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Xpletive
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Topic: Olympic Commentators Posted: 12 Aug 12 at 10:01pm |
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nutonthetiller
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Aug 12 at 10:56pm |
Just watching closing ceremony.
Shame Simmons isn't commentating that could have made it bearable
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Lukepiewalker
Really should get out more Joined: 24 May 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1340 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 Aug 12 at 5:27am |
There is a handy way of being kind to people, including those hurting after a disappointment, you can always not immediately shove a microphone in their faces and ask them inane questions...
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Ex-Finn GBR533 "Pie Hard"
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alstorer
Really should get out more Joined: 02 Aug 07 Location: Cambridge Online Status: Offline Posts: 2899 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 Aug 12 at 6:48am |
The guy covering the coverage (if this makes sense) for the BBC did note that Rob was rather high up the "touchy feely" rankings, though not as bad as Phil in the Athletics- anyone else see the reaction of the Marathon winner yesterday to his inane questions? It was superb.
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dogslife
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 Aug 12 at 8:25am |
It seems that Simmons & Walker aren't the only one to balls things up at the Olympics......... did anyone else notice that at last night's closing ceremony the stadium announcers introduced Harry Pothead as "Prince Henry of Wales" - http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01m1l2q/Olympic_Ceremonies_London_2012_Closing_Ceremony/ 7:45 from the start.
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Lukepiewalker
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 Aug 12 at 8:46am |
He is Prince Henry of Wales.... official title and all that...
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Ex-Finn GBR533 "Pie Hard"
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ASok
Really should get out more Joined: 26 Sep 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 739 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 Aug 12 at 8:52am |
Fail Know your royal family - http://www.royal.gov.uk/ThecurrentRoyalFamily/PrinceHarry/Stylesandtitles.aspx
Edited by ASok - 13 Aug 12 at 8:53am |
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dogslife
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 Aug 12 at 9:05am |
Well you learn something new everyday..........!
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RClarkeCA
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 14 Aug 12 at 8:33am |
We watched as much as we could stomach of the Richard Simmonds "commentary' on the first Finn race, and then turned the sound off. Apart from his juvenile dumbing down of terminology the thing that sickened most was his gushing, breathless references to Ben Ainslie in every sentence that he uttered. No matter what was being shown on the screen it was "Ben this.......and Ben that....."
The scandalous occasional references to "The Danish sailor...." (who eventually won that race) were unworthy of a serious commentator. We reviewed it later and gave up counting at the 150th mention of Ben's name. Fortunately Ainslie could win the series on his own, without benefit of the gusts of hot air coming from every one of Simmond's orifices.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 14 Aug 12 at 8:59am |
I'd rather have Rob Walker than Phil the athletics man any day. I thought he was being pervy with Jess Ennis, but it turned out he was like that with everyone. I thought Rob's enthusiasm was great.
My wife, who was reading 50 shades of sh*t during the racing, ended up sniggering throughout the races. I assumed it was some smut in the book, but it turns out she was laughing at the continuous references to 'The Danish Sailor'. |
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