BS: Is Cricket Shite?

Subject: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: s6k
Date: 16 Aug 04 - 08:33 PM

if you ask me, YES IT IS.

if you ask me, a load of men standing around rubbing balls on their..... balls, and throwing them at the batty mans wood.

and it goes on for hours and is on a good channel like bbc2 or bbc1, and then takes away all the programmes on that day.

and also = load of men wearing white and running after each others balls and boring and a load of crap

SHITE

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: GUEST,John O'Lennaine
Date: 16 Aug 04 - 09:00 PM

Yet you seem to have watched quite a bit of it...

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: akenaton
Date: 16 Aug 04 - 09:03 PM

Well an old friend once told me it was very theraputic.

You know...Lots of Englishmen making complete arses of themselves...Ake

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Peace
Date: 16 Aug 04 - 09:27 PM

You can tell the temperatue with a cricket. FYI.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: muppett
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 04:26 AM

S6k when did you last watch cricket on the tele, it's been on channel 4 now for at least 4 years, maybe longer.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 04:56 AM

Cricket may be shite but it's ENGLISH shite.

eric

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Gurney
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 04:56 AM

Don't play it myself, but it seems quite gentlemanly and civilised, not arguing with the umpire, and not getting excited.
I save my passion for elsewhere, not games, and certainly not games that I'm not playing.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 05:10 AM

They have cricket in the US now. It's pretty small-scale, but it's growing in popularity. While this may be a Good Thing, it's also rather worrying. What if it really takes off? Kerry Packer's excesses could pale into insignificance if the Yankee money machine gets involved! Imagine the Cricket World Series: Canada vs the US! I think this needs watching very carefully.

As a famous American once said, the price of freedom is eternal vigilance.

Steve

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: GUEST,Ooh-Aah
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 05:11 AM

Shite? Only if you are a West Indies fan! Could this thread have been started because England is doing rather well at the moment? Sour grapes taste very nasty...

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: GUEST,Raggytash
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 05:52 AM

I recommend you see a Doctor

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: muppett
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 06:02 AM

Well done England but we'll be back

From a West Indies fan

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: s6k
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 06:55 AM

this thread was started because cricket is shite.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: GUEST,Hugh Jampton
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 07:10 AM

Does it differ from that played in Iraq, I believe its called Shi`ite

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 08:04 AM

Don't worry Steve, it'll never be big in the USA. They don't have enough people with the required level of intelligence to be able to understand it, or with enough brain cells to be able to concentrate for long enough - thirty seconds is a lifetime to those guys. ROFL!

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: GUEST,Jon
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 08:16 AM

Not shite, in fact I think it's a great game, but I must admit to finding it difficult to get enthusiastic about this England v W Indies series. I was quite hopeful yesterday after both of our openers went cheaply as I thought there was a chance of a good close finish with England winning of course but it wasn't to be. I think the last chance of excitement for me went just after tea when a slip catch was dropped.

Still, I think the W Indies did play better in this test and I'd like to think it is a sign that maybe they will pick up again. Maybe I'm just nostalgic but it does seem to be a shame to see them reduced to a mere shadow of what they once were.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: muppett
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 08:25 AM

As I said earlier Jon we'll be back !!!!!!!!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 08:26 AM

Some people are never satisfied! When we lost every match that wasn't saved by rain, they moaned. Now we're winning regularly, and they moan.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 09:14 AM

Speaking as a true Scotsman.........I love it!

Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 09:25 AM

Nay muppet, an thee a Braffud lad an all.

eric

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: GUEST,Jiminy
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 09:30 AM

Cricket is not shite. It's rubbish.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: muppett
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 09:36 AM

Aye Eric I know

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 09:40 AM

Is that the new way to pronounce Bratfird?

Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: ced2
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 10:57 AM

Art tha' ownin' up to knowin' summat Mr Uppett? Nah theere's a dangerous thing!

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: muppett
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 11:05 AM

That it is ced2, make most of it cause sarnt be doing it much more this year tha knows, it urts me brain. Any road wot do yer reckon on Tykes gettin promoted this year

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: The DeanMeister
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 11:14 AM

Adam, there speaks a man who was not educated in the ways of a proper Englishman. Cricket is a civilised game. And, for a change, we appear to be winning.

Next you'll be announcing to the world that you've never played Tennis, Badminton, Croquet, Rugby Union, or sailed a boat.

Am I far wrong?

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: The DeanMeister
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 11:25 AM

I thought so.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 11:34 AM

I miss the commentary when they're changing ends. Thay have adverts on now its on channel 4.

I like it better now that the West Indies don't spend such a long time making a run up to do fast bowling. Kirtley Ambose and Joel Garner used spend ages doing a run up, which made the over rate very slow.

However Shane Warne is the best bloke in the world to watch. Have you noticed when Waquar Younnis or somebody like that is making a run the crowd all make a noise during their run up. However Shane Warne is so intimidating a presence that he keeps both fans and other players silent.

The only trouble with the present series is that Shane Warne makes every other spin bowler look ordinary. Still he can't help not playing for the west indies or England.

we did see a Brian Lara century and that is as good as seeing a Pele goal.

If you think cricket is shite, you probably get off on East Enders and Emmerdale and know what everybody has to drink down the Rovers Return. Now that really is sad shite.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Strollin' Johnny
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 11:52 AM

Nah WLD, they watch golf or darts, or other such pastimes for people who are too old, fat or lazy to play real sports! :0)

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 12:23 PM

Remember when what's-his-name, sometime Home Secretary, said of immigrants that we need to know which cricket team they'll cheer for? I'm not sure we want people who cheer at cricket matches! (And I am sure we don't want a Home Sec who thinks people should!)

Steve

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 01:09 PM

That was the Chingford Strangler, or Norman Tebbit as we know and love him that said that.
As to the complaint about adverts instead of chat when changing ends, the answer is quite simple. Listen to the Radio4 commentary, and enjoy Henry Blowfelt, Foxy Fowler, Christopher Martin Jenkins, and others that know and love the game.
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 01:20 PM

The batsmans's holding the bowler's willy.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Sttaw Legend
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 01:40 PM

I miss Dickie Bird, and his hat.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 01:52 PM

I tried that yesterday and gave up in frustration , Blofeld kept a running commentary on the trafic going up the road outside OT. I think I prefer that woman saying Michael Winner isn't her brother.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Rasener
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 03:08 PM

I love Eastenders, Coronation Street, Market Rasen Folk Club, Gainsborough Folk Club, Aston Villa, and guess what - I love Cricket

It doesn't matter what you like as long as you enjoy it.

What is wrong is when you criticise other people for liking what you don't like.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: s6k
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 03:36 PM

i havent criticised anybody for liking cricket. i have simply criticised cricket for being SHITE

load of men in white rubbing balls against eachothers balls and touching eachother and playing chase me chase me around a field.

POOP

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Rasener
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 03:54 PM

Same thing applies - critiising something that you don't like. This copuld be because you haven't taken the time to understand it.

We all have our likes and dislikes.

If somebody gets enjoyment from playing or watching something then good luck to them.

Just don't criticise. Stick to what you like and leave everybody else in peace with what they like. :-)

Just like Sir John with his enjoyment of sticking bones down the loo :-) LOL

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Wyrd Sister
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 04:52 PM

NO!!!!!
And the proper method is to have the television on with the sound turned down, and listen to TMS at the same time, whilst partaking of some handicraft. That occupies the hands, and gives something else to look at during the adverts. The radio alerts you when something is worth catching on the inevitable replay, and sometimes refers to Channel 4's pictures (such as the use of Hawkeye).
As for Blower's commentary on pigeons, buses etc - some of us look forward to these eagerly. After all, they're only the equivalent of TV's crowd shots and so on.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: The Walrus
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 05:51 PM

muppett,

Earlier today, you wrote:

"...Well done England but we'll be back

From a West Indies fan..."

That is quite likely and, as an England fan, I look forward to that return being a good series - win, lose or draw (I just hope we don't get the traditional 'England Batting Collapse").

Is cricket shite? I say NO! it just seems it to those who don't understand it and are too lazy to bother to learn even the basics.

Walrus

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 05:57 PM

O.K so there's only one West Indies fan on here and it happens to be a MUPPETT...that's enough to make any Englishman laugh.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Big Al Whittle
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 08:28 PM

I just realised. This guy is a genius. A mind like that could deconstruct the entire universe.

Cricket is of course shite, as he says.

The works of Shakespeare just some people on a stage talking, complete shite.

Music; thats just people plonking away away on instruments, you couldn't get more shite than that.

Great cuisine of the world; thats like meat and vegetables and fish and stuff, somebody's been pissing about with.

Theres only one word for the culture as we know it.

And now he's pointed it out.

Well done!

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 09:02 PM

Both cricket and American baseball are boring shite. They would both me far more interesting if the batters were allowed to keep their bats after hitting the ball so they could use them to beat hell out of members of the opposing team.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: s6k
Date: 17 Aug 04 - 09:39 PM

no they go to the shower room afterwards and shower in front of each other and show eachother their bats and balls

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: muppett
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 04:47 AM

Wow quite a bit to go at here,

* s6k - following on your train of thought what about football a load of men kicking a ball around a field then kissing & hugging one another when they've kicked it through the middle of 2 posts, then all jumping in a shower afterwards.

*   Wyrd sister - yep combining the radio commentry with the TV pictures is something I like to do too, trouble is now I've got a digital radio there's a 2/3 min. delay on the radio.

*   Walrus - I thought the last test (3rd) was going to be an even contest, never mind and like you I await for a more even contest in their next series (About 4 years away)

*   Georgiansilver - from your last comment it sounds like we've not met otherwise you'd know that my purpose in life is to make people laugh and not just Englishmen.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: GUEST,tam the bam (nutter)
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 04:54 AM

I think Cricket is shit, that and skateboarding,or these people that find watching men.women roller skating up and down a big smi circle peice of wood yes very interesting, like Amercan football, or surfing. but there are people that like that sort of thing, I just don't sorry.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 05:53 AM

Is Cricket Shite . . . what ? - as far as I know, it comes in very small pieces (unless you really scare the cricket) and isn't particularly smelly. Are there any experts on entomological faeces out there ?

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 06:09 AM

Can't help with the entomology Dave, butI can tell you a bit about the etymology. It derives from one of the Germanic languages: schijten, pronounced "shiten" (and you thought it was slang, didn't you?) The past participle is schitten, whence our modern "shit"; this ("shit") is also the correct past particple, although you could make a reasonable case for saying "shitted". "Shat" is incorrect.

Steve

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 06:10 AM

Can't help with the entomology Dave, butI can tell you a bit about the etymology. It derives from one of the Germanic languages: schijten, pronounced "shiten" (and you thought it was slang, didn't you?) The past participle is schitten, whence our modern "shit"; this ("shit") is also the correct past particple, although you could make a reasonable case for saying "shitted". "Shat" is incorrect.

Steve
(Must remember to tick the Preview box next time!)

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: Steve Parkes
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 06:11 AM

Sorry, misleading ... schijten pr. shite - en.

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: ced2
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 06:25 AM

Mr Uppett you have asked a basic question, I fear the answer will be no! to both leagues. However local competative cricket is alive and well, in both of the major northern counties, there is hope for the future!!!???

Subject: RE: BS: Is Cricket Shite?
From: s6k
Date: 18 Aug 04 - 07:02 AM

Muppet - yes youve hit the nail on the head. football is also shite. but i covered that in a previous post, but we should start a new thread on it

football is shite