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From: SteveH on 7 Jul 2008 16:23 DervMan <thedervman(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Especially if you've recorded Top Gear and watched it later that > > evening... > > > Yes really. Record the tennis; ignore the tennis on the television and read > the scores later. And miss the best Wimbledon final of all time? - if not the greatest game of tennis ever played? I know you don't 'get' most sport, but watching a recording isn't the same as watching it live. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Ducati 750SS - Hongdou GY200 Alfa 75 TSpark - Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE
From: DervMan on 7 Jul 2008 16:24 "SteveH" <steve(a)italiancar.co.uk> wrote in message news:1ijq8q9.1lh8ycp15q4vibN%steve(a)italiancar.co.uk... > DervMan <thedervman(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> > Especially if you've recorded Top Gear and watched it later that >> > evening... >> >> >> Yes really. Record the tennis; ignore the tennis on the television and >> read >> the scores later. > > And miss the best Wimbledon final of all time? - if not the greatest > game of tennis ever played? If it were that frickin' important, you'd have gone to see it. > I know you don't 'get' most sport, but watching a recording isn't the > same as watching it live. So what's your point? You did neither. -- The DervMan www.dervman.com
From: Elder on 7 Jul 2008 16:24 In article <6dd0jbF20lv0U1(a)mid.individual.net>, iridiumdan(a)googlemail.com says... > "Conor" <conor_turton(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:6dco7fF1vkacU2(a)mid.individual.net... > > In article <1ijochc.11p5fz4d2f126N%steve(a)italiancar.co.uk>, SteveH > > says... > >> I'm watching probably the greatest game of tennis ever played. > >> > >> > > Shame..they were bigging up Alfas. > > > > Hehe yea, how much did it make you want one ;-) ? > > Actually, despite how bad it was, Clarkson's 75 made me want one again. -- Carl Robson Audio stream: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com:8000/samtest Homepage: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com
From: Steve Firth on 7 Jul 2008 16:18 Andy Dingley <dingbat(a)codesmiths.com> wrote: > I'd call Clarkson a twunt for stuffing a nice black 75 3 litre Veloce, > but then who am I to say... > > http://codesmiths.com/dingbat/vehicles/alfa75/alfacrash2.jpg You know that's where I reckon Clarkson et al have it wrong. OK, you're not a petrolhead until you have owned an Alfa. But to be a real petrolhead you need to have stuffed one magnificently.
From: DanB on 7 Jul 2008 16:52
"DervMan" <thedervman(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:48727b89$0$26093$db0fefd9(a)news.zen.co.uk... > "SteveH" <steve(a)italiancar.co.uk> wrote in message > news:1ijq8q9.1lh8ycp15q4vibN%steve(a)italiancar.co.uk... >> DervMan <thedervman(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> > Especially if you've recorded Top Gear and watched it later that >>> > evening... >>> >>> >>> Yes really. Record the tennis; ignore the tennis on the television and >>> read >>> the scores later. >> >> And miss the best Wimbledon final of all time? - if not the greatest >> game of tennis ever played? > > If it were that frickin' important, you'd have gone to see it. > >> I know you don't 'get' most sport, but watching a recording isn't the >> same as watching it live. > > So what's your point? You did neither. > To be honest I'm with the H's on this one. Last two weeks in a row I let the PVR collect Top Gear whilst I watched the Euro Champs football - and England weren't even there heh! I'd have done the same with the Tennis but I'm not a fan at all. -- Dan Clio R27 F1 #65 |