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Kix	Oct 31st 2012 12:09 pm

Town to burn Armstrong effigy with Jim fixed it for me badge

Brilliant!

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A 30ft effigy of disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong wearing a Jim'll Fix It badge will be burned in front of thousands of people on Saturday night.

A steel-framed model of the 41-year-old American, who was recently stripped of his seven Tour de France titles for doping offences, will go up in flames as part of a bonfire event in Edenbridge, Kent, renowned for torching famous faces.

The effigy has Armstrong holding a sign saying "For sale, racing bike, no longer required" and wearing the Jim'll Fix It badge round his neck, in reference to Jimmy Savile's suspected widespread child abuse.

Boomhauer

Oct 31st 2012 12:11 pm

Re: Town to burn Armstrong effigy with Jim fixed it for me badge

Shoulda been a Savile effigy ; compared to Jimmy, Armstrong's behaviour is nothing.

Miss Anne Thrope

Oct 31st 2012 12:39 pm

Re: Town to burn Armstrong effigy with Jim fixed it for me badge

But is he a Catholic? If not, what's the point?

Meow	Nov 1st 2012 5:41 am

Re: Town to burn Armstrong effigy with Jim fixed it for me badge

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Originally Posted by Miss Anne Thrope (Post 10359065)

But is he a Catholic? If not, what's the point?

I'd hazzard a guess that if you asked people what bonfire night is about, half of them couldn't tell you. An even higher number for Halloween which is totally out of hand these days.

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