This morning's coverage provided a great Liggettism, but minus the Liggett: "We'll see who's wearing what foot in a few minutes..." poor Al promised us, but I blame Bobke. He had just finished spinning out a chain of tortured metaphors (as only Bob can), and Al was just trying to be a good sport. Or maybe he was trying to stop the metaphor carnage.
I haven't heard much in the way of Liggettisms this year. Could Phil be getting old?
Rage away,
meg
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This morning's coverage provided a great Liggettism, but minus the Liggett: "We'll see who's wearing what foot in a few minutes..." poor Al promised us, but I blame Bobke. He had just finished spinning out a chain of tortured metaphors (as only Bob can), and Al was just trying to be a good sport. Or maybe he was trying to stop the metaphor carnage.
I haven't heard much in the way of Liggettisms this year. Could Phil be getting old?
Rage away,
meg
And I haven't heard Paul say 'suitcase of courage' even once... Maybe I just wasn't paying close enough attention. 🙂
I think the guys are definitely slipping, though; they've gone entire days without referring to the leader being 'resplendent in the yellow jersey'.
This morning's coverage provided a great Liggettism, but minus the Liggett: "We'll see who's wearing what foot in a few minutes..." poor Al promised us, but I blame Bobke. He had just finished spinning out a chain of tortured metaphors (as only Bob can), and Al was just trying to be a good sport. Or maybe he was trying to stop the metaphor carnage.
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I haven't heard much in the way of Liggettisms this year. Could Phil be getting old?
Was it the gray hair that gave it away?
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And I haven't heard Paul say 'suitcase of courage' even once... Maybe I just wasn't paying close enough attention. 🙂
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From Wiki:
Examples of his "Liggettisms":
* He's dancing on his pedals in a most immodest way! * He climbs like an angel! * He's wearing the mask of pain. * He's crazy. He's always been crazy. And what on EARTH is he doing? * This is a pedigree group of men, they are holding on by the skin of their shorts. * And who is that in the background? That looks like Stephen Roche! IT LOOKS LIKE STEPHEN ROCHE! * His bike actually weighs less than 1 kg. It's a dream going up the hill, but he'll be blown away going down it. * We now watch the riders make their way up the mountain road, chosen by the road department as the least arduous path. I can tell you right now these riders would disagree with their choice. * Now if I were an Olympic cycling judge-which as it happens I am- I'd say that was alright. * That is twenty-one miles of pure purgatory. * He's really having to dig deeply into the suitcase of courage. * These are the great adventurers of the Tour De France, and the spirit of the race for all to see. Go out and see what you can do. * Paul [Sherwen], with this attack the chicken skin is about to fall.
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I think the guys are definitely slipping, though; they've gone entire days without referring to the leader being 'resplendent in the yellow jersey'.
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Meg Worley said:
This morning's coverage provided a great Liggettism, but minus the Liggett: "We'll see who's wearing what foot in a few minutes..." poor Al promised us, but I blame Bobke. He had just finished spinning out a chain of tortured metaphors (as only Bob can), and Al was just trying to be a good sport. Or maybe he was trying to stop the metaphor carnage.
I haven't heard much in the way of Liggettisms this year. Could Phil be getting old?
Rage away,
meg
And I haven't heard Paul say 'suitcase of courage' even once... Maybe I just wasn't paying close enough attention. 🙂
I think the guys are definitely slipping, though; they've gone entire days without referring to the leader being 'resplendent in the yellow jersey'.
~bob s.
Phil's got a lot left in the tank, but he is slipping. He's misidentifying riders, sometimes even using the names of riders who retired like 10 years ago. Paul gently corrects him to keep the misinformation to a minimum.
Still, for me at least, it wouldn't be a TdF without hearing Ligget make the calls at the sprints.
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Meg Worley said:
This morning's coverage provided a great Liggettism, but minus the Liggett: "We'll see who's wearing what foot in a few minutes..." poor Al promised us, but I blame Bobke. He had just finished spinning out a chain of tortured metaphors (as only Bob can), and Al was just trying to be a good sport. Or maybe he was trying to stop the metaphor carnage.
I haven't heard much in the way of Liggettisms this year. Could Phil be getting old?
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I think the guys are definitely slipping, though; they've gone entire days without referring to the leader being 'resplendent in the yellow jersey'.
I don't think anyone would ever refer to Rasmussen as "resplendent." Merckx? Absolutely. Indurain? Yes. Lance? Okay. Rasmussen? "haggard."
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Phil's got a lot left in the tank, but he is slipping. He's misidentifying riders, sometimes even using the names of riders who retired like 10 years ago. Paul gently corrects him to keep the misinformation to a minimum.
if he's slipping he's been slipping for ten years. when he makes a slip (like calling wegmann wegmuller) we notice it, but he keeps the flow going. bob roll might deliberate everything he says, but we're also treated to long pauses in the middle of sentences.
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Phil's got a lot left in the tank, but he is slipping. He's misidentifying riders, sometimes even using the names of riders who retired like 10 years ago. Paul gently corrects him to keep the misinformation to a minimum.
if he's slipping he's been slipping for ten years. when he makes a slip (like calling wegmann wegmuller) we notice it, but he keeps the flow going. bob roll might deliberate everything he says, but we're also treated to long pauses in the middle of sentences.
I don't think Bobke ums and ahs that much. Bobke also has a great memory for riders, palmares, and course details. He's a caveman, yes, but a caveman with a lot of smarts.
I don't think Bobke ums and ahs that much. Bobke also has a great memory for riders, palmares, and course details. He's a caveman, yes, but a caveman with a lot of smarts.
And he's faux-caveman at that. All his Tour Day France and VIH-no-CUR-off is every bit as affected as if I decided to speak with an English accent.
I love Bobke for what he is, but man does he blow at the play-by-play.
Rage away,
meg
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And I haven't heard Paul say 'suitcase of courage' even once... Maybe I just wasn't paying close enough attention. 🙂
Or "lost his bottle"! Ah, I miss "lost his bottle." I paid special attention to the commentary about Mayo (who definitely lost his bottle today), but all the phrases were so dull, Adrian Karstens could have uttered them.
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I think the guys are definitely slipping, though; they've gone entire days without referring to the leader being 'resplendent in the yellow jersey'.
Although when Rasmussen in his resplendent yellow jersey overtook Valverde (I think it was), Paul said, "He's just seen the sun!"
Rage away,
meg
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I don't think Bobke ums and ahs that much. Bobke also has a great memory for riders, palmares, and course details. He's a caveman, yes, but a caveman with a lot of smarts.
And he's faux-caveman at that. All his Tour Day France and VIH-no-CUR-off is every bit as affected as if I decided to speak with an English accent.
I love Bobke for what he is, but man does he blow at the play-by-play.
I'm just afraid that if that's true, he'll literally explode.
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Yeah, I cackled at that one too. Thanks for mental image, chaps!
I look forward to a zinger or two tomorrow, for sure.
We can all hope for funnier days ahead.
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