maximus otter
Recovering policeman
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Like the violinist Nigel Kennedy and his punk/mockney style.I have high regard for the Newman/Baddiel combo. The 'historians' sticks out in my mind. As does Armstrong/Miller, with their 'Airmen' skits.
Both, to me, highlight language use and expectation; f'r instance, 'upper class' WW2 airmen using Received Pronunciation to voice 'street slang' is outstanding!
However I pre-empt mods to point out Russel Brand has made his acting career on using 'Estuary English' to both act in roles and convince people of his sincerity and 'grounded' attitude.
He can use complicated and 'posh' words but with an Estuary accent. It alarms the upper class and comforts the lower class.
Apparently.
I noticed that Baddiel would occasionally corpse a little, at which Newman would become even more exaggeratedly solemn.There's not much comedy that decades later makes me smirk if I still think about it, but those historian characters - do. I think, looking back, could sense the tension (palpable dislike) between Baddiel and Newman which made it even more interesting. Newman was always my favourite of the two.
He can certainly play the violin, but his 'personal style' always struck me as a bit fake.Like the violinist Nigel Kennedy and his punk/mockney style.![]()
Well yup, that's the point.He can certainly play the violin, but his 'personal style' always struck me as a bit fake.
That's you, that is.
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What if he admitted it to you halfway through?I know it's immensely shallow of me, but until/unless I am convinced he has been up to vileness with people below the age of consent/unable to consent, I probably still would at least once...
He'd be bounced out halfway to kingdom come!!What if he admitted it to you halfway through?
Only halfway?He'd be bounced out halfway to kingdom come!!
He was halfway in, so he gets booted halfway out- it's only fair I suppose.Only halfway?
Act a twat. Get caught. Find God. Not an uncommon trinity.
Of course, one doesn't really need a lifestyle guru who appears to be wearing a child's scrapbook as an upper body garment to exemplify such a process – it can be found in many areas of the human experience.
Prisons, for instance.
Wow! I could ask "What is he on?", but we know he's done lots. Not many brain cells left.Hushed reverential tones...
One ay-MEN and several ah-MENs...
Is he channelling Jack Hargreaves now? Is that what this is all about?Hushed reverential tones...
One ay-MEN and several ah-MENs...
Russel Brand will be going fly fishing next.Is he channelling Jack Hargreaves now? Is that what this is all about?
He's gone from the harsh 'dictator' voice pattern - which orders - to the oily, 'reasoning' pattern which smarms.His soothing voice tone grates on me. Definitely getting culty vibes now.
That's it. Smarmy is awful. I avoid smarmy people like the plague.He's gone from the harsh 'dictator' voice pattern - which orders - to the oily, 'reasoning' pattern which smarms.
That's how they get you. They make a certain amount of sense by picking easy targets and saying stuff that is true. Then they come in with the weird stuff and people believe them because he was right about the other stuff.Out of curiosity I watched one of his videos today about the political elite, who ever they are.
Apart from his way of speaking, which got on my nerves, and just him, likewise, what he actually said was very true and made so much sense. Without going into politics, his point was why do we put with these liars and cheats which is the same for almost every country on earth.
I'll not subscribe to his channel, because of him and his way of presenting himself.
Wow! I could ask "What is he on?"
Heard him mentioned on a Radio 4 programme yesterday as an example of a peaceful, wholesome rural dweller.Is he channelling Jack Hargreaves now? Is that what this is all about?
People do sometimes talk sense, even if that person is not well liked and sometimes the weird stuff can turn out to be true. Not always, but sometimes. I'm not an 'easy target' either. I have been reading 'weird stuff' since the late 60's. My first book was Gold of the Gods - Eric Von Daniken. Between then and right up to the advent of the internet I must have read hundreds of books. Now I only read magazines and use the internet.That's how they get you. They make a certain amount of sense by picking easy targets and saying stuff that is true. Then they come in with the weird stuff and people believe them because he was right about the other stuff.Keep not-subscribing!