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Did you see that ludicrous display last night?

RandyRandom · 642.2K views · 2010-08-09 · 0:34

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Overview

A one-minute clip from The IT Crowd (S03E02) in which Roy and Moss memorize fake football jargon to pass as real men. The scene's punchline is the ludicrous made-up football talk.

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Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2014–2025

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chongli · 2025-03 · Joke / meme

It's the American version of "Did you see that ludicrous display last night?"!!! [1] [1] [VIDEO]

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chatmasta · 2020-03 · Joke / meme

In an effort to cut through this meta-irony, here is a link to the reference: [VIDEO] Maybe it should be included in the bootcamp!

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tripzilch · 2014-06 · Joke / meme

Source: [VIDEO] (for people that don't know IT Crowd , go watch it, it's excellent, and not that many episodes were made)

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