Sid Waddell

Sid Waddell is a darts commentator in the UK.  He was born the son of a miner but was educated at Cambridge in the 60s, where he read History.  In his commentary, a bizarre, alchemical mixture of high learning and working-class grit combine to give pure quote gold.  He hasn’t died or anything, it’s just that I remembered my favourite one (the last below) for some reason and went in search of others.  Here’s the creme de la menthe that I found:

“If we’d had Taylor at Hastings, the Normans would have turned round and gone home.”

“Bristow’s effect on the audience like Rasputin used to have on the birds a long time ago.”

“We couldn’t have more excitement if Elvis walked in and asked for a chip sandwich.”

“Jocky is going like the Loch Ness monster with a following wind.”

“William Tell could take an apple off your head, Taylor could take out a processed pea.”
 
The copper-bottomed classic remains this last one, told to me when I was bitching to my brother about having to learn about Alexander the Great’s life and campaigns; this nearly makes up for it:

“When Alexander of Macedonia was 33 he wept salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer - Bristow’s only 27.”

Marvel at his majesty on his own “Classic Sid Commentary” page.

Here’s your hat, what’s your hurry?

Not that I’m trying to rush you out the virtual door, but just to let you know of two excellent blogs I’ve heard of recently:

My pal Shayne’s new foodie blog, in which she shows us deprived Europeans how the Americans live (strawberry-flavoured cranberries?  She made that up, right?).

Karen Blados shows the world how I aspire to draw and journal.