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Seems like there will be far fewer "Ugandan Discussions" on the internet now: http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Uproar-telecom-companies-implement-social-media-tax/688334-4640676-tnxx7x/index.html

(One for old school Private Eye readers.)

Why are radio stations persisting in playing songs by Morrissey considering his repeatedly stated support for far-right racist organisations?

They have dumped other artists from playlists for far less over the years. Perhaps the people in charge simply aren't aware?

The weather must be over 18 degrees today because the first thing I hear on turning on the radio is "Summertime" by DJ Jazzy Jeff etc.

#localradiolaws

Seriously: the bloke on the radio was droning on about dustbins for about five minutes. "We've got one bin for one thing, another bin for another thing, who can keep track?"

Who on earth lets these lunatics into a radio studio unattended, let alone thinks they are providing entertaining programming?

Coming up next on Local FM it's Dustbin Timberlake

On the radio: "That was Visage and Fade To Grey. And grey makes me think of the grey dustbins we've got."

This is real output?

I am okay. I went into town to post today's orders, popped into a pharmacy and got some migraine relief pills, bought some junk food from a local chain which is like a cross between KFC and Nando's, but more to local taste (ie. spicier!).

Today's Radio Leeds phone in topic is "cyclists v motorists". All is well with the world.

But the last toot is serious, not a radio related joke. Help?

If anyone gets the Zorp Furble Andromeda reference you get 100 radio anorak points

I've got a migraine today. That's not unusual, but what is strange is that I'm seemingly not able to understand the spoken word.

I've got the radio on and I catch the start of every news story but then no matter how hard I concentrate it descends into nonsense. "Gareth Southgate says that England flobble kapow zorp furble andromeda".

Has anyone else ever had this? Reading and writing is fine (obviously) but I can't understand simple spoken sentences.

On the news, it says that people affected by the current rail disruption will get back up to a month's travel as a refund.

Big whoop - I personally know of people who have lost insecure jobs because of the rail cockups making them continually late for work. £100 at most in travel refunds isn't going to pay their lost wages.

We used to have the same where I worked - Right Here by SWV meant there was some kind of problem at the station and management should come rushing in. Even now when I hear the first few bars I have a jump!

I've heard The Riddle by Nik Kershaw four or five times in the past few days. It's terrible. Why are you playing it?

Perhaps it's some sort of coded message - if we're under attack, play The Riddle on all radio stations

Are we really meant to believe that in the 24th century they haven't come up with a more efficient way of transferring basic information across a short distance than yelling "SHIELDS DOWN TO 24% CAPTAIN!"?

Even the most tinpot call centre in Wakefield or somewhere has a dashboard of operational stats on the wall.

@SpacePrincessHolly hi :) you seem nice

Going out and about during a heatwave, I notice an awful lot more burkas being worn, the type that are being banned in various bigoted Euro countries.

Couldn't possibly be that people are wearing them just to keep cool in the heat and not for some evil religious reason, Daily Mail etc?

Official looking letters from both the council and the bank arrive today. I just about manage to not have a full blown panic attack while opening them - I'm like Jesus Christ, what's happened?

Council: routine check to see if I am still living on my own and entitled to council tax discount
Bank: we're sending you a new debit card as your current one expires in a couple of months

I wish they wouldn't send such things in grave-looking Bad News envelopes.

The Bauer arrangement was "do unpaid shifts on our digital-only stations and when there's paid cover to be done on [the much more popular] Key 103 FM you'll be first in line." Needless to say, the cover never came.

It's the same in local radio too. Unless you're listening to one of the big guns like Global, chances are that at least part of the output you're listening to is being put together by unpaid people or people on min wage.

Bauer, operator of Kiss/Magic etc, had unpaid *presenters* on a *national* digital station out of Manchester for a long time.

I can't stand the dross that Heart/Capital churn out but at least they treat their employees reasonably well.