[Stu]

Matter of opinion. And not one influenced primarily because dumb girls crave muscle, or we love thugs. Which is what you foolishly suggested at the start. Now hopefully you can see why people are taking an issue with this.

[chuff me dizzy]

Hes WONDERFUL !!!

[reece(:]

No he isnt! -rep

[Stu]

Heretic!

[tintedshadow]

Originally Posted by WOMBAI

So he has been a good boy for a few months - complete change of character then!

lol i think perhaps someones being a tad pedantic?

he's hardly the paragon of virtue granted,but surely none of us are?he has payed his dues,made his apologies and now works quite successfully at his craft (movies not thuggery lol)

perhaps you just want to rile people up,or perhaps you do have genuine hang ups with vinnie,but surely having a go at chels or whoever happens to rate vinnie is not so smart... perhaps fall back a little? realise that most of us,have grown up watching vinnie and so perhaps a little bias but we consider him a legend.. yes we know,you dont... but surely theres no need to flame chels or stu right?

[WOMBAI]

Originally Posted by tintedshadow

lol i think perhaps someones being a tad pedantic?

he's hardly the paragon of virtue granted,but surely none of us are?he has payed his dues,made his apologies and now works quite successfully at his craft (movies not thuggery lol)

perhaps you just want to rile people up,or perhaps you do have genuine hang ups with vinnie,but surely having a go at chels or whoever happens to rate vinnie is not so smart... perhaps fall back a little? realise that most of us,have grown up watching vinnie and so perhaps a little bias but we consider him a legend.. yes we know,you dont... but surely theres no need to flame chels or stu right?

You clearly don't know either of them very well! When you do - get back to me! Stu is the king of flame - you will find out! Of course, any woman that isn't into the 'macho' types has hang-ups. Nothing to do with good taste of course - and preferring intelligence to muscle.

[Stu]

King of flame .

Tintedshadow speaks perfect sense.

[WOMBAI]

Originally Posted by Stu

King of flame .

Tintedshadow speaks perfect sense.

Time will tell!

[tintedshadow]

Originally Posted by WOMBAI

You clearly don't know either of them very well! When you do - get back to me! Stu is the king of flame - you will find out!

hold on,get back to you?lol naah im good thanks... chels i dont know,but stu was around last year when i joined and constantly came in to threads and was one of the funniest guys on the forum imo... however thats hardly the point...

your saying their flaming is the reason you choose to rile them?sounds a little like attention seeking tbf..

[chuff me dizzy]

Originally Posted by reece(:

No he isnt! -rep

I think he is !!! best bloke in there

[WOMBAI]

Originally Posted by tintedshadow

hold on,get back to you?lol naah im good thanks... chels i dont know,but stu was around last year when i joined and constantly came in to threads and was one of the funniest guys on the forum imo... however thats hardly the point...

your saying their flaming is the reason you choose to rile them?sounds a little like attention seeking tbf..

Have it your way! You may find him funny - doesn't change the fact that he is by far the most argumentative person on this forum! What's good for the goose etc.

[ChristmasNeeve]

mmmmmm, that intro sounds sexy Stu mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[reece(:]

Originally Posted by chuff me dizzy

I think he is !!! best bloke in there

lol hes done nothing except clean

[chuff me dizzy]

Originally Posted by reece(:

lol hes done nothing except clean

Wonderful on the eye !!!

[CapShar]

Originally Posted by Stu

Try years. A decade, even. By all accounts he is a decent, down to earth bloke.

Actually he hasn't been in a brawl since 2008, so that's 12 months of good behaviour!

That was a suspicious one though as he was the one that had a glass smashed in his face and all the charges against him were dropped.

Vinnie does have the tough guy image which means that people will try to provoke him from time to time though. He no doubt has a bit of a fiery temper, so if someone trys to ruffle his feathers he'll ruff them up too. I don't think that he goes out looking for trouble but I guess that we could say that WOMBAI is right in that they'll always be a little bit of a thug in Vinnie whether he wants to be like that or not. I do think that fatherhood and caring for his wife have mellowed him a little bit, although he'll never be a squeeky clean pacifist.

On the flip side he is a devoted husband and father. He also believes in giving something back from his success. He is a strong supporter of several charities (Harefield, Help for Heroes, SPARKS, childrens cancer) and is the president of the Hertfordshire Agricultural Society.

Now I don't profess to be able to read his mind or personally know him (I've only met him once) but from his interviews and talking to him for a couple of minutes he does seem like a pretty regular guy to me.

[chuff me dizzy]

I remember when Vinnies wife Tanya was ill ,he was wonderful ,he adores her and is not scared to say it ,He is a lovely man ,and deserves to win

[WOMBAI]

Originally Posted by CapShar

Actually he hasn't been in a brawl since 2008, so that's 12 months of good behaviour!

That was a suspicious one though as he was the one that had a glass smashed in his face and all the charges against him were dropped.

Vinnie does have the tough guy image which means that people will try to provoke him from time to time though. He no doubt has a bit of a fiery temper, so if someone trys to ruffle his feathers he'll ruff them up too. I don't think that he goes out looking for trouble but I guess that we could say that WOMBAI is right in that they'll always be a little bit of a thug in Vinnie whether he wants to be like that or not. I do think that fatherhood and caring for his wife have mellowed him a little bit, although he'll never be a squeeky clean pacifist.

On the flip side he is a devoted husband and father. He also believes in giving something back from his success. He is a strong supporter of several charities (Harefield, Help for Heroes, SPARKS, childrens cancer) and is the president of the Hertfordshire Agricultural Society.

Now I don't profess to be able to read his mind or personally know him (I've only met him once) but from his interviews and talking to him for a couple of minutes he does seem like a pretty regular guy to me.

Is that all - he's 44 - he was brawling at 43. For me - and I'm sure for others - that speaks volumes. And he did over-price himself asking for
1-1.5m which, unless he was planning to give a substantial amount of it to charity, is considerably greedy!

However, having said that, I do respect your open and honest account of him - not a one-sided he can do no wrong view.

[BB_Eye]

Actually, Vinnie doesn't seem anything like Marcus to me.

Marcus was a memorable housemate because he was completely deluded and his delusions made him strangely heroic and awesome (see Mario).

Vinnie is coming across as unexpectedly mature and level-headed.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by BB_Eye

Actually, Vinnie doesn't seem anything like Marcus to me.

Marcus was a memorable housemate because he was completely deluded and his delusions made him strangely heroic and awesome (see Mario).

Vinnie is coming across as unexpectedly mature and level-headed.

This. Nice comparison on the Mario and Marcus thing too.

[CapShar]

Originally Posted by WOMBAI

Is that all - he's 44 - he was brawling at 43. For me - and I'm sure for others - that speaks volumes. And he did over-price himself asking for
1-1.5m which, unless he was planning to give a substantial amount of it to charity, is considerably greedy!

However, having said that, I do respect your open and honest account of him - not a one-sided he can do no wrong view.

Thanks, honesty was what I was aiming for. He certainly isn't a saint but he isn't a total sinner either.

In his last brawl I believe that he was probably provoked. The guys that he fought with said that all they said to him was "are you the guy from the X-Men?" and then Vinnie beat them up. The truth is more likely to be that they thought they'd try and take this movie tough guy down a peg or two and were being mouthy, then they smashed a glass in his face so he beat them up. Vinnie was charged with assault and could have faced up to a year in prison but then all of the charges were dropped.

It's a thing that a lot of guys with a tough image probably have to deal with. Back in the 80s there was a wrestler called 'Hacksaw Jim Duggan' who had a tough guy image, I met him when I was a teen and I went and slapped him (hard enough to leave my hand print) to see how tough he actually was. Luckily for me he just gave me a dirty look as he was 3 times my size and probably could have ripped me in half. Other guys may not be so forgiving though and you can't really blame someone if they are provoked like that.

The million dollar paycheck for Vinnie is staggering but the guy is a current movie star so he can command that kind of fee. I think that is what C4 offered him to appear though, not what he asked for. He is also reportedly giving a percentage of the money to charity and I don't doubt that he will because he is very involved with several charities already.

[Stu]

Vinnie is only getting 350,000, apparently.