Right. He had to go to Africa, didn't he. Or the American Deep South, somewhere like that. As if he'd never met a darkie before lol. Nice work, if you can get it. Wouldn't mind a trip to Africa myself just now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
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Right. He had to go to Africa, didn't he. Or the American Deep South, somewhere like that. As if he'd never met a darkie before lol. Nice work, if you can get it. Wouldn't mind a trip to Africa myself just now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Government here might be offering trips to Rwanda?Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
They made him to an equality and diversity seminar in the midlands with a load of people who were more racist than him. He came out even more convinced that he hadn't done anything wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
And yes, he went to a Museum of Racism in Alabama, looked at some old racist dolls and said they were no worse than spitting image :-)
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Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Errr, fairly sure he got banned for drugs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult
that final wasn't the best advert for athletics was it. Fairly sure the slowest lad on the grid could have taken his time, supped a beer (legal drug), and sauntered over the line in a minute and 14 seconds and end up getting the gold 20 years laterQuote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
I was being ironic.Quote:
Originally Posted by PSRB
That was '88, wasn't it? He got done for drugs some time after he won gold in '92. But in '88, when Johnson got done, the Beeb {or someone} asked Linford what he felt about now going up from a bronze to a sliver. He said he was happy with his bronze. Thought that was a bit strange at the time, but makes sense now.
Guess it must have been like the TdF. Everyone was on it, everyone had the same drugs, so they all thought the results fair.