I have watched cricket matches live, on two continents, and still am not entirely clear about how it works. (This goes both ways; we had several Indians over to watch the World Series once, and they were so confused.)
Cordelia: I get it now. You're all spies. Probably all Russian. And you've brainwashed me, and want me to believe we're friends so I'll spill the beans about some nano-technology thingy that you want. Gunn: So I look Russian to you? Cordelia: Black Russian. Angel: That's a drink.
'Hell Bound'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
flea - May 28, 2012 1:46:37 pm PDT #7227 of 30001
information libertarian
tommyrot - May 28, 2012 1:47:07 pm PDT #7228 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
pull the kisser button
Just wanted to see out of context....
Liese S. - May 28, 2012 1:47:54 pm PDT #7229 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I don't need the kisser anymore!
Connie Neil - May 28, 2012 1:52:59 pm PDT #7230 of 30001
brillig
What's the poundage of the draw, Liese?
(I understood all her archery terms! I feel smart!)
Liese S. - May 28, 2012 2:15:55 pm PDT #7231 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Right now it's 35 pounds, but I need to get up to 45 if I want to be hunt legal.
Ginger - May 28, 2012 2:18:13 pm PDT #7232 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Does anyone else think the operations of Facebook are purely random?
Kat - May 28, 2012 2:40:03 pm PDT #7233 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
A very long but cogent explanation of cricket for americans: [link]
beth b - May 28, 2012 2:42:04 pm PDT #7234 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
We watched a cricket match in a pub in Ireland. . Which made DH read two books on how it is played and asked a bunch of people around here ( English , Indian , Pakistani) .Not sure he understands it . My friend C ( English ) says it is a lovely place to read a book.
Burrell - May 28, 2012 2:53:22 pm PDT #7235 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oo ita, I like that drawing very much.
So we just came home from a bday party. Drama! Earlier in the party Franny accidentally got sand in her friend's eye. Friend was very upset, Franny was not as repentant as she could have been, but things appeared to smooth over. Only not so much. Friend got two other girls to go with her and bury Franny's shoes in the sand. When Franny couldn't find her shoes at the end of the party, the friend came over to her and something like "not so smart now, huh?" Girls! So I went and looked, realized Franny was right, her shoes had been buried, so I went to the other girls and told them to find the shoes. Franny was in tears at that point, which alerted the other parents. Once they realized what was up there was three of us all standing there looking sternly while the girls fumbled in the sand and gave us some story about how they fell in the sand. Grrr.
On the one hand, just little girls being mean in the way little girls can be mean, and the one girl I'm sure felt she was just getting Franny back, and on the other hand, I'm not going to miss this crew when Franny switched schools next year.
Liese S. - May 28, 2012 2:54:25 pm PDT #7236 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Little girls can be so very mean!