Credo
"Sign on, young man, and sail with me. The stature of our homeland is no more than the measure of ourselves. Our job is to keep her free. Our will is to keep the torch of freedom burning for all. To this solemn purpose we call on the young, the brave, the strong, and the free. Heed my call, Come to the sea. Come Sail with me." -- John Paul Jones
"Pardon him, Theodotus; he is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature" --George Bernard Shaw, "Caesar and Cleopatra"
"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."--Friedrich Nietzsche
"A kind Providence has placed in our breasts a hatred of the unjust and cruel, in order that we may preserve ourselves from cruelty and injustice. They who bear cruelty, are accomplices in it. The pretended gentleness which excludes that charitable rancour, produces an indifference which is half an approbation. They never will love where they ought to love, who do not hate where they ought to hate."--Edmund Burke
“You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours.”--General Sir Charles Napier
"Μολὼν λαβέ" -- Leonidas
"Blogito Ergo Sum" -- Neptunus Lex
We will have the Ashes back yet.
I was suprised they didn’t make England follow on although their reasoning does make sense, so long as the bowlers get them out in time. No point piling on the runs only to let the Poms eke out a draw.
Yep, just realised that probaqbly made no sense to you lot
Try: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ashes
Possibly the smallest trophy in international sport, and fiercely contested.
Not to mention, completely misunderstood
I actually knew that you were taking about cricket without even following the link. I usually listen to the BBC World Service in the evening and I often hear a report on the day’s cricket results.
It’s fascinating to listen to these reports. I know that they’re talking about cricket and can figure out the names of the teams, or at least what country they’re from. Otherwise, I understand every word that they’re saying but still have no idea what they’re talking about.
As my british colleagues always remind me, I don’t speak english, I speak american.
“It’s baseball on Valium.”
_Robin Williams_
Dave -
Don’t feel to bad, I was trying to cover the fielding positions with a Norwegian friend the other day, she got in all sorts of knots.
For the record: http://www.wford.org/Lex/fieldingpossies.jpg
BTW – England lost a wicket while I was typing this
Cricket needs to be gently introduced at birth and reapplied at regular intervals throughout childhood, otherwise its mysteries will forever escape you.
It’s a bizarre game by modern standards, however when we are whacking the Poms, it assumes a beautiful and poetic clarity all of its own.
Sim – I suspect there were several reasons for the lack of a follow-on:
a) the need to rest decrepit bowlers such as McGrath;
b) the fact that numerous patrons had paid for 5 days of cricket;
c) Ponting’s desire to torture the Poms even further and break their spirit utterly – Lex’s comments are spot on here btw.
Not sure hoe successful c) is given Collingwood and Pietersens stand today.
Oh, and decrepit?! Wash your mouth out!
Sim – I was trying to be sarcastic there. Glenn sure showed the Poms he was anything but decrepit.
Cool. And we think the SuperBowl has been played forever…
Sort of like a baseball world series played continuosly till it was done.
Learn somthing every day.
B2