I was watching a re-run of Pole to Pole last night and it was the one where Michael Palin passes through Ethiopia and crosses the equator. On one of his stops he gets talking to a 'local' about english football and (surprisingly) the local is a Man Utd fan!:rolleyes: ...Anyway, Palin says: 'My team is Sheffield Wednesday, we beat Manchester Utd in the league cup final last season'

I know some think he's a Blady but I think this proves t'old MP is a good old Owl!:thumbsup:

Les! I watched a bit of that last night and must have missed it! Our lass was gabbing to her mate on the phone at the time! Grrrrr.

That would have made my ****ing night!

He's one of those that supports both teams (i didn't realise it was possible!!).

In Around the World in 80 Days he finds a trophy whilst working with the binmen in Venice and holds it up in the air proclaiming SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY! Also mentions Wednesday in Pole to Pole to some Norwegian bloke in the first episode. Yet on one of his later journeys he drives a Tuk-Tuk in Thailand with Sheffield United banners all over it so you could say he's AC/DC as far as Sheffield football clubs go ;)

Either that or the Blades have got a sweatshop full of ladyboys over there that make there merchandise and it was just stuff they had laying around!

Les! I watched a bit of that last night and must have missed it! Our lass was gabbing to her mate on the phone at the time! Grrrrr.

That would have made my ****ing night!

LOL!:hihi: ... I know it was 1991 but still felt really proud when he said it. :thumbsup:

My late father had Palin's Around The World In 80 Days book (c. 1988/9) and I recall reading a section where he mentions that the only bit of good news he has received of late (by way of press IIRC) is that Sheffield United had beaten Wolves.

Whether that makes him a Blades fan I know not as like others have said, I seem to recall his claiming to be an Owls fan (too).

Maybe he was suffering from serious homesickness and simply wanted to attach himself to anything 'Sheffield'?

Whoever he supports, I like Michael Palin; top bloke.:thumbsup:

Whether that makes him a Blades fan I know not as like others have said, I seem to recall his claiming to be an Owls fan (too).

Maybe he was suffering from serious homesickness and simply wanted to attach himself to anything 'Sheffield'?

Whoever he supports, I like Michael Palin; top bloke.:thumbsup:

Totally agree; what a legend! Loved the Posh twits decathlon where he was Roger Incubator Jones & when he played Caesar in 'Life of Brian'. "Does anwone else fancy a little titter, when I mention the name of my fwiend, Bigus...Dickus?" :hihi:

If I was homesick, thinking of United would probably make me gip. :help:

If I was homesick, thinking of United would probably make me gip. :help:

So Jazzy, you're in the Sahara Desert and your camel decides she doesn't want to walk any further. The camel, being sponsored by JD Wetherspoon has a sign attached to its side which reads No Football Colours and as you're in your Wendy shirt, Camilla the Camel has suddenly taken offence.

You're stranded. The sun beats down and you're miles from the nearest oasis, town or taliban internet service provider. Day turns into night and the next day, a-hungered, you do a 'Bear Grille' (he of Channel 4 survival lunatic fame) and slice open Camilla in order to feed yourself.

Suddenly, you hear the sound of a...wait, is that a bus? Much to your surprise you realise that only a few yards ahead is a main road and, surprised further, you see that travelling upon it is a coach!

You jump for joy, you shout aloud 'I'm saved' and you start running toward the road (managing to step over the butchered carcass of Camilla. Oh well, so long old chum).

You wave frantically at the bus, jumping up and down in the middle of the sun-baked highway. The bus slows down. It comes to a halt.

In the lower corner of the window is a plastic sign. It reads Sheffield United FC and on board is the team travelling back from a pre-season friendly in Cairo. There's one space left on board. The door opens and you feel immediately chilled by the air conditioning. You spot the fridge filled with ice cold beer.

But! But! You know you can't do it. Do you

a) climb on board and apologise for the choice of shirt and ask for a proper one? or is it

b) back to Camilla's carcass and oblivion in the wilderness (a catch phrase one has become familiar with being a Wendy fan)?

Pray, tell me.

So Jazzy, you're in the Sahara Desert and your camel decides she doesn't want to walk any further. The camel, being sponsored by JD Wetherspoon has a sign attached to its side which reads No Football Colours and as you're in your Wendy shirt, Camilla the Camel has suddenly taken offence.

You're stranded. The sun beats down and you're miles from the nearest oasis, town or taliban internet service provider. Day turns into night and the next day, a-hungered, you do a 'Bear Grille' (he of Channel 4 survival lunatic fame) and slice open Camilla in order to feed yourself.

Suddenly, you hear the sound of a...wait, is that a bus? Much to your surprise you realise that only a few yards ahead is a main road and, surprised further, you see that travelling upon it is a coach!

You jump for joy, you shout aloud 'I'm saved' and you start running toward the road (managing to step over the butchered carcass of Camilla. Oh well, so long old chum).

You wave frantically at the bus, jumping up and down in the middle of the sun-baked highway. The bus slows down. It comes to a halt.

In the lower corner of the window is a plastic sign. It reads Sheffield United FC and on board is the team travelling back from a pre-season friendly in Cairo. There's one space left on board. The door opens and you feel immediately chilled by the air conditioning. You spot the fridge filled with ice cold beer.

But! But! You know you can't do it. Do you

a) climb on board and apologise for the choice of shirt and ask for a proper one? or is it

b) back to Camilla's carcass and oblivion in the wilderness (a catch phrase one has become familiar with being a Wendy fan)?

Pray, tell me.

c) accept their gracious hospitality and step aboard. Explain that i'm from Sheffield and a proud Wednesdayite and take the proceeding ribbing in good humour. Graciously accept the seat next to none-other than 'Sir' Warnock himself and proceed to indulge in some good honest chat about football, whilst ensuring to compliment him on the great acheivement of last season.
Then around half an hour into the trip jump up, scream "Owls Ackhbar!" and push the detonator on my blue & white, paint-filled suicide bomb!

You guessed correctly that the vacant seat was beside Mr Warnock - well done!

Moving on, what happened to the best signature this forum has ever seen? The Chris Kamara one brought a smile to my face every time I read one of your (ahem, 'misguided') posts!:hihi:

I think the legend that is Michael Palin, has always maintained a certain degree of neutrality when it comes to the Sheffield clubs, never openly declaring support of one or t'other.

But, I have a strong suspicion that he does indeed support the right club, he always seems to mention the owls when talking casually.

For eg, a couple of years ago, when they were interviewing him on Calendar, just before a banquet at the cutlers hall (I think he was being awarded the freedom of the city), the interviewer asked him what it meant to be a Sheffielder on his many expeditions abroad.

He replied that wherever he went in the world, thanks to the BBC world service, there was always someone who could tell him the latest Sheffield Wednesday result.

I kinda figure that if he was a Blade, he would have used them in his example, not the Owls.

You guessed correctly that the vacant seat was beside Mr Warnock - well done!

Moving on, what happened to the best signature this forum has ever seen? The Chris Kamara one brought a smile to my face every time I read one of your (ahem, 'misguided') posts!:hihi:

Haa, haa! Cheers mate, I shall accept your praise on Chris' behalf. That won the 'Alan Partridigsm of the Year' in the Daily Mirror last year! Genius. I'll pm you the transcript if you wanna carry on Chris' unique torch...

Going through a bit of a Boycott phase, as the man is an unrecognised comedy genius and as such deserves everyone's respect via the medium of SF signatures. etc. :)

Going through a bit of a Boycott phase, as the man is an unrecognised comedy genius and as such deserves everyone's respect via the medium of SF signatures. etc. :)

In that case, shall I change my signature to 'Ah cuddav it that wee a stick o' rhoobaarb'?

So Jazzy, you're in the Sahara Desert
...



You've just reminded me of a joke that was doing the rounds:-

A nun and a priest were crossing the Sahara desert on a camel.

On the third day out the camel suddenly dropped dead without warning.

After dusting themselves off, the nun and the priest surveyed their situation. After a long period of silence, the priest spoke. "Well, Sister this looks pretty grim."

"I know, father." "In fact, I don't think it likely that we can survive more than a day or two."

"I agree", says the Father, "Sister, since we are unlikely to make it out of here alive, would you do something for me?"

"Anything, Father."

"I have never seen a woman's breasts and I was wondering if I might see yours."

"Well, under the circumstances I don't see that it would do any harm."

The nun opened her habit and the priest enjoyed the sight of her shapely breasts, commenting frequently on their beauty. "Sister, would you mind if I touched them?"

She consented and he fondled them for several minutes. "Father, could I ask something of you?"

"Yes, Sister?"

"I have never seen a man's penis. Could I see yours?"

"I suppose that would be OK," the priest replied lifting his robe.

"Oh Father, May I touch it?"

This time the priest consented and after a few minutes of fondling, he was sporting a huge erection.

"Sister, you know that if I insert my penis in the right place, it can give life."
"Is that true father?"

"Yes, it is, Sister."

"Oh Father that's wonderful, stick it in the camel and let's get the hell out of here."

Haa, haa! Cheers mate, I shall accept your praise on Chris' behalf. That won the 'Alan Partridigsm of the Year' in the Daily Mirror last year! Genius. I'll pm you the transcript if you wanna carry on Chris' unique torch...

Going through a bit of a Boycott phase, as the man is an unrecognised comedy genius and as such deserves everyone's respect via the medium of SF signatures. etc. :)

Palin's too much of a legend for me to care whether he's blue and white, or red and white. Anyone who could come up with the great lyric,

"So sadly neglected, and often ignored,
A poor second to Belgium, when going abroad ......."

........ is a genius. But onto Boycott ........ I think his most infamous bit of commentary was away in Karachi in the "Test In The Dark", on TalkSport. Pakistan's over rate was appalling, and they were clearly spoiling for the draw on the fifth day, which Aggers (I think) duly noted. Geoffrey obviously had a quick look at his watch and declared, even more forthrightly than usual,

"This lot are playing for prayers! They're playing for prayers, these!"

Apparently, the call to the mosque was just before the scheduled end of the extra hour on the end of the fifth day, or something like that. Geoffrey had decided that if they went off to pray, they wouldn't get back on the field in time ......... how true that would have been, I've no idea, but I remember giggling and cringeing in equal amounts. Whichever way, Thorpe drove a four in near pitch black before he could be proved right or wrong ........

Palin's too much of a legend for me to care whether he's blue and white, or red and white. Anyone who could come up with the great lyric,

"So sadly neglected, and often ignored,
A poor second to Belgium, when going abroad ......."

........ is a genius. But onto Boycott ........ I think his most infamous bit of commentary was away in Karachi in the "Test In The Dark", on TalkSport. Pakistan's over rate was appalling, and they were clearly spoiling for the draw on the fifth day, which Aggers (I think) duly noted. Geoffrey obviously had a quick look at his watch and declared, even more forthrightly than usual,

"This lot are playing for prayers! They're playing for prayers, these!"

Apparently, the call to the mosque was just before the scheduled end of the extra hour on the end of the fifth day, or something like that. Geoffrey had decided that if they went off to pray, they wouldn't get back on the field in time ......... how true that would have been, I've no idea, but I remember giggling and cringeing in equal amounts. Whichever way, Thorpe drove a four in near pitch black before he could be proved right or wrong ........

Brilliant, son! Has anyone seen 'Boycott's Greatest England XI' where he picks himself as number 1!

"I think I will be remembered as a classical player with a very fine technique".

Game. REAL game.

[QUOTE=happyhippy;2069072]..But onto Boycott ........
QUOTE]

He had some good retorts on the pitch as well.

After he'd played and missed at Angus Fraser a few times at Lords in one session; the exasperated bowler turned to him and asked:-
“Do you want a bell in it, Grandad”?

Boycott’s retort:- “If tha bowled it at Stoomps; then I’d hit it”.

Phil Edmonds also had a go at him; with a comment like “He’ll never die of a stroke” or such.

Boycott’s retort:-
“Listen; I’ve made over 35,000 runs in cricket so I must have played some shots sometime; or all t’ bowling must have been rooobish”.

"I resent the fact that my argument has been misrepresented by a pompous prat who obviously has his own personal issues regarding my cricketing record as it compares to his own public school and club career."
Geoff Boycott comes out fighting after a "colleague" criticised his comments regarding Duncan Fletcher and the England coaching job

"This idea that umpires are always right is a load of old cobblers. What I want to know is: Who umpires the umpires? The players suffer from their mistakes, but no one ever seems to get rid of the umpires themselves. Being an umpire is a people job: that's why Dickie Bird was good at it. Yes, he was a loony, and he made mistakes - everyone does. But he knew how to deal with people, so they respected him."
Straight talking from Geoff Boycott

"The only way they'll get a wicket is if the ball hits a brick in the middle of the pitch ... it wouldn't frighten me mum, this bowling."
Geoff Boycott with his take on the Sri Lankan attack

Three from last year, courtesy of Cricinfo (http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/quote/content/story/275220.html)

"I resent the fact that my argument has been misrepresented by a pompous prat who obviously has his own personal issues regarding my cricketing record as it compares to his own public school and club career."
Geoff Boycott comes out fighting after a "colleague" criticised his comments regarding Duncan Fletcher and the England coaching job

"This idea that umpires are always right is a load of old cobblers. What I want to know is: Who umpires the umpires? The players suffer from their mistakes, but no one ever seems to get rid of the umpires themselves. Being an umpire is a people job: that's why Dickie Bird was good at it. Yes, he was a loony, and he made mistakes - everyone does. But he knew how to deal with people, so they respected him."
Straight talking from Geoff Boycott

"The only way they'll get a wicket is if the ball hits a brick in the middle of the pitch ... it wouldn't frighten me mum, this bowling."
Geoff Boycott with his take on the Sri Lankan attack

Three from last year, courtesy of Cricinfo (http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/quote/content/story/275220.html)

Sheer game! What can you say? Check out the pic I have as my desktop. (http://freespace.virgin.net/underwood.agencies/Boycs.jpg)

Reminds me of Blackadder, General Melchett,

"No darling, it would be as fruitless as trying to teach a woman the value of a good forward-defensive stroke."

:hihi:

A guy on here actually has this as his signature...so credit due...

Apparently, in the 80s, when a young, successful & very hairy Ian Botham was breaking into the England team, if the current bowling attack wasn't having much joy, Boycc's would pipe up from slip,

"Get t'Gorilla on. Go on, get t'Gorilla on!"

Game (just look at his face for ****s sake)! :)

I'm sure this thread was somehow related to Michael Palin.....not Mr Boycott??:huh: :suspect:

I'm sure this thread was somehow related to Michael Palin.....not Mr Boycott??:huh: :suspect:

Both badasses in their own rights though, Les.

A guy on here actually has this as his signature...so credit due...

Apparently, in the 80s, when a young, successful & very hairy Ian Botham was breaking into the England team, if the current bowling attack wasn't having much joy, Boycc's would pipe up from slip,

"Get t'Gorilla on. Go on, get t'Gorilla on!"

Game (just look at his face for ****s sake)! :)


Suuuuuppppperrr Crickit!

respect Due!

Jim:thumbsup: