Yeah. Thirty-one. What do I need? A note from my mother. They Shoot Horses Don't They? 1969 starring Jane Fonda & Michael Sarrazin & Susannah York & Gig Young & Red Buttons & Bonnie Bedelia & Bruce Dern & Allyn Ann McLerie & Robert Fields & Michael Conrad et al, director Sydney Pollack, opening scene
Ya you, come here. What’s your name, cowboy? You got a partner, ain’t ya? ibid. organiser
Welcome to the dance of destiny, ladies and gentlemen. ibid. announcer
You in movies too? ibid. her to him
Hot dogs. Hot dogs. Get your hot dogs. ibid. seller
There are thirty-two separate pieces of shrapnel still embedded in Harry’s body. Thirty-two ... I really mean that sincerely, folks, from the bottom of my heart. ibid. dude in tux
Nature’s little miracle – Christ! What’s the use of having a kid unless you got enough dough to take care of it. You intend to keep it? Yeah, why not drop another sucker in this mess? ibid. her to pregnant contestant
You know the rules – no fights on the floor. ibid. bouncer
Race from London GPO Tower to New York Empire State Building: 6 hours, 11 minutes 57 seconds – Harrier Jump Jet. Rob Bell, British Planes that Won the War, Channel 5 2022
Barry Davies: And we’ve certainly got a fine opening match here from these two players, just 12 minutes gone and neither man looking particularly in trouble. You can see that audacious eyeballing that the Ukrainian, Roman Solowka, is giving Yuri Uzliam from Russia on the right there, but Uzliam is putting up a brilliant defence, very tight, very solid. If you’ve just joined us, you’re watching the 43rd World Stareout Finals …
David [Phil Cornwell]: … Yes, he looks like a man in form. Big Train s1e1, BBC 1998
The pressure on these players is enormous. One blink and it’s over. ibid.
Barry Davis: Well here we are, it’s Ted Stead against Sid Hartha. If you’ve just joined us, you’re watching the 43rd World Stareout Championship Finals. Hartha, there, the ‘Grasshopper’, good to see him back, David.
David: Yes well I mean he did have that terrible incident with that stray eyelash in the semi-final of the invitation event in Budapest, Hungary. Big Train s1e2
Of course, there are no stare breaks in the amateur game. ibid. David
Barry Davis: Well, what a delicately poised match we have here. The first four hours have really zipped by. ibid.
Barry Davis: Now this as they say is the big one. Benny Kiang against Leonard Hulz. If you’ve just joined us, you’re watching the 43rd World Stareout Championship finals. Leonard Hulz, he’s such a natural talent, incredible to think he won’t be 18 until May … Big Train s1e3
Benny Kiang, it don’t get much better than that, John, does it? … There is a slight question mark over his temperament because he does like to court controversy. ibid.
Barry Davis: If you’ve just joined us, you’re watching the 43rd World Stareout finals. We’re all set for Anan Nanak against England’s John Duran. It’s impossible not to comment on Duran’s unusual style. Big Train s1e4
Well we’ve been eagerly awaiting this match. Even though it’s likely to be a test for the commentators. It’s Samuel Wallace against Pipi Popstopolous. I have to say that this match hasn’t quite caught fire yet. Big Train s1e5
Let’s face it. You can’t cut it in the real world. Join the Army. ibid.
Well here we are. We’re all set. It’s a capacity crowd. And we’re ready for the World Championship Stareout final. Joining me in the commentary box is David Johnson. Hello, David. Big Train s1e6
He really does eat, drink and breathe staring. ibid.
Well, John, he’ll be digging very deep at the moment. ibid.
This worrying problem of drugs in the game. ibid.