@lancearmstrong: Hey Glasgow, Scotland!! I'm coming your way tomorrow. Who wants to go for a bike ri

[johnnyh]

 

[Chuffy]

I'm not sure why Chuffy's so anti-publicity stunt. Who cares? Even if it was purely for self promotive purposes, it doesn't stop the fact that people had a good time and enjoyed themselves with a living legend (lover or hater, who else has won 7 TdF's?). I don't understand why you're so negative about the event.

FFS, try reading what I said...

I don't begrudge him doing it, it was a smart piece of work and neat use of new media.

That's not necessarily a bad thing but it shows how well he works the media, new tech and his fans.

Cheap, simple and everyone goes away happy.

Even I might cut him a little slack on that score! This was a classic 'quick win' piece of guerrilla marketing. Much less difficult and time consuming than organising a whole charidee ride, which I'm pretty sure he does as well.

As you can tell, I've really put the boot in....

 

[eldudino]

FFS, try reading what I said...

As you can tell, I've really put the boot in....

Thanks for re-posting however it doesn't really explain your stance, unless it's just borne of a hatred of LA?!

 

[Chuffy]

Thanks for re-posting however it doesn't really explain your stance, unless it's just borne of a hatred of LA?!

Give me f*king strength....
Ok. I'll make this really simple. Substitute Lance for any other celebrity you care to chose. Anyone, I don't care who. If that same celebrity did the same thing, ie turned up at a previously announced location to be greeted by fans, I'd be saying exactly the same thing and I still wouldn't have a problem with them doing it.

It's not that difficult to grasp, is it?

 

[eldudino]

Give me f*king strength....
Ok. I'll make this really simple. Substitute Lance for any other celebrity you care to chose. Anyone, I don't care who. If that same celebrity did the same thing, ie turned up at a previously announced location to be greeted by fans, I'd be saying exactly the same thing and I still wouldn't have a problem with them doing it.

It's not that difficult to grasp, is it?

So are you saying you hate celebrities?

I'm just trying to raise your blood pressure, feel free not to respond.

 

[Chuffy]

So are you saying you hate celebrities?

Just Texans. My mother was frightened by a steer once but I don't like to talk about it.

I'm just trying to raise your blood pressure, feel free not to respond.

Heh, I had a feeling that you couldn't be as thick as you were making out...

 

[MajorMantra]

I don't begrudge him doing it, it was a smart piece of work and neat use of new media. But anyone who thinks that he just spontaneously fancied a ride must surely believe in Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny...

Well that's Christmas, Easter and um, childhood ruined then.

Seriously though, I couldn't care less if it was a 'stunt'. It was still a cool thing to do and I would have liked to have taken part.

Matthew

 

[eldudino]

Seriously though, he twitted (and I quote):

Thanks to everyone who turned up to ride in Paisley! I figured we'd have a nice ride for a dozen or so. But 100's came. Haha! Awesome!

SO you're WRONG!

Queue Chuffy's blood pressure rise again!

 

[Chuffy]

Seriously though, he twitted (and I quote):

Thanks to everyone who turned up to ride in Paisley! I figured we'd have a nice ride for a dozen or so. But 100's came. Haha! Awesome!

SO you're WRONG!

Queue Chuffy's blood pressure rise again!

Bugger off. I'm going to sit here with a nice cup of tea and think calming thoughts about Bradley Wiggins.

 

[eldudino]

Bugger off. I'm going to sit here with a nice cup of tea and think calming thoughts about Bradley Wiggins.

What's your tipple? No M&S gold bags left at work so I'm slumming it with a Tetleys.

 

[Chuffy]

What's your tipple? No M&S gold bags left at work so I'm slumming it with a Tetleys.

Yorkshire tea please. Strong, two sugars, splash of milk.

 

[eldudino]

Yorkshire tea please. Strong, two sugars, splash of milk.

Now you've started it. Sugar in tea?!

 

[yenrod]

Chuffy, you are a 'spaceman' !

 

[aJohnson]

Tea, one sugar, not too much milk.

EDIT: no idea why I posted that really, I actually thought I was in the "Tea" thread.

 

[Noodley]

Thanks to everyone who turned up to ride in Paisley! I figured we'd have a nice ride for a dozen or so. But 100's came. Haha! Awesome!

Translation:

I knew you fanboys would come to see me and stoke my ego, fawn over me and later I came thinking about how awesome I am. Haha! Suckers!