What I've learned during this year's tour...
07-13-08, 09:34 PM
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Michelob Ultra was a direct result of the Atkin's fad diet, and it is nasty, overpriced and near impossible to get drunk off of. Mich light on the other hand isn't bad as far as light beers go.
Oh, and I couldn't wait until they got rid of Al Trautwig until they actually did, and I had to sit through that young numbskull's ramblings.
Oh, and I couldn't wait until they got rid of Al Trautwig until they actually did, and I had to sit through that young numbskull's ramblings.
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07-13-08, 09:48 PM
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Back on topic, I've learned that Versus summary show appears to be minimally about showing you bicycle racing, and more focused on blurb, fillers, mojitos, turbos and cage fights. Sheesh. Whoever said it, Tivo FTW.
07-14-08, 07:02 PM
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I've learned that even though they recycle the exhaust recycle the exhaust recycle the exhaust, SAABs still only get 18mpg city/27mpg hwy, whereas my FIFTEEN YEAR OLD Toyota gets 35/40.
Yeah. Try this one one for size:
When shopping for a new car, I consider fuel efficiency; so I never consider a SAAB.
When shopping for a new car, I consider fuel efficiency; so I never consider a SAAB.
When shopping for a new car, I consider fuel efficiency; so I never consider a SAAB.
Yeah. Try this one one for size:
When shopping for a new car, I consider fuel efficiency; so I never consider a SAAB.
When shopping for a new car, I consider fuel efficiency; so I never consider a SAAB.
When shopping for a new car, I consider fuel efficiency; so I never consider a SAAB.
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07-14-08, 07:38 PM
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If things go pear shaped, the ***** has hit the fan.
07-15-08, 09:13 AM
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I have learned that when an Aussie sucks wheel everyone will call him weak and boring yet when an american does it he becomes a hero and everyone cheers him on.
07-15-08, 09:18 AM
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07-15-08, 09:26 AM
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What I've learned...
It's not healthy to taunt Big Foot
The guy mixing drinks behind the bar is the engine that creates all the dancing. If he stops mixing, the dancing stops.
It's not healthy to taunt Big Foot
The guy mixing drinks behind the bar is the engine that creates all the dancing. If he stops mixing, the dancing stops.
07-15-08, 09:58 AM
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I also learned there is someone out there that really "trusts me" and will give me money without a credit check. I just have to make sure I can "afford the monthly payments "
07-15-08, 10:18 AM
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07-15-08, 10:31 AM
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I like how Saab "Recycles Exhaust" because it makes their cars "green". I looked into this breakthrough technology and then discovered they'd found a novel way to incorrectly describe a garden variety turbocharger.
07-15-08, 12:02 PM
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07-15-08, 12:23 PM
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07-15-08, 12:25 PM
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Courtesy of Malkin above: https://www.londonslang.com/db/p/
07-15-08, 12:27 PM
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i miss phil and paul....i get the tour on CANAL EVASION, it's the same feed, the guys are okay but i've really come to miss phil, paul and bob. No more Phil and Paul Bingo!
crossed swords! heads of state! narstee!
crossed swords! heads of state! narstee!
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07-15-08, 01:08 PM
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"i've learned something about some mixed drink and a bartender and hot chicks shimmying their booties, but even though i gaze at the commercial every time it's on i still cannot tell you the product"
+1
I want to go to that bar.
And yes, the repetition of the Saab turbo ad's are mind-numbing.
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I want to go to that bar.
And yes, the repetition of the Saab turbo ad's are mind-numbing.
07-15-08, 01:27 PM
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Any noteworthy examples?
Maybe it's some language(s) other than French he's having problems with?
07-15-08, 01:28 PM
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For the record, I find the commercial complaints oddly heartening. The first time I watched the Tour on OLN Canada, they had 3 sponsors - Bowflex, Subaru and Cervelo.
Nobody else had a single commercial for the whole tour.
V
Nobody else had a single commercial for the whole tour.
V
07-15-08, 04:57 PM
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Here's a word to the wise: the unique thing about French is how individual syllables are not given a particular stress in the same way that they are in other languages. If you knew anything about French instead of making ridiculous comments about something you clearly know nothing about, then you would have noticed that Phil Liggett, far from Anglicizing French words and names, actually gives them enough of a Gallic reading to satisfy any French-speaker who might be listening. While he may indeed be inconsistent now and then (though I haven't noticed myself), on the whole he does an excellent job on French names as a non-native speaker of French. Your criticisms are misplaced and ignorant.
07-15-08, 05:16 PM
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Cavemen like to boogie!!!!
and they are world travelers.
and they are world travelers.
