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If you say 'Am I Bovvered?' you are a moron

posted 19 years ago by bigmouth365
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If you, YES YOU reading this, use the phrase "Am I bovvered?" in order to appear witty and clever to your friends, family, schoolmates or co-workers you are an idiot.
Sorry for breaking it to you but you are a dribbling, gormless simpleton so devoid of wit or invention you need to repeat an already frustratingly derivative, overused "catchphrase" to convey "how funny you are".
Repeating catchphrases from "The Catherine Tate show" is akin to having a sh!t in the street because you saw a dog do it.
I believe that any show that needs to rely on repitition as it's sole source of humour ("Little Britain", "The Catherine Tate Show" and the latest abomination "Tittybangbang") is about as appealing as cracking my skull open with a plastic ladle. Therefore I choose not to watch them.
However, avoiding the catchphrases is much, much harder. Everywhere I turn people are obnoxiously spouting these lame phrases always at an unnecesarily loud volume while their equally dense companions laugh and repeat the phrase back like a sort of bird call for morons.
Dullards on TV, teenage girls on buses, idiots in the pub, middle aged women...next time I hear one of you saying "Am I bovvered?", I'm going to have to kill you, sorry but you've left me no choice.

PS. Before any of you Tate fans (shudder) reply to this message by typing simply "Am I bovvered?" or any of its offshoots ("Does my face look bovvered" etc), don't. You may as well change your userI.D to Yes_i_am_a_moron_who_cant_think_for_myself and get it over with. It WON'T make you look funny or clever, it WILL expose you as a buffoon.

Thanks for listening, this rant has postponed my aneurysm for at least a couple of days.

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

[–] keith-264 19 years ago

Face?...Bovvered?

Marlon the Cat 1991-17th October 2005

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[–] bigmouth365 19 years ago

I can't leave it alone.

I hope to Christ you are joking to wind me up vis a vis our previous encounters/arguments/discussions, otherwise you are making a mockery of my sentiments vis a vis IDIOTS and CRETINS...I am currently smashing a brick repeatedly into my head howling in despair as my poor angry brain spills onto my keyboard.

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

[–] keith-264 19 years ago

"Don' look at mee, I shy!"

Marlon the Cat 1991-17th October 2005

[–] bigmouth365 19 years ago

You have just lowered yourself in my estimation down to the level of a feckless teenage pram pusher.
Sorry it's come to this, but if we are resorting to one sentence correspondance how's this,

"Fuc k off"

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

[–] keith-264 19 years ago

Big bum

Marlon the Cat 1991-17th October 2005

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[–] keith-264 19 years ago

Im Stahl Gewittern pour vous.

Marlon the Cat 1991-17th October 2005

[–] bigmouth365 19 years ago

Mein affe ist gestorben.

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

[–] keith-264 19 years ago

Have you tried refusing to grow, like that lad, in that book? You can't hurt me I'm on the last moped out of nowhere city.

Marlon the Cat 1991-17th October 2005

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[–] keith-264 19 years ago

"I'm a rider on the edge of dawn and I take no prisoners."

Marlon the Cat 1991-17th October 2005

[–] Smoothie69 19 years ago

Are we Bovvered?
I dont think were bothered about being morons! we can say what we jolly well like to!

[–] keith-264 19 years ago

How very dare you!

Marlon the Cat 1991-17th October 2005

[–] Mutant_Leprechaun 18 years ago

Am I bovvered?!

TNA: We are Gimmick Wrestling!

[–] iwantanicecreamvan 18 years ago

Am i bovvered?

Phil: I'm gonna be on you like a shadow!
Will: but with you it's more like an eclipse right?

[–] Special_Agent_Kato 18 years ago

"Re: If you say 'Am I Bovvered?' you are a moron"
LOL I should say that to the guy who used to be my supervisor at work. He always says it.

[–] dansweeneyweb 18 years ago

did anyone notice that the f**cker who wrote this topic used the phrase am a bovverd? several times in his message.. lmao!he seems to be the moron he speaks of! ps dont dare slag off teenage mums in your pathetic argument!
tosser

[–] bigmouth365 18 years ago

Dickhead.

Everytime I used that "Phrase" I used quotation marks, denoting that I was indeed, as the name suggests, QUOTING the phrase not using it myself, you arse.

I didn't once mention teenage mums. Read it again, I only referred to "teenage girls on buses", so get off your f ucking soap box.

I have nothing against teenage mothers, I am, however deeply prejuiced against dullard c unts.

I can't believe people are still crying about this post. F uck you very much.

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

[–] Special_Agent_Kato 18 years ago

I never have watched the Catherine Tate show, but I really agree with your post, the guy who was my supervisor would eiter be shouting that "Am I bovered" quote or the Little Britain quote, and even got disapointed when he missed a chanvce to say it that he could have said it, thinking we all would laugh when in reality, we had heard the quotes from him so much that there was no point in us even seeing these shows he watches anymore, and anyone who did laugh (me not being one who laughed at any of his quotes, not even the first time as I haven't even seen either the C.T. show or L.B.) was doing it purely out of politeness. if somebody went to him and said, "If you say 'Am I Bovvered?' you are a moron," they would be doing him a huge favour if he listened and stopped saying it.
I am for your post, mny reply was certainly not crying about your post, I agree 100% with your origional post here.

[–] bigmouth365 18 years ago

Cheers.

Its always good to here from sensible folk with their own thoughts and opinions.

For the record my reference to people crying about my post wasn't aimed at you.

I feel nothing but sympathy for anyone who has to put up with idiots regurgitating "hilarious" second hand catchphrases at them all day.

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

[–] deenybean 17 years ago

what does "vis a vis" mean?

[–] bigmouth365 17 years ago

Vis a vis = In relation to

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

[–] deenybean 17 years ago

Cheers! I thought it was French or something, like "Face to Face". Reminds me a bit of Alan Partridge try to order some speakers for his Alba stereo "apropos achieving surround sound", and then berating the guy at Dixons for not having a "basic grasp of Latin". I need to start throwing in some Latin phrases when I post in future.

[–] bigmouth365 17 years ago

'Apropos... well, it's Latin. You ought to have a basic grasp of Latin if you're working in Curries.'

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

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[–] cae2775 19 years ago

i agree that the term "am i bovvered" etc etc has been extremeley overused(irritatingly by the kind of person miss tate uses in the sketch) but i do quite like catherine tate's show ...its bloody funny guy!
...you must have some sense of humour to find at least one sketch you found yourself laughing at!!

can you say that you've never copied a quote from a film or programme?..probably not.

the one thing i do agree with in your post...tittybangbang...what the hell is that s-h-i-t...the only decent thing is "not the fat one" is quite cute..

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[–] bigmouth365 19 years ago

I can and I will. Tate is a hack.

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

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[–] bigmouth365 19 years ago

Deluded?!!!! You're the person claiming Catherine Tate is an "extraordinary talent". THAT is deluded. "Extraordinary" comedic talents are artists few and far between that have revolutionised, and enhanced the landscape of modern comedy. Peter Cook was an extraordinary talent, Lenny Bruce and Bill Hicks were extraordinary talents, ...Catherine Tate is (however funny you find her) not.
She is not doing anything that hasn't been done before.
Her chosen format is a catchphrase based sketch show for Christs sake, it'd have to be pretty bloody spectacular to be considered "extraordinary" in any rational person's book.
Let's get some perspective shall we.

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

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[–] bigmouth365 19 years ago

These are not Fan boards, they are boards intended to be used for expressing and debating opinions, I have an opinion on this show that I wished to put forward for people to read and reply to.
Also, it is so lame to start using the get out clause of calling me a troll simply because I don't agree with you. I enjoy debating things I have, either positive or negative, opinions on. How boring would the IMDB become if everyone agreed on everything?
Trolling is a phrase almost as annoying and over-used as "Am I bovvered?".

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

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[–] bigmouth365 19 years ago

Ouch...my pride.

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

[–] keith-264 19 years ago

..."Which was nice..."

Marlon the Cat 1991-17th October 2005

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[–] keith-264 19 years ago

Fascist

Marlon the Cat 1991-17th October 2005

[–] bigmouth365 19 years ago

Me? Nah mate, I'm a virgo. And a borderline sociopath.

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

[–] keith-264 19 years ago

Perfumed ponce!

Marlon the Cat 1991-17th October 2005

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[–] keith-264 19 years ago

I'm getting ready to forgive you.

Marlon the Cat 1991-17th October 2005

[–] bigmouth365 19 years ago

I'm starting to think I should push my TV and computer out to sea on a large burning Viking pyre.

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

[–] keith-264 19 years ago

Withnail

Marlon the Cat 1991-17th October 2005

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[–] keith-264 19 years ago

"Withnail & I". Philistine! Look it up on IMDB!

Marlon the Cat 1991-17th October 2005

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[–] keith-264 19 years ago

Oooh, hark at her!

Marlon the Cat 1991-17th October 2005

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[–] keith-264 19 years ago

Ah, now I understand, you've been tainted by London. A good place in the end because its full of Londoners, which keeps them off the streets round here. You will feel better soon.

Marlon the Cat 1991-17th October 2005

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[–] keith-264 19 years ago

You'll feel better when the warm weather comes back.

Marlon the Cat 1991-17th October 2005

[–] abigegg 19 years ago

"Ohhh, I can't build an intelligent argument, so I'll resort to saying You've made your point...you're annoying, then when I realise I still haven't won I try to gang up with another user and resort to slandering a whole nation"

The statement was in writing so it's libel, not slander. prick.

[–] crazy_smart 19 years ago

domthewelsh,when I first read your post I was kind of annoyed that you babbled on about the same old thing, but as I've gone down I'm actully sympathising with you. That poster was wrong to slag off Wales just because she doesn't like you, and I will admit that when I first read your original post I was all set to write you a huge annoyed post back, but I would never go as far as to insult you or your country.

HOWEVER, I must say that I DO dosagree with your original post. I admit that all of these quotes can be annoying at times, but they can act as a social glue (wrong phrase I know, but it's late and I'm tired) too. People who have just met can get along fabuously over their love of Catherine Tate and her catchphrases. It is more or less the same thing as sci-fi fans uniting in their love over Star Trek, or English Literature Lovers uniting over their love of Shakespeare. While it may not be as highbrow or whatever, and it could be said that this is a frightening example of British Culture going down the pan (lol), it is just as important to those who enjoy what is, in my opinion, good comedy.

Also, just got to say, when you told people not to reply to your post with 'am I bovvred?' you were kind of asking for it lol. Only Joking

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[–] bigmouth365 19 years ago

See, that's the kind of intelligent reply that would have made me shut my big mouth before this whole thing got out of hand.

So much more effective than just calling me an idiot, a troll or a prick in an attempt at salient discussion.

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

[–] bigmouth365 19 years ago

abigegg
It was a simple error that seems blatant to me now, in the midst of a heated discussion however such mistakes are easy to make. I'm glad someone of an obviously superior linguinstic ability found the time to not only pedantically pick through my posts, but to use their intellect to call me a "prick", in response to said error. I got my words muddled, I most certainly must be a "prick".
Would you care to go through all of my old posts, not replying to the content but rather checking for spelling mistakes, misused punctuation etc?

Perhaps you could award me a mark out of 10 for general grammer, and please supply footnotes so I never have to suffer the indignity of having a stranger believe I'm a "prick" again.

PS. Is it just me or did you, on another thread, call a poster who enjoys saying "Am I bovvered?" a moron? Where you being satirical in reference to this thread or you a hypocrite as well as a pedant.

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

[–] abigegg 19 years ago

"I most certainly must be a "prick". Whereas you are merely a pretentious, smug, knob."
yes i am. welsh prick.

[–] bigmouth365 19 years ago

You certainly are a master of words and language. I'm glad we agree...I'm a prick and you're a knob, sorted. (Calling me Welsh was unnecessary, I'm aware of my nationality)

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

[–] abigegg 19 years ago

"You certainly are a master of words and language."

i know. idiotic prick.

[–] abigegg 19 years ago

"PS. Is it just me or did you, on another thread, call a poster who enjoys saying "Am I bovvered?" a moron? Where you being satirical in reference to this thread or you a hypocrite as well as a pedant."

i agree with your point that people who use "bovvered" to be funny are morons. i thought someone (such as yourself) with a taste in comedy that rises above the catherine tate show (and, presumably, tripe like little britain) would see the funny side in someone calling someone else a prick for a minor lexical error.

i'm on your side, don't take me seriously :p

[–] bigmouth365 19 years ago

Reading some of your other posts, it seems that you don't actually like Catherine Tate, so what exactly is the nature of this dislike for what I am saying? What is your beef?

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

[–] abigegg 19 years ago

see above

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[–] billyellyot 19 years ago

dom the welsh:-

Are you an intellectual tho? Do you read the Guardian tho? Do you think Del-Boy falling through a bar is the funniest thing since the invention of funnyness?

Why are you wasting time posting rude and patronising comments on this forum? I dont like The Office but i dont constantly go on the IMDB forum for it and slag it off.

LOOK, FACE BOTHERED? I AINT BOTHERED!

[–] bloodxonxyourxhands 19 years ago

dom, i whole-heartdely concur

catherine tate is wank

as are the people who feel the need to criticize you for simply expressing a belief

god bless you dom the welsh, where-ever you may be
(which most certainly is not swindle's room)

xxx

[–] bigmouth365 19 years ago

Why, thank you mysterious fellow IMDB user. I'm glad you agree with my sentiments.

And I am most certainly not in Swindle's room, I have no idea what you mean. Wink wink nudge nudge

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

[–] gemmi_joo 16 years ago

So if you're all for people stating their opinions, then why are you shutting down everyone who gives their own? Sounds a bit pathetic to me. Then again, you are pathetic for going against your own predispora.

Well bad. Oh crap, did that annoy you?

[–] bigmouth365 16 years ago

Because they're wrong, that's why. I'm willing to entertain people's opinions and theories providing they are rational and well constructed. But if I disagree then I disagree and will make no bones about it.

Have a chew on that you daft arse.

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

[–] RobertV23 16 years ago

DOM SHUT UP ALREADY YOU SOUND LIKE A LITTLE WHINY BITCH. MAKING A BIG DEAL ABOUT A CATCHPHRASE ON A SKETCH COMEDY SHOW THAT ONLY YOU TAKE SO SERIOUSLY.

HERES AN IDEA: STOP WATCHING!!!!!!!!DUHHHHHHHHH YOU EFFING NIMROD.

[–] bigmouth365 16 years ago

"Effing Nimrod" Good Work!

Hahaha

I wrote this 3 years ago. I can't believe people are still crying about it.

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

[–] RobertV23 16 years ago

YOU ARE THE ONE CRYING LIKE A BEOOOOTCH!!!!!!!!!!

[–] bigmouth365 16 years ago

Your CAPS Lock seems to be broken.

I honestly couldn't care less. I typed this up as an off the cuff rant THREE YEARS AGO, I just find it hilarious that so many people are still getting all pissed off about it. I must have done something right.

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

[–] RobertV23 16 years ago

STILL CRYING? GEEZ SHUT UP ALREADY!!

BOOO HOOOOOOO BOOOO HOOOOOOO

[–] bigmouth365 16 years ago

Hahaha, you knob.

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

[–] RobertV23 16 years ago

hahahaha, you door knob.

[–] The_News 16 years ago

Hahahahaha! domthewelsh you are STILL replying to people after three years??? How the hell could you be bovvered to do that?

The fact you seem to be responding to this thread after three years surely makes you the moron!

[–] bigmouth365 16 years ago

I get an email whenever someone responds, so naturally I pop in for a look and then reply.

Why not? I think it's hilarious how much people hate this thread.

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

[–] rjbauske 16 years ago

Face? Bovvered? Cause I ain't bovvered!

"This is what I get. Blood, death and funky smells." "You and I have unfinished business."

[–] knife_of_justice 19 years ago

Am I bovvered?

[–] bigmouth365 19 years ago

Clever...did you think of that all by yourself. F.cking comedy genius mate.

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

[–] knife_of_justice 19 years ago

Am I bovvered though?

[–] bigmouth365 19 years ago

Yes...you are.

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

[–] knife_of_justice 19 years ago

Heh. I was only being ironic. I don't find the phrase even mildly amusing.

[–] bigmouth365 19 years ago

Heh, ironic...

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

[–] PhantomPhan222 19 years ago

I AIN'T BOVVERED!

By the way, I know Victoria's Secret: She's a slut!

[–] ericibe 18 years ago

Moron, mockingbird, or cat?

"the mockingbird had been following the cat
all summer
mocking mocking mocking
teasing and cocksure;
the cat crawled under rockers on porches
tail flashing
and said something angry to the mockingbird
which I didn't understand."

Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

Eric

[–] bigmouth365 18 years ago

You've totally made your point, well done. After all Bukowski never mocked anyone, and its obvious to anyone who knows anything about the man that he would have F.CKING LOVED the Catherine Tate show, banal piece of sh.t that it is.

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

[–] bradleyips 18 years ago

Who dear? Me dear? A moron dear? No, dear!

[–] bright_pink 18 years ago

yea but do I look bovvered though? :p

[–] bigmouth365 18 years ago

My sides....

idiots

" DON'T TRY "
Henry Charles Bukowski 1920 - 1994

[–] LuigiEspadachin 18 years ago

It gets annoying when I'm around mates though, I mean, I remember one time when somebody asked me a question, I gave them the answer, and they sprouted a Little Britain saying "yehano!". And I've heard "Am I bovvered?!" alot, it's funny when Catherine Tate did it, but around mates who use it over and over it's no longer funny.

[–] pinchNblush 18 years ago

Hmmm well, you need to calm down buddy. I mean that's the first step, the second step is to lighten up! and from there things should get better! :)
BUT i'm from Australia and obviously no one says that here, but we have similar ANNOYING catchphrases from this show called "Pizza" and yeah I think i know where you're coming from. As for the people that say "am i bovverd" just let them be, i'm sure people around them will be thinking the exact same thing you are :)

Peace xx

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[–] InaneSwine 18 years ago

Face...bovvered...look...bovvered...face...ain't even bovvered though...IMDB...domthewelsh...ain't even bovvered...Catherine Tate...bovvered...Little Britain...Tittybangbang...dog sh!t...I AIN'T BOVVVEEERRREEEDDD!

Ahem.

[–] lansky1x 18 years ago

What dumby would say up here and write all of that!! so what if we say it, I don't care what you think!! and now I say this to you AM I BOVVERED?

hahaha that post was WELL BAD!!!

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[–] floydthebarber 17 years ago

I full agree with you dom.

May Herne protect you..