A Conversation for The Crossed Purposes Pub

Crossed Purposes - July 2006

Post 1

Wrinkled Rocker

Tsk-tsk...22 men kick a poor little ball about for 90 minutes and the world forgets what month it is...!


WR smiley - biker


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Post 2

Linus...42, i guess that makes me the answer...

drinking month ?


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Post 3

Englaender (wondering what he will be doing next)

What? eh? hah? 22 months drinking?


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Post 4

Kes

Yes - and all to be consumed in just the one month! smiley - cdouble


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Post 5

wyvern

May I join? I don't understand this soccer thing anyway.


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Post 6

Linus...42, i guess that makes me the answer...

you will after a few drinks smiley - drunk


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Post 7

mari-rae

Wyvern might understand soccer after a few smiley - ales, but no one could understand cricket. smiley - bigeyes


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Post 8

Wrinkled Rocker

Cricket is easy to understand.

First you're in, and you go out onto the field in twos, until one is out, then they come in again and so it goes on until ten are out then eleven come in again and the other team is in and go out two by two onto the field...

Simple, isn't it...smiley - silly

smiley - eureka I've a better one. When the first two batsmen go in/out onto the field, take two cold lagers out of the fridge, one representing each batsman. Drink them one mouthful per ball as each batsman takes his turn. When one batsman goes out, down anyremaining contents of that bottle and open another. Proceed until all ten players are out. Down the bottle that is the "not-out" batsman and drink the "twelfth man' as well before the other team goes in to bat.

Open another brand of lager to represent the other team and proceed in like fashion... Simpler and more thirst-quenching, I think...?

WRsmiley - biker


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Post 9

Linus...42, i guess that makes me the answer...

i see a bit of a problem with that theory; if the first two batsmen go on to make 50 + each it could be a very dry arguement WR


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Post 10

Kes

*Produces two bottles of scotch*

Well, you need umpires ...


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Post 11

mari-rae

smiley - laugh

All I know is that you're supposed to dress in white.


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Post 12

Linus...42, i guess that makes me the answer...

not for a day / nighter you don't


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Post 13

Kes

I don't hold with all that "Pyjama party" stuff. That sort of thing could bring the empire to its knees ... smiley - silly


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Post 14

Wrinkled Rocker

Linus, one can always step outside the ground during the tea-break to enjoy a quick smiley - ale or smiley - stout in the pub, you know!
Watching Cricket is thirsty stuff, after all, so there's no need to get dehydrated...!smiley - biggrin

WRsmiley - biker


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Post 15

Linus...42, i guess that makes me the answer...

cricket without smiley - ale would be like...smiley - erm football without smiley - alesmiley - winkeye


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Post 16

Kes

... or like smiley - ale without cricket ... smiley - silly


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Post 17

mari-rae

*Begins drawing smiley - ale*

How many on a team?


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Post 18

Kes

smiley - alesmiley - alesmiley - alesmiley - alesmiley - alesmiley - alesmiley - alesmiley - alesmiley - alesmiley - alesmiley - ale ... oh, and don't forget the Twelvth Man smiley - ale


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Post 19

Wrinkled Rocker

Now we're talking Cricket, Kes!! smiley - ok


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Post 20

Linus...42, i guess that makes me the answer...

i supose now is not a good time to talk about the rugby WR smiley - whistle


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