I saw the thread title, and thought, let's play RU Bingo.
I wasn't disappointed to see the mentions of:-
posh boys,
chinless,
public school.
Chiponshoulderinglystereotypetastic. Some of you lot want to watch you don't spill your pint of bitter, as you trip over your whippet, and stub out your Woodbine
I shan't be giving the 3 point cup, an iota of my time.
I've no interest in how Sam Burgess measures up. He's made his bed. Let him lay in it. Like wise any other ex RL player (Edwards, Ford, Farrell, Williams)
I've no interest in a sport where the crowd has more ball touches than the 3/4 line.
The 3 point code (6 Nations or World Cup) is the equivalent of Wimbledon. Media companies force their viewing/reading public into liking it, for the few weeks it's on. Even that professional gobpooh Chris Evans is boring the nation about it. Ask Joe Public who's top of the Guinness Premiership in December, and your average housewife from Tunbridge Wells wont have a clue. Yet she'll be watching the game tonight. It's the same with tennis. For a fortnight, we're force fed with Wimbledon (the Beeb has just signed up for another 5 years
) and the nation is "gripped". Again, ask Joe Public did they watch the Cincinnati Masters, and they'll look at you as if you've come from another planet.
People in this country are TOLD what to like, so they like it. I mean, COME ON. One of the most popular programmes currently on our screens, is The Great British Bake Off. SERIOUSLY. Millions of people are giving up an hour of their lives, every week, to watch some people make a Victoria ####ing Sponge. GET A GRIP, BRITAIN.
So, it'll be waxing my pet budgie, Tomkins' feathers
counting the grains of sand in an egg timer
filing my tax returns
ordering my audio collection from loud (Zeppelin) to easy listening (Bacharach)
painting the tiles in the bathroom
speaking to Mrs Goldblatt
for the next 6 weeks, then.
I still wont watch reality TV, though. Kick'n'clap is still preferable to that 5h1te.
