border reiver

So what’s your Paul/Phil drinking game phrase? (sorry non US members)

Mine is Sherwen’s “completely and utterly,” as in:

“Big Jan Ulrich has completely and utterly buried himself chasing down that break”
“Young Andy Schlek has completely and utterly destroyed the lead group with that latest acceleration”
“When the peloton is in single file like that you know that every rider is completely and utterly on the rivet.”

The alcohol will flow freely

classic1

I suspect you were drunk when you started this thread.

Grumpy McTrumpy

my alcohol tolerance isn't so good. I could handle maybe one drink per Ask Bobke. that is about ....ONE DRINK.

Racer Ex 

Their schtick grows tiresome. If you really want to get hammered, do a shot every time Phil gets a rider wrong or makes a wrong prediction.

After watching the Giro on US, I'm dreading the Tour on Vs.

border reiver

Agreed on Phil. Altho I wasn't that impressed with Universal either -- the English commentator got it wrong a lot--calling Armstrong up the road when he was actually off the back etc., in fact I was surprised that coverage was so Armstrongcentric.

I also listened to some of the Giro on Eurosport audio-feed which had a lead commentator (don't know name) plus Sean Kelly--and that seemed quite a bit better.

Racer Ex 

I watched the live feed in the morning online. I thought the guy was decent, though not spectacular.

What was great was big blocks of racing, so you got to see strategy play out instead of Vs. 3 minutes of racing, two minutes of Lance's new graphics, and 4 minutes of bad commercials. They could completely drop the idiotic Carmichael segments, the "up close and personal" carp about all the US riders (zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz) and just show more of the race. Fire the 5 man announcing crew, hire two newbies, and use the savings to cut the commercials in half.

arexjay

There's a lack of drinking games in this thread.

henrythenavigat

+2

Grumpy McTrumpy

lol @ cut the commercials in half.

Racer Ex 

^Stick them in a 747. They fly just fine.

daytonian

Sherwin just said Sastre was leader of Astana. Wow

Enthalpic

I think my word will be Armstrong, but I like to drink.

YMCA

very clever
good luck on the 12-step

SwimBike

If I even smell alcohol I think I would be drunk. My tolerance is gone waaaaaaaay down.

mollusk

First I get "Armstrong, Armstrong, Armstrong" from 8:30 to 8:45 this am on Versus while I'm waiting for the Armstrong adhesive in the middle of the floor to get tacky. Then I get a whole day of laying down and trimming commercial grade Armstrong tile. Enough of this Armstrong stuff. I'm tired, but the floor looks great.

obie

Phil's funny: " But he (LA) goes and hammers all shades of sheit out of them."

From '99 Tour - the "How do you like them apples?" Sestreire climb.


Quoted in the current 'Outside' issue with LA on cover. I confess/don't give donkey's ass that I did buy for the TdF/Lance stuff and was not surprised - there's nothing new at all in the story. Utter pap.

Rumpled

How's about
beast
diesel
for Paul
and
oh, right then
when Paul corrects Phil

JPradun

Dude, I counted "completely and utterly" at least 4-5 times within the first 10 minutes of the race.

Are you trashed? It wasn't even 8am!