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Mark Mayhew
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 Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:53 pm Post subject: The Russell Grant Segment in the Steve Wright Show |
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Is the biggest load of nonsense you have ever heard.
I was catching up on some shows earlier today via the Listen Again feature and heard this feature. It is truly dreadful- what I find so funny is these saddos who phone in and truly believe what Grant whitters on about.
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As soon as the horror scopes come on - I turn off!
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Cherskiy
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Yep, astrology has to be one of the biggest cons of all time. I'm not sure what is worse - that they get paid for writing a load of bo**ocks or that so many people seem to believe in it.... 
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SantaFefan
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| Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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| bit like global warming.... |
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| Cherskiy wrote: | | Yep, astrology has to be one of the biggest cons of all time. I'm not sure what is worse - that they get paid for writing a load of bo**ocks or that so many people seem to believe in it.... |
I used to work with a girl who swore by them, to the point where she would not leave the house if her stars for the day were not good, wierd  |
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Ella Sailyour
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I used to watch the original BBC1 "Breakfast Time" (Frank Bough and Selina Scott, anyone?) but it really got my back up when that little thing called Russell Grant came on every hour with his silly fluffy jumpers and his complete nonsense astrology slot. I never could work out why "your stars" was so important on such a programme. I gave up with in the end because it annoyed me so much.
I don't (can't) listen to Steve Wright so I can't comment on the fluffy one's contribution.
Ella
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SantaFefan
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Well, as with every golden second of the Big Show, it's all geared up for fun, a little frivolity and entertainment to lighten up our dreary lives.
I can't believe anybody believes in such nonsense and I'm sure Super DJ Steve doesn't either.
Mind you, I'll bet you listen to your bit though?
It's all rubbish.
although being a Gemini, I find I do fit the specs perfectly... |
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Ian Robinson
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| The weird thing is that Steve clearly doesn't believe the guff that Grant comes out with, but is prepared to put him on every other week. I suppose it's his idea of a lifestyle mag on the radio and fits very well into a music show that isn't really about music. |
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Ella Sailyour
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| Ian Robinson wrote: | | The weird thing is that Steve clearly doesn't believe the guff that Grant comes out with, but is prepared to put him on every other week. |
I can't imagine that Wright has final say on this stuff, to be honest. Decisions on the format will be taken by the Producer in consultation with the Controller .
I used to listen regularly when the show featured Jonathan Cainer down the line - I loved the way the stargazers were shoe-horned into the last few minutes of the show. There never seems enough time, yet there's always room for another record!
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essexlady
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Why single out Russell Grant? I think the other astrologers on the show are just as bad, spouting out their rubbish. Of course I don't believe what they say, except of course when it suits me  |
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Cherskiy
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 Well, I tar them all with the same brush. It's still all a con, and I can leave the house perfectly well without having to consult a chart or a newspaper listing. And no, before anyone asks, I skip the stars in the papers....
Superstition and cr*p like astrology should have been left in the Middle Ages where they both belong.
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| essexlady wrote: | | Why single out Russell Grant? |
He should be able to predict that he will run out of time 
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I'm a leo. Leos don't believe in astrology.
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Generic Horoscope ... applies to everyone...
Your friendship house is strongly aspected today and combined with your problem solving ability may lead you or someone else down the garden path but don’t get too caught up in all of this, because a work or school related blip will need your attention too. A stranger you meet at home or in the workplace will not be everything they seem. A letter with some news of something you are waiting for may arrive in the post this week. You may be impressed by the size of a friends new mountain bike later in the week but there's so much more to them than just gas suspension, so keep a sharp eye. Be careful what you eat on Friday as you may swell to twice your normal size over the weekend, leaving very little space in the mirror. If your love-life has been on a downer recently, then rest assured that your stars are taking matters in hand. |
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If it is your birthday today....
People will be nicer than usual to you today but this is not expected to last Expect a heavier than usual post today. There is a very strong possibility of cake together with a lot of age related jokes.
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| Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Cherskiy wrote: | | Yep, astrology has to be one of the biggest cons of all time. I'm not sure what is worse - that they get paid for writing a load of bo**ocks or that so many people seem to believe in it.... |
it's not rubbish - I believe in it
maybe not the horoscopes you read in cheesy magazines etc
but the indians do it properly and use your moon sign etc
don't mock before you've tried and tested (bought the t-shirt etc)
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| There is "something" in the mystic way of things but I think it's more about possibilities than eventualities. I did have my palms read by a proper Gypsy years ago ( £80- a Deep Crystal Reading- sounds like a movie): everything she told me , happend ( eventually) ......... some bad some good...... |
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I believe, I believe
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Cherskiy
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| Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Julia wrote: | | Cherskiy wrote: | | Yep, astrology has to be one of the biggest cons of all time. I'm not sure what is worse - that they get paid for writing a load of bo**ocks or that so many people seem to believe in it.... |
it's not rubbish - I believe in it
maybe not the horoscopes you read in cheesy magazines etc
but the indians do it properly and use your moon sign etc
don't mock before you've tried and tested (bought the t-shirt etc)
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I'm sorry, but if there was any truth in it, we'd see the horror-scopes on Page 1 of the papers instead of tucked away on Page 45 next to the cartoons and the crossword. It's a complete sham and manages to hoodwink a lot of gullible people who, quite frankly, should know better.
Astrology basically got started because the Babylonians, Mayans, Incas, North American Indians - practically all the ancients - tried to correlate important events such as good years for harvests, plagues, famines, etc. with events that occurred in the night sky. Superstition counted for a lot back then - a comet would be taken as a portent of doom, rather than a big dirty snowball being forced to lay a trail across the Solar System because of the solar wind. Of course, 'modern' Astrology comes from the foundation of mathematical astronomy that occurred in the Dark Ages following the fall of Rome, when so-called astrologers found they could predict the movements of the planets. When the scientific revolution occurred in the 1600s, the astronomers finally shook off the charlatans and never looked back.
You'll note at this point that early astrology was founded without the knowledge of either Uranus, Neptune or Pluto. All of these were only discovered with the aid of modern telescopes between 1781 and 1930 and therefore had to be 'fitted in' to 'conventional' astrology later on. Convenient, huh? Taking Pluto as an example, it's now been decided that it isn't even really a planet as such, more a very large Kuiper Belt Object, and there's some doubt as to whether the likes of UB313 and 2005FY etc. are actually bigger than Pluto. Does that mean they will find themselves in a chart in future? And what if anything is found out in the Oort Cloud, will they be integrated into a chart? As I said, very convenient.
Astrology also was 'invented' when the Earth was believed to be at the centre of the universe - after Copernicus came along, the astrologers had to re-invent their beliefs to account for this not being the case.
Last of all, I come to a little astronomical fact called 'procession'. Due to the movement of the Earth (imagine it spins upon its axis like a child's spinning top, not quite standing upright). Everything in the heavens 'moves' because of procession - take Polaris (the so-called 'North Star' - actually, it's a binary star but who's bothered). In 3,000 BC the North Star was actually Thuban in the Draco constellation. Now it's Polaris. In 14,000 AD it will be Vega. Therefore, the original constellations that made up the 12 signs of the Zodiac have actually moved a hell of a lot since they were dreamt up - so much that whichever one you select today, the ancients were actually looking at the one next to it.... plus why isn't Ophiuchus, the so-called 13th sign, included? It too lies along the Zodiac, but it wouldn't fit nicely into the 'order of things', would it?
I stand by my original comments - astrology is complete bo**ocks.
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| Oh to hell with the horoscopes.... Love the show |
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Mark Mayhew
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| Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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Cherskiy- Simply superb.
How about sending your post to Russell Grant via the Steve Wright show.
Cheers. |
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gfloyd
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| Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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Steve Wright's Horoscope:
The sun rises in Uranus. No wait, that's Tim Smith.
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SantaFefan
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| Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2007 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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 Love it Cherskiy!
All that scientific stuff or... Bo**ocks - your choice! |
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Ella Sailyour
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I stand by my original comments - astrology is complete bo**ocks. |
So you don't rate it that much then?
I think it's absolutely spot on. My stars usually say that I'm not going to win a large amount of money today and - guess what - I never do!!! How on earth can you doubt them?
Ella
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