The media etc wanted to make it sound like a bigger deal than it was, so they conveniently forgot about her. But everyone took them at their word, so now most people don't know she won in 1977.
I read the news today oh boy! Page 1,248
Quote: zooo @ July 10 2013, 11:11 AM BSTThe media etc wanted to make it sound like a bigger deal than it was, so they conveniently forgot about her. But everyone took them at their word, so now most people don't know she won in 1977.
Bloody ridiculous, our media really is shit
Quote: Pingl @ July 10 2013, 11:07 AM BSTDoes Virginia Wade not count?
I hadn't heard that she's innumerate.
I'm afraid of Virginia Wade
Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Quote: lofthouse @ July 10 2013, 6:22 PM BSTI'm afraid of Virginia Wade
I remember when she ticked off Andy Murray for, as she saw it, exaggerating an injury. He was pretty pissed off.
Quote: zooo @ July 10 2013, 11:11 AM BSTThe media etc wanted to make it sound like a bigger deal than it was, so they conveniently forgot about her. But everyone took them at their word, so now most people don't know she won in 1977.
To be fair, when an English man wins we'll forget about Murray too.
Quote: zooo @ July 10 2013, 11:11 AM BSTThe media etc wanted to make it sound like a bigger deal than it was, so they conveniently forgot about her. But everyone took them at their word, so now most people don't know she won in 1977.
It's nice that they let ladies play at sport, but I think this just goes to show it doesn't really count.
Ha, exactly.
Worth watching if they're hot though, obviously...
I hope you weren't projecting sarcasm into my response zooo!
Never!
Good.
Fortunately, no one in the media said anything negative about the perfectly pleasant looking Marion Bartoli winning. Unfortunately due to the two square inches they'd devoted to the match report there was no space for a picture of her.
Denmark playing Sweden in the Women's football atm. Should be some blond sorts among that lot !
So we can now add the Royal Mail to the list of things the Tories have f**ked up... sorry, privatized
Buy some stamps quick
They'll be a fiver each next year
Bloody idiots
Oh to have freedom from prosecution for one day to punch the living shit out of someone . .
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/poor-officially-pay-higher-tax-2043852