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flarion<p>So <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Gogglebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gogglebox</span></a> is just me watching people watching TV? <br>Fair enough.</p>
Michael Meckler<p>I regularly fill out the crossword puzzle in the newspaper. I prefer crossword answers to be standard words rather than proper nouns, texting abbreviations, or slang. So I was particularly dismayed this week at a puzzle with the following two clues and answers: 'Meeting, informally' (answer: SESH) and 'Strangers, slangily' (answer: RANDOS).</p><p>I have never heard anyone use these 'words'. I fear I have become like Mary on <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Gogglebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gogglebox</span></a> having to endure Giles' repetition of slang. <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/crossword" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crossword</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/slang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slang</span></a></p>
Mark H<p>Watching <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gogglebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gogglebox</span></a> and they were showing some people lifting stones to test their strength on a black sand beach in Iceland. "We've been there," we both said, because we have.</p><p>This is Djúpalónssandur and that's the glacier-topped Snæfellsjökull volcano in the distance. The stones may be heavy but I can assure you that just trying to walk on this coarse, black sand is incredibly tiring too.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Travel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TravelPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TravelPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Iceland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iceland</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Volcano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Volcano</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Beach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beach</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mountain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mountain</span></a></p>
Mark H<p>Renowned elderly lesbian Miriam Margolyes is not particularly impressed with the Dreamboys on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gogglebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gogglebox</span></a> to the surprise of nobody.</p>
Mark H<p>Josh Widdicombe and Stephen Merchant paired up on a sofa on Stand Up 2 Cancer <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gogglebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gogglebox</span></a> special right now, in case you were wondering if you can have too much West Country in your life.</p>
Mark H<p>On <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gogglebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gogglebox</span></a> they're showing clips of Solar System with Professor Brian Cox. The sofa-chats are... irritating... of course, but interestingly I learnt that Brian pronounces "kilometres" differently than I do. I said "interestingly" but, clearly, I didn't really mean that.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BrianCox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrianCox</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SolarSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarSystem</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Kilometres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kilometres</span></a></p>
Mark H<p>I've just lost a few IQ points listening to a couple of girls on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gogglebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gogglebox</span></a> talking about aliens.</p>
Mark H<p>There's a chef on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gogglebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gogglebox</span></a> - who incidentally has absolutely no chance with the woman he's been set up with - who can't hold a fork properly while eating. This is the sort of red flag that gets painted onto a wall and tipped onto you as a warning.</p>
Mark H<p>I may have just witnessed the greatest <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gogglebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gogglebox</span></a> sofa discussion ever. It was about the price of a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Freddo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freddo</span></a> these days.</p>
Mark H<p>Mary, the more vile of the pairing of Giles and Mary on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gogglebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gogglebox</span></a>, has just gyrated in her chair and complained about pornography while watching Pete Wicks' <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Strictly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Strictly</span></a> dance routine from last week and I've thrown up a little in my mouth.</p>
Mark H<p>On <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gogglebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gogglebox</span></a>: </p><p>"Can you make poached eggs?"</p><p>"Well, I can, but sometimes I use six eggs to get to the one I want to eat."</p>
Mark H<p>I used to watch <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gogglebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gogglebox</span></a> because I enjoyed some of the off-kilter takes on TV programmes while also seeing clips of those shows and considering whether to watch them or not, but it's now mostly just me getting annoyed at the lack of general knowledge of the people on their sofas in front of the TV. Yes, I know I'm watching from my sofa in front of the TV too. Yes, I'm still going to watch it.</p>
Mark H<p>Catching up with <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gogglebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gogglebox</span></a> and they're showing some clips of the UK celebrity edition of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RaceAcrossTheWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RaceAcrossTheWorld</span></a> which featured the Osorno volcano in Chile. </p><p>"We've been there!" we both said, and then I thought to check web stats on the site for the last week. Yeah, it turns out that our account of visiting Osorno and riding the chairlift up it in 2016 is right up there near the most popular all of a sudden.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Travel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TravelPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TravelPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Chile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chile</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Volcano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Volcano</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Osorno" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Osorno</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mountain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mountain</span></a></p>
Mark H<p>Catching up with the celebrity edition of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gogglebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gogglebox</span></a> shown tonight and all the celebrities are really neutral about the results of the recent election...</p><p>... with the exception of Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston who are celebrating the Labour victory, laughing at Rees Mogg losing, etc. Refreshingly honest and fun.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CelebrityGogglebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CelebrityGogglebox</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UKPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKPol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UKPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKPolitics</span></a></p>
Matt × 🇳🇴 🇺🇦<p>I just discovered that Channel 4 coverage is not only the C4 News crew, but also The Rest is Politics podcast hosts AND the cast of Gogglebox... whhhatttt?</p><p>I usually stick with the BBC coverage, but they are tempting me over to "the other side".</p><p>(To be honest, I'm going to end up watching the broadcast which has, in my opinion, the prettiest graphical presentation)</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fey2cmdOa-g" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=fey2cmdOa-</span><span class="invisible">g</span></a></p><p><a href="https://oslo.town/tags/Television" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Television</span></a> <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a> <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/Gogglebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gogglebox</span></a> <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/TheRestIsPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheRestIsPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/Channel4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Channel4</span></a> <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/GeneralElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneralElection</span></a> <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/GE2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GE2024</span></a> <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/UKpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKpol</span></a> <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
Mark H<p>Late night or early hours of the morning - however you want to call it - and we're catching up with TV from earlier. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gogglebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gogglebox</span></a> is always a good way to keep up to date with things we don't care about but like not to be totally confused by when other people mention them. It's also a very inclusive show. Name a section of society and it's probably represented. The latest couple of Goggleboxers to be added include a knitter. Someone who knits on the telly! Nichetastic! </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Knitting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Knitting</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TV</span></a></p>
Mark H<p>Watching <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gogglebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gogglebox</span></a> and the brother and sister from Blackpool just mocked someone sipping a beer and saying "Mmmm" by remarking that nobody ever does that. This was immediately after they'd stated that the only beer they drank was Stella Artois. I feel there may be a connection between these two things.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Beer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beer</span></a></p>
Chip Butty<p>Today I learned that no one in the UK knows how to make grilled cheese <a href="https://functional.cafe/tags/Gogglebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gogglebox</span></a> (I knew already)</p>
Mark H<p>We don't watch The Apprentice because we've not fallen from great heights onto our heads, but we do watch Gogglebox - and we're doing it now, and yes, I know you might feel the same way, lovely - and they're watching The Apprentice for us. Oh God. How do they cast for this? "We're looking for idiots. The stupider the better. Do you have a suit? That's an advantage. Have you been anywhere or done anything? Ah. Not so much."</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gogglebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gogglebox</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TheApprentice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheApprentice</span></a></p>
Mark H<p>Decent end to <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TOTP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TOTP</span></a> this week; not a fan of Weller, but some of his music's okay, and Heaven 17 are great.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gogglebox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gogglebox</span></a> time now, to see all the clips of all the things I'm not going to invest time in watching properly.</p>
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