Stuff Ben Said, a new book compiled by Tom Croft and George Chuter from the @stuffbensaid Twitter pages, will be available to buy at Welford Road on Saturday - and you can have it signed by one of the authors.The book will be on sale in the Final Whistle and Tigers back-rower Croft will be there to sign copies.
The @stuffbensaid Twitter account provides a unique look at life through the eyes of ben Youngs, scrum-half with Leicester Tigers, England and the British & Irish Lions. And now the team behind the account has gathered together its ‘greatest hits’ in print format.
Together with tributes from big names in the rugby world, including World Cup winners Martin Johnson and Jonny Wilkinson, the book has been published with the aim of raising a significant sum for the Matt Hampson Foundation.
Tigers team-mate Croft said: “The Twitter account just started as a way of sharing some of the things Ben said about life in general –all the things he struggles with!
“It started on tour with England in Australia in 2010 just because he says so many funny things about everyday stuff.
“At first it was me and Chutes, but then the other lads, friends and then even family were sending them through. It sounds cruel but it’s very funny!
“As part of my Best Man speech I thought ‘Why not launch the book at his wedding to commemorate the day, highlight how ‘interesting’ he is and to help raise some money for Hambo’s Foundation too’?”
Here is a sample of what to expect from the wonderful world of @Stuffbensaid
“What's that island with all the stone heads on it? Isn't it called Easter Egg Island?”
Me: "Brian only has one lung. Lost the other to cancer."
Lendrid: "I only found out we had two lungs last year. Can't remember how I found out."
“You know when the world was all connected, well when it all broke up, where did all the extra water come from?”
Lendrid: "My stew is really dry."
Tom: "Did you add stock?"
Lendrid: "Yes, two cubes."
Tom: "Did you add water to the cubes?"
Lendrid: "Do I need to?"
Stuff Ben Said is also available to purchase from the Matt Hampson Foundation website at matthampsonfoundation.org
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