woody2 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 14 hours ago, gettafa said: Greatest tits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I realise that there are those on MF who are dismissive of correct punctuation but I’d certainly expect it of a (so called) professional media outlet. And yet there’s a story on Manx Radio’s website this morning referring to the comments of an MHK that government should pay a living wage to all of “it’s” workforce. Pathetic. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettafa Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 (edited) These days kids come out of university with a degree but not a clue nor care about punctuation, spelling, grammar, capitalisation etc. They have been taught to say "does it really matter?" This Manx Radio report has another take on the little word (second paragraph). 'Just a typo' is the euphemism of journalistic choice. Edited March 10, 2018 by gettafa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 "Damage in the capital will cost £30,000 to repair, whilst in the Northern town, it's estimated £180,000 will be needed to reconstruct parts of the promenade. Mr Harmer says the elements aligned to wreck havoc along Island seafronts, and re-building will be costly: " Galloping illiteracy at Manx Radio now comes as standard. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustus Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 "Following the damage caused to the promenade by Storm Emma last week, Braddan Comissioner Andrew Jessop ??? Mr Harmer says these comments were ill informed and, the department has incoporated a sea wall into the £21 million pound project for the 'gateway to the Island'." Your taxes pay for this level of reportage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 And a car had it's tyres slashed in Douglas while it was parked in a car Park in Peel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hissingsid Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 They are always a day or two behind with the news, e.g. Today's reporting of Post Office sale when it was public information yesterday. Obviously not in this case but with regard to political subjects it makes me wonder if it has to pass scrutiny before being broadcast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Today’s Sunday Opinion is a belter. It’s devoted to Freemasonry, and Keith Dalrymple the Head. Manx Radio must be absolutely short of people to interview or topics to discuss on one of their flagship radio programmes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Peters Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 3 minutes ago, 2112 said: Today’s Sunday Opinion is a belter. It’s devoted to Freemasonry, and Keith Dalrymple the Head. Manx Radio must be absolutely short of people to interview or topics to discuss on one of their flagship radio programmes. It's the Isle of Man. We're short of poisoned Russian spies to interview... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Manx Radio could interview and then have as guest on Moanin Line, Howard Quayle. It will make a change than interviewing Chris Thomas multiple times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 49 minutes ago, 2112 said: Manx Radio could interview and then have as guest on Moanin Line, Howard Quayle. It will make a change than interviewing Chris Thomas multiple times. You make a telling point. The extent to which Quayle is absent from the media - especially the radio - is astonishing. I volunteer two possible reasons, from opposite ends as it were. Firstly, it’s undeniable that Quayle is utterly dreadful when interviewed or invited to explain public policy. He’s ill-informed, inarticulate, and thoroughly unconvincing. Even if his ego doesn’t allow him to see it, his civil service handlers will. It’s positively advantageous to prevent him having a media presence. Alternatively, such is the pre-eminence of the political desire for self-preservation, Quayle may feel that at least some of government’s various policies will go belly up and incur public displeasure. Much better then to have other politicians linked in the public mind to those policies - usually Thomas, but Cannan in the case of the forthcoming fundamental review of healthcare. There may be some logic to this as “never-off-the-bloody-radio” Bell was personally linked to every government failure. Where Quayle does seem to want to be seen is the off-Island “statesmanship” guff such as the interminable Brexit discussions. But if you notice these are always just news releases, never interviews. It’s also amusing to see that his various tweets (again, almost exclusively on non-local topics) attract zero, or one/two “likes”. I’m actually a supporter of a news blackout on Quayle. It’s bad enough having the moron as CM. At least we’re spared the torture of listening to his vacuous, cliche-ridden mangling of English as he attempts to explain matters he doesn’t understand. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettafa Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Who needs English when you know a smattering of Latin. Every time I hear Howard Quayle on Mannin Line I just remember him and Quirky being sent up the hill to defend the toilet tax. ________________________________________ 7 hours ago, Stu Peters said: It's the Isle of Man. We're short of poisoned Russian spies to interview... @Stu Peters, rather than seeking out Russian spies to black op, I think you should spend your time rapping the knuckles of the young whippersnappers in the newsroom. Especially about possessive pronouns and apostrophes. But I think you probably realise all you'll get is them sneering up from their mobies and giving you a shrug and a "meh". 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Unfortunately, it starts in the classrooms of our local schools. Too many teachers want to be friends instead of teachers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Trumps Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 4 hours ago, Uhtred said: You make a telling point. The extent to which Quayle is absent from the media - especially the radio - is astonishing. I volunteer two possible reasons, from opposite ends as it were. Firstly, it’s undeniable that Quayle is utterly dreadful when interviewed or invited to explain public policy. He’s ill-informed, inarticulate, and thoroughly unconvincing. Even if his ego doesn’t allow him to see it, his civil service handlers will. It’s positively advantageous to prevent him having a media presence. Alternatively, such is the pre-eminence of the political desire for self-preservation, Quayle may feel that at least some of government’s various policies will go belly up and incur public displeasure. Much better then to have other politicians linked in the public mind to those policies - usually Thomas, but Cannan in the case of the forthcoming fundamental review of healthcare. There may be some logic to this as “never-off-the-bloody-radio” Bell was personally linked to every government failure. Where Quayle does seem to want to be seen is the off-Island “statesmanship” guff such as the interminable Brexit discussions. But if you notice these are always just news releases, never interviews. It’s also amusing to see that his various tweets (again, almost exclusively on non-local topics) attract zero, or one/two “likes”. I’m actually a supporter of a news blackout on Quayle. It’s bad enough having the moron as CM. At least we’re spared the torture of listening to his vacuous, cliche-ridden mangling of English as he attempts to explain matters he doesn’t understand. His vacuous policies don't bear up well to close examination or questioning The Chief Minister of 'Isle of Man, A Special Place' is mostly exiled to London & for good reason Fact that he's rarely asked a question in Keys or Tynwald speaks volumes Highly unlikely he will be re-elected in his own constituency, let alone Chief Minister next time round 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Trumps Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 10 hours ago, Stu Peters said: It's the Isle of Man. We're short of poisoned Russian spies to interview... I can't suggest the poisoning of B****r and/or Q*****o, I just can't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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