Carlton Kirby Bingo

greasedscotsman
greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
edited March 2010 in Pro race
Why does he keep saying "Ping" all the time?

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Because Carlton is not human. He is in fact a classic typewriter.
  • Splottboy
    Splottboy Posts: 3,695
    Because if he got down wind of the riders, he'd be saying "Pong"...
  • Inovache
    Inovache Posts: 61
    I have to say he doesn't seem to talk as much nonsense as he used to.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    That's a bad thing though...
  • Splottboy
    Splottboy Posts: 3,695
    I thought Carlton Kirby was a village near Nottingham...
  • Splottboy
    Splottboy Posts: 3,695
    I thought Carlton Kirby was a village near Nottingham...
  • ms_tree
    ms_tree Posts: 1,405
    He's got Magnus to keep him calm now - a good choice of co-com IMHO.
    'Google can bring back a hundred thousand answers. A librarian can bring you back the right one.'
    Neil Gaiman
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Great, he didn't say "ping" once in today's coverage. Maybe he's been reading the forum?
  • doddy178
    doddy178 Posts: 66
    Caise d'espange

    he'll say that a few times tomorrow.
    It's caisse d'epargne. I like Kirby now though, especially with Magus as co-com.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    I can't get past his repeated use of the word "crew". Sorry.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,811
    I prefer Caisse D'Espagne to the Leakygas of P+P
  • Splottboy
    Splottboy Posts: 3,695
    Bring back Duffers... "When I was with Raleigh, ridin' 'me trike..." etc.
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Splottboy wrote:
    Bring back Duffers... "When I was with Raleigh, ridin' 'me trike..." etc.

    Oh please no. I'd rather listen to the very excitable P+P!
  • Splottboy
    Splottboy Posts: 3,695
    Well, Magnus married a Welsh girl.
    So, outta all the bikes he's got, he eventually chose the World's Best "Ride"...
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,869
    magnus has put the reigns on kirby somewhat..

    he is remarkable tolerant of kirby's lack of insight... actually bearable to listen too not least because magnus like to yack detail and knows a lot of the riders
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Birillo
    Birillo Posts: 417
    Has everyone forgotten those anecdotes about wet suits and John Terry's wedding shoes? Any race with KK as commentator is compulsive viewing for me.
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    afx237vi wrote:
    I can't get past his repeated use of the word "crew". Sorry.

    Phew, at last. A "ping" and a "crew" today!
  • Splottboy
    Splottboy Posts: 3,695
    You'll be saying "Boom-ooh-yata-tatar..." next !
    Remember the Morcombe/Wise record ?
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Splottboy wrote:
    You'll be saying "Boom-ooh-yata-tatar..." next !
    Remember the Morcombe/Wise record ?

    Err, no! I'm far too young to remember Morcombe and Wise :D
  • sergen
    sergen Posts: 39
    mididoctors wrote:
    magnus has put the reigns on kirby somewhat..

    he is remarkable tolerant of kirby's lack of insight... actually bearable to listen too not least because magnus like to yack detail and knows a lot of the riders

    Was I imagining it or did I detect a soupcon of tension between KK and MB on yesterday's final stage? When Cavendish crashed MB was trying to highlight the fact that Cav's hub seemed to have totally disintegrated whereas KK was arguing the cause of the accident was probably due to Cav hitting some road traffic. Perhaps it was just me but I sensed Magnus wanted to shout "NO NO NO you numpty! Why can't you just listen to me? I'm an ex Paris-Roubaix winner and if I can spot the reason for a crash then don't argue!"

    I actually really like listening to both of them. The new Eddie Butler & Brian Moore of cycling.
  • dougzz
    dougzz Posts: 1,833
    I like them both, they work well together. Mind you I like Harmon and Kelly too so I must be easy to please given the criticism lumped on the Eurosport guys on these forums.

    I have to confess I'm pretty much anyone but the Phil and Paul show.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,231
    afx237vi wrote:
    I can't get past his repeated use of the word "crew". Sorry.

    Thanks for mentioning that - I watched the T-A stage the day I read your post and it was about the only word I heard. Every team was a 'crew', the break was a 'crew' the chasers were (another) crew!! :twisted:
  • Langman
    Langman Posts: 178
    edited March 2010
    I think they are a great team - Kirby makes me laugh out loud with his dry sense of humour.

    Keep it up Kirby!
  • ju5t1n
    ju5t1n Posts: 2,028
    I think Carlton and Magnus are great fun ...I loved their argument about Cav’s crash on Tuesday. Hilarious.

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