Bloody Hell Tel - Use Your Loaf Not Your Todge

[JJ Sefton]

Well that's where you're wrong, because a fair few people thought it suggested just that.

Maybe that says more about their mucky minds.

 

[Highbury_Blade]

Well that's where you're wrong, because a fair few people thought it suggested just that.

That's their fault not his.

 

[mattbianco1]

I don't go on Twitter so was completely ignorant of what the hashtag meant. I had also never heard of the programme concerned. I am not alone in either of those. A fair number of people thought the tweet meant that TK was about to shag a drunken woman on a first date. All that me and Ken are saying is that when you are in the public eye you have to avoid ambiguities like that. It's the price of (relative) fame.

I can't believe that in your profession you aren't aware of what hashtags are used for. Surely keeping up with times is a must??

 

[Darren]

I can't believe that in your profession you aren't aware of what hashtags are used for. Surely keeping up with times is a must??

You'd be surprised.

I had a vague idea of what hashtags were but #firstdates could just be a conversation about first dates could it not and nothing to do with a TV programme?

 

[mattbianco1]

You'd be surprised.

I had a vague idea of what hashtags were but #firstdates could just be a conversation about first dates could it not and nothing to do with a TV programme?

Blame Channel 4.. Or should I say @channel4

 

[Highbury_Blade]

You'd be surprised.

I had a vague idea of what hashtags were but #firstdates could just be a conversation about first dates could it not and nothing to do with a TV programme?

Could be.

 

[TonyAgana]

Well that's where you're wrong, because a fair few people thought it suggested just that.

As you don't use Twitter, maybe you don't understand that first and foremost, it's a "micro-blogging" platform. The number of replies has little significance and shouldn't really be used as a measure of how accurately it was understood. The fact that the tweet might have been viewed by 20,000 people yet only a couple replied in the "boning" context is probably a better indication that the vast majority understood it was at least innocent.

 

[Kenilworth]

Nope. For instance I could use #dinosaur for you

(that implies that you are old and behind times)

And you wouldn't be far wrong there, Bianca

 

[Kenilworth]

Kenilworth - Hashtags are used so that you can freely join a conversation about a particular topic.

For example... a popular one at present is #germanwings (popular as in used a lot).

If I wrote on twitter: "So sad to hear about the germanwings plane crash" only my followers would see it.

If I wrote: "So sad to hear about the #germanwings plane crash" it will be seen by anybody using that hashtag and following posts with that hashtag

Look - https://twitter.com/hashtag/germanwings

Yeah I get that - you patronising wazzock

It's more to do with the fact that I was not aware of a programme called First Dates
So, if we are spelling out the bleeding obvious - the #firstdates could be to do with a TV prog or it could be a hashtag for people to discuss what they get up to when they first encounter somebody on a date. That's perfectly feasible isn't it?

Equally #germanwings could be about a TV programme showing the exploits of trainee pilots in the German Air Force attaining their full flying status or it could be about a Bavarian sanitary product. If you didn't know - you wouldn't be the wiser, would you?

All Dazzler and I are saying is that given the context of the shit storm we have been through last October, November and into December it was perhaps somewhat naive for Tel to tweet something like that which can be taken out of context and is potentially ambiguous - especially in his low level public life because even at that level he gets far more attention than you or I or the majority of those that post their shit (cheers Jack) on here

 

[finlaytheblade]

What a bloody idiot if true..... on 2 levels, he could a) be compromised or b) catch more than a cold if she's that easy, hasn't this club gone through enough? Another role model for the club? That's close to a confession to a lawyer admitting she's drunk, wakes up and says she cant remember, heard that somewhere before. Hope its a spoof account!

boys will be boys let it drop thats life , most of us will have been in that situation at sometime or other just not unlooky like ched.

 

[Darren]

As you don't use Twitter, maybe you don't understand that first and foremost, it's a "micro-blogging" platform. The number of replies has little significance and shouldn't really be used as a measure of how accurately it was understood. The fact that the tweet might have been viewed by 20,000 people yet only a couple replied in the "boning" context is probably a better indication that the vast majority understood it was at least innocent.

The first few people who responded on here thought it had to do with boning. It was only when someone came along who knew about the First date programme that we were enlightened.

If you did not know about the programme, most people, would I suggest, think it had to do with sex rather than beer. That may be because we all have dirty minds, but it's the reality none the less.

 

[Kenilworth]

Anyway - I'm just deflecting shit away from our Nige cos he has an important game to think about on Satdi
Tactics, formations, opposition, fickle fans - the lot.

He was given the largest set of squad cards to work with the other day - a bit like them FIFA one's but cardboard, like. The pack was really too large for his small hands and he realises that given the context of the season it's a lot to deal with.

 

[Kenilworth]

The first few people who responded on here thought it had to do with boning. It was only when someone came along who knew about the First date programme that we were enlightened.

If you did not know about the programme, most people, would I suggest, think it had to do with sex rather than beer. That may be because we all have dirty minds, but it's the reality none the less.

You more familiar with #fistdates then, Daz?

I'm none the wiser

 

[Highbury_Blade]

The first few people who responded on here thought it had to do with boning. It was only when someone came along who knew about the First date programme that we were enlightened.

If you did not know about the programme, most people, would I suggest, think it had to do with sex rather than beer. That may be because we all have dirty minds, but it's the reality none the less.

Well our tel was careful enough to make it unambiguous that he was talking about drinking.


It's not his fault there are a load of idiots in the world is it?

 

[TonyAgana]

The first few people who responded on here thought it had to do with boning. It was only when someone came along who knew about the First date programme that we were enlightened.

The tweet was taken out of context, though. Maybe because the first few people who responded also don't use Twitter. In context (on Twitter), if you were under any doubt, you'd click the hashtag and see hundreds of tweets about First Dates the TV programme.

If you did not know about the programme, most people, would I suggest, think it had to do with sex rather than beer. That may be because we all have dirty minds, but it's the reality none the less.

Well, yes. I don't think that's a reason to drill some etiquette into the lad, though.

 

[Kenilworth]

Well our tel was careful enough to make it unambiguous that he was talking about drinking.

It's not his fault there are a load of idiots in the world is it?

Still not sure it is that "unambiguous" HB
'My kind of girl' - Is that about drinking? Or is it about what state that sort of girl can get into after a drinking session?
There's an ambiguity right there for you.

 

[Darren]

Well our tel was careful enough to make it unambiguous that he was talking about drinking.


It's not his fault there are a load of idiots in the world is it?

I don't know why you keep banging on about "fault".

If (for the sake of argument), there are lots of idiots in the world and if you make an certain banal off the cuff remark, you and your employer may get in lots of shit with said idiots, is it not better not to make the remark?

I mean, it was hardly something that had to be said

 

[Kenilworth]

Well, yes. I don't think that's a reason to drill some etiquette into the lad, though.

Quiet word or drill some etiquette into - that's not out of context then?

 

[TonyAgana]

Quiet word or drill some etiquette into - that's not out of context then?

I was replying to Darren who said this "I don't know if clubs do give players training in social media, but it really does need to be hammeted into them to think before they press "send""

 

[Kenilworth]

I was replying to Darren who said this "I don't know if clubs do give players training in social media, but it really does need to be hammeted into them to think before they press "send""

Maybe I should go on some social media training then

 

[TonyAgana]

Maybe I should go on some social media training then

Just use Twitter, Ken All I'm saying is seasoned Twitter users (there are millions of them) might have clicked the hashtag if they had any question as to the "wholesomeness" of Tel's tweet, and all would be enlightened. The fact that it was taken out of context and placed on a forum post meant that non-users saw it, maybe didn't know they could click the hashtag and chill the feck out.

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Bread up the fanny?

 

[SwitchBLADE Smiles]

Now I'm not proclaiming to be a social media (in particular Twitter) whizz, but since when has a pint glass meant sex?

I think the people taking it out of context are the people who haven't looked at it properly (regardless of whether they knew what First Date was).

Harmless IMO.

 

[Highbury_Blade]

I don't know why you keep banging on about "fault".

If (for the sake of argument), there are lots of idiots in the world and if you make an certain banal off the cuff remark, you and your employer may get in lots of shit with said idiots, is it not better not to make the remark?

I mean, it was hardly something that had to be said

I think it's an inappropriate comment for somebody with a link to their employer on their profile to make, but not in appropriate for the reasons originally suggested on here.

 

[sitwell]

It works like this.... Blades forum #sharialaw.

 

[Punk Blade]

Is it time for a hidden 'Terry Kennedy' section of the forum yet?

 

[Bladebri]

All I say is #beammeupscottie

 

[United Aren't Back.]

Even if he does mean sex , what is he saying wrong? Stuff the media and what they think. His life is his own. He hasn't committed a crime.

 

[SwissBlade]

Well that's where you're wrong, because a fair few people thought it suggested just that.

But the tweet itself didn't.

If I tweeted:

I got home quick from work tonight #fast

At no point did I mebtion my speed, It doesn't state that i was speeding, but I'm sure the way some of you here would suggest I was speeding... It doesn't make what I wrote wrong in anyway...

 

[SwissBlade]

Perhaps the past five pages teaches you #dinosaurs that you really shouldn't comment/ post about a 21 year olds Twitter feed unless you're really sure on what they're talking about...

Absolutely nothing wrong with what tel wrote. The guy on the date said a similar thing to the girl he was dating, before turning to the barman and ordering tequilas

As it happened, the lad, probably in his 30's and the girl similar age realised after a few more drinks that he'd bitten off more than he could chew. As she started dancing around the bar, he slumped into his chair looking for a way to get rescued. brilliant.