Town to burn Armstrong effigy with Jim fixed it for me badge
Oct 31st 2012, 12:09 pm
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Town to burn Armstrong effigy with Jim fixed it for me badge
Brilliant!
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.
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.
Oct 31st 2012, 12:11 pm
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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.
Oct 31st 2012, 12:39 pm
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Re: Town to burn Armstrong effigy with Jim fixed it for me badge
But is he a Catholic? If not, what's the point?
Nov 1st 2012, 5:41 am
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Re: Town to burn Armstrong effigy with Jim fixed it for me badge
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.
