The old stuff was funny as it was then.
The new stuff isn't as it hasn't been for years.
Glad its finished but glad to get good memories of the good old funnies
Just watched Only an Excuse on iPlayer. I thought that it was excellent 👏👏👏
Haven't watched it.....seeing as it's the last one might do later when I'm pashed...... seems to be to be the only way it should be watched
Sun's out here but it's Baltic....long dog walk beckons
Thought it was brilliant last night . Will miss it on Hogmanay
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Saw a little of it last night
Was Decent back in the day probably ran its course though
comment by The Duke (U10059)
posted 18 minutes ago
Saw a little of it last night
Was Decent back in the day probably ran its course though
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Harsh. But what about the telly?
comment by Magnum. (U22391)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by The Duke (U10059)
posted 18 minutes ago
Saw a little of it last night
Was Decent back in the day probably ran its course though
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Harsh. But what about the telly?
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Then I would have said saw none of it last night
Left her sleeping having danced to deacon blue in my kip 2am on!y for ass brother to phone ffs
The Duchess is up and about now
I may even get lunch
comment by The Duke (U10059)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Magnum. (U22391)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by The Duke (U10059)
posted 18 minutes ago
Saw a little of it last night
Was Decent back in the day probably ran its course though
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Harsh. But what about the telly?
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Then I would have said saw none of it last night
Left her sleeping having danced to deacon blue in my kip 2am on!y for ass brother to phone ffs
The Duchess is up and about now
I may even get lunch
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ass brother? What a bummer!
comment by MaHeed'sNippin aka I’m the competent Wullie Collum (U3633)
posted 51 minutes ago
comment by The Duke (U10059)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Magnum. (U22391)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by The Duke (U10059)
posted 18 minutes ago
Saw a little of it last night
Was Decent back in the day probably ran its course though
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Harsh. But what about the telly?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Then I would have said saw none of it last night
Left her sleeping having danced to deacon blue in my kip 2am on!y for ass brother to phone ffs
The Duchess is up and about now
I may even get lunch
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ass brother? What a bummer!
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Happy Christmas Heed
The Duchess is up and about now
I may even get lunch
—-
Pull her into bed. Have some lying-down lunch.
OAE was decent back in the day and when the radio version still had Tony Roper in it. But it’s been shiite since they started doing comedy about stuff other than football. There are far better satires of news and cut ent events available. Football was their USP.
TBH, this site is funnier and I reckon a few on here could knock up a significantly better script in a few hours?
Whilst the occasional new character appeared he kept rolling out the old ones and there's only so many variations of 'whaur's ra burds' that can still be amusing. And whilst trotting out Law, Souness & Dalglish every year maybe kept onside the core, ageing, 'last of the summer wine', stay at home at NY audience it ensured he didn't grab a new, younger audience wanting something a bit more edgy to keep it rolling.
Hey ho.
Phil Differ acknowledged the show's decline.
He says it's because players & coaches are now so well behaved they've
not got the raw materials to work on. PR advisers, players' sleep,
training, & eating patterns monitored etc.
Having said that I enjoyed last night's.
A bit like the OF game I approached it with low expectations.
Enjoyed the Connolly programme as well on the other side.
Let's be honest, Jonathan Watson has been scheidt in everything he has ever been in.
Can't act, can't do impressions, isn't funny. He doesn't have a single redeeming feature.
I agree with that sentiment. However, my critique paid the back-handed plaudit to him of being safe, mildly risqué and so delivering the beeb's ideal of broad family entertainment for a post-watershed but with youngsters hanging about evening. I get that. But no, not funny.
comment by Magnum. (U22391)
posted 59 minutes ago
Let's be honest, Jonathan Watson has been scheidt in everything he has ever been in.
Can't act, can't do impressions, isn't funny. He doesn't have a single redeeming feature.
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One of the last of the queen Margaret drive lovies
Great in that thing is it 2 doors down
comment by Magnum. (U22391)
posted 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
Let's be honest, Jonathan Watson has been scheidt in everything he has ever been in.
Can't act, can't do impressions, isn't funny. He doesn't have a single redeeming feature.
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He's just a cringe.
comment by The Duke (U10059)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Magnum. (U22391)
posted 59 minutes ago
Let's be honest, Jonathan Watson has been scheidt in everything he has ever been in.
Can't act, can't do impressions, isn't funny. He doesn't have a single redeeming feature.
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One of the last of the queen Margaret drive lovies
Great in that thing is it 2 doors down
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Yea that is good.
comment by atheist (U2783)
posted 30 minutes ago
comment by The Duke (U10059)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Magnum. (U22391)
posted 59 minutes ago
Let's be honest, Jonathan Watson has been scheidt in everything he has ever been in.
Can't act, can't do impressions, isn't funny. He doesn't have a single redeeming feature.
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One of the last of the queen Margaret drive lovies
Great in that thing is it 2 doors down
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Yea that is good.
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He plays an annoying wee bawheid. Not sure it's a stretch for him
Was on yet another family zoom there - what happened to the drugs thread? Could smell a rat right away.
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 21 seconds ago
Was on yet another family zoom there - what happened to the drugs thread? Could smell a rat right away.
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Aww what did I miss?
comment by The Mighty Quinn (U4099)
posted 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
Phil Differ acknowledged the show's decline.
He says it's because players & coaches are now so well behaved they've
not got the raw materials to work on. PR advisers, players' sleep,
training, & eating patterns monitored etc.
Having said that I enjoyed last night's.
A bit like the OF game I approached it with low expectations.
Enjoyed the Connolly programme as well on the other side.
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It was good to see auld Phil making a wee cameo last night. 👍
comment by Call Sign: ngiS llaC (U3627)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 21 seconds ago
Was on yet another family zoom there - what happened to the drugs thread? Could smell a rat right away.
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Aww what did I miss?
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Someone's first article - the usual - possibly your old friend of many guises?
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Only an Excuse
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posted on 1/1/21
The old stuff was funny as it was then.
The new stuff isn't as it hasn't been for years.
Glad its finished but glad to get good memories of the good old funnies
posted on 1/1/21
RIP
posted on 1/1/21
Just watched Only an Excuse on iPlayer. I thought that it was excellent 👏👏👏
posted on 1/1/21
Haven't watched it.....seeing as it's the last one might do later when I'm pashed...... seems to be to be the only way it should be watched
Sun's out here but it's Baltic....long dog walk beckons
posted on 1/1/21
Thought it was brilliant last night . Will miss it on Hogmanay
posted on 1/1/21
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posted on 1/1/21
Naw.. that's pash
posted on 1/1/21
Saw a little of it last night
Was Decent back in the day probably ran its course though
posted on 1/1/21
comment by The Duke (U10059)
posted 18 minutes ago
Saw a little of it last night
Was Decent back in the day probably ran its course though
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Harsh. But what about the telly?
posted on 1/1/21
comment by Magnum. (U22391)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by The Duke (U10059)
posted 18 minutes ago
Saw a little of it last night
Was Decent back in the day probably ran its course though
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Harsh. But what about the telly?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Then I would have said saw none of it last night
Left her sleeping having danced to deacon blue in my kip 2am on!y for ass brother to phone ffs
The Duchess is up and about now
I may even get lunch
posted on 1/1/21
comment by The Duke (U10059)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Magnum. (U22391)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by The Duke (U10059)
posted 18 minutes ago
Saw a little of it last night
Was Decent back in the day probably ran its course though
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Harsh. But what about the telly?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Then I would have said saw none of it last night
Left her sleeping having danced to deacon blue in my kip 2am on!y for ass brother to phone ffs
The Duchess is up and about now
I may even get lunch
----------------------------------------------------------------------
ass brother? What a bummer!
posted on 1/1/21
comment by MaHeed'sNippin aka I’m the competent Wullie Collum (U3633)
posted 51 minutes ago
comment by The Duke (U10059)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Magnum. (U22391)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by The Duke (U10059)
posted 18 minutes ago
Saw a little of it last night
Was Decent back in the day probably ran its course though
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Harsh. But what about the telly?
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Then I would have said saw none of it last night
Left her sleeping having danced to deacon blue in my kip 2am on!y for ass brother to phone ffs
The Duchess is up and about now
I may even get lunch
----------------------------------------------------------------------
ass brother? What a bummer!
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Happy Christmas Heed
posted on 1/1/21
The Duchess is up and about now
I may even get lunch
—-
Pull her into bed. Have some lying-down lunch.
OAE was decent back in the day and when the radio version still had Tony Roper in it. But it’s been shiite since they started doing comedy about stuff other than football. There are far better satires of news and cut ent events available. Football was their USP.
posted on 1/1/21
TBH, this site is funnier and I reckon a few on here could knock up a significantly better script in a few hours?
Whilst the occasional new character appeared he kept rolling out the old ones and there's only so many variations of 'whaur's ra burds' that can still be amusing. And whilst trotting out Law, Souness & Dalglish every year maybe kept onside the core, ageing, 'last of the summer wine', stay at home at NY audience it ensured he didn't grab a new, younger audience wanting something a bit more edgy to keep it rolling.
Hey ho.
posted on 1/1/21
Phil Differ acknowledged the show's decline.
He says it's because players & coaches are now so well behaved they've
not got the raw materials to work on. PR advisers, players' sleep,
training, & eating patterns monitored etc.
Having said that I enjoyed last night's.
A bit like the OF game I approached it with low expectations.
Enjoyed the Connolly programme as well on the other side.
posted on 1/1/21
Let's be honest, Jonathan Watson has been scheidt in everything he has ever been in.
Can't act, can't do impressions, isn't funny. He doesn't have a single redeeming feature.
posted on 1/1/21
I agree with that sentiment. However, my critique paid the back-handed plaudit to him of being safe, mildly risqué and so delivering the beeb's ideal of broad family entertainment for a post-watershed but with youngsters hanging about evening. I get that. But no, not funny.
posted on 1/1/21
comment by Magnum. (U22391)
posted 59 minutes ago
Let's be honest, Jonathan Watson has been scheidt in everything he has ever been in.
Can't act, can't do impressions, isn't funny. He doesn't have a single redeeming feature.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
One of the last of the queen Margaret drive lovies
Great in that thing is it 2 doors down
posted on 1/1/21
comment by Magnum. (U22391)
posted 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
Let's be honest, Jonathan Watson has been scheidt in everything he has ever been in.
Can't act, can't do impressions, isn't funny. He doesn't have a single redeeming feature.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
He's just a cringe.
posted on 1/1/21
comment by The Duke (U10059)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Magnum. (U22391)
posted 59 minutes ago
Let's be honest, Jonathan Watson has been scheidt in everything he has ever been in.
Can't act, can't do impressions, isn't funny. He doesn't have a single redeeming feature.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
One of the last of the queen Margaret drive lovies
Great in that thing is it 2 doors down
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Yea that is good.
posted on 1/1/21
comment by atheist (U2783)
posted 30 minutes ago
comment by The Duke (U10059)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Magnum. (U22391)
posted 59 minutes ago
Let's be honest, Jonathan Watson has been scheidt in everything he has ever been in.
Can't act, can't do impressions, isn't funny. He doesn't have a single redeeming feature.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
One of the last of the queen Margaret drive lovies
Great in that thing is it 2 doors down
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Yea that is good.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
He plays an annoying wee bawheid. Not sure it's a stretch for him
posted on 1/1/21
Was on yet another family zoom there - what happened to the drugs thread? Could smell a rat right away.
posted on 1/1/21
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 21 seconds ago
Was on yet another family zoom there - what happened to the drugs thread? Could smell a rat right away.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Aww what did I miss?
posted on 1/1/21
comment by The Mighty Quinn (U4099)
posted 2 hours, 51 minutes ago
Phil Differ acknowledged the show's decline.
He says it's because players & coaches are now so well behaved they've
not got the raw materials to work on. PR advisers, players' sleep,
training, & eating patterns monitored etc.
Having said that I enjoyed last night's.
A bit like the OF game I approached it with low expectations.
Enjoyed the Connolly programme as well on the other side.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It was good to see auld Phil making a wee cameo last night. 👍
posted on 1/1/21
comment by Call Sign: ngiS llaC (U3627)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 21 seconds ago
Was on yet another family zoom there - what happened to the drugs thread? Could smell a rat right away.
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Aww what did I miss?
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Someone's first article - the usual - possibly your old friend of many guises?
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