Ross Noble on Room 101

[mattsr]

On last night's Room 101, one of Ross Noble's nominations was "Cycling Commuters", specifically those who ignore red lights, although recumbent bikes come in for some ribbing as well:-


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKU1xOlijqM


You may or may not agree, but it is very funny. And I'm with him on the red lights issue.....

(Frank Skinner didn't put it in, by the way!!).

 

[400bhp]

Very good.

Recumbents

 

[Jezston]

Got 30 seconds in and stopped because of the same old tired bullshit.

Seriously if someone's going to make 'jokes' about cyclists they should at least try to be original, or even accurate.

We get so much of this crap on TV, and the audience always applauds, and it's never challenged. I'm sick of it.

 

[400bhp]

I can't see what are you whinging at?

 

[ColinJ]

When you think about it - we already have the equivalent of that leaping antelope (or whatever it was) on every junction to catch out naughty red light jumpers - fast-moving cars/trucks/vans/buses/motorbikes/other cyclists! If the RLJ is not frightened of being squashed by a bus, I don't think the risk of being clipped by a flailing hoof is going to worry them much!

 

[Bicycle]

I chuckled all the way through. It's comedy. I recall going to see Jeremy Hardy many years ago and getting a little cross because he was poking fun at liberals. My wife still won't let me forget my nerdy reaction. I hope I learned from that...

As a cyclist of the old school, I often find this current breed of planet-saving, rant-ranting, opinion-sharing, ever-so-serious and sometimes slightly anti-motor-vehicle urban rider a little tiresome.

There can be something a little joyless about some cyclists. Mr Noble is an experienced and enthusiastic cyclist and motorcyclist. I think he knew the sort whose response would be humourless and knew which buttons to press.

Ha ha ha ha ha.

 

[ianrauk]

I can't see what are you whinging at?

Wouldn't read too much into it. Jezston is a serial whinger.

Though it was very funny myself and I'm a commuter AND a recumbent rider.

 

[BSRU]

I did wonder at first what his complaint was but he was upset at law breaking cyclists, mentioning RLJ's in particular.
Plus as a comedian on an "light entertainment" show, there is no point getting upset at his jokes at other cyclists.

 

[G-Zero]

Amusing

 

[Cubist]

Can we laugh now please?

 

[gaz]

Lets do some searching first..

 

[Norm]

"How small a dog can I pass under? If it was like a soaking wet Afghan hound, it would be like going through a car wash..."

 

[Bicycle]

Lets do some searching first..

Gaz, I looked at the clip you have on the parallel thread. It is telling. It doesn't mean that cyclists don't hop reds, but I realise it wasn't meant to suggest that. The drivers you show are naughty and bad with some nore naughty on top for good measure. I'm sure there would be much less conflict on the roads if we got the simple things right; Red means Stop, for example.

However, I detected during the Zarifa light-hop that the letter H in the plate was pronounced "Haitch" in your commentary. I may be mistaken, but I think not. A level of snobbery I didn't choose has made me highly sensitive to these things.

I deplore the unnecessary hopping of red lights, but when it comes to artfully concealed snipers, any I employed would be taking out anyone (ANYONE) who pronounced the letter H as 'Haitch'. This may sound severe, but the language would thank me in due course.

I bank with HSBC, so I hear it more than any rational person can endure.

Sorry, we can return to cycling now.

 

[gaz]

Gaz, I looked at the clip you have on the parallel thread. It is telling. It doesn't mean that cyclists don't hop reds, but I realise it wasn't meant to suggest that. The drivers you show are naughty and bad with some nore naughty on top for good measure. I'm sure there would be much less conflict on the roads if we got the simple things right; Red means Stop, for example.

However, I detected during the Zarifa light-hop that the letter H in the plate was pronounced "Haitch" in your commentary. I may be mistaken, but I think not. A level of snobbery I didn't choose has made me highly sensitive to these things.

I deplore the unnecessary hopping of red lights, but when it comes to artfully concealed snipers, any I employed would be taking out anyone (ANYONE) who pronounced the letter H as 'Haitch'. This may sound severe, but the language would thank me in due course.

I bank with HSBC, so I hear it more than any rational person can endure.

Sorry, we can return to cycling now.

I is from souf landon, i dont talk proper

 

[ColinJ]

I is from souf landon, i dont talk proper

I fort you pronounced it "sarf"!