G. Ryan Show is A Hate Sponge (maybe)

Duck's hoop

With respect for brevity: I only listen to him to get annoyed. Why do you listen to him? Is he a hate sponge?

With respect to the mods:it's difficult to comment on a personality driven show without commenting on the personality.

tbh

Duck's hoop wrote: »

With respect for brevity: I only listen to him to get annoyed. Why do you listen to him? Is he a hate sponge?

With respect to the mods:it's difficult to comment on a personality driven show without commenting on the personality.

ok, I'm going to take your concept and expand it slightly - I listen to liveline for exactly the same reasons it winds me up and for some reason, I love it! The Adrian Kennedy / Chris Barry phone shows were the same. I think it's because when I hear someone stating a completely stupid point of view, I can argue back with them in my head and I always win! For the same reasons, I LOVE listening to Bill O'Reilly on Fox News Talk - not good for the blood pressure tho. I don't feel that way about any non-personality driven show (which reminds me, I must start a thread on newstalk - is there any news? or is it all opinion. And how do we judge the value of that opinion?), I guess that's the nature of the beast really....

maxwell smart

Wasn't there a statistic on Howard Stern (used in his movie Private Parts), after his station questioned how his show had shown a large increase in ratings, out of those new listeners, 23% agreed with his points of view , 54% listened because they did not agree with him!

It just shock jock radio. Not that I'd compare Gerry Ryan to him.

spadder

I don't get wound up listening to other morons on independant stations, what really bugs me about Ryan is that I pay for him to spout his opinionated bullsh1t.:mad:

DublinWriter

Duck's hoop wrote: »

With respect for brevity: I only listen to him to get annoyed. Why do you listen to him? Is he a hate sponge?

I find it hilarious how many in here proclaim their hatred for Gerry Ryan, yet tune into him every day.

I don't like the guy and I don't listen to him. End of.

yoshytoshy

I listen because he knows what he can get away with most of the time ,I put that down to him having been in the legal profession and fair play to him for getting a degree etc.

Blazer

yoshytoshy wrote: »

I listen because he knows what he can get away with most of the time ,I put that down to him having been in the legal profession and fair play to him for getting a degree etc.

that's not saying much tbh


Actual stupid questions asked
The below excerpts appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. They were taken from real court records.
Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, in most cases he just passes quietly away and doesn't know anything about it until the next morning?

Q: What happened then?
A: He told me, he says, "I have to kill you because you can identify me."
Q: Did he kill you?

Was it you or your brother that was killed in the war?

The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?

Q: She had three children, right?
A: Yes.
Q: How many were boys?
A: None.
Q: Were there any girls?

Were you alone or by yourself?

Q: I show you Exhibit 3 and ask you if you recognize that picture?
A: That's me.
Q: Were you present when that picture was taken?

Were you present in court this morning when you were sworn in?

Q: You say that the stairs went down to the basement?
A: Yes.
Q: And these stairs, did they go up also?

Q: Now then, Mrs. Johnson, how was your first marriage terminated?
A: By death.
Q: And by whose death was it terminated?

Q: Do you know how far pregnant you are now?
A: I'll be three months on March 12th.
Q: Apparently then, the date of conception was around January 12th?
A: Yes.
Q: What were you doing at that time?

Do you have any children or anything of that kind?

Was that the same nose you broke as a child?

Q: Mrs. Jones, do you believe you are emotionally stable?
A: I used to be.
Q: How many times have you committed suicide?

So, you were gone until you returned?

You don't know what it was, and you didn't know what it looked like, but can you describe it?

Q: Have you lived in this town all your life?
A: Not yet.

A Texas attorney, realizing he was on the verge of unleashing a stupid question, interrupted himself and said, "Your Honor, I'd like to strike the next question."

Q: Do you recall approximately the time that you examined that body of Mr. Huntington at St. Mary's Hospital?
A: It was in the evening. The autopsy started about 5:30 P.M.
Q: And Mr. Huntington was dead at the time, is that correct?
A: No, you idiot, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was performing an autopsy on him!

yoshytoshy

Mathew Reilly wrote: »

that's not saying much tbh


Actual stupid questions asked
The below excerpts appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. They were taken from real court records.
Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, in most cases he just passes quietly away and doesn't know anything about it until the next morning?

Q: What happened then?
A: He told me, he says, "I have to kill you because you can identify me."
Q: Did he kill you?

Was it you or your brother that was killed in the war?

The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?

Q: She had three children, right?
A: Yes.
Q: How many were boys?
A: None.
Q: Were there any girls?

Were you alone or by yourself?

Q: I show you Exhibit 3 and ask you if you recognize that picture?
A: That's me.
Q: Were you present when that picture was taken?

Were you present in court this morning when you were sworn in?

Q: You say that the stairs went down to the basement?
A: Yes.
Q: And these stairs, did they go up also?

Q: Now then, Mrs. Johnson, how was your first marriage terminated?
A: By death.
Q: And by whose death was it terminated?

Q: Do you know how far pregnant you are now?
A: I'll be three months on March 12th.
Q: Apparently then, the date of conception was around January 12th?
A: Yes.
Q: What were you doing at that time?

Do you have any children or anything of that kind?

Was that the same nose you broke as a child?

Q: Mrs. Jones, do you believe you are emotionally stable?
A: I used to be.
Q: How many times have you committed suicide?

So, you were gone until you returned?

You don't know what it was, and you didn't know what it looked like, but can you describe it?

Q: Have you lived in this town all your life?
A: Not yet.

A Texas attorney, realizing he was on the verge of unleashing a stupid question, interrupted himself and said, "Your Honor, I'd like to strike the next question."

Q: Do you recall approximately the time that you examined that body of Mr. Huntington at St. Mary's Hospital?
A: It was in the evening. The autopsy started about 5:30 P.M.
Q: And Mr. Huntington was dead at the time, is that correct?
A: No, you idiot, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was performing an autopsy on him!

I don't see what the point was to posting all that

The topic of thread is whether the listenership of the gerry ryan show are masochists of some sort.
I say no ,on the basis that in general he knows what hes talking about. ( apart from lately ,when he says "We need to all tighten our belts":rolleyes:)

FlutterinBantam

tbh wrote: »

show (which reminds me, I must start a thread on newstalk - is there any news? or is it all opinion. And how do we judge the [/B]value of that opinion?), I guess that's the nature of the beast really....

Always VERY important to note where the opinion giver is coming from in these situations.Look out for the vested interests.Publicans will ALWAYS tell us that drinking at home is not good for you.

Never accept carte blanche what they say, there is always an angle.

Big Tone

And now for the next question..will Gerry Ryan be forced to take a pay cut?

ibarelycare

Big Tone wrote: »

And now for the next question..will Gerry Ryan be forced to take a pay cut?

Of course he will. I don't see how he can't! Cathal Goan said on Radio 1 yesterday that everyone would be taking paycuts and when asked about those who hadn't taken them up until now he said those people would be addressed and he was confident that they would take paycuts.

deadhead13

Anyone see the front page of the Irish Daily Mail.:D

ibarelycare

deadhead13 wrote: »

Anyone see the front page of the Irish Daily Mail.:D

I didn't see it but was it the one about him going head-to-head with RTE bosses? He read that headline out this morning along with one from the Star about him & Tubridy being targeted by RTE bosses, not a bother on him! He just said "If you want to read more on that it's on page __"

Mathew Reilly

Mathew Reilly wrote: »

that's not saying much tbh


Actual stupid questions asked
The below excerpts appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. They were taken from real court records.
Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, in most cases he just passes quietly away and doesn't know anything about it until the next morning?

Q: What happened then?
A: He told me, he says, "I have to kill you because you can identify me."
Q: Did he kill you?

Was it you or your brother that was killed in the war?

The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?

Q: She had three children, right?
A: Yes.
Q: How many were boys?
A: None.
Q: Were there any girls?

Were you alone or by yourself?

Q: I show you Exhibit 3 and ask you if you recognize that picture?
A: That's me.
Q: Were you present when that picture was taken?

Were you present in court this morning when you were sworn in?

Q: You say that the stairs went down to the basement?
A: Yes.
Q: And these stairs, did they go up also?

Q: Now then, Mrs. Johnson, how was your first marriage terminated?
A: By death.
Q: And by whose death was it terminated?

Q: Do you know how far pregnant you are now?
A: I'll be three months on March 12th.
Q: Apparently then, the date of conception was around January 12th?
A: Yes.
Q: What were you doing at that time?

Do you have any children or anything of that kind?

Was that the same nose you broke as a child?

Q: Mrs. Jones, do you believe you are emotionally stable?
A: I used to be.
Q: How many times have you committed suicide?

So, you were gone until you returned?

You don't know what it was, and you didn't know what it looked like, but can you describe it?

Q: Have you lived in this town all your life?
A: Not yet.

A Texas attorney, realizing he was on the verge of unleashing a stupid question, interrupted himself and said, "Your Honor, I'd like to strike the next question."

Q: Do you recall approximately the time that you examined that body of Mr. Huntington at St. Mary's Hospital?
A: It was in the evening. The autopsy started about 5:30 P.M.
Q: And Mr. Huntington was dead at the time, is that correct?
A: No, you idiot, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was performing an autopsy on him!

Are you in the wrong thread? or drunk/high?

deadhead13

ibarelycare wrote: »

I didn't see it but was it the one about him going head-to-head with RTE bosses? He read that headline out this morning along with one from the Star about him & Tubridy being targeted by RTE bosses, not a bother on him! He just said "If you want to read more on that it's on page __"

The front page was mostly made up of one headline - "GERRY TOLD TO TAKE CUT OR FACE AXE". Like all mail stories the article didn't really back up the headline but still....... Gerry has backed himself into a corner.

SEPT 23 1989

he should not be on the air during a recession totally out of touch with normal people which is becoming more apparent every day,he should be escorted into the dg's office made an offer of a €100,000 a year contract,if he refuses to sign it he should be shagged out the door of RTE

Blazer

yoshytoshy wrote: »

I don't see what the point was to posting all that

The topic of thread is whether the listenership of the gerry ryan show are masochists of some sort.
I say no ,on the basis that in general he knows what hes talking about. ( apart from lately ,when he says "We need to all tighten our belts":rolleyes:)

it was to explain how stupid lawyers are..jus because they got a law degree doesn't mean they're clever..