A Mildly Interesting Horse Racing Photo From Yesteryear

Dominic french Davis?

obviously a wild guess!

looks like a young  jamie moore

Aiden Anaglogs !!

One of "THE LADS"

At first look, I thought it was a young Lizzie Kelly.

Resembles Tristan Davidson, but the photo looks like it might have been taken before he was even born

Hard in black and white, but anyone know what colours young Aiden is wearing. I put anaglogs in as a clue but don't think this helps.

I didn't recognise him without his glasses on

Reference Point colours

nor me without his phone to his ear, or without the sound of him patronisingly saying 'Listen'

Phone in left hand tucked away out of sight.

Swifty - on a serious note, I do not think his use of "Listen" is patronising at all. Common parlance!!.

I think you're right, it's there somewhere!

Maybe, I know he's far from the only one to say it, I just find it quite condescending towards the interviewer.

'Now listen here and you might learn something from me.....' Rude imo.

We can agree to differ but I do not think he uses in that sense at all.  It is often used in the same way you and I would start a sentence with "look".  It is not correct but it ain't wrong!!!!

Common parlance?

It's rude and the height of bad manners.

If someone was not paying attention when you were trying to tell them something, then it might be reasonable to say it, but to say it to an adult who has just asked you a question, is idiotic.

But racing folk have been saying it in interviews for so long now that it has become acceptable to the likes of blackbarn.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1694370643943264398

Here's a 30-sec video of Aidan (note - after the crushing Gp1 defeat of Paddington),
patiently giving his time to racegoers of all ages.

Not many racing folk would act with such decency.

George - I respect your opinion, and i'll forgive your parlance "the likes of blackbarn" even though others might find this flippant and rude".

I firmly believe that Aiden does not use the word "Listen" in the way you describe it OR with the intention you describe.

Listen, do you want to know a secret?

A famous Lennon & McCartney song from the 1960s, but I suppose that would be acceptable in the sense that the person telling the secret wants to quickly grab someone's attention before another person arrives and hears too, or else it wouldn't be a secret for long, would it?

I'd imagine when blackbarn was a little boy in short trousers, if he had started a sentence with 'Listen' to his parents or English teacher, for example, he would have received a clip round the earlug, and quite right too.

So to summarise, you think Aiden O'Brien's use of "Listen" is rude and the height of bad manners. I disagree and have given my reasons.

Are you capable of having a reasoned discussion?

I was speaking generally, I mentioned no names, so why are you trying to personalize it, you little little twisty thing?

But to clarify, generally speaking, if someone says "listen" to someone who clearly IS listening, then yes, I would regard that as rude, the height of bad manners and idiotic.

And the other problem with it, the person saying it, is in effect issuing an order.

Are you seriously suggesting that this thread had not quickly developed into one about Aiden O'Brien? Given your previous presumably specific posts!! Who was the bloke you couldn't recognise without his glasses??

I note your comments of "clarification" but I think given the obvious context you are clutching at straws.

So, leaving aside speaking generally, and speaking specifically about Aiden O'Brien, it is your view that Aiden O'Brien's regular use of the term "listen" is rude, the height of bad manners and idiotic.

You tried to twist my post and make it all about O'Brien:

What I said:

GEORGE.B 24 Aug 23 22:26 
Common parlance?

It's rude and the height of bad manners.

If someone was not paying attention when you were trying to tell them something, then it might be reasonable to say it, but to say it to an adult who has just asked you a question, is idiotic.

But racing folk have been saying it in interviews for so long now that it has become acceptable to the likes of blackbarn.

I was clearly speaking in general terms.

How you tried to twist and personalize it:

blackbarn 24 Aug 23 23:17 
So to summarise, you think Aiden O'Brien's use of "Listen" is rude and the height of bad manners.


You're a sh*t stirrer.

The thread is all about O'Brien!  Even you knew that, until you realised what you had got yourself into. Perhaps others will judge and comment. Good Night

My reply was to your b*llshit claim it was "common parlance", nothing to do with O'Brien, but you tried to twist it, you're a f*cking sh*t stirrer.

My reference to "common parlance" was directly related to O'Brien - go back and read it ".....

"I do not think his use of "Listen" is patronising at all. Common parlance!!."

I know it is late, but why do you find it difficult to debate without resorting to abuse?.

Anyway I really am off to bed now.  Night Night.

Common parlance meaning:

formal. : used by many people in ordinary conversation. terms that are now in common parlance.

Keep digging sh*t stirrer

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