Talking about yourself as the third person

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by redandwhiterob, Nov 28, 2012.

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  1. |A|C|S|

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  2. oli

    oli Boxing Junkie banned

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    It's funny if you know your doing it as a joke to **** people off.
    But when you do it because your a dickhead like Hatton or Khan then it's annoying.

    Oli might do it at work tommorow just to see who gets pissed off :yep
     
    oli, Nov 28, 2012
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  3. Bazzel

    Bazzel Guest

    Undisputed king of talking in the 3rd person
     
    Bazzel, Nov 28, 2012
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  4. Pa_nash

    Pa_nash Member Full Member

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    It's to make a distinction between themselves and the person in the ring hurting people for a living. A different persona, if you like. A lot of serial killers would do this too.
     
    Pa_nash, Nov 28, 2012
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  5. Squire

    Squire Let's Go Champ Full Member

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    I'd like to witness the point where somebody first refers to themselves in the third person without a shred of irony
     
    Squire, Nov 29, 2012
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  6. Betty Swollocks

    Betty Swollocks James 'Lights Out' Toney Full Member

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    :lol:

    Hatton is the most annoying at it, only a proper clown does it.
     
    Betty Swollocks, Nov 29, 2012
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    Is it possible that promoters encourage it, so that people who are watching but don't know the fighters learn their names?

    It sounds ridiculous whatever the reason, I'm assuming its mainly just down to ego.
     
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  8. Bill C84

    Bill C84 Boxing Junkie banned

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    Id say ego mate, If your a good boxer your going to be famous, its bound to go to your head at some point, its human nature.
     
    Bill C84, Nov 29, 2012
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  9. China Rich

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    Casey Stoner (moto gp) does it, always uses 'we', china rich finds that very annoying he does...
     
    China Rich, Nov 29, 2012
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  10. Trail

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    Chris Eubank was guilty of this also. (snr)
     
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