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Jim'll Fix It

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1. At 12:26 PM on 27 Oct 2006, wrote:

   ...and the frog while he's about it!

   CB1

2. At 12:32 PM on 27 Oct 2006, Chris C wrote:

   I wrote in to see if Jim could fix me a date with Wonder Woman Lynda Carter.

   
   Unfortunately the lady who is no longer my wife claimed she 'forgot' to post it .

   (I'll just never know what it might have led to, shall I?)

3. At 12:32 PM on 27 Oct 2006, Dr Hackenbush wrote:

   27th October 1986

   Dear Jim,

   Please fix the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳’s technical problems twenty years in the future.

   Yours,

   Future medical student Hackenbush

4. At 12:36 PM on 27 Oct 2006, wrote:

   So you haven't given up all hope on the news/information/history-letter then? I hope not! We know it's not your fault. Just tel IT to pll their fingers out of certain orifices and fix it. After all, you ARE the most popular 5pm-6pm news/spoken word show in the country!

   I never wote to Jim'll Fix It, and I'm rather glad I didn't. I now find Sir Jimmy to be rather sinister....

5. At 12:43 PM on 27 Oct 2006, wrote:

   Jim'll Fix It was like the Lottery for kids when I was growing up... if you had a mad ambition, there was always the chance it might just come true.

   It created a world where nothing was impossible. I cried when it went off air.

6. At 12:47 PM on 27 Oct 2006, Mrs Trellis wrote:

   Dr H
   Shouldn't that be future veterinary student Hackenbush?

7. At 12:59 PM on 27 Oct 2006, Sara with an improving life wrote:

   I am ridiculously, hysterically happy about this blog. It sounds much more hopeful.

   Eddie, I'm sorry about my poem on "Apologies" - I don't want you to be sacked - and I'm sorry for getting suspicious again on "Lissa". I do trust you really...

   But truthfully now, have you all spent the entire morning in a meeting to discuss Jimmy Savile? I mean, I thought he was dead. But if God will kindly release him for a few hours to fix this blog and our newsletter, that would be good.

   I must say, Jim never fixed anything for me. Strange, that. Perhaps it's because I never asked him.

   All right, Eddie - it's after 12 now. Have a nice drink and blog soon.

8. At 01:00 PM on 27 Oct 2006, Rufus T. Firefly wrote:

   Will Jim be fixing it? He's over eighty you know. And if he isn't fixing it. Will it still be called Jim'll Fix It?

   Eddie, I've just thought. How about faxing the pesky newsletter?

   Then it could be...Eddie'll Fax It. Or something?

9. At 01:03 PM on 27 Oct 2006, Sara etc wrote:

   PS - Eddie, if you need a Fix-It badge I guess you can find one on Ebay.

10. At 01:05 PM on 27 Oct 2006, Sara ah that's better wrote:

    PPS - A Fix-It badge from Ebay could well turn out to be a good investment, judging from past experiences. I guess they're still pretty cheap at the moment.

11. At 01:06 PM on 27 Oct 2006, OnTheLedge wrote:

    Hurrah! He's back! And, just for once, my IT let me down and didn't let me see the new thread until now (1.05 p.m., if you please!)

    Is the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ blug catching?

    Nice to hear from you, Eddie!

12. At 01:06 PM on 27 Oct 2006, silver-fox wrote:

    Now Then Now Then.

13. At 01:07 PM on 27 Oct 2006, Hillman Hunter wrote:

    I've a Jimmy Saville mouse mat. Will that do?

14. At 01:13 PM on 27 Oct 2006, wrote:

    Let's say the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ does revive the format. And that the creative types decree the name must remain, Taggart-like, or else it won't capture the imagination.

    Will the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ face claims of unlawful discrimination if recruitment ads for the presenter state that all applicants must be called Jim?

    
    

15. At 01:17 PM on 27 Oct 2006, John H. wrote:

    I'm accessing this today on a fairly fast network, using a fairly fast machine. The experience leads me to the conclusion that the PM web server must be a toaster. Probably a little 2-slot one.

16. At 01:19 PM on 27 Oct 2006, wrote:

    I have a horrible feeling I might have written asking to sing with the Nolan Sisters.

    Given my present activities (refer website!) it's a good job he had the good sense to bin that idea.

    I my defence I was very, very young...

17. At 01:26 PM on 27 Oct 2006, The Stainless Steel Cat wrote:

    Now then, now then... waaaaooooow. We have here... a letter... from young Eddie Mair. He says... 'Dear Jim. Can you fix it for me to send out a newsletter on time?"

    Waaaaoooow!

    Well, young Edward. We got in touch with that nice Lissa from the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳, who is a very busy la-dy and here's what happened...

    ...she said the newsletter was nothing to do with her, and she was having enough trouble with getting your postcard up on the blog! Waaaoooow!

    So in-stead. We sent young Edwardamundo to meet... Chris Evans on Rad-ee-o Two!

    Waaaooow!

18. At 01:34 PM on 27 Oct 2006, Mrs Trellis wrote:

    I wrote to Jim many, many years ago and asked him to fix it for me to be on the goodies. Never happened but I still loved that show and even thinking about it brings a smile to my face.
    Ah, nostalgia is wonderful. The future may well be bright but nostalgia is golden!

19. At 02:05 PM on 27 Oct 2006, Carl Goss wrote:

    I asked Jim to fix it for me to operate a television camera. Now how damned hard would that have been to set up?! Needless to say I was ignored. To coin an Eddie expression... bastard!

20. At 02:08 PM on 27 Oct 2006, Aunt Dahlia wrote:

    I think you ought to let Roger Sawyer fix it - he seems to have the knack. Well done.

21. At 02:21 PM on 27 Oct 2006, Ruth wrote:

    My Auntie Esther wrote to ask Jim to fix it for her to be on a jury. They arranged for her to be in Crown Court TV programme on the jury, but she turned them down - she wanted a chance to actually put people in prison, and just make-believe wasn't good enough!

22. At 02:39 PM on 27 Oct 2006, Dr Hackenbush wrote:

    Mrs T (5) - Ssssshhh!

23. At 02:46 PM on 27 Oct 2006, Big Sister wrote:

    Hey, guys,

    Just in case you've not been down to the beach on Day One (Check recent comments for a quick link), Lissa's posted with an update.

    It's so good to know they haven't deserted us, isn't it? After all, Eddie's gang invented this little world of ours in the first place, so they do have a responsibiity (although our exercise of 'free will' has somewhat driven the developments of late).

    See you on the beach.

24. At 02:49 PM on 27 Oct 2006, wrote:

    Re; Aunt Dahlia (18)

    I would like to second that -- how refreshing for him to admit that it was a questionable thing to transmit!

    Well done Roger Sawyer !

    Has anyone else noticed the strange cricket like noise that has been intermittent during the afternoon play. Very strange!

25. At 02:58 PM on 27 Oct 2006, Dr Hackenbush wrote:

    On today’s news:

    I would propose that schools provide pupils with faith-based education on one day a week, to those for whom it is appropriate. Children may have to move around for this, but the rest of the time can be schooled together in mixed groups, perhaps based on the closest appropriate school to where the family lives.

    Do other people here think this could be a workable solution? Or indeed have you any modification ideas for such a scheme?

26. At 03:26 PM on 27 Oct 2006, member of the public. wrote:

    Your letter was only the start of it...

    AUTOMATIC CHAIR, square tin medallions, cigars, "guys n gals", now then, rattle, rattle, jewelry, jewelry. ahahahahahahahaahaaaahh!

    ...Jim has fixed it for you, and you and you and you and youoooo BA-BA-BAAAAAAA .

    Give me a break.

27. At 03:36 PM on 27 Oct 2006, wrote:

    Hmmm that's odd. I frogged here amost as soon as this thread appeared, and it still isn't here...

    It was semi-serious what I said earlier... I mentioned how, to be honest, Sir Jimmy came over to me as a little sinister. Consider this: An un-married man who worships his mother starts asking little chirlden "So what do you want, little Johnny?". If it happened in real life, you can easily imagine what the Daily Mail would say...

28. At 03:37 PM on 27 Oct 2006, The Stainless Steel Cat wrote:

    Dr Hackenbush:

    I too have a daft idea that faith-education could take place in a special building, one day a week, with only those in that faith attending.

    The building could be called a church, a mosque, a synagogue or something similar, and these could be scattered around wherever there are clusters of people in the appropriate faiths living. Perhaps the one day a week for religious instruction could be kept to the weekend? That way the parents could also attend.

    It would mean that education could get on with teaching facts and deduction and so forth, leaving beliefs separate.

29. At 03:42 PM on 27 Oct 2006, RobbieDo wrote:

    Sorry Dr Hackenbush that won't work. C of E and Catholic churches will say that it is the overall ethos that is important and not just the instruction in the faith. A lot of twaddle really.

    Born and bred and still living in N. Ireland I have experience of "faith schools". If you want an indication of what the "muslim/christian" school situation could look like in 20 or 30 years time if segregation is allowed or encouraged, look no further than N. Ireland.

    Ban all faith schools I say. If parents want their children instructed or brought up in a faith, let them do it outside of school!

30. At 04:58 PM on 27 Oct 2006, Dr Hackenbush wrote:

    Thank you for your thoughts, SSC and Robbie. I think I was hoping my idea would qualify as a compromise between your two responses, with ‘overall ethos’ as part of the one-day package. Of course, any child (or their family) outside a particular faith or set of religious beliefs would continue with the usual educational approach for five days a week. No doubt this is far from fool-proof.

31. At 05:02 PM on 27 Oct 2006, Col Winbay wrote:

    RobbieDo,

    Who told the story of the time when he was in Belfast; approached by a large gent and asked whether he was a catholic or a protestant?
    "I am a jew" he said.
    "Okay, are you catholic jew or a protestant jew?"
    

32. At 05:53 PM on 27 Oct 2006, Lissa, Never Able to Fix it wrote:

    re A NEW BLOG PROBLEM WARNING

    In addition to the missing comments (see my Day One post)...Sarah, the Blog Queen (aka "³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio & Music Interactive Senior Project Manager"), tells me: "You may be experiencing longer than usual delays in the appearance of comments on your blogs. There’s a problem with the system which means that the moderators are having to very manually check each comment."

    I am not sure what "very manual" checking is but it sounds cumbersome and slightly ominous.

    Worry not because "New Media" are on the case.

    I will keep you posted.

    Meanwhile, tune in to The World this Weekend on Sunday and see if Shaun Ley pronounces my name right. He promises he will.

33. At 06:48 PM on 27 Oct 2006, Aptoe wrote:

    Col Winbay

    Every body has told that one.

    But there is alternative about the guy who was visiting Belfast and was approached by a large gent and asked whether he was a catholic or a protestant.

    "I am a jew" he said.

    "Just not your day is it, meeting the only arab in Belfast."
    

34. At 07:24 PM on 27 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    ...Lissa (31), don't be fooled by "New media". Think Tony Blair and "New labour". Or, better yet, don't think about it, just RUN...

    By the way, how's your name pronounced..?

35. At 07:30 PM on 27 Oct 2006, valery pedant wrote:

    Ah Lissa, keeping a sense of humour in crisis - Good Woman! We appreciate everything you do for us - honestly (or even very)

36. At 07:44 PM on 27 Oct 2006, OnTheLedge wrote:

    Lissa,

    You're a wizard. And so good to us.

    Thank you.

    May your name be never mispronounced.

    To us you are, and always will be, the one and only Lissssssssssa.

37. At 08:14 PM on 27 Oct 2006, wrote:

    Whenever I hear Lissa's name, I always think of the snake Kaa, from the Jungle book, with his "Trussssssssst in me!"

    Sorry, Lissa.

38. At 08:36 PM on 27 Oct 2006, John H. wrote:

    Who is this Lizzy woman who claims to be in charge of the blog?

    
    (Can't believe I'm going to try to post this...)

39. At 10:48 PM on 27 Oct 2006, Mrs Trellis wrote:

    John H
    You are a brave man.
    Have you any last requests?
    Lissa: when is your photo going to grace this blog?

40. At 01:47 AM on 28 Oct 2006, Col Winbay wrote:

    Thanks, Aptoe.
    In the words of Ray Ellington "That's nice!".

    John H,
    Interesting farewell note, that.
    Been nice knowing you. Hope we meet again, but it will be somewhere else, obviously.

41. At 06:08 AM on 28 Oct 2006, Rosalind wrote:

    re the faith issue. I am an ex teacher and so can be as naughty as I like (well anyway that's what I think).
    I say that teachers and children should have 4 days normal teaching, and then Friday or Saturday or Sunday could be for indoctrination as the faith warrants. Would have been good for me!

42. At 10:01 AM on 28 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    ...Lisa (32), I un-reservedly apologise..!

    How can I have been so foolish as to miss the subtle clue you gave for the reasons both the PM Newsletter and Blog were experiencing trouble?

    "Sara The Blog Queen". She who is the "...Interactive Senior Project Manager", is running all things PM...

    Incredible, our Queen, our wonderfully interactive Monarch.

    She who is "Project U.K.", God bless her, uses the pseudonym: "Sara The Blog".

    Wonderful! Wait 'till the "Eye" (does it still exist?) hears of this - "Brenda" indeed!

    And, she's chosen the Beeb PM site - well, where else..?

    All is now clear! Our dear Monarch presently has back-problems - is cancelling engagements, which explains the delay in getting PM back-to-rights. She can't get her mitts on things.

    Everything's falling into place.

    Incidentally Lissa, don't be concerned that the good Lady "told you" rather than advised. Queens, are used to giving orders...

    Similarly, don't be concerned about the forthcoming "...very manual checking". A good frisking-over by the lads of the Blues and Royals never hurt anyone...

    And, the future. I can see it now, Lord Muir... Mmmm, does have a certain something and, of course, there'd be no question of such an honour having been paid for...

    That is, unless Eddie, doing his Boy Scout act has been nipping over to the Palace with his tube of Algipan. Then there'd possibly be a whiff of something un-pleasant in the air..!

    Altogether now, one-two-three, breathe deeply...

43. At 11:07 AM on 28 Oct 2006, Aperitif wrote:

    Piper, you are clearly insane, and I love you :)

44. At 11:44 AM on 28 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    ...Aperitif (42) you're far, far too kind but, regrettably, correct in your diagnoses...

    Should "MI5" or for that matter "6" come-a-calling about my latest posting on the Lissa Blog, I, for two shall deny everything. Eveything...

    Deep-throats make good hiding places...

45. At 06:12 PM on 28 Oct 2006, Dr Hackenbush wrote:

    Hey, I’m insane too...

46. At 07:03 PM on 28 Oct 2006, valery pedant wrote:

    Ach Doc H, but we know that already, and that's why we love you too!

47. At 07:50 PM on 28 Oct 2006, Dr Hackenbush wrote:

    Well, just checking......

    P.S. Does ‘the author’ sometimes get around to approving comments from several days earlier?

48. At 10:09 PM on 28 Oct 2006, valery pedant wrote:

    Goodness only knows what "the author" gets up to, but if he checks every comment personally, then no wonder he's going round the bend?

49. At 01:42 PM on 29 Oct 2006, Aperitif wrote:

    Hey! I left an inoffensive messge here for the Doc yesterday but it hasn't shown up! Why not?

50. At 03:11 PM on 29 Oct 2006, Dr Hackenbush wrote:

    (48)

    I *** know **** **** ****. Am I right?

51. At 03:24 PM on 29 Oct 2006, Dr Hackenbush wrote:

    I tried to leave a clever reply to (48) but I think I failed.

52. At 04:00 PM on 29 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    Aperitif (42)... I should have mentioned that I'm getting treatment. However, my in-bred training can make things difficult...

    Piper: Doctor, I think I'm a dog.

    Psychiatrist: Ah. Get onto the couch.

    Piper: I'm not allowed...

53. At 09:08 PM on 29 Oct 2006, Bourdieu, Pierre wrote:

    Piper (51), sit!

    Doc (49, 50), Well you left a reply... ;)

    Mine was a message of love to you too, btw. But I did point out that those who think they are sane are cleary not - and vice versa - so my message was in spite of your sanity.

54. At 09:23 PM on 29 Oct 2006, Piper wrote:

    Pierre (52) ... I'll happily obey. But on what..? Or, on whom..?

55. At 09:44 PM on 29 Oct 2006, Dr Hackenbush wrote:

    As you all know, my (49) was - I think you know what this says.

56. At 10:10 PM on 29 Oct 2006, valery pedant wrote:

    Hmmm, a bit of something interesting going on here methinks?

57. At 11:38 PM on 29 Oct 2006, Dr Hackenbush wrote:

    My clever attempt to prove that you can’t know what something says when it has been c*ns*r*d.

58. At 01:27 AM on 30 Oct 2006, Aperitif wrote:

    I am falling about laughing because I've just realised that I accidentally called myself Pierre Bourdieu on my last entry (52). All down to misfingering (I could explain exactly how but it's not that interesting) and I don't really know why I'm so amused, but I am actually crying with laughter.

    I hope it makes a bit more sense now Piper and Doc. And do sit on whatever you like Piper - although clearly not the couch... :)))

59. At 11:56 AM on 30 Oct 2006, Dr Hackenbush wrote:

    Everything becomes clear. Well, I say everything......