You're obsessed with Goff, Inv2? How odd! Key's muffing of the handshake and the non-presentation of the cup (I did hear the commentator say the Prime Minister John Key will hand over the Cup to All Black captain etc... didn't I? He didn't even get his hand to it - some one should have told the other guy, or was it a snub? Great to have some intrigue after the game.) was a curiosity that I see you too noted. Mustn't mention it though, eh! As for the cheer, those thousands of pumped-up New Zealanders would have gone crazy over the groundsman, let alone Mr Smile,Slash and Wave :-)
Just got off the phone. Was talking to my English friend who had been over here for four weeks following the rugby., now returned to England and was watdhing the final over there. She was aghast at Key’s lack of etiquette as you have just described Eddie. I hadn’t seen it – was busy wailing in anguish in the kitchen where I had fled at the sound of …. “and the honourable John Key…”.’cos I can hardly bear the sight of him anymore. My friend said that after the trophy had been presented to Ritchie Mac, Key leaned across the IRB chap to shake his hand but the IRB boss, quite correctly, put him in his place by moving in front of Key’s hand and shaking Richie’s hand himself, as it should be. She said Key was just trying to promote himself and added “what a dreadful little man!.” This from an English viewer and rugby fan and even she can sum Key up from 12,000kms. What’s wrong with the ’70% Kwis’ that think he’s the bees knees? I think Key has made a bit of an ass of himself ( and us) in front of the world, and at a world cup precentation! No class. Good job the All Blacks did us proud.
that commenter should tell her mate to look at Key's policies... they all further left of centre than Gordon Brown's. Key is a socialist by his own admission, so at least her friend was right in a sense, although in his defence he's not dreadful, but his politics are.
His timing was though (dreadful, that is). There's nothing worse than a wonky handshake and I imagine that finding that you've grabbed the hand of someone who's already shaking the hands of another, on prime television at a prime moment in history, feels bad. It certainly looked bad. I almost felt for the guy (as Key was doing, feeling for the guy, but he got two, if you follow).
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And you accuse me of obsessional behaviour towards Goff. For goodness' sake Robert; lighten up before you bust a fufu valve!
PS: Did you hear the cheers ringing around the ground when Key was introduced? Bet that made you wince!
You're obsessed with Goff, Inv2?
How odd!
Key's muffing of the handshake and the non-presentation of the cup (I did hear the commentator say the Prime Minister John Key will hand over the Cup to All Black captain etc... didn't I? He didn't even get his hand to it - some one should have told the other guy, or was it a snub? Great to have some intrigue after the game.) was a curiosity that I see you too noted. Mustn't mention it though, eh!
As for the cheer, those thousands of pumped-up New Zealanders would have gone crazy over the groundsman, let alone Mr Smile,Slash and Wave :-)
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Just got off the phone. Was talking to my English friend who had been over here for four weeks following the rugby., now returned to England and was watdhing the final over there.
She was aghast at Key’s lack of etiquette as you have just described Eddie. I hadn’t seen it – was busy wailing in anguish in the kitchen where I had fled at the sound of …. “and the honourable John Key…”.’cos I can hardly bear the sight of him anymore.
My friend said that after the trophy had been presented to Ritchie Mac, Key leaned across the IRB chap to shake his hand but the IRB boss, quite correctly, put him in his place by moving in front of Key’s hand and shaking Richie’s hand himself, as it should be. She said Key was just trying to promote himself and added “what a dreadful little man!.”
This from an English viewer and rugby fan and even she can sum Key up from 12,000kms. What’s wrong with the ’70% Kwis’ that think he’s the bees knees? I think Key has made a bit of an ass of himself ( and us) in front of the world, and at a world cup precentation! No class. Good job the All Blacks did us proud.
that commenter should tell her mate to look at Key's policies... they all further left of centre than Gordon Brown's. Key is a socialist by his own admission, so at least her friend was right in a sense, although in his defence he's not dreadful, but his politics are.
His timing was though (dreadful, that is). There's nothing worse than a wonky handshake and I imagine that finding that you've grabbed the hand of someone who's already shaking the hands of another, on prime television at a prime moment in history, feels bad. It certainly looked bad. I almost felt for the guy (as Key was doing, feeling for the guy, but he got two, if you follow).
Touch. Pause. Engage?
David - that's the winner! How nimble your mind!
Have you offered that at The Standard's Caption Contest?
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