Wednesday, June 23, 2004

Wimbledon 2004

I know this is supposed to be a place for funnies, but I need a rant!
Why is it that while England are playing in Euro 2004, their best chance of winning a tournament in the past 20 years or so, "Neighbours" continues as normal, at 5.35 pm on either BBC1 or BBC2?
Yet when Wimbledon arrives, and it inevitably rains, they cancel "Neighbours" on both channels, in order to show a replay of Cliff Richard singing, or a 1974 match between two people we don't really care about! (By the way, 1974 was the last time there was any live play at Wimbledon!)
To top it all off, there will be a huge hype before "Tiger" Tim Henman's next match, when he will no doubt lose to some Eastern European blind dwarf with a limp. And why is he called "Tiger"?
Tigers are fierce, quick-witted, and deadly.
Henman isn't.
Thus, we should rename Tiger Tim to Guinea Pig Tim, or Hamster Tim, or some other fluffy and purposeless animal.
Rant over!

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