Freedom of Gogglebox

In Today's Issue

Freedom on the Sofa by Marjory Lacy
Gogglebox
What's Germany ever done for us?
Funny Phobia
The Thoughts of Chairman Anyhow
That's Amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing
Random Joke of the Day
Finish with a Song

Freedom of the Sofa.

Do you watch the Channel 4

the programme, Gogglebox?

We do!

What a people watching

an opportunity this is.

They watch T.V.,

we watch them.

People sitting in their

homes, on their Sofas,

watching telly...

Table in front of them with

goodies to nibble.

A lady sits and knits.

The advert breaks show,

Sofa-ology, hurry, hurry,

Hurry! Buy yours, now!

But do they have

freedom of the Sofa.

Who has freedom of the sofa?

is it the dogs?

Most families have one!

Large or small.

Big dogs dominate,

sitting on people who are

sitting on Sofa’s

Little dogs, roll about

or sleep on their people,

on Sofas.

People laughing at programmes,

People discussing programmes

People and dogs in piles

On their sofa’s.

So, who has freedom

of the Sofas bought that,

we see on the telly?

I think the dogs win,

I think Sofa shops, win,

I think I win,

I wrote a poem

About Freedom and Sofa’s!

People just sit on

Their Sofa’s bought

In response to

Sofa-ology adverts!

I have freedom,

I have sofa

I watch Gogglebox.

I do not have a dog!

Gogglebox

Gogglebox is a British reality show that has aired on Channel 4 since 7 March 2013. The show features a number of families and groups of friends from around the United Kingdom who react to British television shows from their own homes. 

 Gogglebox is filmed by two remote cameras known as "hot heads". The TV crew controls these cameras from another room, often the spare room or kitchen.

Twenty-seven different groups of people have appeared on Gogglebox. T

Leon and June have been married for 54 years and are both retired teachers.

Leon says that June usually tells him off after they've finished filming.

Sandra and Sandy have been friends since Sandy was 8 and Sandra was 11. 

Sandra isn't actually always having a Pot Noodle, she just uses a Pot Noodle container as a cup. She says it's because, "Over the years I have smashed a few glasses so it's safer with my Pot Noodle cup!"

The Michael family did not appear in series five because Andy was standing as a UKIP candidate in the general election for Hastings and Rye.

They returned in series six after he failed to get a seat.

Gogglebox stars are paid to appear on the show, but exactly how much is a secret. It has been reported that the stars have had arguments with the producers about pay. Alledgedly some cast members receive "a small contribution to their expenses" of about £15.

There have been 15 international versions of Gogglebox: Australia, USA, Canada, China, Ukraine, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Israel, Germany, Finland, Norway, Belgium, and France.

The Slovenian version of the show is called God, Please Don't Let the TV Die, which is the name of a popular song in Slovenia.

Checking my "stats" I've noticed that another large part of my audience, is Deutschland.

So I'd like to thank all my German readers !

What's Germany ever done for Us ?

Well, they've given us.....

Adidas

Jeans

The Perm

Electric Drills

Black Forest Cake

Recyclable Paper

SMS

The Hole Punch

Cruise Missiles

Accordion

Harmonica

Electron Microscope

X Ray

Accident Insurance

Advent calenders

The Easter Bunny

Metal Detector

Zepplin

Diesel Engine

Who have they given us ?

Boris Becker

Heidi Klum

Claudia Schiffer

Henry Kissinger

Kirsten Dunst

Albert Einstein

Pope Benedict XVI

Karl Marx

Beethoven

John Denver

THANK YOU GERMANY 

Turophobia ?............... The fear of cheese !

The Thoughts of Chairman Anyhow

Headline in today's paper :-

News: Hikers too stoned to walk are rescued from Britain’s highest mountain.  

So, as far as I can tell, they were thousands of metres high, and then they started hiking.

Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

"You’re not Neil Diamond!”, the man exclaimed. “I am”, I said.

Finish with a Song - This is Nena with 99 luftballons, released in 1983