The Voice of Reason Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 1 minute ago, Shake me up Judy said: Is that where you got the idea for the big suit ? No I think David Byrne pinched that idea ( plus some dance moves) from me. I’m not going to sue though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake me up Judy Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Manx Radio have been calling it Ah-go's leap for the last few days. I think they may have changed it this morning. I bet the fans chuckled at that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Are people still phoning in with fake shoutouts to Michael Hunt and such? I miss those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 24 minutes ago, Shake me up Judy said: Manx Radio have been calling it Ah-go's leap for the last few days. I think they may have changed it this morning. I bet the fans chuckled at that. Yes I imagine they had a right good belly laugh about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omobono Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 24 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said: Yes I imagine they had a right good belly laugh about it. Ago will be here tomorrow so he can tell them himself , but seriously why do we suffer Johnny Moss and all the other tossers Manx radio seem to employ , but in Fairness Kinley is their star man the races would be rubbish without him but loosing the commentary points around the course has been a retrograde step , and while to TV link is good it only focuses on the top 5 , and al least when none of the other riders seem to get a mention , that of course is where the experience and talent comes in to keep the listener or viewer interested , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Whiskey said: Are people still phoning in with fake shoutouts to Michael Hunt and such? I miss those. Ah yes, Mike Hunt had a good innings! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake me up Judy Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 40 minutes ago, The Voice of Reason said: Yes I imagine they had a right good belly laugh about it. I detect a hint of sarcasm in that patrician tone that we've come to know so well. Have you got the big suit on again ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Shake me up Judy said: I detect a hint of sarcasm in that patrician tone that we've come to know so well. Have you got the big suit on again ? Well spotted! Its just that I’m not sure mispronunciation of a local landmark warrants that much hilarity. Big suit has been hung up. In big pyjamas now 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebean Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Having read through the threads of the last few days, it is clear that it is not possible to have a grown-up debate about the TT with people who enjoy it. At some point we are going to have to have a proper, thoughtful and ethical debate about it, either because the people who live here want to have it or because we are forced to. The facts of the misidentification in the last episode are actually irrelevant. No doubt, some “reasons” for it will be made known but, sometimes things are unacceptable and whatever reasons created the unacceptable event, they remain unacceptable. This is one of those occasions. It should not have happened and the end result will be that the reputation of the Island will be diminished. These events tend to be tidied away quite quickly and consigned to history and the sidecar incident has been successfully managed in the same way. I suspect it may come back to bite us. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sausages Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 I think someone might look very silly for suggesting it’s not unacceptable, ie it’s acceptable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kipper99 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 6 minutes ago, Mr. Sausages said: I think someone might look very silly for suggesting it’s not unacceptable, ie it’s acceptable. Perhaps you’re confusing “unacceptable” with “shouldn’t happen”. I’m not speculating, but I can think of lots of reasons, theoretically. Neither wore their ID tags Both became separated from the ID tags in the incident Someone swapped the ID tags before the race, or at the accident scene. They swapped ID tags as a good luck or superstitious act. List could go on and on. How would those be the “unacceptable” fault of the “organisers”? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebean Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Youaintseenme said: One last time. There is potential for people calling things unacceptable to end up looking very silly and I wish people would stop until facts are public You either haven’t read what I wrote or don’t understand what I wrote. I don’t really care which. Edited June 10, 2022 by joebean 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Eddie Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 13 hours ago, Mysteron said: There's usually TV cameras in that vicinity, although I haven't watched any of this year's coverage to see if that's still the case. It seems a very odd request. Presumably it would help with a coroner inquest although I wouldn’t be surprised if they were trying to stop the footage appearing at some stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 1 hour ago, joebean said: Having read through the threads of the last few days, it is clear that it is not possible to have a grown-up debate about the TT with people who enjoy it. At some point we are going to have to have a proper, thoughtful and ethical debate about it, either because the people who live here want to have it or because we are forced to. The facts of the misidentification in the last episode are actually irrelevant. No doubt, some “reasons” for it will be made known but, sometimes things are unacceptable and whatever reasons created the unacceptable event, they remain unacceptable. This is one of those occasions. It should not have happened and the end result will be that the reputation of the Island will be diminished. These events tend to be tidied away quite quickly and consigned to history and the sidecar incident has been successfully managed in the same way. I suspect it may come back to bite us. Like the course car incident in the previous TT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake me up Judy Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 28 minutes ago, 2112 said: Like the course car incident in the previous TT? I wonder does the footage still exist of the course car the day it ran into Steve Mercer ? I wonder if it has been lost or has it vanished ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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