finally coming home

[Hagar]

What in th'wide, wide world o'sports are you fellers talkin' about?
Ashes?
???

Why, cricket of course.

The Ashes of English cricket. A ceremony held the first time those darned Aussies beat the heck out of us. That was back in the year dot but they've been doing it regularly ever since. They burned the stumps ball & someone put the ashes in a little cup. That's how the story goes anyway. It's been like WWIII ever since. This is the first time we got them back in something like 18 years.

PS. http://www.icc-cricket.com/db/ARCHIVE/BY_OPPONENT/AUS-ENG/HISTORY/

"In affectionate remembrance of English cricket which died at The Oval, 29th August, 1882. Deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing friends and acquaintances, RIP. NB The body will be cremated and the Ashes taken to Australia."

[Romulus111VADT]

What in th'wide, wide world o'sports are you fellers talkin' about?
Ashes?

I'm glad you asked. I was clueless as well......

[Hagar]

I'm glad you asked. I was clueless as well......

Well, now you know.

[Romulus111VADT]

Well, now you know.

Yep and now I can go on with my life happy in the newly gained knowledge, thank you kind sir....

[Hagar]

You're most welcome.

[Fozzer]

Hi Rom...!

It's a bit like American Baseball, except that it is played by "Chaps" who run up and down the field, instead of round and round, after hitting the ball with a wooden stick...
...apparantly...

LOL...!

Paul....it's all seems very strange to me... ... ...!

[Hagar]

LOL Paul.

is played by "Chaps" who run up and down the field, instead of round and round, after hitting the ball with a wooden stick...
...apparantly...

That makes more sense to me than 22 fully grown men chasing an inflated bladder all over the field & kicking the heck out of each other. Either that or kissing the one that scores a goal. :-/ This only happens rarely & often by accident.

[Romulus111VADT]

Hi Rom...!

It's a bit like American Baseball, except that it is played by "Chaps" who run up and down the field, instead of round and round, after hitting the ball with a wooden stick...
...apparantly...

LOL...!

Paul....it's all seems very strange to me... ... ...!

I've seen it played and I was totally lost. But being American, I guess that sort of figures.  ::)

I asked a British friend once to explain Cricket and he said it couldn't be done...lol....not sure what he meant by that....

Thanks for the brief lesson.....

[Fozzer]

I'm afraid that any form of "Sport" involves expending an excessive, un-necessary, amount of energy, and always leave me in a state of complete exhaustion, just observing it... ...!

LOL... ... ...!

Paul...just been watching a game of "Bowls" on the tele'....
....must have a lie down now... ...!
LOL...!

[Romulus111VADT]

I'm afraid that any form of "Sport" involves expending an excessive, un-necessary, amount of energy, and always leave me in a state of complete exhaustion, just observing it... ...!

LOL... ... ...!

Paul...just been watching a game of "Bowls" on the tele'....
....must have a lie down now... ...!
LOL...!

Here in the USA we call them armchair quarterbacks. My dad was an all pro armchair quarterback and could jump around and scream obscenities with the best of them....

Never could figure that out. Screaming at the TV as if they could hear him and even if they could. As if they'd give a rats butt what he had to say....

[Hagar]

Each to his own I say. Most people think my obsession with flying is pretty strange. Hmmm, most people think I'm weird altogether. Come to think of it they're probably right. I don't care what other people think.

[Fozzer]

Each to his own I say..... Hmmm, most people think I'm weird altogether. Come to think of it they're probably right. I don't care what other people think.

"Eccentric" is the word that covers you and I, Doug... ...!

Love it... ...!

Paul...similarities between us and Spike Milligan...I hope.. ... ... ...!
LOL...!

[Romulus111VADT]

Each to his own I say. Most people think my obsession with flying is pretty strange. Hmmm, most people think I'm weird altogether. Come to think of it they're probably right. I don't care what other people think.

I couldn't agree more.....