Author Topic: Little Eye On The Provinces  (Read 374796 times)

barakta

  • Bastard lovechild of Yomiko Readman and Johnny 5
Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #3350 on: 29 February, 2024, 09:44:03 am »
The poor Oompa Loompa woman has now been interviewed by media, she's a young jobbing actor and was offered £500 for 2 days work but no costumes, no stuff, trying to make the best of it. She and the other actors (rightly) suspect they won't be paid as well as being publicly humiliated. Apparently while the families were angry, most of them had the decency to realise the staff had been fucked over too.

Beardy

  • Shedist
Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #3351 on: 29 February, 2024, 10:24:36 am »
It’s even been ridiculed on a late night American TV ‘quiz’, such is its infamy.
For every complex problem in the world, there is a simple and easily understood solution that’s wrong.

Jaded

  • The Codfather
  • Formerly known as Jaded
Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #3352 on: 29 February, 2024, 11:43:49 am »
It is simpler than it looks.

Steph

  • Fast. Fast and bulbous. But fluffy.
Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #3353 on: 01 March, 2024, 09:04:07 am »
The poor Oompa Loompa woman has now been interviewed by media, she's a young jobbing actor and was offered £500 for 2 days work but no costumes, no stuff, trying to make the best of it. She and the other actors (rightly) suspect they won't be paid as well as being publicly humiliated. Apparently while the families were angry, most of them had the decency to realise the staff had been fucked over too.

She came across as a really decent sort. I smell phoenix syndrome ahead
Mae angen arnaf i byw, a fe fydda'i

rogerzilla

  • When n+1 gets out of hand
Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #3354 on: 01 March, 2024, 01:44:37 pm »
She's certainly famous; the photo of her has gone viral and inspired this awesome mashup on b3ta (safe for work):

https://b3ta.com/board/11404728
Hard work sometimes pays off in the end, but laziness ALWAYS pays off NOW.

barakta

  • Bastard lovechild of Yomiko Readman and Johnny 5
Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #3355 on: 01 March, 2024, 03:04:22 pm »
If it gives this young woman's career a boost then 100% fair play, if only that would happen to everyone exploited by fuckery (at the expense of the fuckers).

Jaded

  • The Codfather
  • Formerly known as Jaded
It is simpler than it looks.

Steph

  • Fast. Fast and bulbous. But fluffy.
Mae angen arnaf i byw, a fe fydda'i

T42

  • Apprentice geezer
Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #3358 on: 03 March, 2024, 08:49:06 am »
Paging Marie-Antoinette...
I've dusted off all those old bottles and set them up straight

Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #3359 on: 03 March, 2024, 09:16:47 pm »
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/cars-destoryed-waves-after-getting-28745731


I'm not sure which is worse. The stupidity of the car owners or the spilling of the headline.    I guess they replaced the sub-editor with Artificial Stupidity or something.
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rogerzilla

  • When n+1 gets out of hand
Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #3360 on: 05 March, 2024, 08:49:40 am »
https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/24161001.tesco-apologises-customer-brands-portaloos-disgusting/

Tesco smells of shit, puts in temporary facilities that smell of shit.  It's almost as if the customers' shit smells.
Hard work sometimes pays off in the end, but laziness ALWAYS pays off NOW.

Jaded

  • The Codfather
  • Formerly known as Jaded
Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #3361 on: 05 March, 2024, 08:52:29 am »
She's never been at a a festival on the last day then.
It is simpler than it looks.

Cudzoziemiec

  • Ride adventurously and stop for a brew.
Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #3362 on: 05 March, 2024, 09:18:45 am »
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/cars-destoryed-waves-after-getting-28745731


I'm not sure which is worse. The stupidity of the car owners or the spilling of the headline.    I guess they replaced the sub-editor with Artificial Stupidity or something.
But is it de-storyed or des-toryed?
Riding a concrete path through the nebulous and chaotic future.

rogerzilla

  • When n+1 gets out of hand
Hard work sometimes pays off in the end, but laziness ALWAYS pays off NOW.

Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #3364 on: 14 March, 2024, 10:58:01 am »
Beautiful Brutalism.  https://www.themodernhouse.com/sales-list/park-hill-iii/   That's a nice flat.  I just hope they can keep the lifts working....12th floor...!


https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2022/apr/07/park-hill-from-brutalist-glory-to-sink-estate-to-contentious-regeneration   


Social housing flogged off to the private sector.  That's what happened to the estate I live on.  The council sold it to Barratt for £1, initially resold to owner occupiers I think the majority of flats are now owned by BTL landlords. 
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rogerzilla

  • When n+1 gets out of hand
Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #3365 on: 19 March, 2024, 07:37:06 pm »
Eee, it were better in t'olden days when there were a safety line around it to show where thee beest safe from falling TVs.
Hard work sometimes pays off in the end, but laziness ALWAYS pays off NOW.

Kim

  • Timelord
    • Fediverse
Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #3366 on: 20 March, 2024, 12:11:58 pm »
Not much point now that TVs don't make a decent BANG when you drop them.

Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #3367 on: Yesterday at 09:39:37 pm »
If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is...