Post Room 101
Created | Updated Sep 16, 2004
'Everyone knows it. The thing that is in Room 101 is the worst thing in the
world.'
- '1984' by George Orwell
Post Room 101 is the place where all the bad things are stored here at the Post Office, and
now we are going to give you the chance to place your three 'worst things in the world' in there as
well. All you have to do is send me a list of your three least favourite things and the reasons why
they are. Your things will then be placed up for a public vote by your fellow Post Readers. If the
Post Readers agree with you, your things will then be placed in Post Room 101 and the door locked,
if not, they will remain in the world and you will just have to put up with it!!
Please make sure that your list of three things does not include actual people or Trade Names.
Send me your list of three things and the reason for each to me at [email protected] and please
remember to include your h2g2 Researcher name and 'U' number so I know who you are. I will then
shortly be in touch with you if I need more information or I have any queries.
If you prefer we can discuss the things you would like in Post Room 101 via a conversation on
h2g2, though of course these would not be private, but it may be something you would prefer doing.
If this is the case please leave a message at The Post
Room 101 Message Service on the Post Office homepage.
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Last week psycorp603
submitted People that talk in the third person, Chelsea FC and Reactionary Journalism for you to vote on. The debating was very sure of itself with Chelsea F. C. being firmly kept out but both People that talk in the third person and Reactionary Journalism were voted into Post Room 101. The voting on this list of three things is now closed, thank you for your participation.
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POST ROOM 101 NEEDS YOUR HELP!
Our ninth submission for Post Room 101 comes from Asmodai dark, and here is his list of three things he would like you
to vote on to go into Post Room 101.
- All Irish Beers that are not Guinness.
Lets face it, when you go to an Irish pub or bar it defeats the object to buy Fosters or similar. The
situation demands you buy and drink Irish brands. Now the three main Irish drinks that are served by
the pint and known to all are Guinness, Murphies, and Caffreys. Now I've never had Caffreys so that
can stay out, but the other one...
I went to my cousins wedding about 6 months ago and, horror of horrors, they had no Guinness. My
Grandad (from Ireland himself) pointed at Murphies and said 'its the same thing really'. They poured
the pint and, indeed, apart from being lighter in colour, it was pretty much the same. Till, of course,
the morning after when it felt like half the world and his wife had trampled over my head repeatedly.
Evil stuff. - Boy racers.
'VRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM' a car passes
within several inches of you and barely misses parked cars. It then stops abruptly having run out of
road. Now I don't mind the sort that make the car look all great and then drive it when there's no one
around to annoy/hit/scare witless, but on a very short road with speed bumps (meaning when they go
down it they go fast, stop, go fast, stop) it just seems pointless. - The BBC's coverage of the Judo.
I was tempted to put TV programmes which show the non existent Judo chop, but I thought I'd get
this gripe out the way instead.
About three years back I did quite a bit of Judo. I eventually got my green belt, but was never any
good at competition (my weight to size ratio usually put me in the open weight - I fought either
Yokozuna's big brother, or King Kongs son). However for all my loses I loved to watch it. For the same
reason people watch boxing I reckon. They like me know that the fight could go on for ages, yet it only
takes one punch to change it (in the case of Judo, this would be a ten point score through a throw, hold
or submission).
So having not seen a Judo fight for several years when the Olympics rolled on I was chuffed to bits. I
had the lovely interactive service to watch all the Judo my little heart desired. I saw two fights in
total. The first was the young British lad fighting the Greek (which they showed repeatedly) who lost
through Ippon (knockout) in probably the worst piece of judging I have ever seen. And a young
Japanese girl against another Brit (which was bloody amazing), in which the Japanese girl won
through a hold.
That was it. Out of two weeks of sport only five minutes of Judo. In its place, day after day of
horses prating about, people messing about in boats, and commentators informing me that despite
seeing nothing I wanted to, it had been an exciting day!
First interactive Olympics? Farce more like
Now it's up to you readers, if you agree with Asmodai dark that his things should go into Post Room
101 with the other 'worst thing's in the world' then vote in a conversation below. Similarly
if you don't agree then tell us why also in a conversation below. The votes will be tallied and if the
yays get more votes than the nays then Asmodai dark's things will be placed in Post Room 101 and
locked away forever.
Items/things put forward have automatically one vote for them and if the voting
is tied I will have the casting vote.
Voting closes at midnight GMT on Tuesday 21st September.
