Arise, Sir Muttonchops

[PipL]

I was /third/ last.

[Tim Streater]

[snip]

Did I say I dislike all sport? No, I didn't. I dislike sports which are "races". See above where I state that clearly.

Stuff like tennis, cricket, footy, and rugby are *much* better because they are much better *spectator* sports. Geddit?

[Tim Streater]

The fathead thought he was making a point, whereas in fact he was nodding off.

[Tim Streater]

Fat my arse. If anything I was skinny.

[Champ]

Hah! Sorry about that. (not really...)

[dennis]

anorexic as well as fat?

[Bob Martin]

Have you any idea how many people watch the Tour go by? Just a single stage (one of the 22) has been known to bring out a million people.

[The Other Mike]

>>>>>"Wiggins? Tour de France win has been hailed as the greatest performance

Ellen MacArthur - fastest solo circumnavigation

[The Natural Philosopher]

X factor on wheels?

[Another John]

+1

(Mind -- the person who said that was (Sir) Chris Hoy, soon after his getting his Gold this year. Nonetheless: he's right IMO.)

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

Odd shape.

[Tim Streater]

Another yawn.

[Tim Streater]

That's a matter of indifference to me.

[polygonum]

Well it would be, wouldn't it? It is one of the small-ish proportion of sports events during which the competitors actually sleep - and not between stages or whatever.

[critcher]

critcher said................ IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE A PERSONALITY AWARD !!!!!!

[Tim+]

SPOTY is, but we're talking about a knighthood.

Tim

[Champ]

I enjoy almost all sorts of race events, both to watch and compete in

Conversely, I find all of the above very boring indeed, with the exception of rugby.

[The Natural Philosopher]

I like rugby, because it has genuine courage, skill, physical fortitude and strategy in it.

I dislike football because it seems to lack them, although it shouldn't.

I like cricket because beyond the simple act of bashing the ball and getting runs there is an immense subtlety to the strategy.

I like formula one, not because the sight of cars going one behind each other is exciting, but because the reason why they are in the positions they are - a mix of technical and human reasons, is far more fascinating than the actual race.

I like watching golf, because its pleasant and green, and soothing. Occasionally something happens that is of interest. But mostly its just wallpaper. Ditto snooker and bowls..

I dislike darts because there is no green in it.

I like watching downhill ski racing because you are guaranteed to see some spectacular pile ups. Apart from that its dead boring really.

All gymnastics and athletics are boring. They all do the same thing and one person does it marginally better than the rest and gets a massive sponsorship deal. Its a very inefficient way of establishing financial inequality.

I quite like sailing..there's a bit of low cunning and intellectual skill in that. You don't need to be simply an aerobic beefcake.

I like watching sheepdog trials. Lots of green in it, and its so niche that the commentators do it for the love of it, and so do the competitors.

[ARW]

What about the doubles, triples and the bull? They are green.

[ogden]

Nonsense.

Outer bull, double/triple 1, double/triple 4, double/triple 6, etc.