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Old 9 Oct 2013, 18:09 (Ref:3315313)   #1
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Hi everybody,

I thought some of you lovely lot on here might be able to help me out with some research!

I'm currently writing a couple of pieces for FormulaSpy.com on Murray Walker, owing to it being his 90th birthday tomorrow. One piece that I am doing is compiling a list of some of his on-air mistakes (or "Murrayisms") that he has made over the years.

Now it's been fairly straightforward finding the classic phrases that you can find on various websites, but I was wondering if anybody could give me an example of some of his lesser-known quotes? Just so that the list isn't just like the rest you can find anywhere on google!

Many thanks.
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Old 9 Oct 2013, 22:49 (Ref:3315473)   #2
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Old 10 Oct 2013, 07:30 (Ref:3315598)   #3
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Old 10 Oct 2013, 15:39 (Ref:3315810)   #4
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Old 10 Oct 2013, 16:20 (Ref:3315840)   #5
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Heard while watching qually for the 97 Monaco GP. Murray says "Fisichella is slowest by 8 secs (pause)..... actually he's just set fastest lap"
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Old 10 Oct 2013, 20:24 (Ref:3315973)   #6
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Fisichella is eighth, Mika Salo is an excellent ninth for Sauber and Jenson Button is inside the top ten in eleventh place
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Old 11 Oct 2013, 09:24 (Ref:3316185)   #7
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Hi everybody,

I thought some of you lovely lot on here might be able to help me out with some research!

I'm currently writing a couple of pieces for FormulaSpy.com on Murray Walker, owing to it being his 90th birthday tomorrow. One piece that I am doing is compiling a list of some of his on-air mistakes (or "Murrayisms") that he has made over the years.

Now it's been fairly straightforward finding the classic phrases that you can find on various websites, but I was wondering if anybody could give me an example of some of his lesser-known quotes? Just so that the list isn't just like the rest you can find anywhere on google!

Many thanks.
There's loads of stuff on YouTube.
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Old 11 Oct 2013, 09:35 (Ref:3316192)   #8
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I think it's one you needed to see, but here goes anyway. Camera was looking into Ralf Schumachers garage, he was in the car, camera closed in on him;

Murray; And there poking out from under his fire proof balaclava are the cooling elements used to cool the drivers down ...

Martin Brundle; I think thats his hair Murray .....
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Old 11 Oct 2013, 21:03 (Ref:3316445)   #9
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Thank you very much for the replies guys, really appreciate it!
I've decided to go down the route of analysing his broadcasting style, as I think there was more to him than just the enthusiasm (although that was the best bit!).
Hopefully it will be published soon!
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Old 12 Oct 2013, 00:08 (Ref:3316509)   #10
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I don't know why, but I really like "Coulthard leads and has yet to stop.. Hakkinen leads and has yet to stop".

Also, and I know this one is more well known, but wonderful Murray logic: "Well that is amazing, but I fear absolutely.. predictable".
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Old 12 Oct 2013, 01:12 (Ref:3316524)   #11
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Time to roll out an old favourite: http://tentenths.com/murray.mp3
I am now giggling like a buffoon and my wife is looking puzzled. Again.
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Old 12 Oct 2013, 20:26 (Ref:3316802)   #13
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cracking one during the japanese gp 2000 on sky f1 now: 'they're as keen on ferrari here in japan as they are in other countries'.
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Old 15 Oct 2013, 16:04 (Ref:3318059)   #14
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Article got published yesterday. I didn't go down the Murrayisms route, but thought it still might be of some interest to people here:

http://formulaspy.com/features/1006-...him-so-special

Enjoy!
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Old 15 Oct 2013, 20:11 (Ref:3318161)   #15
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I gotta be honest, all these 90th birthday articles feel like obituaries sites didn't want to wait to publish...
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Old 16 Oct 2013, 06:36 (Ref:3318296)   #16
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Article got published yesterday. I didn't go down the Murrayisms route, but thought it still might be of some interest to people here:

http://formulaspy.com/features/1006-...him-so-special

Enjoy!
Extra 'people' in that first sentence?
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Old 22 Oct 2013, 11:24 (Ref:3321582)   #17
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my absolute favourite:

"Eight minutes past the hour here in Belgium - and presumably eight minutes past the hour everywhere in the world"
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Old 22 Oct 2013, 11:58 (Ref:3321595)   #18
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my absolute favourite:

"Eight minutes past the hour here in Belgium - and presumably eight minutes past the hour everywhere in the world"
It's actually WRONG to presume that. For example, India is UTC +5:30, and there are several other timezones that are actually 30 minutes "displaced"
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It's actually WRONG to presume that. For example, India is UTC +5:30, and there are several other timezones that are actually 30 minutes "displaced"
Nepal is the only country in the world that is out by 3/4 hour.

It's a funny one this, because Murray's quotes are usually selected for being either wrong or startlingly obvious. In this case, it's not clear which reason it is selected for. If the latter, then the person who selected it is wrong, and then... oh, I'm getting all existential.

Incidentally, there is a sadly rarely-updated-these-days website that I'm not allowed to mention that not only features an animated (unsearchable) encyclopaedia of the best Murrayisms, but also a distressingly compendious, um, compendium of many of the totally stupid things that James Allen has said.

But you didn't hear it from me, right?
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Nepal is the only country in the world that is out by 3/4 hour.
Meh, Nepal can come back and complain once they've produced an F1 driver, or a GP!

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Incidentally, there is a sadly rarely-updated-these-days website that I'm not allowed to mention that not only features an animated (unsearchable) encyclopaedia of the best Murrayisms, but also a distressingly compendious, um, compendium of many of the totally stupid things that James Allen has said.
Feel free to mention it if it's on-topic.
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It's actually WRONG to presume that. For example, India is UTC +5:30, and there are several other timezones that are actually 30 minutes "displaced"
All of Newfoundland agrees.
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Feel free to mention it if it's on-topic.
The now-legendary Murrayismogram!
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i really shouldnt read that forum while at work

i shouldnt be posting on here either i guess....
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