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BETTING SHOP CHARACTERS (reprinted by request)
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Good thread it looks, only just started reading it but the
first thing that springs to mind is how are the posts posted so close to each other - no one could type & think that quick |
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Ron-Russian
Date Joined: 18 Dec 10 Add contact | Send message 27 Mar 16 20:12 Joined: 18 Dec 10 | Topic/replies: 6,267 | Blogger: Ron-Russian's blog ilikewavingatbuses - that is a good forum name! LaughLaugh Thanks mate  |
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Copy/pasted already i guess
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Yes there was a thread before but got taken down for some reason.
Its a classic, like Pumphol says, the best thread on the entire forum imo, and you know they're real people, brilliant. |
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Glimmer's finest.
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It's a good thread but maybe not the best.
I like SDK's one about tracking down two druggies that had nicked a car, think it was his daughter's. ' As I strode towards them they suddenly realized that odds of two against one were not so good' and... 'I reached for my waistband and pulled out the gun' Still makes me laugh thinking about that more than 10 years on  Other great ones like the day in the life of a betfair employee and many more. Glimmer's is probably top ten though. |
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He will be pleased to hear that
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Been some beauties over the years. agree with the day in the life one and laugh when remembering the share Setana one as well.
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"day in life" must be a ken/minja creation ? |
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It was Frasier
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0h ok
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ttt
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Great, many thanks,
Jon |
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There you go.
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deserved bump.
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BETTING SHOP CHARACTERS
Have they all gone now?  |
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well worth dipping into again
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one of the best threads ever
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you get a lot of screamers in the bookies... get up there.. come on get up there.. yes, go on ya b***ard - do it... do it. yes yes... fk no, what are you doing... no no. fk me nooooooooooooooo. ya knut.
i like to place a bet and walk out. i'll scream at home. |
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Happy Xmas forumites best fred ever this is.
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I think zorro getting the bookies mixed up with his last visit to a soho cinema.
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LOL, Aspro
A betting shop in the fulham road on a bank holiday afternoon in the nineties . A couple of opposition companies nearby had been robbed in the previous few weeks , so all the staff were on alert. The manager and cashiers all clocked a guy coming through the door, thin scruffy, with a large coat walking to the counter with obviously no interest in the racing. The manager met him at the counter screen and asked how he could help, the scruffy guy replied " you can start by giving me some money " despite his legs shaking the manager said " let's see it then " at which point the guy reaches into his coat and pulls out a ...... (LOL, I haven't got the next word or line, lost it in transit somewhere, perhaps the author will look in Aspro, he put a plastic bag on the counter which clearly had some metal in, I said let's see it then and he pulled out a Charity identification tag and asked if we would make a donation. One of the girls was having a panic attack behind me and I literally kicked him out of the shop. Peter |
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Lol Aka, I think he might have been a very naughty boy and not told us about these visits! Perhaps it was Madam Olga's? Dr Slicer, do you know anything about this?
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Enjoy a copy of the original thread & a few other good 'uns on my website
http://www.smashiton.com/others/Betfair_Great_posts.htm |
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The your selection appears to be perched upon a fence was a cracker, along with many from the ppking stable.
I thought this one was a classic :- Professional Sports people you have played quincey 14 Feb 10:04 My mate once went in boxing ring with Bomber Graham at Butlins. A few others went in ring first Graham put his hands behind his back and you had to try and hit him no one got close. Ginge went in ring put gloves on then when Bomber Graham wasn't looking he went over and started hitting him funniest thing ever, he landed 2 or 3 good shots then Graham nearly knocked Ginge out with a punch and he got thrown out the ring LEGEND |
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My first regular bookies was a small independent in west Bridgeford owned by the former forest player Ian storey Moore.martin O'Neill had an interest in the business and used to pop in and out occasionally usually very quickly and first team coach of forest at the time loan o kane was always in .It was managed by a fantastic Londoner called Alan who was top notch as a bloke as well as the best lbo manager I ever came across.The first character i have to present to be forum was a little scruffy super Mario lookalike called JACKO...used to work the outdoor markets selling curtains when he wasn't punting...loved a jack berry jolly.trouble was he would have to bet in every race including dogs and was always on the scrounge. Once he was doing a placeppt race by race and when he had 4 legs up offered me half the bet for 17 quid which I passed on.last leg was a bumper and ad 2 jfav at 15/8 And he was buzzing around everyone for 25 minutes driving everyone mad..I remember that he copped and it paid 316 quid. Character number 2 was introduced to me the first time he rushed into the shop one Saturday afternoon and JACKO announced top of his voice "it's daft Phil"what a character he was 6"5 ish and very pale with white grey hair and red cheeks...prone to get bright red when flush or embarrassed. Always had the sporting life dressed quite smart which couldn't have been easy as he was the shape of an upright walrus. Got his nickname because when he had an interest used to stand underneath the screen rocking forwards and backwards increasing the tempo towards the business end of the race...never saw him back a winner in 3 years.The best though in the character profile was Alex...Or the pro..as I christened him.A young Sir Trevor McDonald lookalike and soundalike loved to namedrop and give the impression had the game sussed,best aftertimer I ever came across and like daft Phil"what never saw him back a winner
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saw Bomber Graham do that in cullompton no one got near £5 a shot
mind u most had a pint or too first must have taken £1k easy 2 hours |
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There would also be a guy called Scrumpy in there who used to keep all his losing slips, save them up and then ask the cashier to check if he had a winner or any non runners just to fcuk them off.
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Deserved bump.
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Indeed. A classic. As pumphol said, probably the best thread ever on the forum.
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Frasier had some beauties
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Bump !
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I have never seen a person managed to balance as much **** ash as old George. Of course that's in the days before those lefty t0ssers banned having a **** indoors!
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great read . for added authenticity the thread should smell of tabs and stale pi ss.
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