Who writes these?

[Bullbasket]

Just watching the weather forecast on BBC Breakfast, with the lovely Sarah Keith-Lewis, and a placard came up with what conditions would be expected today. It said, and I quote; "Coolier and cloudier". Coolier! Really?

 

John.

[3DStewart]

Maybe they were inspired by Coolio?

[davecov]

Sounds like another case of bollio.

 

Dave

[Karearea]

The antonym of ‘scorchio’?

[Stu_davros]

7 hours ago, Karearea said:

The antonym of ‘scorchio’?

Brrrrrr!

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

10 hours ago, Bullbasket said:

Just watching the weather forecast on BBC Breakfast, with the lovely Sarah Keith-Lewis, and a placard came up with what conditions would be expected today. It said, and I quote; "Coolier and cloudier". Coolier! Really?

 

John.

Looks like AI chatgpt or whatever it is strikes again. 

[pigsty]

17 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

Looks like AI chatgpt or whatever it is strikes again.

Much more likely it's a human caption writer typing away and not having time to spot errors.  For some reason, half the time I type an L near an O or an I, I type two, and I have to go back and correct it.  It never happens with any other letter or its neighbours.  And sometimes, if there just isn't time, one of these rogue Ls will slip through.

[Ray S]

One lunchtime forecast on the BBC a few months ago left out the 'S' from 'Belfast' and 'Newcastle' on their main maps

 

Ray

[Admiral Puff]

To quote the immortal Wallace Greenslade, from a long-ago Goon Show: "I would like it known that although I read this stuff, I don't write it!"

[JohnT]

On 08/09/2024 at 09:57, Bullbasket said:

Coolier! Really?

 

John.

Yes John, Reallier 

[Biggles87]

It seems to be happening more and morer on the Beeb these days. I think they’re told to make up their own words.

[Paul821]

For a mere £80 you can create coolier conditions at home

 

https://www.moleavon.co.uk/sealey-air-coolier-purifier-humidifier/p66531?srsltid=AfmBOoo7j0sHvsLoLIMtuK2rdw01sM_e-5JtOC-Bm9Zhfu2LRvRRPgAW

[John_W]

I remember my Aunt (who was easily confused) saying that Michael Fish had forecast "Shattered Scowers"...

[593jones]

4 hours ago, Biggles87 said:

It seems to be happening more and morer on the Beeb these days. I think they’re told to make up their own words.

 

Probably says something about the educational standards of current BBC staff.

[5huggy]

I misheard the radio weather forecast once - - > It said the weather will be cloudier later - - I thought they said  " Claudia"  - and thought oh a new weather presenter from Germany! 🤣

[Mike]

At least they've stopped saying "There's a yellow rain warning".  Ewwww...

[5huggy]

Just now, Mike said:

At least they've stopped saying "There's a yellow rain warning".  Ewwww...

WISH they would here in "Cumbria" 🤣

[JohnT]

Way back in the sixties when I was a kid I guy on the radio said he once misheard another guy on the radio saying that "fighting had broken out in Debenhams"  For non UK members Debenhams was an upmarket store so fighting there sounded crazy.  Listening on he found that "Fighting had broken out in the Lebanon" !

[Eric Mc]

Or the radio forecaster who predicted "fist and mog".

[ckw]

1 hour ago, JohnT said:

For non UK members Debenhams was an upmarket store so fighting there sounded crazy.

Ever seen a boxing day sale there?

 

Cheers

 

Colin

[JohnT]

Or worse still James Naughtie’s infamous Spoonerism on BBC radio 4 news regarding a certain politician’s name. As this is a family friendly site you will need to Google it. It reduced the entire studio to helpless laughter except one Mr Morrison who rose above to deliver the remaining news most professionally 

[sinnerboy]

On 9/8/2024 at 9:57 AM, Bullbasket said:

Just watching the weather forecast on BBC Breakfast, with the lovely Sarah Keith-Lewis, and a placard came up with what conditions would be expected today. It said, and I quote; "Coolier and cloudier". Coolier! Really?

 

John.

the irony is her name is Sarah Keith-Lucas, sorry, could'nt resist 😉

[Mike]

Now might be a good time to mention the famous cricket quote "The batsman's Holding, the bowler's Willey" from back in the 80s when I knew a few cricketers' names because I couldn't escape the snooze-fest because my dad monopolised the only TV we had.

 

@JohnT or someone similarly legal (is there anyone similar to John?) told me the story of a dictation at a solicitors' where the secretary misheard "ipso facto", and typed "if so, fatso".  'Dictated but not read' is not a wise method to save time.

[Max Headroom]

16 hours ago, JohnT said:

Yes John, Reallier 

BIGLY?!

[Max Headroom]

8 minutes ago, Mike said:

Now might be a good time to mention the famous cricket quote "The batsman's Holding, the bowler's Willey" from back in the 80s when I knew a few cricketers' names because I couldn't escape the snooze-fest because my dad monopolised the only TV we had.

 

@JohnT or someone similarly legal (is there anyone similar to John?) told me the story of a dictation at a solicitors' where the secretary misheard "ipso facto", and typed "if so, fatso".  'Dictated but not read' is not a wise method to save time.

Probably apocryphal but I heard that in the UN there was a speech where the phrase “out of sight, out of mind” was translated as invisible idiot!

 

Trevor