The Megaphone : A Debate Blog

I can’t believe it, according to this article (and many more) The Gladiators is making a comeback. I used to love The Gladiators. Although I was a scrawny child I knew I could do better than those pathetic contenders… they couldn’t even do the Travelator, come on!

When I was at school, me and my friends always used to argue who was the hottest out of Jet and Lightning. There was a definite divide in opinions between the people who (wrongly) thought Lightning was hotter than Jet and (correctly) visa-versa.

When I think about it, it is probably wrong to fancy girls who really could kick the crap out of you, but when you are as weak as me, that is just a fact of life you have to get used to.

So which Gladiator did you used to fancy? If any, maybe you hated them all… although no one can deny that Wolf was a handsome devil wasn’t he?

Ok, so I got the idea for this post while watching Elektra on five the other day. Electra is a Marvel Superhero (hottie) who has been transmorphed from the pages of comic book illustration into a real human in the movie version, played by Jennifer Garner.

This got me to thinking… who is the sexiest superhero of all time?

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Today I want to know about people you really shouldn’t but definitely would… you know what I mean.

This is usually a weird one to talk about cause there are some granted ones which are acceptable, but then someone will come out with a bizarre one like Dawn French, can anyone else see that?… maybe it’s just me that thinks that’s a weird one.

Anyway I have compiled a few of mine…

An acceptable one to start. Despite being old enough to be my mum Carol Vorderman is in there…

Maybe less acceptable this time, but I’ll blame it on my Kurt Cobain obsession and hope that you all forgive me… I present Courtney Love…

I’m not going to try and justify this one, but you definitely would…

Look at those tattoos… she would be filthy.

So… who do you guys choose… but really shouldn’t?

There must be some Philip Schofield or James May fans out there…

I have been browsing quite a few other blogs recently, and I stumbled upon this question which I thought I would completely copy. I really would have included a link to said copied blog, but I did not take note of it. So sorry to that person.

The question is… for the boys… which one of these people would you shoot, which would you shag and which would you marry. Your choices are: Fizz (off of Coronation Street), Courtney Love, Dot Cotton (off of Eastenders)

And for the girls… which one of these hunky hunks would you shoot, which would you shag and which would you marry. Your choices are: Hitler, The Hoff, Joe Pasquale

Feel free to answer the opposite sex’s question too. Answers in my comments box, you know how it goes.

Okay, so unless you have been living underground with Osama Bin Laden for the past month or two, with only rats for company, you will be aware that Wednesday is Valentine’s Day.

For as long as Valentine’s Day has existed, which is… well longer than 23 years anyway, this debate has been as rampant as a rabbit with the horn. Is Valentine’s Day ‘love ly’ or is it the evil spawn of our consumerist society?

I don’t know if this is true (you will find that a lot ‘facts’ I tell you here are things which I have stored in my head, with no clue as to whether or not they are true), but I heard that Valentine’s Day was made up by a card company to sell more cards. Because Christmas, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Get Well Soon cards, Congratulations on Job / Passing Driving Test / Graduating / New Home, Sympathy and Goodbye cards are obviously not enough to keep a card shop above water. So some *cough ’single’* people think that it is merely an invention of those wanting to squeeze out every penny we have managed to save since Christmas, to buy cards, chocolates and saucy lingerie.

While others believe it is the most incredibly romantic day of the year, like say if Paris was to be a day… it would quite likely be Valentine’s Day. It is the one day of the year when you can go out of your way to be cheesily romantic and it won’t seem cheesy. It can be a time when stagnant married couples who have been communicating in grunts for the past 25 years can tell each other they love one another and remember how happy they are to be together.

Now I’m not going to take sides, but I just want to tell my beautiful girlfriend that I love her more than anything in the world, and I’m not going to say if I am excited about the 14th or not… it’s okay she knows I am.

I want to know what you think.

Valentine’s Day: Consumerist creation or ‘love ly’? speak now or forever hold your peace…

Ok, first off let me Welcome you all to The Megaphone.

The Megaphone blog is a place where you can voice your opinions or ideas or solutions to that day’s question… posted by me, Ryan. The subject of these questions will range from “serious” political issues to the utterly ridiculous random crap which occasionaly floats around my head. If you need to know more, please click here to visit the About section.

So without further ado, in the incredibly romantic words of Marvin Gaye let’s get it on.

Tonight is Speed Dating night.

In an effort to get to know every one of you in as short a period of time as is humanly possible, I have decided to employ the tactics used in the speed dating arena. As you can see in the image above I have gone to the effort of wearing a shirt tonight, i suggest you all tidy yourselves up a bit before joining in.

If everyone… and I mean everyone (this blog just won’t work without your help) would care to copy and paste the following 6 questions into the comments box, and then answer all of the questions as honestly as you would at a speed dating event (which may be questionable), then we can get this show on the road.

The Megaphone Speed Dating Extravaganza

Q1. Name:
Q2. Occupation:
Q3. Star Sign (cause some people think it matters):
Q4. What’s the first word that pops into your head:
Q5. First CD or Tape you ever bought:
Q6. The one word which describes you best:

That wasn’t so difficult now was it?

This could be the start of a beautiful relationship.