Stunned this morning. I know that the media love to give every irritating bunch of do-gooders airtime in which to complain about absolutely every possible thing anyone might ever conceivably want to do, but this morning they went too far.

They had some pillock on whinging about how you could only get shares for Egg.com on the internet....now either I've missed the point, or Egg is an Internet-based bank, so WHY was this person not simply slapped accross the face and told to f**k off and get a life?

-- Anonymous, June 12, 2000

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Another point that came out was that the shares will only be worth a w**k if Egg goes into profit. That hasn't turned out to be the case up to now, apparently.

I think it was just another example of the 'real news - none, build up as much as possible, the most pathetic story you can come up with' syndrome.

-- Anonymous, June 12, 2000

Well I'm really sorry I missed this story. The world is stacked against people who do not have a TV or a radio.

Disgruntled

Kenton Bar

-- Anonymous, June 12, 2000

Here's another classic for you then from the Telegraph

"Sir, Why is there such a fuss about banning hunting, a comparatively civilised sport? Why not ban football? It is a sport that has caused death and destruction across the Continent. It encourages thugs and hooligans and costs the taxpayer millions to try to keep these thugs apart from killing each other. Is there no common sense around any more?"

Kay Pannell, Ringwood, Hants.

-- Anonymous, June 12, 2000

I'll tell you what Jonno, why don't you phone up and complain that this morning's complaint didn't go out on the internet. Then they can have you on tomorrow saying how as an internet user, you had been unaware that if you weren't, you would not have been able to apply for egg shares. I am resigned to the fact that you would probably get on...:-)

-- Anonymous, June 12, 2000

Went to Cambridge this w/e and got chatting to this bloke (from Guildford would you believe) who said he was into England football but not into club football which was b*ll*cks he chortled (I think he expected me to agree with him!!). Well, once I'd prevented myself from gauging his eyes out, I then found out he was in fact raised in Belgium, so I said (trying to get along with him) you'll be pretty pleased with tonights result then?(the Belgian win) Why should he, he snapped back "I'm British!!". T*sser with no personality more like.

-- Anonymous, June 12, 2000

Hey Jay.......I think you observation should be passed to the Sears Mafia to deal with......when they have sobered up after Yelli's birthday today that is......so expect movement from them round about Thursday,

-- Anonymous, June 12, 2000

How's about a compromise? We allow them to hunt football hooligans accross the fields, brilliant. I always had a soft spot for hunting as a way of keeping the numbers of the upper classes down. More chinless wonders die in riding accidents than foxes, which has to be a good thing, surely?

-- Anonymous, June 12, 2000

How many foxes do die in riding accidents? May be they can't get their feet in the stirrups :-)

-- Anonymous, June 12, 2000

Groan :-)

-- Anonymous, June 12, 2000

i think the French would say that was a fox's paw. Geddit?

-- Anonymous, June 12, 2000

SD,
You never put a foot wrong. -)

-- Anonymous, June 12, 2000

ITK

Will keep that in mind and contact them after Thursday.

Like the hunting hooligans instead of foxes bit Softie :o)

-- Anonymous, June 12, 2000