Before the watershed and all…
No matter how mature you claim to be, the occasional, unintentional rude word can set a person off.
If you’ve ever watched Countdown, you’ll know it can throw up some gold. Who could forget this classic after all?
In TV, like in any job, sometimes you have to work with a**holes. Best thing to do, just keep smiling 😜 pic.twitter.com/byhqzyoFck
— Rachel Riley MBE 💙 (@RachelRileyRR) May 17, 2016
On Thursday this week, there was another moment similar to these, when the game threw up a commonly used Irish slang word that’s often insulting.
Countdown is GOING OFFFFFF #gobshite pic.twitter.com/BtaIDpUsxe
— Brad (@braden1986) October 19, 2017
Have a look at the segment below and take notice Susie’s explanation of the word.
Really appreciate @susie_dent's definition of 'Gobshite' on #Countdown today pic.twitter.com/Ar2CxamPCV
— Ryan Love (@RyanJL) October 19, 2017
A “stupid, foolish or incompetent person” according to the definition.
The Channel 4 social media manager even felt the need to address the word.
Yesterday I ate @RachelRileyRR's lunch, and now I think she's sending me coded messages during #Countdown. pic.twitter.com/sLuIHyWGA7
— Channel 4 (@Channel4) October 19, 2017
TV has gone to the dogs these days with all the bad language…*
*We joke of courseÂ
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