thing about the silly little dinghy thingy boats

it's almost (but not quite) worth watching, just to see the beeb trying to make it interesting, when it's the MOST tv unfriendly sport there is

"Here's another shot of Ben Polo-shirt-Smythe in his dinghy, sort of near a buoy, with another boat vaguely nearby - take it from us, this was a really exciting bit..."

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on June 16th 2009 at 16:04:54

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Conversely, what sports cause you immediately to change channel/turn it off? (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jun 16, 15:10:55
- Rugby, women's anything, wrestling (Other Sports) - camcan, Jun 16, 15:37:08
  - vvv you didn't get much of a pc backlash vvvvv (n/m) (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 16, 15:52:13
    - That's because her name isn't pants (Other Sports) - Small, Jun 16, 16:05:20
      - Not so (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jun 16, 16:07:27
  - I agree with you about (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jun 16, 15:44:52
    - Exactly. (n/m) (Other Sports) - camcan, Jun 16, 15:46:48
  - No I agree about the specials. Look our disableds are better than your disableds. (Other Sports) - jafski, Jun 16, 15:42:37
    - The Specials are at V this year. (Other Sports) - malkybarkid, Jun 16, 15:46:18
    - It's just that whole thing of (Other Sports) - camcan, Jun 16, 15:44:16
      - I totally agree. How much was spent on covering the special olympics per viewer? (Other Sports) - jafski, Jun 16, 15:47:46
      - i think it's good that they should have their special sports day (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 16, 15:46:43
  - There is at least some amusement to be had in the Special Limpics (Other Sports) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 16, 15:39:59
  - oh and posh people doing things in boats (n/m) (Other Sports) - camcan, Jun 16, 15:39:11
    - I like the rowing, it's so brutal and basic (n/m) (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jun 16, 15:47:47
      - ah I hadn't really thought about rowing (Other Sports) - camcan, Jun 16, 15:56:27
        
        Agreed except for hunky Ben Ainslie, I love him because he always wins (n/m) (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jun 16, 16:05:44
        
        thing about the silly little dinghy thingy boats (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 16, 16:04:54
        
        i like David Duffield doing the flat stages of the Tour de France (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 16, 16:10:49
        
        yes. they need more of that in F1, actually (Other Sports) - Tricky Hawes, Jun 16, 16:16:30
    - oh and american football and rounders (Other Sports) - camcan, Jun 16, 15:40:18
- Wrestling (n/m) (Other Sports) - duke of york, Jun 16, 15:32:39
- Horse racing, deffo pads. (Other Sports) - Arganth, Jun 16, 15:29:09
- American Football, Baseball, Club Rugby (Union or League), Any Motor Racing apart from F1 (Other Sports) - Brandonio, Jun 16, 15:19:01
  - Cultural chauvinism, intut (Other Sports) - yarmyyarmy, Jun 16, 15:30:36
  - Baseball, good call (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jun 16, 15:22:22
- http://www.wrathofthebarclay.co.uk/inter active/board/index.php (Other Sports) - jafski, Jun 16, 15:15:38
  - I meant ..... (Other Sports) - jafski, Jun 16, 15:16:24
- Cricket, Rugby, Gymnastics, Men's/Ugly Women's tennis, Moto GP, Superbikes (Other Sports) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 16, 15:15:08
- Cycling or Cross-Country running. (n/m) (Other Sports) - DrDublin, Jun 16, 15:13:48

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