Liggett & Sherwin`s Bulls**t Bingo

Gazzetta67
Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
edited May 2011 in Pro race
Only noticed last night that ITV4 were covering the TOC live.
I think it`s time for another cliche bingo from the dynamic duo cringe cringe. We Have a saying in our office "Bulls**t Bingo whenever were at meeting/confrences when folk start talking in a language you have never heard off or shorten words or made up words get used. I think these 2 have it wrapped up.

Ok i will start with "TOMMY" Danielson :D Last year it was "SAMMY" sanchez
any other cringeworthy moments get them listed 8)
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I turned on wondering how soon it would be until they mentioned Armstrong. It was within 20 seconds I kid you not.

    Bike Rider instead of cyclist gets me goat!
  • pitchshifter
    pitchshifter Posts: 1,476
    Was anyone else puzzled at the "tactical move" by Andy Schleck when he went to get some water from the team car?
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Am I alone in actually liking Phil & Paul?
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    The Mad Rapper wrote:
    Am I alone in actually liking Phil & Paul?

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  • guinea
    guinea Posts: 1,177
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Bike Rider instead of cyclist gets me goat!

    Proffessional Bike Rider!
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    guinea wrote:
    NapoleonD wrote:
    Bike Rider instead of cyclist gets me goat!

    Proffessional Bike Rider!

    "The sport of professional cycling"

    "Julian Dean, champion of New Zealand"
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Big (insert rider name here)...
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Funny to hear them bigging up "Tommy" Danielson as the next big thing....
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Phil does seem to like the "Clean Bottle", the water bottle what opens at both ends, brilliant idea, why didn't someone think of it before...
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    Phil does seem to like the "Clean Bottle", the water bottle what opens at both ends, brilliant idea, why didn't someone think of it before...

    Clean bottle! No more dirty bottles!

    That's ingrained on my psyche after watching the Tour last year - the advert was on every break on the Versus coverage.
  • TheStone
    TheStone Posts: 2,291
    The Mad Rapper wrote:
    Am I alone in actually liking Phil & Paul?

    I'm sure they used to be ok. Between their patronising (and often not even correct) explanation of 'professional cycling' and their fixation on strange things (like this stupid bottle) it drives me mad.

    I can let the US bias go a bit, 'cos that's obviously the market they're aiming at, but their standard has dropped a lot.

    TommyD !!! FFS!!
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  • TheStone
    TheStone Posts: 2,291
    The Mad Rapper wrote:
    That's ingrained on my psyche after watching the Tour last year - the advert was on every break on the Versus coverage.

    They're being paid for the bottle thing? Possibly not so bad then... if annoying.
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  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Yes, they were paid to do that advert.
  • StefanP
    StefanP Posts: 429
    I don't often get irate, but the Big José Rujano or whatever gets annoying and Tommy D got very annoying in the 2km that I watched :P
  • EKIMIKE
    EKIMIKE Posts: 2,232
    "Big Jens Voigt, the most popular man in the race" ??? I know he's a legend but since when was there a popularity classification and how is it won?

    "They come under the 1 kilometre to go banner.... the Kenda 1 kilometre to go banner" Slightly annoying over eagerness to get in every sponsor name going.

    And they called it the "Maillot Jaune" yesterday when i thought it was a gold jersey?

    It's a bit pedantic. Overall they're pretty good, but maybe getting on a bit like John Motson in football (get's it all wrong, all the time).
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  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    The Mad Rapper wrote:
    Am I alone in actually liking Phil & Paul?

    No i don't mind them ,the fact they use the odd cliche here and there is amusing more than irritating and really nothing to get so worked up about.
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    StefanP wrote:
    I don't often get irate, but the Big José Rujano or whatever gets annoying and Tommy D got very annoying in the 2km that I watched :P


    Do you not think you are getting very annoyed about what is in effect a nothing shot ?
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Have they done the "1 kilometre, that's 1000metres to go" for the metrically illiterate yet?
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  • shaunos
    shaunos Posts: 84
    I came across the TOC last night as well, ITV could do with advertising that they are showing some cycling, especially after the "got classics TV rights but not showing them" issue recently.

    The thing that got me baffled was the "neutralised decent behind the motorcycle" comment....

    Was this commentators cobblers or was this really the case. I know the recent sad events at the Giro are still fresh in everyones mind, but surely we can't be having neutralised racing everytime there is a tricky/dangerous decent.
  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    What's Sherwin's obsession with putting the word "Team" in front of everything ??

    Are there teams in cycling - Phew will sleep a lot better tonight knowing that :D

    "This is a bike race"
  • seemunkee
    seemunkee Posts: 206
    While I'm used to them, because of a lack of options here in the states, they still make me cringe. Versus needs to start grooming a new team to cover cycling, and I DON'T mean Bob "Tour Day France" Roll. The only other channel that shows cycling is Universal sports and they don't have an HD channel in my market.
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    seemunkee wrote:
    Versus needs to start grooming a new team to cover cycling, and I DON'T mean Bob "Tour Day France" Roll.

    I agree. Phil and Paul always give me a warm and fuzzy feeling inside when I first hear their voices as it transports me back to when I was younger and getting into cycling but I do think it might be time to bring some younger blood in. After an hour of talking about Lance and repeating their same stock phrases it does start to grate.

    Oh and yes it really bugs me as well when I hear Bob Roll says Tour DayFrance...
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • B3rnieMac
    B3rnieMac Posts: 384
    "matty" goss. GRR
  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    B3rnieMac wrote:
    "matty" goss. GRR[/quote
    Yes "Matty" Goss :evil:

    will it be "Chrissy" Horner tonight from team "Shack" or phil's fav LEEKYGAS :D
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    Yellow Peril wrote:
    Have they done the "1 kilometre, that's 1000metres to go" for the metrically illiterate yet?

    Americans use imperial measurement still don't they? Seems like an obvious 'dumb it down for the audience' approach IMHO.
  • shakey88
    shakey88 Posts: 289
    The Mad Rapper wrote:
    Am I alone in actually liking Phil & Paul?

    no i thionk they're cool 8)
  • pitchshifter
    pitchshifter Posts: 1,476
    Phil just said the leopard guy in the break was a saxobank rider :twisted:

    Are they senile?
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    And how long has Peter Sagan been a professional?
  • TMR
    TMR Posts: 3,986
    pitchshifter wrote:
    Phil just said the leopard guy in the break was a saxobank rider :twisted:

    Are they senile?

    In Chasing Legends during the build up to the sprint, Paul can be heard describing Cav's team as HCT Columbia ;)
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    This is the face of "insert rider name here", who is thinking about the possibilty of "insert some sort of cycling achievement here".

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