Theo Bekkers wrote:
> I got an email from blah [email protected] but his return address
> bounced so I am assuming he meant to post this to the ng and am responding
> here
>
> From: blah>
>
> > Theo Bekkers wrote:
>
> > > [email protected] wrote:
>
> > > > My favourite Philism of the night was his comment about the upcoming
>
> > > > Stage 11: "There's a lot of climbs in tomorrows stage, and we finish
> > > > on the last one."
>
> > > There were a few climbs in stage 10, but they didn't finish on the last
> > > one.
>
> > > Stage 11 finishes at the top of a climb, which is what I understood
>
> > > Phil to say in context to stage 10, where he said it.
>
> > Jeeeez mate! Get into the pedantic spirit here!
>
> Not at all. I was a little incensed that the original poster (was that you?)
> was slinging off at Phil and appeared not to have understood what he said at
> all.
>
> I have a great respect for Phil and other commentators who can talk for six
> hours during a stage during which nothing happens for at least three hours,
> and still manage to be entertaining and informing. I know I couldn't do it,
> could you?
>
> Theo Bekkers
Aha, that's where it went! Sorry, must have clicked 'reply to author'
on google groups rather than 'reply to group'. Sorry!
On to the point:
I was more ironically suggesting that, like everyone (ie, not everyone,
but you know what I mean) else here, you should be complaining about
Phil and Paul, not supporting them. Ironically.
The 'pedantic' reference was to the exact original poster who was
saying that phil's statement was a tautology (hope it; I'm sure a
pedant will pull me up if it isn't): of course you finish on the final
climb. It's the final one. Pity the picky so and so was wrong!
I'm a huge fan of paul and phil, as I've stated in other threads. Can't
say enough good about them.