Paul & Phil -- Bingo anyone?

[SadieKate]

http://www.geocities.com/fourlakes_99/home/cycling/pnpbingo.htm

[Kalidurga]

Bahahahaha :D

Somebody's got too much time on their hands ;)

[SouthernBelle]

I haven't heard "suitcase of courage" this tour. Has anybody else?

[Zen]

I've heard "depths of courage"
maybe they lost their luggage.

I haven't heard 'spot of bother' either. One of my favorites

[Trekhawk]

LOL:D:D
I love these two guys.
The Tour would just seem wrong without them and all the great sayings.

[snapdragen]

I haven't watched much of the Tour this year, is it true Bobke is actually saying Tour de France properly? I prefer Ter Day France :p

[Aggie_Ama]

I don't see "lumpy" which is a favorite Paul description or the "man with the hammer" which my husband loves to quote. I must print some out for tomorrow night's watching. :D

[Lifesgreat]

A new one I heard this year: "It's getting grippy!"

[7rider]

I haven't heard "suitcase of courage" this tour. Has anybody else?

I've heard them go to this one several times....

You're right, KD...too much time on their hands! ;)

[Tri Girl]

Hilarious! :D
I had to call DH in here so he could read them with me. Some I don't remember them saying, but we fast foward a lot on the DVR so I might miss some (who can spend 5 hours a day just watching the TDF? Sheesh).

[Possegal]

I haven't heard 'spot of bother' either. One of my favorites


that's my sister's fav too and she just noted that sunday. :)

I noticed one day during cyclism sundays, and then heard paul again sunday, say a word that we've always said was "pittsburghese", though my canadian mother said it too but she grew up in a town that in the 1800s was populated by pittsburgh steel workers. anywho - the word is "slippy" which is pittsburgh for slippery. i think my sister thought i imagined paul saying it, but then she heard him say it on sunday and we all cracked up.

[Norse]

The bingo cards are missing one of our other fave savings: "Call of nature."

[katluvr]

My favorite is "oh the carnage"...when the pelaton is all broken up to a hard climb. I say that when I am climbing...

As for "call of nature"--I believe that have many other terms for that..."natural break" and somethign else.

Yep, tape teh tour to listen to Paul & Phil....can't stand the re-cap on prime time....Bobke is ok...but how is this Craig guy...he can't say anyone's name correctly!

[ny biker]

I heard "spot of bother" this morning.

[rij73]

I can't resist telling hubby that I'm in a spot of bother on nearly every ride. I don't think he's as amused as I am. :p

[Eden]

It's getting grippy out there...

[dachshund]

I haven't watched much of the Tour this year, is it true Bobke is actually saying Tour de France properly? I prefer Ter Day France :p

I hear it more like Ter Day Fraaaance. And I haven't caught him saying it any differnt.

[SadieKate]

Oh, I have! He's made kind of a point of it.

Though, I loved his route description a few days ago all in Italian. He really got fired up. I wonder how much caffeine he drinks?

[maillotpois]

That's hysterical!

I spent much of the Death Ride "trying to get just that little bit more aerodynamic".....

[Trekhawk]

I can't resist telling hubby that I'm in a spot of bother on nearly every ride. I don't think he's as amused as I am. :p

LOL - I might have to use that one.:D:D

[rij73]

I was so aware of all their little phrases last night... They called the chasing group "marauders" and said something about them being on a raid. They also kept talking about the "rarified air" at the high altitude.

[bmccasland]

They also kept talking about the "rarified air" at the high altitude.

How else would you describe it?
rarefy - to make rare, thin, porous, or less dense (Wester).

Trust me, the oxygen is pretty rare at 10,000 feet elevation, and gets more rare the higher you go :D

[Beane]

how about "front end of the main field"

..that seems to be one of the favorites.

[ny biker]

My all-time favorite was from Paul during a mountain stage a few years ago: His legs are screaming, "Bridge to engine room: more power," but there...is...no...more.