4 minutes ago, Drasnighta said:Not Cricket indeed.
Not that these Canadians really understand cricket... Really, of all the Colonies, I think the disappoint the most in that department...
Hothgary is too cold for cricket. People would literally freeze to death waiting for a game that sometimes takes days to resolve. 
41 minutes ago, Drasnighta said:Proper Wormwood?
High as as Kite.
The Joke was not lost in me. But its also a series I never cared much for.
I did have a couple of litres of 150 proof absinth that I kept for special nights of destructive partying...... I remember one night after I had sabotaged everyone with a few shots, one guy sitting on my sofa next to his wife turned to another mates wife ( who was sitting next to her) and said " I love you, your so hot" another time a mate rubbed it in in his eyes and ran out the house sceaming " my eyes, it's burnt my eyes"....... I love absinth, it's even good for lighting BBQs.
4 minutes ago, geek19 said:You have the Toronto Blue Jays and Jose Bautista, which is way cooler. Does cricket have batflips? I didnt think so.
North Americans and these obsessions with weird sports no one else in the world plays.
Just now, Jondavies72 said:North Americans and these obsessions with weird sports no one else in the world plays.
Japan, South Korea, China.....
2 minutes ago, Jondavies72 said:North Americans and these obsessions with weird sports no one else in the world plays.
1 minute ago, geek19 said:Japan, South Korea, China.....
In before:
"No one else important plays. "
7 minutes ago, SkyCake said:Hothgary is too cold for cricket. People would literally freeze to death waiting for a game that sometimes takes days to resolve.
Man, if Freezing to death is an issue here, people shouldn't probably try to play a version of hockey on ice then... I mean, seriously... Knife-Shoes and Banded Mail Gauntlets...
1 minute ago, Drasnighta said:
In before:
"No one else important plays. "
So, the country that makes our prack isn't important?
Just now, Drasnighta said:In before:
"No one else important plays. "
Ouch, that hurts. I think Britain is just jealous that we don't care about soccer unless we're winning it. And that's right, I called it soccer.
Just now, ianediger said:So, the country that makes our prack isn't important?
"Their ability to play Baseball is irrelevant, next to the power of Manufacturing."
Just now, Drasnighta said:"Their ability to play Baseball is irrelevant, next to the power of Manufacturing."
Don't try to frighten us with your sorcerer's ways, Lord Dras. Your sad devotion to that ancient religion has not helped you conjure up the stolen data tapes, or given you clairvoyance enough to win the World Series
Just now, geek19 said:Ouch, that hurts. I think Britain is just jealous that we don't care about soccer unless we're winning it. And that's right, I called it soccer.
The question really becomes "How often do you win it without their help?"
I mean, I admit, a lot of the sports ribbing I do recently has been tempered by the fact that the Australian Men's Cricket Team has been performing so poorly.
(On that note, I am noting that It is now called the Australian Men's Cricket Team, rather than the Australian Cricket Team, because the Southern Stars' were recently formally renamed to the Australian Womens Cricket Team... And they have thus been renamed to give both teams equal naming billing, because words are important.)
Just now, geek19 said:Don't try to frighten us with your sorcerer's ways, Lord Dras. Your sad devotion to that ancient religion has not helped you conjure up the stolen data tapes, or given you clairvoyance enough to win the World Series
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You know what happens next, right? Don't you?
...
(Because I'm going to effing enjoy this... perhaps a little too much...)
Just now, Drasnighta said:The question really becomes "How often do you win it without their help?"
I mean, I admit, a lot of the sports ribbing I do recently has been tempered by the fact that the Australian Men's Cricket Team has been performing so poorly.
(On that note, I am noting that It is now called the Australian Men's Cricket Team, rather than the Australian Cricket Team, because the Southern Stars' were recently formally renamed to the Australian Womens Cricket Team... And they have thus been renamed to give both teams equal naming billing, because words are important.)
My sports ribbing mainly starts and ends with World Series winning Chicago Cubs baseball (to sum up a lot of it: i used to care about American football, then i realized it was both horribly violent and the Bears sucked something awful. Jordan's retirement and my sudden realization at age 13 that a 4'11" white kid from the suburbs wasn't gonna make it to the NBA made me stop caring about basketball then).
If we're talking actual World Cup, I'll cheer for America when they're in it, but my team is actually Ireland. Not for any nativist reason but because IIRC 2002 had them pulling like 3 games in a row out of their butts. Down 3, 2 minutes to play-Ireland wins. I gotta reward that derpitude. But yay nationalism! Geaux America!
3 minutes ago, Drasnighta said:...
You know what happens next, right? Don't you?
...
(Because I'm going to effing enjoy this... perhaps a little too much...)
He fixes the cable?
13 minutes ago, geek19 said:He fixes the cable?
Cable?
2 minutes ago, Drasnighta said:Cable?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV_0PzeZRs8
That's a Big Lebowski link, so i figured as NSFW as it is, the link was better than the actual Youtube clip.
44 minutes ago, Drasnighta said:
In before:
"No one else important plays. "
China and Japan pay for the government bonds that keeps the US government solvent.... Thats a pretty important job, no?
Edited by D50313 minutes ago, D503 said:China and Japan pay for the government bonds that keeps the US government solvent.... Thats a pretty important job, no?
I have a political joke to add, but I will refrain.
Mostly because I found it funny, and if I did, precious few others would 
18 minutes ago, Drasnighta said:I have a political joke to add, but I will refrain.
Mostly because I found it funny, and if I did, precious few others would
Now I gotta hear it!
"Ya'll ever get that sweet tea from micky devils? Don't call it tea if it ain't that." - my extended family who lives in Atlanta
5 hours ago, Drasnighta said:Not Cricket indeed.
Not that these Canadians really understand cricket... Really, of all the Colonies, I think the disappoint the most in that department...
This reminds me of a tale I heard from a Sri Lankan friend I had in college:
Sri Lanka, having been an English colony, still plays Cricket. Cricket, being Cricket, is extremely boring. Sri Lanka, being Sri Lanka, is a jungle with numerous wild animals. It was not uncommon for monkeys to venture into the outskirts of a Cricket game to see what the fuss was all about. Members of the crowd who were bored would throw half-full beer cans at the monkeys. The monkeys would drink the beer and get drunk. The monkeys, being sufficiently drunk, would then begin copulating in the outfield while the crowd cheered them on and threw more beer. This was apparently much more fun than actually watching the Cricket game.
On 6/4/2017 at 3:30 AM, Jondavies72 said:looking at the European results so far, including comments and some of the more sussesful lists, all I can think is that going well back "Clon" made the call on a very basic principle that is still driving Successfull lists today.... And that is very high activation count supporting at least one key manover unit that is capable of doing significant damage. Since since the clonisher we have seen a rise in squadron power so one of those "power units" must be a big squadron ball, flotillas have seen cheaper activations so you can invest in more activations and more potent power units. So now in the latest iteration of this principle we see 130+ of fighters and a powerful ship in 6 activation lists.
so for me although some of the key units have changed the fundamental rule of more activations powering key power units seems to still be there.
At least we can now say what dominates is not reeky but instead the skilled application of a small number of powerfull units ( figher balls being a unit in my mind) supported by overwhelming activation numbers.
Is that a good thing.....?
It starts above...
4 minutes ago, Snipafist said:This reminds me of a tale I heard from a Sri Lankan friend I had in college:
Sri Lanka, having been an English colony, still plays Cricket. Cricket, being Cricket, is extremely boring. Sri Lanka, being Sri Lanka, is a jungle with numerous wild animals. It was not uncommon for monkeys to venture into the outskirts of a Cricket game to see what the fuss was all about. Members of the crowd who were bored would throw half-full beer cans at the monkeys. The monkeys would drink the beer and get drunk. The monkeys, being sufficiently drunk, would then begin copulating in the outfield while the crowd cheered them on and threw more beer. This was apparently much more fun than actually watching the Cricket game.
And is currently one of the greatest derailings the forum has seen in quite some time. (Since the great Article Predictions "How to properly Microwave food" incident of 2016)
3 minutes ago, Snipafist said:This reminds me of a tale I heard from a Sri Lankan friend I had in college:
Sri Lanka, having been an English colony, still plays Cricket. Cricket, being Cricket, is extremely boring. Sri Lanka, being Sri Lanka, is a jungle with numerous wild animals. It was not uncommon for monkeys to venture into the outskirts of a Cricket game to see what the fuss was all about. Members of the crowd who were bored would throw half-full beer cans at the monkeys. The monkeys would drink the beer and get drunk. The monkeys, being sufficiently drunk, would then begin copulating in the outfield while the crowd cheered them on and threw more beer. This was apparently much more fun than actually watching the Cricket game.
I do not disagree.
But alas, Test Cricket as we all know and love (Play for 5 days and then call it a draw because no-one actually "won", sure, why not?) is on the way out. It will always be the most classic version of the game, but One Day, and in particular, T20 (20/20) Cricket, what with its Fireworks, Cheerleaders and Quick play style, is really shaking things up... The One day World Cup is truly open to any and all takers (as evidenced that not only do Ireland and Scotland play on their own, the competition of the last few years has also involved Canada and Samoa.), and Cricket is played to a professional level in almost as many countries as Soccer is....
Its a shame it just costs me so **** much to watch it here - its well and truly into the "luxury" pricetag that I'll never be able to afford.
1 minute ago, CaribbeanNinja said:It starts above...
And is currently one of the greatest derailings the forum has seen in quite some time. (Since the great Article Predictions "How to properly Microwave food" incident of 2016)
I'd forgotten that.
3 minutes ago, CaribbeanNinja said:It starts above...
And is currently one of the greatest derailings the forum has seen in quite some time. (Since the great Article Predictions "How to properly Microwave food" incident of 2016)
I accept this great honor and would like to thank my parents for all the help and encouragement they've given me along the way. Who knew that the erotic adventures of drunken Sri Lankan Cricket monkeys could bring me to such heights?
Edited by Snipafist8 hours ago, geek19 said:Japan, South Korea, China.....
China will put together a team to play anything, they even play snooker.