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Wowbagger
Stout dipper
Does anyone else find it ironic...
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05 April, 2008, 04:36:05 pm »
...that a man who has been in jail for alcohol-related offences has just ridden the Grand National winner, with the legend "John Smith" emblazoned across his chest?
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Martin
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05 April, 2008, 04:42:36 pm »
I lost interest after mine was a faller
isn't all horse racing sponsored by booze companies?
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Deano
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05 April, 2008, 04:44:38 pm »
It's reprehensible. But I'll let it pass this time because I backed it!
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Wowbagger
Stout dipper
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05 April, 2008, 06:06:06 pm »
I broke even.
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Sergeant Pluck
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05 April, 2008, 11:19:32 pm »
Likewise. Can't stand to see it. I rate it along with bullfighting.
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MSeries
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05 April, 2008, 11:23:35 pm »
ah, that'll be why Morrison's was quiet this afternoon then. Ironically I didn't buy John Smiths, but Boddingtons and Becks
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Sergeant Pluck
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06 April, 2008, 06:48:16 pm »
Aside from the potential harm to horses, racing has gone downhill in other ways these days:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/liverpool/content/image_galleries/aintree_08_ladies_day_gallery.shtml?3
Personally I think the "lady" in the middle is the best of the bunch.
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Asterix, the former Gaul.
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06 April, 2008, 07:01:49 pm »
Maybe it's his true colours? I dislike the event.
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Move Faster and Bake Things
nuttycyclist
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08 April, 2008, 01:20:06 pm »
Quote from: wowbagger on 05 April, 2008, 06:06:06 pm
I broke even.
Same here.
Spent nothing, won nothing.
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