don't mess with Bobke



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Meg Worley

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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



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Meg Worley _._ [email protected] _._ Comparatively Literate
 
Meg Worley wrote:
> 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.
 
On Jul 20, 12:16 pm, bob sullivan <[email protected]> wrote:
> Meg Worley wrote:
> > 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?

Was it the gray hair that gave it away?

> And I haven't heard Paul say 'suitcase of courage' even once... Maybe
> I just wasn't paying close enough attention. :)

>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.


> I think the guys are definitely slipping, though; they've gone entire
> days without referring to the leader being 'resplendent in the yellow
> jersey'.

The peloton sure has been angry, though. ;)

R
 
bob sullivan wrote:
>
> 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 particularly like the consistent use of the word "scurry". Puts a song
in my heart every time <g>


Bill
 
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> Meg Worley wrote:
> > 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.

S.
 
In article <[email protected]>,
samson <[email protected]> wrote:

> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] says...
> > Meg Worley wrote:
> > > 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?

> > 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."

--
Ryan Cousineau [email protected] http://www.wiredcola.com/
"I don't want kids who are thinking about going into mathematics
to think that they have to take drugs to succeed." -Paul Erdos
 
On Jul 21, 11:53 am, samson <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> 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.
 
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> On Jul 21, 11:53 am, samson <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> > 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.

S.
 
samson writes:
>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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Meg Worley _._ [email protected] _._ Comparatively Literate
 
bob s. writes:
>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.

>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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Meg Worley _._ [email protected] _._ Comparatively Literate
 
"his confidence is bristling out of his crash helmet there"
 
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (Meg Worley) wrote:

> samson writes:
> >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,

I would not play poker against him.

--
Michael Press
 
On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 18:52:11 -0700, MyPostingID <[email protected]> wrote:

>"his confidence is bristling out of his crash helmet there"

"the yellow jersey has turned him into a rider with four legs."
 
On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 21:47:11 +0100, Simon Brooke <[email protected]> wrote:

>in message <[email protected]>, RonSonic
>('[email protected]') wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 18:52:11 -0700, MyPostingID <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>"his confidence is bristling out of his crash helmet there"
>>
>> "the yellow jersey has turned him into a rider with four legs."
>
>Yes, I liked that one. Bizarre mental picture of Rasmussen riding a tandem
>by himself.

Sorta confirmed my impression of him as having slipped past the Men in Black
alien tracking system.

Ron
 
MyPostingID writes:
>"This guy has a heart bigger than his body!"

Yeah, I cackled at that one too. Thanks for mental image, chaps!

I look forward to a zinger or two tomorrow, for sure.


Rage away,

meg


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Meg Worley _._ [email protected] _._ Comparatively Literate
 
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (Meg Worley) wrote:

> MyPostingID writes:
> >"This guy has a heart bigger than his body!"

I'm just afraid that if that's true, he'll literally explode.

> 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.

--
Ryan Cousineau [email protected] http://www.wiredcola.com/
"I don't want kids who are thinking about going into mathematics
to think that they have to take drugs to succeed." -Paul Erdos
 
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