shauny wrote:
> Bob wrote:
>
>> On Feb 17, 6:25 pm, "Richard Kelly" <blamesoci...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> "Zynnoushes" <s...@wicked.net> wrote in message
>>>
>>> news:45d74591@news.arctic.net...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Richard Kelly wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "Zynnoushes" <s...@wicked.net> wrote in message
>>>>> news:45d6aeae@news.arctic.net...
>>>>>
>>>>>> Richard Kelly wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Zynnoushes" <s...@wicked.net> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:45d66212@news.arctic.net...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Richard Kelly wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "shauny" <_...@orcon.net.nz_> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> news:45d64c93@news.orcon.net.nz...
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Richard Kelly wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> "shauny" <_...@orcon.net.nz_> wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>>> news:45d5a4b9$1@news.orcon.net.nz...
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Richard Kelly wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> What the fuck man?!? The ram rooters flogged the Aussies!
>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you
>>>>>>>>>>>>> bastards beat us, we drop to Number 2 in world rankings
>>>>>>>>>>>>> behind the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Saffers... consider this your first warning!
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Well all I can say is "May the best team win" heh heh 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Aussies are still number 1, so let's hope that is the case :-)
>>>>>>>>>>> Can't we all work together to ensure those Seth Efricaans
>>>>>>>>>>> don't rise
>>>>>>>>>>> to number 1 before the World Cup? I'm sure they'd fix the
>>>>>>>>>>> game to
>>>>>>>>>>> ensure that happened if it was them involved ;-)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Well maybe we should band together to form a Super team,
>>>>>>>>>> consisting
>>>>>>>>>> of the best players from NZ and Oz? Hmm, on second thought, I
>>>>>>>>>> think
>>>>>>>>>> that was the whole idea behind the Warriors. And look how THAT
>>>>>>>>>> turned
>>>>>>>>>> out *rolls eyes*
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> We could call the team the ANZACs (The Australian and New Zealand
>>>>>>>>> Awesome Cricketers) and we could combine your haka with our native
>>>>>>>>> dance (which I am pretty sure involves knocking the top of a
>>>>>>>>> stubby...) The uniform has to be black, silver, green and gold
>>>>>>>>> though - pretty ugly. This all sounds like too much effort...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> WTF sport are you guys talking about?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The Australian and New Zealand Awesome Cricketers...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cricket then?
>>>>>
>>>>> Yup.
>>>>> http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/nzva...ch/251494.html
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Is it like. uh. really that um. interesting to get worked up about?
>>>
>>> Yup. One of the most interesting sports in the world. Cricket has such a
>>> long and rich history, with spectators regularly filling grounds to
>>> capacity
>>> in Australia and around the world and billions of spectators and
>>> listeners
>>> on TV, radio and the web. Ever watched a game?
>>
>>
>>
>> Honestly...and not to be a dick,but I've watched it a few times and
>> found it to be a silly version of baseball.Not sure which was around
>> first...just all I have to compare it to. Perhaps I just didn't
>> understand what was going on...to the best of my understanding the guy
>> with the bat tries to not let the ball hit the wooden things. If he
>> hits the ball he can run back and forth to score points(or runs)(and I
>> think there was another batter by the pitcher involved in the running
>> to). Haven't seen it in quite some time but it just didn't do it for
>> me. Maybe if I hadn't been brought up on baseball before I saw it it
>> would have been more enjoyable to me. Cultural diffrences!
>>
>> --
>>
>> -Bob
>>
>> "My fault,my failure,is not my passions,but in my lack of control of
>> them" -J. Kerouac
>>
>>
>> "I have not failed,I've just found 10,000 ways that don't work" -T.A
>> Edison
>>
>
> Yeah, Americans have baseball and gridiron, NZers and aussies have
> cricket and rugby.
dont forget the kangaroo rights... or "'roo fights mate" as we say!
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