Striking sight

As you may well be aware, BBC journalists have been on a National Union of Journalists strike, so BBC News's output has been limited today. This means we have got to see more of an ever-striking sight, His Loveliness.

I was certainly struck by the following piece of phraseology (thanks to Dom Robinson for this)...




Tomasz talking of "not having a decent blow this autumn". I'm sure there would be no shortage of volunteers.

Fnarr,fnarr.


Later on the News Channel, a half-hour programme about the sweet Stuart Broad, cricketer extraordinaire. Even Broady cannot out-cute The Schaf, especially with Tomasz's jazzy tie today. "Boy-o-boy" indeed...



Ta to Terratec for that one^

I liked the concerned smile about Monday's weather. Country Tracks tomorrow, eyes peeled between 11:45 and 12:00 on BBC1! I wonder what casuals he will be treating us with tomorrow? Let's hope his graphics behave this time...

PS: He was also on the Today Programme at 00:57:32

Stutter rap

That Kate Silverton has a lot to answer to... passing on the infection of lapsus linguae to Tomasz today, as he amusingly tripped over his words on News At One-- Kate did apologise for passing the affliction on!

No doubt the green-eyed monsters on those internet forums will start to snipe about Tomasz making "yet another mistake"; what with Tomasz being human, having no Autocue and routinely doing live broadcasts. Those without selective memories would recall other weather (or other live) presenters occasionally slip up too. I think Tomasz's gaffes are remembered because of the humorously self-effacing way he deals with them; shame some people can't see the frivolity and fun in life, and have to automatically reach for the vinegar.

Especially as Tomasz's increasing use of semophoric hand-gestures and dramatic intonation makes the weather charts animate even more. "Splodges" a new edition to the vernacular, also a Corbett-esque turn of phrase about "umbrellas"; plus a hint of Dom Littlewood (of One Show fame) with "ere's yer warm front, ere's yer cold front". Nice layer of stubble once more {i}



Some mega-praise for Tomasz: When he talked of Trent Bridge, he didn't say it is "in Nottingham", unlike his some of his erroneous BBC colleagues have done. Said cricket ground is in the town West Bridgford-- which is not part of the City of Nottingham. Indeed the cricket ground and West Bridgford is the Borough of Rushcliffe (indeed the council's HQ is across the road from thw ground!); although separate from Nottingham, it is in Nottinghamshire.

Then again we can't expect these London media-types to know about geography beyond the listening-posts of Milton Keynes [wink]: They still think Cleveland exists, Yorkshire is one county, don't realise Wales has 22 counties for geographic reference and they probably get a nose-bleed when they travel outside confines of the M25 [wink#2]

And they probably think that the East Midlands is practically Birmingham {ii}. So I'm pleased to see The Schaf is above such things... and he even manages to be nicer to look at/listen to than Stuart Broad, now there's something.



{i} I'm sure he grows it, just to frustrate/excite the likes of me during daily worship [LOL]
{ii} A gold star for anybody who can get a native Londoner to do a East Midlands accent, without sounding like a Brummy