Official: Prince Philip is Dead, 9th April 2021

[CNT36]

The people on the wife's Facebook feed.

 

[klang]

That's a video clip for the times. Some mad old biffer dressed up in a costume covered in medals he probably bought off eBay making an unintelligible speech and delivering flowers in memory of someone he never knew, all the while being filmed by a crowd on their mobiles.

yes.that's not 'people mourning' but just a bloke still pissed from a sgt pepper themed night with an apologetic bunch of flowers for his spouse.

 

[Treacle Toes]

If Meghan goes to funeral:
Her suit had some dark grey piping on the collar, and the skirt was only 2 inches below her knee, the disrespectful attention-seeking whore making it all about herself!!!!

If she doesn't:
Meghan Snubs Royal Family and Offends Queen

She's heavily pregnant so she doesn't need an excuse. They'll abuse her anyway.

 

[LDC]

yes.that's not 'people mourning' but just a bloke still pissed from a sgt pepper themed night with an apologetic bunch of flowers for his spouse.

It's an easy mistake to make, we've all been there... hard night, hazy vision, blurry memories, then fully come round in a strange uniform holding flowers surrounded by a crowd looking questioningly at you. You just have to go with the flow and then try and get away before they twig.

 

[klang]

It's an easy mistake to make, we've all been there... hard night, hazy vision, blurry memories, then fully come round in a strange uniform holding flowers surrounded by a crowd looking questioningly at us. You just have to go with the flow and then try and get away before they twig.

....and hopefully you know the city you are in.

 

[Petcha]

Shamelessly nicked from the 6music complaints thread, but this needs a wider audience

 

[Dystopiary]

BBC

I saw this, and it brought to mind this thread. It sums up, I think, why so many people are mourning Philip the Greek, and think the way they do about the aristocracy. It could equally apply to the current U.K. government.

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I think you're right there. Thanks for that.

 

[quiet guy]

Though the goggleboxers were just switching between BBC 1, ITV and Sky news.

Next week's will be the fun review

 

[steveo87]

Most of the country has gone insane. Feel so alienated from this. Have a lot of anger simmering today

Trust me you're not the only one.

 

[elbows]

Stuart Maconie on R6 just solemnly intoned that because of..."...we're sounding different today and there'll be more news at midday.."

Midday "news"; cunt's still dead.

That was the buildup to 'breaking news' that lots of guns were being fired all over the place. Although no matter how many shots were fired, they did not come close to the tally of endangered species shot by the prince of snarkness in his lifetime.

 

[Pickman's model]

Shamelessly nicked from the 6music complaints thread, but this needs a wider audience

So pleased this has been posted

 

[Pickman's model]

That was the buildup to 'breaking news' that lots of guns were being fired all over the place. Although no matter how many shots were fired, they did not come close to the tally of endangered species shot by the prince of snarkness in his lifetime.

And they managed to miss every member of the royal family

 

[xenon]

How do they know. How are ratings measured these days?

Digital TV is just simplex (one way) communication isn't it?

For streaming they'd have server stats but AFAIK there's no way of knowing with over the air broadcasts.

 

[CNT36]

How do they know. How are ratings measured these days?

Digital TV is just simplex (one way) communication isn't it?

For streaming they'd have server stats but AFAIK there's no way of knowing with over the air broadcasts.

Iirc it used to be they monitored a certain number of TVs with some sort of wizardry with the punters knowledge. Each monitored set would represent about ten thousand viewers.

 

[Storm Fox]

How do they know. How are ratings measured these days?

Digital TV is just simplex (one way) communication isn't it?

For streaming they'd have server stats but AFAIK there's no way of knowing with over the air broadcasts.

Aren't most receivers, freeview, freesat etc connected to the internet, so at least capable of uploading the channel being watched, even if that's not how the stats are actually collected?

 

[Orang Utan]

How do they know. How are ratings measured these days?

Digital TV is just simplex (one way) communication isn't it?

For streaming they'd have server stats but AFAIK there's no way of knowing with over the air broadcasts.

Same as usual - BARB boxes in 5000 households

 

[ska invita]

The fuss about it. The constant chatter. I am not looking forward to work next week, if this morning is anything to go by

its worse than it seems. switch off the mainstreammedia and its like nothing has happened
this thread is the only chatter ive experienced tbh
even with work colleagues the chat lasted 30 seconds to talk about bank holidays , and two memes on whattsapp

 

[elbows]

Most of the country has gone insane. Feel so alienated from this. Have a lot of anger simmering today

Dont assume its most of the country just because the herd management departments of the media do their best to create that impression.

I think of it as an opportunity to study propaganda of the less subtle variety.

 

[Orang Utan]

its worse than it seems. switch off the mainstreammedia and its like nothing has happened
this thread is the only chatter ive experienced tbh
even with work colleagues the chat lasted 30 seconds to talk about bank holidays , and two memes on whattsapp

Lucky you, I ended up losing it and telling my colleagues to STFU this morning as they wouldn’t stop chattering

 

[Orang Utan]

Dont assume its most of the country just because the herd management departments of the media do their best to create that impression.

I think of it as an opportunity to study propaganda of the less subtle variety.

I wasn’t referring to the media, but IRL. Although got into a couple of barneys in local forums on FB for not showing enough respect

 

[magneze]

I wasn’t referring to the media, but IRL. Although got into a couple of barneys in local forums on FB for not showing enough respect

How much were you showing?

 

[kenny g]

that's just sneaking a well deserved day off in and blaming it on an old man's death.

My first reaction at work yesterday was to say "Right. That's it. Time to go home." I only started there recently so it took them a while to realise I was taking the piss.

 

[gosub]

Christ sake. I just put the radio on, only to hear Claudia Winkleman reading out a listener's email saying that he was "heartbroken" at the death of PP, and had closed his business for the weekend as a mark of respect. What the fuck is wrong with people?

Could be a souvenir plate manufacturer . Takes time to retool

 

[Orang Utan]

How much were you showing?

Zero

 

[Pickman's model]

Dont assume its most of the country just because the herd management departments of the media do their best to create that impression.

I think of it as an opportunity to study propaganda of the less subtle variety.

You can see it from the apparent small size of the crowd outside Buckingham palace up thread. Auld man dies in middle of pandemic. Not pretty thirtysomething princess. Not queen mum. So some people on the internet are exercised about it, saying show more respect. It's not thousands of people packing the mall or carpets of flowers. Maybe people will go batshit crazy when the widow windsor dies. But afaics only the usual suspects are particularly worked up about respecting the dead

 

[Favelado]

Radio 4 just asked for feedback on whether coverage is about right or ‘OTT’. Clearly had a lot of feedback about the latter.

 

[CNT36]

How do they know. How are ratings measured these days?

Digital TV is just simplex (one way) communication isn't it?

For streaming they'd have server stats but AFAIK there's no way of knowing with over the air broadcasts.

Article on it here.

 

[not a trot]

Same as usual - BARB boxes in 5000 households

I can remember filling in one of those BARB surveys back in the early 80s. I ticked all the highbrow programmes and Open University programmes. Bet they thought I was a right clever cunt.

 

[CNT36]

I can remember filling in one of those BARB surveys back in the early 80s. I ticked all the highbrow programmes and Open University programmes. Bet they thought I was a right clever cunt.

Always press the button for the eldest child before heading up to the high numbers.

 

[pesh]

Shamelessly nicked from the 6music complaints thread, but this needs a wider audience

Needed a massive prolonged rewind. Or at least a needle scratch out. 3/10