Commentary Box Bingo - Page 3

Aarrgh8 · 6 Dec 2004, 19:00 (Ref:1172697)

At the end of the day, we missed the Baby Faced Assassin's favourites: 'no doubt about that', and it's close relative, 'undoubtedly'. The more doubt there is, the more likely you'll hear them.

If you want to play the 'pick the words and phrases' game, and get reeelly drunk, wait until the post race interviews and see how many times 'the boys' get a mention. I don't think anyone can drink that quickly.

Average Punter · 7 Dec 2004, 01:18 (Ref:1172992)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Beejay17

Surely Barry has his own stock-in-trade?

"And might I suggest (insert point here)"

We had that skulling game at Bathurst this year every time Barry says "and I suggest to you..."

We were falling over after about 20 laps...

Bruce Moxon · 7 Dec 2004, 02:20 (Ref:1173013)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Average Punter

We had that skulling game at Bathurst this year every time Barry says "and I suggest to you..."

We were falling over after about 20 laps...

Oh God - you're right!

And who is the one that says 'allude' when he means 'said'? Craps me off no end that does.

Must send Baz the URL for this thread - he'll love it!

Bruce Moxon

Aarrgh8 · 7 Dec 2004, 19:59 (Ref:1173787)

You're not wrong, Mike - I mean Bruce. Sorry, the DJ in-car camera had a profound effect on me.

stoned pony · 8 Dec 2004, 01:22 (Ref:1173998)

And while we're at it, let us all not forget to "reset our throttle pressures" as we move-off from an intersection on the drive home tonight.

Mitch · 8 Dec 2004, 04:37 (Ref:1174050)

How could we ever forget this one from Mr Oastler:

"applying the thumbscrews"

johnh875 · 8 Dec 2004, 04:44 (Ref:1174054)

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarthFalcon

Falcadore, there might not have been any 'centimetre perfect' remarks, but there were a lot of 'millimeters' out there this weekend!

Hey, it's just a little bit of fun to make watching the telly a bit more interesting! And we had a good laugh at my place!

That's it, centimetre perfect is a Dennis Cometti trademark. I think it might have been last year that a radio program here in Melb would speak to him before each AFL round and organise a ridiculous phrase or expression which he would incorportate into the commentary of the game on Sunday (and sometimes on the Friday night game although that was more delicate given the extra attention). Also on a Monday they would have a "Cometti meeting" where people could call in with some of the more interesting descriptions eg Mercuri passes to Misiti as Essendon progress alphabetically up the field...

Perhaps it would spice things up if there was a way we could do something similar with the Channel Seriouslly boys.

Average Punter · 8 Dec 2004, 05:16 (Ref:1174065)

Now you've done it. Denis is my all-time favourite!!!!!

Try these on for size...

"Adam Yze - a terrific player... terrible Scrabble hand"
or
"That was a Rock Hudson kick. It looked straight but it wasn't."

stoned pony · 9 Dec 2004, 01:19 (Ref:1174905)

And the one you all forgot, a Cromptonism picked-up by Greg Rust on Sunday: the team bunker. Touche!

Senna05 · 9 Dec 2004, 04:12 (Ref:1174968)

Neil's using "personification" to try and relate all things motorsport to the people. Personally, having come through university, I wish some of my lecturers had done the same thing!!!

To say that the track's "Personality" is changing, instantly tells us that the way it reacts to different turn ins, temperature changes, etc, is different to what it was previously, as a person's personality may change in a different situation. Saves alot of explaining, if you ask me.

Overused they might be, but I personally appreciate it....

That said, I do like the idea of the drinking Bingo!

Bring on 2005!

(PS - How drunk would we be if we'd done this with Good ol' Murray in F1?

)

Aarrgh8 · 9 Dec 2004, 09:49 (Ref:1175105)

Another one that's probably only worth a half or quarter point. It's used everywhere, and our V8 drivers are no exception. Sorry, but I still think it's value at a half-point (and half a drink): "To be totally/absolutely/completely honest..."

There's one more I should mention. This is a full-value (two points) one. You don't hear it all that often, but it's starting to get legs. "The effective leader." It was born as a result of those compulsory pit-stops, when everyone is asking 'Who's leading?'. Anyway, if you spot it, two points, (and two standard drinks, of course). Cheers (There's another one).

johnh875 · 9 Dec 2004, 15:16 (Ref:1175360)

Aarrgh8, don't forget the ubiquitous sporting word - hopefully!

resisturban · 9 Dec 2004, 19:43 (Ref:1175552)

Not commentary really, but when drivers are asked how their weekend is going, or will go, they always answer:

We are really looking foward to this race because we are coming off the back of a 28th place at the last racer

OR

The car is handlling really well

paydirt · 9 Dec 2004, 22:46 (Ref:1175727)

What about when a BJR Falcon has been spun or reduced to a pile of rubble, and a very sad looking Kim Jones comes on the screen and says...."the OzeMail team is going forward".

smithers · 9 Dec 2004, 23:16 (Ref:1175750)

Or when Gary Rogers refers to the officials as the "Keystone Cops".

stoned pony · 10 Dec 2004, 01:15 (Ref:1175821)

And who can forget Mark Oastler's "Battle Group" and Mike Raymond's "freight train" to describe groups of cars. And while we're at it, Raymond's "as they cross the stripe" to mean another lap has been completed.

Mattracer · 11 Dec 2004, 10:07 (Ref:1176875)

Actually I always took that as cross the "strike" so if it was "stripe", then maybe that would explain why I never really got the meaning of his phrase for ten years of ATCC! :confused:

hrug:

TSR · 11 Dec 2004, 10:42 (Ref:1176897)

What about Cromley's classic ( The car set changes due to weather & track conditions).

Bruce Moxon · 12 Dec 2004, 00:51 (Ref:1177342)

Just thought of one of my own. Doing course (or is that 'coarse') commentary at Oran Park about 20 years ago.

Went something like this, as a guy with a sports sedan had a major lose over the Dogleg... "Fah - ah Jes - ahhh - cr - aahhh - sh - ahhhhhh" Co-commentator "goodness, that was a big one."

BM

Aarrgh8 · 12 Dec 2004, 10:53 (Ref:1177511)

I've just watched EC Race 3. Yeah, I know, well after the event. Still, there's always something out of left field for us commentator-groupies. Amongst all the usual force-of-habit sayings, you can usually find something really silly. Stick your hand up when you hear it, and tell everyone else that they have to down three drinks.

From Eastern Creek, Race Three, I present the really silly saying:

(It started off with Cromley asking: "Is that rain I see on the left side of the screen?") Answer from Bill Woods (really silly, definitely a three-drink penalty to all the others when you spot it): "It's either that, or a rampant seagull that has had too much to drink."

Go Billy. Really silly. A worthy winner of the 'Really Silly' award. If you can spot the next 'Really Silly' saying, you could leap-frog all the others looking out for 'at the end of the day', 'undoubtedly', 'The boys did a magnificent job' type one-point stuff.

paydirt · 13 Dec 2004, 06:04 (Ref:1177988)

...and another one from on-track commentator Barry Oliver...

.."(insert driver) is running on a shoe string budget...without the shoe!!)

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