I like how every story about Karl's Dad involves Karl stitching him up somehow. Pretending to be a copper, nicking from the phone box, crashing a train etc.
Gotta love those little glimpses into his dad's personality! Karl also once said that his dad was a more condensed version of him, or something to that effect :)
I wish they'd got his parents on the podcast. They couldn't have lived upto your imagination so it would have been a bit of a let down but I still would have loved to hear it. His Dad's sounds like a more confident\outgoing Karl, imagine the comedy gold a CONFIDENT Pilkington would come out with.
@@sayno2lolzisback Exactly. I'm a cop and I've pulled over a few teenage lads driving without valid/full licenses or insurance and when it all comes to light, it's usually a case that there was a need for the car to be moved, the person tasked wasn't available at the time and instead of waiting, an eager lad made a stupid decision.
this is pre-podcast comedy gold from the XFM radio show they did years ago. If you haven't heard them yet I suggest you do a search, as they are actually much funnier than the podcasts (which I also love)
A child is like the parent. Not the other way around, seeing how the parent would of had their personality already defined by the child's birth. Common sense, wow.
Sorry about the embarrassingly late reply, JW. Just read your comment today. I found this photo in Karl's newest "Idiot Abroad" book. A highly recommended read! :)
There’s a lot that doesn’t add up there to be honest. At best a lot that’s been exaggerated over time. I can’t believe that Karl’s dad wouldn’t have been sacked for that. I can’t believe the amount of money quoted or the amount of time that the station was apparently shut for while they fixed it. I also don’t believe that he’d have been off work and still getting paid, for several weeks, after being responsible for such a disaster. Is there any record of this at all?
July 20th 1959: July 20 - United Kingdom - A light engine overruns signals and crashes into Dock Junction Signal Box, near St Pancras, London. Trains are handsignalled into and out of St Pancras for several days before the signal box can be repaired and returned to service. Source: Wiki train accidents: 1950-1959
