"Beadle's About" actually had some really penetrating explorations of the human condition; the sort of Milgram - like mind experiments you aren't allowed to do anymore.
One I remember vividly involved a guy delivering something to a household that turned out to be a small religious sect. They were amazed to see him and dragged him inside, where he saw a picture of himself made into a shrine. He made efforts to protest but then quickly seemed to relax into the role of being worshipped.
Many other very clever set ups hard to dismiss as childish pranks. Beadle had a small hand in many of the later copycat "pranks" programmes and his signature ingenuity overshadowed his piss poor imitators
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32jongoodwin wrote:honeyisfunny wrote:daniel robert chapman wrote:
In almost-related news, that will probably be of interest to anyone who knows the subject of this thread; lampposts in the 'student area' of Leeds (sadly, my area) are to be fitted up with movement-triggered recordings of Jimmy Saville giving crime-prevention advice. So, loiter by a lamppost for a while and you'll hear 'Now then, has you-oo my love, locked your - jewelry - up - today?'
As if it wasn't bloody noisy enough 'round here.
Necrophile. Seriously.
I heard this is definitely true, from a reputable source who used to work with him in a hospital.
My Dad used to see him around Leeds hospital in the early 80s. I might ask him if he ever saw Jimmy fingering a cadaver.
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33Apparently it's going to take ages to decipher his will which was written in shorthand.
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34These jokes against the disabled Jeremy Beadle are really going over the top.
I wish everyone would stop them as I feel its getting completely out of-
I'm so sorry.
I wish everyone would stop them as I feel its getting completely out of-
I'm so sorry.
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35Just posting to hoof this thread back to the top.
Twenty-four hours a week, seven days a month
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37We need to claw something back, certainly.
Twenty-four hours a week, seven days a month
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38As Steve once sang on the death of Jeremy Beadle:
Who could say it's sad?
I attach no importance to it,
just because of his hand,
just because of his shriveled little hand...
(ahem... apologies).
Who could say it's sad?
I attach no importance to it,
just because of his hand,
just because of his shriveled little hand...
(ahem... apologies).
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Rick Reuben wrote:He went to bed about a decade ago, or whenever he sold his soul to the bankers and the elites.daniel robert chapman wrote:I think he's gone to bed, Rick.
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40honeyisfunny wrote:1. He had good music taste and booked Beefheart to play in the UK.
Beadle was also a big fan of Stiff Little Fingers.
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