- Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:27 am
#25675
A new game to play.
Ever noticed on radio phone-ins, you always seem to get certain types of people calling in? Right, let's try to identify them. I'll start off and if you can think of any other stereotype callers - not pundits or show guests/presenters - but callers, Joe/Joanna Public, note them down here.
OK, here goes:
Mr Sue
Mr Sue has paid taxes and worked hard all his life and if anyone, yes ANYONE thinks they can tell him what he can or cannot do, he'll sue them, he bloody will! Often supports UKIP and comes from Lincolnshire or Hull (in my experience).
Mrs Awful
Mrs Awful thinks that the last story was simply the most awful thing she has ever heard of and how can people be so heartless and cruel? Don't these people have families of their own?
Mrs/Mrs Islamophobe
The Islamophobes will call in on ANY discussion about race/religion/jewellery/schooling/price of fish, and ask rhetorically 'But would this have happened if XYZ was Muslim?'.
Mr Publawyer
Mr Publawyer is a small but crucial role that has to be played by a man, preferably from London or Essex. He knows all about 'the real world', isn't afraid to call a spade a spade, and knows for a FACT that speed cameras are a big con, as it's experience that counts and safety, not speed, has driven a van for 20 years, and if the officer isn't wearing a helmet he can't arrest you...
Miss Pious
Miss Pious can be young or old but is marked out by her unquestioning devotion to the almighty. Things should be done because it says so in the bible. Miss Pious is so pious that little things sent to trip her up can only momentarily phase her. Recently on Radio 2, on a discussion about divorce, Miss Pious claimed that divorce was wrong as it broke a sacred vow before God. When the presenter asked her if this extended to secular marriage ceremonies or applied in cases of domestic abuse, she paused before saying she didn't consider such people to be properly married anyway. Textbook.
Get the idea? Add more examples please!
Ever noticed on radio phone-ins, you always seem to get certain types of people calling in? Right, let's try to identify them. I'll start off and if you can think of any other stereotype callers - not pundits or show guests/presenters - but callers, Joe/Joanna Public, note them down here.
OK, here goes:
Mr Sue
Mr Sue has paid taxes and worked hard all his life and if anyone, yes ANYONE thinks they can tell him what he can or cannot do, he'll sue them, he bloody will! Often supports UKIP and comes from Lincolnshire or Hull (in my experience).
Mrs Awful
Mrs Awful thinks that the last story was simply the most awful thing she has ever heard of and how can people be so heartless and cruel? Don't these people have families of their own?
Mrs/Mrs Islamophobe
The Islamophobes will call in on ANY discussion about race/religion/jewellery/schooling/price of fish, and ask rhetorically 'But would this have happened if XYZ was Muslim?'.
Mr Publawyer
Mr Publawyer is a small but crucial role that has to be played by a man, preferably from London or Essex. He knows all about 'the real world', isn't afraid to call a spade a spade, and knows for a FACT that speed cameras are a big con, as it's experience that counts and safety, not speed, has driven a van for 20 years, and if the officer isn't wearing a helmet he can't arrest you...
Miss Pious
Miss Pious can be young or old but is marked out by her unquestioning devotion to the almighty. Things should be done because it says so in the bible. Miss Pious is so pious that little things sent to trip her up can only momentarily phase her. Recently on Radio 2, on a discussion about divorce, Miss Pious claimed that divorce was wrong as it broke a sacred vow before God. When the presenter asked her if this extended to secular marriage ceremonies or applied in cases of domestic abuse, she paused before saying she didn't consider such people to be properly married anyway. Textbook.
Get the idea? Add more examples please!
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