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| JohnS Guru  Joined: 18/11/2011 Location: United KingdomPosts: 4044 |
I understood it all until George Carlin! (had to web search him) John |
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Chopperp Guru Joined: 03/01/2018 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1097 |
Likewise I like this one of his quotes quotes: "The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live." ChopperP |
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| Boppa Guru Joined: 08/11/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 814 |
I always thought hew was just a jolly old fella, but now his ho, ho, hoing makes sense....  |
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| Chopperp Guru Joined: 03/01/2018 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1097 |
Second attempt Cricket does have rules, depending on the variant being played. (Test, First class, Limited (50) Overs & T20 & backyard or beach. What the rules are at times can be a mystery. (Ask a Kiwi about bowling underarm) Fielding positions like "Silly Mid On" or "Short Leg" & other things like "Bowling a maiden over" are also confusing if you don't know the game. Then again us Aussies have trouble with American football, or Grid Iron as we call it. Now baseball, I think most of us understand. ChopperP |
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vegipete Guru Joined: 29/01/2013 Location: CanadaPosts: 1132 |
Wow, detailed instructions on how to use a ratchet screwdriver. But it uses the term "counter-clock-wise." Huh? What's that? My clock shows a number that gets bigger all the time except at 12:59. ========== I love reading about your upside-down-under slang! It's always great for a chuckle. Kevin Wilson (YouTube video VERY unsafe for work or children) can be quite educational. Visit Vegipete's *Mite Library for cool programs. |
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Grogster Admin Group  Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9610 |
And then there is 'Bollocks' (which is bad), and 'The Dogs Bollocks' (which is good). "My car's the dogs bollocks!" - My car is great/good/better then yours. English can be a fun language when you start to factor in all this stuff!!!!  Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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| Paul_L Guru Joined: 03/03/2016 Location: United StatesPosts: 769 |
"Bowling a maiden over"???????? I think this is defacto confirmation that there really are no rules in Cricket and youse guys are just trying to mess with us yanks! Paul in NY |
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mikeb Senior Member  Joined: 10/04/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 174 |
There is a reason this position is called 'silly mid point' or 'silly mid on'. Silly Mid Point Position There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those that understand binary and those that don't. |
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| Paul_L Guru Joined: 03/03/2016 Location: United StatesPosts: 769 |
Yikes! I really don't think I want to know anything more about Cricket! Paul in NY |
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| Boppa Guru Joined: 08/11/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 814 |
That's simply not cricket old chap! |
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| JohnS Guru Joined: 18/11/2011 Location: United KingdomPosts: 4044 |
Definitely. Like the teacher who told the class that a "double negative" would make a positive, but a double positive would never make a negative. Kid at the back of the class "yeah, right". Next up: Four Candles... John |
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| mikeb Senior Member Joined: 10/04/2016 Location: AustraliaPosts: 174 |
Over here we would say "My car is the ducks guts".(Or my MM+) I remember, at school, learning 'parrot fashion' the rule 'I before E except after C'. Then I learned all the words where this didn't apply. So what was the point ? We learned 'vowel' sounds. Then we had to learn to violate them every chance we got. It's little wonder migrants have a hard time picking up the English language. What's wrong with spelling words how they sound? Yot = Yacht. What's with the word Psalm ? What the hell is the point of 'silent' letters ? If you don't use them don't put them in. Simple. There, they're and their are completely interchangeable with kids these days. They tend to spell how they 'text' message. I must admit that I do like good puncuation. Gives you somewhere to breathe. The American spelling of 'Theater' makes more sense to me than our dumb-ass way (Theatre) There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those that understand binary and those that don't. |
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| Grogster Admin Group Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9610 |
@ JohnS - Four candles. Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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| JohnS Guru Joined: 18/11/2011 Location: United KingdomPosts: 4044 |
That's the one :) John |
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| Grogster Admin Group Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9610 |
Gotta be one of the best sketches they ever did, that one.  Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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| Chopperp Guru Joined: 03/01/2018 Location: AustraliaPosts: 1097 |
For Paul_L here I'm sure half the world sees us this way ChopperP |
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| Paul_L Guru Joined: 03/03/2016 Location: United StatesPosts: 769 |
GOOD ONE!!!! Paul in NY |
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