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Respect Authority

  • 05-08-2009 11:36am
    #1
    OxWarren
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭


    Anyone watched the TV lately?

    Me, I can't be bothered anymore.

    If it is not a cop show it is a bouncer show, or a council inspector show, or a baliff show, or an emergency show.

    The message is coming across loud and clear. "RESPECT AUTHORITY, you are a little peasant, we are the big boys. you will follow our orders".

    No buddy, I'll do as I see fit.


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  • #2
    Long Onion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,342 ✭✭✭Long Onion


    If you press the "TV Guide" button on the remote, you'll see that there are a number of different channels both before and after Sky 1;)


  • #3
    Professey Chin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,054 ✭✭✭✭Professey Chin


    RESPECT MY AUTHORITAH!!!!!


  • #4
    OxWarren
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭OxWarren


    Long Onion wrote: »
    If you press the "TV Guide" button on the remote, you'll see that there are a number of different channels both before and after Sky 1;)

    bravo, BBC 1, five, RTE, Channel 4.

    The propaganda is endless.


  • #5
    davyjose
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,287 ✭✭✭davyjose


    OxWarren wrote: »
    Anyone watched the TV lately?

    Me, I can't be bothered anymore.

    If it is not a cop show it is a bouncer show, or a council inspector show, or a baliff show, or an emergency show.

    The message is coming across loud and clear. "RESPECT AUTHORITY, you are a little peasant, we are the big boys. you will follow our orders".

    No buddy, I'll do as I see fit.

    I take it you haven't met Sharpshooter yet?

    <gets popcorn & makes self comfortable>


  • #6
    WindSock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,239 ✭✭✭✭WindSock


    Long Onion wrote: »
    If you press the "TV Guide" button on the remote, you'll see that there are a number of different channels both before and after Sky 1;)

    There is a lot of it on RTE now too. Customs, Traffic Police, that one about the people who clean places, Crimecall...

    Sky has a bit of it too, but it also has a lot of drunken scumabags beating up old women in Liverpool type programmes aswell.


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  • #7
    Long Onion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,342 ✭✭✭Long Onion


    WindSock wrote: »
    Sky has a bit of it too, but it also has a lot of drunken scumabags beating up old women in Liverpool type programmes aswell.

    That must be to fulfill the requirement of balanced reporting.


  • #8
    OxWarren
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭OxWarren


    WindSock wrote: »
    There is a lot of it on RTE now too. Customs, Traffic Police, that one about the people who clean places, Crimecall...

    Yeah thats right.

    Anyone seen the RTE Customs show where they had a sniffer dog inspecting welsh rugby fans. The dog suggested that 7 people had drugs. They did not have anything.

    Yer man asked the fellas "is there any reason why the dog has detected the presence of drugs on your person."

    I wish I had been there "the dog is not very well trained, that is why. Now f'uck off out of my way".


  • #9
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    OxWarren wrote: »
    No buddy, I'll do as I see fit.
    Ok , but if I happen to be sitting next to you on a plane , for gawds sake dont try open the emergency exit in flight .


  • #10
    OxWarren
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭OxWarren


    Long Onion wrote: »
    That must be to fulfill the requirement of balanced reporting.


    Do you not think that the crime problem is blown out of all proportion??

    I am increasingly of that opinion.


  • #11
    brummytom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,572 ✭✭✭✭brummytom


    OxWarren wrote: »
    Do you not think that the crime problem is blown out of all proportion??

    I am increasingly of that opinion.

    Sure it's only a few murders, what's the problem officer?


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  • #12
    fintonie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,390 ✭✭✭fintonie


    OxWarren wrote: »
    bravo, BBC 1, five, RTE, Channel 4.

    The propaganda is endless.

    yeah my granddad don't like them either ;)


  • #13
    OxWarren
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭OxWarren


    brummytom wrote: »
    Sure it's only a few murders, what's the problem officer?

    Exactly. In a scoiety of 4 million, such events have to be accepted. No point in giving up all your rights in the name of some "safety" promise.


  • #14
    OxWarren
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭OxWarren


    fintonie wrote: »
    yeah my granddad don't like them either ;)

    Yeah, the older generations can see such shows for what they are. The younger people seem to love their rulers.


  • #15
    Alun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,487 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    OxWarren wrote: »
    Anyone seen the RTE Customs show where they had a sniffer dog inspecting welsh rugby fans. The dog suggested that 7 people had drugs. They did not have anything.
    Quite possibly the dog detected traces of them either having smoked something in the recent past, or they had been in the company of people doing the same. See, there's a simple non conspiratorial explanation for everything if you try.


  • #16
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,522 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    But there good TV!

    Better than watching big brother or emmerdale. Nothing like seeing cops beat up some misbehaving scumbags and then get the commentary saying the got 4 years in the slammer:D


  • #17
    Long Onion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,342 ✭✭✭Long Onion


    OxWarren wrote: »
    Yeah thats right.

    Anyone seen the RTE Customs show where they had a sniffer dog inspecting welsh rugby fans. The dog suggested that 7 people had drugs. They did not have anything.

    Yer man asked the fellas "is there any reason why the dog has detected the presence of drugs on your person."

    I wish I had been there "the dog is not very well trained, that is why. Now f'uck off out of my way".

    I was travelling back from amsterdam to dublin by bus and the French fellas pulled us by the channel tunnel and marched us all into a hall where they started checking our baggage and passports. I got to the immigration counter and the woman there looked at my passpost and asked "why are there so many people on this bus going to Dublin?"

    I just looked at her and said erm, it's the Dublin Bus - she got p1ssed off

    What a stupid question!


  • #18
    Snakeblood
    Registered Users Posts: 4,466 ✭✭✭Snakeblood


    OxWarren wrote: »
    Yeah thats right.

    Anyone seen the RTE Customs show where they had a sniffer dog inspecting welsh rugby fans. The dog suggested that 7 people had drugs. They did not have anything.

    Yer man asked the fellas "is there any reason why the dog has detected the presence of drugs on your person."

    I wish I had been there "the dog is not very well trained, that is why. Now f'uck off out of my way".

    Does the dog being shown to be ineffectual reinforce the concept of authority, or weaken it?


  • #19
    OxWarren
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭OxWarren


    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    . Nothing like seeing cops beat up some misbehaving scumbags and then get the commentary saying the got 4 years in the slammer:D


    You have obviously never had personal dealings with the cops. You get something robbed and see what they will do for you. Not very much, unless they can fine you for having a tax disc two days out of date, ot God forbid you to 35kmph in a 30.


  • #20
    kavoweb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 78 ✭✭kavoweb


    DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER. :mad: :confused: :eek: :mad: enough said.


  • #21
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,522 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    OxWarren wrote: »
    You have obviously never had personal dealings with the cops. You get something robbed and see what they will do for you. Not very much, unless they can fine you for having a tax disc two days out of date, ot God forbid you to 35kmph in a 30.

    Thats why they don't show those bits, boring:D


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  • #22
    Wez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,747 ✭✭✭Wez


    OxWarren wrote: »
    God forbid you to 35kmph in a 30.

    And they always seem to find the rarest of roads in ireland (one in good condition) to stick some rediculously slow speed limit on.


  • #23
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    I often wonder at the nature of these programmes like last night I was flicking through the channals and came across 'Boozed up Britain ' think it was on bravo , which follows the usual shannigans of people going out and getting sloshed up and down the towns and citys of Britain . I am no killjoy but jeez.... if there is anything worse then being surrounded by a drunken mob regardess of what city they come from ( a drunken mob is a drunken mob ) it's watching the same stuff on the box .Stick any camera crew around a bunch of drunks and they are going to act for it .....way OTT, just like some other ****ty tv series ' ie, cops on camera , this stuff is toxic viewing and Depressing to watch .

    At least we can flick over and change channals and thank f...k to


  • #24
    petes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,382 ✭✭✭petes


    Louis Theroux was on last night on RTE 2. Then Boston Legal was on albeit a bit late on RTE 1. Great TV.


    If you don't like what you are watching change the channel or turn the tv off.


  • #25
    fintonie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,390 ✭✭✭fintonie


    Insurgent wrote: »
    Louis Theroux was on last night on RTE 2. Then Boston Legal was on albeit a bit late on RTE 1. Great TV.


    If you don't like what you are watching change the channel or turn the tv off.

    I cant she just sits there watching back at me :(


  • #26
    Expresso Bongo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43 ✭Expresso Bongo


    But if I stopped watching tv I'd have nothing to talk to my work colleagues about. I certainly have no interest in discussing their lives.


  • #27
    Snakeblood
    Registered Users Posts: 4,466 ✭✭✭Snakeblood


    Expresso Bongo wrote: »
    But if I stopped watching tv I'd have nothing to talk to my work colleagues about. I certainly have no interest in discussing their lives.

    I just talk over people I work with. And it's work inferiors, not colleagues.


  • #28
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    Snakeblood wrote: »
    I just talk over people I work with. And it's work inferiors, not colleagues.
    You must be a very lonely person !!!


  • #29
    Snakeblood
    Registered Users Posts: 4,466 ✭✭✭Snakeblood


    Latchy wrote: »
    You must be a very lonely person !!!

    It's spelled lovely.


  • #30
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    Snakeblood wrote: »
    It's spelled lovely.
    You (yawn) wern't saying


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  • #31
    Snakeblood
    Registered Users Posts: 4,466 ✭✭✭Snakeblood


    Latchy wrote: »
    You (yawn) wern't saying

    Uh. I was kidding. I don't understand what you mean by this though.


  • #32
    Poor Uncle Tom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,546 ✭✭✭✭Poor Uncle Tom


    Way too much of that reality and authority big brother crap on TV now, that's why I post on AH (my new entertainment) between the Darts and the Rugby.

    I'm on now because Oprah is crap today....


  • #33
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    Snakeblood wrote: »
    Uh. I was kidding. I don't understand what you mean by this though.
    I was kidding ,your not ment to


  • #34
    Poor Uncle Tom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,546 ✭✭✭✭Poor Uncle Tom


    Latchy wrote: »
    I was kidding ,your not mint to
    FYP


  • #35
    fintonie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,390 ✭✭✭fintonie


    Latchy wrote: »
    I was kidding ,your not ment to

    you big kidders :rolleyes:


  • #36
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »
    FYP
    Mint is were they make the money and you can chew on it to .....FYP


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  • #37
    Poor Uncle Tom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,546 ✭✭✭✭Poor Uncle Tom


    Latchy wrote: »
    Mint is were they make the money and you can chew on it to .....FYP
    I've never had enough money to chew on it.......


  • #38
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »
    I've never had enough money to chew on it.......
    Not even the chocolate variety ? like the ones that come in the shape of pennys in little gold wrappers ?


  • #39
    Poor Uncle Tom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,546 ✭✭✭✭Poor Uncle Tom


    Latchy wrote: »
    Not even the chocolate variety ? like the ones that come in the shape of pennys in little gold wrappers ?
    That's just cruel......reminding me what other kids had while I looked on..:(


  • #40
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »
    That's just cruel......reminding me what other kids had while I looked on..:(
    I was never that fussy on them myself to be honest :(


  • #41
    Poor Uncle Tom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,546 ✭✭✭✭Poor Uncle Tom


    Latchy wrote: »
    I was never that fussy on them myself to be honest :(
    If you tell me they taste like crap, I'll feel better..


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  • #42
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »
    If you tell me they taste like crap, I'll feel better..
    Only if you eat 2 or 3 and you leave them in the heat ..ugg .

    Chocolate from the fridge FYP


  • #43
    Poor Uncle Tom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,546 ✭✭✭✭Poor Uncle Tom


    Latchy wrote: »
    Chocolate from the fridge FTW
    FYP...:D


  • #44
    me-skywalker
    Registered Users Posts: 3,339 ✭✭✭me-skywalker


    Well what do you want to watch? paint dry? marty whelan? gay byrne?


  • #45
    Snakeblood
    Registered Users Posts: 4,466 ✭✭✭Snakeblood


    me-skywalker wrote: »
    Well what do you want to watch? paint dry? marty whelan? gay byrne?

    It's always Sunny in Philadelphia is an awesome show.


  • #46
    tech77
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,736 ✭✭✭tech77


    Latchy wrote: »
    Ok , but if I happen to be sitting next to you on a plane , for gawds sake dont try open the emergency exit in flight .

    Jeez, another fcuking nazi.
    Why can't you just live and let live, man ;)


  • #47
    ChocolateSauce
    Registered Users Posts: 2,892 ✭✭✭ChocolateSauce


    Actually I get a lot more of this "respect authority" from people in real life, who think it should be respected just because. Why? Because it should be!


  • #48
    Latchy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    tech77 wrote: »
    Jeez, another fcuking nazi.
    Why can't you just live and let live, man ;)
    Ok so I get to wear a parachute when he opens the door

    Do you like Skydiving ?

    Apparently you haven't ' Lived ' unless you have jumped from a plane ;)


  • #49
    dsmythy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,521 ✭✭✭✭dsmythy


    I agree with the OP about Authority. To hell with it!

    Now if you don't mind i'm going to burglarise your home OP. Since we both agree on the pointlessness of authority and rules i'm sure there's no problem between us.


  • #50
    Prof.Badass
    Registered Users Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭Prof.Badass


    dsmythy wrote: »
    I agree with the OP about Authority. To hell with it!

    Now if you don't mind i'm going to burglarise your home OP. Since we both agree on the pointlessness of authority and rules i'm sure there's no problem between us.

    The problem is that people who stress authority tend to be abusing it/ encouraging it's abuse.

    If you were to be punished for theft it wouldn't be because "you didn't respect authority" it would be because you were doing something immoral that caused harm to another person.

    I suspect the OP is lamenting the celebration of authorities dominating "criminals", rather than denying the need for authority.


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