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Week 8. Ronglish: Back for more |
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OK,
there's a few of you out there who - despite
qualifying with flying colours from the
Commentating Institute - still don't feel quite
ready for the onerous task of keeping Peter Drury
quiet.
To boost your confidence further, here's another 3
Ronglish weapons for your armoury of guff. |
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| For
fun |
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| Ron's
philosophy on life is simple. Do what you enjoy.
Hence champagne quaffing, sunbed lounging, and
gold shopping feature heavily in any Atkinson itinerary.
Therefore, when Ron sees a footballer doing
something over and over, he can only presume the
lad is enjoying himself.
Ron
might say:
Tell
you what, Clive, the little fellow on the left
is going past Dixon for fun tonight.
Mrs.
Ron might say:
Bless
my soul, Ron, you've been tucking into those
Kiplings for fun today. Don't tell me you've not
even left me a French Fancy.
Ronglish
points: *****
Though
many football pundits seem to be joyless fellows
- particularly former Irish internationals with
surnames like Stapleton, Houghton, or Bonner -
all these lads know how to let their hair down
of a Tuesday night in the Majystic. Hence
"for fun" has become a commentating
staple and is particularly popular with Andy
"Dancing Shoes" Gray.
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| Curly
finger |
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Ron
loves nothing more than a tactical substitution.
Firstly, of course, he has to call it. At the
slightest hint of activity on the benches, Ron
will use his managerial nous and renowned
ability to lean out of the gantry to see who's
warming up, to give it the full gun with loads
of "Tell you what, Clive, he might just
pull off the big front man and get more bodies
in the engine room" type guff.
Then when the switch is actually made, Ron is
quick to register his amusement at the departing
player's misfortune.
Ron
might said:
Yep, I was right, Clive, big Heskey's getting
the curly finger all right.
Mrs
Ron might say:
For God's sake, Ron, I don't care if Marshey
wants you to sing another one. If you're not
home in twenty minutes, I'm going to march down
there and give you the curly finger.
Ronglish
points: **
Has
never really caught on as it should, the
"curly finger". Pedestrians like Welsh
and Parry still blather on about early showers
and the like, while the more adventurous talk about
"getting the hook", but this one is
pure Ron.
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| Playing
from amnesia |
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Somewhat
surprisingly, given his own gainful employment
through his golden years, ageist Ron is quick to
have a pop at veterans he reckons may well have
outlived their usefulness.
Ron
might say:
The little ginger fella's done him no favours
with that ball but, tell you what, Clive, Blanc
looks like he's playing from amnesia out there.
Mrs
Ron might say:
Bloomin
eck, Ron, will you put that banjo away - racket
you're making, I reckon you're playing from
amnesia.
Ronglish
points: ***
Maybe
it's just that most pundits have yet to
experience much in the way of memory loss -
Bobby Robson doesn't do much of that type of
work - but this one hasn't taken off. In an
ironic twist, Ron may well have forgotten it
himself as we haven't heard it for manys a year.
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