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Starlight (173 posts)
Feb-16-02, 01:22 AM (EST) "Good for a laugh" These tend to make me smile, and are completely true. Post yours here if you can think of any: Actual silly quotes:I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body" (Winston Bennett)
"The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is identical" (Murray Walker)"I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father" (Greg Norman)"Sure there have been injuries and deaths in boxing - but none of them serious" (Alan Minter)"The racecourse is as level as a billiard ball " (John Francombe)"He dribbles a lot and the opposition don't like it - you can see it all over their faces." (Ron Atkinson)Well, either side could win it, or it could be a draw." (Ron Atkinson)"Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer." (David Acfield)"What will you do when you leave football, Jack, will you stay in football?" (Stuart Hall - Radio 5 live )Street hockey is great for kids. It's energetic, competitive, and skilful. And best of all it keeps them off the street." Radio 1 Newsbeat"It was the fastest-ever swim over that distance on American soil." Greg Phillips, Portsmouth News"...fears that the balloon may be forced to ditch in the Pacific. Mr Branson, however, remains buoyant and hopes to reach America..." Radio 4 News"And Nakano tries to avoid being passed by his teammate Trulli, which should in fact be quite easy, because Trulli is going more slowly than his teammate Nakano" Murray Walker, ITV"A fascinating duel between 3 men..." David Coleman, Hammer Throw, World Athletics, BBC"Ian Mackie is here to prove his back injury is behind him" Commentator at Spar Athletics"Azinger is wearing an all black outfit: black jumper, blue trousers, white shoes and a pink 'tea-cosy' hat" Renton Laidlaw"The advantage of the rain is, that if you have a quick bike, there's no advantage" Barry Sheene"I wouldn't be surprised if this game went all the way to the finish" Ian St John"Apart from their goals, Norway haven't scored" Terry Venables""Chile have three options - they could win or they could lose" Kevin Keegan"I came to Nantes two years ago and it's much the same today, except that it's completely different" Kevin KeeganIn cycling, you can put all your money on one horse." Stephen Roche, Eurosport"I always used to put my right boot on first, and then obviously my right sock." Barry Venison, ITV"In life he was a living legend; in death, nothing has changed." Live TV"Without being too harsh on David, he cost us the match." Ian Wright, ITV"It's amazing how, in this part of the world, history has been part of its past." David Duffy, Eurosport "Batistuta gets most of his goals with the ball" Ian St John"They (Leeds) used to be a bit like Arsenal, winning by one goal to nil - or even less." Nasser Hussain, Channel 5

"So, this movie you star in, The Life Story of George Best, tell us what it's about." George Gavin, Sky Sport"And here's Moses Kiptanui - the 19 year old Kenyan, who turned 20 a few weeks ago" David Coleman"Its a great advantage to be able to hurdle with both legs" David Coleman"We now have exactly the same situation as we had at the start of the race, only exactly the opposite" Murray WalkerAfter playing Cameroon in the 1990 world cup finals: "We didn't underestimate them. They were just a lot better than we thought" Bobby RobsonOn the difficulties of adjusting to playing football and living in Italy: "It was like being in a foreign country" Ian RushJimmy Hill: "Don't sit on the fence Terry. What chance do you think Germany has of getting through? Terry Venables: "I think it's 50-50.""We actually got the winner three minutes from the end but then they equalised" Ian McNail"There is Brendan Foster, by himself, with 20,000 people" David Coleman"I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel" Stuart Pearce"Watch the time - it gives you an indication of how fast they are running" Ron Pickering"Just under 10 seconds for Nigel Mansel. Call it 9.5 seconds in round numbers" Murray Walker"A brain scan revealed that Andrew Caddick is not suffering from a stress fracture of the shin" Jo Sheldon"I'll fight Lloyd Honeyghan for nothing if the price is right" Marlon Starling"I can't tell who's leading - It's either Oxford or Cambridge" John Snagge - Boat Race"The Queen's Park Oval, exactly as its name suggests - is absolutely round." Tony Cozier

Reading these tends to make me scratch my head and go "Huh?"
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Subject Author Message Date ID RE: Good for a laugh cjmaclean Feb-16-02 1 RE: Good for a laugh chuckzeiler Feb-16-02 2 RE: Good for a laugh ssw Feb-16-02 3 RE: Good for a laugh Verne Feb-16-02 4

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