Emergency Gum Surgery Requried at OLN

[Greatcube]

The real hero of this year's Tour is not Tyler Hamilton...it's Bob Roll, because he has to appear
genuinely interested in Kirsten Gum's banal commentary. Gum in France is sort of like "Daisy Mae
Goes to Paris" ("Golly, gee wiz....I want that-there anguille de Loire fumée, copeaux de foie gras
de canard à la croque au sel with hot sauce and ketchup on the side"). Each time Gum takes a shot at
a French pronunciation, 60 million Frenchmen cringe. OLN's continuance with Kirsten will do more to
damage the Franco-US relationship than the Iraq invasion.

 

[Tom Schulenburg]

"GreatCube" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

> Each time Gum takes a shot at a French pronunciation, 60 million Frenchmen cringe. OLN's
> continuance with Kirsten will do more to damage the Franco-US relationship than the Iraq invasion.
>

Still not as bad as the San Francisco area sportscasters. On two different station they announced
that the winner of Stage 7 was Rich-ard Vir-En-Key

-T

 

[Robert Crim]

On 15 Jul 2003 10:46:03 -0700, [email protected] (GreatCube) wrote:

>The real hero of this year's Tour is not Tyler Hamilton...it's Bob Roll, because he has to appear
>genuinely interested in Kirsten Gum's banal commentary.

Bob's interest is not feigned and it's not in her commentary.........

>Gum in France is sort of like "Daisy Mae Goes to Paris" ("Golly, gee wiz....I want that-there
>anguille de Loire fumée, copeaux de foie gras de canard à la croque au sel with hot sauce and
>ketchup on the side").

Daisy Mae was hot. "Golly gee, wiz, that's a BIG one."

>Each time Gum takes a shot at a French pronunciation, 60 million Frenchmen cringe.

So what? Who cares?

>OLN's continuance with Kirsten will do more to damage the Franco-US relationship than the Iraq
>invasion.

So what? Who cares?

In conclusion, I rather like Ms. Gum. She is a nice, pleasant change from the sugary ******** of
Karsten and his ilk. She asks the same questions my wife asks. She doesn't pretend to know all about
it....like Posey (a car driver forGod'ssake) or the posers from the past. She looks
good.....although she could dress better than those
i.u. Bean prison clothes.....and I can tell when the commercials are coming.

If you want a shaved legged, spandex wearing Logo monkey to stir your juices, you could always head
for the bathroom with your copy of Velo News when she comes on.

Just my humble opinion.

Robert

 

[Clovis Lark]

GreatCube <[email protected]> wrote:
> The real hero of this year's Tour is not Tyler Hamilton...it's Bob Roll, because he has to appear
> genuinely interested in Kirsten Gum's banal commentary. Gum in France is sort of like "Daisy Mae
> Goes to Paris" ("Golly, gee wiz....I want that-there anguille de Loire fumée, copeaux de foie gras
> de canard à la croque au sel with hot sauce and ketchup on the side"). Each time Gum takes a shot
> at a French pronunciation, 60 million Frenchmen cringe. OLN's continuance with Kirsten will do
> more to damage the Franco-US relationship than the Iraq invasion.

Focus on the PIrate and his beverage..

 

[Mark & Steven B]

Robert Crim wrote:

> On 15 Jul 2003 10:46:03 -0700, [email protected] (GreatCube) wrote:
>
> >The real hero of this year's Tour is not Tyler Hamilton...it's Bob Roll, because he has to appear
> >genuinely interested in Kirsten Gum's banal commentary.
>
> Bob's interest is not feigned and it's not in her commentary.........
>
> >Gum in France is sort of like "Daisy Mae Goes to Paris" ("Golly, gee wiz....I want that-there
> >anguille de Loire fumée, copeaux de foie gras de canard à la croque au sel with hot sauce and
> >ketchup on the side").
>
> Daisy Mae was hot. "Golly gee, wiz, that's a BIG one."
>
> >Each time Gum takes a shot at a French pronunciation, 60 million Frenchmen cringe.
>
> So what? Who cares?
>
> >OLN's continuance with Kirsten will do more to damage the Franco-US relationship than the Iraq
> >invasion.
>
> So what? Who cares?
>
> In conclusion, I rather like Ms. Gum. She is a nice, pleasant change from the sugary ********
> of Karsten and his ilk. She asks the same questions my wife asks. She doesn't pretend to know
> all about
> it....like Posey (a car driver forGod'ssake) or the posers from the past. She looks
> good.....although she could dress better than those
> L.L. Bean prison clothes.....and I can tell when the commercials are coming.
>
> If you want a shaved legged, spandex wearing Logo monkey to stir your juices, you could always
> head for the bathroom with your copy of Velo News when she comes on.
>
> Just my humble opinion.
>
> Robert

Ha! Logo Monkey! Didn't they open for the Stones one year?

Steve

--
Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 http://www.dentaltwins.com

 

[Robert Crim]

On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 14:28:04 -0400, Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>
>Robert Crim wrote:
>
>> On 15 Jul 2003 10:46:03 -0700, [email protected] (GreatCube) wrote:
>>
>> >The real hero of this year's Tour is not Tyler Hamilton...it's Bob Roll, because he has to
>> >appear genuinely interested in Kirsten Gum's banal commentary.
>>
>> Bob's interest is not feigned and it's not in her commentary.........
>>
>> >Gum in France is sort of like "Daisy Mae Goes to Paris" ("Golly, gee wiz....I want that-there
>> >anguille de Loire fumée, copeaux de foie gras de canard à la croque au sel with hot sauce and
>> >ketchup on the side").
>>
>> Daisy Mae was hot. "Golly gee, wiz, that's a BIG one."
>>
>> >Each time Gum takes a shot at a French pronunciation, 60 million Frenchmen cringe.
>>
>> So what? Who cares?
>>
>> >OLN's continuance with Kirsten will do more to damage the Franco-US relationship than the Iraq
>> >invasion.
>>
>> So what? Who cares?
>>
>> In conclusion, I rather like Ms. Gum. She is a nice, pleasant change from the sugary ********
>> of Karsten and his ilk. She asks the same questions my wife asks. She doesn't pretend to know
>> all about
>> it....like Posey (a car driver forGod'ssake) or the posers from the past. She looks
>> good.....although she could dress better than those
>> L.L. Bean prison clothes.....and I can tell when the commercials are coming.
>>
>> If you want a shaved legged, spandex wearing Logo monkey to stir your juices, you could always
>> head for the bathroom with your copy of Velo News when she comes on.
>>
>> Just my humble opinion.
>>
>> Robert
>
> Ha! Logo Monkey! Didn't they open for the Stones one year?
>
>Steve

No, but they did open stoned often.

R.

 

[Marlene Blansha]

In article <%oXQa.1294$M%[email protected]>, "Tom Schulenburg"
<[email protected]> wrote:

> "GreatCube" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
> > Each time Gum takes a shot at a French pronunciation, 60 million Frenchmen cringe. OLN's
> > continuance with Kirsten will do more to damage the Franco-US relationship than the Iraq
> > invasion.
> >
>
> Still not as bad as the San Francisco area sportscasters. On two different station they announced
> that the winner of Stage 7 was Rich-ard Vir-En-Key
>
> -T

Or the doofus at CBC who pronounced it "richard veronique" or the CNN guy who prounounced "ullrich"
as "ullritch". I hate to think if he had to pronounce Michael Boogerd!

 

[Michael]

I was ok with Gum until she asked if Joseba Beloki crashed because of "inexperience." I wondered at
the cheeky irony of it all.

M.

"Marlene Blanshay" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <%oXQa.1294$M%[email protected]>, "Tom Schulenburg"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > "GreatCube" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> >
> > > Each time Gum takes a shot at a French pronunciation, 60 million Frenchmen cringe. OLN's
> > > continuance with Kirsten will do more to damage the Franco-US relationship than the Iraq
> > > invasion.
> > >
> >
> > Still not as bad as the San Francisco area sportscasters. On two
different
> > station they announced that the winner of Stage 7 was Rich-ard
Vir-En-Key
> >
> > -T
>
> Or the doofus at CBC who pronounced it "richard veronique" or the CNN guy who prounounced
> "ullrich" as "ullritch". I hate to think if he had to pronounce Michael Boogerd!

 

[Edward Waffle]

Robert Crim wrote in message
>She doesn't pretend to know all about
>it....like Posey (a car driver forGod'ssake) or the posers from the past. She looks
> good.....although she could dress better than those
>L.L. Bean prison clothes.....

The L.L. Bean green shirt is not her color. And its cut is hideous for her.

Prison garb perhaps--or Armed Service fatigues.

But since she is on for about 90 seconds a day (I usually don't watch the pre-race show) I think I
can deal with it.

 

[Raptor]

Robert Crim wrote:
>
> If you want a shaved legged, spandex wearing Logo monkey to stir your juices, you could always
> head for the bathroom with your copy of Velo News when she comes on.
>
> Just my humble opinion.
>
> Robert

That's a POTM nominee.

--
--
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could to protect our customers. Our products just aren't engineered for security." --Microsoft VP in
charge of Windows OS Development, Brian Valentine.

 

[Marlene Blansha]

In article <[email protected]>, "Edward Waffle"
<[email protected]> wrote:

> Robert Crim wrote in message
> >She doesn't pretend to know all about
> >it....like Posey (a car driver forGod'ssake) or the posers from the past. She looks
> > good.....although she could dress better than those
> >L.L. Bean prison clothes.....
>
> The L.L. Bean green shirt is not her color. And its cut is hideous for her.
>
> Prison garb perhaps--or Armed Service fatigues.
>
> But since she is on for about 90 seconds a day (I usually don't watch the pre-race show) I think I
> can deal with it.

Blondes should not wear green!!

For the most part, I skip over that stuff, although I like Bob Roll. She's just a network bimbo they
put in to make the whole thing more "accessible" to the cycling-ignorant public. They have a point
though. Like Bob said yesterday, this is a way to get people to understand cycling 101 and get them
interested in watching it.

 

[Ken Very Big Li]

On 15 Jul 2003 10:46:03 -0700, [email protected] (GreatCube) wrote:

>ketchup on the side"). Each time Gum takes a shot at a French pronunciation, 60 million Frenchmen
>cringe. OLN's continuance with Kirsten will do more to damage the Franco-US relationship than the
>Iraq invasion.

...couple her with Bob "Tour Day France" Roll and you complete the set. Neither of them can
pronounce Virenque, Vinokourov and probably a host of others as well.
---
Kelly Beard, a.k.a. Mr. K.V.B. Liar

 

[User968758]

>The real hero of this year's Tour is not Tyler Hamilton...it's Bob Roll, because he has to appear
>genuinely interested in Kirsten Gum's banal commentary. Gum in France is sort of like "Daisy Mae
>Goes to Paris" ("Golly, gee wiz....I want that-there anguille de Loire fumée, copeaux de foie gras
>de canard à la croque au sel with hot sauce and ketchup on the side"). Each time Gum takes a shot
>at a French pronunciation, 60 million Frenchmen cringe. OLN's continuance with Kirsten will do more
>to damage the Franco-US relationship than the Iraq invasion.
>
>

What a pathetic tirade. Grow up.

 

[Mike Krueger]

User968758 wrote: << >The real hero of this year's Tour is not Tyler Hamilton...it's Bob
>Roll, because he has to appear genuinely interested in Kirsten Gum's banal commentary. Gum in
>France is sort of like "Daisy Mae Goes to Paris" ("Golly, gee wiz....I want that-there anguille de
>Loire fumée, copeaux de foie gras de canard à la croque au sel with hot sauce and ketchup on the
>side"). Each time Gum takes a shot at a French pronunciation, 60 million Frenchmen cringe. OLN's
>continuance with Kirsten will do more to damage the Franco-US relationship than the Iraq invasion.

What a pathetic tirade. Grow up. >>

I agree with the OP. I don't understand why OLN feels it has to dumb down the program to appeal to
new viewers. Phil, Paul, and Bob analyze the race in a very compelling and clear manner. Kirsten is
eye candy for the breaks,

 

[Kurgan Gringion]

"Mike Krueger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> I agree with the OP. I don't understand why OLN feels it has to dumb down
the
> program to appeal to new viewers.


For the non-hardcore cycling fan (most of this nation).

 

[Robert Crim]

On 17 Jul 2003 16:22:17 GMT, [email protected] (Mike Krueger) wrote:

>User968758 wrote: << >The real hero of this year's Tour is not Tyler Hamilton...it's Bob
>>Roll, because he has to appear genuinely interested in Kirsten Gum's banal commentary. Gum in
>>France is sort of like "Daisy Mae Goes to Paris" ("Golly, gee wiz....I want that-there anguille de
>>Loire fumée, copeaux de foie gras de canard à la croque au sel with hot sauce and ketchup on the
>>side"). Each time Gum takes a shot at a French pronunciation, 60 million Frenchmen cringe. OLN's
>>continuance with Kirsten will do more to damage the Franco-US relationship than the Iraq invasion.
>
>What a pathetic tirade. Grow up. >>
>
>I agree with the OP. I don't understand why OLN feels it has to dumb down the program to appeal to
>new viewers. Phil, Paul, and Bob analyze the race in a very compelling and clear manner. Kirsten is
>eye candy for the breaks,

When there is a "Bike Racing Network" I imagine that there will be lots of cool guys in tight shorts
holding up the latest carbon fiber handlebars and touting the best shifting titanium derailleurs
during the station/commercial breaks.

Let's not hold our breaths, eh?

In the meantime, try to think back to the time *before* OLN and their "lameo" hot
chicks........uhhhhhhhhh.........what was that?

ABC wide world of sports on Saturday for about 7 minutes of in-depth analysis by such notables
like, like, like who? Karsten? The Longfellow of cycling, also better known as a football player?
Sam Posey, the master of the four minute specials on Hinault, also better known as a guy who
raced cars??

Please!! Get down on your collective knees and thank OLN for the coverage and send them emails
galore promising to support those paying advertisers that really do care about who else is watching
the coverage besides obsessed bikers with no purchasing power.

Besides, all those biker guys are in the bathroom with their copies of Velo-News doing God knows
what for the 6 minutes it takes to sell a Lincoln or a Subaru.

They can't drive anyway.

Robert

 

[Java Man]

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
> User968758 wrote: << >The real hero of this year's Tour is not Tyler Hamilton...it's Bob
> >Roll, because he has to appear genuinely interested in Kirsten Gum's banal commentary. Gum in
> >France is sort of like "Daisy Mae Goes to Paris" ("Golly, gee wiz....I want that-there anguille
> >de Loire fumée, copeaux de foie gras de canard à la croque au sel with hot sauce and ketchup on
> >the side"). Each time Gum takes a shot at a French pronunciation, 60 million Frenchmen cringe.
> >OLN's continuance with Kirsten will do more to damage the Franco-US relationship than the Iraq
> >invasion.
>
> What a pathetic tirade. Grow up. >>
>
> I agree with the OP. I don't understand why OLN feels it has to dumb down the program to appeal to
> new viewers. Phil, Paul, and Bob analyze the race in a very compelling and clear manner. Kirsten
> is eye candy for the breaks,
>
I agree with your sentiment, and would rather do away with Gum. But if that's what it takes to reach
a large enough audience to ensure TDF coverage year after year, bring on the Gum!

Rick

 

[Clovis Lark]

Kurgan Gringioni <[email protected]> wrote:

> "Mike Krueger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> I agree with the OP. I don't understand why OLN feels it has to dumb down
> the
>> program to appeal to new viewers.

> For the non-hardcore cycling fan (most of this nation).

For fans of the Labatt's bear...

 

[hbarta]

Mike Krueger <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I agree with the OP. I don't understand why OLN feels it has to dumb down the program to appeal to
> new viewers. Phil, Paul, and Bob analyze the race in a very compelling and clear manner. Kirsten
> is eye candy for the breaks,

As one of the unwashed masses, I appreciate them dumbing it down so I can understand more about
what is going on. But they're not doing it for me alone. The sponsors will pay for commercial
time based on the viewership. If the dumbing down (and the pretty girl) helps more people
understand and enjoy and watch, we are more likely to continue to see good coverage.

We can't all be as knowledgeable as the elite racers.

 

[Carl Sundquist]

"Robert Crim" <[email protected]>
>
> When there is a "Bike Racing Network" I imagine that there will be lots of cool guys in tight
> shorts holding up the latest carbon fiber handlebars and touting the best shifting titanium
> derailleurs during the station/commercial breaks.
>

When there is a bike racing network, it will be because the sport has grown into popular culture and
WON'T be dependent on bike companies to be the advertisers.