He had it comming
At one place I worked a guy who worked in the stores, Dave, had clearly left a village bereft.

The man in charge of the stores took him under his wing and made sure he gave him just enough work to keep him occupied, but not so much that it’d overload his limited faculties. Dave was daft but mainly happy, and never more so than when he went about his business singing Kylie songs loudly and badly.

Some years after I left Dave’s company I was watching an episode of Xfactor and there he was auditioning in front of the judges! He’d been wheeled out as one of the ‘sad cases’ to provide light relief from the serious business of finding a bubblegum pop act.

I knew that it was impossible to speak with him without immediately realising that he’s got some pretty severe learning difficulties. But that hadn’t stopped the production team pulling him out of the crowd, building up his hopes and putting him on national television.

The look of shock and confusion on his face when the judges started laughing at him was priceless. From next international pop star to laughing stock in 20 seconds.
( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Mon 16 Jan 2012, 10:45, 7 replies)

I hate X factor and the fact it is pushed in my face by the media so much.
I stopped talking to a friend who invited me to an x factor finals party at her house, the last thing i said to her (While walking off shaking my head) was "I thought I knew you"
( The Mock Turtle ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:18, closed)

Stop reading
the tabloids?
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 11:33, closed)

Britain's Got Talent's just as bad
Two friends of my sister auditioned for it. Got called back, had to wear the exact same clothes as before.

Why?

So they could turn them down and edit it in, that's why. Cunts.
( eXOBeX, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 15:21, closed)

That is fucking awful and, although I hadn't thought of it until now, not at all surprising. Cunts.
(CheeseyPeas, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 15:46, closed)

Au contraire.
I'll think you'll find that it's bloody hilarious.
It's is also unsurprisingly cuntish, but people really should be approaching those shows with their eyes open.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 19:31, closed)

exactly.
it's not like people are being conscripted, is it?
( janet aylia y'all motherfuckers need jesus, Mon 16 Jan 2012, 21:42, closed)

Television
head-messery ftw.
(Misery McUglywife an attention seeking sociopathic fuckstain., Mon 16 Jan 2012, 22:00, closed)