Congratulations on the England cricket team's series win ... over the Aussies!
:cheers:
Go Freddie Go!
Next stop the Cricket World cup, where we can take out the Kiwis too!
Did I mention we beat them as well..... :rollsmilie2:
Quote from: "emma"Next stop the Cricket World cup, where we can take out the Kiwis too!
Gee, Emma, you're missing the point. Beating the AUSSIES is good, beating the KIWIS is bad.
:bounce:
Quote from: "Jane"Quote from: "emma"Next stop the Cricket World cup, where we can take out the Kiwis too!
Gee, Emma, you're missing the point. Beating the AUSSIES is good, beating the KIWIS is bad.
:bounce:
Nope, Beating the AUSSIES is good, beating the KIWIS is better, beating BOTH is brilliant.
Yes, congratulations! :cheers:
Cricket is the game with the flat bat, right?
Quote from: "emma"Nope, Beating the AUSSIES is good, beating the KIWIS is better, beating BOTH is brilliant.
Beating BOTH is RARE!
I've tried and tried to understand that game, but I am convinced it is some thing England invented to confuse Americans, and the rest of the world is in on it.
Wasn't there an explanation about how it *really* originated in Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy series?
So, is it the one with the flat bat? :question:
Quote from: "Mikel"I've tried and tried to understand that game, but I am convinced it is some thing England invented to confuse Americans, and the rest of the world is in on it.
Mikel, I do believe that we Americans need to reinvent this game and bring it to Pern! We can have a heated game of.... Wicket every restday at the tavern. Holders vs. crafters, or holdfolk vs. weyrfolk, or some such pairing.
Quote from: "AJ Kraier"Quote from: "Mikel"I've tried and tried to understand that game, but I am convinced it is some thing England invented to confuse Americans, and the rest of the world is in on it.
Mikel, I do believe that we Americans need to reinvent this game and bring it to Pern! We can have a heated game of.... Wicket every restday at the tavern. Holders vs. crafters, or holdfolk vs. weyrfolk, or some such pairing.
That strikes me as a great idea.
We should have a brain storming session :toothy2: some evening to hammer outthe details
:sad5:
I thought cricket was a small insect. I have this feeling I am missing something.
Yes, Amanda, its the one with the flat bat. That goes on for days and days without end............... and then they switch sides.................... and keep playing.............................
I'll stick to good old American Baseball :usa2:
Quote from: "Eimi"Yes, Amanda, its the one with the flat bat. That goes on for days and days without end............... and then they switch sides.................... and keep playing.............................
I'll stick to good old American Baseball :usa2:
Eimi is my favorite! :applaus:
And I like baseball too, but only if I can watch it live so I can heckle and cheer and yell and so on.
Quote from: "AJ Kraier"We can have a heated game of.... Wicket every restday at the tavern. Holders vs. crafters, or holdfolk vs. weyrfolk, or some such pairing.
Ohhh! I'm in for this. Especially if my team beats Emma's team, or Dracie's. Or both.
I'm sure the Tavern can be convinced to sponsor a team
QuoteAmanda:
And I like baseball too, but only if I can watch it live so I can heckle and cheer and yell and so on.
Oh, well, I'm from Seattle. We don't heckle. Unless you're Alex Rodriguez and then we just boo every time you're at bat or make a play.
I think besides Terrel Owens, he's the most unwelcome man in Seattle :cussing: But usually we've very polite fans :angel7:
Quote from: "Amanda"And I like baseball too, but only if I can watch it live so I can heckle and cheer and yell and so on.
You'd be no good with cricket ... unless you can heckle and cheer in slow-motion over five days!
:cheers:
Quote from: "Eimi"QuoteAmanda:
And I like baseball too, but only if I can watch it live so I can heckle and cheer and yell and so on.
Oh, well, I'm from Seattle. We don't heckle. Unless you're Alex Rodriguez and then we just boo every time you're at bat or make a play.
I think besides Terrel Owens, he's the most unwelcome man in Seattle :cussing: But usually we've very polite fans :angel7:
Sports are no fun at all if you can't be loud.
Quote from: "Eimi"QuoteAmanda:
And I like baseball too, but only if I can watch it live so I can heckle and cheer and yell and so on.
Oh, well, I'm from Seattle. We don't heckle. Unless you're Alex Rodriguez and then we just boo every time you're at bat or make a play.
I think besides Terrel Owens, he's the most unwelcome man in Seattle :cussing: But usually we've very polite fans :angel7:
The difference is that Terrell Owens is unwelcome
everywhere.
Quote from: "Mikel"I'm sure the Tavern can be convinced to sponsor a team
What?! Not unless Fielton gets more money back than he puts out! :D Seriously, where ARE your priorities at?
Quote from: "Bree"Quote from: "Mikel"I'm sure the Tavern can be convinced to sponsor a team
What?! Not unless Fielton gets more money back than he puts out! :D Seriously, where ARE your priorities at?
People at sporting events drink alcoholic beverages.
In Mass Quantities
:cheers:
All that yelling makes one thirsty. *sagenod*
*has just one thing to say* Go Freddie!!!!
Quote from: "Amanda"All that yelling makes one thirsty. *sagenod*
In cricket (and probably in the Tavern's games of Wicket) the thirst is caused by ... dare I say it ... boredom. It is a *very* slow game!
Quote from: "Jane"Quote from: "Amanda"All that yelling makes one thirsty. *sagenod*
In cricket (and probably in the Tavern's games of Wicket) the thirst is caused by ... dare I say it ... boredom. It is a *very* slow game!
Why would anyone watch such a boring game? Down with Wicket!
Quote from: "Jane"Quote from: "Amanda"All that yelling makes one thirsty. *sagenod*
In cricket (and probably in the Tavern's games of Wicket) the thirst is caused by ... dare I say it ... boredom. It is a *very* slow game!
We can make Wicket more Baseball-like.
Baseball has three levels.
1 - Tedium, with burst of indecipherable action
2 - Slow, with burst of excitement
3 - Keeping track of who is doing what, where.
I've been a life long fan of baseball, and if I am at a game there is always something going on. Is that runner going to steal? Are the fielders in the proper position....
...uhm, I am a one-sport geek, sorry.
But between boredom and yelling, there is always a reason to drink.
:cheers:
Quote from: "Mikel"We can make Wicket more Baseball-like.
People drink a lot at Wicket! On a sunny day, waiting for something to happen - there's plenty of drinking time! In fact, most people are busy drinking when something does actually happen and with no replay screens on Pern there's going to be a lot of asking their neighbour in the crowd what just happened!
I think Wicket's best for Pern because it's so foreign to most of you.
(And the Ausies, Pommies, and Kiwis will have an advantage!)
What, exactly, is a Pommie?
Quote from: "Amanda"What, exactly, is a Pommie?
English / British person. In New Zealand often used in conjunction with b*stard ('Pommie b*stard'), as a term of ... endearment.
:geek:
... as opposed to being preceded by 'Whinging' in Australia. But hell, the Aussies are all bleepin' convincts anyway!
Quote from: "emma"... as opposed to being preceded by 'Whinging' in Australia. But hell, the Aussies are all bleepin' convincts anyway!
Wait I know this one... 'whinging' is brit-speak for 'whining' right? Like, kids do when they want candy and mom tells them to eat their vegetables, right?
Emmmmmmmma!
Feel free to congratulate me on the Kiwi win over the Aussies. The very big win.
:computer:
Quote from: "Jane"Emmmmmmmma!
Feel free to congratulate me on the Kiwi win over the Aussies. The very big win.
:computer:
Just you wait until the World Cup starts Lady!!! Who's in the same group as England and Kenya.....