| Re: Men's stuff -Great moments in British journalism
Some classic moments in journalism
Jon Snow: "In a sense, Deng Xiaoping's death was inevitable, wasn't it?"
Expert: "Er, yes." (Channel 4 News)
"As Phil De Glanville said, each game is unique, and this one is no
different to any other." (John Sleightholme - BBC1)
"If England are going to win this match, they're going to have to score a goal."
(Jimmy Hill - BBC)
"Julian Dicks is everywhere. It's like they've got eleven Dicks on the
field." (Metro Radio Sports Commentary)
Listener: "My most embarrassing moment was when my artificial leg fell off at the altar on my wedding day."
Simon Fanshawe: "How awful! Do you still have an artificial leg?"
Interviewer: "So did you see which train crashed into which train
first?" 15-year-old: "No, they both ran into each other at the same time."
(BBC Radio 4)
Presenter (to palaeontologist): "So what would happen if you mated the woolly mammoth with, say, an elephant?"
Expert: "Well in the same way that a horse and a donkey produce a mule,we'd get a sort of half-mammoth.
Presenter: "So it'd be like some sort of hairy gorilla?"
Expert: "Er, well yes, but elephant shaped, and with tusks."
Kilroy-Silk: "Did you mean to get pregnant?"
Girl: "No. It was a cock-up."
Grand National winning jockey Mick Fitzgerald:
"Sex is an anti-climax after that!"
Desmond Lynam: "Well, you gave the horse a wonderful ride, everyone saw
that." (BBC) |