The Boat Race - two and a half *hours*?

[swee'pea99]

Idly browsing for a movie to watch this afternoon, given that it's apparently going to be pissing down, I just discovered that BBC1 is giving two and half hours over to The Boat Race - a 25 minute display of mind-numbing tedium and pointlessness, to which some chinless wonder has decided to add a barely-believable two hours of padding. Up the upper classes, what?

 

[gavgav]

This sort of thing narks me about most sporting events these days, I.e hours of pre-amble and post event analysis. Just get on with the event!

 

[Smokin Joe]

It is only interesting when one of the boats sink. They should allow them to ram each other for a bit of excitement.

 

[psmiffy]

You have a choice - the kick-off times are well advertised - just dont watch the preamble - or if you are that way inclined dont watch any of it - but why bother to moan about something that has absolutely no effect on you

 

[Fab Foodie]

C'mon Oxford!!!!!

 

[Dayvo]

I've always prefered light blue.

 

[stephec]

To be fair, watching people ride bikes is very dull to a lot of people.

I'll probably watch a bit of Flanders later though.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

You have a choice - the kick-off times are well advertised - just dont watch the preamble - or if you are that way inclined dont watch any of it - but why bother to moan about something that has absolutely no effect on you

Well, why bother to comment on a comment that has absolutely no effect on you.

 

[Freds Dad]

Why do Oxford and Cambridge always get to the final?

 

[Smokin Joe]

but why bother to moan about something that has absolutely no effect on you

If no one moaned about things which had no personal effect on them 90% of the forum would disappear.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

To be fair, watching people ride bikes is very dull to a lot of people.

I'll probably watch a bit of Flanders later though.

Good luck with that...you're a week early

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

It is only interesting when one of the boats sink. They should allow them to ram each other for a bit of excitement.

Mini cannons would be splendid

 

[vernon]

Well, why bother to comment on a comment that has absolutely no effect on you.

Why comment on a comment about something that doesn't affect the commenter who commented about something that another commenter commented about that doesn't affect them?

 

[midlife]

It is only interesting when one of the boats sink. They should allow them to ram each other for a bit of excitement.

yep, much more interesting

Shaun

 

[vernon]

Mini cannons would be splendid

@User14044 and I have just the thing.