Culture Cup 2.0 round 5

First topic message reminder :

Round 4 of the Culture Cup 2.0 comes to an end and thank the heavens for that.  As is standard for 2.0, there were some beauties and some utter sh*te picked in this round.  The big winner was The Boss who (after he had put down his Niall Quinn autobiography and chosen his film) picked up maximum points for One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest.  It’s a quality film so no complaints from me.  Trebs scooped up a healthy 8 points for Silence Of The Lambs which is also a tremendous film so again, no complaints here.  Michaels got a lovely present of 8 points for his pick of Forrest Gump.  That’s right folks, Forrest f*cking Gump.  C&R also claimed 8 points with The Godfather.  GrumpyG*lfer picked up 6 points for To Kill A Mockingbird which I also voted for.  Cracking film.  Weeman also picked up 6 points for Raging Bull.  So Forrest f*cking Gump is better than Raging Bull and To Kill A Mockingbird.  Forrest f*cking Gump.  

Lots of posters managed to score a big fat headed zero, including Jeff for On The Waterfront and his arch rival Nicola Sturgeon superfly who, although he did get one vote, won’t be picking up any points as he failed to understand a very simple question and his pick of Lawrence Of Arabia fell outside the criteria.  Jules will be disappointed to pick up some points for Annie Hall, but Galted will be devastated that no votes appeared for Amadeus.  He saw Rupert Grint once.  In a play.  L*l.  He also saw Laura Dern in a film.  Double l*l out loud.  Galted is a really funny guy.  Dresses like a utter spazz but doesn’t let that hold him back in life.  A solid 4 points for Hero keeps our resident champ at the top of the league but he can feel the hot breath of a few men down his neck now.  He’ll enjoy that, no doubt.  The only points Stella has managed to accrue have come from a book I picked for him.  Perhaps the biggest surprise was Union Cane who picked up zero votes for his first choice of The Iron Lady.

Here is the updated league table:

1) Hero 30 pts
2) Paul 24 pts
3) Trebs 24 pts
4) C&R 20 pts
5) The Boss 19 pts
6) Harrier 16 pts
7) Ziggler 16 pts
8) Michaels 16 pts (will be deducted 2 points at the end of the tournament for being a pr*ck)
9) Fat head Adam 15 pts
10) GrumpyG*lfer 14 pts
11) Azzy 11 pts
12) Nakatomi 11 pts
13) weeman 11 pts
14) SerialDAVE 9 pts
15) Jeff 8 pts
16) Shah Abu-bakr 7 pts
17) Beadle 6 pts
18) Jules 5 pts
19) superfly 4 pts
20) Union Cane 3 pts
21) Dagless 3 pts
22) Stella 2 pts
23) Ray Mears big fat zero pts

Round 5 is back to music so please see the poll for THE BEST EVER DEBUT ALBUM.  

Remember, IT’S OPEN FOR ALL OF 606v2 TO VOTE.

Thanks.

@ Galted: the last line of your PM made me PMSL. ROFLMAO. L*l.

@ Azzy: your 3rd choice made me spit coffee over my desk.

@ Adam: thanks for the kind words you fat headed, Moulin Rouge watching moron.

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So is Quinny's book taken yet?

You're second on the list boss. There is only Adam above you, he will almost certainly pick something extremely camp or some nonsense by a wrestler that is ineligible. Unless he picks No Ordinary Joe to annoy me.

You've got a pretty free run at the Quinny masterwork.

Adam will pick the Happy Gilmore picture book.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Rowley wrote:

Adam D wrote:

Rowley wrote:Wrestling should not count. As the results are pre determined it is not a sport.

That should exclude boxing as well then!

I'll hunt you down, don't think living in Scotland puts you out of the reach of DAVE.

Can you send SerialDAVE round to Azzy once he has decapitated Adam?

Will I get a petrol allowance or am I supposed to fund these little jaunts by my f*cking self?

Tina, I'll kill Azzy for free if you promise that, no matter what Rowley sends as his picks, he gets "No Ordinary Joe" as his entry

Suspect if you're heading to kill Adam we'd be able to fund a helicopter there and back if we asked members of the board to chuck in.

Stick me down for the best autobiography ever written then Tino

Goes without saying, Boss. Goes without saying.

The Boss wrote:Stick me down for the best autobiography ever written then Tino

I thought we had already established I was having No Ordinary Joe.

Hero wrote:Adam will pick the Happy Gilmore picture book.

I'd be less critical if I was top of the pile in a competition in which the popular choices have been largely sh1te.

"Closer inspection (ie an actual reading) reveals that the list has more merit than one might have thought. Superficially, Niall Quinn - The Autobiography, complete with cover shot of the Big Number Nine staring battered and confused into the mid-distance, looks ripe for a Jiffy bag and a packing-off to the Irish nephews in time for Christmas. Think of Quinn and you think of a bloke who never quite made it at Arsenal, did all right at Manchester City, better than average at Sunderland and spent one hell of a lot of time on the Ireland bench. His story in his own words looked certain to be the worst of the quintet. It is possibly the best."

A magnificent autobiography, candid, funny and occasionally lyrical.

Not my words, the words of Four Four Two magazine.

Credit to some book critic I stole that off from the guardian on google

Rowley wrote:Suspect if you're heading to kill Adam we'd be able to fund a helicopter there and back if we asked members of the board to chuck in.

I will pay for it. Adam was particularly rude to me via PM so I hope SerialDAVE brings his fat head back on a platter.

It appears nearly everyone is going for same first choice. I haven't even read it.

I'd like to think I am not Tina, I don't run with the pack.

Good luck killing me, I died at around 21:45 last night.

You haven't. You and The Boss.

Mavericks.

And SerialDAVE. He has gone for something else. He is just demented though.

Has Adam gone for Bend it like Beckham?

Dave gone for something in the rhythmic gymnastics field?

No doubt you'd have got all antsy about my choice of sports book if I'd picked one about a fella who beat people to death with baseball bats, cricket bats, pool cues etc

superflyweight wrote:Dave gone for something in the rhythmic gymnastics field?

That's for when Mrs667 and the kids are out and I have some alone time

Jeff -


Ferreting: An Essential Guide – 22 Oct 2008

by Simon Whitehead(Author)

Wrong yet again Sean. This is my beauty:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ebooks/dp/B00S61IQRY/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1433853292&sr=1-1&keywords=pigeon+keeping

REMINDER FOR THOSE THAT MISSED IT

The question is - WHAT IS THE BEST SPORT THEMED BOOK EVER?

Now it can be fact, fiction, autobiographical, whatever you what. So long as the theme is undeniably sports related, it will fit the criteria.

Fat Head Adam
Boss
Harrier
Nakatomi
Weeman
C&R
Shah abu-bakr
Jeff
Dagless
Ray Mears Galted
Hero
Superfly
Jules
Stella
SerialDAVE
Paul
Ziggler
Trebs
Union
Sean
Azzy
Beadle
GrumpyG*lfer

My book is a ripper.

It actually falls within the criteria as well.

You may actually get some points if anyone votes for it. Unlike your Slim Shady effort.

seanmichaels wrote:My book is a ripper.

I am pleased with mine, nobody will vote for it but it is genuinely brilliant. Was also quite pleased I was not obvious and avoided picking boxing.

I haven't read yours, Jeff, but I have read a previous book of his which was excellent.

That Jon Ronson book still hasn't turned up, either.

Although it's a good excuse to go to the library every Saturday to see if it's there.

The lack of other people who will have read it was a fear, but I respect the integrity of the competition Tina so picked what I considered to be the best sports book.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote: 

Although it's a good excuse to go to the library every Saturday to see if it's there.

And finger a librarian?

That's the idea, Seany.

There is one girl there who I particularly like the look of but I'm not sure if she is over 16. It's quite hard to tell these days.

Think the correct course of action would be to err on the side of caution in that instance.

I'm yet to be convinced she is up for it anyway, Jeff.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:I'm yet to be convinced she is up for it anyway, Jeff.

That is only a matter of hitting on the right Next combo Tina.

Yes, it is a nightmare. Poor old Adam Johnson has been royally stitched up by all accounts.

I am definitely becoming attracted to younger women. One of our players (21/22) brings his bird along and she scores when my old man isn't there. She is a cracker, lovely Irish accent, can score, and I saw her with a can of Magners on the go at 11am one Saturday. Definitely a keeper.

Agreed, you don't want to be listening back to your own police interview and hearing the words, "Well, she looked over fifteen to me, officers!"

You're a man of the law Dave. Does the phrase 'If there's grass on the wicket' hold much sway in the law courts?

seanmichaels wrote:You're a man of the law Dave. Does the phrase 'If there's grass on the wicket' hold much sway in the law courts?

Wouldn't help you anyway as the cow in your arse would make short work of it

wondered why you seem to worship my arris....

seanmichaels wrote:wondered why you seem to worship my arris....

Well it is the Shrine of Master Osama bin Laden

seanmichaels wrote:You're a man of the law Dave. Does the phrase 'If there's grass on the wicket' hold much sway in the law courts?

It does, sean...it certainly does. Anyone dithering over whether or not you may be a f*cking nonce only has to hear that phrase and they're ready to bring back hanging.

Reminder for the stragglers.

The question is - WHAT IS THE BEST SPORT THEMED BOOK EVER?

weeman
C&R
Trebs
Union
GrumpyG*lfer

I'm looking at you lot.

Vote Quinny!

The campaign start here.

I'm guessing there may be a few boxing themed books in the poll.

Roy of the Rovers annual, surely?

weeman
C&R
Trebs
Union
GrumpyG*lfer

I'm looking at you lot.

The weeman is in.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:weeman
C&R
Trebs
Union
GrumpyG*lfer

I'm looking at you lot.

The weeman is in.

These c*nts need a telling Tina. Same names every time and it's f*cking unacceptable!

super wrote:These c*nts need a telling Tina. Same names every time and it's f*cking unacceptable!

Gotta agree with the grumpy jock here Tino, taking facking liberties

C&R is generally on time to be fair to the lad.

But you're right about the others.

Easy way to solve it, if they are not in by close of play they get the following randomly assigned.

No Ordinary Joe
American Son
Cobra
The Dark Destroyer

That will learn them.