I didn't think Joe duffy's Liveline could get worse but......

medja

I already miss Derek, Since Joe has come back it's nothing but people over the age of 60 moaning. Some of the complaints are vaild but in god's name the sex shop complaints just went on and on.

I can't type anymore as must cross the room to turn it over to anything else.

MrJoeSoap

Standard Joe Duffy show.

[Joe] I believe we have Mary on the line, good afternoon Mary.
[Mary] Good afternoon Joe.
[Joe] Now Mary, I believe you had a horrendous incident with [/insert organisation here] over the weekend.
[Mary] Horrendous Joe, absolutely horrendous.
[Joe] Well go ahead Mary tell us what happened.

At this point, Mary (who is well into her 60's and sounds it) proceeds to tell Joe the horrible story of how her elderly mother was made to stand up for 5 whole minutes in a queue at some place or other. She apparently could have died. Joe will punctuate Mary's rant with the word 'sure' at least once every thirty seconds. Whilst asking

[Joe] And is your mother a frail woman Mary? (or similarly stupid question)
[Mary] Extremely frail, Joe.
[Joe] Sure, sure. Stay on the line Mary, we have Tom on the other line, good afternoon Tom.
[Tom] Good afternoon Joe.
[Joe] Now, go ahead Tom.
[Tom] Well Joe I was just listening to your last caller...
[Joe] Mary
[Mary] Yes Joe?
[Joe] Sorry, go ahead Tom (clearly forgot to mute Marys line)
[Tom] Well I was just listening to your last caller there, and I had a very similar incident with [/insert organisation here] just last month.
[Joe] Sure Tom, go ahead. (trying not to make it too obvious he has a biscuit in his mouth)
[Tom] Well Joe...

At this point Tom goes off in a similar tangent to Mary, ranting about inane nonsense.

[Joe] Thats shocking Tom, maybe if [/insert organisation here] are listening they would like to give us a call to explain themselves or apologise to Tom, Mary and their elderly parents. We'll be back after this.

Adbreak, involving ads for butter and this Sundays Irish Independent

[Joe] Welcome back, during the adbreak [/insert organisation here] have sent us a fax (very efficient typists) apologising to both Tom and Mary, and to their parents, for those horrendous incidents. Is that satisfactory Mary?
[Mary]...
[Joe] Mary, are you there?
[Mary]...
[Joe] Okay, we seem to have lost Mary. Anyway, thats all we have time for, todays show was produced by MrJoeSoap, I'll be back tomorrow, until then, goodbye.

FlutterinBantam

So..... there's an age limit now on Liveline is there????..What is it? 40? 45?

Poor old dears trying to exist on a pittance after a lifetime service to the state now have no voice?

Old people who have nowhere else to turn to are now to be turned away???

let's get down to more important things shall we??... My BMW which I bought new from **** Motors has developed a rattle in the auto transmission ....The garage is charging me 900Euros to fix it plus 21% VAT

I think that amount of VAT is disgracefull!!!!

I spent 120 Euros at the **********concert recently and I could not fit my fat arse into the seat I was given,i need a full refund and compensation for aggravated ignomy,plus two complimentary tickets to the concert of my choice in the next five years

Get a grip for Chrissakes!!!

medja

FlutterinBantam wrote:

So..... there's an age limit now on Liveline is there????..What is it? 40? 45?

Poor old dears trying to exist on a pittance after a lifetime service to the state now have no voice?

Old people who have nowhere else to turn to are now to be turned away???

let's get down to more important things shall we??... My BMW which I bought new from **** Motors has developed a rattle in the auto transmission ....The garage is charging me 900Euros to fix it plus 21% VAT

I think that amount of VAT is disgracefull!!!!

I spent 120 Euros at the **********concert recently and I could not fit my fat arse into the seat I was given,i need a full refund and compensation for aggravated ignomy,plus two complimentary tickets to the concert of my choice in the next five years

Get a grip for Chrissakes!!!

FlutterinBantam you misunderstand, It's not the age that matters, it's the moaning. Over the last few days there have been one or two on the show with a fair point, but lots of them are just being bitter. (e.g. the sex shops!) I'm sure they were just as bad when they were 40 or 45.

It's just poor radio, looking for a reaction, with half truths given out as fact. Joe doesn't give everyone a fair crack of the whip either.

RE*AC*TOR

Excellent work MrJoeSoap, I believe after that this thread can be closed.

In fact that post should be stickied and all future references to Joe Duffy should be banned from the forum.

FlutterinBantam

Excuse me for differing Mr Medja....I DO understand.....

Liveline ..per se.. IS a bitching whinging moaning programme...thats its modus operandi...

You seem to differentiate between older people moaning about trivial things like home care,basic entitlements,standard of living issues, and issues YOU think important.

Now I fully agree that your percieved issues may well be as important as the issues for people over 60 ..but,as I see it, you have two choices...

1.. Give everybody, regardless of age, a fair crack of the whip

2.. Turn the thing off

medja

FlutterinBantam wrote:

Excuse me for differing Mr Medja....I DO understand.....

Liveline ..per se.. IS a bitching whinging moaning programme...thats its modus operandi...

You seem to differentiate between older people moaning about trivial things like home care,basic entitlements,standard of living issues, and issues YOU think important.

Now I fully agree that your percieved issues may well be as important as the issues for people over 60 ..but,as I see it, you have two choices...

1.. Give everybody, regardless of age, a fair crack of the whip

2.. Turn the thing off

First of all this is not a age debate, the fact is that most of the callers over the last few days sound over 60.

Issues like home care and basic entitlements are not trivial, but they're made look that way by the programme. What I think is important is nether here nor there. Everyone should get a fair crack of the whip, but that's the point, they don't get it on that show.

Liveline won't allow studio guests in, Why? because the voice on the end of a phone is always in a weaker position.

There is nothing wrong with a programme with people complaining if it's done with a little intellegence. A lot of calls (not all of them) have no knowledge behind them and the host doesn't add any most of the time.

As I stated on the first post, I have turned off and am much happier

David19

RE*AC*TOR wrote:

Excellent work MrJoeSoap, I believe after that this thread can be closed.

In fact that post should be stickied and all future references to Joe Duffy should be banned from the forum.

Agreed. That was a fantastic post. Very accurate.

mike65

I switched off today, again. Sex shops in Phibsboro was amusing for about 10 mins after 2 days I was bored and annoyed.

Headline from Indo

On bended knee Locals want sex shop slut

Okay I changed a letter!

Mike.

ronbyrne2005

i listened to davis a few times in teh summer and he was much better than duffy, duffy manipulates the callers to cause maximum sensationalism, davis always seem more reasoned and will tell a caller when they are being unreasonable, joe just eggs them on. overpaid muppet.

Crubeens

Taken from www.overheardindublin.com...

Joe Duffy talking to a porn shop owner who had been arrested:

Joe: "So.. who arrested you?"

Owner: "The Garda"

Joe: "I see..."


Overheard by Fiona, Radio 1 05/09/2006
Posted on Tuesday, 05th September 2006

mike65

He does lead the subject, it would be great to hear a phonee pick him up on this but as most are both frothingly angry about something and slightly in awe of Duffy thats not goiug to happen.

Mike.

NUTLEY BOY

Crubeens wrote:

Taken from www.overheardindublin.com...

Joe Duffy talking to a porn shop owner who had been arrested:

Joe: "So.. who arrested you?"

Owner: "The Garda"

Joe: "I see..."


Overheard by Fiona, Radio 1 05/09/2006
Posted on Tuesday, 05th September 2006

It was a proper question. He might have been arrested by Customs & Excise !!!

rusty nail

NUTLEY BOY wrote: »

It was a proper question. He might have been arrested by Customs & Excise !!!

Or the Vatican.

Degsy

Over to line two..Brendan..so how long were you kept on hold on the Cilit bang complaint line?

Brendan:All day yesterday and most of today..


I mean for the love of jesus..these old fools were complaining because cilit bang failed to turn thier pennies silver or something..i turned off after that.

orourkeda

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whodoo

anyone else want to add 'a fair crack of the whip' to this thread....??

General Zod

Joe Duffy just announced he's going to "Jizz up the nation this friday".

JonathanAnon

General Zod wrote: »

Joe Duffy just announced he's going to "Jizz up the nation this friday".

ah ffs, this rubbish "funny" Friday again. The only people who laugh at this show are Joe, Doc, Clint, Uncle Bob. There's only one of them who writes clever bits of poetry, think it's Bob, but there is nothing else enjoyable about it.

General Zod

JonathanAnon wrote: »

ah ffs, this rubbish "funny" Friday again. The only people who laugh at this show are Joe, Doc, Clint, Uncle Bob. There's only one of them who writes clever bits of poetry, think it's Bob, but there is nothing else enjoyable about it.

I choose to take the sentence literally.

JonathanAnon

General Zod wrote: »

I choose to take the sentence literally.

I think he is metaphorically jizzing over the nation every day with the money he takes home for hosting a chat show.

NUTLEY BOY

Duffy = good.
Funny Friday = bad.

Slidey

I think there is no need for 2 liveline threads.

Closed