@barbarian said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
There's only really been one upset (Pakistan over England), but also there hasn't really been any close games.
We've had no last over chases, no miracle recoveries or collapses, nothing out of the ordinary. When chasing teams have won they have done it easily, and when they have lost they have never really looked likely.
We tried to make it close v the Bangles
@Siam said in 2019 Cricket ODI WC:
Bit of a damp squib this world cup. Rain notwithstanding it's been a bit of a bore lately. Not much happening except we've over rated some teams and only underrated the bangles.
Hopefully the next 2 weeks throws something up
Apropos to absolutely nothing it suddenly occurred to me to wonder what a squib actually is, and why a damp one would be bad ...
.. so ... squib: "a small firework that burns with a hissing sound before exploding"
Pretty apt.
@Bones said in Hurricanes v Blues:
@Chris said in Hurricanes v Blues:
Totally agree the percentage of kicks neutralized by players skill sets this year far out way how effective the kicks made have been.
[booboo mode] out weigh[/booboo mode]
You wouldn't believe the Engrish I decline to correct ...
@Bones said in Hurricanes 2019 Discussion:
@booboo said in Hurricanes 2019 Discussion:
Was discussing misuse of words with Ms boo jr yesterday. "Guttered" came up. She was incredulous.
(P.S. don't start me on "verse" and "versing".)
Must be an Aussie thing, I've never heard versing before.
Nup. Last heard used by one of the young newsreader types on Radio Sport NZ heard through the Week on Demand website thingame advertising a CWC game.
Some country will verse other country.
"Verse": the improper derivation of the preposition "versus" meaning against (used especially to indicate an action brought by one party against another in a court of law, or to denote competing teams or players in a sports contest). (Definition of "versus" from dictionary.com.)
Had a giggle at the girls in Ms boo jr's netball team (13 -15yos) when they asked who they were "versing". "Isn't that a word?" they asked.
The thing that shits me (we should reinstate that thread, huh? A classic of historical Fernage, or have a grumpy old man thread) is that it will become a word, and become accepted (much like "your" will replace "you're").
@Tim said in Your favourite conspiracy theories:
Who killed Jill Dando, and why? Did she know something she shouldn't?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Dando
In 2014 a claim was made that Dando had investigated a paedophile ring at the BBC during the mid-1990s and had handed a dossier containing her findings to BBC management, purportedly prompting a revenge attack. The BBC said it had seen no evidence to support the claim.[26][27]
That's kinda believable
@Tim said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:
That's horrible Timmy. And I didn't finish reading.
Tell me it got better?
@Rembrandt said in British Politics:
Great news! No more will the British people have to worry about their feel feels being hurt when seeing adverts!
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