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| Miracle Smith 2005-09-21, 6:39 am |
| Ross and I watched a show on National Geographic's channel tonight
about how the Netherlands has tried to protect itself from the sea and
flooding in general. It was awesome!
The Dutch have devised and built some of the most amazing things
I've ever seen. The floodgate for the shipping channel is an engineering
marvel. Um, it's a storm surge barrier, actually.....
http://www.deltawerken.com/Maeslant-barrier/330.html
(Click on the pics for videos)
We learned of one of the worst human disasters ever- it happened
to the Dutch back in 1953. Over 1800 dead due to a single flood.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?J6ED115DB
Frank, I think it's a damn shame that I had never heard about that
flood until tonight. I was just a baby when it happened, but I think it
should have been included in my History classes at some educational
point. Then again, I dropped out of school at 16.............
Anyway, I gained a whole new appreciation of Dutch ingenuity
tonight. 
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| Frank van Schie 2005-09-21, 8:37 pm |
| Miracle Smith wrote:
quote:
> Ross and I watched a show on National Geographic's channel tonight
> about how the Netherlands has tried to protect itself from the sea and
> flooding in general. It was awesome!
>
> The Dutch have devised and built some of the most amazing things
> I've ever seen. The floodgate for the shipping channel is an engineering
> marvel. Um, it's a storm surge barrier, actually.....
> http://www.deltawerken.com/Maeslant-barrier/330.html
> (Click on the pics for videos)
Interesting, ain't it? Half our nation is under NAP ("Normaal Amsterdams
Peil", Normal Amsterdam level, which is what we peg average sea level
at), so it kindof has priority.
Measuring boards in canals near where I live show groundlevel at around
5.5-6 meters (17-18 feet) below sealevel. Trust me, you don't notice it.
Well, we'll probably notice it at some point in the future.
quote:
> We learned of one of the worst human disasters ever- it happened
> to the Dutch back in 1953. Over 1800 dead due to a single flood.
> http://makeashorterlink.com/?J6ED115DB
Well, 'worst'... I can think of a certain tsunami just past which was
worse, and it wasn't even the worst ever in terms of numbers.
But yes, it does feature in our history classes. :P
The problem isn't that we didn't have dykes to deal with high tide, or
storms. It was an exceptionally high tide called 'springvloed', with the
sun and the moon in alignment, coupled with a southwesterly storm which
drove water into the Channel, which couldn't handle the flow, leading to
further rising waters.
It wasn't just a problem here, though:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sea_Flood_of_1953
quote:
> Frank, I think it's a damn shame that I had never heard about that
> flood until tonight. I was just a baby when it happened, but I think it
> should have been included in my History classes at some educational
> point. Then again, I dropped out of school at 16.............
>
> Anyway, I gained a whole new appreciation of Dutch ingenuity
> tonight.
Heh.
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| ScratchMonkey 2005-09-21, 8:37 pm |
| "Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com> wrote in news:43311714$1_2
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quote:
> Frank, I think it's a damn shame that I had never heard about that
> flood until tonight. I was just a baby when it happened, but I think it
> should have been included in my History classes at some educational
> point. Then again, I dropped out of school at 16.............
It's that same attitude that dismisses death overseas if American citizens
aren't involved. Disgusting.
I was driving last week listening to a "news" channel and heard that the
Prez was about to address the UN. The radio guys said that the Secretary
General was speaking and they'd join the session once the Prez got up to
talk. As if it doesn't matter what anyone else has to say, and that the
President has a new set of tablets handed down from on high or something.
And this is the "news" station. Imagine how much thinner the coverage gets
everywhere else. Is it any wonder Americans are so provincial, with the
"sheltering" we get from the big wide world? This is why I don't normally
listen to news. It doesn't have any connection to reality.
Slashdot may not be "balanced", but at least it carries good news much of
the time, and it's not so US-centric.
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| Smeghead 2005-09-21, 8:37 pm |
| On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 07:50:32 -0500, ScratchMonkey
<ScratchMonkey.blacklist@sewingwitch.com> wrote:
quote:
>"Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com> wrote in news:43311714$1_2
>@news6.uncensored-news.com:
>
>
>It's that same attitude that dismisses death overseas if American citizens
>aren't involved. Disgusting.
>
>I was driving last week listening to a "news" channel and heard that the
>Prez was about to address the UN. The radio guys said that the Secretary
>General was speaking and they'd join the session once the Prez got up to
>talk. As if it doesn't matter what anyone else has to say, and that the
>President has a new set of tablets handed down from on high or something.
>And this is the "news" station. Imagine how much thinner the coverage gets
>everywhere else. Is it any wonder Americans are so provincial, with the
>"sheltering" we get from the big wide world? This is why I don't normally
>listen to news. It doesn't have any connection to reality.
>
>Slashdot may not be "balanced", but at least it carries good news much of
>the time, and it's not so US-centric.
The wife and I were watching Fox News about this new hurricane, since
we had rented and returned a vehicle to go back to Slidell and take
care of some things.
Our host is a very nice British fellow and he walks by and says, "Why
do you watch that Republican news station?!" So, of course, I prod
"Oh, and the BBC is balanced?"
Then he says, no, they're all skewed one way or another, but at least
the BBC tells you what's going on in the WORLD not just the UK. It was
about that time that segment came on called "Around the World in 80
Seconds".
And he was smuggly justified. "You American's only spend 80 seconds on
an entire news program about the rest of the world!".
Touche! A hit, a very palpable hit.
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| On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 17:12:26 GMT, Smeghead wrote:
quote:
> The wife and I were watching Fox News about this new hurricane, since
> we had rented and returned a vehicle to go back to Slidell and take
> care of some things.
>
> Our host is a very nice British fellow and he walks by and says, "Why
> do you watch that Republican news station?!" So, of course, I prod
> "Oh, and the BBC is balanced?"
Heh.
quote:
> Then he says, no, they're all skewed one way or another, but at least
> the BBC tells you what's going on in the WORLD not just the UK. It was
> about that time that segment came on called "Around the World in 80
> Seconds".
>
> And he was smuggly justified. "You American's only spend 80 seconds on
> an entire news program about the rest of the world!".
>
> Touche! A hit, a very palpable hit.
He must've conveniently forgotten that little game of cricket that was
being played a couple of weeks ago. 30 minute news programme... 20
minutes devoted to a single game of cricket (plus interviews of players,
expert opinions, etc), 5 minutes of nationwide impact of cricket
achievement and its effects on the UK population (and will the game
continue to have as big a popularity in the future), 5 minutes of less
serious news (continued unrest in Basra, etc).
.... and on the other non-BBC channels... cricket.
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| Smeghead 2005-09-21, 8:37 pm |
| On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 18:33:44 +0100, Mr K <duffstuff@hotmail.com>
wrote:
quote:
>On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 17:12:26 GMT, Smeghead wrote:
>
>
>Heh.
>
>
>He must've conveniently forgotten that little game of cricket that was
>being played a couple of weeks ago. 30 minute news programme... 20
>minutes devoted to a single game of cricket (plus interviews of players,
>expert opinions, etc), 5 minutes of nationwide impact of cricket
>achievement and its effects on the UK population (and will the game
>continue to have as big a popularity in the future), 5 minutes of less
>serious news (continued unrest in Basra, etc).
>
>... and on the other non-BBC channels... cricket.
Hehe, he'd be hard pressed in the US to find any station running
cricket. Much less cricket in the news.
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| On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 19:52:09 GMT, Smeghead wrote:
quote:
> Hehe, he'd be hard pressed in the US to find any station running
> cricket. Much less cricket in the news.
I appear to have misinterpreted your previous post. For some reason, I
chose to prattle on about how the BBC can go overkill on trivial shite,
and was hoping to have the post (somehow) linked to the persons "correct
and proper/Aunty Beeb can do no wrong/the sun shines out of the BBCs arse"
views of the BBC.
Warped and twisted, yes I know, but I'm sure you've come to expect nothing
less from myself. ;)
As for any US sport that's a "world series/championship"... well, is there
any sign of those broadcasters/presenters getting (and reading) a modern
atlas?
"America" != "world"
Sorry... but that's how it is.
I appear to have rambled on again.
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| Adrian Ng 2005-09-21, 8:37 pm |
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"Mr K" <duffstuff@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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quote:
> On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 17:12:26 GMT, Smeghead wrote:
>
>
> Heh.
>
>
> He must've conveniently forgotten that little game of cricket that was
> being played a couple of weeks ago. 30 minute news programme... 20
> minutes devoted to a single game of cricket (plus interviews of players,
> expert opinions, etc), 5 minutes of nationwide impact of cricket
> achievement and its effects on the UK population (and will the game
> continue to have as big a popularity in the future), 5 minutes of less
> serious news (continued unrest in Basra, etc).
>
> ... and on the other non-BBC channels... cricket.
>
It was a slow news day.
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| On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:22:49 +0000 (UTC), Adrian Ng wrote:
quote:
> It was a slow news day.
Erm, no it wasn't. Iirc, it was the same day that there was renewed
rioting in Belfast, fuel protests, Israeli troops finally withdrawing from
Gaza and a "Poverty Summit"... amongst the other trivial stories...:
http://www.whitelabel.org/~matthew/bbcnews/2005/09/12/
It's just not cricket.
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| Hellmark 2005-09-21, 8:37 pm |
| Mr K's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his body
were:
quote:
> As for any US sport that's a "world series/championship"... well, is there
> any sign of those broadcasters/presenters getting (and reading) a modern
> atlas?
But Canada plays too!
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| On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:59:45 GMT, Hellmark wrote:
quote:
> But Canada plays too!
.... and the rest of the world...?
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| Smeghead 2005-09-21, 8:37 pm |
| On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:29:26 +0100, Mr K <duffstuff@hotmail.com>
wrote:
quote:
>On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 19:52:09 GMT, Smeghead wrote:
>
>
>I appear to have misinterpreted your previous post. For some reason, I
>chose to prattle on about how the BBC can go overkill on trivial shite,
>and was hoping to have the post (somehow) linked to the persons "correct
>and proper/Aunty Beeb can do no wrong/the sun shines out of the BBCs arse"
>views of the BBC.
Well, he's always on about how we American's do things wrong. Almost
right, or only slightly right when compared to how things are handled
in the UK.
He loves the BBC. So you were spot on there.
But a redeeming quality found in the man is that he has contempt for
the font of viscous evil known as David Dickinson. Although he
confesses his "mum absolutely loves him. Thinks he's fabulous."
quote:
>Warped and twisted, yes I know, but I'm sure you've come to expect nothing
>less from myself. ;)
>
>As for any US sport that's a "world series/championship"... well, is there
>any sign of those broadcasters/presenters getting (and reading) a modern
>atlas?
Exactly! World Series Baseball. I can't wait for the St. Louis
Cardinals to kick London's XXX next season! Wot? It's not actually a
"world" event? I say... that's just not cricket.
quote:
>"America" != "world"
>
>Sorry... but that's how it is.
>
>I appear to have rambled on again.
Rambling can be therapeutic.
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| Hellmark 2005-09-21, 8:37 pm |
| Mr K's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his body
were:
quote:
> On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:59:45 GMT, Hellmark wrote:
> ... and the rest of the world...?
There have been a few games with Japan in the past.
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| Smeghead 2005-09-21, 8:37 pm |
| On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:47:51 +0100, Mr K <duffstuff@hotmail.com>
wrote:
quote:
>On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:22:49 +0000 (UTC), Adrian Ng wrote:
>
>
>Erm, no it wasn't. Iirc, it was the same day that there was renewed
>rioting in Belfast, fuel protests, Israeli troops finally withdrawing from
>Gaza and a "Poverty Summit"... amongst the other trivial stories...:
>http://www.whitelabel.org/~matthew/bbcnews/2005/09/12/
>
>It's just not cricket.
Not just cricket! We're cricket mad! Cricket all the time. Interviews,
stills, video and commentary! Cricket, cricket, cricket!!!
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| Hellmark 2005-09-22, 3:33 am |
| Smeghead's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his body
were:
quote:
> On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:47:51 +0100, Mr K <duffstuff@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> Not just cricket! We're cricket mad! Cricket all the time. Interviews,
> stills, video and commentary! Cricket, cricket, cricket!!!
I've been trying to find a cricket bat, but its a XXXXX to get them
statesite.
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| On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:29:45 GMT, Hellmark wrote:
quote:
> There have been a few games with Japan in the past.
Ok, so that's three countries.
Trust me, there's more than three countries in the world.
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| On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:47:03 GMT, Smeghead wrote:
quote:
> Not just cricket! We're cricket mad! Cricket all the time. Interviews,
> stills, video and commentary! Cricket, cricket, cricket!!!
Actually, no. A couple of days after the winning of the ashes, a similarly
important game of cricket was being played... with a practically empty
cricket grounds.
Not "cricket mad"... "glory hunters".
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| On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:18:14 GMT, Smeghead wrote:
quote:
> Well, he's always on about how we American's do things wrong. Almost
> right, or only slightly right when compared to how things are handled
> in the UK.
Tell him that it's only relative.
quote:
> He loves the BBC. So you were spot on there.
>
> But a redeeming quality found in the man is that he has contempt for
> the font of viscous evil known as David Dickinson. Although he
> confesses his "mum absolutely loves him. Thinks he's fabulous."
Mothers rarely hate their sons.
quote:
> Exactly! World Series Baseball. I can't wait for the St. Louis
> Cardinals to kick London's XXX next season! Wot? It's not actually a
> "world" event? I say... that's just not cricket.
Heh.
quote:
> Rambling can be therapeutic.
Hmm.
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| Hellmark 2005-09-22, 6:37 am |
| Mr K's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his body
were:
quote:
> On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:18:14 GMT, Smeghead wrote:
> Tell him that it's only relative.
> Mothers rarely hate their sons.
I think its Smeg's friend's mother loves David Dickinson.
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| Miracle Smith 2005-09-22, 6:37 am |
| ScratchMonkey wrote:
quote:
> "Miracle Smith" <GetLost@yourexpense.com> wrote:
>
> It's that same attitude that dismisses death overseas if American
> citizens aren't involved. Disgusting.
>
> I was driving last week listening to a "news" channel and heard that
> the Prez was about to address the UN. The radio guys said that the
> Secretary General was speaking and they'd join the session once the
> Prez got up to talk. As if it doesn't matter what anyone else has to
> say, and that the President has a new set of tablets handed down from
> on high or something. And this is the "news" station. Imagine how
> much thinner the coverage gets everywhere else. Is it any wonder
> Americans are so provincial, with the "sheltering" we get from the
> big wide world? This is why I don't normally listen to news. It
> doesn't have any connection to reality.
>
> Slashdot may not be "balanced", but at least it carries good news
> much of the time, and it's not so US-centric.
I hear ya. I watch just one local and national news show, mainly for
the video, but I now rely on the 'net for indepth news. Right after that
XXXXX Katrina hit, I tried to watch CNN and MSNBC, but was too
appalled by the sheer hysterical tone of it.
Ross and I flipped around, looking at the other networks' evening
news, and shitcanned it all except for Brian Williams on NBC.
So, I have a folder in my "Favorites" named "News sites".
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| Miracle Smith 2005-09-22, 6:37 am |
| Mr K wrote:
quote:
> On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 19:52:09 GMT, Smeghead wrote:
>
>
> I appear to have misinterpreted your previous post. For some reason, I
> chose to prattle on about how the BBC can go overkill on trivial
> shite, and was hoping to have the post (somehow) linked to the
> persons "correct and proper/Aunty Beeb can do no wrong/the sun shines
> out of the BBCs arse" views of the BBC.
I got it.
quote:
> Warped and twisted, yes I know, but I'm sure you've come to expect
> nothing less from myself. ;)
It's your most endearing trait!
quote:
> As for any US sport that's a "world series/championship"... well, is
> there any sign of those broadcasters/presenters getting (and reading)
> a modern atlas?
>
> "America" != "world"
>
> Sorry... but that's how it is.
No need to apologise- even some of us Americans can see it, so
why on earth would we expect the rest of the world not to?
quote:
> I appear to have rambled on again.
This is the place to do it! Even semi-intelligent rambling in here is
preferable to my local newspaper, suitable only for the proverbial
bird cage lining.
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| Miracle Smith 2005-09-22, 6:37 am |
| Mr K wrote:
quote:
> On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:22:49 +0000 (UTC), Adrian Ng wrote:
>
>
> Erm, no it wasn't. Iirc, it was the same day that there was renewed
> rioting in Belfast, fuel protests, Israeli troops finally withdrawing
> from Gaza and a "Poverty Summit"... amongst the other trivial
> stories...: http://www.whitelabel.org/~matthew/bbcnews/2005/09/12/
>
> It's just not cricket.
Indeed. I'm very disheartened by the recent riots in Belfast. 
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| Miracle Smith 2005-09-22, 6:37 am |
| Mr K wrote:
quote:
> On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:59:45 GMT, Hellmark wrote:
>
>
> ... and the rest of the world...?
Hell, I'd have to Google "cricket" just to find out what sort
of sport it is. I have zero knowledge of it. Never even cared to
find out.
Maybe I'll do it tonight......... ;)
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| Miracle Smith 2005-09-22, 6:37 am |
| Hellmark wrote:
quote:
> Smeghead's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his
> body were:
>
> I've been trying to find a cricket bat, but its a XXXXX to get them
> statesite.
Aha! A clue, Watson! Seems it's played with some sort of ball & bat......
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| Smeghead 2005-09-22, 8:41 pm |
| On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 07:47:55 +0100, Mr K <duffstuff@hotmail.com>
wrote:
quote:
>On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:18:14 GMT, Smeghead wrote:
>
>
>Tell him that it's only relative.
>
>
>Mothers rarely hate their sons.
Oops, pardon my murkiness. My host, Desmond, says that HIS mum loves
David Dickinson.
I'm sure DD's mum thinks he's a total prat. :D
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| Smeghead 2005-09-22, 8:41 pm |
| On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 07:46:30 GMT, Hellmark
<hellmark@gmail.XXXXSPAM.com> wrote:
quote:
>Mr K's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his body
>were:
>
>I think its Smeg's friend's mother loves David Dickinson.
[Hands Hellmark the giant, cheap novelty cigar]
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| Smeghead 2005-09-22, 8:41 pm |
| On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 05:59:46 GMT, Hellmark
<hellmark@gmail.XXXXSPAM.com> wrote:
quote:
>Smeghead's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his body
>were:
>
>I've been trying to find a cricket bat, but its a XXXXX to get them
>statesite.
I'd be happy with a prop foam one like Adrian Edmonson used as Vivian
to whack around Nigel Planer and Rik Mayall in the "Oil" episode of
the Young Ones.
"Ha ha! Missed BOTH my legs!" -- Rik after receiving Vivian's full on
cricket bat to the crotch.
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| Randy Graham 2005-09-22, 8:41 pm |
| On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 07:40:14 +0100, I heard the following crap spew
forth from Mr K <duffstuff@hotmail.com>:
quote:
>On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 22:29:45 GMT, Hellmark wrote:
>
>
>Ok, so that's three countries.
>
>Trust me, there's more than three countries in the world.
I think all the rest are trying to kill us Am3rikins, aren't they?
Bubba?
RagManX
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| On 22 Sep 2005 08:10:32 GMT, Miracle Smith wrote:
quote:
> Hell, I'd have to Google "cricket" just to find out what sort
> of sport it is.
It is one of the most boring sports you'll see.
Whack a ball, someone else retrieves it while you're running yourself
silly between two markers. Repeat until tedium sets in.
quote:
> I have zero knowledge of it.
Like most of the UK population, until "The ashes" showed signs of us
winning... then everyone became an expert.
quote:
> Never even cared to find out.
That's the spirit! :D
quote:
> Maybe I'll do it tonight......... ;)
Trust me, your bandwidth can be wasted on better things.
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| On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 13:47:03 GMT, Smeghead wrote:
quote:
> I'd be happy with a prop foam one like Adrian Edmonson used as Vivian
> to whack around Nigel Planer and Rik Mayall in the "Oil" episode of
> the Young Ones.
>
> "Ha ha! Missed BOTH my legs!" -- Rik after receiving Vivian's full on
> cricket bat to the crotch.
.... or the final episode, "Summer" (iirc)...:
[Vyvyan (holding cricket bat) walks past Neil]
[Vyvyan stops and thinks]
[Vyvyan whacks Neil over head with cricket bat]
Vyvyan: "Even mindless violence is boring today."
See also:
http://tinyurl.com/7wqc9
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| On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 13:39:20 GMT, Smeghead wrote:
quote:
> Oops, pardon my murkiness. My host, Desmond, says that HIS mum loves
> David Dickinson.
She's derranged.
quote:
> I'm sure DD's mum thinks he's a total prat. :D
I like his mum already.
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| On 22 Sep 2005 08:08:33 GMT, Miracle Smith wrote:
quote:
> Indeed. I'm very disheartened by the recent riots in Belfast.
Now you see my attitude to the recent bombers in London? As long as I can
remember (36 years, fyi), there's been terrorists, bombs and riots in
Ireland.
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| Hellmark 2005-09-22, 8:41 pm |
| Miracle Smith's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his
body were:
quote:
> Hellmark wrote:
> Aha! A clue, Watson! Seems it's played with some sort of ball & bat......
And this things called wickets. I think the wickets are ash. Aliens tried
stealing them.
| |
| Smeghead 2005-09-23, 12:34 am |
| On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 18:09:55 +0100, Mr K <duffstuff@hotmail.com>
wrote:
quote:
>On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 13:47:03 GMT, Smeghead wrote:
>
>
>... or the final episode, "Summer" (iirc)...:
>[Vyvyan (holding cricket bat) walks past Neil]
>[Vyvyan stops and thinks]
>[Vyvyan whacks Neil over head with cricket bat]
>
>Vyvyan: "Even mindless violence is boring today."
>
>See also:
>http://tinyurl.com/7wqc9
CLIIIIIIF!
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| Miracle Smith 2005-09-23, 3:35 am |
|
"Mr K" <duffstuff@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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quote:
> On 22 Sep 2005 08:10:32 GMT, Miracle Smith wrote:
>
>
> It is one of the most boring sports you'll see.
>
> Whack a ball, someone else retrieves it while you're running yourself
> silly between two markers. Repeat until tedium sets in.
>
>
> Like most of the UK population, until "The ashes" showed signs of us
> winning... then everyone became an expert.
>
>
> That's the spirit! :D
>
>
> Trust me, your bandwidth can be wasted on better things.
It made *such* an impression that I forgot all about it!! ROFL
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| Miracle Smith 2005-09-23, 3:35 am |
|
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quote:
> On 22 Sep 2005 08:08:33 GMT, Miracle Smith wrote:
>
>
> Now you see my attitude to the recent bombers in London? As long as I can
> remember (36 years, fyi), there's been terrorists, bombs and riots in
> Ireland.
My word, I've never thought of it that way. Wow, that's a bit
depressing. No wonder so many younger folks have a "XXXX it all"
attitude- the planet's been all to hell for so long.
Wow. That's quite sobering.
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| Hellmark 2005-09-23, 7:09 am |
| Mr K's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his body
were:
quote:
> Why? Because the little XXXXers know they can get away with it.
And that is why parents need to keep spanking their kids. It starts early
on. They don't instantly turn into bloody rotten chavs.
| |
| Miracle Smith 2005-09-23, 7:09 am |
| Mr K wrote:
quote:
> On 23 Sep 2005 06:11:05 GMT, Miracle Smith wrote:
>
>
> That's also due to the XXXXed up laws that hinder law enforcement
> against "younger folks"...:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/...ter/4222026.stm
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/...ter/4220716.stm
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/...ide/4209632.stm
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/...ter/4679713.stm
>
> Why? Because the little XXXXers know they can get away with it.
Mother god. Only one of the little cretins was even expelled!
I know what I'd be up to if I were the victim's mother. The damn
police were useless, even though they admit to having *video* of
the attack.
I'd raise holy hell until some of those boys spent time in juvie, at
minimum. I'd be at every newspaper's doorway until they splashed
it all over the front page. And then call "60 Minutes". Shit that burns
my XXX.
I tell you though, sometimes it's the same here, unless you live in
Florida- they've got the freaking death penalty for 13-year-olds.
So much for equal justice.
quote:
> Welcome to planet Earth. We're currently searching for a new planet to
> infest.
Hon, I'd go to XXXXing Mars tomorrow. Set the XXXXing tree on fire
and didn't get punished. Mother of god.
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| Frank van Schie 2005-09-23, 7:09 am |
| Mr K wrote:
quote:
> On 23 Sep 2005 06:11:05 GMT, Miracle Smith wrote:
>
>
>
>
> That's also due to the XXXXed up laws that hinder law enforcement against
> "younger folks"...:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/...ter/4222026.stm
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/...ter/4220716.stm
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/...ide/4209632.stm
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/...ter/4679713.stm
>
> Why? Because the little XXXXers know they can get away with it.
I'd be in favor of a law system that included caning. No jailtime, but
beatings with a stout stick. If, for medical reasons, the beating cannot
continue (broken bones, etc), you will remain in a hospital to recover
until the remainder can be administered. Applicable only for offenses
that involve people, of course (ie., not stealing a car radio, unless
the car happens to be occupied at the time).
I dunno, I just think that legally having your legs or ribs or shoulder
potentially broken, or at least walking funny (not ha-ha) for a few
weeks, is a greater deterrant that 3 months community service, or even jail.
Plus it has a proven track record in penitentiary organizations the
world over.
quote:
>
> Welcome to planet Earth. We're currently searching for a new planet to
> infest.
"Nice planet. We'll take it."
| |
| Smeghead 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
| On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 07:59:35 GMT, Hellmark
<hellmark@gmail.XXXXSPAM.com> wrote:
quote:
>Mr K's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his body
>were:
>
>And that is why parents need to keep spanking their kids. It starts early
>on. They don't instantly turn into bloody rotten chavs.
I've been reading Maddox's "best in the universe" page. His "Don't be
a pussy, beat your kids!" article was perfect for this discussion.
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| Smeghead 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
| On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 12:20:07 +0200, Frank van Schie
<frankNOSPAM@email.it> wrote:
quote:
>Mr K wrote:
>
>I'd be in favor of a law system that included caning. No jailtime, but
>beatings with a stout stick. If, for medical reasons, the beating cannot
>continue (broken bones, etc), you will remain in a hospital to recover
>until the remainder can be administered. Applicable only for offenses
>that involve people, of course (ie., not stealing a car radio, unless
>the car happens to be occupied at the time).
>
>I dunno, I just think that legally having your legs or ribs or shoulder
>potentially broken, or at least walking funny (not ha-ha) for a few
>weeks, is a greater deterrant that 3 months community service, or even jail.
>
>Plus it has a proven track record in penitentiary organizations the
>world over.
Caning is something I've been an enthusiastic supporter of here in
America. Though, I fear it would never take. Cruel and unusual
punishment is unconstitutional. But I find it neither cruel or
unusual.
It's just been twisted by Dr. Spock spewing liberal wienies that think
that swatting a butt is detrimental. Yeah? Well, we've had 2
generations now where spankings were frowned upon or even made
illegal, and what's the goddamn result, pinheads?
Corporal punishment, when administered PROPERLY and evenhandedly is
not cruel, unusual or even unloving. But that's another gripe all
together.
Back to caning... First offense, 1 to 2 strokes. Subsequent offenses
are double the last. Exponentially speaking, you couldn't PHYSICALLY
afford to continue your course of wrongdoing. If 1 turns to 2 and 2 to
4 and next time you get 8 (potentially lethal) you won't be looking
forward to 16 masterfully administered strikes with rattan.
And if you die in the course of it? Hey, your fault, you're the one
who continued to sell drugs to schoolchildren, commit robbery, rape,
etc.
quote:
>
>"Nice planet. We'll take it."
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| ScratchMonkey 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
| Hellmark <hellmark@gmail.XXXXSPAM.com> wrote in
news:pan.2005.09.22.23.49.32.145152@gmail.XXXXSPAM.com:
quote:
> And this things called wickets. I think the wickets are ash. Aliens tried
> stealing them.
I always associated wickets with croquet, which I learned to play at my
late paternal grandparents house as a very young tyke. (Nostalgia effect
kicks in.)
| |
| Hellmark 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
| Smeghead's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his body
were:
quote:
> On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 07:59:35 GMT, Hellmark
> <hellmark@gmail.XXXXSPAM.com> wrote:
>And that is why parents need to keep spanking their kids. It starts early
> I've been reading Maddox's "best in the universe" page. His "Don't be
> a pussy, beat your kids!" article was perfect for this discussion.
My parents spanked me, and I learned "Don't misbehave or there will be a
punishment you don't want". Nowadays its "Goto your room!" but the
XXXXing kid has a TV, video game system, computer, etc up there. That aint
a punishment, thats pushing things off so you dont have to deal with it.
| |
| Hellmark 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
| Smeghead's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his body
were:
quote:
> And if you die in the course of it? Hey, your fault, you're the one
> who continued to sell drugs to schoolchildren, commit robbery, rape,
> etc.
I toured the St Louis County jail before it opened, and those XXXXers have
it nice. Yes, you heard me, NICE. Individual rooms, basketball courts (3
per floor), big screen TV, cable TV (which is a federal mandate...), 3
meals a day. That's pretty nice in my book. XXXX, the biggest TV I've ever
had in my life is 27" and I've never had cable, so why the hell should
those assholes get it for free? Make it a punishment!
| |
|
| And you call that American baseball a sport.
Little school girls in uk and oz play it, its reffered to as the gay sport,
thats y those overpaid girls need gloves to field the ball.
Try fielding or catching a cricket ball (Harder than a baseball) travelling
100 mph with your bare hands, that what test cricketers do. And when they
get hit and have blood dripping from their face, they have it wiped off and
get stichhes put on and continue bating.
The biggest disservice you can do yourself in not finding out about cricket.
I bet you that gay lord mr K tried cricket, couldnt bowl(Pitch) couldnt bat,
and oh my field without golves, how is that possible I can do that, so Mr K
goes around rubbishing cricket.
check this link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compar...d_baseball#Play
http://www.rediff.com/sports/2000/sep/09soft.htm
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quote:
> On 22 Sep 2005 08:10:32 GMT, Miracle Smith wrote:
>
>
> It is one of the most boring sports you'll see.
>
> Whack a ball, someone else retrieves it while you're running yourself
> silly between two markers. Repeat until tedium sets in.
>
>
> Like most of the UK population, until "The ashes" showed signs of us
> winning... then everyone became an expert.
>
>
> That's the spirit! :D
>
>
> Trust me, your bandwidth can be wasted on better things.
>
> --
> "You're not afraid of the dark are you?"
> R.L.U. #300033 - MDK10.1 - WindowMaker 0.90.0
| |
|
| After all its the best sport invented my man kind, and the best sport in the
universe. Can any other sport come close to TEST Cricket ?
I bet if there were aliens out there watching every sport that mankind
plays, and these aliens knew every sport inside out and if they were to be
asked what is the best sporting contest to watch in the world. I gurantee
you 100% that they would say its Test Cricket (5 day version).
"Mr K" <duffstuff@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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quote:
> On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:22:49 +0000 (UTC), Adrian Ng wrote:
>
>
> Erm, no it wasn't. Iirc, it was the same day that there was renewed
> rioting in Belfast, fuel protests, Israeli troops finally withdrawing from
> Gaza and a "Poverty Summit"... amongst the other trivial stories...:
> http://www.whitelabel.org/~matthew/bbcnews/2005/09/12/
>
> It's just not cricket.
>
> --
> "You're not afraid of the dark are you?"
> R.L.U. #300033 - MDK10.1 - WindowMaker 0.90.0
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|
|
|
| On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 01:43:26 +0800, <ben> wrote:
[Snip pre-adolescent drivel]
Who the XXXX are you?
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|
| On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 01:53:35 +0800, <ben> wrote:
[Snip more stupid blatherings]
Dear "<ben>".
Before replying to any of my posts, please use that lump of grey matter
housed in your head.
--
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|
| What was this "...similarly important game of cricket was being played..."
It was a match between two counties, in other words two local teams and NOT
international teams.
And you compare that to the ASHES.
Mr K there is a very big difference between the best 11 men between two
countries from two continent competing / slugging it out blow-for-blow in a
contest which has been going on for more that 120 years, the oldest
international sporting contest in the world.
You are a very stupid man. Unlike in USA where US sports are not played any
where in the world, British sports are competed internationally.
International sporting contests are what people are more interested in one
country against the other. I mean basebal international contest.... what a
laugh.... and you call your domestic competition a world series.....it is
true that americans consider usa the center of the universe... but the
reality is it isnt.
The second test that england won by two runs. Imagine a contest where the
two teams sore a total of 800 runs the match lasts for 5 days and one teams
wins it by 2 runs in the end.
Bit different to that very dull and boring game of baseball where there are
a few runs scored.
Your hatred of cricket is pretty obvious... i bet it is due to the fact you
embaraced yourselftrying to play it and probably split the webbing on your
hand while trying to field the ball.
quote:
>
> Actually, no. A couple of days after the winning of the ashes, a similarly
> important game of cricket was being played... with a practically empty
> cricket grounds.
>
> Not "cricket mad"... "glory hunters".
>
> --
> "You're not afraid of the dark are you?"
> R.L.U. #300033 - MDK10.1 - WindowMaker 0.90.0
| |
|
| WHO the XXXX are you?
"Mr K" <duffstuff@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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quote:
> On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 01:43:26 +0800, <ben> wrote:
>
> [Snip pre-adolescent drivel]
>
> Who the XXXX are you?
>
> --
> "You're not afraid of the dark are you?"
> R.L.U. #300033 - MDK10.1 - WindowMaker 0.90.0
| |
|
| You pompous little prick.
I think you should put your grey matter back in your head, rather than leave
it lying around.
You think you can say what you want without being challenged.
Remember America ISNT the center of the universe
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quote:
> On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 01:53:35 +0800, <ben> wrote:
>
> [Snip more stupid blatherings]
>
> Dear "<ben>".
> Before replying to any of my posts, please use that lump of grey matter
> housed in your head.
>
> --
> "You're not afraid of the dark are you?"
> R.L.U. #300033 - MDK10.1 - WindowMaker 0.90.0
| |
|
|
quote:
> Trust me, your bandwidth can be wasted on better things.
>
Resding your crap, is the biggest waste of bandwith.
Go and learn about Cricket, the beautiful game.
Dont let Mr K the K stands for KNOB HEAD, put you off from finding out about
it.
The world keeps getting smaller, and more and more countries and people are
findingout about the beautiful game (Cricket). While also finding out about
how dull and gay Baseball (rounders) is.
| |
| Randy Graham 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
| On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 02:28:18 +0800, I heard the following crap spew
forth from <ben>:
quote:
>You pompous little prick.
It's an illness from which most of us in the newsgroup suffer.
Errr, except the little part...
Huge, I tell you.
HUGE!!!eleventy-one!!1!
RagManX
| |
|
| On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 02:28:18 +0800, <ben> wrote:
quote:
>You pompous little prick.
>
>I think you should put your grey matter back in your head, rather than leave
>it lying around.
I'd suggest you extract the foot from your mouth, but that would be
rather taxing wouldn't it?
quote:
>You think you can say what you want without being challenged.
"hEY I NO ILL POTS ANYTIHN I WNAT!1 TAHT WAY I CAN LOOK CLEVUR !
IL ALSO POTS FROM WAIR TEH REEDER PUTS TAHT FLASHIGN THIGN"
Sure, feel free... challenge what I say... but do please use your
intelligence.
quote:
>Remember America ISNT the center of the universe
Learn to read usenet headers and follow threads. That way you won't
make yourself look like the total XXXXwit that you might be.
--
Yeah yeah, posting from Forte Agent. I felt like having a change.
| |
|
| On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:45:30 GMT, Randy Graham wrote:
quote:
> HUGE!!!eleventy-one!!1!
cHAETUR!!11
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| Hellmark 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
| ben's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his body were:
quote:
> You pompous little prick.
> I think you should put your grey matter back in your head, rather than leave
> it lying around.
> You think you can say what you want without being challenged.
> Remember America ISNT the center of the universe
What the XXXX? Mr K isn't american, you dingleberry. In fact if you'd
taken any time to read before posting your drivel, you'd notice that he's
actually been making some comments BASHING the US
| |
| Hellmark 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
| ben's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his body were:
quote:
> "Mr K" <duffstuff@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:43344625$0$29911$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com...
> WHO the XXXX are you?
He's a regular here. You wouldn't need to ask that if you weren't a top
posting troll.
| |
| Smeghead 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
| On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 02:28:18 +0800, <ben> wrote:
[vbcol=seagreen]
>You pompous little prick.
>
>
>
>I think you should put your grey matter back in your head, rather than leave
>it lying around.
>
>
>
>You think you can say what you want without being challenged.
>
>
>
>Remember America ISNT the center of the universe
>
>
>
>"Mr K" <duffstuff@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:43344750$0$29953$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com...
You top-posting, vacuous shit. You need to learn a few things before
coming into an established newsgroup and spouting off like a prick.
1. Usenet has been around, most likely, longer than you've been a
live. It has conventions and rules to make reading posts easier.
Namely, top posting is frowned upon because it makes it harder to
follow a long threaded message.
2. Most newsgroups have regulars. Even regular lurkers. It's bad form
to bounce in like you're Johnny XXXXing Knowitall and start
blathering.
3. It's also poor form to insult the regulars in a group. At least
until established yourself.
Now, I can understand if you're a cricket fan. To each his own. But
it's quite something else to come into a usenet newsgroup and start
slinging names and insults to regulars because your precious
sensibilities are bruised about an inconsequential game involving a
bunch of bloated cocks dressed in white with nothing better to do than
bat around a ball. And then, what's worse, feel that what they're
doing is important! HA!
I think you've probably failed to win any cricket converts here, with
your boorish twattering. Cunt. Piss off back to the Harry Potter
newsgroup.
Better yet, get XXXXed with a cricket bat!
--
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| Smeghead 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
| On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 19:57:50 +0100, Mr K <duffstuff@hotmail.com>
wrote:
quote:
>On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 18:45:30 GMT, Randy Graham wrote:
>
>
>cHAETUR!!11
I got that folded in half!
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|
| On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 19:20:26 GMT, Smeghead wrote:
[Snip]
quote:
> Better yet, get XXXXed with a cricket bat!
"Even mindless violence is boring today".
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| Quixote 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
|
<ben> wrote in message
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quote:
> And you call that American baseball a sport.
>
> Little school girls in uk and oz play it, its reffered to as the gay
> sport, thats y those overpaid girls need gloves to field the ball.
>
> Try fielding or catching a cricket ball (Harder than a baseball)
> travelling 100 mph with your bare hands, that what test cricketers do. And
> when they get hit and have blood dripping from their face, they have it
> wiped off and get stichhes put on and continue bating.
>
> The biggest disservice you can do yourself in not finding out about
> cricket.
>
> I bet you that gay lord mr K tried cricket, couldnt bowl(Pitch) couldnt
> bat, and oh my field without golves, how is that possible I can do that,
> so Mr K goes around rubbishing cricket.
>
Ooooh! Mr. K has an admirer. :^)
Quixote
| |
| Frank van Schie 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
| ben wrote:
quote:
> And you call that American baseball a sport.
>
> Little school girls in uk and oz play it, its reffered to as the gay sport,
> thats y those overpaid girls need gloves to field the ball.
Or maybe it's pitches at over 100kph that require some protective gear.
quote:
> Try fielding or catching a cricket ball (Harder than a baseball) travelling
> 100 mph with your bare hands, that what test cricketers do. And when they
> get hit and have blood dripping from their face, they have it wiped off and
> get stichhes put on and continue bating.
People that will take a hit in the face for a game, deserve to.
Getting hurt being the major attraction of your game or sport is not
exactly an endorsement, in my book, sparky.
quote:
> The biggest disservice you can do yourself in not finding out about cricket.
I've seen it. Major boring shit. Would prefer to get my right eyeball
drilled out with a nerf projectile.
quote:
> I bet you that gay lord mr K tried cricket, couldnt bowl(Pitch) couldnt bat,
> and oh my field without golves, how is that possible I can do that, so Mr K
> goes around rubbishing cricket.
Why would anyone try cricket, though?
Seriously, if you like cricket, good for you. You probably play cricket,
and enjoy it. That's just peachy, and no worries, right?
I happen to severely dislike it at this point in my life, and will
continue to bash it for as long as I find it even moderately amusing.
| |
| Quixote 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
|
<ben> wrote in message
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> You pompous little prick.
>
>
>
> I think you should put your grey matter back in your head, rather than
> leave it lying around.
>
>
>
> You think you can say what you want without being challenged.
>
>
>
> Remember America ISNT the center of the universe
>
>
>
> "Mr K" <duffstuff@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:43344750$0$29953$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com...
LMAO. You dolt. Mr. K is a brit. You can remove your head from your
nether region anytime now and try to gain some sense of reality.
Quixote
| |
| Frank van Schie 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
| ben wrote:
quote:
>
>
>
> Resding your crap, is the biggest waste of bandwith.
>
> Go and learn about Cricket, the beautiful game.
>
> Dont let Mr K the K stands for KNOB HEAD, put you off from finding out about
> it.
>
> The world keeps getting smaller, and more and more countries and people are
> findingout about the beautiful game (Cricket). While also finding out about
> how dull and gay Baseball (rounders) is.
Baseball is a silly game. But at least stuff happens. Cricket is less
actionpacked, and quite frankly doesn't offer me anything in return. So
why should I watch cricket?
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| Quixote 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
|
<ben> wrote in message
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quote:
>
>
>
> Resding your crap, is the biggest waste of bandwith.
>
> Go and learn about Cricket, the beautiful game.
>
> Dont let Mr K the K stands for KNOB HEAD, put you off from finding out
> about it.
>
> The world keeps getting smaller, and more and more countries and people
> are findingout about the beautiful game (Cricket). While also finding out
> about how dull and gay Baseball (rounders) is.
>
No we won't let Mr. K put us off about cricket. You have done a brilliant
job of that. Cricket looks to me like a bunch of girly fags flitting about
in their dainty whites with stiff objects in their bums. And Sir John Paul
Getty looks like my grandmother. There ya go. Chew on that a while.
Quixote
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| Frank van Schie 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
| ben wrote:
quote:
> You are a very stupid man. Unlike in USA where US sports are not played any
> where in the world, British sports are competed internationally.
You are aware that he *is* British, and not American?
quote:
> International sporting contests are what people are more interested in one
> country against the other. I mean basebal international contest.... what a
> laugh.... and you call your domestic competition a world series.....it is
> true that americans consider usa the center of the universe... but the
> reality is it isnt.
You don't. Wow. You are a maroon.
quote:
> Bit different to that very dull and boring game of baseball where there are
> a few runs scored.
>
> Your hatred of cricket is pretty obvious... i bet it is due to the fact you
> embaraced yourselftrying to play it and probably split the webbing on your
> hand while trying to field the ball.
Why would you even want this? And what is your beef with baseball,
anyway? If baseball and cricket are so dissimilar, why do you keep
drawing parallels, attempting to prove that cricket is cool because
baseball is dumb?
Anyway, why are we talking about cricket, when we were talking about me?
*see subject*
--
Frank
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|
| On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:40:02 +0200, Frank van Schie wrote:
quote:
> Or maybe it's pitches at over 100kph that require some protective gear.
[...]
quote:
> People that will take a hit in the face for a game, deserve to.
>
> Getting hurt being the major attraction of your game or sport is not
> exactly an endorsement, in my book, sparky.
[...]
quote:
> I've seen it. Major boring shit. Would prefer to get my right eyeball
> drilled out with a nerf projectile.
[...]
quote:
> Why would anyone try cricket, though?
>
> Seriously, if you like cricket, good for you. You probably play cricket,
> and enjoy it. That's just peachy, and no worries, right?
>
> I happen to severely dislike it at this point in my life, and will
> continue to bash it for as long as I find it even moderately amusing.
There's always rugby. If those players 'hit the deck', rolling around in
agony, nine times out of ten they actually are.
http://www.rfl.uk.com/Templates/RFL...Content&uID=121
I'm sure those players wear next-to-no protection as well. None of that
crappy "must keep the whites clean" on that sport. :D
--
"Aye, an'sum of us are quite big an'all"
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| Frank van Schie 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
| Hellmark wrote:
quote:
> Smeghead's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his body
> were:
>
>
> I toured the St Louis County jail before it opened, and those XXXXers have
> it nice. Yes, you heard me, NICE. Individual rooms, basketball courts (3
> per floor), big screen TV, cable TV (which is a federal mandate...), 3
> meals a day. That's pretty nice in my book. XXXX, the biggest TV I've ever
> had in my life is 27" and I've never had cable, so why the hell should
> those assholes get it for free? Make it a punishment!
The criminal system is screwed up. Even the criminals I know agree (and,
unfortunately, I know quite a few). I know one or two folks who've done
robberies (with loaded weapons) in order to get caught, so that they
would have a warm place to stay for a few months, get a paid job (which
I am in favor of, even in a penitentiary), get food, etc.
I've also heard of one guy who still had to do a few months jailtime,
but didn't show up for his incarceration. Rather than wait until he got
picked up (usually around Christmas or whatever, at the worst possible
time for a guys family) he reported to a police station. They told him
they were all full up, and could you come back next wednesday?
Totally bonkers.
--
Frank
| |
|
| On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:57:48 +0200, Frank van Schie wrote:
quote:
> You are aware that he *is* British, and not American?
Shh.
quote:
> You don't. Wow. You are a maroon.
"iM NOT MAROON U DUBMAS YANK!!11"
Whoops... slipped in to "<ben>"-think, for a second.
quote:
> Why would you even want this? And what is your beef with baseball,
> anyway? If baseball and cricket are so dissimilar, why do you keep
> drawing parallels, attempting to prove that cricket is cool because
> baseball is dumb?
.... speaking of rounders... ;)
quote:
> Anyway, why are we talking about cricket, when we were talking about me?
> *see subject*
Hehe, pity about the spilling arror. ;)
--
"You're not afraid of the dark are you?"
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| Frank van Schie 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
| Mr K wrote:
quote:
> There's always rugby. If those players 'hit the deck', rolling around in
> agony, nine times out of ten they actually are.
Ah, good idea for soccer (called that out of convenience): If a player
is rolling around in such agony that he cannot pick himself up in under
ten seconds, he must immediately be sent off the field and to a
hospital, and for his own safety be barred from the next three matches.
After the first team has to appear at their next match with just three
players, it would at least cut down on the horrible theatrics.
quote:
> http://www.rfl.uk.com/Templates/RFL...Content&uID=121
>
> I'm sure those players wear next-to-no protection as well. None of that
> crappy "must keep the whites clean" on that sport. :D
Heh.
| |
|
| On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 00:06:39 +0200, Frank van Schie wrote:
quote:
> The criminal system is screwed up. Even the criminals I know agree (and,
> unfortunately, I know quite a few). I know one or two folks who've done
> robberies (with loaded weapons) in order to get caught, so that they
> would have a warm place to stay for a few months, get a paid job (which
> I am in favor of, even in a penitentiary), get food, etc.
>
> I've also heard of one guy who still had to do a few months jailtime,
> but didn't show up for his incarceration. Rather than wait until he got
> picked up (usually around Christmas or whatever, at the worst possible
> time for a guys family) he reported to a police station. They told him
> they were all full up, and could you come back next wednesday?
Sounds like a situation that occurred in the UK (hello "<ben>") a number
of years ago. The government, in their finite wisdon, somehow roped a
'private' security firm into a prisoner escort thing.
"Group 4" security, a recognised security firm, was employed to transport
criminals to (and from?) the courts.
"Group 4" security, a recognised *security* firm, suddenly faced a package
that actually had a brain, could move on its own accord (and under its own
power), and wasn't bothered about utilising both of these factors.
"Group 4" security had a series of prisoners that, once parked up at a law
court, would escape...:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/...ire/3730395.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/...ire/3745127.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/2978914.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1719919.stm
.... etc.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2793987.stm
.... oops. ;)
quote:
> Totally bonkers.
Yup.
--
"You're not afraid of the dark are you?"
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| Smeghead 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
| On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 16:38:24 -0500, "Quixote" <quixote@writeme.com>
wrote:
quote:
>
><ben> wrote in message
>news:43343ebf$0$25146$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
>
>Ooooh! Mr. K has an admirer. :^)
Hehehe and evidently he believes Mr. K to be his Lord and Master!
--
--==<S m e g h e a d>==--
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| Smeghead 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
| On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:40:02 +0200, Frank van Schie
<frankNOSPAM@email.it> wrote:
quote:
>ben wrote:
>
>Or maybe it's pitches at over 100kph that require some protective gear.
I have no desire to be struck in the face by either ball from either
sport.
Should I be facing down a pitcher or a bowler, I wouldn't mind a
6-inch thick foam rubber suit. But that's just me.
quote:
>
>People that will take a hit in the face for a game, deserve to.
See my above statement. Protective gear, please. If I truly like the
sport, I'd like to have an eye or teeth later to enjoy it some more.
I guess only pansies wear gear in Hockey.
Or perhaps <ben> likes nude contact sports? Naked bare-fist boxing,
perhaps.
quote:
>Getting hurt being the major attraction of your game or sport is not
>exactly an endorsement, in my book, sparky.
Crashes are the only thing I find interesting about NASCAR.
Particularly when they go into the stands and take out 12 to 30
hoosiers. :D
Actually, that's a bit over the top. I really have nothing bad to say
about anyone who likes a particular sport, music genre, art style,
etc.
quote:
>
>I've seen it. Major boring shit. Would prefer to get my right eyeball
>drilled out with a nerf projectile.
Then you will be happy to know my Right Eye Drilling Nerf Projectile
Gun is nearly ready for production!
quote:
>
>Why would anyone try cricket, though?
Because of the cool name. If they had called it Roach, would anyone
really tune in the tele to watch a match?
quote:
>Seriously, if you like cricket, good for you. You probably play cricket,
>and enjoy it. That's just peachy, and no worries, right?
>
>I happen to severely dislike it at this point in my life, and will
>continue to bash it for as long as I find it even moderately amusing.
It's more fun to make fun of the die-hard cricket fan than the sport
itself! Knuckleheads like <ben(der)>, for instance.
--
--==<S m e g h e a d>==--
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| Smeghead 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
| On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 22:55:17 +0100, Mr K <duffstuff@hotmail.com>
wrote:
quote:
>On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:40:02 +0200, Frank van Schie wrote:
>
>
>[...]
>
>
>[...]
>
>
>[...]
>
>
>There's always rugby. If those players 'hit the deck', rolling around in
>agony, nine times out of ten they actually are.
>
>http://www.rfl.uk.com/Templates/RFL...Content&uID=121
>
>I'm sure those players wear next-to-no protection as well. None of that
>crappy "must keep the whites clean" on that sport. :D
Rugby... Eloquent Violence.
"The sport demands that players show determination, sporting ingenuity
and courage."
And enough brain damage to be unable to distinguish oncoming pain.
--
--==<S m e g h e a d>==--
| |
|
| On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 00:26:36 +0200, Frank van Schie wrote:
quote:
> Ah, good idea for soccer (called that out of convenience): If a player
> is rolling around in such agony that he cannot pick himself up in under
> ten seconds, he must immediately be sent off the field and to a
> hospital, and for his own safety be barred from the next three matches.
.... and fined (possibly including the football club/business).
quote:
> After the first team has to appear at their next match with just three
> players, it would at least cut down on the horrible theatrics.
Football should be stripped of its frigging 'glamour', and be shown for
what it's become... a money-making business, leeching off its poor
followers.
If only our newspapers (UK-based (hello "<ben>")) would actually *do*
that.
But then again, they have hidden agendas... "become the most popular", "be
seen to be doing the right thing for 'us'", etc.
Having said that, it's then up to the gullible public to actually take 'on
board' what they're reading.
And that's the toughest bit. :/
Petrol shortage, anyone?
--
"I'm not panic buying, I'm just filling up in case of a petrol shortage"
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| Smeghead 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
| On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:41:40 +0200, Frank van Schie
<frankNOSPAM@email.it> wrote:
quote:
>ben wrote:
>
>Baseball is a silly game. But at least stuff happens. Cricket is less
>actionpacked, and quite frankly doesn't offer me anything in return. So
>why should I watch cricket?
For me, the only time "America's Pastime" is interesting or enjoyable,
is when you're in the stadium yourself with a couple beer's in your
gut and a hotdog or nachos in your lap.
Other than that... eh. [shrug]
--
--==<S m e g h e a d>==--
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| Smeghead 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
| On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 16:50:10 -0500, "Quixote" <quixote@writeme.com>
wrote:
quote:
>
><ben> wrote in message
>news:43344b6c$0$25145$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
>
>No we won't let Mr. K put us off about cricket. You have done a brilliant
>job of that. Cricket looks to me like a bunch of girly fags flitting about
>in their dainty whites with stiff objects in their bums. And Sir John Paul
>Getty looks like my grandmother. There ya go. Chew on that a while.
Wow, and Q is one of our more accepting fellows, <ben>. Now, wait
until DEbig3 or Miracle gets a hold of you or your precious sport.
Hey, wouldn't it be cool if Tribes 2 had a Cricket mod? No? I didn't
think so either.
--
--==<S m e g h e a d>==--
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|
| On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 22:30:31 GMT, Smeghead wrote:
quote:
> Hehehe and evidently he believes Mr. K to be his Lord and Master!
You bet yer arse. :D
--
"You're not afraid of the dark are you?"
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|
| On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 22:43:04 GMT, Smeghead wrote:
quote:
> Rugby... Eloquent Violence.
At least there's an actual sport there.
quote:
> "The sport demands that players show determination, sporting ingenuity
> and courage."
>
> And enough brain damage to be unable to distinguish oncoming pain.
(no K, stop laughing... it's not funny)
--
"I went to see an ice-hockey match, and a game broke out"
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|
| On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 22:46:31 GMT, Smeghead wrote:
quote:
> For me, the only time "America's Pastime" is interesting or enjoyable,
> is when you're in the stadium yourself with a couple beer's in your
> gut and a hotdog or nachos in your lap.
You'd be amazed just how close to describing an afternoon watching cricket
you are, with that statement.
quote:
> Other than that... eh. [shrug]
Uh?
--
"You're not afraid of the dark are you?"
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| Smeghead 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
| On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:57:48 +0200, Frank van Schie
<frankNOSPAM@email.it> wrote:
quote:
>ben wrote:
>
>You are aware that he *is* British, and not American?
>
>
>You don't. Wow. You are a maroon.
>
>
>Why would you even want this? And what is your beef with baseball,
>anyway? If baseball and cricket are so dissimilar, why do you keep
>drawing parallels, attempting to prove that cricket is cool because
>baseball is dumb?
>
>Anyway, why are we talking about cricket, when we were talking about me?
>*see subject*
Ah, those Dutch! What ingenuity! Now, if the Dutch had invented
Cricket, I bet it would have been so much better!
It would involve dikes and windmills or something.
And it would have been such a manly sport, that the player that makes
the slightest mistake would typically have their entire skeleton
rendered to powder instantly by the blow of the ball.
That's why you'd need dikes,to keep the jellied human forms from
oozing out of bounds. And the windmills would help us remember that it
is a Dutch game. Not to be mistaken for an American or British game.
Or even British people mistaken for Americans by retarded fellow
Brits.
--
--==<S m e g h e a d>==--
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| Smeghead 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
| On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 00:04:58 +0100, Mr K <duffstuff@hotmail.com>
wrote:
quote:
>On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 22:46:31 GMT, Smeghead wrote:
>
>
>You'd be amazed just how close to describing an afternoon watching cricket
>you are, with that statement.
>
>
>Uh?
Alcohol makes ugly women passible and dull sports endurable.
For Baseball, it's more of the just getting out of the house and into
some fresh air than it is the game going on in the field. And
drinking.
--
--==<S m e g h e a d>==--
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| Smeghead 2005-09-23, 8:35 pm |
| On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:27:55 +0100, Mr K <duffstuff@hotmail.com>
wrote:
quote:
>On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 00:06:39 +0200, Frank van Schie wrote:
>
>
>Sounds like a situation that occurred in the UK (hello "<ben>") a number
>of years ago. The government, in their finite wisdon, somehow roped a
>'private' security firm into a prisoner escort thing.
>
>"Group 4" security, a recognised security firm, was employed to transport
>criminals to (and from?) the courts.
>
>"Group 4" security, a recognised *security* firm, suddenly faced a package
>that actually had a brain, could move on its own accord (and under its own
>power), and wasn't bothered about utilising both of these factors.
>
>"Group 4" security had a series of prisoners that, once parked up at a law
>court, would escape...:
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/...ire/3730395.stm
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/...ire/3745127.stm
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/2978914.stm
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1719919.stm
>... etc.
>
>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2793987.stm
>... oops. ;)
[Muted Trumpet] Waaah waaaah waaaaaaaaaaaah.
I think "Group 4" used to be known in the silent film era as "the
Keystone Cops".
--
--==<S m e g h e a d>==--
| |
|
| On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:48:40 GMT, Smeghead wrote:
quote:
> Alcohol makes ugly women passible and dull sports endurable.
"Thank fck for ugly women, all those boilers bags an'trolls. Just so's
they could get a shag, they invented alkerol".
[Macc Lads - Ugly Women]
.... I'm dying for "<ben>" to haul me up on that accent. ;)
quote:
> For Baseball, it's more of the just getting out of the house and into
> some fresh air than it is the game going on in the field. And
> drinking.
Drunking is good.
--
"You're not afraid of the dark are you?"
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|
| On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:52:05 GMT, Smeghead wrote:
quote:
> [Muted Trumpet] Waaah waaaah waaaaaaaaaaaah.
>
> I think "Group 4" used to be known in the silent film era as "the
> Keystone Cops".
How dare you say such things. The "Keystone Kops" were funny.
--
"You're not afraid of the dark are you?"
R.L.U. #300033 - MDK10.1 - WindowMaker 0.90.0
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| Frank van Schie 2005-09-24, 12:34 am |
| Smeghead wrote:
quote:
> I guess only pansies wear gear in Hockey.
Well, not if you're a goalie; it only makes sense there. But protective
gear in hockey, apart from a cup, is just silly.
Unless you're talking about *ice* hockey, in which case the qualifier is
far from optional.
quote:
> Or perhaps <ben> likes nude contact sports? Naked bare-fist boxing,
> perhaps.
I vote yes on that.
Then again. I once saw a free-fighting lady being interviewed. They
showed a clip from a recent match she won. She won it by breaking the
arm of the woman she was fighting; holding it in a lock and bending
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