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nod
Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 3558
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Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:47 am Post subject: Vote for you idol.. |
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.. but do you believe they will have been honest with the 16 they chose ? |
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Mark Mayhew
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 2897
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Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 10:00 am Post subject: |
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Richard Allinson gets my vote! |
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gfloyd
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 4861 Location: Here, There, Everywhere.
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Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 10:13 am Post subject: Re: Vote for you idol.. |
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nod wrote: | .. but do you believe they will have been honest with the 16 they chose ? |
Like in the old Soviet Union days, the election results have proably been already prepared. _________________ His name was ernie ........ and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west..... |
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gfloyd
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 4861 Location: Here, There, Everywhere.
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Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2007 10:14 am Post subject: |
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Mark Mayhew wrote: | Richard Allinson gets my vote! |
I'm shocked! _________________ His name was ernie ........ and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west..... |
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SantaFefan
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 11258 Location: top of the cliffs in Norfolk
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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Stupid idea. How can anybody ( apart from Mark M ) vote for one single person?
I've already voted for Frank Zappa but I wasn't happy about it.....
_________________ Johnnie Walker read out my message on Pirate Radio! 13/8/07
I have heard how radio should be. |
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Mark Mayhew
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 2897
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Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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My vote was slightly tongue in cheek.
If I had to vote seriously then my vote would go to Nelson Mandela. |
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iwarburton
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 2133 Location: Northumberland
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:39 am Post subject: |
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I simply can't come up with one final choice so I shan't be voting.
Ian. |
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Ian Robinson Site Admin
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 3612 Location: Chorley, Lancashire
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:48 pm Post subject: |
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A slightly bizarre final list - Lara Croft, Donny Osmond and Nelson Mandela! And John Lennon gets in twice (once is quite enough, thank you). |
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nod
Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 3558
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:16 pm Post subject: |
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david cassidy ? |
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SantaFefan
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 11258 Location: top of the cliffs in Norfolk
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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From what I understand via Steve Wright.... the idea is to vote for the person you think has influenced the last 40 years. Is that possible?
J F Kennedy maybe. John Lennon - never. _________________ Johnnie Walker read out my message on Pirate Radio! 13/8/07
I have heard how radio should be. |
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gfloyd
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 4861 Location: Here, There, Everywhere.
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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SantaFefan wrote: | From what I understand via Steve Wright.... the idea is to vote for the person you think has influenced the last 40 years. Is that possible?
J F Kennedy maybe. John Lennon - never. |
Alan Greenspan? _________________ His name was ernie ........ and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west..... |
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Cherskiy
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 3701 Location: near Amble, Northumberland
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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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SantaFefan wrote: | From what I understand via Steve Wright.... the idea is to vote for the person you think has influenced the last 40 years. Is that possible? |
The only thing SW has influenced me to do over the last few years is to turn the radio off/over to another channel when he comes on.... _________________ Author: “To the Ends of the Earth: A Snapshot of Aviation in North-Eastern Siberia, Summer 1992”
(Free to read via Kindle Unlimited) |
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Toggy tea slurper Guest
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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Mark Mayhew wrote: |
If I had to vote seriously then my vote would go to Nelson Mandela. |
Same here, I hope Diana dosen't win |
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mark occomore
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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Mark Mayhew wrote: | Richard Allinson gets my vote! |
Errrrrrrrr I can't see his name
It be a fix if Wogan wins. |
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firewirefred Guest
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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I think the whole thing is a completely waste of time! |
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mark occomore
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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There are many people have achieved a lot more than those named.
Mother Teresa' for example? |
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SantaFefan
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 11258 Location: top of the cliffs in Norfolk
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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As long as it isn't those Romans! I mean what have they ever done for us eh? _________________ Johnnie Walker read out my message on Pirate Radio! 13/8/07
I have heard how radio should be. |
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Toggy tea slurper Guest
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Posted: Sat Sep 29, 2007 8:04 pm Post subject: |
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SantaFefan wrote: | As long as it isn't those Romans! I mean what have they ever done for us eh? |
*phones Adam-Hart Davis* |
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Lord Evan Elpuss
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3417 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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The TOGmeister got it!!
Have you sent your congrats yet TTS?! _________________ Lord Evan Elpuss, Your ideal job is a Lumberjack. |
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Rachel Guest
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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One can't help thinking that the R2 listeners didn't really take the thing seriously......
I think TW would come top in any vote hosted by R2.... best dressed man, worst dressed man, who would you invite to lunch, who would you give your last Rollo to etc etc....
on the upside though, he was available to give an acceptance speech....
Good old Terry |
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nod
Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 3558
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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Lord Evan Elpuss wrote: | The TOGmeister got it!!
Have you sent your congrats yet TTS?! |
He even beat The Beatles |
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gfloyd
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 4861 Location: Here, There, Everywhere.
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:39 pm Post subject: |
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The acceptance speeches for the others would have been interesting.
Good to see the accolade is not going to his head & that he is content in his new job as continuity announcer. _________________ His name was ernie ........ and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west..... |
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Ian Robinson Site Admin
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 3612 Location: Chorley, Lancashire
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, Wogan was the perfect winner as he clearly takes it as seriously as those who voted for him. |
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Lord Evan Elpuss
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3417 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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gfloyd wrote: | The acceptance speeches for the others would have been interesting. |
Especially the one who isn't around to give one! _________________ Lord Evan Elpuss, Your ideal job is a Lumberjack. |
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mark occomore
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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Hang On have I missed something. When does he retire? |
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Toggy tea slurper Guest
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:08 pm Post subject: |
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Lord Evan Elpuss wrote: | The TOGmeister got it!!
Have you sent your congrats yet TTS?! |
No, I voted for Nelson Mandela |
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Lord Evan Elpuss
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3417 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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mark occomore wrote: | Hang On have I missed something. When does he retire? |
When does who retire? _________________ Lord Evan Elpuss, Your ideal job is a Lumberjack. |
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Ian Robinson Site Admin
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 3612 Location: Chorley, Lancashire
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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Toggy tea slurper wrote: | Lord Evan Elpuss wrote: | The TOGmeister got it!!
Have you sent your congrats yet TTS?! |
No, I voted for Nelson Mandela |
Well, I voted for Lara Croft. I'm gutted. |
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mark occomore
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 5:07 am Post subject: |
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I voted for the Blue Peter cat. |
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Behind Geddon's Wall
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 1553 Location: Kingston Upon Hull/ The Cloud Factory
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 7:43 am Post subject: |
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mark occomore wrote: | I voted for the Blue Peter cat. |
Which one, Mark. _________________ Geddon
You simply mustn't blame yourself -- the days were perfect
And so were exactly what I was born to spoil
For I am the Rider to the World's End
Bound across the cinder causeway
From the furnace to the quarry
Through the fields of oil |
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Rob
Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 163 Location: Leicester
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:51 am Post subject: Surveys with self selecting samples |
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I'm not the slightest bit surprised that Terry got the award.
Those who were voting had, by definition, to be Radio 2 fans. Wogan's at his best on the radio and he's popular. He's been around ages, long enough to have influenced Radio 2's output for its entire life.
It's not unreasonable to say that he's an iconic broadcaster, certainly in the context of Radio 2.
Oh, and even if the majority of voters went for the "serious" options, their votes were split three ways.
Actually, I don't think this was the result the BBC management were expecting. Or even wanted, for that matter. They'll pretty much have to give Wogan whatever money he wants when his contract comes up for renewal!
I hope this has the senior Radio 2 management a little embarassed, actually. I find these sorts of polls faintly patronising. They mean nothing and, with the participants being self selecting from a biased sample of the population, the results can be dangerously misleading. And yet they're built up beyond all reason.
I mean, if Nelson Mandella had won, how much would a radio poll in the UK have really meant to him?
I bet the BBC were hoping for a "serious" result they could publicise as meaningful in programmes like Panorama. Instead, the listeners have taken control, told the bosses they like people who grew up in radio AND have stopped the BBC being pretentious about their polls. Well, this one anyway. Brilliant.
Oh, and we get a hilarious breakfast show out of it, as Wogan takes the preverbial out of the whole thing. Excellent stuff!!
No other result would have felt so good.
Rob. |
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