The rain
had a bit of an effect on the ´óÏó´«Ã½ on Friday. Media Monkey at mediaguardian.co.uk reports:
"The apocalyptic weather that spread across London this morning caused mayhem for television channels. All ´óÏó´«Ã½ channels broadcast over satellite - ´óÏó´«Ã½1 and ´óÏó´«Ã½2, News 24, C´óÏó´«Ã½ and CBeebies - went off air between 11.41am and 11.53am as the huge main dish at TV Centre in west London couldn't cope with the intensity of the downpour. ´óÏó´«Ã½2 was broadcasting the Open golf from Carnoustie, where, ironically enough, the sun was out and play was continuing. Monkey wonders whether a higher force was sending the Beeb its own punishment over the recent spate of phone scams."
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Ahhhh - That'll be that moment when you were wondering if the sun had in fact set?
If the dishes aren't working properly, I guess you can always convert them onto giant woks!
Ffred (3) or umbrellas?
FFred (3): I imagine that would cause quite a stir (fry).
FF (3):
That would give us a new strapline:
"PM: Look upon my woks, ye mighty and despair!"
It is sunny and dry in Edinburgh. Just thought you would like to know not that I am smug!
Or, to paraphrase Francis Bacon,
Certainly the best woks, and of greatest merit for the public.
It's not raining at all in Glasgow, which is a shame as it means the neds will be standing around in the sunshine swilling their buckfast (other cheap wines are available for ne'er-do-wells to get off their faces on) and deciding what names to shout at me as I make my way home.
On Friday one group decided I looked like Elton John so there was a torrent of abuse based around that theme, but the other group worried me more when they decided I looked like Nana Mouskouri...
Ed & SSC,
It's sunny here too, but with a few hints of changeability... I'm well above any conceivable flood level, and even is likely safe.
xx
ed
SSCat (9) "Neds"? I can gather the meaning from the rest of your post but any clue as to origin?
And surely Nana Mouskouri and Elton John are worlds apart looks-wise? Were you shaven-headed one day and bewigged the next???
POOSH!
Ap - I'm doing this from memory - right!
Ned is a derogatory term applied to certain young people in Scotland (similar to the terms chav used in Wales and England, skanger in Ireland, and spide in Northern Ireland). The stereotypical view of a ned is an adolescent male youth, of working class background, who wears fake Burberry, who engages in hooliganism, petty criminality, loutish behaviour, underage drinking and smoking or just irritating others. They are often assumed to be unemployed.
According to Rosie Kane, former MSP for the Scottish Socialist Party ned is an acronym derived from the phrase "non-educated [sic] delinquent", although in truth this derivation is a backronym. In addition, "uneducated" is the more usual term.
A more plausible explanation is that the term is a derivation of Teddy Boys, a very different cultural phenomenon in terms of style, but similar in the way they were feared by the general public and demonised by the popular press. The term ned was used in Glasgow to describe Teddy Boys in the 1950s, and may have resurfaced to describe these new gangs around the turn of the millennium. Teddy, like Ned, is a derivative of Edward, a reference to the Edwardian-style clothes of the Teddy Boys.
Anything else?
Why thank you RJD, how comprehensive. I like this "backronym". May I use it?
Ap - You are going to hate me for this, but all of that was lifted from WickedPedia!
Are you Simon Worrall in disguise??? :-)