Scientists in Norway have, after much conscientious and rigorous research, awarded the title of Most Demeaning Human Occupation to the Professional Television Watcher, or 'television critic' as is alternatively known. A brilliant tv critic from The Times accepted the award on behalf of the profession in a ceremony in the Norwegian Embassy in London on Thursday night, saying he was "proud to watch so much television", that "it is a great way of killing time" and "I am even more proud to be paid to write about watching so much television, which is, as said, a great way of killing time." As a philosophical addendum, he added that "Time is the enemy."
Some scientists from Finland, in expression of the notoriously bitter internecine Scandinavian scientific rivalry, have poured scorn on the scientific nature of the Norwegians' research, describing the process as "hopelessly subjective." A Norwegian representative claimed in response that the research was "very scientific" and had "the data to prove it." The Finn accepted defeat, saying this was "fair enough."
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Just started his book 'The Angry Island', good so far (2 pages in) but i have reservations, inasmuch as i grew to loathe his stuff in the Sunday Times when i read it 5 odd years ago.
I never held AA Gills writings (wafflings attempting to be clever) in any regard, and his recent exploits in Norway say enough about his character, but it shouldn't be a surprise, these are the kind of people employed in the mainstream British media.
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