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Piers Morgan calls Game of Thrones ‘over-hyped garbage,’ Irvine Welsh calls him a ‘dozy wanker’
Whether motivated by sympathy for fellow author George R.R. Martin or just annoyance with Piers Morgan, Irvine Welsh picked a fight with the talk show host on Twitter, leading to a UK slang slug fest.
As most people are likely aware by now, Piers Morgan doesn’t care for HBO’s hit fantasy television series Game of Thrones…people are more or less already in the loop because the firebrand host has brought it up on several occasions in his signature bellicose tone.
Nonetheless, the show’s recent series finale likely seemed as good a reason as any for a fresh reminder.
BREAKING: I don't care what happened in the #GameofThronesFinale because I've never watched a second of this fantastical over-hyped garbage & never will.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) May 20, 2019
While some may still be amused by Morgan’s contrarian provocations, best-selling author Irvine Welsh was not. He took the occasion to make his opinions on Morgan known.
Never watched a second of it, yet knows it’s over-hyped garbage. There’s very little you can do with such a moron in the modern world other than give them a mainstream media/political platform to talk utter shite and then deem them ‘provocative’ or ‘controversial.’ https://t.co/deDKJwCoGx
— Irvine Welsh (@IrvineWelsh) May 21, 2019
Never one to miss an opportunity for a good spat on the internet, Morgan hit back calling him an “offensive little berk”.
I’ve no idea what the joke is
