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Who makes your flesh crawl?

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Greatnan Sun 18-Mar-12 20:42:27

For me, it would the late Jimmy Seville, Cliff Richards, John Redwood, John Prescott, the Pope, Noel Edmonds and Ricky Gervais and Putin and all the Republican presidential candidates.

mrshat Mon 19-Mar-12 20:20:30

Probably too painful to type his name Anagram! He's REALLY creepy. The more you think about it the longer the list gets! hmm

Hattie64 Mon 19-Mar-12 20:22:30

George Osbourne

Tosh Mon 19-Mar-12 21:26:27

I replied to this post on Facebook ......where do I start ?
Brucie
Wossy
Denise Squelch
Carol Vorderman
Brian Blessed
John Mc Crirrick ( bleurgh !!)
Katie Price
Harry Hill
Frankie Boyle
Dev (from Corrie)
Go Compare Man
Johnny Vegas.....
Guess that's enough for now !!

Greatnan Mon 19-Mar-12 21:36:16

I haven't seen it on Facebook - where would I find it?

Annobel Mon 19-Mar-12 22:47:31

Here Greatnan

www.facebook.com/gransnet

Greatnan Mon 19-Mar-12 23:13:57

Thanks, Annobel - I find I spend quite enough time on this site without looking at the FB page as well!

nannym Tue 20-Mar-12 06:57:14

Cilla Black, Carol Vorderman, Edwina Currie, Claire Sweeney, Annette Cooper and Kerry Catona all make me shudder too.

petallus Tue 20-Mar-12 07:35:55

There's a woman who regularly reads the news on BBC Radio 4 and she has such a sensible matronly deep head- girlish sort of voice (sorry all you ex head girls) that I feel maddened when I hear it.

Greatnan Tue 20-Mar-12 08:38:07

You can't mean the lovely Charlotte Green - I love her on The News Quiz. And I would love to speak like her.

shysal Tue 20-Mar-12 08:49:32

greatnan I am loving this thread! I thought I was unusual in my intolerance, but I agree with practically every one of the posts. Most of us are grumpy old women when we want to be I suspect. It is quite entertaining to be bitchy sometimes. Butter wouldn't melt at other times of course! blush

glammanana Tue 20-Mar-12 09:15:03

So many people that you don't think of until you read the posts,and I agree with a vast majority of them,Ricky Tomlinson seems to have two sides to him the actor/comedian side which can be very close to the bone when it comes to his humour depending how you take the content,and the very different compassionate side which supports the local Childrens Hospice here on The Wirral with his very generous support, he is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to his charity work which he does without too much publicity.

Tosh Tue 20-Mar-12 09:22:47

My hubby has a ''list'' ...forunately we agree on most but we are not allowed to watch a number of TV programmes........let's add ;
Chris Tarrant and Nick Knowles (and the way he says .....'thousand pounds !!!')

Isn't it lovely to be a ''Grumpy Old Woman'' and not give a damn !!!!

Annobel Tue 20-Mar-12 09:23:32

Good for you, glamma. I am sure that many of the people we have mentioned do have this side to them that we don't know about. I have no strong objection to Ricky Tomlinson except for his Farm Foods advertisements which I think are pretty horrible.

glammanana Tue 20-Mar-12 09:30:15

So agree about the ads annobel they are pretty dreadful who on earth wants 3 bags of skinny see through pork chops!!!

Greatnan Tue 20-Mar-12 09:54:05

I can't always give a reason for finding someone creepy - it is just instinct sometimes.
I don't trust men with soft, plump hands, for example - might be a throwback to the feelings I had about a lot of priests in my childhood.

artygran Tue 20-Mar-12 10:02:20

I can't bear to be in the same room when Alex Salmond is on TV - and Monty Donn.

Annobel Tue 20-Mar-12 10:11:54

Howls of protest! Not Monty Don, Arty! A useful man who's easy on the eye? What's not to like?

Carol Tue 20-Mar-12 10:13:38

Mony Don???? He's fabulous! My ideal man - a bit rustic looking, handy around the garden and very laid back smile

Greatnan Tue 20-Mar-12 11:01:09

Please, ladies, no unseemly fighting over Monty Don - you were bad enough about George Clooney!

mickey Tue 20-Mar-12 11:06:02

while I remember-have you noticed how BBC presenters smirk obsequiesly when any royals are mentioned-reminds me of Mr Collins in Pride and Prejudice.

kittylester Tue 20-Mar-12 11:10:24

I too love Mr Tumble - but, ladies, do you think he needs to be converted? wink Maybe George does too, (ducks behind sofa, quick) My sons had a French teacher who was a real loss to womankind, too!

On the subject of creeps - Robert Peston is my number one - yuck!

greenmossgiel Tue 20-Mar-12 11:10:51

That's good to hear about Ricky Tomlinson - the fact that he raises money quietly for the Children's Hospice, glamma. He's definitely gone back up in my estimation now. smile I once bought some gammon steak things from Farmfoods and they were AWFUL!! They were so salty, that I had to boil them first - and they were still horrid confused!

Carol Tue 20-Mar-12 11:17:53

Converted to what kitty? And George? I thought George was straight, and if Mr Tumble is gay, he is a great find for some lucky gay man! Actually, I think George might be entering a period of celibacy after the weekend he's just endured enjoyed with me and jack. grin

Anagram Tue 20-Mar-12 11:22:30

I don't think his back would be up to it after you threw him over Jack's fence, Carol!

I didn't know Mr Tumble was gay - or perhaps it's just Justin Fletcher who is?

Carol Tue 20-Mar-12 11:24:54

Threw him Anagram? I gently tipped him, although I did fall off the ladder and he dropped quite a few feet, but that wasn't deliberate. Ooops! grin