One brave weegie

July 3, 2007 6:06 AM

John Smeaton: A hero for our time
posted by the cuban (10 comments total)

What exactly is this? It seems nice if you're a John Smeaton fan, but it seems to willfully refuse to say who or what he is.
posted by Pope Guilty at 6:19 AM on July 3, 2007

Quick backstory.
posted by mediareport at 6:21 AM on July 3, 2007

Typical brawling Glaswegian. He just happened to hit someone who deserved it, is all.
posted by liquidindian at 6:23 AM on July 3, 2007

Pope Guilty, we are all John Smeaton fans now. You included.
posted by game warden to the events rhino at 6:26 AM on July 3, 2007

Class
posted by fullerine at 6:35 AM on July 3, 2007

FP material? I'm thinking no.
posted by Lusy P Hur at 6:55 AM on July 3, 2007

I enjoyed it and was glad to be made aware of it.
posted by vbfg at 6:57 AM on July 3, 2007

It's like the first time I watched Trainspotting. If I didn't already know the context of what Smeaton was talking about in the interview clips, I'd swear the gentleman was attempting to give me driving directions.
posted by steef at 7:17 AM on July 3, 2007

As a weegie myself I can't see the point in this. There are plenty of people more worthy of being called heroes for our time.

So how about buying a pint for the emergency services instead?

Typical brawling Glaswegian. He just happened to hit someone who deserved it, is all.

Most people we hit deserve it. They just don't realise it at the time..
posted by Nugget at 7:17 AM on July 3, 2007

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posted by Ynoxas at 7:23 AM on July 3, 2007