h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

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I'm shocked to hear such language from a man of the cloth

dear dear what is the church comming to

'Comming'? what sort of language is 'comming' then?

...and you a librarian!

I've only two words to say to that:

Tut, tut!

If that's the kind of language a vicar uses, I'm not sure I want to hear what's to come.

Well, what would a sporting event be without a certain yobbish element on the terraces?

My good man: aren't we talking about the sport of gentlemen?

you refer, I assume, to the good folk of England's 'Barmy Army'? That particularly fine (if overweight) body of men who are the flowering pride of Albion?

A transistor radio tuned in to 1985, Derbyshire v Leicestershire
whispers...

"The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey".

...dear me, and I came here for a bit of civilised company!

'And he just can't get his leg over'

civilised? cricket? come on - Shane Warne plays it (sorry)

Now, I said the company might be civilised, not the game

I don't know that either is
I mean - I'm into it

I suppose it all depends on which civilisation one is talking about. One person's civilisation is another's barbarism

What I actually came to ask was should we advertise for players on the noticeboard?

I've left a message with some of the antipodean wallahs that I've bumped into aroung h2g2. Probably a good idea to advertise anyway, though...

I've sent Shazz an advert for the next edition of the POST

Nice work

In strides Loony. A dead-cert Kiwi cricketing legend, he finds a nice shady tree to rest his chilly bin under. Removing a chilled bottle of Steinlager beer from Xenaland's version of a container filled with beer, ice and a token sandwich, he sits down awaiting developments.

Glug

A forum posted to Ask h2g2 about The Rules Of Cricket at http://www.h2g2.com/F19585&thread=20006&skip=120&show=20 has been running since September 1999. Still active, it might be a good place to advertise for players. You may even get an American team. Even the Poms may beat them.

YAY - welcome Looney.
Please can I have a bit of your beer - mine has got lost

Cool, does anyone have a can of Stella, i could really do with one right now!