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28 Jul 12
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You know what they say; Big feet, big flippers
Has he qualified for the Olympics or is he just bumming around London?
He learnt to swim in the ocean. He loves the taste of the sea man.
Apparently he states he is straight - but he cetainly has a feminine side to him
gay or not whats the big deal more clunge for the rest of us
homophobic people are more likely to have had those erotic thoughts about their mates at school when they were going though puberty
Yorkshire Terrier : hi ducky, you've got a message big boy
He's a good pundit, that's the be all and end all for me. Where he sticks his wick, I don't care.
I aint counting that one time whern i got pished at my mates Stag Do.
he may be a gardener ,who knows ? but he seems a decent sort tbf
Just imagine how good he would have been with a little testosterone. 
BBC press release pics of the new pundit
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They've let him go to the pool today, he seems to be developing breasts...
Confession time, i took those pictures myself when bito came for dinner . He asked to freshen up so i took the
opportunity using a flash through the 2 way mirror, hence the 'Pink eye'.
opportunity using a flash through the 2 way mirror, hence the 'Pink eye'.
one for the 'separated at birth' thread, john92
He has the same nickname as a weird looking bloke in a mac who hangs around Thorpe Park.
I'd imagine he enjoys quiche.
Not a bad pundit though all things said,but argubaly giving Garth a run for the campest man on tv sport.
Not a bad pundit though all things said,but argubaly giving Garth a run for the campest man on tv sport.
Though being "the best pundit om the bbc" is askin to being the "least smelliest turd in the bowl" in all fairness,with the exception of Michael Johnson both the presenting and punditry is dire..why even both with pundits?
Y'know Greg y'know Louganis now on the sofa. Definitely something about that spot.
there cant be many gay athletes left to have as guests
He seems to tone it down a bit when he is on with the male presenters and then the feather boas come out for the women. I reckon he is a poon hound reeling them in with his maybe I am and maybe I'm not routine and suddenly when the camera is off he is on the chicks like a rat up a drainpipe.
i'm half expecting grayson perry to be on the sofa next...
Look, it's leather today. I'm so excited about this event.
Thorpey has been the star of the show but I hope he doesn't read the Betfair forum or he may choose to feck off home.
There's no pleasing some people.
Forumites have been crying out for an articulate, insightful pundit who is not afraid to express his own opinion to be employed by the Beeb.
We finally get one in the shape of Ian Thorpe, and the majority of forumites are more concerned about what he is wearing.
Says it all really.
Mark Foster (nb) very impressive so far as well
Forumites have been crying out for an articulate, insightful pundit who is not afraid to express his own opinion to be employed by the Beeb.
We finally get one in the shape of Ian Thorpe, and the majority of forumites are more concerned about what he is wearing.
Says it all really.
Mark Foster (nb) very impressive so far as well
**** Pound was on the BBC News just now.
Don't tell Thorpey - he'll think it's a new Olympic event...
Don't tell Thorpey - he'll think it's a new Olympic event...
Ian and Rishi appear to have some chemistry....
Mark Foster is v good,i'm presuming he works in tv anyway though as seems pretty spot on and v proffessional.
Thorpey is ok but hardly the second coming,but when you're as outrageously camp as he is people will always have a giggle
Thorpey is ok but hardly the second coming,but when you're as outrageously camp as he is people will always have a giggle
Thorpe has just said Jamieson "wasn't unlucky not to get gold, he was lucky to get silver".
How does he work that one out ?
How does he work that one out ?
Gary Lineker doesnt have a clue on what he is talking about
gulf, class springs to mind
us uk people have to put up with people who look nice but do no research and know next to nothing.
gulf, class springs to mind
us uk people have to put up with people who look nice but do no research and know next to nothing.
Top Man
“You’re not comfortable with your head under the water, are you?” When you have just swum what you thought was a decent length, paying particular attention to cutting a graceful line through the water while maintaining a decent speed, it is quite a damning assessment.
When it is delivered by Ian Thorpe; a swimmer with five Olympic gold medals to his name though, there is nothing to do but swallow your pride - along with a not insignificant amount of water – and admit to what you knew you were trying to cover up.
“No, not really,” I reply, shame-faced. But when the Thorpedo volunteers that even an Olympic legend like him used to hate being submersed, it becomes a little easier to bear. “I couldn’t handle the chlorine when I was young,” he says quietly, adding: “don’t worry, it’s natural, you just have to train yourself to be balanced and calm in the water”.
It is just one of the valuable pieces of advice the Australian swimmer, who has won many fans during his time as a BBC pundit for the Olympics, handed out to people at Tooting Bec Lido in south west London this morning.
He said he dreamed up the idea of giving free swimming lessons at a London pool in the back of a taxi last week. “I thought about it because the response to the Olympic Games in general has been great. I wanted to do something locally, I thought I would just tweet that I was coming and if people want swimming lessons, then great,” he said.
Thorpe spent the morning teaching all-comers: from the toddlers who struggled to keep their heads above water, to the talented adult swimmers - via the Independent reporter who struggled to keep his head above water.
He said that the goodwill around the Games was something that would likely inspire a lot of people to think about taking up a sport but he said he wanted to raise awareness because many would find it difficult to find somewhere to go and get proper coaching.
After surveying The Independent’s front crawl ‘technique’, Thorpe recommended first a strange exercise to remove the deep-seated fear of being under the water: sit with your mouth open and halfway under the surface and make a funny noise, he said. Later, there would be a much-needed lesson in grace and calmness in the water.
Speaking after the session, Thorpe said that the government needs to play the role of the “big sponsor” of sport if Team GB’s Olympic success is to be replicated in years to come. He added that Britain needs to look to his home country’s relatively poor Games as a warning about becoming too complacent in the good times.
As one parent, whose young child received a lesson from the Thorpedo, put it: “it would be great if the Olympic legacy meant more people taking up sport.” And, after The Independent’s first length, it became clear the extent to which some Britons need proper facilities and coaching.
“You’re not comfortable with your head under the water, are you?” When you have just swum what you thought was a decent length, paying particular attention to cutting a graceful line through the water while maintaining a decent speed, it is quite a damning assessment.
When it is delivered by Ian Thorpe; a swimmer with five Olympic gold medals to his name though, there is nothing to do but swallow your pride - along with a not insignificant amount of water – and admit to what you knew you were trying to cover up.
“No, not really,” I reply, shame-faced. But when the Thorpedo volunteers that even an Olympic legend like him used to hate being submersed, it becomes a little easier to bear. “I couldn’t handle the chlorine when I was young,” he says quietly, adding: “don’t worry, it’s natural, you just have to train yourself to be balanced and calm in the water”.
It is just one of the valuable pieces of advice the Australian swimmer, who has won many fans during his time as a BBC pundit for the Olympics, handed out to people at Tooting Bec Lido in south west London this morning.
He said he dreamed up the idea of giving free swimming lessons at a London pool in the back of a taxi last week. “I thought about it because the response to the Olympic Games in general has been great. I wanted to do something locally, I thought I would just tweet that I was coming and if people want swimming lessons, then great,” he said.
Thorpe spent the morning teaching all-comers: from the toddlers who struggled to keep their heads above water, to the talented adult swimmers - via the Independent reporter who struggled to keep his head above water.
He said that the goodwill around the Games was something that would likely inspire a lot of people to think about taking up a sport but he said he wanted to raise awareness because many would find it difficult to find somewhere to go and get proper coaching.
After surveying The Independent’s front crawl ‘technique’, Thorpe recommended first a strange exercise to remove the deep-seated fear of being under the water: sit with your mouth open and halfway under the surface and make a funny noise, he said. Later, there would be a much-needed lesson in grace and calmness in the water.
Speaking after the session, Thorpe said that the government needs to play the role of the “big sponsor” of sport if Team GB’s Olympic success is to be replicated in years to come. He added that Britain needs to look to his home country’s relatively poor Games as a warning about becoming too complacent in the good times.
As one parent, whose young child received a lesson from the Thorpedo, put it: “it would be great if the Olympic legacy meant more people taking up sport.” And, after The Independent’s first length, it became clear the extent to which some Britons need proper facilities and coaching.
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