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Eddie Mair | 15:58 UK time, Tuesday, 31 October 2006

see above. C'mon get sending and maybe Lissa will stop whining at me.

Comments

  1. At 04:06 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Ali D wrote:

    "Tune in at six for all the news on PM"

  2. At 04:09 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Big Sister wrote:

    Well, I emailed you one earlier today! Not that I expect you'll use it .....

    So let's try another:

    PM - Where worlds collide.

  3. At 04:10 PM on 31 Oct 2006, wrote:

    We haven't seen a picture of Lissa yet!
    But in order to show willing...

    "Pre-menstrual, Post Modern, Prime Ministers. And other things."

    "Today, live from the Rose Revived"

    "Beware of the frog"

    "Nowhere near as sensible as the Newsnight Blog"


  4. At 04:11 PM on 31 Oct 2006, valery pedant wrote:

    But we sent a load over the Frog a couple of weeks ago, then you started using repeats - didn't you find them?or didn't you like them?

    Go on then froglets, that sounds like a challenge to me.

    "PM - turn on, tune in...simple as that"

  5. At 04:15 PM on 31 Oct 2006, wrote:

    PM: "Sometimes strapless, never spineless"

    PM: "When we break the news, it stays broken"

    PM: "A gentle eddy in current affairs"

    PM: "The programme that has ignored 3 perfectly good strapline suggestions already..."

    * Harrumphiphi * ;o)

  6. At 04:17 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Jack Scribbs wrote:

    Perfect Mair

  7. At 04:22 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Mark Intime wrote:

    How's this for a strapline Eddie....
    The scalpel that slices rhetoric

  8. At 04:24 PM on 31 Oct 2006, annasee wrote:

    PM - the blog that has a radio programme attached

    PM - the programme that doesn't have a newsletter

    PM- perennially magnificent

  9. At 04:25 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Aunt Dahlia wrote:

    The Mair the merrier.....

    Mair good news fer youse

    Scintillsix

  10. At 04:35 PM on 31 Oct 2006, wrote:

    "The News with nowt taken out"

    "Other news programmes are available"

    "It's either this or Chris Evans!"

    ""Hits the parts other news programmes can't reach"

    "It's a news programme in the pm..."

    "All straplines gratefully appreciated"

    "Other straplines are available"

    That enough to be going on with, or do you want more, Lissa?

  11. At 04:41 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Dr Hackenbush wrote:

    PM
    鈥淣ot this again! I鈥檝e added loads of brilliant straplines to this blog, and you still haven鈥檛 picked any out for use鈥

  12. At 04:42 PM on 31 Oct 2006, wrote:

    Midair Weed Hit.
    Aim, Deride.


    (anag)

  13. At 04:44 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Ali D wrote:

    "turn on, tune in and drop us an email"

  14. At 04:58 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Peter Wharton wrote:

    Post-mortem at 5 post meridiem on the P.M., after the vote!

  15. At 05:05 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Mark Intime wrote:

    PM: opens the lid on stable doors
    PM: stirred not shaken
    PM: the worms can-opener
    PM: Scourge of the serge

    Any more?

  16. At 05:14 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Mark Intime wrote:

    PM: All rebuffs and no counters

  17. At 05:25 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Mrs. Naughtie wrote:

    Here' a second vote for Lady Penelope's

    "Contains moderate scepticism."


    and not so impressive:

    "Always informative; never deferential."

    "All the news that's fit to hear, and then some."


  18. At 05:28 PM on 31 Oct 2006, I Bell wrote:

    Just the facts, as they come. Hot and fresh. From Tony's bum.

  19. At 05:39 PM on 31 Oct 2006, wrote:

    PM: "The only blog to get its own radio show"

    PM: "Wogan for intellectuals"

    PM: "Leaving no turn un-stoned"

    Why do these things come to me in threes?

  20. At 05:45 PM on 31 Oct 2006, wrote:

    PM: Makes MPs look backward

  21. At 05:47 PM on 31 Oct 2006, marymary wrote:

    "no strapline good enough"

    (actually some brilliant suggestions here, just my pathetic attempt).

    Mary

  22. At 05:54 PM on 31 Oct 2006, David H wrote:

    Eddie Mair - "did you see-saw too". Indeed Eddie-Baby, what a pun!

  23. At 06:52 PM on 31 Oct 2006, valery pedant wrote:

    Hey Ali D, that was nearly my one! Fight you for it?

    They won't use either......but since Doc H has contributed something like 1 per day since the Blog started, it's definitely time you used one of his (hers?I'm feeling another identity crisis)

  24. At 06:59 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    Why accept everyday "Cut & Thrust" when we offer "Gut & Grill"? PM, we do it for you...

  25. At 06:59 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    Everything we do... we do it for you! PM

  26. At 07:02 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    Don't worry about "Today". That's our problem. PM, all you need...

  27. At 07:04 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    People run, but they seldom manage to hide, from us... PM

  28. At 07:07 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    Nothing beats Team Work. PM is living proof...

  29. At 07:07 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    Nothing succeeds like... PM

  30. At 07:10 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    No PM, no comment...

  31. At 07:11 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    Why immitate when you can initiate? PM we put you first...

  32. At 07:14 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    Some say 'No comment". But that's not our style... PM

  33. At 07:16 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    Tell us what you're thinking. PM listens...

  34. At 07:19 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    Informed? You will be... PM

  35. At 07:20 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    If you've got it flaunt it. PM has "It" & much more...

  36. At 07:24 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    Information overflow..? Not from us. PM

  37. At 07:25 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    Remember where you heard it first... PM

  38. At 07:29 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    Lies and Deceit... But not if we can help it! PM

  39. At 07:32 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    What's going-on? We'll tell you. PM

  40. At 07:34 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    Let us exercise those little Grey Cells. It's what we do best. PM

  41. At 07:37 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    Why argue, when we can do it for you. PM

  42. At 07:40 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    There are lies, damn lies and... but not on PM!

  43. At 07:43 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    Newsnight? Why wait? PM

  44. At 07:49 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    Less is more. PM

  45. At 07:50 PM on 31 Oct 2006, wrote:

    Piper

    Do you have any suggestions for a new Strapline ?

    Eddie is looking for some !

  46. At 07:51 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    We watch the Panorama so you don't have to... PM

  47. At 07:53 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    Pm. It's a team game. Join us...

  48. At 07:56 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    If it concerns you, it concerns us. PM

  49. At 07:57 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    PM. We speak for you...

  50. At 08:00 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    jonnie (43) apologies. Insomnia and wind... But I think they're both more-or-less gone now...

  51. At 08:06 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    PM is the news...

  52. At 08:07 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    Fed-up with repeats? Listen to Pm

  53. At 08:13 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    Afraid of confrontation? Don't tune in... PM

  54. At 08:14 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Mrs Trellis wrote:

    Piper

    and breathe...
    ...and relax ;o)

  55. At 08:17 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    If an iron fist in a velvet glove's your style... You'll love PM

  56. At 08:18 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    Read it and weep! Listen while you work. PM

  57. At 08:21 PM on 31 Oct 2006, wrote:

    ... another Piper Poly Post !

  58. At 08:26 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    PM. What's more concise ..?

  59. At 08:30 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    Why waste time in a paper-chase. PM tells it like it is...

  60. At 08:31 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    Why follow the news? We'll keep you ahead. PM

  61. At 08:43 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Anne P. wrote:

    PM: untangling the knots in the news

  62. At 08:52 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Anne P. wrote:

    PM: Knitting the loose ends together

    PM: All the patterns in the news

    PM: Where the needles are always sharp

    PM: Cutting through the tangles

    PM: Ironing out the creases in the news

    PM: Pressing politicians


    You'll never guess what I've been doing today!

  63. At 09:46 PM on 31 Oct 2006, gossipmistress wrote:

    PM - Does exactly what it used to say on the newsletter


    PM - Never knowingly unresolved


    Has anyone else had an especially bad haloween???? I worked late last night only to come home and find egg and flour down the windows, so in order to avoid a repeat episode tonight, I stopped at Sainsbury's on the way home to buy some chocolates for the little darlings.

    While I was in sainsbury's, several eggs were smashed on my car, so I went back IN to the store to get kitchen roll and water to wash it off with. I came home, emptied all the chocolates into a nice tin with crinkly paper and a hole to put your hand in through, and waited....

    Not one child has knocked at the door.

    I'm off to eat the chocolates........

  64. At 09:48 PM on 31 Oct 2006, valery pedant wrote:

    Anne P, wrapping Christmas presents?

    Well done Piper, but how many "you have been far too fast and offensive"s did you get whilst doing that?

  65. At 10:12 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Dr Hackenbush wrote:

    PM
    鈥淭he only strapline you need to read today鈥

    PM
    鈥淟istened to by humans, as far as we can tell鈥

    PM
    鈥淒avros and the Daleks swear by it鈥

    PM
    鈥淚f I鈥檝e told you once...鈥

    PM
    鈥淚 bet they won鈥檛 use this strapline鈥

    (22) Valery - right first time.

  66. At 10:17 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Dr Hackenbush wrote:

    I see that another member of staff has been added to the photo section - nice to see you Sarah - but it鈥檚 quite small and blurry. Still no Lissa, though.

    (That isn鈥檛 a strapline, but you can use it if you really want.)

  67. At 10:32 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Bill'n'Ben wrote:

    Where's Rupert gone...

  68. At 10:40 PM on 31 Oct 2006, valery pedant wrote:

    Ah Doc, now that's just getting desperate, don't demean yourself!

  69. At 10:43 PM on 31 Oct 2006, wrote:

    Piper (26), perhaps better as in the song

    PM: Some folks run, others hide, but there's nothing they can do.

    (gosh, that shows my old fogieness).

    PM: There's nothing like good news reporting. And this is nothing like good news reporting.

    ;-)

  70. At 11:24 PM on 31 Oct 2006, whisht wrote:

    PM - any time of day with the Radio Player....

    PM - today through the..... square window

    PM News - if we're not reporting it, we're making it (up)

    PMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm - getting the tone just right

    [oh c'mon - that last one's ok surely? whaddya mean you don't get it..? tsk]

  71. At 11:49 PM on 31 Oct 2006, Aperitif wrote:

    Nothing is better than PM. But a cheese sandwich is better than nothing.

    (Sorry Eric, couldn't resist).

  72. At 12:26 AM on 01 Nov 2006, Dr Hackenbush wrote:

    PM
    鈥淭he blog is there all day, PM is only there for an hour鈥

    (66)
    I鈥檓 not sure which of those was most demeaning, but will bear your comment in mind. Thanks.

  73. At 01:36 AM on 01 Nov 2006, Lady Penelope wrote:

    Pfuff. I sent the ones below in an email three weeks ago, but they never read those, either :-(

    PM - a great blog with quite a nice radio programme
    attached

    PM - other news programmes are, of course, available

    PM - daytime TV without the pictures. Or doctors. Or
    Australians.

    PM - News 24 minus the boring bits

    PM - whose turn to get the chocolate?

    PM - news with added nuance (and postcards. Sometimes)

    PM - not just a news programme. A news programme
    lovingly hand-crafted from the finest sun-dried
    snippets of information, lightly drizzled with
    extra-virgin subtly flavoured nuance . . .

    PM - never knowingly over-prepared.

    xx

  74. At 01:45 AM on 01 Nov 2006, Mr. I. Kew wrote:

    No strapline today.
    Things seem to be desperate.
    Can anyone help?

  75. At 07:39 AM on 01 Nov 2006, Lady Penelope wrote:

    PM - the only news programme with its own beach

  76. At 09:07 AM on 01 Nov 2006, Joe Palooka wrote:

    PM

    I'm lovin' it.

  77. At 09:31 AM on 01 Nov 2006, RobbieDo wrote:

    Straplines

    "Breaking news, not broken news"

    "All the news that's fit to hint"

    "Publish and be famed"

  78. At 09:42 AM on 01 Nov 2006, Belinda wrote:

    PM: Hear the news before the News.

  79. At 09:47 AM on 01 Nov 2006, RobbieDo wrote:

    If Lady Penelope's suggestion

    "Contains moderate scepticism."

    isn't selected then I demand a recount.

  80. At 10:00 AM on 01 Nov 2006, Vyle Hernia wrote:

    Why has the collection of listener postcards been reduced to just one plain white one?

    I think we should be told.

  81. At 10:06 AM on 01 Nov 2006, wrote:

    'A Government spokesperson was not available'

    All the speculation that's fit to broadcast.

    Wrapping up the news that Today started off.

  82. At 10:09 AM on 01 Nov 2006, Vyle Hernia wrote:

    PM - Famed for its signature tunes.

    When news is light, start a debate on the PM signature tunes. (did you ever hear the spoof one from Private Eye?)

  83. At 10:53 AM on 01 Nov 2006, Big Sister wrote:

    PM - the hour between the pips and the bongs.

    PM - Teatime with Eddie

    Presenting Mair news

    PM - What you've waited for all afternoon

    PM - What you waited for all day

    PM - What you waited for all morning

    PM - It's there when you need it

    PM without the PM

    PM - Today Trailing Tomorrow's 'Today'

    PM - Nuff said.

  84. At 11:05 AM on 01 Nov 2006, valery pedant wrote:

    Dr H, 70, don't stress, I merely alluded to your suggestion that your 64 photo comment could be used as a strapline if they didn't like any of your others! Didn't mean to be nasty.

    Is it just me or is anyone else getting an Error 4044 or something when they try to open today's first (probably) Blog?

  85. At 11:16 AM on 01 Nov 2006, wrote:

    All these straplines, and not one used today!

  86. At 11:18 AM on 01 Nov 2006, Lady Penelope wrote:

    Ooooooooo ValP - I am too!

  87. At 11:22 AM on 01 Nov 2006, wrote:

    Hey, if we all lose our jobs because we're blogging when we should be working... there's a promising career in advertising straplines for us.

    ;oD

    What shall we call our new agency?

    What jobs does everyone want?

    Should we seek affiliation with STROP?

  88. At 12:01 PM on 01 Nov 2006, Sen wrote:

    PM - News with Views

  89. At 12:03 PM on 01 Nov 2006, Paul Smith wrote:

    PM - It's not just the news that's bad.

    Since you bring us good news too... Why? What did you think I meant?

  90. At 12:20 PM on 01 Nov 2006, OnTheLedge wrote:

    PM - Cantie wi' Mair*

    [*See posting 625 on the beach**]

    [**For those of you new to the beach, it's on Day One***]

    [***For those of you unfamiliar with Day One, it's the 17th August at 12.22****]

    [****For those of you who still don't know what the hell I'm talking about ........... Forget it!]

  91. At 12:34 PM on 01 Nov 2006, Dr Hackenbush wrote:

    (84) - No nastiness detected, V.

  92. At 01:19 PM on 01 Nov 2006, Clives giant eyelash wrote:

    PM: Pinning down politicians on the corkboard of truth.

    PM: Seperating fact from propaganda.

    And in homage to the very amusing film 'Mystery Men'

    PM is number one, all other programmes are second or lower.

  93. At 02:28 PM on 01 Nov 2006, Vyle Hernia wrote:

    RobbieDo (79)

    You wouldn't want it to be "May contain nuts," would you?

  94. At 03:55 PM on 01 Nov 2006, Ben McCrory wrote:

    Dear Eddie, you never used any of the first lot of straplines I sent you. Surely they weren't all appalling? Mind you...

  95. At 05:30 PM on 01 Nov 2006, luc wrote:

    PM: Valerie Singleton woz ere

    or, to spin Fifi's post around...

    PM:Intellectuals for Wogan

    or, to borrow a bit of that great line from 'The Truman Show'...

    PM: Good afternoon, Good evening and Goodnight.

    luc

  96. At 05:40 PM on 01 Nov 2006, wrote:

    I've just emailed this to the prog. And now I'm going to post it on every thread I can lay my wee Scottish mitts on. Having got fed-up having to check half a dozen different threads a day, in case I'm missing something......!

    PS it's now twenty to six and I'm still patiently trying to get past the anti-abuse delay thingy. Sigh. Just the beach to go, and then I'll call it a day.

    ***

    Dear Sir Christopher Mair

    I notice that we froggers are self-sorting the threads:

    - serious stuff on the Iraq thread
    - communication on the txtspk (grrr!) thread
    - environment on the Milliband thread
    - light relief on Day One

    Is it worth simplifying the frog, rather than continually posting new threads that we all feel we ought to keep checking, and can't resist commenting on? for example...

    - leave Day One running. It's a joy, a little holiday-in-the-head for those of us who really should get out more. Friendships are blossoming there, for goodness' sake!
    - encourage serious topical debate on Iraq and/or Milliband ... post the fresh topic of the day on there, and we'll all respond - you know we will.
    - put a fresh thread on the main page each day, but direct the comments to Iraq/Milliband. And delete it when the next topic comes along.
    - then, when the newslet-you-know-what comes back online, you can use the same message on that.

    Efficient use of 大象传媒 resources, find our serious contributions quickly, but don't spoil the fun.

    I would of course have run this past the other froggers first ... but on which *!*!*! thread would I post it? (That being the point, really.)

    Fifi

  97. At 10:47 AM on 02 Nov 2006, Clives giant eyelash wrote:

    PM: Positively Mirthful, Politically Minded, Post Mortem

  98. At 11:11 AM on 02 Nov 2006, wrote:

    PM, with the unsung comedy genius that is Eddie Mair

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