Dave Gorman on cycling in London

Greg T

DaveGorman wrote:

Because nobody "considers taking on drunken bets" do they?

Not when they are sober.

You'd have to be a mad man to accept bets whilst bladdered.

However, when just before you get to the dancing stage you are defo in the "sounds great" space and open to improbable feats of Fizziks that you think can never work.

I bet I can balance two spoons on a matchstick etc etc.

Obviously someone hasn't just thought of that and has decided to have a bash and wager money. You see I can see that as I am not yet hammered. Give me a couple of pints and my eyes will be like saucers with the wonder of it all and my hand in my wallet.

robmanic1

Tell us a joke then, go on!

biondino

Robmanic1 wrote:

Tell us a joke then, go on!

Greg T is nothing BUT jokes

robmanic1

I meant Dave G of course. GregT is clearly an archetypal cad, bounder, and absolute rotter, frequently witnessed on TV and in films during the 1960's and therefore, quite poor at jokes (no offence).

"Good show!"

always_tyred

DaveGorman wrote:

Are newsreaders only ever deadly serious and comics only ever funny in your head

Absolutely. Its the price of fame. I mean, look what happened to Natasha Kerplunksy - she started to pretend she was a rounded individual and its all been down hill.

As a comic, you are allowed to be bipolar, but just save it for the memoirs, okay?

What did you say about cycling anyway? I haven't been ar$ed to read it.

robmanic1

Always Tyred wrote:

DaveGorman wrote:

Are newsreaders only ever deadly serious and comics only ever funny in your head

Absolutely. Its the price of fame. I mean, look what happened to Natasha Kerplunksy - she started to pretend she was a rounded individual and its all been down hill.

Yeh, and Lenny Henry keeps pretending to be funny and now he's doing second rate adverts for third rate hotel chains, so be warned!

always_tyred

Agent57 wrote:

_Brun_ wrote:

Have you ever considered taking on a drunken bet to see how many people you could meet who look a bit like you?

He can start with Paddy Considine:



I'm going to see Dave Gorman when he reaches Lancaster on his Sit Down, Pedal, Pedal and Stand Up tour. \o/

Look is it just me, or is there a hint of ginger, particularly in the beard?

Clever Pun

No, I'm Dave Gorman

Porgy

Clever Pun wrote:

No, I'm Dave Gorman

No I'm Dave Gorman - so's my wife.









Python quoting opportunities abound today 8)

robmanic1

He's not Dave Gorman, he's a very naughty boy

Touche

Porgy

Robmanic1 wrote:

He's not Dave Gorman, he's a very naughty boy

Touche

He's an ex Dave Gorman, he has ceased to be.

rolf_f

But Dave Gorman is a world famous celebrity (or he is at least amongst the other Dave Gormans) - how can he really be finding time to hang around a bike commuting forum when he should be busy partying with Natasha Kerplunsky?
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Unless this is work and he is working on a sketch about the weird freaks who hang around bike commuting forums........

heavymental

Fancy seeing you here! I use my copy of Are You Also Called Dave Gorman? to prop up my front wheel when I'm on the turbo trainer. It's the perfect size for the job. That's not to say it's a bad read of course. Just that it has several uses.

DaveGorman

Always Tyred wrote:

Agent57 wrote:

Look is it just me, or is there a hint of ginger, particularly in the beard?

Red beard. Brown hair. But if we categorised people by beard colour ginger would probably be a majority. You'd be surprised at how many people grow a reddish beard regardless of hair colour.

Anyway... I'm going to run away and hide a while now.

il_principe

DaveGorman wrote:

Always Tyred wrote:

Agent57 wrote:

Look is it just me, or is there a hint of ginger, particularly in the beard?

Red beard. Brown hair. But if we categorised people by beard colour ginger would probably be a majority. You'd be surprised at how many people grow a reddish beard regardless of hair colour.

Anyway... I'm going to run away and hide a while now.

Ooh. *Heads home to grow an experimental beard.

I get quite enough Dave Gorman on twitter as it is...

mapless

I once sulked and stayed at home rather than commute in to work after being scapled by a bloke doing 30mph+ on a Brompton with a beard. I subsequently grew a beard in deference and despite brown hair it was red.

jonginge

Il Principe wrote:

DaveGorman wrote:

Always Tyred wrote:

Look is it just me, or is there a hint of ginger, particularly in the beard?

Red beard. Brown hair. But if we categorised people by beard colour ginger would probably be a majority. You'd be surprised at how many people grow a reddish beard regardless of hair colour.

Anyway... I'm going to run away and hide a while now.

Ooh. *Heads home to grow an experimental beard.

I get quite enough Dave Gorman on twitter as it is...

When I grow a beard a fair proportion is blond*...

* awaits witty retorts

risi

Mine used to be red(ish). Now its more white (a bit Dumbledore you could say). When I was showing a colleague pictures from the Forest of Dean sportive he said "what's that all over your face?". I vowed to shave more often at that moment.

biondino

My beard is mainly ginger, with an increasing sprinkling of grey. I look sh!t hot, I have to say, as I'm sure does Dave.

The first person to bring up pube colour gets a D-lock in the nuts. Including the girls.

rally200

Dave

Enough of the introductions, time for a unprovoked cycling based attack from a complete stranger

Do you you really have a Boardman?

No problem with the bike, but Halfords, its well, one of the biggest chains out there, right at the heart of military industrial complex. Your giving your money to "The Man"

prawny

rally200 wrote:

Dave

Enough of the introductions, time for a unprovoked cycling based attack from a complete stranger

Do you you really have a Boardman?

No problem with the bike, but Halfords, its well, one of the biggest chains out there, right at the heart of military industrial complex. Your giving your money to "The Man"

I don't know if he's going to be back so I'll tell you what I know. According to his blog he was given it by Boardman himself which is nice, I've got a boardman too, I had to buy mine. It's not what you know eh?

I acknowledge he knows more than me too though

rally200

prawny wrote:

rally200 wrote:

Dave

Enough of the introductions, time for a unprovoked cycling based attack from a complete stranger

Do you you really have a Boardman?

No problem with the bike, but Halfords, its well, one of the biggest chains out there, right at the heart of military industrial complex. Your giving your money to "The Man"

I don't know if he's going to be back so I'll tell you what I know. According to his blog he was given it by Boardman himself which is nice, I've got a boardman too, I had to buy mine. It's not what you know eh?

I acknowledge he knows more than me too though

aah, um, ah ha ! er... b*0llocks...that's my clever little quip, crashed & burned... I'll come up with a witty reposte in a day or two... (which is I suppose why most of us don't get paid to go on tv).

prawny