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By: Grandad

Grandad — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:05:20 +0000

RhodesTer – Doubtless I’ll explain the programme in more detail shortly. It is bound to be a fiasco!

Sexy – It has certainly hit someone’s imagination! It has been in several of the national papers too. The image you create with your second paragraph is classic. That, I would love to see!

By: The Sexy Pedestrian

The Sexy Pedestrian — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:38:36 +0000

The woman who won the competition was from Cork so local blah radio was abuzz with this on Monday. She actually has a spiffy sense of humour and, like me, thought the commotion was absolutely laughable.
She also made the point that she would be taking the trip to Dublin and she would be accompanied by her mother, who is in her eighties and who is not at all interested in a toy show.

The hysteria this provoked in people is scary. I missed the show and by the time I got wind of the story I thought this woman had won the tickets, set them on fire, stuck a feather up her bum and flew off into the night screaming “Fuck you Pat Kenny, you plastic bastard!”

They’re tickets. To a TOY show.

Oh, and I hope she sues them too.

By: RhodesTer

RhodesTer — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:33:54 +0000

I’d never heard of him until your post. Do they really show toys on that show, or something? Who would care about that except kids who should all be in bed by then anyway. That sounds idiotic.

Sorry if this was addressed already, I’m too busy watching Letterman to read all the comments.

By: NaRocRoc

NaRocRoc — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:19:46 +0000

Fair enough Spaghetti. And don’t worry, there’s no eggs boiled here!

By: Spaghetti Hoop

Spaghetti Hoop — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:41:56 +0000

You mentioned 1 million viewers NaRocRoc, were fans of the Toy Show. You are including children. Ireland = 4.1 million. That’s where I found my 2 million +.

Development: a lot but not all over 50s might watch the LL Show every week but have been known to skip it on Toy Show Night. Simply because they are not interested and the Santa thing is behind them. The words “matured in their over fifties” was, I hope, not a term that boiled your eggs. I am far from ageist!!

By: NaRocRoc

NaRocRoc — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:12:25 +0000

Your argument is so well put Spaghetti yet I still don’t get it. Can you elaborate? Maybe develop the “matured people in their over 50s” bit?

I never mentioned anything about 2 million viewers. And I sure as hell would rather €10,000 over 2 Toy Show tickets. That I do get. But what’s your point?

By: Susan

Susan — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:54:28 +0000

Replying to your reply, Grandad, when I followed your link to the Tribune article, several people really did say that she’d been the rude or ungrateful one. So I googled and found a few more discussions like this one, and people seem divided on Who Was Ruder Than Whom.

Personally, I feel that as host of the show, P had more of an obligation to behave with dignity and class, and that tearing up her tickets didn’t do a good job of it. But from a publicity point of view, it certainly got people talking about the Late Late, and you know that probably pleases the Bosses more than any display of graciousness would have. Sad.

By: Spaghetti Hoop

Spaghetti Hoop — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:06:07 +0000

Which indicates, NaRocRoc that over 2 million don’t watch it. A percentage of that 2 million watch The Late Late regularly but skip the Toy Show. [I know loads of matured people in their over 50s and go to the pub/poker game/bingo that night]. Hence it’s not the greatest prize for all. But a prize of 10K is a greater prize for most. Sacrifice the tickets. Get it?