1966 Reasons why I don't want Englan to win WC2006

[whyohwhy]

558. Tesco buying Quinnsworth
559. BT buying Esat telecom
560. The British Banking Association
561. The British Airport Authority
562. Living TV
563. More4
565. More4+1
566. E4
567. E4+1
568. Pimp My Ride UK
569. Tim 'Fucking' Westwood
570. Robert Maxwell
571. The Maxwell Sons
572. The Tate Modern
573. Tracey Emin
574. Tracey Emins fucking modern 'look at me, I'm controversial' "art"

[iamthelaw]

whyohwhy said:

573. Tracey Emin
574. Tracey Emins fucking modern 'look at me, I'm controversial' "art"

575. Damien Hirst
576. Damien Hirst's sheep & cows in formaldehyde (waste of good food)

[steamboatsam]

577. that little cnut from the milk adds years ago that used to say "Acccchrington Stanley, who are they?"

[humbug]

578. Neil Hamilton
579. Christine Hamilton
580. Martin Bell
581. Martin Bell's suit
582. Limahl
583. JK
584. JK Rowling
585. Rik Waller
586. Paul Ross
587. Alexander McQueen
588. Syed from the Apprentice
589. Paul Tulip from the Apprentice
590. Chris Tarrant
591. Bruce Forsyth
592. Louis Theroux
593. Terry Wogan
594. Des Lynam
595. Mark Lawrenson

[whyohwhy]

humbug said:

578. Neil Hamilton

589. Paul Tulip from the Apprentice

Great call, fooking great call, you'll get an exalt from me for that my son!

596. Ruth from The Apprentice

[stickywithoutjam]

597. The Gloucestershire Coopers Hill Cheese Run

Don't know about that Paul fella from Apprentice. He seemed alright or it that my dysfunctional personality coming to the fore.

Also, Lawro?- in what context is he worthy of 1966 mention.

You know his agent will be onto thefreekick for a guest panel spot.

[iamthelaw]

598. Blind Date
599. Cilla Black's personality
600. Cilla Black's accent
601. Now magazine
602. Thinking James Bond is English when he is obviously Scottish/Irish.

Best of luck to anyone looking for repeats in this list, it's getting more & more difficult

[stickywithoutjam]

603. HM Government harrowing treatment & disrespect of the sovereign principality of Sealand.

I suggest you read this fascinating tale of liberty seekers & independence at www.sealandgov.com/history.html

Truly fascinating.

[humbug]

stickywithoutjam said:

597. The Gloucestershire Coopers Hill Cheese Run

Don't know about that Paul fella from Apprentice. He seemed alright or it that my dysfunctional personality coming to the fore.

Also, Lawro?- in what context is he worthy of 1966 mention.

You know his agent will be onto thefreekick for a guest panel spot.

Re: Paul Tulip. Allow me to quote John Boland from the Indo:

'I've never met anyone like me and I don't think the world could cope with another person like me." No, these weren't the thoughts of Adolf Hitler during his final days in the bunker or even of Bono as he once again saved the planet from extinction. They were the reflections of 26-year-old recruitment consultant Paul in The Apprentice (BBC2) just before Sir Alan Sugar fired him.

It was the penultimate episode of the series and Paul, who looked like a giant hamburger crammed into a pinstripe, was sure he was going to win through to the end, despite evincing no skills or charm or even a basic personality. "I can get on with anyone on any level," he assured one of Sir Alan's henchmen. "You're not getting on with me," the henchman informed him.

But that didn't deter Paul in declaring his dogged self-belief. "I think I'm brilliant, I think I'm great," he said, adding "There's only ever going to be one Paul Tulip." Maybe it was his name that was his downfall. Or the fact that, as another henchman informed Sir Alan, "if you go to the Peugeot sales office down the road, you'll find four Pauls in there and three of them will be wearing nicer suits."

Nuff said.

Re: Lawrenson. If Mick McCarthy can make this list then there is an equally strong argument for Lawrenson's inclusion. Offers zero insight. A complete empty vessel. Queer. He preceeds every attempt at a controversial statement with the words, "I'll tell you what...". He is English through and through. He would love to see England win the world cup and, on this basis alone, is worthy of inclusion.

604. Crumpets
605. The name Les

[tommymoore]

My apologies if some of these have been included already but I couldn't be bothered reading down through all 8 pages:

606. Big Brother
607. Davina McCall
608. The long haired freak who presents Big Brother's Big Mouth. He's an absolute tosser.
607. Celebrity Love Island
608. UK GAAP
609. The Whole Wembley Fiasco
610. Theo Walcotts blond bird
611. Manchester United
612. MUTV
613. The Mitchels in Eastenders
614. The Spice Girls
615. E4

[whyohwhy]

tommymoore said:

My apologies if some of these have been included already but I couldn't be bothered reading down through all 8 pages:



606. Big Brother
608. UK GAAP
614. The Spice Girls
615. E4

Definitely done

[iamthelaw]

tommymoore said:

611. Manchester United

Also done already (314)

[stickywithoutjam]

humbug said:

stickywithoutjam said:

597. The Gloucestershire Coopers Hill Cheese Run

Don't know about that Paul fella from Apprentice. He seemed alright or it that my dysfunctional personality coming to the fore.

Also, Lawro?- in what context is he worthy of 1966 mention.

You know his agent will be onto thefreekick for a guest panel spot.

Re: Paul Tulip. Allow me to quote John Boland from the Indo:

'I've never met anyone like me and I don't think the world could cope with another person like me." No, these weren't the thoughts of Adolf Hitler during his final days in the bunker or even of Bono as he once again saved the planet from extinction. They were the reflections of 26-year-old recruitment consultant Paul in The Apprentice (BBC2) just before Sir Alan Sugar fired him.

It was the penultimate episode of the series and Paul, who looked like a giant hamburger crammed into a pinstripe, was sure he was going to win through to the end, despite evincing no skills or charm or even a basic personality. "I can get on with anyone on any level," he assured one of Sir Alan's henchmen. "You're not getting on with me," the henchman informed him.

But that didn't deter Paul in declaring his dogged self-belief. "I think I'm brilliant, I think I'm great," he said, adding "There's only ever going to be one Paul Tulip." Maybe it was his name that was his downfall. Or the fact that, as another henchman informed Sir Alan, "if you go to the Peugeot sales office down the road, you'll find four Pauls in there and three of them will be wearing nicer suits."

Nuff said.

Re: Lawrenson. If Mick McCarthy can make this list then there is an equally strong argument for Lawrenson's inclusion. Offers zero insight. A complete empty vessel. Queer. He preceeds every attempt at a controversial statement with the words, "I'll tell you what...". He is English through and through. He would love to see England win the world cup and, on this basis alone, is worthy of inclusion.

604. Crumpets
605. The name Les

Like your critique bumthug. Keep dem in there. Going to give you a "good hustle" and exalt urself. Defo true about Lawro "I'll tell you what..", good spot.

[stickywithoutjam]

616: The notion that "fair play" is a national characteristic.

[stickywithoutjam]

617: Inventing Rugby-it just distracts people from playing proper soccer like the rest of the world.

[iamthelaw]

stickywithoutjam said:

617: Inventing Rugby-it just distracts people from playing proper soccer like the rest of the world.

618. Incorrectly claiming they invented rugby

(from The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Rugby)
"It is sometimes claimed by Irish historians of the game, that William Webb Ellis was actually giving a demonstration of "Caid". This ancient Irish free-for-all is very similar to rugby, and Webb Ellis could have witnessed it as a young boy when his soldier father was stationed in Ireland with the Dragoons. But in truth the origins of the game go back even further than Caid, to the Roman Empire and a popular game of the time called "Harpastum". And even then it is said that the Romans actually imported that game from China and Japan where it had been played for many centuries, while some accounts have it that the game was an Ancient Greek pastime called "Episkyros". Whatever the case, Harpastum was very much like rugby in that it involved two teams whose sole objective was to carry a leather ball stuffed with cloth or feathers over their opponents' goal line."

[stickywithoutjam]

iamthelaw said:

stickywithoutjam said:

617: Inventing Rugby-it just distracts people from playing proper soccer like the rest of the world.

618. Incorrectly claiming they invented rugby

(from The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Rugby)
"It is sometimes claimed by Irish historians of the game, that William Webb Ellis was actually giving a demonstration of "Caid". This ancient Irish free-for-all is very similar to rugby, and Webb Ellis could have witnessed it as a young boy when his soldier father was stationed in Ireland with the Dragoons. But in truth the origins of the game go back even further than Caid, to the Roman Empire and a popular game of the time called "Harpastum". And even then it is said that the Romans actually imported that game from China and Japan where it had been played for many centuries, while some accounts have it that the game was an Ancient Greek pastime called "Episkyros". Whatever the case, Harpastum was very much like rugby in that it involved two teams whose sole objective was to carry a leather ball stuffed with cloth or feathers over their opponents' goal line."

Come on....of course they invented Rugby. Why would the English Rugby Union governing body not then be called the "Rugby Football Union"!! Likewise with the Football Association

[iamthelaw]

stickywithoutjam said:

iamthelaw said:

618. Incorrectly claiming they invented rugby

(from The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Rugby)
"It is sometimes claimed by Irish historians of the game, that William Webb Ellis was actually giving a demonstration of "Caid". This ancient Irish free-for-all is very similar to rugby, and Webb Ellis could have witnessed it as a young boy when his soldier father was stationed in Ireland with the Dragoons. But in truth the origins of the game go back even further than Caid, to the Roman Empire and a popular game of the time called "Harpastum". And even then it is said that the Romans actually imported that game from China and Japan where it had been played for many centuries, while some accounts have it that the game was an Ancient Greek pastime called "Episkyros". Whatever the case, Harpastum was very much like rugby in that it involved two teams whose sole objective was to carry a leather ball stuffed with cloth or feathers over their opponents' goal line."

Come on....of course they invented Rugby. Why would the English Rugby Union governing body not then be called the "Rugby Football Union"!! Likewise with the Football Association

Because:

619. Being so boring, they were first to set up rules around soccer & rugby
620. Being so boring, they were first to set up associations to govern soccer & rugby

[stickywithoutjam]

Exaltation Legalaid- I think we have got 6 or so listings from two crossed issues.

[whyohwhy]

621. Our ongoing struggle to reach 1,966 reasons why we dont want Englan (sic) to win WC

[steamboatsam]

622. the boat race (i don't mean an actually chevy chase)
623. steve wigley
624. that lump on steve wigley's nose
625. graeme le saux's fringe
626. giving us points in the eurovision every year to try get into our good books
627. fiz from coronation st

[iamthelaw]

steamboatsam said:

622. the boat race (i don't mean an actually chevy chase)

Boat Race is already in at 64; seems particularly popular, I almost brought it in again around 420, & Bandage had it for a while at 506.

[steamboatsam]

iamthelaw said:

steamboatsam said:

622. the boat race (i don't mean an actually chevy chase)

Boat Race is already in at 64; seems particularly popular, I almost brought it in again around 420, & Bandage had it for a while at 506.

i'll change 622 to Peter Beardsley's boat race

[therock67]

steamboatsam said:

iamthelaw said:

Boat Race is already in at 64; seems particularly popular, I almost brought it in again around 420, & Bandage had it for a while at 506.

i'll change 622 to Peter Beardsley's boat race

Smashing change. Boat Race has been phenomenally popular really. Kudos to iamthelaw for keeping track of its inclusion.

[therock67]

whyohwhy said:

621. Our ongoing struggle to reach 1,966 reasons why we dont want Englan (sic) to win WC

The title has a maximum character length so would only fit "Englan" which is a shame. Believe it or not I spent ages mulling over which character I could leave out and had already abbreviated the world cup to WC2006 and felt WC06 might not be obvious to the casual reader.

I was loathe to remove the apostrophe from "don't" though it was the most obvious candidate really and briefly considered changing "to" to "2" but I hate text speak. So then I was left with shortening England.

My first choice was "Eng" but when I did that I realised I could pad out WC2006 a bit more and I didn't want to go through all that again. In the end I opted for "Englan" and the absence of the "d" really fooking annoys me.