Swimming at the Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024

[NearPup 4,166]

6 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Apparently an Australian commentator was cancelled because he joked "you know what women are like, hanging around, doing their makeup"  

 

Oh boy. Or, I mean, oh person  

By cancel do you mean the "fired from his job and banned for life from working anywhere" variety or the "some people on Twitter are tuttutting him" variety?

[heywoodu 16,459]

6 minutes ago, NearPup said:

By cancel do you mean the "fired from his job and banned for life from working anywhere" variety or the "some people on Twitter are tuttutting him" variety?

The first one, I believe?  

 

At least, I doubt he's banned forever, but being fired for a joke (lame as the joke may have been).

[NearPup 4,166]

9 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

The first one, I believe?  

 

At least, I doubt he's banned forever, but being fired for a joke (lame as the joke may have been).

I mean, cancelation is a spectrum.

 

Big difference between "OBS asking you to take the day off for this to blow over" and "OBS won't work with you ever again" (and obviously lots of stuff in the middle).

[zob79 192]

11 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

The first one, I believe?  

 

At least, I doubt he's banned forever, but being fired for a joke (lame as the joke may have been).

My cyclist friend, should you be using the word lame related to others after coming up with "If the lights light up exactly at the correct moment, he was definitely first, since his light went on first. Not sure if those lights are 100% accurate though?" 

Edited July 29, 2024 by zob79

[Olympicsnell 333]

6 hours ago, Dkats said:

It was Bob Bollard who is a British commentator on Eurosport 

now that might explain why we had a awful american commentator last night SEM EYE final had me switching to bbc for a rare change

[ChandlerMne 1,210]

Of topic but when you realise that they canceled Allo Allo, Only Fools and Horses for something that is so benign... Both shows are British national treasure.

But ok, 21st century is so "touchy". 

[zob79 192]

10 minutes ago, ChandlerMne said:

Of topic but when you realise that they canceled Allo Allo, Only Fools and Horses for something that is so benign... Both shows are British national treasure.

But ok, 21st century is so "touchy". 

I would use another word instead of touchy 

[ChandlerMne 1,210]

1 minute ago, zob79 said:

I would use another word instead of touchy 

I'm intruiged

[Josh 13,434]

Summer time 

[Federer91 3,376]

1 hour ago, ChandlerMne said:

Of topic but when you realise that they canceled Allo Allo, Only Fools and Horses for something that is so benign... Both shows are British national treasure.

But ok, 21st century is so "touchy". 

Wait, who and when did someone cancel one of the best comedies of ALL TIME Allo Allo?