― Michael Jones, Monday, 7 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
His goings-on seem to fuel many a gossip session amongst the ladies of Upper Walton and Greenways.
― chris, Monday, 7 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Jonnie, Monday, 7 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
I just spoke to my sister, she's going to take a digital piccy of his house for me so we'll all be able to see the wonder of old stoneface's campanile!
― N., Monday, 7 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
I have once played football with the captain of Partick Thistle and the Rangers right back. Is that any good?
― Ally C, Monday, 7 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Only figuratively, mind. Or is it metaphorically? I always get those mixed up. "I have once played football with the captain of Partick Thistle and the Rangers right back. Is that any good?"
Only if you can pronounce 'Partick Thistle' in precisely the same way as that chap from Chievo on Footy Focus t'other week.
CB: a scan of Lowe's garage would be a wonderful thing. This is a bit like a friend of mine deliberately making a trip to 17-19 Alma Road, SW18 in the early 90s to furnish me with a photo of 4AD's offices. Rather than some vaporous portal of, er, gleaming titanium it was a rather dull Victorian corner-terrace with the blinds down and a big military-looking jeep parked outside (Ivo's assault vehicle, presumably).
― Michael Jones, Tuesday, 8 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
OK, back to your darts, boys...
― Edna Welthorpe, Mrs, Tuesday, 8 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
I haven't been able to get engrossed in the darts this year, which has been a great disappointment to me. It's an emotional rollercoaster of a game.
― Tim, Tuesday, 8 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Self-antonyms: isn't "sanction" another? To prohibit something, but also to endorse something. It's arguable whether there are any true self-antonyms (or true antonyms, I suppose), because these aren't true opposites (just as the opposite of "cleave" in the separate sense would be something like "re-unite", not "cleave" in the adhere sense).
I saw them support Enantiodromic at the Princess Charlotte in Leicester in 1997. They were managed by Fred Housego. Two Lim-Ed cassingles on Leaf, then nothing. I think I saw the singer eating crisps on the DLR last spring.
Not quite opposites, but I find two dictionary definitions of bathos somewhat contradictory:
ba·thos n. 1. a. An abrupt, unintended transition in style from the exalted to the commonplace, producing a ludicrous effect.
2. a. Insincere or grossly sentimental pathos: “a richly textured man who... can be... sentimental to the brink of bathos” (Kenneth L. Woodward).
I wish the second definition didn't exist - there are other words one could use and it's often not evident from the context which of them someone intends. Whereas the primary (?) meaning is very useful, describing, for example, Woody Allen's entire joke book.
― N., Tuesday, 8 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Anyway Mrs Welthorpe whats your views on whether Erik Clarys -red haired Belgium with the idiosyncratic tactics- be a match for Dutch darting legend Raymond van Barneveld in the low-lands clash this evening?
― stevo, Tuesday, 8 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― chris, Thursday, 10 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Trevor, Thursday, 10 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― jel, Thursday, 10 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― alext, Thursday, 10 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Still my first game of the year is next Thursday, so I'll soon be on the oche myself. "Dr. C you require 7"
― Dr. C, Thursday, 10 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
You surviving the work-trip Dr.C?
― stevo, Thursday, 10 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 10 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― chris, Friday, 11 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
I’d like Monk (the fish) to win but if King can keep his current form my money would be on him.
― stevo, Friday, 11 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
I hate that Wolfie guy, I've always fuckin hated him.
― Ronan, Friday, 11 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
David reaching the final is a colossal sporting achievement by any standard. The man is registered disabled with a rare blood-clot disorder. He spent a large chunk of his childhood in hospital where he was not expected to live, walks with a limp, and is unable to straighten his throwing arm. Not withstanding he's come from nowhere to be the first Australian to ever reach the final.
All a bit lost on the self-styled 'Wolfman' who reckoned "he'll find out what it's like to lose tomorrow because Mervyn will do him". I hope, hope, hope he's wrong.
― stevo, Sunday, 13 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― mark s, Sunday, 13 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Ronan, Sunday, 13 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Will, Monday, 14 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Even after fluffing game-shots on his beloved double-tops David, not once, looked like he thought he was going to loose. He kept his concentration, kept his nerve, and didn’t dwell on lost opportunities.
Unfortunately for him Australia is wise enough to ban all sports on TV sponsored by tobacco and thus his heroics will probably go largely unnoticed in his homeland. Yes, Darts has an image problem, often looking tacky and cheap, and damaged by a split it cannot afford, but forget the gallons of lager, crap jewellery, DJ Ötzi et al, this was gripping stuff and as heart-warming a victory as I’ve seen in any game.
A highly personable Australian haemophiliac, limping to the oché, fulfilled his dream of becoming world champion, won 20 years worth of his disability pension.
Boomeran g back to win final battle
― stevo, Monday, 14 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― mark s, Monday, 14 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Edna Welthorpe, Mrs, Monday, 14 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Dr. C, Friday, 18 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
Good article on the darts by Bob Stanley in the back of time out this week, only thing is, it's as if he's read the darts threads on this here thing and precied (sp?) them to make the article.
― chris, Friday, 18 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Marcello Carlin, Friday, 18 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Edna Welthorpe, Mrs, Friday, 18 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Graham, Friday, 18 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― dwh (dwh), Sunday, 5 January 2003 11:30 (twenty-one years ago) link
Still, more Tony David heartwarmingness - in the interview yesterday he said he'd finally been able to buy his own house, so everytime he drove down the street he could see what winning the world title had done for him. Bless.
And as regards PDC - the coverage yesterday started by claiming that the Embassy had been won by all the greats of the game. Phil Taylor not mentioned once.
― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 5 January 2003 11:53 (twenty-one years ago) link
― cozen¡ (Cozen), Monday, 5 January 2004 00:58 (twenty years ago) link
He swirled up to the ockie/ockey/ochre/ochy (the noo) in a HUGE CAPE with darts shirt underneath.
His opponent looked like his girlfriend had forced him into a shiny shirt and he was UNIMPRESSED.
Then the real actual darts started and I think I went to eat potato waffles. Ah well.
― Sarah (starry), Monday, 5 January 2004 09:30 (twenty years ago) link
he is a man of refreshingly few words and yeah i am supporting him too. down with old ppl
― Electric Universe (wherever that is) (acoleuthic), Friday, 8 January 2010 14:54 (fourteen years ago) link
astounding that he won - unbelievable stuff
i felt bad for hankey the hutt though; he is and will probably remain my all-time favorite darts thrower
as a relative neophyte, can someone explain to me why you have to hit a double in order to check out? somebody's got 18 to go, hits the single 9 instead of the double with their second dart - i always wonder why they don't just throw another 9.
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 8 January 2010 15:23 (fourteen years ago) link
because it's the rules! i can't expand any more than that. makes it more skillful and fair as well
― Electric Universe (wherever that is) (acoleuthic), Friday, 8 January 2010 15:32 (fourteen years ago) link
27 darts and 155 left, reckon I could beat that.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/darts/8440534.stm
― () |\| | |\/| () (onimo), Friday, 8 January 2010 18:03 (fourteen years ago) link
highlight of the tournament so far (other than the chisnall and wagner matches) was bobby george laughing at poor tony fleet after his collapse against adams: "came for a showcase, left with his suitcase."
― another dude (cozwn), Friday, 8 January 2010 18:11 (fourteen years ago) link
I did feel sorry for the guy but he was talking himself up something rotten prior to the match
I thought the poor guy was going to fall over.
― () |\| | |\/| () (onimo), Friday, 8 January 2010 19:50 (fourteen years ago) link
Chizzy likes his half time cuppa eh? Unbelievable second half once again. I think he won something like 12 out of 13 legs there.
― () |\| | |\/| () (onimo), Saturday, 9 January 2010 16:13 (fourteen years ago) link
oooh Taylor with a 107 checkout to go 2-0 up
― soma dude (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 30 December 2012 22:01 (eleven years ago) link
cdn't face the pub tonight, thank fuck for streams
Barney pulls a set back, here we go
― soma dude (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 30 December 2012 22:12 (eleven years ago) link
Fuckin' hell.
― useless chamber, Sunday, 30 December 2012 23:13 (eleven years ago) link
5-3 now.
― useless chamber, Sunday, 30 December 2012 23:16 (eleven years ago) link
quality match that, only hope the final can live up to it
― soma dude (Noodle Vague), Monday, 31 December 2012 10:39 (eleven years ago) link
http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n601/gamalielratsey/C07F0EF6-8464-4BA9-BBC4-CA2A7F7FFB16-8851-0000066941468F47.jpg
― Fizzles, Thursday, 10 January 2013 20:38 (eleven years ago) link
Hi Fizzles,
Thank you for your enquiry.
Unfortunately MSC do not release their schedule of entertainment whilst on board prior to sailing. The ship do a daily programme of events the day prior and put this in your cabin the night before but I was aboard for a couple of nights in October and there were a variety of things going on in different areas of the ship to suit a variety of tastes.
The single supplement is 80% of the cabin price component, so depending on which grade of cabin you were interested in, it would vary and I can confirm once I know which grade you would be interested in.
I am currently offering a small discount for a group booking, but please be aware that we have priced this initial cruise very low as this is the first of what we hope to become an annual event.
― Fizzles, Thursday, 10 January 2013 20:40 (eleven years ago) link
Really not fond of the score announcers voice.
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Sunday, 4 January 2015 22:27 (nine years ago) link
He's not even saying numbers, he's just making noises. Utterly brilliant final though.
― ailsa, Sunday, 4 January 2015 23:00 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, glad Anderson won as well.
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Sunday, 4 January 2015 23:05 (nine years ago) link
They should play the BDO final first though, cannae stick turning over to watch that pish now.
― ailsa, Sunday, 4 January 2015 23:09 (nine years ago) link
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/dec/14/gary-anderson-pdc-world-darts-championship-interview
Good interview.
Can anyone tell me where I can stream this?
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 14 December 2015 13:54 (eight years ago) link
bump
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 1 January 2016 16:40 (eight years ago) link
Only match I've seen has been Barney v MVG. Which wasn't a bad one to start with.
― ailsa, Friday, 1 January 2016 19:07 (eight years ago) link
Bump. Cheerio then Taylor, you oafish classless dick. Coldplay fan an' all.
― ailsa, Tuesday, 2 January 2018 00:00 (six years ago) link
Lol didn't know that and yes, good riddance.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 2 January 2018 08:28 (six years ago) link
Never saw a more subdued darts crowd as when Cross won last night
― Well bissogled trotters (Michael B), Tuesday, 2 January 2018 08:34 (six years ago) link
Sounds great, I'll have to watch the highlights.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 2 January 2018 09:06 (six years ago) link
Cross destroyed him!
― Well bissogled trotters (Michael B), Tuesday, 2 January 2018 09:30 (six years ago) link
So Taylor was being a bit of a clown in his final defeat? Tried to get a stream but they all sucked. Shame, would have loved to see this nobhead lose one last time
― In space, pizza sends out for YOU (Ste), Tuesday, 2 January 2018 11:37 (six years ago) link
really dislike Taylor. always came across as an unpleasant dick, and delighted to hear this even though i haven’t followed the darts properly for a few years.
― Fizzles, Tuesday, 2 January 2018 12:11 (six years ago) link
he was always so petty and churlish in defeat as well.
― Fizzles, Tuesday, 2 January 2018 12:13 (six years ago) link
And, y'know, a convicted sex offender.
― Bimlo Horsewagon became Wheelbarrow Horseflesh (aldo), Tuesday, 2 January 2018 12:41 (six years ago) link
jesus lol I always forget about that
― In space, pizza sends out for YOU (Ste), Tuesday, 2 January 2018 14:14 (six years ago) link
Gary Anderson denying farting on stage is probs the best post-match interview you’ll ever see. pic.twitter.com/4cufh2rGK1— Nozza_ (@Nozza_) November 17, 2018
― calzino, Saturday, 17 November 2018 10:32 (five years ago) link
lol
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 17 November 2018 12:09 (five years ago) link
like how it's framed -ARTS there.
― Ludo, Saturday, 17 November 2018 16:54 (five years ago) link
generally i abide by the widely accepted standard that whoever smelt it, dealt it. but in this case, given that he was so forthcoming about how he shits his pants if he farts on stage, i believe him when he says it was the other guy.
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 17 November 2018 17:48 (five years ago) link
I suspect some suspiciously quiet turd party, situated close to the oche was involved in this incident, and they might not be feeling like talking about it. I thought that was a pretty erm.. solid testimony from Anderson!
― calzino, Saturday, 17 November 2018 19:33 (five years ago) link
did espn do much coverage?
https://nypost.com/2018/11/17/dart-championship-descends-into-madness-as-players-accuse-each-other-of-farting/
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 21 November 2018 19:18 (five years ago) link