Great Quotes

[glasgowcyclist]

The colours change all the time and no one has been able to produce any footage of it being said, supposedly by Ted Lowe commentating on a Pot Black game. It is just a joke that has passed into legend, like the Ringo quote and the Bob Holness playing sax on Baker Street.

Well the BBC say it's true and they broadcast the show.

ETA: And classic has anticipated the link I was going to post!

 

[Smokin Joe]

Well the BBC say it's true and they broadcast the show.

ETA: And classic has anticipated the link I was going to post!

Now have they reviewed the footage or are they just guilty of repeating the myth? I'd be happy to be proved wrong, but I still don't think so.

 

[Profpointy]

50 years ago our teacher used to drum into us "there is no such thing as nearly unique. Something is either unique or its not"

Mmm, that doesn't sound right to me. "more unique" I grant you would be wrong, but "nearly unique" whilst it's a sub-category of "not unique" seems as legitimate as "nearly equal to three" is a sub-category of "not equal to three"

 

[classic33]

Now have they reviewed the footage or are they just guilty of repeating the myth? I'd be happy to be proved wrong, but I still don't think so.

It's on a few tribute videos on youtube.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Now have they reviewed the footage or are they just guilty of repeating the myth? I'd be happy to be proved wrong, but I still don't think so.

Ach, it's a lovely story, entirely believable and yet to be debunked so I'm going to carry on enjoying it until someone proves otherwise.

 

[screenman]

I only drink on special occasions, weekends and weekdays.

 

[Drago]

When asked what keeps him awake at night, General Mattis replied, "Nothing. I keep other people awake at night."

 

[ClichéGuevara]

£2,500 for all the windows and doors including the patio..

 

[swansonj]

Mmm, that doesn't sound right to me. "more unique" I grant you would be wrong, but "nearly unique" whilst it's a sub-category of "not unique" seems as legitimate as "nearly equal to three" is a sub-category of "not equal to three"

And anyway, grammar prescriptivists are just nazis, as my soon-to-graduate-in-English daughter often reminds me.

 

[Smokin Joe]

It's on a few tribute videos on youtube.

If you find the clip where he actually says it, I'll believe it. But till such a time as somebody does I am firmly convinced it is just a myth.

 

[LCpl Boiled Egg]

"Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines."

I think of this every time I see one of those "motivational" posters at work.

 

[AndyRM]

"Pebbom.

Please engage brain before opening mouth."

- My Grandad.

 

[GM]

My mama always said, life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.

 

[LCpl Boiled Egg]

My mama always said, life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.

The thing is, there's a card in the box that tells you what they are. It should be "Life is like a bag of Revels. You never know what you're gonna get"

 

[Electric_Andy]

The early bird catches the worm, but the early worm gets eaten.