Comments on: Desert Island Discs

By: Olly

Olly — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 11:42:37 +0000

Kit Kat Chunky from a libertarian viewpoint

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By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 11:41:28 +0000

Jaq

Boris as a food? a Chocolate bun

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By: jaq

jaq — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 09:47:53 +0000

Oh no, I didn’t think they took much notice…and I’ve likened one of the top journalists to a bacon sandwich. Oh well, could be worse I suppose – I could be vegetarian!

If Boris was a food what would he be do you think Melissa? I was thinking rare British Beef.

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By: Macarnie

Macarnie — Wed, 02 Nov 2005 00:05:22 +0000

Melissa: I have listened to Sue L. on countless occasions and with many castaways and she has never followed ,( thank goodness ), the slightly fawning footsteps of the Plumlet . She has the journalist’s nose, and does not hesitate, rather like a drugs dog, to poke it into delicate places . I rate her highly: much more so than Paxman, although he’s not so bad either.

By the way , I have a sneaking suspicion that a certain columnist on the Express cribs from the Blog. Today’s piece about Boris almost guaranteed it

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By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 23:04:39 +0000

Mac

Re-reading your poem I thought you were remarkably prescient about Sue Lawley and her ‘digging the dirt’ credentials. I had thought of her as a sedate lady – almost imagining her having a glass of sherry during the show while interviewing her castways in a true Roy Plumley style.

Now I feel that she has really bust her gut (I mean all that pressure and repeating of questions…) and it wasn’t the impression I had. Perhaps she is auditioning to replace Jeremy Paxman?

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By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 20:00:22 +0000

Jaq and Mac

I am at your feet and am totally with you – I must’ve had one of my hyper-critical moments.

There certainly was a magic about the programme and we wouldn’t want the essense of Boris to be any different.

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By: Macarnie

Macarnie — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 18:00:26 +0000

I think that Boris acqitted himself well in the interview with the gorgeous Sue L. He didn’t chose the questions, even though the records were his of his choice. There was just sufficient bumbling to let us know that it was indeed the Boris we all follow, but I think the ease with which he either evaded, or slightly redirected, the questions was superbly “

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By: jaq

jaq — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 17:13:20 +0000

Mel, there was mention of one of his loves – his first wife if my suspicions are correct. And then someone with brown eyes? He certainly made me think his loves matter to him and I’m not talking of his ambitions, though he did convice they mattered too.

I disagree strongly with the Mail that Boris declared his intention of securing a position in the shadow cabinet as if he cared nothing for his editorship of the Speccie. He did nothing of the sort. He sat firmly on the fence and reminded Sue he’s ridden two horses with some success actually.

The track playing on my dukebox reminds me of Boris – John Martyn: it’s hard to hide when you’re living on Solid Air. I’m quaffing the dying embers of a cheeky little pinot grigio and thinking that in todays society, perhaps we should just live from moment to moment: crank up the volume, dance with our children and just enjoy today.

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By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 11:07:45 +0000

Boris

I just happened to notice that there is no mention of the wonderful women who have meant so much to you in your life: for example your mother, your wife, your sister…..

btw this is not feminist thinking, just a feeling that it would be nice to hand them a proverbial rose

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By: jaq

jaq — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 09:22:29 +0000

oh….right.

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