The Eye

[bigbadwolf]

I know that Mockney and Brendan peruse this magnificent tome of venomous and funny reporting but who else does? I've been hooked on Private Eye since the invasion of Iraq and I've loved every minute of it.

My favorite sections are:

Hackwatch.

Eye TV.

HP source.

Street of shame.

Wikipedia whispers.

Every single part of the Newspaper parodies.

I'm being honest when I say that I've also learned a great deal about politics and government as well as lot of other serious issues and I genuinely believe that with all it's faults and libel cases, it's very cleverly written and gives many of the regular broadsheets a run for their money concerning The Eye's journalistic quality.

It's my Saturday treat. Big spliff after breakfast and I giggle and laugh well into the afternoon.

So come on fellow rubbishers, who else picks up The Eye?

[SeanMacGabhann]

I used to for about 5 years back in the late 80s eartly 90s - fell out of the habit. I still like it a lot when I get hold of a copy tho...

[*Bob*]

Hmm.. well, I suppose it could have been worse.

A touch worthy, perhaps?

Looking forward to your second effort.

[HonaloochieB]

Been reading it for 30 plus years, man and man.

Always read the cartoons first.

Then Street Of Shame/Hackwatch, Letters page, Square Eyes, Rotten Boroughs, HP Sauce and the book reviews/news.

I then saunter through the rest of it at my leisure.

I've read the city column once I think, which I think is once more than former editor Richard Ingrams ever did.

Nice respectable thread to celebrate your unbanning BBW.

Keep it up. (and no that is not a suggestion for a thread)

[????]

Me on a train or plane for years...The Yobs of course

[mockney piers]

News then Street of Shame, Dumb Britain then Letters taking in Colemanballs.

Then just wander through the rest at random, some satire followed by northwest frontier say.

Crossword currently propped open on my desk wih a paltry five clues complete so far.

Best paper in the country by a err country mile.

[SeanMacGabhann]

stick a couple of clues in your old crossword thread then Piers...

[bigbadwolf]

My uncles told me it was at it's peak for them during the height of Spitting Image. I can see where they're coming from.

As Mockney once stated, The Eye should be required reading by all education authorities. It would eradicate text-speak and encourage literary prowess across the nation. Classroom pisstaking would also be far more inspiring and erudite.

[????]

...but what about your nemesis.... our friend the old apostrophe, BBW?

[bigbadwolf]

Yes alright Quid's, well spotted. I know I've still got a tiny bit to learn but so have you. You'd never catch me using an emoticon though and I'm sure the boys and girls of The Eye frown on them as well.

[silverfox]

I'm afraid after many years as a loyal reader it was one of several subscriptions I cancelled in a credit-crunch belt-tightening drive. I now find I'm also getting out of the habit of reading it regularly but my wife's happy as she was fed up with me spending too much time in my 'study' (aka the toilet).

[mockney piers]

I see wolfie managed to start a thread about an esteemed (well heeled?) organ nevertheless!

Before "Grease" a girl could be a virgin (5,3)

About time a model screwed fondly remembered bunch of co-workers? (3,4)

[????]

Olive Oil?

[Brendan]

I'm crap at crosswords.

Especialy the eye one.

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

Old Team?

[HAL9000]

Old pros?

[Brendan]

Bingo.

[Mick Mac]

Not long before "Admin's new friend" BBW will be telling us to keep on topic. A changed man.

[mockney piers]

It is old team.

Not sure of the first one yet

[mockney piers]

Sorry thicko attack, of course it's olive oil, well done quids.

[bigbadwolf]

"Not long before "Admin's new friend" BBW will be telling us to keep on topic."

Don't be soft!

"A changed man."

Stay on f_cking topic.

[silverfox]

mockney piers Wrote:

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> It is old team.

> Not sure of the first one yet

Olive Oyl?

[mockney piers]

Ooh I liked these...

Premieres of actor Michael Caine's Rocky he can't bring himself to recall(8)

Be a luvvie - drink is a pain in the arse (4,2)

they're actually textbook clues, it's just the eye gies for rather more flowery phrasing than other papers.

My colleague and I used to get weird looks on the tram in Amsterdam as we read them out loud and pondered the clues.

[mockney piers]

Nope. Oil as in grease, olive as in girls name and of course the two together can be virgin.

[SimonM]

amnesiac

acts up?