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22-04.-2008, 07:32 AM

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Re: how good was lance's french?

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Occam's Razor is not a rule... it's a rule of thumb...

And that is sufficient to make a theory put together by 1000 bolts look highly improbable when there is an alternative theory that is held together by just 5 bolts...

22-04.-2008, 08:01 AM

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Re: how good was lance's french?

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And that is sufficient to make a theory put together by 1000 bolts look highly improbable when there is an alternative theory that is held together by just 5 bolts...

I hope you are not being serious here TDL... cause I wasn't...

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22-04.-2008, 08:13 AM

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Re: how good was lance's french?

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I hope you are not being serious here TDL... cause I wasn't...

I was being tongue-in-cheek...

22-04.-2008, 09:54 AM

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Re: how good was lance's french?

Back in the day, the Bonzo Dog (Doo-Dah) Band (that was their name, I'm not kidding), released a track, 'Big Shot'. Perhaps it was a template; a model to inspire a young linguist. It shows the virtues of speaking French if you want to be a big shot.

Lyrics:

Quote:

I am the Big Shot.
You heard me right the first time--name of bachelor: Johnny Cool.
Occupation: big shot. Occupation at the moment: just having fun.
What a party that was, the drinks were loaded and so were the dolls.
I lowered my eyes and poured a stiff Manhattan, then I saw... Hotsy.
What a dame, a big bountiful babe, in the region of 48-23-38. One hell of a region.
She had the hottest lips since Hiroshima, I had to stand back for fear of being burned.
"Whisky-wow-wow", I breathed; she was dressed as before the bed.
In that kind of outfit, she could get rolled at night...
And I don't mean on a crap table.

"It's kind of revealing, isn't it?"
"Revealing? It's positively risqué, I like it."
She said, "You're the man of a thousand G's, right?"
"A thousand what?", I quipped,
"Why, G-man, girls, guns, guts... You're my type"
"Wrong, baby!", I slapped her hard, "I'm an L-man. Strictly liquor, love and laughs"
She stared over my shoulder. "Play it cool, Johnny."
"Play it what?", I flipped. "Listen, I fought my way up from tough East-Side New York. Lead-filled socks and submachine guns. Like this!" [gunshots]

She said, "Johnny, this is a deadly game, have a few laughs and go home."
I shuddered. Normally I pack a rod in pyjamas; I carry nothing but scars from Normandy Beach.
I said, "Wrong, baby, you can't fool me."
She spat playfully. "I'm ahead of you, Johnny."
I studied the swell of her enormous boobs and said,
"Baby, you're so far ahead it's beautiful!"
[Instrumental]
"You, you are, you're eccentric, I like that."
"Electric, cherie, bug off my rocket, tu comprends?" We spoke French fluently.
Our lips met again and again, "Yeah yeah yeah," I slobbered.
Hotsy said, "You're slobbering all over the seat, kid."
I went home, late. Very late.
What could I say to my wife? "Darling, I've been beaten up again"?
Let's face it, she's credulous as hell.
A punk stopped me on the street. He said, "You got a light, mac?"
I said, "No, but I've got a dark brown overcoat."

He is even called Johnny.

22-04.-2008, 07:24 PM

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Re: how good was lance's french?

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Originally Posted by Drongo

Back in the day, the Bonzo Dog (Doo-Dah) Band (that was their name, I'm not kidding), released a track, 'Big Shot'. .

Bonzo Dog (Doo-Dah) Band!!!!!!!
Now that is a blast from the past.

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morelike hypocrisy.

22-04.-2008, 08:35 PM	#51
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22-04.-2008, 09:00 PM

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Re: how good was lance's french?

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I heard that they found old French textbooks attached to drips in garbage cans behind Lance's hotel rooms.

Not textbooks. Those were flashcards and cheat sheets that he is rumored to have used for cheating (of course he denies all allegations).

22-04.-2008, 09:31 PM	#53
whiteboytrash Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 4,964	Re: how good was lance's french? speaking of speaking French; check out this youTube on Jalabert: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTNs-fOtDjw Now its all in French but look how ripped he is.... I mean what is he ? 40 something ? Best bit is the brain dead American who wants to let everyone know that she knows him outside of his triathlon exploits.... so what does she say ? Tour de France ! Farking oxygen thief..... the guy was the best cyclist in the world not because of the Tour........ why mention the farkin Tour de France.... you know nothing !

22-04.-2008, 10:25 PM

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Re: how good was lance's french?

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speaking of speaking French; check out this youTube on Jalabert: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTNs-fOtDjw

Now its all in French but look how ripped he is.... I mean what is he ? 40 something ? Best bit is the brain dead American who wants to let everyone know that she knows him outside of his triathlon exploits.... so what does she say ? Tour de France ! Farking oxygen thief..... the guy was the best cyclist in the world not because of the Tour........ why mention the farkin Tour de France.... you know nothing !

Do you know where Armstrong finished in the 2008 Boston marathon?
Setanta had coverage of it - they interviewed armstrong at the start of the race.
No mention of cycling needless to say during the interview.
Just curious as to where he finished in the race.

22-04.-2008, 11:37 PM

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Re: how good was lance's french?

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He finished 496th with a time of 2:50:58. His 5K splits were very consistent, pure HRM running.

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23-04.-2008, 12:32 AM

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Re: how good was lance's french?

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He finished 496th with a time of 2:50:58. His 5K splits were very consistent, pure HRM running.

Thanks.

just curious as to know what time he ran.

23-04.-2008, 04:19 AM

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Re: how good was lance's french?

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Thanks.

just curious as to know what time he ran.

Lim whats going on with your photo ?

23-04.-2008, 06:54 AM

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Re: how good was lance's french?

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Lim whats going on with your photo ?

That's a photo of a guy, who was one of the best amateur riders in the world.

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