bad losers?
what?
( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 16:44, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

i'm starting to think you've never actually been to wales,
being bad at sports is our national pastime.
( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 16:44, Reply)

or are you just sensitive to what we call taking the piss?
because that is also our national passtime. so sorry about that.
( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 16:45, Reply)

I am aware of that.
which made it more surprising when they took it so badly.

I have fond memories of being sat huddled near the door to a pub as England beat Wales 50:10 with the crowd in the pub roaring "always shit on the English side of the bridge" and "I'd rather wear a turban than a rose"
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 16:46, Reply)

those are fairly standard chants,
seems you got sensitive about the piss taking! soz lol.
( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 16:48, Reply)

bear in mind in this discussion
that i am english
( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 16:49, Reply)

the "rather wear a turban than a rose" is particularly offensive because it is not only anti-english,
but it implies (or infers?) that there is something inherently wrong with being sikh as well.
( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 16:51, Reply)

It implies.
The person hearing it infers.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 16:53, Reply)

cheers,
i never get that right.
( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 16:54, Reply)

I was at uni when England were actually good at rugby
and regularly gave them a sound thrashing. They tended not to take it well.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 16:45, Reply)

yeh, you often hear about rugby riots and fights

( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 16:46, Reply)

did I mention fights?
I'm leaving now. Think about what you've done.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 16:47, Reply)

oh were you just talking about crowds reactions when they lose the match?
because i think that happens in all sports, with all fans.
( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 16:47, Reply)

I saw the aftermath of England beating Wales in the 2000-ish Five Nations.
There were ambulances and broken windows and blood. Lots of blood.
( Kroney, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 16:50, Reply)

AND THAT WAS JUST DURING THE MATCH!!!!

( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 16:51, Reply)

broken glass is more cricket these days...

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 16:55, Reply)

i was at a glamorgan match when the ball went through the window of a commentary box,
in 1997, i think that it happens quite a lot, but this was the first time it was on the bbc website and spread around the internet on twitter etc and that and this and the guy in that clip is a regular at my local, hurrah i'm famous
( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 16:56, Reply)

is that the one where you can find the recording of it online?
It's quite amusing - it actually hit the guy commentating, didn't it?
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 16:58, Reply)

edward bevan, yes.
steve james was also in the commentary box, he used to open the batting for glamorgan, and england briefly, i see him a lot, he eats a lot.
( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 16:59, Reply)

This is brilliant.
We're NOT bad losers!

*stamps feet*

We're NOT! We're NOT! We're NOT!
(Bazongaloid, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 16:50, Reply)

um...
ok. so if someone says something that is not true, you either stay silent on the matter, or if you reply you are just proving that they are right? k.

also i'm english, so it should be "They're not bad losers" rather than "we're not bad losers", i hope this helps.
( Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Fri 17 Jun 2011, 16:51, Reply)