I had a professor at uni who was a twitcher

one day he rushed away from a field course because he'd had a report of some rare bird appearing. If you failed to give him any coursework all you had to do to distract him was mention birds

Posted By: Worzel Scrimmage on November 5th 2010 at 14:22:39

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Fucking journalists. Really enjoyed 5 Live today without that cretin Nicky Campbell on (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 13:37:39
- Radio 4 was bloody good this morning. They had a really interesting series (NCFC) - CB41, Nov 5, 14:04:29
  - I enjoyed that programme about Twitchers on BBC4 the other night (NCFC) - Huge Small, Nov 5, 14:10:06
    - I had a professor at uni who was a twitcher (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 5, 14:22:39
      - there was this one twitcher who travelled to the west coast of Ireland (NCFC) - Huge Small, Nov 5, 14:40:19
        
        he wasn't entirely weird then (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 5, 14:57:46
      - We had a teacher, or rather a lab assistant who was like that, but with bees. (NCFC) - Al NCFC4life, Nov 5, 14:35:49
- You do know how badly paid the average journo is I assume...? (NCFC) - duke of york, Nov 5, 13:57:51
  - Educate me... How much should one be paid for writing? (n/m) (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 13:58:56
    - ^ ^ we have neither the time (NCFC) - jayson blair, Nov 5, 14:00:33
    - I'm not getting into a debate (NCFC) - duke of york, Nov 5, 14:00:13
      - Its not even creative writing, Your job is to establish facts and put them into a form (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 14:02:08
        
        ok, why don't you whip up a 3000 word report on private equity investment in Argentina (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 5, 14:04:21
        
        You're really coming across as a thick c**t. I suggest you shut the f**k up (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 14:08:39
        
        No, I recommend you take my advice and apply it (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 5, 14:14:34
      - quite right, if you don't respect what journalists do then fuck off and write your own (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 5, 14:01:54
        
        Don't tempt me. I've seen the crap that Archant turn out. (n/m) (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 14:03:16
        
        Off you go then (NCFC) - duke of york, Nov 5, 14:04:16
        
        I'll write one about the most 'up their own arse' profession and call it... (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 14:07:08
        
        prey tell us what your enlightened profession is (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 5, 14:16:23
        
        Like the majority I choose not to shout what it is I do from the rooftops (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 14:35:18
        
        nor me, I just object to ignorant cunts suggesting that all journalists are cunts etc (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 5, 14:59:06
        
        Gosh I wish I were you Worzel! (n/m) (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 15:03:40
        
        I merely wish you weren't such a twat (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 5, 17:03:12
  - Badly paid (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 5, 13:58:22
    - I suspect you mean "poorly" paid (NCFC) - jayson blair, Nov 5, 13:59:54
      - Just quotin' the doy, jayson, just quotin' the doy (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 5, 14:01:49
        
        too much time mounted on a plinth (NCFC) - jayson blair, Nov 5, 14:03:26
        
        Indeed (NCFC) - duke of york, Nov 5, 14:04:34
    - Worse qualified than whom? (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Nov 5, 13:58:58
      - Rocket Scientists (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 5, 14:36:45
- funnily enough (NCFC) - jayson blair, Nov 5, 13:53:45
- I'm a "fucking journalist" (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 5, 13:53:39
  - The whole nation is going to have to take a hit for this recession (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 13:57:21
    - ok, you've said quite enough crap for one day (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 5, 14:00:21
      - Journalists write for each other...not for the masses (n/m) (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 14:04:18
      - Don't wrestle with a pig (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 5, 14:03:08
        
        wise words indeed. Bucks is merely a trolling scummer after all (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 5, 14:05:53
    - Er, the whole country already is (NCFC) - duke of york, Nov 5, 13:58:17
  - Scum!! (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 5, 13:57:17
- I suppose some people might think the difference is that when journos strike no-one cares (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 5, 13:52:33
  - Or do nothing and allow the impact on quality of cover to ultimately cause more deaths (n/m) (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 13:54:52
    - I thought you said it was because the new shifts would devastate their family lives? (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 5, 13:56:54
      - The impact is two-fold but I take your point. The fact that most are forced to live miles (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 14:00:29
- More likely to die by being hit on the bonce by a coconut than being a fireman. (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Nov 5, 13:41:39
  - I don't really understand what it means. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 5, 13:44:39
    - Not in Jamaica (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 5, 13:53:17
    - Its great that we seldom lose a firefighter now (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 13:48:01
      - thanks for that. usacanary-esque. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 5, 13:55:23
  - have they over-safetied it? (n/m) (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 13:44:30

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