# Philomena Cunk **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 30, 2014, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philomena-cunk/680086 "2014-01-30T00:08:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philomena-cunk/680086/1 "2014-01-30T00:08:00Z")
[investigates the mystery of Time](http://youtu.be/NvpbW7JRu0Q). She sure reminds me of many who’ve had brief, brief posting careers here. [“If we evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?”](http://youtu.be/21ph1t1-qe4) (Don’t answer that. I only asked it as a whithering rhetorical point) ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philomena-cunk/680086/2 "2014-01-30T00:32:59Z")
I hope she doesn’t get any money from clicks on that video, because I just did. Let’s not propagate the stupid. Roddy ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philomena-cunk/680086/3 "2014-01-30T02:44:39Z")
She’s a character from a TV show. Doing satirical bits on documentaries. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philomena-cunk/680086/4 "2014-01-30T07:10:02Z")
[Diane Morgan](https://twitter.com/missdianemorgan) is her name. All the guest characters on Charlie Brooker’s _Newswipe_ shows are very controversially weird. Barry Shitpeas (who is one of the Producers of the show), Limmy (who’s just a weirdo), and stand up comedian Doug Stanhope are all quite unpleasant. They make me want to shower afterwards. ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philomena-cunk/680086/5 "2014-01-30T09:18:13Z")
People, this is parody. Particularly of “documentaries” by the likes of Professor Brian Cox. I quite like her, but I think it will get old quite soon. Can’t stand Limmy and we fast forward through his bits. Much like what I did to your mum last night. ---
**Author:** ![scareyfaerie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scareyfaerie/32/3135_2.png) [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philomena-cunk/680086/6 "2014-01-30T09:42:38Z")
As a parody it’s pretty entertaining. I still get the odd chuckle over the take-off of David Attenborough’s “Africa” series with Barry Shitpeas (limbed weeble) describing giraffes as giant horse monsters that run around like mad deckchairs. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philomena-cunk/680086/7 "2014-01-30T11:50:22Z")
In less than a minute, I have learned an inescapable and scary truth: Philomena Cunk has tasted your money. The bills on your pocket. All of them. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philomena-cunk/680086/8 "2014-01-30T12:26:04Z")
And here I thought there was a typo in the name. I suppose it is deliberate. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philomena-cunk/680086/9 "2014-01-30T13:23:25Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > [Diane Morgan](https://twitter.com/missdianemorgan) is her name. All the guest characters on Charlie Brooker’s _Newswipe_ shows are very controversially weird. Barry Shitpeas (who is one of the Producers of the show), Limmy (who’s just a weirdo), and stand up comedian Doug Stanhope are all quite unpleasant. They make me want to shower afterwards. Can I just say that… A) I love Charlie Brooker’s stuff and Philomena is a little bit of charming nonsense in my busy week. (He introduced me to Doug Stanhope and that has to be a bonus) B) I clicked on the above link which took me to what I believe is a twitter page. That is the first time I’ve ever seen one and I couldn’t work out what the hell was going on. I mentioned this to a colleague and they showed me my first real facebook page to hammer home the point that it is even _more_ confusing. I think I’ve worked out why I I’ve avoided using either of them. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philomena-cunk/680086/10 "2014-01-30T13:29:10Z")
> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#): > > That is the first time I’ve ever seen one and I couldn’t work out what the hell was going on. Wow, that’s quite a feat. It’s just a stream of pithy comments and links, usually _from_ the person in question\*, though you can also see the replies and those going _to_ them (or you). Hmm, I guess it is a bit hard to describe. \*_It’s a popular way to converse with your favourite celebrities, taking the place of a fan club or convention appearance_ ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philomena-cunk/680086/11 "2014-01-30T14:29:51Z")
> [@scareyfaerie](#): > > …describing giraffes as giant horse monsters that run around like mad deckchairs. Brainworm. I am never going to watch my Danes scamper around without this worm turning. Thank you so much. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philomena-cunk/680086/12 "2014-01-30T14:32:58Z")
(the clip is actually very funny and Ms. Morgan is to be complimented. By someone Respectable, I mean. ie- Someone other than me.) ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philomena-cunk/680086/13 "2014-01-30T16:27:14Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Wow, that’s quite a feat. It’s just a stream of pithy comments and links, usually _from_ the person in question\*, though you can also see the replies and those going _to_ them (or you). > > Hmm, I guess it is a bit hard to describe. Yeah, I didn’t quite know what to expect but I couldn’t see who was saying what in reply to whom and I didn’t know if the embedded pictures were avatars or relevant to the message. Pfft, as long as they keep off my lawn what do I care? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2014, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philomena-cunk/680086/14 "2014-01-31T03:57:51Z")
That was great! It was like watching a female version of Ali G!