A TT star has struggled with one of the Islands superstitions on his new TV show.
Guy Martin travelled to the Calf of Man to be a bird warden as part of his show Guy Martin's Proper Jobs, on U&Dave.
In a video uploaded to Facebook, Guy is reminded not to say the formal name of long-tails.
The TV personality struggled to remember to not do this when on a boat with Manx locals.
Our Guy has a future as a r̶a̶t̶ long-tail catcher
Posted by U&Dave on Tuesday, February 18, 2025
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