Jack Monroe #579 She's essentially Scrappy-Doo in a bell jar now

[DinosaurSenior]

Those front row tickets are known for being the cheapest.

 

[Nonah]

Totally agree with this. My first proper gig in 1991 (Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, Aston Villa Leisure Centre) was £8. I saw bands throughout the 90s, usually when they were in their ascendancy, and tickets were generally £8-10 for Nirvana, Jane’s Addiction, Dinosaur Jr and the like. I did manage to see Radiohead and Manic Street Preachers for £3 but it was before or just as they’d been signed. I’ve never been to a “concert” (ahem) which was £2.50, let alone this millennium. Unless it was SB’s school orchestra, she’s a bloody liar.

Oh, and Fleetwood Mac. Would have loved to have seen them when they last played locally but I balked at £1000 a ticket. Much pov “concert going” there.

And the last time the cinema was £2 was when the one in town was closing down and me and my mates went to watch Rainman. Which was released the year she was born.

twit.

Yep. I’ve been going to “concerts” since 1992 and tickets were not less than £8. I remember those proper tickets with the band’s name/logo on fondly. Sigh.

 

[RandomFishOils]

Those front row tickets are known for being the cheapest.

Yeah, in 2019 when they last toured, front row seats at Wembley were a snip at £178.60. Funny how she’s never before mentioned this earth-shattering gig concert, isn’t it, yet found the time to tell us about when she was having a poo and the loo roll ran out, and her son having to bring her some?

 

[HotesTilaire]

Well Jack, if it had been you singing Landslide I think we’d have all understood poor Stevie (RIP) being in floods of tears

 

[BeardyBap]

What do we call this then? Nine-erife?

My first CD was a Showaddywaddy 8-track, beat that you muppet. No, I’ve just been reminded it was Bing Crosby. On reel-to-reel. No, 78. Actually it was Scott Joplin. Sheet music.

ETA what a joy to see Universal Boxes squig playing along. I love that lil rascal

 

[Grifty Mc]

Has anyone had a vienetta lately? We used to think they were posh, lmaocopter

Woolworths, Just 17, Our Price, shag bands, playing snake on your Nokia 5110

I think I saw a bit of white dog tit the other day. But it could have been a pigeon.

 

[HotesTilaire]

I think I saw a bit of white dog tit the other day. But it could have been a pigeon.

So, a glove then?

 

[Nonah]

What do we call this then? Nine-erife?
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My first CD was a Showaddywaddy 8-track, beat that you muppet. No, I’ve just been reminded it was Bing Crosby. On reel-to-reel. No, 78. Actually it was Scott Joplin. Sheet music.

My first artwork was a cave painting.

 

[DinosaurSenior]

She's just so ... Tedious. If she worked in my office, everyone would suddenly have emails to send, letters to post etc at teabreak

 

[Grifty Mc]

What do we call this then? Nine-erife?
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My first CD was a Showaddywaddy 8-track, beat that you muppet. No, I’ve just been reminded it was Bing Crosby. On reel-to-reel. No, 78. Actually it was Scott Joplin. Sheet music.

Can we have nine-erife as a thread pretty please!?

 

[HotesTilaire]

Jack telling us all the hilarious office bantz, whilst failing to realise that the only person who doesn’t despise every wasted minute of it, trying to be polite whilst dying a little inside, is the Archbishop of Banterbury themself.

 

[Grifty Mc]

“A classic of the genre” guest has got my spidey senses tingling.
I have work to do tomorrow ffs.

 

[FrumpyCat]

She's still going, the boring bastard

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The phrase "Office playlist" makes me think she's never worked in an office this decade

If any of this is real, I cannot put in to words how much everyone must bleeping dispise her
and her 'you don't have to be mad to work here, but it helps,' twatting around the office shouting oh look a hat, does anyone dare me to put it on,oh ha ha what am I like, hey fellow socialists let's start a chant, I'LL lead Rishi! Rishi! Rishi !Out!out! out! Did I ever tell you about the time I met Gordon Brown when I was invited to speak at the Big House, and I said Gordon Mate you wanna listen to, I was a single parent living in poverty and eating shaving foam because I couldn't afford squirty cream, hey! Let's have a sing song, I,have sung with Billy Bragg and have a beautiful voice.

I previously said that Jack is good for team bonding as a mutual subject for whinging about. If any of her colleagues, and I use the term loosely, are here I suggest earbuds, white noise to drown her out and muttering shut the duck up repeatedly under your breath may be helpful.

 

[Terrible]

Are we supposed to believe one of the youngsters in the office actually said “you wear it well”? I’m 54 and I’d laugh at that for being nana language.

I wonder if she’s introduced them to wallpaper to-do lists and post-it-notes filing systems yet.

 

[Madonna_Claws]

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No no no no no. I'm NOT allowing Victoria Wood Jack

 

[Jelly Bean]

I don't believe she's even been to a Fleetwood Mac concert. She lies about the most banal stupid things. Probably watched it on YouTube. Once.

And who are these bleeping idiots constantly giving *baffled looks* to quite unremarkable and easily understandable comments?

 

[DinosaurSenior]

The "young people" in my office are really interesting. They all have a wide variety of hobbies and interests and I'd much rather listen to them telling me about what they get up to, than me drone on about what I did in the 80s.

 

[FrumpyCat]

And I have just googled images of Southend Labour Party, where I am guessing Jack is attempting to make her presence felt. And unless they have shipped in a load of young people in to do the what ever they do at campaign head quarters Southend I have no idea where these multiple youths are flocking from.

And I bet on Jack office days everyone is suddenly very keen to offer to do leafletting.
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I don't believe she's even been to a Fleetwood Mac concert. She lies about the most banal stupid things. Probably watched it on YouTube. Once.

And who are these bleeping idiots constantly giving *baffled looks* to quite unremarkable and easily understandable comments?

No doubt Jack probably went with Mummy Leggy or Auntie Big Lin.

 

[RandomFishOils]

Oh Christ, she’s two tweets away from claiming to tape the Top 40 from Radio 1 on a Sunday evening and pressing the buttons just in time so that you didn’t get Bruno Brookes talking in between, isn’t she

 

[rage naan]

Totally agree with this. My first proper gig in 1991 (Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, Aston Villa Leisure Centre) was £8. I saw bands throughout the 90s, usually when they were in their ascendancy, and tickets were generally £8-10 for Nirvana, Jane’s Addiction, Dinosaur Jr and the like. I did manage to see Radiohead and Manic Street Preachers for £3 but it was before or just as they’d been signed. I’ve never been to a “concert” (ahem) which was £2.50, let alone this millennium. Unless it was SB’s school orchestra, she’s a bloody liar.

Oh, and Fleetwood Mac. Would have loved to have seen them when they last played locally but I balked at £1000 a ticket. Much pov “concert going” there.

And the last time the cinema was £2 was when the one in town was closing down and me and my mates went to watch Rainman. Which was released the year she was born.

twit.

I bleeping loved every one of those bands. I saw the Neds loads because one of the girls in my class was going out with Dan Dan the Fast Drumming Man for a while. They were often on the same bills as the wonder stuff. I remember drinking snakebite & getting stoned at the town & country club and watching all manner of stuff. My best before they were signed is Blur in 1989 or so ( I was massively underage) and also I saw Pulp around the same time. Although they'd been going for ages they weren't big yet.

Other bands I saw 100 times include Carter and the Family Cat. I used to be really into shoegaze as well and I'm so glad to have seen Ride on their nowhere anniversary tour a few years back, plus be seeing Slowdive in the near future.

Anyway guest is cringe