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Paint it Black. Or Whatever You Think Best.
In my short sweet experience, a bloke from Dartford should never ask one from New York how much money he would like, unless one like the answer “Lots”.
Thanks to Simon Robinson for finding this one.
Family Guy
I’d forgotten all about this one. No real reason to post this advert here and now, but it’s funny, rarely seen (I can’t believe it’s been banned), and my old mate Ben played the dad in it. Silly sod, is our Ben.
My Olympic Legacy: I’m Skint
Given that you should never judge something til you try it, yesterday four of us did just that:
The author walks around Olympic Park ,unaided, during the Paralympics.
Baked Potato, Topped with Mayo………………………………………………..£6
Bottle of Water …………………………………………………………………….£1.60
275 m Bottle of Bulmers Cider…………………………………………………….£4.30.
A space in Park Live to watch British Airways adverts on tv……………………No Charge
145g bag of Cadbury’s Twirl…………………………………………………………..£3.00
18.7cl glass of (as yet unidentified) White Wine……………………………………..£4.80
Bench in front of huge BMW ads screen…………………………………..Complimentary
Pie & Mash…………………………………………………………………………….£8.00
Son queuing for 20 minutes for waffles, to be told they’d run out…………………..Free
Team GB mini umbrella………………………………………………………………£15.00
Signed copy of man laughing all the way to the bank…………………………….Priceless.
I expected to stand corrected. The athletes were marvellous, and inspiring. But I had woefully underestimated just how crass and callous Locog and Coe’s Corporate Carve-Up manifests itself once you get inside the gates. Disgraceful.
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BMX: Shock Defeat for the US Team
Taekwondo. It Was Meant for Me
Rare footage of Team GB’s first Taekwondo team. They were less successful than you would have thought. After this BBC performance, they went on to lose to The Dave Clark 5 in the third place play-off at the 1964 XVIII Olympiad in Tokyo.
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“Now Vania, What Would You like to Be ?”
“Miss, when I grow up I’d like to be a 400m Hurdler”
“Really ? Do you think that’s wise ? I mean, what with your surname and all…?”
Vania stumbles over … Bulgarian athlete Vania Stambolova misses the first hurdle in the womens’ 400-metre event.
Personally, I can’t wait to watch Vasliy Dunmibakkin in the weightlifting later.
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The Sharp Single 