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Re: Weekly Top Gear Reminder -
12-04-2005
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"SteveH" <steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message news:1h72if3.1r0nhdlqs8a7cN%steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk... Carl Gibbs <cagmeister (AT) yahoo (DOT) co.uk> wrote: "SteveH" <steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message news:1h72fu3.ok0n1y11pbujkN%steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk... Carl Gibbs <cagmeister (AT) yahoo (DOT) co.uk> wrote: Next weeks episode looks like it could be interesting! Oh, and it was good to see a tribute to Richard Burns - brought a tear to my eye! Everyone seems to be wrapped up in that twat Best, when we should be mourning a real sporting star who was actually a good role model rather than a piss head who could kick a ball 30 years ago! Hmmmm. 99% of the population wouldn't know who Richard Burns was. Although he was a fucking good rally driver, he wasn't anything special, he didn't do anything groundbreaking. Best, on the other hand, was the first true megastar in football - not only was he arguably the greatest player ever to grace a football field, but he also established the trend of footballers as household personalities. *Everyone* knows who George Best was. -- Well Burns was a world champion in his sport, with still plenty of talent remaining and was cut down in his prime. Not to mention a top geezer too. Best was a football has-been who drank himself to death, and deserved to die IMHO. I havent seen anything on TV about Burns, and just one little mention on the radio. Best is all over the press everytime you look at it. It was a refreshing change to hear about Burns, with no mention of Best! The words 'know nothing fuckwit' spring to mind at this point. -- Do explain why |
a pic of SteveH and an alfa
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Carl Gibbs <cagmeister (AT) yahoo (DOT) co.uk> wrote: The words 'know nothing fuckwit' spring to mind at this point. -- Do explain why I can only assume you know fuck all about football. It's pointless even trying to explain. |
blah blah blah, we hear it every day, but that was decades ago, since then
he has completely fucked his body, and despite warnings he kept going and
eventually it killed him. Hence, it's his own fault. The only people I
feel sorry for is his family and the person who missed out on the liver that
he got, couldnt give a shit about the man himself.
Whereas Burns was a young man in the middle of his career and died through
no fault of his own. He faught the illness, but eventually got the better
of him. OK, Burn's is not as well known as Best, and I wouldnt expect huge
media coverage, but his death is the real tragedy.
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"SteveH" steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk wrote in message news:1h72ipl.1qum9np1ysk8y3N%steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk How much is a Zonda? 440K for the F. Enough for two and a half examples of a 288 GTO. http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/WWW...00534204421274 |
So, that's a 288GTO, an E28 M5, Alfa Montreal, Lancia Delta S4 Stradale,
a couple of Ducatis and an apartment in Portugal with secure parking.
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Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 2.0 TSpark Lusso - Fiat Marea 20v HLX - COSOC KOTL
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I can only assume you know fuck all about football. It's pointless even trying to explain. Actually that's where you are wrong. I know Best was an amazing footballer blah blah blah, we hear it every day, but that was decades ago, since then he has completely fucked his body, and despite warnings he kept going and eventually it killed him. Hence, it's his own fault. The only people I feel sorry for is his family and the person who missed out on the liver that he got, couldnt give a shit about the man himself. |
who'll have a bad word to say against him. He was also influential to
millions of people - without Best we'd never have seen the national game
raised to such a high profile. He was the greatest player ever to have
played football, he lived life how most of us would live it if we
suddenly found ourselves in that sort of position.
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Whereas Burns was a young man in the middle of his career and died through no fault of his own. He faught the illness, but eventually got the better of him. OK, Burn's is not as well known as Best, and I wouldnt expect huge media coverage, but his death is the real tragedy. |
another rally driver - he wasn't the best ever, he wasn't in the
spotlight whilst alive. This explains the difference in coverage.
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Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 2.0 TSpark Lusso - Fiat Marea 20v HLX - COSOC KOTL
BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
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Thing is.... if you look beyond the alcoholism, there's very few people who'll have a bad word to say against him. He was also influential to millions of people - without Best we'd never have seen the national game raised to such a high profile. |
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Carl Gibbs <cagmeister (AT) yahoo (DOT) co.uk> wrote: The words 'know nothing fuckwit' spring to mind at this point. -- Do explain why I can only assume you know fuck all about football. |
get, and still drank himself to death.
Boo-fucking-hoo.
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As subject :-) |
Fraser
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"SteveH" <steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message news:1h72a6l.1pi9ffv8wfs12N%steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk... As subject :-) *desperately searches for torrent* |
Fraser
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NickD <nickdrew90 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote: Oh God - you can't even get away from George 'I need 2 livers, me' Best on ukrcm! Thought it was OK tonight - not as funny as last week, and I thought a 3 minute review of the Zonda F was cutting it a bit short.... And how sick are you of JC's Stig routine: "Some say he's almost as tedious as me; all we know as that we make him wear a helmet all the time" I think the 3 mins on the Zonda was about right, given that they seem to feature one in every fucking episode. I'm sick of hearing 'Zonda this, Zonda that' - they may be fast, but they're brash, tacky and ugly. |
I would have happily listened to that thing sing for an hour. Those Germans
don't half know how to make a nice sounding engine....
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Ford Capri (still broked)
Porsche 911 3.2 (For Sale - ebay soon)
COSOC #5, OMF#9
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Tim S Kemp <news (AT) timkemp (DOT) karoo.co.uk> wrote: SteveH wrote: Tim S Kemp <news (AT) timkemp (DOT) karoo.co.uk> wrote: SteveH wrote: If I'm spending that kind of money on a car, I want looks, not some ugly, gimmicky thing like a Zonda. Given that money to spend on cars, there'd be an M5, an R55AMG, a brabus CLSV12 Rocket, an F430 and a Volvo C70 outside. And maybe some change. M5, possibly, but only if it was an E28. Other than that, no, none of those do anything for me. |
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not even the italian one? Or the super-nutty Brabus. No. |
me again the other day.. Christ it sounds fucking awesome.
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I'd probably have to be very disciplined in buying a Ferrari, just to keep me to a single example. |
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How much is a Zonda? - I'm assuming I couldn't have an F40 and still have money for other cars, so I suppose I'd have to settle for a 512BB. |
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I really want a 288GTO, though. |
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Pete M
Alfa 155
Ford Capri (still broked)
Porsche 911 3.2 (For Sale - ebay soon)
COSOC #5, OMF#9
Scouse Git extraordinaire. Liverpool, Great Britain
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