Roy Larner, The Lion of London Bridge
The UK’s Sun tells the story of Roy Larner, who is being called “The Lion of London Bridge” for his stand against terrorists in the opening moments of the terrorist attack the other day;
He has now been hailed the Lion of London Bridge, a nod to his club’s Lions nickname – with his friends since delivering him a tongue in cheek present of a “Learn to Run” book – a nod to the brave man’s refusal to hide from the knife-wielding terrorists.
Roy was knifed eight times before the jihadis fled the Black & Blue restaurant and bar.
He fearlessly shouted back and fought them single-handedly — saving countless lives as he gave staff and other drinkers time to escape.
He told The Sun from hospital: “They had these long knives and started shouting about Allah. Then it was, ‘Islam, Islam, Islam’.
“Like an idiot I shouted back at them. I thought, ‘I need to take the p*** out of these b******s’.”
“I took a few steps towards them and said, ‘F*** you, I’m Millwall’. So they started attacking me.
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“I didn’t think of my safety at the time. I’d had four or five pints — nothing major.
Category: Terror War
“four or five pints — nothing major” – LOL
Alcohol makes you bullet-proof, but they were carrying knives…
I was going to comment on that line. That’s. . . just. . . awesome!
Way to go, man!
Would that more Brits were like Mr Larner. ANd armed with cudgels, shillelaghs, and heavy walking sticks.
Next pint’s on me, sir!
brings to mind this little gem from several years back….terrorist gets his testicle exploded by an irate Scotsman in Glasgow.
I don think this fella has paid for a pint since.
http://yeahtotallyright.blogspot.com/2008/05/burning-terrorist-has-balls-shattered.html
I”d venture to say he won’t be paying for his pints for a long time…
Fucking super cool title. You earned it. Talk about a barroom hero!
Who gave him the learn to run magazine? Some coexister?
Can you read?
The article says quite plainly it was a jest from his friends.
missed it.
It marked me as pretty bog-standard British humor. I wouldn’t look too deep into it.
Read for comprehension, Dap.
It saves getting smacked down for being oblivious to the facts presented.
(Speaking from personal experience.)
Big brass British balls might be coming back in style.
Here, hold my pint.
And there UPI and other reports that Daesh has attacked Iran. Anybody got any popcorn?
(The UPI story does not give an affiliation for the attackers.)
Good! At least we have the right people killing the right people this time. Muslim fanatics attacking Muslim fanatics. It just doesn’t get better.
Hey y’all, watch this!
There really are some manly men in the U.K. despite the majority of them.
“F–k you from Millwall!” That’s definitely the ticket!
I hope he recovers well, and lives a very, very long and rewarding life.
Millwood Lions
The fans are renowned for their chant “No one likes us, we don’t care”.
London likes them now.
Millwall not wood.
And here is the link that was supposed to imbed.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_one_likes_us,_we_don%27t_care
I think a LOT of people will like Millwall now.
Can you imagine if he had say 10 pints, he would have killed them all and then ripped them to shreds.
Best wished for a speedy recovery to Mr. Larner… and hoping that some in the UK decide that enough is enough and start fighting back against the animals that cause this and other attacks.
All the best to Mr. Larner.
Would that his type were in charge in Parliament. Perhaps he can run on the slogan “Make Britain Great Again!”
“Fuck you, I’m Millwall” would be a good campaign slogan!
Huge bollocks
I just returned from a few weeks in the UK…learned to stay out of the pubs on weekends particular with football playing…some pubs actually banned club colors…I would not fuck with this crowd at all…good on him, but I can just imagine he cuts both ways!
I understand the yobs can be particularly active on football weekends.
Regardless of whether or not he was in any condition to operate machinery at the time, that was a ballsy, selfless move. I can only pray that I would measure up to his example in the same circumstances*. Getting shot or beaten is unpleasant enough to contemplate, but NOBODY wants to get cut!
* More or less, since I don’t drink.
I think it was in a Shooting magazine a few months ago, where I read an article about self-defense against a knife attack.
If my memory (and coffee) serves me, the author quoted a Ranger who’d been shot and cut several times – and although being cut is usually less lethal, the Ranger was still more afraid of being cut again than of being shot again.
There’s a lot of psychology involved in those circumstances, it seems.
Once in AIT I asked a highly decorated SF E-6 there whether he thought we should go back to the old day of swords etc. instead of bullets (he had been shot multiple times en route to his awards.) He pretty much said “not only no, HELL no.” Most people really dislike knives – they are not like bullets, where you either get hit or not. Closing with someone with a knife, you KNOW you’re gonna get cut. Unless you’re Superman or stupid.
Yeah, if I remember the article correctly, the perp can close 20′ and cut you before you can draw and fire.
You may win, but you’d better not be on any blood thinners.
“I’d had four or five pints”
Of what? Testosterone?
Boom!!!
‘Never give in–never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.’
– Sir Winston Churchill –
Speech, 1941, Harrow School
http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/27170.html
Good on ya, Mate!
I keep waiting for one of you Gun Nutz that post here to get attacked.
I can see the headlines now, “As the terrorists were screaming ‘Allah’ one man rose shouting ‘This Ain’t Hell’ as he opened fire with his legally owned hand cannon, killing the suspects. Witnesses stated that as the smoke was clearing the man stood over their bodies and said, ‘But you can see it from here’.
Nothing like a liquored up Brit to make shit entertaining….Too bad he didn’t pick up something to strike the shit birds with…might have gone another way entirely.
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