OMG, duct tape his hands down please !
07-22-05, 10:07 PM
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Gotta love the Bob Roll. The Kinetic commercial is hilarius. Yesterday a naked guy was running alongside the riders going up a massive climb. The camera panned away from the man and there was silence then Roll without missing a beat says, "the naked truth is these riders bodies are in agony right now". If you listen to just him he really does say alot of things that fly under the radar.
07-23-05, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by krispistoferson
Bob Roll is awesome and enertaining. He reminds me of a character that was cut out of "Cannonball Run", probably hanging out drinking beer with Mel Tillis, or perhaps shooting up with the junkie doctor. Liggett and Sherwin are the greatest, and for some reason I don't mind Al Trautwig as bad this year, although I think a background in the sport should be a prerequisite for being a commentator, which Trautwig obviously doesn't have. My question to those who hate on Roll; "Well what DO you want?" I, for one, can do without another clone of "Best Damn Sports Show, Period". I think OLNs coverage leaves something to be desired as far as the huge surplus of commercials goes, but their choice in commentators is very well done.
Bob may act like a goof but I suspect that he has more legitimate qualifications to report on the event than Kirsten Gum has. That being said, I "watch" the live feed at work so I am mostly working and keeping an ear open for breaking news. I don't have to opportunity to see Bobke and his flapping hand gestures. (I did, however, catch the Naked Truth commercial and the image is now irrevocably seared into my brain.)
07-23-05, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by jjmolyet
I think it is hilarious you call Roll an idiot and dumb and yet you can't seem to spell realize!
Perhaps you missed the British flag as his avatar. 'Realise' is the correct UK English spelling of what we Americans write as "realize."
07-23-05, 06:13 PM
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Without Bob Roll, the tdf coverage would be a bore. He adds character. I can't imagine the tour coverage without him. He's a goof, and that's why we love him. Plus, he does it so tongue and cheek.
07-23-05, 06:35 PM
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In the John Kerry interview today, he said he was going to start using his hands like Bob Roll. He said he was a fan, and Phil said that he was probably Bob's only fan.
07-23-05, 06:45 PM
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In the last few days the other announcers have been teasing him about his hand motions. So i'm not the only one who noticed 
In my other sport im a videographer, so thats maybe why i even notice it, since im sure his hands moving out in front of him constantly drive the camera men batty.
Entertainment wise, hes the best on Oln, without a doubt.
In my other sport im a videographer, so thats maybe why i even notice it, since im sure his hands moving out in front of him constantly drive the camera men batty.
Entertainment wise, hes the best on Oln, without a doubt.
07-23-05, 07:42 PM
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"Realise" is a common spelling for "realize" in other English speaking countries where the "z" used in the US spelling is replaced with a "s". Given the flag MacMan uses in his icon I'm not sure it's a misspelling.
Here ends the lesson....
I like Bob Roll and have heard him speak both Italian and French quite well. As someone who struggled to become semi-literate in Spanish only to see the skill fade away I admire muti-linguists.
The Bob in the Buff stuff however is way too much.
edit: I got beat to the punch with the spelling lesson, didn't I?
Here ends the lesson....
I like Bob Roll and have heard him speak both Italian and French quite well. As someone who struggled to become semi-literate in Spanish only to see the skill fade away I admire muti-linguists.
The Bob in the Buff stuff however is way too much.
edit: I got beat to the punch with the spelling lesson, didn't I?
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07-24-05, 01:17 PM
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I'll take Bob's hands everyday over one of the network flunkies who show up at the 12 hour. I would turn of the TV if John Madden/Bob Costas/Al Michaels was to show up.
