Good point. I'm spending less time on here cos I'm trying to actually create some stuff. I don't use my account name any more. I don't want to fall further into the trap of using the forum simply to engorge my already mammoth ego. I love this place cos it's virtually unique in having intelligent and funny people on it, and even the odd token celeb prepared to talk to us plebs on a one-to-one basis. But these things can be seductive (for me anyway) - draining time and motivation away from other stuff I could be doing. I'm in danger of turning into the Fat Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons:

"Did you see the 11 O'Clock Show? Worst episode ever. Within minutes I was on the Internet registering my disgust around the world."

This is all my fault of course for not having the self-discipline to limit my Forum use. Those regular names like Jon, Ewar, etc create a comfy community feel and it becomes a pleasant routine to check the Forum each day.

Maybe I just miss SOTCAA.

There you go. A nice long post from someone who's trying to reduce his Forum use!

I used to write in mainly about old Tv/radio shows that I liked, or stuff I'd heard about, but I ran out of subjects.

I know I should give up, or at least cut down, but it's so hard.

I'm trying to increase my forum usage. I want to die young.

I find humans to be very disappointing. What purpose are we all striving for anyway?

I class my TV Forum usage as Executive Stress Management.

If I didn't converse with people of the Forum I might:

a) kill my boss
b) throw my laptop through the window (v. difficult in a hi-tech, modern building)
c) go road-rage mad and drive into the back of a bastard BMW
d) slit my wrists and sit in a cold bath for a nice slow death
e) watch the 11 o'clock show

I think we're all kidding ourselves that option d) wouldn't be the most beneficial to us and the planet.

I've found myself a life, but I can't escape you lot. Get off my back, you poor-imitations-of-mariners.


Erm...

mariners? Are you saying you are like a pleasure-yaught? Or a swimming horse?

No, I'm saying that I accidentally ran over an albatross on my driving test.

That's a rather animated double meaning you have there. All that writing you've been doing must have brought you to a new state of consciousness. Keep this up and my restricted idea that somehow you portay a horse in human terms will be challenged. Right now I'm having to struggle with the possibilty that maybe you're something of a super-horse with many rosettes to its name.

Oh yeah. And posts like those.

I'm really not following. subbes since you've become a wordsmith I'm having trouble empathising.

I have a sense of purpose.

I'm here to defend Chris Morris, promote obscure music, praise Peter Cook to kingdom come, shower plaudits on Lee/Herring/Iannucci, and genuinely speak my brains on the various topics that occupy my mind.

I tried to have a sense of purpose but everytime I say something intelligent it gets ignored. I get much more response when I say something topical and silly, i.e, the BBC Nine O'Clock News (soon to be Ten O'Clock) has a presenter called Brian Hanrahan (this is true).

>I tried to have a sense of purpose but everytime I say something intelligent it gets ignored. I get much more response when I say something topical and silly, i.e, the BBC Nine O'Clock News (soon to be Ten O'Clock) has a presenter called Brian Hanrahan (this is true).



"I counted them out and I counted them back in again."

I've never understood that quote - why doesn't he just eat the damn smarties?

A much-misunderstood thing.

They were halib-oranges.

I don't think we have. However, I do genuinely miss SOTCAA.

I also still try to find time to do other things in my spare hours outside work - usually watching shows that I later post messages about here, and making slow progress on my own writing projects - and no I'm not using the forum, or anyone here to pursue my career, grab attention or fame either. A lot of what I get up to is what might be described as a passion that occupies my spare time.

The forum is well educated, and (mostly) considerate. I can spout my political views amongst those who agree, and those who don't tend to enter into debate with logic and intellect, not just shout my opinions down.

We can also talk about comedy now and again :)

>That's a rather animated double meaning you have there. All that writing you've been doing must have brought you to a new state of consciousness. Keep this up and my restricted idea that somehow you portay a horse in human terms will be challenged. Right now I'm having to struggle with the possibilty that maybe you're something of a super-horse with many rosettes to its name.

...nope, I still think you're acting like a bitch.

>The forum is well educated, and (mostly) considerate. I can spout my political views amongst those who agree, and those who don't tend to enter into debate with...

Nah you're just talking crap sheep. Go away on your dope-powered trike and leave me to shoot this fox...

I haven't lost my sense of purpose, I didn't have one. I see myself as a peace maker (I said peace maker, not piss taker � Herringesque?) If I see someone unfairly criticising a programme, then this makes me happy. I have no intention of offering sensible well-balance comments and I consider such things as totally unhelpful. I like coming to the site because I'm interested in comedy (I'm a thousand words away from a finished radio script, and perhaps a million miles off the mark.) I consider myself as crude and uneducated but then again I'm an inverted snob and totally fucked up about class � the result of being a lapsed Socialist. I think there are some very clever and funny people using this forum, although sometimes I'm amazed by the praise heaped on some rather appalling programmes (The Vicar of Dibley is one example.)

The forum may have gone a little off with the loss of the Corpses, this is perhaps because they often set the agenda for all the best arguments. I believe the Corpses will return just as strongly as I believe Radio 4 will turn their nose up at my play (even though I really believe it's my best work!!!)

The pink clown doll is funny. He makes me laugh sometimes. Does he you?