Comments on: One Life Left: Goodbye Gordon

By: Marasmusine

Marasmusine — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:59:54 +0000

I like it when the people say things and there are sounds.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:33:16 +0000

Loved the doctor bit at the end, really injected some intelligent wit that’s been missing since Dave McCarthy stopped doing submissions.

@kobzon: Couldn’t agree more. They let that terrible singer do not one, but two songs for this episode. I cringed the entire time. Regardless of whether they take him out or not, there should be no clapping. The show used to just flow along.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:35:24 +0000

Crank phonecalls have only been funny when Charlie Brooker did them.

By: Martin K

Martin K — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:20:44 +0000

I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness…RIP Heliocentric and Serondal, minds flayed in the process of deploying their own improvised and highly postmodern one-act neo-absurdist interwebbian stage show.

By: D

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:45:14 +0000

That was quite a good song :) AndrewC :/

By: Serondal

Serondal — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:30:46 +0000

May I also add to Heliocentric’s historical lesson.

The French launched their white flags at their enemies to make it easier for them to way a white flag this is true. But also they blasted their flags so that they themselves could not surrender even if they wanted to. Brave of them indeed. By World war II of course these cannons were replaced by the maginot line which fired real cannon rounds but left the commanders with their white flags and puppies which they used both in times of dire stress and need.

By: Heliocentric

Heliocentric — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:16:13 +0000

Sorry, i just want to correct an inaccuracy in my last post which may of upset some people.
The french puppy cannons were mainly 18th century, but the one owned by my g-pappy was a ceremonial cannon built in the early 19th century.

Many 19th century french weapons had moved on from puppy power to firing white flags, this was often mistaken as surrender but was in fact a move of extreme confidence by the french millitary to provide the enemy with white flags incase they had forgotten their own.

The french are remembered as puppy murdering cowards, this is unfair, the puppies myrted themselves willingly. Indeed, even today some breeds of french dog will leap into cannons when they perceive injustice.

By: Serondal

Serondal — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:14:16 +0000

Oh well in that case I must apologize, I was totally mistaken. Your gran pappy was a patriot and a gentlemen of lordly caliber and obviously your puppy died during the call of service to its country, albeit unwillingly and unknowing as it is just a silly sodding dog.

By: Heliocentric

Heliocentric — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:07:39 +0000

Actually, thats how he got the cannon, it was next to the prime ministers house when he sacked it. Don’t misunderstand, gran pappy didn’t shoot at the puppy, he shot using the puppy as ammunition, french 19th century weaponry all worked that way.

By: The Apologist

The Apologist — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:36:19 +0000

I love OLL.

It makes me happy when I get a little blue dot next to it on my iTunes.

They seem like jolly folk having a laugh, and not taking life too seriously. Thank goodness for them.

By: Frankie The Patrician[PF]

Frankie The Patrician[PF] — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:12:20 +0000

KG:
You’re everywhere apparently…your name and photo just pop’ped up on me in LivingSocial “My Heroes” Facebook app.
i lol’d

By: Nighthood

Nighthood — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:06:30 +0000

@ascagnel: Control Point is the worst podcast I’ve ever heard. There is no appeal. It’s not funny, the people are irritating, and it’s far too long. 2 and a half hours for a podcast? I have better things to do with my time.

Also, I don’t like OLL. I do like PCGUK and RPS though.