Mo Farah at the airport

[Yipper]

Looks like he kicked off about a security check and then got bundled out for illegal filming in a sensitive security area at the airport.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5747862/german-cops-...

[mcelliott]

To me he’s always come across as creepy little st totally untrustworthy.

[DanielSan]

Do you get the feeling that sometime before he started filming the words ‘do you know who I am?’ or something similar were used

[Digger]

DanielSan said:

Do you get the feeling that sometime before he started filming the words ‘do you know who I am?’ or something similar were used

I wish someone would one day use that line on me, just so I can retort with, .... “No, and let’s keep it that way!”

[Jonesy23]

Digger said:

I wish someone would one day use that line on me, just so I can retort with, .... “No, and let’s keep it that way!”

I recommend "I know who you used to be" - much more cutting.

[Mark Benson]

anonymous said:

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Heard in Maze restaurant, London last year - no idea who it was but they didn't have a reservation on a Friday evening and they came out with the immortal like "Do you know who I am?":

"What makes you think I care, sir?"

[TTwiggy]

DanielSan said:

Do you get the feeling that sometime before he started filming the words ‘do you know who I am?’ or something similar were used

Regardless of what may or may not have happened with this incident, he is a knight of the realm and one of our most decorated Olympians. In a time when 'celebrity' has never been easier to achieve, he probably does deserve a bit of special treatment.

[Murph7355]

TTwiggy said:

Regardless of what may or may not have happened with this incident, he is a knight of the realm and one of our most decorated Olympians. In a time when 'celebrity' has never been easier to achieve, he probably does deserve a bit of special treatment.

Nope.

[pomodori]

He ran a bit faster than a few other blokes.....

[TTwiggy]

Murph7355 said:

TTwiggy said:

Regardless of what may or may not have happened with this incident, he is a knight of the realm and one of our most decorated Olympians. In a time when 'celebrity' has never been easier to achieve, he probably does deserve a bit of special treatment.

Nope.

You don't consider a knighthood to be significant then?

[TTwiggy]

pomodori said:

He ran a bit faster than a few other blokes.....

Yes, that's absolutely all he did.

[mcdjl]

TTwiggy said:

pomodori said:

He ran a bit faster than a few other blokes.....

Yes, that's absolutely all he did.

Pretty much sums it up. Running is his job. If we gave everyone who did their job well knighthoods there'd be a lot more knights. I utterly fail to understand why we hold sports people in such high regard.

[Jockman]

TTwiggy said:

DanielSan said:

Do you get the feeling that sometime before he started filming the words ‘do you know who I am?’ or something similar were used

Regardless of what may or may not have happened with this incident, he is a knight of the realm and one of our most decorated Olympians. In a time when 'celebrity' has never been easier to achieve, he probably does deserve a bit of special treatment.

No, no, no.

Great athlete and thanks for all the entertainment.

This doesn’t entitle him to special treatment and I think he was over anxious to press the victim button.

[Murph7355]

TTwiggy said:

You don't consider a knighthood to be significant then?

Not the ones gifted to the majority of athletes/celebs, no.

And no matter whose the knighthood is, in the circumstances noted I would always be inclined to think "what kicked it off".

IF he elicited the treatment through his own actions then his status of whatever flavour is totally irrelevant. Indeed you might well argue that someone with a knighthood should be raising the bar when it comes to dealing with authority, not needing to be in receipt of special treatment.

[KrazyIvan]

anonymous said:

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this

Special treatment is usually given to those who don't demand it.

[Murph7355]

mcdjl said:

Pretty much sums it up. Running is his job. If we gave everyone who did their job well knighthoods there'd be a lot more knights. I utterly fail to understand why we hold sports people in such high regard.

There is nothing wrong with holding them in high regard. Often they are great role models for kids etc.

But he has been amply rewarded for his Olympic achievements etc - a right old haul of gold (and a silver) and will be earning a st ton of money. And so he should.

If he followed that through with decades of selfless payback in the line of his work then maybe a knighthood and further reverence might also be warranted.

(I'm also unsure how much anyone in Germany gives a toss about a UK honour).

[hyphen]

mcdjl said:

Pretty much sums it up. Running is his job. If we gave everyone who did their job well knighthoods there'd be a lot more knights. I utterly fail to understand why we hold sports people in such high regard.

Simples, the masses like their celebrities. The Royals/Politicians give them to a handful of actors/sports stars/bloke who did shopping for old people so the awards stay relevant in the minds of the public, and also takes up the headlines meaning they can then sneak the other 99% of the awards to the cronies and donors.

[Moonhawk]

Jonesy23 said:

I recommend "I know who you used to be" - much more cutting.

Or even better:

“Does anyone know who this person is - as they appear to have forgotten”

[Moonhawk]

mcdjl said:

Pretty much sums it up. Running is his job. If we gave everyone who did their job well knighthoods there'd be a lot more knights. I utterly fail to understand why we hold sports people in such high regard.

Was always thus. Our school had ‘colours’ which could be awarded to pupils for acheivement.

In reality what this actually meant was - you got them by default if you were on the school football or rugby teams - regardless of how well you played or how well the team did.

I cant recall colours ever being awarded for academic achievement.

Edited by Moonhawk on Thursday 8th March 16:26

[toastybase]

Moonhawk said:

mcdjl said:

Pretty much sums it up. Running is his job. If we gave everyone who did their job well knighthoods there'd be a lot more knights. I utterly fail to understand why we hold sports people in such high regard.

Was always thus. Our school had ‘colours’ which could be awarded to pupils for acheivement.

In reality what this actually meant was - you got them by default if you were on the school football or rugby teams - regardless of how well you played or how well the team did.

I cant recall colours ever being awarded for academic achievement.

Edited by Moonhawk on Thursday 8th March 16:26

We had this too. There were also colours awarded for music/dramas I believe too but like you said not for overall achedemic achievement