What happened to "Fresh Fresh Meat quotes incoming . . ."?

A good question. What did happen to that supposed deluge of "Fresh  Fresh Meat quotes"? I mean, I still have a back log of 180s to post on the blog, and they've only built up more since that post back at the end of March.

It turns out that as Fresh Meat went on, enjoyable as it was in its own fashion, the zinger quotes kind of dried up. There would be the odd one here and there - usually J.P. - but I was struggling to snatch them up. Funnily enough, the same thing happened with quotes from Channel 4's Peep Show. I can't pinpoint the actual episode but from series four onwards, it kind of lost its lustre. The problem was that there was another five series to endure. It's almost like the writers just concentrated on Super Hans getting the best lines, with an older and more wizened Mark and Jez just doing a rehash of the same old schtick week in and week out.

So, where does that leave me with regards to the 180s? Well, either I just give up listing the 180s. Put it to bed, so to speak. The thing is, though, I'm not ready to stop taking pics of the 180s . . . and if I'm taking pics of the 180s, then I can't just leave them cluttering up my phone. I need to break this backlog in some way, and then I'll chew over again what to do about posting 180s on the blog. 

I need a quick fix with regards to post titles that are easy to come up with. The writers of Fresh Meat and Peep Show have let me down, so I have to fall back on old classics. What's a super quotable film that will step in to save the day? It's kind of obvious who can step in to salvage the honour of the blog. I need to make a quick trip down memory lane to Cumbernauld by way of Caracus. (Deliberate misspelling of Caracas, btw. If you know, you know.)

Stuff and nonsense

I don't know why but it always feels a bit threadbare when hitting a 180 during a cricket game. I know, absolute stuff and nonsense. I'm sure if I hit a 180 in an actual league cricket match I'd be doing cartwheels all the way to the Verrazzano Bridge.

148/50

'Whenever honesty persists - you'll hear the snap of broken ribs . . .'

40 years to the day since the release of the classic Style Council album, ‘Our Favourite Shop’. (Retitled as ‘The Internationalists’ when released in North America.)

One of only five albums ever to be reviewed in the Socialist Standard (shocking, I know):

http://socialiststandardmyspace.blogspot.com/2013/10/capitalism-on-vinyl.html

As the National Guard are on the streets of Los Angeles, a track that still hits the mark 40 years on:

Sod it . . . I'm going with 'It Always Rains 180s on Sunday'

Does two 180s in one day constitute rain? It does when you go through my barren spell. I'll take it and, furthermore, use that post title . . .  what's Arthur La Bern going to do about it?

146/50

'You've been avoiding me.'

I've been going through a dry spell. The last 180 I hit was a week ago. Maybe it's a pattern? Maybe I should have titled this post 'It Always Rains 180s on Sunday'?

Literature and darts in one post with no reference to Martin Amis? I'm spoiling you.

145/50

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

 

24 Hour Party People (2002)

 

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013)

 

My So-Called Life (1994)

 

Poker Face (2023)

 

Found this wonderful poster via this Instagram page.