"Not a day goes by that he's not quietly manipulating his marbles" 😯

This could almost be a Monty Python sketch. Personally, I lost my marbles years ago.

@jessicatorretto159

Жыл бұрын

Your marbles just rolled of somewhere. 🤣🤣🤣

@kilimmosh

Жыл бұрын

Eric Idle at 4:17

I lost it at "the up and coming 'wrist flickers'" 💀

@natalieWould

Жыл бұрын

I came down to say the same thing. That was hilarious.

@daniellamcgee4251

4 күн бұрын

6:18

For anybody wondering like I was, Len Smith did win the championship 8 days later then never won again after 1973

"he's preparing for another championship final" *absolutely hammers a toilet*

Well, that was marbleous!

@daniellamcgee4251

4 күн бұрын

Your joke had me rolling! 🤣 🙃 🙂

I went to the marble championships at Crawley in about 1993. And a strange, rain soaked experience with men in funny hats, it was.

Funniest thing I've seen in ages. Many thanks for uploading this (porcelain) gem

@jaymac7203

2 жыл бұрын

With not a hint of irony 😭😭😭 lol 😂

"Len lovingly hammers his piece of lavatory into shape"

For those curious, Len did win, but it was his last win

@mostawesomecomment6553

Жыл бұрын

What do you mean his last win? Did he lose, retire, die, or something else?

@RatRacer

Жыл бұрын

@@mostawesomecomment6553 yes

@spartan.falbion2761

Жыл бұрын

@@RatRacer To which of the four options are you answering in the affirmative?

"Grinding down the toilet has taken years of training to perfect" (yea, like polishing a you-know-what) "...hang up your marbles for good" Perfect script work.

3:00 the most confident man in the world

RIP -- the legendary Sam Spooner.

@msilva1359

Жыл бұрын

he's not dead, he's just resting

My dad was born in 1932 & I still have his marbles!

Len you star, well done that man. God bless Len 👍🏻

@hhhhhjhhh2902

7 ай бұрын

he’s my great grandad lol

A fun game and beautiful art work at the same time.

There are no people on earth as British as the British are.

@heresjohnny602

2 жыл бұрын

As English as the English are......British is a completely meaningless term mostly used by individuals who spent so long here they don't know how to culturally identify themselves.

@thewotsit

2 жыл бұрын

It all started going downhill when health and safety policies were enforced and marblers were required to don safety goggles before launching their glass orbs around. The spirit of Britishers has been diminished somewhat because of it.

@heresjohnny602

2 жыл бұрын

@@thewotsit "britishers".....🤨 that is not and we'll never be a valid term of anything....when you refer to the spirit of the culture it is "the English spirit" because that is something regardless of background that applies to anyone who lives in this country and health and safety had no relevance on the game, when it became to vitriolic on schools they were banned.....temporal Tom more temporal lobe dysfunction.

@thewotsit

2 жыл бұрын

@@heresjohnny602 Oh sorry, I used an archaic word. This sometimes has the effect of confusing the vocabulary challenged. Soz.

@heresjohnny602

2 жыл бұрын

@@thewotsit No you used a word that doesn't exist in context. 😂 because being British isn't synonymous with being English or more importantly the cultural concept of English spirit though it's interesting you think that it makes you the height of intellectual prowess....someone must have really demeaned poor little Thomas to think that his skills in intellectual or linguistic comprehension are far greater than they are based on the objective merit of the facts...."look everyone I learned something special from the 1800s look how special a big boy I am". 😜🤪 Begone pond dweller. 😘🤭 how adorable.

1:55 that little grassy bit round the circle is now all concrete parking spaces.

Is this a euphemism “Twiddling his marbles” oooooh matron

Love the guys working with glowing metal in t-shirt and jeans

England is the Muhammad Ali of Oddballs. I love it.

I see the pub has built a carpark across the marble area but Google maps shows they've left the marble pitch in place only its a square now. Or there's something odd looking in the middle of the car park at least.

@useitwice

Жыл бұрын

Indeed! If you look at the street view photos, you'll see that the circle is in fact still there! Only now it has a square, gravel filled (?) curb around it. Still looks playable.

Wow, the reporter's sarcasm was eviscerating!

looked it up...the world championship still going!

@campbellgraham1979

Жыл бұрын

Never miss it!

Bonkers!

I need to share this with people

This is straight out of an episode of Documentary Now!

Was this broadcast on April 1st ? !

Len won that year. But he doesn’t show up on the list of winners after that. What happened to Len???

@Trigger_000

Жыл бұрын

*Lost his marbles.*

I wish it was back then!

This also could be an Alan Partridge episode

I've found my new favorite KZread channel. (not british btw)

Ohh boy!

🤣 Len Smith a True people’s Champ

Poor old Bernard Falk (the reporter here) died at the age of 47.

@Natemire

Жыл бұрын

Of boredom shortly after filing this report?

@jessicatorretto159

Жыл бұрын

What from?. If you don't mind me asking

Watching that just the once isn’t enough. I’m gonna play it again 🤣🤣🤣 fooking wrist flickers?! Is this for real? 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

grinding down the toilet!😮

The up and coming wrist flickers......

Yes of course, the money is the ONLY difference between being a marble champ and a boxing champ

All these BBC clips come straight out of the family of Monty Python. There really is no difference?

And apparently he did win that year! Wonder if he got keepsies? 🤔

I was the top player in the 5 times wining team "For flick sake"

😆 And the best thing is, I can't even tell whether this is satire.

In the best of English tradition

Fact or fiction? Brightened the day either way . Was that a chaney that he made ?

Uhhhhhh. I can't tell if this was a joke or England being a bunch of weirdos again lol. Either way, it's hilarious.

4:55 This is ridiculous

@heaveauhu1335

Жыл бұрын

🤣

@j.alambertmetalator7417

Жыл бұрын

It's pure comedy.

Before Silly Walks

Loool 😭😭😭😭😂😂😂😂😂

In Britain the line between comedy and absolute seriousness is a thin one

It is Monty Python. Hang up your marbles for good haha you'll have to find the fkers first haha 😂

How many gargled marbles through the years, do you reckon?

My maiden name is Marble and this makes this sketch even funnier for me. Fiddling with his marbles has a different meaning for me 🤣

Did he win?

There talking about the legendary boxer Ali he from were I was born and raised here in the states Louisville Kentucky.

I do not understand the title?

@Samouraii

Жыл бұрын

He is to marbles what at the time Muhammad Ali was to boxing. I assume the world champion

Wait a minute,a SHEFFIELDER who works in a metal factory.....no way

Can we exchange curling for marbles in the next Olympics?

I wonder where Len was from originally. Definitely a north of England accent.

This feels like a bit lop

They've all lost their marbles.

The reporter is meaning to be funny aye ?

Is this a parody account?

Cheat...