NJS 4411 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 I saw a good thread about Clare Balding being genuinely shocked when she was talking to Rebecca Adlington about Olympians inspiring kids and mentioned Adlington "must have" had scholl visits from medal winners and was told of course she hadn't. The point was the non-state school establishment types have absolutely no awareness of what the real world is like. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46090 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 The only time I've had that experience was when I worked for PwC and they had Matthew Pinsent as a speaker, talking about teamwork. He brought his Olympic medals and passed them around the room for everyone to have a look at / hold of. It was good tbf. I could see how a child having that experience might have something awoken in them. Didn't work for 20 something me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17698 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 David Wilkie came to our school in the early 80s. My brother got his picture taken with him. I don’t think either of them knew who the fuck the other one was 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7182 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 We randomly had David Puttnam visit our school. I'm not sure anyone could have given less of a shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20802 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 13:10 Pidcock in the mens MTB XCO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46090 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 This bloke's daily preview threads are a good guide to timings and where to look for possible GB medals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden McGroin 6785 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 15 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: 13:10 Pidcock in the mens MTB XCO What is this alien language you speak? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46090 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 It's TOM DALEY time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9986 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 1 hour ago, NJS said: I saw a good thread about Clare Balding being genuinely shocked when she was talking to Rebecca Adlington about Olympians inspiring kids and mentioned Adlington "must have" had scholl visits from medal winners and was told of course she hadn't. The point was the non-state school establishment types have absolutely no awareness of what the real world is like. This one ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46090 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 The Aussies have sent a TOTAL BOGAN for this diving competition. Classic Aussie mullet and covered in tattoos. @LongTimeAdmirer 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9986 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 1 hour ago, Gemmill said: The only time I've had that experience was when I worked for PwC and they had Matthew Pinsent as a speaker, talking about teamwork. He brought his Olympic medals and passed them around the room for everyone to have a look at / hold of. It was good tbf. I could see how a child having that experience might have something awoken in them. Didn't work for 20 something me. We had David Bellamy do a talk at school, originally was for the governors and staff !!! But we sixth formers kicked up a stink and got allowed in. The bloke was fucking HUGE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3982 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 4 minutes ago, Toonpack said: This one ? Any chance of expanding? Some of us don’t do twatter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46090 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 1 minute ago, Toonpack said: This one ? Classic horse person patter. I'm absolutely convinced that horses can shit in the street cos it's mostly the posh that ride horses. They've got us all running around picking up tiny little dog shits, whilst their horse can lift its tail and drop half a ton of dump in the middle of a footpath and they just keep on trotting along. And I know it's fertiliser, but it's not fucking fertilising concrete is it. They should be made to carry a refuse sack and a shovel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46090 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 When I worked at Virgin, the absolute arsehole of a CEO (Jayne-Anne Gadhia) invited George "Austerity" Osborne to do a talk to the entire business. They had people walking the floors to make sure everyone attended. I stayed at my desk cos I'm nails. She would tell stories about Branson and think it was absolutely hilarious that he didn't know about basic features of everyone's lives* and not a sign of how out of touch the absolute prick was. He turned up once and regaled us all with the story of how he lied and blagged his way to buying a Caribbean Island to try and impress a girl. Cool story dickhead. *it's annoying me that I can't think of an exact example but they were about 100 times worse than someone rich not knowing the price of a pint of milk. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20802 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Why the fuck is horse jumping and dancing in the Olympics? I just don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 17698 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Because the IOC are “petitioned”by hundreds of minority sporting bodies to get their hobbies beamed worldwide to a billion people every four years when usually they’re watched in person by a few thousand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20802 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 13 minutes ago, PaddockLad said: Because the IOC are “petitioned”by hundreds of minority sporting bodies to get their hobbies beamed worldwide to a billion people every four years when usually they’re watched in person by a few thousand But these have been in for years. The fucking horse should get the medal! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20802 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 3 hours ago, Holden McGroin said: What is this alien language you speak? 13:00 Actually Its Tom Pidcock defending his Mountain Bike cross country medal. He's said its a boring course (which I agree). He quite the Tour de France early because of Covid. That could be a blessing if he's fully recover from Covid as he should be fresher. He will be favourite for it. He's current world champion and has flown in the World Cups this year. Ones to watch out for; Victor Koretsky Nino Schurter - The fucking GOAT. Mathias Fluckiger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20802 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 I do like the GB olympic kit btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46090 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 5 minutes ago, wykikitoon said: I do like the GB olympic kit btw 🚨🚨🚨Something wykiki likes🚨🚨🚨 I'll add it to the list: 1. Mithering 2. Cycling 3. The GB olympic kit (in order of preference) 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20802 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Why cant BBC spend decent money to get an expert on. She doesn't have a clue what she's talking about man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 46090 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Eurosport is the only way to go. No idea who I'm listening to though and the commentator on the swimming last night was American which ruined everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20802 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Ah they've got Matt Payne on, he's sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20802 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Just now, Gemmill said: Eurosport is the only way to go. No idea who I'm listening to though and the commentator on the swimming last night was American which ruined everything. I watched the women's highlights on it yesterday and it ruined the womens MTB XCO because of adverts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wykikitoon 20802 Posted July 29 Share Posted July 29 Great start by Aldridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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