Sports Personality of the Year

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:03 pm

Thought so, got my cycle proficiency thing too (but none for spelling)

officer_dibble · Post by **officer_dibble** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 1:16 pm

Is there no chance of Diouffy winning it?

He'd get my vote.

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 9:21 pm

officer_dibble wrote:Is there no chance of Diouffy winning it?

He'd get my vote.

You are more likely to see me wearing bright colours than that happening!

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:36 pm

thebish wrote:
communistworkethic wrote:
Bench wrote:I suppose that my rant is that British culture is too focused on the 'Celebrities' these days. Anything that glorifies people in privelaged (sp? can't be arsed) positions just pisses me reet off.
Yeah I'm sure Tannie Grey-Thompson thinks she's privileged.
It seems that she does indeed feel privileged, Commie... from her own lips:

Trustee and Athlete, Dame Tanni Grey Thompson DBE, said, “I feel very privileged
to be able to give something back to volunteering. Volunteers have helped me
throughout my career and without them I wouldn’t have been able to achieve my
success. I had four coaches and three of them were volunteers. They even trained
me on Christmas Day!’
(And as we're so keen to recognise her achievements, that's Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson - without the "e" and with the "Dame" )

Tanni has a daughter called "Carys" - so do I - (unfortunately Michael Douglas and his strumpet jumped on the bandwagon! - now it's getting common as muck.. bugger!!)

[/quote]

Yeeeeeeees not quite the privileged position to which reference was made by Bench really is it?? Huh?

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:16 pm

You said you were sure - I was just finding the evidence to back you up. I'm a helpful soul.

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:43 pm

thebish wrote:You said you were sure - I was just finding the evidence to back you up. I'm a helpful soul.

so you're talking to us from another realm of existence then?

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:59 am

communistworkethic wrote:
thebish wrote:You said you were sure - I was just finding the evidence to back you up. I'm a helpful soul.
so you're talking to us from another realm of existence then?

Indeed!! well done - you've finally got it!

(My armchair is often classed as "other-space" - a separate dimension in time and space. Entering it brings a sense of the ethereal...)

(But in case others are confused: like the word "personality" - the dual meaning of which Commie pointed out earlier in the thread - the word "soul" also has multiple meanings, amongst which is the meaning "person". It can also mean "spirit", "a type of music" and "deep feelings".)

wovlad · Post by **wovlad** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 11:10 am

Idiot Wind wrote:
wovlad wrote:In terms of personal performances this year then Tweddle or Princess Zara, get my vote.

In terms of achievements over a career then Phil Taylor just edges out Joe Calzaghe.

So overall Phil gets my vote.
Really struggling to concentrate on your post due to your avatar!!!

Another one falls for the charms of my avatar. Thats said if I stare at commies new "red" one
to long it starts to hurt.

David Lee's Hair · Post by **David Lee's Hair** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 11:13 am

Wovlad's avtar always puts me off my work, but now commie's is too!!

I'm struggling to focus on the threads

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 11:44 am

David Lee's Hair wrote:Wovlad's avtar always puts me off my work, but now commie's is too!!

I'm struggling to focus on the threads

(to hark back to words which were common when I was at school in the sixties and seventies - and which are quite rightly frowned upon now - but for which I cannot think of a convincing alternative...)

Commies lady-avatar has got spastic legs....

Little Green Man · Post by **Little Green Man** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 11:48 am

wovlad wrote:Another one falls for the charms of my avatar.

I noticed an L. Molyneux was playing for Everton reserves last night. I wondered if our Lindsey had hung up her bedpan.

David Lee's Hair · Post by **David Lee's Hair** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 11:56 am

thebish wrote:
David Lee's Hair wrote:Wovlad's avtar always puts me off my work, but now commie's is too!!

I'm struggling to focus on the threads
(to hark back to words which were common when I was at school in the sixties and seventies - and which are quite rightly frowned upon now - but for which I cannot think of a convincing alternative...)

Commies lady-avatar has got spastic legs....

She can have spastic legs as long as she wears that basque-stocking combo if I ever meet her

Gertie · Post by **Gertie** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:10 pm

..... Anyways......

Back to sportspeople....

I'm going for Phil the Power Taylor..... As an amateur arrows thrower, who can spend up to 45 mins on double 1, I admire his total domination of the darting world.

norm the jedi · Post by **norm the jedi** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:27 pm

Darts isn't a sport though...

It's a pub game...

Is the world Bar billiards champ on the shortlist..
what about the crib and domino supremo's..

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:30 pm

norm the jedi wrote:Darts isn't a sport though...

It's a pub game...

Is the world Bar billiards champ on the shortlist..
what about the crib and domino supremo's..

like snooker?

I'll repeat what I said before... shooting, archery etc.

all target sports not requiring huge athleticism but skill and lots of practice.

Gertie · Post by **Gertie** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:37 pm

True enough it can take place in the pub, and most other sports, like swimming can't. However, there is still skill and sums involved which makes it trickier than say archery....

Although the drink does put you off a bit... I hit one of the Xmas decorations on the wall instead of the board the other night

Plus it's one of the few sports that British folk are better than anyone else in the world....

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:45 pm

Well I'll be voting for Bob "The Rock" Cooper - a true British sporting star and current undisputed World Champion.

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:05 pm

thebish wrote:Well I'll be voting for Bob "The Rock" Cooper - a true British sporting star and current undisputed World Champion.

Scissors Paper Stone champion?

thebish · Post by **thebish** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:50 pm

that's the fellah!

communistworkethic · Post by **communistworkethic** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:59 pm

thebish wrote:
Commies lady-avatar has got spastic legs....

yeah ok, I'll swap it to this one then....

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