A Conversation for The Origins and Common Usage of British Swear-words
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Started conversation Nov 6, 2003
The cricket quote looked wrong, so I did a quick Google... The correct version is:
"The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey" 
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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Posted Nov 6, 2003
If memory serves, that weas Johners, who was a smart old cookie. I'm not convinced it wasnt said deliberately, as a bet of some kind. The boys on Radio 3 Test Match Special did like their little jokes.
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Smij - Formerly Jimster Posted Nov 6, 2003
Luckily, I'm subscribed to this, so was able to make the change, but could you stick to posting corrections to Editorial Feedback from now on? Otherwise we might miss it.
Unlike the bowler in this case, by the sound of it.
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- 1: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Nov 6, 2003)
- 2: Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like (Nov 6, 2003)
- 3: Smij - Formerly Jimster (Nov 6, 2003)
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