Arthur NotInMyYard wrote:
Speaking of "digging a bigger hole for himself, this Dave Reading saga reminds me of the "Ron Obvious" sketch on Monty Python's Flying Circus. Terry Jones played Ron, a dimwit from Neepsend with a sleazy Sicilian promoter (Michael Palin as Luigi Vercotti) who attempts a series of absurdly impossible and escalatingly dangerous publicity-seeking stunts that he is woefully unqualified for. These include broad-jumping the English Channel; Eating Chichester Cathedral; Tunneling to Java; Splitting a railway carriage in half; and finally, the fatal running to Mercury. Badly injured and encased in bandages from his previous failures, Ron falls off the takeoff ramp and dies. The sketch ends with Vercotti at Ron's grave, avowing that his man will now set a new world record for remaining underground.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0heW5B4MP54
By the way, Ron had an ITALIAN Manager (= Gabriele and/or Federico Rosa) in the skit.
Update:
I HAVE BROKEN ALL OF THESE RECORDS …during my rest and/or hiding period in the last few months... between MY MANY ULTRA WORLD RECORDS AS MarathonManUK™ (not to be confused with MattressManUK™)!!!
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/jun/22/robert-young-marathon-record-attempt-cheating-rumorsI challenge Dave Reading to a Match Ultra-Cheater-Liar-Charity-Fraud Challenge World Record Race…to be broadcast LIVE ON BBC.
This will be a NO RULES- CAGE MATCH-ULTRA CHALLENGE.
ANYTHING WILL BE ALLOWED including:
1) RIDING BIKES AND/OR RECREATIONAL VEHICLES DURING AN ULTRA-WORLD RECORD RUN…because it is for charity.