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Eddie the Eagle

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Ali_Dibden
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Who remembers this guy!?
Feb 25 2013 5:28AM
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ThundaKilla
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He did afterbang for a good 100, 200 yards.
Feb 25 2013 7:13AM
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JsNeagle
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and then there's this guy...


Feb 25 2013 9:01AM
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Mr.Bishop
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Those glasses...
Feb 25 2013 9:03AM
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Mr.Huck
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You had to love Eddy.
Feb 25 2013 10:30AM
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Stickity
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jesus what the hell was going on with the commentators? it sounded like a clusterfuck right after he landed
Feb 25 2013 10:44AM
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Ali_Dibden
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And also the classic 58m jump.
Feb 25 2013 11:13AM
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theschneidler
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Those skis are so damn long
Feb 25 2013 11:35AM
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-Otto-
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That guy is a hero!
Feb 25 2013 12:29PM
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Rodigan
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Eddie was recently in a UK TV show called Splash which was basically a diving competition for celebrities. Needless to say he killed it on every dive and won the whole thing. The guys pretty old now but still has huge fucking balls.
Feb 25 2013 1:42PM
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Mr.Huck
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That's sick. Stoked to hear that he's still doing crazy shit.
Feb 25 2013 1:48PM
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Mr.Bishop
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That was a ridiculous jump...
Feb 25 2013 2:07PM
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a_burger
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holy fuck
Feb 25 2013 3:17PM
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Ali_Dibden
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That jump was disgracefully large!
Feb 25 2013 3:21PM
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90053
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Feb 25 2013 3:28PM
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ScottyN
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WHOO NELLY! just an outrage, he almost lands flat!

Also the commentary sounds like the climax of euro porn. classic.
Feb 25 2013 3:42PM
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Ali_Dibden
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http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/whatever-happened-to-eddie-the-eagle-edwards-1270490.html

Clicky for all those that want to see why he got kicked out of the olympics.
Feb 25 2013 3:56PM
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Laurent.
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Splash has shown me things I cannot unsee.

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Feb 25 2013 4:30PM
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Mag
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British skiing at it's best.
Feb 25 2013 4:44PM
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90053
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haha, semi related my mate just got 17th in a world cup aerials event
Feb 25 2013 4:46PM
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Mr_Bump
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holy thug zone
Feb 25 2013 4:52PM
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ScottyN
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hahha my mate just won bronze at the aspen x games. fancy that.

well done to aerials man, that mad.
Feb 28 2013 3:39PM
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Boooshank
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Hahaha. I remember tis shit. He was pretty famous at the time. Ha.

And that long jump. Reallllly? That flying!

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Feb 28 2013 5:01PM
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90053
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it was his first world cup event and he's still doing school, closest i've got to saying my friend's a pro though haha
Feb 28 2013 5:53PM
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ScottyN
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hhah yeah man thats awesome, good for him
Mar 6 2013 7:45AM
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Lapander
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Straight to gucci plateau.
Mar 6 2013 8:09AM
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DILLINGER
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56/56 would laugh again.
Mar 6 2013 9:03AM
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Ali_Dibden
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Mar 6 2013 12:39PM
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crunkmissile
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I'm just gonna go ahead and leave this here..

skip to 1:00 for the actual jump
Mar 6 2013 12:57PM
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redking
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Not too bad at all
Mar 6 2013 2:20PM
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Ali_Dibden
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Afterbanged like an absolute hero, haha!
Mar 6 2013 3:33PM
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ScottyN
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UNBELIEVABLE JEFF!

The REAL king of afterbang
Mar 7 2013 12:54PM
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-Otto-
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Bump, because the Olympics reminded me of this guy!
Feb 6 2014 4:38PM
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