Funny reviews

[jag]

"About as comforting as a baby on a transatlantic flight"

[Champagne Socialist]

sorry, what's the review of?

[Conscious Bob]

I remember a Daily Mail Review of the Tolkien book: The Children of Hurin which made me laugh. Unfortunately I need to paraphrase as I can't remember the exact quote.

The problem with the book is the language. In Tolkien speak 'the cat sat on the mat' becomes 'Paddy Paws, son of Smudge, son of Pussykins came to the mat in the lands of Gobaldeegook and dwelt upon it eight years long and comfortable'.

[scooterman]

"this work is both good and original. However the parts that are good are not original and the parts that are original are not good"

[jag]

I remember a funny review Scoot posted of my band once.

[Halmyre]

I remember a Daily Mail Review of the Tolkien book: The Children of Hurin which made me laugh. Unfortunately I need to paraphrase as I can't remember the exact quote.

The problem with the book is the language. In Tolkien speak 'the cat sat on the mat' becomes 'Paddy Paws, son of Smudge, son of Pussykins came to the mat in the lands of Gobaldeegook and dwelt upon it eight years long and comfortable'.

In Daily Mail speak 'the cat sat on the mat' becomes "ASYLUM SEEKING CATS GET PREFERENTIAL MAT ALLOCATION (AND BRING DOWN HOUSE PRICES)"

[boberick2]

In Daily Mail speak 'the cat sat on the mat' becomes "ASYLUM SEEKING CATS GET PREFERENTIAL MAT ALLOCATION (AND BRING DOWN HOUSE PRICES)"
And who pays for this mat? The taxpayer of course, when the lazy feline leeches from our society in its rolls of fat lying on its confortable palace...

[Conscious Bob]

Had it been The News of The World it could have been:

CAT BEARS ALL ON MAT INSIDE PHOOAR!

Far be from me to comment on whatever forum choice of Sunday Paper.

[rac]

Had it been The News of The World it could have been:

CAT BEARS ALL ON MAT INSIDE PHOOAR!

Far be from me to comment on whatever forum choice of Sunday Paper.

Or The Sport (is that still going?)

PURRFECT PUSSY SPERAD ON YOUR FLOOR

[Conscious Bob]

Or The Sport (is that still going?)

I don't know (he said sweetly) but perhaps some other forumite will know the answer, yoohoo anyone else?

[edash]

No idea, I don't read newspapers.

[Champagne Socialist]

sorry, I only read the Independent and The Guardian don't you know.
Didn't take long to wander from topic.