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Old 22-08-2011, 14:35   #32
Margaret Pilkington
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Re: Blackpool Illuminations Switch On

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Originally Posted by garinda View Post
He is crude.

But part of the joke is the character's a pastiche, and reflects today's obsession with celebrity.


Yes....I get that bit......he is a character, but one that youngsters see and feel that because of what he does on TV, somehow makes that kind of behaviour acceptable...normal even.
That is a very sad reflection on what we have become.
He may get a lot of laughs, he isn't my cup of tea.
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