The voice of Darts, as well as creator of Jossy's Giants, the legendary Sid Waddell has never been short of a word or two, from comparing Eric Bristow to Alexander the Great to likening Phil Taylor to a planet

Below is a small selection of classics Waddell-isms. Is there any more surreal Waddell quotes that we should add to this list? Send your ideas below.

“Bristow reasons . . . Bristow quickens . . . aaah, Bristow”
“He looks about as happy as a penguin in a microwave”
“Keith Deller’s not just an underdog, he’s an underpuppy”
“Jocky Wilson – what an athlete.”
“His eyes are bulging like the belly of a hungry chaffinch”
“The players are under so much duress, it’s like duressic park”
“If we’d had Phil Taylor at Hastings against the Normans, they’d have gone home”
“When Alexander of Macedonia was 33, he cried salt tears because there were no more worlds to conquer. Bristow is only 27”
“He’s sweating like a hippo in a power shower”
“There’s only one word for that – magic darts.”

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