Tag: Tinder
A doorbell sings Celine Dion
Chris is away for two days, leaving Scott to present alone without Bangers or Innuendo Bingo. Scott discovers that his troublesome doorbell can change tunes and selects "My Heart Will Go On". The result makes an ordinary delivery feel like the climax of Titanic, and the person at the door is understandably uncertain how to respond.
Listeners report owning similar bells, including one that can accept uploaded music. The feature creates the worrying possibility that an [...]
Final preparations for France
With their Euro 2016 commentary now confirmed, Scott and Chris deal with forms, medical requirements and the reality of travelling to France. They consider recruiting a psychic "sidekick" and hear from Dawn, whose sports bar intends to put their Red Button coverage on for its customers. Scott's uncertain grasp of the fixture is exposed when he keeps finding ways to involve Neymar, despite Brazil having no part in France versus Germany.
M.O get thoroughly soaked
Girl [...]
The poll produces an unexpected result
Nearly 10,000 people vote in a Twitter poll on whether Scott and Chris should be allowed to commentate on a Euro 2016 match, and 93 per cent say yes. Scott still treats the idea as a joke that has gone too far, while Chris is already preparing as though a major broadcasting career has begun.
Alan Shearer calls from Paris with the decisive news: the BBC has agreed to put the pair on the Red Button for Thursday's France versus Germany semi-final. He says he h [...]
Purple Disco Machine was a genuine act, but Hot Spot Extravaganza and Deep Trophy Cabinet were random words edited from Pete Tong’s programmes. [...]
Conor Maynard used every spray of water to repay Chris for an embarrassing Big Weekend interview two years earlier. [...]
A photograph captioned “Ashton's butt” attracted thousands of retweets even though it showed only the crease of his elbow. [...]
All Time Low’s Alex Gaskarth described a man opening his hotel-room door at 04:00 before calmly proving he remained a normo. [...]
Guy combined “hey girl”, sambuca, an invitation home and promised pancakes into a chat-up line that somehow worked on his second attempt. [...]
Big Mo called before her Canterbury debut with no records, no planned opening song and complete faith that she only needed to press a button. [...]
Ryan sent “boring, try again” during a dull Tinder exchange and received the promise of naked sleeping in response. [...]