It's one of the few sports (apart from WWF) where all the stars have nicknames.
I'm going for Ted "The Count" Hankey to win.
I'm fond of Mr. Hankey too - I like the all the vampire props his fans bring along - but I'm confused as to why he gets called The Count when his real name sounds more like a nickname anyway...
The nicknames are good in darts, but they're nothing compared to the poker players on the astonishingly compelling Late Night Poker. All hail, Dave "The Devilfish" Ulliott!
Forham's wrist-arm position reminds me of Oliver "Babe" Hardy's wonderfull and delicate deftness of hand.
The nicknames might be better in poker, flashboy, but can any mullet compare with the Vikings'?
***secretly hopes for mullet-related snickering to break out, in order to join in***
I'm stil hoping Les 'McDanger' Wallace makes a comeback - he had the very best nickname ever.
(Is Late Night poker ever coming back, do you know? For some reason, I kind of miss it)
*snicker*
You said mullet! Tee hee!
Dunno about LNP coming back - I'd imagine it will, as it's a pretty low-budget show that gets good figures - but there's nothing in production currently, and no news on the C4 website. I do know the production company, Presentable, were supposed to be setting up a London office earlier this year - but some kind of development deal they had with C4 fell through, so perhaps something's gone horribly wrong somewhere...
(I'd like to clarify that that bit I just said is speculation, and should not be construed as stock market advice or as an implication that the company is a front organisation for Welsh organised crime or anything like that.)
c'mon what's your nickname? Fess up.
I love Late Night Poker. Especially the guy that turned up in a Hawaiian shirt and a pair of those sunglasses that have straps that go over the head.
The commentators are excellent, too:
"OH MY GOD! They're all going all-in! This is amazing! This is absolutely incredible! This is the most stunning game of poker I've ever seen in my entire life! The excitement is absolutely mind-blowing! I can barely breathe! Dave! Dave! Dave, have you ever seen anything like this in your entire LIFE?"
"...No."
And:
"This is sooooo tense. It all comes down to a question, does the Pink Lady have a ten in her hand? If she does, she's taking the lot - but if she doesn't, it's all up for grabs. Does she have that ten? Does she have that ten? Only she knows..."
"Let's look on the under-table camera."
"Right... No. She doesn't."
Dear god. That sounds like the best show ever.
I want to take those commentators and apply them to croquet, or something. They remind me of Nick and Johnny from Celebrity Deathmatch.
With commentators like these even watching bass fishing could be fun.
Reconsidering, nothing can make watching bass fishing not even bearable.
Bass fishing with glo-tape, novacaine and air-pistols is quite delightful, actually.
Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie (gee, think for a week and you might be able to guess his nickname) has vowed to bring the mullet back into international sport.
I can inform you that he is succeeding admirably.
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So, its King v Fordham in the final. Whose your money on?
(A question, obviously, for us Brits - and the Dutch, if there's anyhere - unless people elsewhere are actually interested, or can, indeed, even see coverage)
Maybe this should be my next Curious, George - Why aren't there any Americans in either of the world darts championships - I would have figured they'd be quite good at it - certainly, having invented the mullet (or was that pioneered by Canadians?) they'd fit right in at the tournament.
I thought it was the Germans who invented the mullet?
Congratulations to the big man Andy Fordham for an outstanding display.
Maybe, BigCalm - they certainly perfected it, anyway.
You know, somewhere there's a web site that takes famous people from throughout history and photoshops mullets onto them. I'm too lazy to find it, but I know it's out there.
(I'm not saying it's good and I'm not saying it's bad...)
***secretly hopes for mullet-related snickering to break out, in order to join in***