Top Ten Top Tens
June 2, 2008 3:41 AM   Subscribe

 
I love OSM's top tens. But not as much as I love this correction to the "greatest commentary" article:

We originally referred to Bjorge Lillelien as Bjorge Minge, which was subsequently corrected online.
posted by flashboy at 4:10 AM on June 2, 2008 [1 favorite]


"Put me back on my bike," heh. Yeah, he felt the need for speed. What about Phil Ligget, the greatest English language cycling commentator: "Armstrong is coming down the finishing straight like a grand prix motorcar!"
posted by fixedgear at 5:33 AM on June 2, 2008


Sid Waddell was robbed... "When Alexander of Macedonia was 33 he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer - Bristow is only 27!"
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 5:56 AM on June 2, 2008 [1 favorite]


Ahh, Sid Wadell. That is my favourite fearfullsymmetry, but this is a good second

Steve Beaton. He’s not A-donis, he’s THE Donis.
posted by fatfrank at 7:23 AM on June 2, 2008


What is the point of having the haircut and uniform ones without the photos?
posted by ninebelow at 8:59 AM on June 2, 2008


We originally referred to Bjorge Lillelien as Bjorge Minge, which was subsequently corrected online.

They still haven't corrected everything!

"In his over-the-top exaltations following Norway's 2-1 over England in 1981, Bjorn Minge almost impossibly managed to fulfil all of the above criteria in one go - so the mighty Norwegian had to be No 1."

Also, I'm enjoying these top 10s way more than I anticipated.
posted by Kattullus at 10:38 AM on June 2, 2008


Mod note: a few comments removed -- if I had a nickel for every time someone small-texted a lesson about how you're supposed to spell its, I would have a different job at this point. use the flag queue, resist your inner rainman. thank you.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 11:53 AM on June 2, 2008 [2 favorites]


Is this something I would have to be British to understand?
posted by jpdoane at 2:30 PM on June 3, 2008


Is this something I would have to be British to understand?

The Top Tens? Not really, there's plenty of international and American examples in them.

Sid Wadell? Yeah, probably...
posted by fearfulsymmetry at 2:44 PM on June 3, 2008


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