david duffield transformed

dcj
dcj Posts: 395
edited September 2008 in Pro race
yes thats right.....

tour of poland commentating with- I think -carlton kirby.

normally both are intensely irritating. put them together - entertaining.

its a very satisfactory combination.

what does anyone else think :roll:

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  • unclemalc
    unclemalc Posts: 563
    No. :shock:
    Mute button......
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  • claudb
    claudb Posts: 212
    Nope !!!
  • jimycooper
    jimycooper Posts: 740
    are you crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    It certainly made me chortle yesterday when there were sound problems for Harmon and Kelly after a couple of hours of Duffers and Kirbs. They remind me of what commentary would sound like if I tried to do it, which is why I find it hard to scorn.
  • teagar
    teagar Posts: 2,100
    Hideous.
    *shudders*
    Note: the above post is an opinion and not fact. It might be a lie.
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    With Carlton and David, the question is begged, "Who is the pipe, and who is the slippers...?"
    Head Hands Heart Lungs Legs
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    I can safely say that if there's one commentator I find more irritating that Duffers... it's Carlton Kirby. He sounds like a really cheesy, Smashie and Nicie-esque local radio DJ. Horrendous.
  • Tom Butcher
    Tom Butcher Posts: 3,830
    As I was watching it occurred that maybe they are playing a game to see how long they can commentate without pausing or repetition. The race is just rolling along and they are going at it 200 words a minute. For all that I'd still take them over some of the characterless commentators some sports have to put up with.
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  • steviedonut
    steviedonut Posts: 69
    was fascinated to be told during todays commentary that it was only Mark Cavendishes stage wins that kept this years TDF interesting;i personally found the GC quite interesting this year rather than the sprint results for the "in between"(theyre known as "in between" for a reason....)stages,particularly as the sprints were so dominated by one individual.but thats just me,obviously easily amused.
    what was the comment Duffers was apologising for,btw?
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    steviedonut wrote:
    what was the comment Duffers was apologising for,btw?

    Presumably it's this:

    http://uk.messages.eurosport.yahoo.com/ ... 1&mid=1767

    The asterisked out word is extremely offensive and begins with N, by the way (I'd never heard that phrase before in my life).

    I know he's old, but jeez...
  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,718
    Amazing... I just heard the apology on the highlights and logged on here to find out what he said.

    "Consigned to the past..."

    hmmm should he be?
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  • steviedonut
    steviedonut Posts: 69
    afx237vi wrote:
    steviedonut wrote:
    what was the comment Duffers was apologising for,btw?

    Presumably it's this:

    http://uk.messages.eurosport.yahoo.com/ ... 1&mid=1767

    The asterisked out word is extremely offensive and begins with N, by the way (I'd never heard that phrase before in my life).

    I know he's old, but jeez...

    oh dear!as you say,i know hes old but while age can mean you lose touch with more modern ways of expressing yourself its also meant to bring a little bit of wisdom.I appreciate there are some phrases that older folk find it hard to understand why theyre offensive but that particular one is pretty obvious.maybe eurosport should have a seven second time lapse to their live coverage ,like radio phone ins do, if Duffers is commentating!
  • fast as fupp
    fast as fupp Posts: 2,277
    yes dont forget that when duffers was a niPPer the N word was in common use!

    he obviously had a lapse-lay off Duffers hes a legend!!
    'dont forget lads, one evertonian is worth twenty kopites'
  • claudb
    claudb Posts: 212
    As it happens we've just had a Local Councillor get into bother for exactly the same expression. It's the BIG news in our SMALL local paper. He's from my generation - younger than DD.
  • claudb
    claudb Posts: 212
    For your amusement, here's how much of a fuss it can cause in the world of tiny-town local politics -

    http://www.hawick-news.co.uk/news/Turnbulls-Uturn-over-stupid-comment.4507620.jp
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Talking government here.
    It's a sign of the times, when people get more upset about a misjudged comment, that's lost it's historical significance, than they do escalating knife crimes in the UK.
    Seems words can puncture skin, more readily than cold steel, in the PC World.
    Given the choice between getting upset, or dead, I know which I'd choose!

    Woolly minded wonders need to have a radical re-think.
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  • claudb
    claudb Posts: 212
    I couldn't agree more BS. Maybe I'd also include attitudes to sentencing of drivers who kill too.

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