and Jen and Jorg in the smokers' gulag: "I hear the ballet in Prague is excellent this season."

WarriorN · 21/07/2021 16:48

(Like wot Archimedes did with his mirrors...)

WarriorN · 21/07/2021 16:49

Yes I'm subscribing to his SS now

MrsSteveMcDonald · 21/07/2021 17:03

What does IT stand for?

WarriorN · 21/07/2021 17:11

Information technology

MrsSteveMcDonald · 21/07/2021 17:15

It's a quote from IT Crowd WarriorN. Jen's asked it in a job interview and realises that she doesn't know so tries to avoid answering

WarriorN · 21/07/2021 17:20

😣

I have watched it. Honest.

Genderwitched · 21/07/2021 17:26

I don't really get it, he looks the same as usual in that photo, they haven't got much have they.

It's like when people on twitter tried to make out that Posie Parker was looking a bit rough by posting a picture of her when she had just given birth!!

Father Ted has been a thread running all through our family life. So many quotes, too many to list, but our favorites,

How's your bra?
Am I still on that fecking island
Grasshole
Ah look at him there with his hairy hands
Second best priest

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