There was a round in it where you had to name three sportstars that had the same surname as some type of thing. They gave you the first name and sport that they were involved in.
E.g. Sportstar with the same name as a vegetable
Graham ONIONS (Cricket)
John Aldo was on it one night and the thing was capital cities.
One of them was:
Dion [ ] (Football)
Aldo, so chuffed that he knew it, leapt from his seat and bellowed into the microphone in a thick Scouser accent.
âTHATâS DUBLIN. DION DUBLINâ
Anytime Dion is an analyst on TV these days, I think to myself for no apparent reason:
I remember an episode of Glenroe where some local band were playing in the pub and they were passing a joint around on stage. Dinny and Stephen were saying they must be awful stuck for money if they could only afford the one cigarette between them. I think the police might have raided the place after that.
[FONT=Helv][SIZE=2][FONT=Helv][SIZE=2]Anna Friel kissing a bird in Brookside
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[quote=âfarmerinthecityâ]Question of Sport circa 1990.
There was a round in it where you had to name three sportstars that had the same surname as some type of thing. They gave you the first name and sport that they were involved in.
E.g. Sportstar with the same name as a vegetable
Graham ONIONS (Cricket)
John Aldo was on it one night and the thing was capital cities.
One of them was:
Dion [ ] (Football)
Aldo, so chuffed that he knew it, leapt from his seat and bellowed into the microphone in a thick Scouser accent.
âTHATâS DUBLIN. DION DUBLINâ
Anytime Dion is an analyst on TV these days, I think to myself for no apparent reason:
âTHATâS DUBLIN. DION DUBLINâ[/quote]
Anytime I see Dion Dublin I think of maltesers and large dicks.
[FONT=Helv][SIZE=2][FONT=Helv][SIZE=2]One time I won a book and tape sent for spelling M-A-R-A-T-H-O-N on Dempseyâs Den, and another time I won some kind of book for getting some question right. Great tv moments they were
Ian Dempsey is an alright sort
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[quote=âSledgehammerâ][FONT=Helv][SIZE=2][FONT=Helv][SIZE=2]One time I won a book and tape sent for spelling M-A-R-A-T-H-O-N on Dempseyâs Den, and another time I won some kind of book for getting some question right. Great tv moments they were
Ian Dempsey is an alright sort
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[quote=âSledgehammerâ][FONT=Helv][SIZE=2][FONT=Helv][SIZE=2]One time I won a book and tape sent for spelling M-A-R-A-T-H-O-N on Dempseyâs Den, and another time I won some kind of book for getting some question right. Great tv moments they were
Ian Dempsey is an alright sort
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[FONT=Helv][SIZE=2][FONT=Helv][SIZE=2]Pretty much, the moment I won the âIrish Legendsâ tape and book set was the moment my life began to unravel.
Never win prizes on kids tv shows, it will ruin your life and your innocence. Before you know it youâre listening to Joy Division and you donât want to come out of your room.
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[quote=âSledgehammerâ][FONT=Helv][SIZE=2][FONT=Helv][SIZE=2]Pretty much, the moment I won the âIrish Legendsâ tape and book set was the moment my life began to unravel.
Never win prizes on kids tv shows, it will ruin your life and your innocence. Before you know it youâre listening to Joy Division and you donât want to come out of your room.
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Sledgehammer, the child star.
A raging alcoholic at the age of 12.
People love a good comeback story though. Theres hope yet.
[quote=âSledgehammerâ][FONT=Helv][SIZE=2][FONT=Helv][SIZE=2]Pretty much, the moment I won the âIrish Legendsâ tape and book set was the moment my life began to unravel.
Never win prizes on kids tv shows, it will ruin your life and your innocence. Before you know it youâre listening to Joy Division and you donât want to come out of your room.
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I like winning prizes off kidâs tv shows. The standard is shit and you generally crush the opposition.
