If you had done this, like Chris Froome...

[Joey Shabadoo]

Chris Froome, the Kenyan-born, South African-educated British passport holder

Hmm. Someone has issues I think.

 

[craigwend]

maybe he wants one of those catchy cyclist names , 'le serpent'
& to start his own charidy foundation 'livestock.com'

...

 

[Ganymede]

maybe he wants one of those catchy cyclist names , 'le serpent'
& to start his own charidy foundation 'livestock.com'

...

"Le voleur de lapins de l'ecole maternelle".

We were taught that it was all a natural process and feeding the snakes with live rats was simply part of the process,as was feeding the Gecko with cockroaches.

It's the bit about nicking them from little kids that I would have kept quiet about. I bet you never did that!

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Please don't mess with my thread, shouldbeinbed. You've obviously got something to say but it's not the topic of my thread. Thanks.

Apologies, stumbled across something from another thread. Best left alone.

 

[Ganymede]

Apologies, stumbled across something from another thread. Best left alone.

 

[ufkacbln]

It sounds made up to me. Fresh from a snake forum, they all say, dead prey, wiggled a bit, will do. Froome should have nicked the puppet controls. A dead rabbit mationette.

Not always the case

Pythons and others also rely heavily on Infrared thermal sensors (Pits) and a cold dead rat / mouse simply won't be recognised.

 

[Crackle]

Not always the case

Pythons and others also rely heavily on Infrared thermal sensors (Pits) and a cold dead rat / mouse simply won't be recognised.

Microwave it first.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Microwave it first.

In a beurre blanc sauce avec legumes.

 

[SteCenturion]

Can't imagine Sir Wiggo doing that he'd have been listening to Who and Jam records wearing his parka jacket in Kilburn

And all the cooler for it RM

 

[SteCenturion]

[QUOTE 3153543, member: 30090"]It just shows what a hard ******* Froome is.

<Chants> Froom-e, Froom-e, Froom-e[/QUOTE]
Hmmmm.

Froome = hard ?

Would depend on how you measure hard I suppose.

Tenacious (in a cycling environment) possibly.

Stamina most of us could only dream of, definitely.

A great cyclist & worthy champion, yes.

Hard ?

Am I right in thinking he is from an upper middle class family, privately schooled.
I may be way off the mark (usually I am) & family status & upbringing might not have any influence whether a person might be hard or not, I just don't see him that way.

Is it possible Froome just wanted to make himself seem a little more interesting & proclaim himself as a bit naughty/mischievous & a tough kid ?

I bought Froome's book 8 or 10 days ago (only because it was heavily discounted & I had a £5 off voucher for Smiths) but I haven't read it yet as I am still to complete others.

Probably/maybe your post was a little 'tongue in cheek' & a bit of fun.
I don't wish to shout you down @Beno2, merely offer up a different opinion of the guy.

 

[SteCenturion]

[QUOTE 3155878, member: 30090"]At least Martin got it.[/QUOTE]
Martin probably did, I probably missed it.

I wasn't trying to slight your post, as I pointed out.

I was also trying hard to be careful with my wording, so as not to offend or cause a row.

Maybe I missed the meaning or interpreted the post incorrectly & if so I apologise, no offence is meant by my reply.

Just a different angle on Froome as I suggested (you can tell I am not really a fan of his).

If I missed the point or joke feel free to fill me in, I sometimes do, as I said.

Anyway.

Happy Cycling.

Cheers.

Steve.

 

[Shadow]

I have not read the book but I do not doubt for one second that it is true.

Froome currently resides in Monaco and he enjoys fishing. His version of fishing is swimming in the local water harpooning live octopus which he then takes home for lunch/supper.

 

[Ganymede]

I have not read the book but I do not doubt for one second that it is true.

Froome currently resides in Monaco and he enjoys fishing. His version of fishing is swimming in the local water harpooning live octopus which he then takes home for lunch/supper.

I'd call that admirable. It's really hunting for your dinner, which I would also do - an honest activity in a way, in a red-in-tooth-n-claw kinda way.

If he was nicking pet baby octopuses from the fish-tanks of Monegasque nursery schools, THAT would be bad. Just like nicking the baby rabbits was. I mean, he wasn't even nicking someone's pet because he wanted a pet! If someone nicked your pet rabbit in order to use it as pet food! Gah!

 

[ufkacbln]

T

Microwave it first.

This was the early 70's

There weren't any !

 

[Crackle]

T

This was the early 70's

There weren't any !

Aha! you know an awful lot about snakes, rabbits and microwaves. It's Froome's childhood, not yours, he's 29.