Surprising things commentators say
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There have been some belters in the past, such as the BBC snooker commentator, many years ago, who said something along the lines of: "He's going for the pink which, for those of you watching in black and white, is the ball behind the blue one"
Coming back to the present, I spotted this on the BBC website's live tennis commentary: "Whomph! Juan Martin del Potro, stretching out wide, thumps a cross-court winner at 0-15. Hold up. No, he doesn't. On closer, video replay inspection the ball streaked just wide of the sideline. Novak Djokovic breathes again and he ensures himself at least a tie-break as Del Potro puts the family jewels on the line with a between-the-legs attempt to return a lob. The ball drifts over the baseline."
I'd love to read of some other funny or OTT comments being made currently.
Coming back to the present, I spotted this on the BBC website's live tennis commentary: "Whomph! Juan Martin del Potro, stretching out wide, thumps a cross-court winner at 0-15. Hold up. No, he doesn't. On closer, video replay inspection the ball streaked just wide of the sideline. Novak Djokovic breathes again and he ensures himself at least a tie-break as Del Potro puts the family jewels on the line with a between-the-legs attempt to return a lob. The ball drifts over the baseline."
I'd love to read of some other funny or OTT comments being made currently.
Botham couldn't get his leg over.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsVTpX7LdZQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsVTpX7LdZQ
Edited by Pixel Pusher on Friday 5th July 14:33
Once you start listening out for it, I've realised the BBC's MotoGP commentary is laden with dodgy innuendo.
It's subtle, but it's consistent. I'm convinced Steve Parrish and Charlie Cox bet each other to slip certain phrases into their commentary.
Things along the lines of 'He's coming right up his behind' - they're rife.
It's subtle, but it's consistent. I'm convinced Steve Parrish and Charlie Cox bet each other to slip certain phrases into their commentary.
Things along the lines of 'He's coming right up his behind' - they're rife.
Twincam16 said:
Once you start listening out for it, I've realised the BBC's MotoGP commentary is laden with dodgy innuendo.
It's subtle, but it's consistent. I'm convinced Steve Parrish and Charlie Cox bet each other to slip certain phrases into their commentary.
Things along the lines of 'He's coming right up his behind' - they're rife.
That's the kind wacky, crazy guys they are. It's subtle, but it's consistent. I'm convinced Steve Parrish and Charlie Cox bet each other to slip certain phrases into their commentary.
Things along the lines of 'He's coming right up his behind' - they're rife.
12v3pot said:
"The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey"
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Some debate as to whether it was ever actually said on air. </thread>
Wikipedia said:
The oft-cited quote: "The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey" occurred when Michael Holding of the West Indies was bowling to Peter Willey of England in a Test match at The Oval in 1976. Johnston claimed not to have noticed saying anything odd during the match, and that he was only alerted to his gaffe by a letter from "a lady" named "Miss Mainpiece".[9][10] According to Christopher Martin-Jenkins,[11] the cricinfo biography,[12] and the biography by Johnston's son Barry,[13] Johnston never actually made the remark. Barry Johnston says "It was too good a pun to resist...but Brian never actually said that he had spoken the words on air." However, this is contradicted by an account [14] offered by Henry Blofeld, who claims to have been present at the time.
The commentators on the cycling this Tour de France have been absolutely diabolical - mate reckons it might actually be early dementia. Chris Froome's loyal friend and wingman the Tasmanian Richie Porte seems to have been rechristened Richie Froome - now they're definitely mates but they're not THAT close - and yesterday's gem when one rider was seen talking to another during the race: "There they are talking to each other, as they can, in their own language, Spanish"
te.Heard on the last BTCC commentary on ITV4 - '...... and he's just pulled 11/10ths of a second out .........'
On a football commentary (can't remember which or where)referring to a half-time substitution '........ and the manager pulled him off in the tunnel at half-time'. Bloody spoiled these pro wendy-ballers if you ask me
BB
On a football commentary (can't remember which or where)referring to a half-time substitution '........ and the manager pulled him off in the tunnel at half-time'. Bloody spoiled these pro wendy-ballers if you ask me
BB
BlackVanDyke said:
The commentators on the cycling this Tour de France have been absolutely diabolical - mate reckons it might actually be early dementia. Chris Froome's loyal friend and wingman the Tasmanian Richie Porte seems to have been rechristened Richie Froome - now they're definitely mates but they're not THAT close - and yesterday's gem when one rider was seen talking to another during the race: "There they are talking to each other, as they can, in their own language, Spanish"
I was very amused at that. When you watch the highlights you miss out on a lot of the filler commentary whereas i got to watch the whole show yesterday and noticed a lot of these.Have you noticed how one always refers to Chris Froome and the other refers to Christopher Froome?
Former All Black #8 Murray Mexted is a bit of a legend in this department.
My favourite of many
"Darryl Gibson has been quite magnificent coming inside Andrew Mehrtens, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of the same today."
http://www.therock.net.nz/The-best-of-Murray-Mexte...
My favourite of many
"Darryl Gibson has been quite magnificent coming inside Andrew Mehrtens, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of the same today."
http://www.therock.net.nz/The-best-of-Murray-Mexte...
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