The Annual Phil and Paul Thread!

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  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    Liggett & Sherwin`s replacement just announced look below 8)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D568_-2E2Uo
  • ratsbeyfus
    ratsbeyfus Posts: 2,841
    Gazzetta67 wrote:
    Liggett & Sherwin`s replacement just announced look below 8)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D568_-2E2Uo

    Ahhhh... if only that were true... sigh. :D

    I had one of them red bikes but I don't any more. Sad face.

    @ratsbey
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    "the American with a Dutch sounding name..." has had its daily outing. Lord knows how Paul will get that one in if he abandons
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    I'm minded of my 2003 Tour DVD
    This road is lined with Spanish fans. Only they're not Spanish, they're Basque.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    ratsbeyfus wrote:
    Gazzetta67 wrote:
    Liggett & Sherwin`s replacement just announced look below 8)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D568_-2E2Uo

    Ahhhh... if only that were true... sigh. :D
    There should be a special Red Button channel on the BBC for an Alan Partridge commentary during some of the Olympic events.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Can somebod explain what "The onion reforms" means?

    I also enjoed "they'll catch the break, don't you worry about that" at 2km followed by "This will be the win of a lifetime!" at 250m.

    A consistent commitment to wrongness.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • shipley
    shipley Posts: 549
    "boysen Haagen" aaaaaarrrrgggghhhhhhh

    How can Liggett consistently get it wrong ?
  • skavanagh.bikeradar
    skavanagh.bikeradar Posts: 1,097
    I'd imagine that for the rest of the ITV4 team P&P are getting close to replaceable. It is getting too much. This latest news and any sort of unpredicatable racing might tip them over the edge, keep your ears peeled pop pickers for a long rant on live coverage. Keep me posted. Ta.
  • Maurice Thepity
    Maurice Thepity Posts: 75
    Who else in the western hemisphere calls roundabouts "traffic circles"?
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    The USA stuff is bad but the South African stuff is getting worst. Do they both still live there in the off season? - although there hardly is one anymore. Impey and Hunter have been name dropped more than any other even TeeGee ,Big George 'fast finishing Farrar and Riiider Hedgeiiiidal. Hedgeiiiiidal of course Canadian other English speaking riders include Daryl Impey and Robbie Hunter :?

    I think we're over the English speaking thing now - it's an International event !

    The change is they are no longer European!
  • Monty Zoncolan
    Monty Zoncolan Posts: 341
    Not once but twice we were treated to an explanation of why 'Boisen Hagen's' jersey was a different colour to the normal sky kit.
  • mikeeye
    mikeeye Posts: 162
    Maurice Thepity wrote:
    Who else in the western hemisphere calls roundabouts "traffic circles"?
    Americans do. And since Phil and Paul's commentary is used on NBC (Stage 2 shown on NBC) they're talking with those viewers in mind.

    Clearly they believe that the British viewers are smart enough to figure out what they mean by a traffic circle, while they consider that Americans would not be able to figure out what a roundabout is. I'd like to think they're right. :D
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  • edhornby
    edhornby Posts: 1,780
    anyone noticed that they don't refer to Jens as

    BIG Jens Voight

    and don't mention him at every available opportunity?? have they lost the love?

    spotted a 'job of work' from Sherwen yesterday.... he really needs getting rid of, what annoys me most is that he used to ride for Weaver Valley CC and he never mentions them, the turncoat
    "I get paid to make other people suffer on my wheel, how good is that"
    --Jens Voight
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Can somebod explain what "The onion reforms" means?

    I also enjoed "they'll catch the break, don't you worry about that" at 2km followed by "This will be the win of a lifetime!" at 250m.

    A consistent commitment to wrongness.

    It's the inconsistency that I love especially the long winded explanation of something by Phil then"yes Phil that's right" from Paul who then goes on to say the exact opposite. It has to be a deliberate act - brilliant!
  • MrTapir
    MrTapir Posts: 1,206
    Pross wrote:
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Can somebod explain what "The onion reforms" means?

    I also enjoed "they'll catch the break, don't you worry about that" at 2km followed by "This will be the win of a lifetime!" at 250m.

    A consistent commitment to wrongness.

    It's the inconsistency that I love especially the long winded explanation of something by Phil then"yes Phil that's right" from Paul who then goes on to say the exact opposite. It has to be a deliberate act - brilliant!

    For example, "Thats Argos-Shimano on the right there, Kittel has gone home feeling ill but they have found rather good replacement at the back there in Tom Weelers, there he is at the back of the train being pulled along". "Actually thats FDJ"
  • jimmcdonnell
    jimmcdonnell Posts: 328
    First appearance of the "suitcase of courage" metaphor on today's coverage?
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  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    jimmcdonnell wrote:
    First appearance of the "suitcase of courage" metaphor on today's coverage?
    Yep, I heard it from Sherwen.
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    jimmcdonnell wrote:
    First appearance of the "suitcase of courage" metaphor on today's coverage?

    Maybe you give them too much credit. After all pretty much all news and sports commentators have people writting this kind of stuff for them and they simply read it.
    They may even ask themselves "Who writes this sh*t?".
  • ratsbeyfus
    ratsbeyfus Posts: 2,841
    dennisn wrote:
    jimmcdonnell wrote:
    First appearance of the "suitcase of courage" metaphor on today's coverage?

    Maybe you give them too much credit. After all pretty much all news and sports commentators have people writting this kind of stuff for them and they simply read it.
    They may even ask themselves "Who writes this sh*t?".

    So, let me get this straight, you think there is a team of writers currently preparing Phil and Paul's script for tomorrow's stage? Dennisn, even for you, that's pretty wacky! :)

    I had one of them red bikes but I don't any more. Sad face.

    @ratsbey
  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    suitcase of courage .....sherwin is a knobend of the highest order

    Give the job to Alan Partridge now !!!!
  • MrTapir
    MrTapir Posts: 1,206
    dennisn wrote:
    jimmcdonnell wrote:
    First appearance of the "suitcase of courage" metaphor on today's coverage?

    Maybe you give them too much credit. After all pretty much all news and sports commentators have people writting this kind of stuff for them and they simply read it.
    They may even ask themselves "Who writes this sh*t?".

    How can you have a scriptwriting team for a live broadcast?
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    MrTapir wrote:
    dennisn wrote:
    jimmcdonnell wrote:
    First appearance of the "suitcase of courage" metaphor on today's coverage?

    Maybe you give them too much credit. After all pretty much all news and sports commentators have people writting this kind of stuff for them and they simply read it.
    They may even ask themselves "Who writes this sh*t?".

    How can you have a scriptwriting team for a live broadcast?

    Simple, the script writters don't write the whole thing of course but I'm betting that it isn't just Paul and Phil coming up with all these "witty" sayings. They have writters giving them little things to say all the time, when they can. You can't possibly think that they don't read the various advertisements for things or the blurbs about various riders or something about this or that castle / estate and, of course, they don't(?) read all the stats they come up with. C'mon, they may be good at their jobs but it's because they have people feeding them things all the time, so why not a little "witty" saying. It's all about trying to keep your interest and they will say and or read anything to accomplish that.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    All the chateau/historic building guff comes out of ASO's route guide, at least Eurosport embellish the info rather than reading it out deadpan. Used to like P+P, but their time has passed.
  • Monty Zoncolan
    Monty Zoncolan Posts: 341
    I punched the air at the first outing of the 'suitcase of courage'!
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Not sure about the witty sayings – possibly rehearsed in the bar the evening before – but they (and all the others) are constantly prompted by off-air updates from TdF race radio.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Monty Zoncolan wrote:
    I punched the air at the first outing of the 'suitcase of courage'!

    Have we got a big enough index of phrases yet for a drinking game?
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    dennisn wrote:
    MrTapir wrote:
    dennisn wrote:
    jimmcdonnell wrote:
    First appearance of the "suitcase of courage" metaphor on today's coverage?

    Maybe you give them too much credit. After all pretty much all news and sports commentators have people writting this kind of stuff for them and they simply read it.
    They may even ask themselves "Who writes this sh*t?".

    How can you have a scriptwriting team for a live broadcast?

    Simple, the script writters don't write the whole thing of course but I'm betting that it isn't just Paul and Phil coming up with all these "witty" sayings. They have writters giving them little things to say all the time, when they can. You can't possibly think that they don't read the various advertisements for things or the blurbs about various riders or something about this or that castle / estate and, of course, they don't(?) read all the stats they come up with. C'mon, they may be good at their jobs but it's because they have people feeding them things all the time, so why not a little "witty" saying. It's all about trying to keep your interest and they will say and or read anything to accomplish that.

    If this is the case then the scriptwriters are on a good number. they haven't written an original line in 20 years!

    Chapeau to yesterday's suitcase of courage!

    I predict "a dancing on the pedals" or maybe a" turning himself inside out" today
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    Winner of the Bike Radar Pro Race Wiggins Hour Prediction Competition
  • ratsbeyfus
    ratsbeyfus Posts: 2,841
    By jove Dennisn, you were right! Just googled Phil and Paul gag writers and look what came up:

    chimp_at_typewriter.jpg

    I had one of them red bikes but I don't any more. Sad face.

    @ratsbey
  • Silly Old Hector
    Silly Old Hector Posts: 573
    jimmcdonnell wrote:
    First appearance of the "suitcase of courage" metaphor on today's coverage?

    I sniggered at this one.

    Your challenge this week is to use the phrase in an inappropriate time at work and report back !
    All the gear, but no idea...
  • MrTapir
    MrTapir Posts: 1,206
    Monty Zoncolan wrote:
    I punched the air at the first outing of the 'suitcase of courage'!

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