Comments on: Imagined Conversations – Meeting A Rapper

By: ed r

ed r — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:43:28 +0000

I think some Super Villian has put something in teh UK groundwater or something. This can only be the result of some nefarious plot.

By: meesteryan

meesteryan — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:16:55 +0000

we don’t do anything like that do we ‘yan?

no. not us.

best to keep things private sometimes.

like now, for example?

oh. er… yeah. good post Cliff!

*scurries back to his desk*

By: Katy Newton

Katy Newton — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:32:00 +0000

I find myself saying things like “I’m just going to make a cup of tea and then I was thinking, with my head, that we could leave early? But that’s just what my head was thinking.”

By: Mr Angry

Mr Angry — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:27:48 +0000

I have been back-announcing (technical term?) all day. Thanks for that.

My favourite Geordieism, from Sid Waddell commentating at the World Darts Championships, “Up steps Jockey, to the ochey, looking stockey, feeling cockey.”

By: Jonners

Jonners — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:05:11 +0000

One of the joys of Radio 5 is the punditry of Chris Waddle – for all of the above reasons. “Snooker” is a good one, Meg.

I did go through an Izzard-esque phase of saying stuff like ” – in my mind” and ” – with my mouth” at the end of sentences for no reason at all. Thankfully it’s not something I do any more. In public.

By: Meg

Meg — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:22:25 +0000

Don’t forget “snooker” and “pickle”.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:21:53 +0000

I want to hear you do that.

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:28:00 +0000

E4 man enjoys saying words like ‘ruddy’ and ’smashing’. Sometimes I see things and cannot fight the urge to read them out like he’d say them.

By: Cliff

Cliff — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:20:18 +0000

The others are Kawasaki and taramasalata.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:10:53 +0000

Conjunctivitis is the king of words said in Geordie.

I think there’s potential vlog-comp fodder here, boys.

By: Cliff

Cliff — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:25:51 +0000

I can do a passable Big Brother guy. “Day Fourteen, and Sam’s got a tiny monkey with conjunctivitis.” Sounds better in Geordie.

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:19:56 +0000

I went through two weeks of announcing people that came in to my office like the E4 man who was doing X-Factor this year: “Ladies and gentlemeeeen…CLIFF!”

The E4 man is one of my better impressions.