rec.autos.simulators

by **9Wright** » Thu, 04 Oct 2001 03:03:50

More than who? A real F1 driver like most other channels? (Don't give me
Martin Brundle. I said "real"!!)

Yeah but you like F1 or you don't....if you get ITV in your area then you
have to listen to him....
Otherwise...like most, you listen to your own knowledgable commentary crew.

Murray is jsut another example of Brits over-glorifying everything about
themselves...

by **9Wright** » Thu, 04 Oct 2001 03:05:27

Yeah but I'm an enthusiast.... you're an enthusiast..it doesn't mean we're
Gods gift to F1.... if Murray does know as much as some say..why does it
fail to shine through...

With a choice of Brundle/Murray or Kennedy/Collins I for once have no
hesitation in opting for the Irish presentation.

by **Stephen Smit** » Thu, 04 Oct 2001 05:32:37

Yeah, sure, Muddly Talker was a great guy and all that, corrsuscatingly
gauche Spoonerisms, etc.; but you don't realize how far off base he was most
of the time until you hear his blithering commentary on "Lap of the Gods,"
which was on Speedvision last nite. Sometimes, of course, he was spot on,
but most of the time he sounded like he was from the Planet Mugwump.

--Steve Smith

by **Damien Smit** » Thu, 04 Oct 2001 11:43:40

I totally agree - sport is all about passion for me - especially from a
spectator's point of view.

by **Rod Princ** » Thu, 04 Oct 2001 19:02:56

That's going to take years for me to decipher. ;/

Cheers,
Rod.

by **Stephen Smit** » Thu, 04 Oct 2001 20:36:27

Rod,

All the more so since I misspelled "corruscatingly," which was one of JFK's
fav words. It means "brilliant." He called somebody "corruscatingly
stupid" once. He also favored "suppurating" which comes from the same root
as "suppository" and is generally applied to the same place.

--Steve

> > corrsuscatingly gauche Spoonerisms

> That's going to take years for me to decipher. ;/

> Cheers,
> Rod.

by **Hugh** » Thu, 04 Oct 2001 23:37:54

Here in Thailand we get Star Sports and the commentary team is abysmal;
wrong due to stupidity rather than silly Murray-style mistakes. Occasionally
someone brings out a tape from the UK and we watch the whole race again, and
Murray makes it come alive.
If I were younger I would wish him as my grandfather!

> > Well.. I DID say that Murray gave a unique human touch to the sport.
This
> > comment was obviously wasted on computer nerdy robotic types like redTed
> and
> > 9Wright7. Lack of passion is NOT recommended for sports of any kind and
F1
> > in particular. And despite Murray's 'on the spot' gaffs he almost
> certainly
> > knows more about F1 and its history than anyone else.

> More than who? A real F1 driver like most other channels? (Don't give me
> Martin Brundle. I said "real"!!)

> > Some commentators lack of passion and constant droning technical drivel
> does
> > not encourage people to follow that particular sport. The rapid success
> over
> > the years of F1 is down to people like Murray and the viewing figures
are
> > living proof that his style was much appreciated.

> Yeah but you like F1 or you don't....if you get ITV in your area then you
> have to listen to him....
> Otherwise...like most, you listen to your own knowledgable commentary
crew.

> Murray is jsut another example of Brits over-glorifying everything about
> themselves...

by **Rod Princ** » Fri, 05 Oct 2001 04:55:35

Even spelt correctly it rings no bells ;)

Seen alot of strange words, but that one is completely new to me.

Cheers,
Rod.

by **Jonny Hodgso** » Fri, 05 Oct 2001 05:20:18

> > All the more so since I misspelled "corruscatingly," which was one of JFK's
> > fav words. It means "brilliant." He called somebody "corruscatingly
> > stupid" once. He also favored "suppurating" which comes from the same root
> > as "suppository" and is generally applied to the same place.

> Even spelt correctly it rings no bells ;)

> Seen alot of strange words, but that one is completely new to me.

IIRC Terry Pratchett uses "coruscating" in one of the Discworld
novels, which I took to be made up - though alt.fan.pratchett
or a.f.p.books would be a better place to discuss this ;-)

Jonny

by **Stephen Smit** » Fri, 05 Oct 2001 07:02:09

Dyslexia rears its ugly head again! Yer rite--coruscate *is* spelt w. one
'r'. My OED sez it indeed means 'brilliant'. At least I got that part
right...the rest was a sound byte lodged in my mnemonic mnetherworld since
1962 or thereabouts. Picky, picky, picky....

--Steve

> > > All the more so since I misspelled "corruscatingly," which was one of
JFK's
> > > fav words. It means "brilliant." He called somebody "corruscatingly
> > > stupid" once. He also favored "suppurating" which comes from the same
root
> > > as "suppository" and is generally applied to the same place.

> > Even spelt correctly it rings no bells ;)

> > Seen alot of strange words, but that one is completely new to me.

> IIRC Terry Pratchett uses "coruscating" in one of the Discworld
> novels, which I took to be made up - though alt.fan.pratchett
> or a.f.p.books would be a better place to discuss this ;-)

> Jonny

by **Dave Henri** » Fri, 05 Oct 2001 10:38:01

If people have to resort to flinging obscure words around in an attempt to
'sound' brilliant, then methinks even the attempt would be a failure before
it begins.
(doncha just love sentence run-ons...my English teachers could never break
me of the habit.)
dave henrie

by **Stephen Smit** » Sat, 06 Oct 2001 00:38:07

Obscure? Not to the President of these United States. Am I being too
harsh? I used a word that *means* brilliant, not to *sound* brilliant. For
the latter I would resort to effluvia like obfuscate or hebephrene. Quad
erat demonstrandum...or something.

> If people have to resort to flinging obscure words around in an attempt
to
> 'sound' brilliant, then methinks even the attempt would be a failure
before
> it begins.
> (doncha just love sentence run-ons...my English teachers could never break
> me of the habit.)
> dave henrie

> > Dyslexia rears its ugly head again! Yer rite--coruscate *is* spelt w.
one
> > 'r'. My OED sez it indeed means 'brilliant'. At least I got that part
> > right...the rest was a sound byte lodged in my mnemonic mnetherworld
since
> > 1962 or thereabouts. Picky, picky, picky....

by **Dave Henri** » Sat, 06 Oct 2001 08:29:06

Didn't your Mama teach you to say "excuse me" after belching out like
that? :)
dh

by **Eldre** » Sat, 06 Oct 2001 11:21:52

>What was the name of that (stop-go animation) movie with small animals
>(rodents, hedgehogs etc) that entered in a car race? Anyway, Murray
>did the commentary and really made it come alive.

I wish you could remember the name. It sounds like a good laugh...

Eldred
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by **Eldre** » Sat, 06 Oct 2001 11:21:49

>Obscure? Not to the President of these United States. Am I being too
>harsh? I used a word that *means* brilliant, not to *sound* brilliant. For
>the latter I would resort to effluvia like obfuscate or hebephrene. Quad
>erat demonstrandum...or something.

Writers...sheesh...<g>

Eldred - needing to look up "hebephrene"...damn
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