We’re Going to Have Trouble Balancing this on a Panda
Following on from that speech, and thanks to the generosity of both Jordan and Dan, the above trophy found its way to our doorstep this morning.
The question now is, what should we do with it?
It would be nice to have it on display during the live show, but that is one heavy object, and I can see us struggling to perch it on top of the microphone stand. It’s already mighty crowded up there, what with Bibendum, a panda, a pop shield and, well, a microphone. We don’t have any shelving to hand either.
At some point we’re planning to introduce multiple camera angles into the live show, so maybe we need a “trophy cam” that we can cut to for a moment of serenity or something?
Suggestions on a post card or in the comments please.
Update: In my haste to post this earlier, I forgot to mention the very lovely engraving.
It reads: Fantasy Racers Winners ‘08. Thanks to Christine & me from the Motley Crew.
November 15th, 2008 at 17:51Dom said:
How about when you redesign the site, you devote space on the homepage to a 24 hour live stream of trophy cam?
November 15th, 2008 at 17:53Jordan Allen ( says "Eat at Pizza Hut!") said:
You would not happening to have a turntable would you, I for one, would like to see all of it, not just the one side?
Sorry about the plug, but due to winning the Sidepodcast League I am starting to get hit by various endorements… should rivil Schuie in no time…
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November 15th, 2008 at 18:03me said:
i like that!
promise i’ll take more pics later this evening and update the post. the engraving is lovely too.
we’ve been somewhat busy today, and are just catching up. normal service to resume shortly.
November 15th, 2008 at 18:12jolly said:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cX3FEpGCWUI
November 15th, 2008 at 18:27Dank said:
I thought it was going to be some standard cup type trophy as well! Is it quite big?
November 15th, 2008 at 18:39Jordan Allen ( says \"Eat at Pizza Hut!\") said:
jolly:
Have you realized the folly of sending a DIY video of installing shelves to a person who can not even swat a fly without hurting his back?
That reminds me, did that fly win his VC or Dinkin Medal yet? Surpressing “me” when it was supposly only going to Harass “me” is quite an achievement.
November 15th, 2008 at 18:59Scott in Italy said:
Maybe redesign the header thing at the top of the page with an animated image - of the rotating trophy. ? just a thought.
If shelves get built, I expect a webcast - If you thought it was funny when the scoreboard fell down, think of this as comedy gold!
For the record, I didn’t think Christine’s scrape with death was funny, but beating her in Fantasy Racers without ever changing my team was
November 15th, 2008 at 19:03R.G (This bracket is empty, if you wish to advertise please contact RG) said:
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!
Multiple camera angles!
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Bibendum cam
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November 15th, 2008 at 19:17Jordan Allen ( says \\\"Buy EA's F1 challenge '09\\\") said:
I can just see a few flies harassing me while he is bullding the shelf together to the point where me trys to swat one and loses his balance and falls of the ladder.
Enter Christine with the just found bug spray in her hand. Showing that if me waited for 5 more seconds, the flies would have have been toast.
Updated scoreboard: Flies: 2 Me: 0.
November 15th, 2008 at 19:18R.G (This bracket is empty, if you wish to advertise please contact RG) said:
By the looks of it, its an entire driver.
November 15th, 2008 at 19:32Scott Woodwiss (hosting the next sidepodpanel :P) said:
LOL, is that you just kidding or is that for real?
November 15th, 2008 at 19:56RubberGoat (Gavin Brown) said:
He must be referring to CodeMasters’ F1 2009 game surely?
November 15th, 2008 at 20:03Scott in Italy said:
I’d like Postman Pat cupcake cam.
November 15th, 2008 at 20:15Jordan Allen ( says "I refuse to wear shoes on my hands. Winning gets you the girls, Nike!") said:
I have a great storyline for the comedy of “Me” installing shelves DIY:
1)Me starts installs shelves:
2) Cut to flies planning their attack on me (Background music “Flight of the Valkyries”)
3) Cut to Me climbing ladder.
4) Flies attack me on ladder. background music “Flight of the …”
5) Me falls. hits floor. goes up in flames suggestive of a Naplam strike.
6) Flies go surfing in me’s sink, after the Commading Fly states that he “loves the smell of Naplam in the morning…”
November 15th, 2008 at 20:26Scott in Italy said:
Awesome
November 15th, 2008 at 20:31Jordan Allen ( says \"I refuse to wear shoes on my hands. Winning gets you the girls, Nike!\") said:
Yes. now we need a fly that looks like Robert Duvall and find a fly-sized Cavarly hat and sunglass and away we go….
“Me” can do his own stunts….
November 15th, 2008 at 20:33Scott Woodwiss (hosting the next sidepodpanel :P) said:
background music: that song that starts “ahahahahahahahaaaa WIPEOUT!”
November 15th, 2008 at 20:36Scott Woodwiss (hosting the next sidepodpanel :P) said:
plus one of the flies does a complete rotation on his board and shouts “3-60!”
November 15th, 2008 at 20:38Jordan Allen ( says \\\"I refuse to wear shoes on my hands. Winning gets you the girls, Nike!\\\") said:
…..And Scott just ruined the “Apocalypse Now” paradoy…
November 15th, 2008 at 20:40Scott Woodwiss (hosting the next sidepodpanel :P) said:
What’s a paradoy? :p
November 15th, 2008 at 20:51Jordan Allen ( says \\\\\\\"I refuse to wear shoes on my hands. Winning gets you the girls, Nike!\\\\\\\") said:
It is when a situtation develops that allows you to make fun of famous events in the past. The Cartonn show “The Simpsons” is full for them.
Here I am making fun of the whole “Attack on the Vietnamese Villege just to go surfing Scence” from “Apocalypse Now” ccombined with me’s less than stellar abilites to destory flies by casting “me” in the role of that Vietnamese Village that gets wiped out.
The song “Flight of the Valkyeries” is infamous was the background music for that scence, as is the Naplam strike that ends the small battle in te Village, to which me hitting ht efloor is compared to and finally, the AirCavarly Colonel, played by Robert Duvall, states that famous line” I love the smell of Naplam in the morning, it smells like - Victory!”.
November 15th, 2008 at 20:55Scott Woodwiss (hosting the next sidepodpanel :P) said:
I know what a parody is
I was simply making fun of your mispelling of the word.
November 15th, 2008 at 21:06Dom said:
A film with both Flight of the Valkyries and Wipe Out as background music? Yes please!
November 15th, 2008 at 21:12lou said:
Rubens chances for a Honda seat are not looking too good now are they?
November 15th, 2008 at 21:18Andy Taylor said:
Isn’t it Ride of the Valkyries?
November 15th, 2008 at 21:44Steven Roy said:
Yes it is.
November 15th, 2008 at 21:46Scott Woodwiss (hosting the next sidepodpanel :P) said:
Loeb driving the R27 last year
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cInOu6AVpRI
He’s very confident in his abilities when driving it. That was his first time driving an F1 car, yet it looks there like he’s done it a couple of times before. I reckon he’ll turn a few heads at the Barcelona test. In fact, I’d rate him the best driver in the world right now. 5 times WRC champion AND he can drive an F1 car like that. Have to say, I’ve always supported the guy, and he truly is awesome.
November 15th, 2008 at 21:50Scott in Italy said:
Lou, thanks for the link. Perhaps the lack of Barrichello actually reflects the certainty that he IS guaranteed in the team ? I’m trying to think of the glass half full scenario here.
Sounds right.
November 15th, 2008 at 21:53RubberGoat (Gavin Brown) said:
His talent is wasted in the WRC - he should do a Michel Vaillant and win Le Mans for Peugeot
November 15th, 2008 at 21:56lou said:
yeah, i thought that… or was trying to think that.. but with him not even testing with Toro Rosso…
also, am sorry i didn’t put this in the daily thread christine/’me’, i forgot about it and just wanted to post a quick comment before i got back to homework
November 15th, 2008 at 22:39Shane said:
A confident and great driver. Shown from different camera angles.
November 15th, 2008 at 22:43Dom said:
It gets worse.
Why do they suddenly feel the need to drop Rubens?
November 15th, 2008 at 23:09lou said:
what?! Nooo!!! so the chances are that Brazil 2008 was Rubens last GP.
stupid stupid Honda. I don’t even understand why they would want to get ride of him, it’s not like he has had a bad season like for example DC has 
Poor Rubens. He wouldn’t even get the chance to have a special livery or celebrations for his last GP. I hope it’s not his last GP. I hope it’s Bruno being delusional. there isn’t even a GP to cheer me up tomorrow either.
November 15th, 2008 at 23:11Andy Taylor said:
Damon Hill and Murray Walker did an advert for Pizza Hut:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vnXLZPn11HM
I’ve just found this one as well - Eric Idle tries to sell Nigel Mansell an Austin Metro…
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KEdoWPJ1-Ww
November 15th, 2008 at 23:19Andy Taylor said:
I’ve been moderated for mentioning Nigel Mansell and Damon Hill
November 15th, 2008 at 23:21Dom said:
I’m struggling to believe he’s going anywhere, especially with Brawn at the helm. Dropping him would be a massively unnecessary decision, and this is coming from a Bruno fan.
November 15th, 2008 at 23:21Steven Roy said:
Quite right too. No need to mention Mansell. People don’t want to be depressed.
November 15th, 2008 at 23:22Dom said:
But there is Top Gear!
November 15th, 2008 at 23:22R.G (Insert hilarious joke here) said:
Can’t mention successful British drivers around here without it being moderated.
Hence, why we can talk about Button and Honda.
I hope Barrichello gets a ride somewhere else, nice guy, will be missed in F1 for sure. Toro Rosso or somewhere, but would be unfair to kick him out.
November 15th, 2008 at 23:23Dom said:
Uh-oh…
November 15th, 2008 at 23:25Dom said:
Honda is an unsuccessful British driver?
November 15th, 2008 at 23:26R.G (Insert hilarious joke here) said:
Yeah, he didn’t read the ‘Sidepodcast Rules’
1) Don’t insult Franck Montagny
2) Don’t insult Sebastian Bourdais
3) Don’t insult Bibendium or Panda
4) Don’t insult Jenson Button
5) Don’t mention Damon Hill or Nigel Mansell
Well ive broke 1,2,4 and 5. What the hell.
Bibendium is ugly and penguins are better than panda’s.
Well, y’see [runs off]
November 15th, 2008 at 23:32Dom said:
Rule number 6 (don’t mention the M word) is so forbidden that it isn’t even on the rules list.
November 15th, 2008 at 23:34lou said:
yeah me too. he hasn’t had a bad season at all. I would hate to see him leave without a big fanfare. Most experienced man ever in F1 and he leaves without so much as a cake.
November 15th, 2008 at 23:34R.G (Insert hilarious joke here) said:
Or the word b*******
November 15th, 2008 at 23:36lou said:
That’s my fav rule
am gonna remember that for future reference. 
November 15th, 2008 at 23:36R.G (Insert hilarious joke here) said:
I think at most times I’d quite like the line-ups to stay the same, the only one I think should change is Toro Rosso and someone to replace Piquet. But he has a new deal.
Really, there should only be 1, max 2 changes for 09 driver wise. Barrichello does not deserve to lose his seat, in fact he has done better than Button this year.
November 15th, 2008 at 23:37R.G (Insert hilarious joke here) said:
How dead am I?
November 15th, 2008 at 23:38lou said:
November 15th, 2008 at 23:39Dom said:
At least we can change that bit! You might need to bake another Honda cake though…
Nobody gets by at Sidepodcast without cake!
November 15th, 2008 at 23:40Dom said:
Woot! Did everybody hear that?
November 15th, 2008 at 23:41Dom said:
First you kill Franck, and now this!
November 15th, 2008 at 23:41R.G (Insert hilarious joke here) said:
Y’know, they’ve failed at getting Ted and Louise. Maybe they are snapping up Rubens to do the track guides on the preview show, oh damn what’s it called, Track, damn it I forgot it.
November 15th, 2008 at 23:42R.G (Don't Stop Me Now, I'm insulting Christines faves) said:
Someone’s gotta be the unpopular one
November 15th, 2008 at 23:43lou said:
I can do that, it was fun
not sure how i could send it to Rubens though….
ooo would Christine and ‘me’ hire Rubens instead of Ted? just cause he is a nice guy. Christine already knows Rubens anyway, he said ‘bye’ to he at silverstone a few years ago, they are practically best friends
November 15th, 2008 at 23:43Andy Taylor said:
Better than panda’s what? Or did you mean pandas?
My moderated post was a Youtube link to the Pizza Hut advert that Murray Walker and Damon Hill made plus another link to Mansell and Eric Idle advertising the Austin Metro.
That’s probably what got me moderated - mentioning the Austin Metro.
November 15th, 2008 at 23:44Dom said:
Don’t worry, Me is going to buy shares in Ted.
November 15th, 2008 at 23:45R.G (Don't Stop Me Now, I'm insulting Christines faves) said:
You mean you got me in this much trouble because of the Austin Metro.
Still not taking back what I said
November 15th, 2008 at 23:45lou said:
I’m thinking up a suitable punishment ;)… i’m thinking along the lines of baking cupcakes…
November 15th, 2008 at 23:46Dom said:
Post?
Oooh, your right. Give the cake to Christine. She has connections.
November 15th, 2008 at 23:47lou said:
November 15th, 2008 at 23:47Dom said:
That’s just asking for trouble.
November 15th, 2008 at 23:47R.G (Don't Stop Me Now, I'm insulting Christines faves) said:
Oh darn it. I need to come up with a sport-related hand injury.
Hmm, I have football tomorrow
November 15th, 2008 at 23:48Dom said:
And sending them to Rubens in envelopes!
November 15th, 2008 at 23:48Dom said:
Don’t let him near the fly swat!
November 15th, 2008 at 23:49lou said:
i could but it probably wouldn’t look like a cake when it got to him, it would probably be in a million pieces, just like DC’s car in Aus.
I like that idea.
but how do i get it to Christine. Unless ‘me’ makes a cake instead 
November 15th, 2008 at 23:51lou said:
it’s possible to cook one handed
November 15th, 2008 at 23:51R.G (Don't Stop Me Now, I'm insulting Christines faves) said:
Well, there goes Rubens out of the window.
November 15th, 2008 at 23:52R.G (Don't Stop Me Now, I'm insulting Christines faves) said:
I need to come up with a sport-relanted hands injury
What now eh, cook with my mouth?
November 15th, 2008 at 23:52Dom said:
Yeah, and it wouldn’t be very nice to remind him of Australia.
ahaha
I can see where this is going!
Me, you have to make a whole cake now!
November 15th, 2008 at 23:53lou said:
lmao, one single cupcake in each envolope would probably mean they would get to him at different times. haha imagine getting a cupcake through the post each day for a week. hahaha
November 15th, 2008 at 23:54Dom said:
Eureka!
November 15th, 2008 at 23:55lou said:
no… we just wait for you’re hands to get better
or we come up with another punishment 
November 15th, 2008 at 23:55R.G (Don't Stop Me Now, I'm insulting Christines faves) said:
Why do I speak sometimes?
Practically going to be on -999,999,999,999 on the next sidepodpanel. Cooking with my mouth.
November 15th, 2008 at 23:57Dom said:
I’d be laughing whilst eating my cupcake breakfast.
November 15th, 2008 at 23:58lou said:
I wasn’t going to suggest that, lol but he has proved he can make a cupcake… and making a cake is the same only bigger.
November 15th, 2008 at 23:58Dom said:
Keep speaking while you can. It’ll be much harder after you’ve cooked with your mouth.
November 15th, 2008 at 23:59lou said:
remind me never to be on your team
you never know you may be the first, and only host to be on minus points 
November 16th, 2008 at 00:00Dom said:
Sounds like the start of a Top Gear challenge. “How hard can it be?”
-Cue crashing and shouting-
November 16th, 2008 at 00:00Steven Roy said:
Just make sure he knows that the bigger cake has to go in the oven for longer
November 16th, 2008 at 00:00lou said:
ahahahaah lmao
November 16th, 2008 at 00:00R.G (Don't Stop Me Now, I'm insulting Christines faves) said:
November 16th, 2008 at 00:03lou said:
haha and will need a bit more icing
November 16th, 2008 at 00:04Steven Roy said:
and a bit less water
November 16th, 2008 at 00:06Dom said:
I hope he’s taking notes!
November 16th, 2008 at 00:08R.G (Don't Stop Me Now, I'm insulting Christines faves) said:
How about he draws the 2007 Honda on the icing
It can only end one way.
November 16th, 2008 at 00:11lou said:
ah I had the same thinking when I did my cake
it’s not like the RA108 has been a good car, it was like an ‘au revoir rubbish car’ cake. plus it had an easier livery to recreate with icing 
November 16th, 2008 at 00:14Dom said:
That cake beat the car hands down. Honda needed a cake this year, not a car. Jenson would be happy then.
November 16th, 2008 at 00:18lou said:
hahaha he did have a cake.. as did Rubens. It was a big cake. It was for Rubens celebrations for being the most experienced driver.
November 16th, 2008 at 01:27me said:
for jordan:
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/trophyfront
http://drop.io/sidepodcast/asset/trophyrear
November 16th, 2008 at 01:35me said:
i can tell you after much analysis… it’s almost identical to a wine glass.
- large base
- small stem
- big body
it’s rather heavy too.
November 16th, 2008 at 01:35lou said:
It just occurred to me that although i have commented on this thread I’ve not yet mentioned my feelings on the post topic, the trophy. It looks really cool. I must say, I, like a few others were not expecting it to be this great, i thought it would be a cup or something.
November 16th, 2008 at 01:58Jordan Allen ( says \\\\\\\"I refuse to wear shoes on my hands. Winning gets you the girls, Nike!\\\\\\\") said:
Wow! Imagine what Danny at Fantasy Racers would have to pay if that trophy was shipped to Central Canada? Even by Ground Mail ,that would have been pricey….
I hope ‘me” builds a heavy-duty shelf for it, and hopefully “me” uses a stud finder to find the wooden support columns behind the drywail. Of course if he uses an exterior wall, I think he is pretty safe….
What is the ampage of current running along housedhold wiring in Europe again? I remember the 220 Volts at 50 Hertz stuff…
I think me would look cool with a spiked afro hairdo, although. Might be better odds of “getting down with the women” than putting shoes on your hands.
November 16th, 2008 at 02:07Jordan Allen ( says "Buy Lou's Cupcakes") said:
Yes, Wagner called it “Ride of the Valkyries”, but I think he was mistaken. In the old country, Valkyries are capable of flight themselves, which when you think about it, is pretty useful when you are dragging some poor warrior’s soul to heaven, so they do not have to “ride” anything.
November 16th, 2008 at 13:24lou said:
hahaah
November 19th, 2008 at 17:57Felipe Leite said:
Ok, this post is already old, but I believe that the trophy is best fitted for the parade lap show.
By the way, what a nice trophy! It is prettier than at least half the trophies used during ‘08 F1 season!
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