Non-Single Survivor: Discussion Thread

[timothius]

and what is australian rules?

A game that was origionally designed as a fitness routine for cricketers. It is really such a clusterfuck of rules it is too hard to explain.

GG's description is pretty right on.

 

[Axver]

*Sells tickets on TradeMe*

*sends George Gregan and Eddie Jones to stay with you for Christmas*

 

[the rockin edge]

American football, in turn, is the pathetically and hopelessly wimpy version of rugby league!

american football is the most boring sport i've ever watched (except baseball)

 

[GibsonGirl]

Rugby league is the wimpy version of rugby union. American football, in turn, is the pathetically and hopelessly wimpy version of rugby league!

Australian Rules is for girly men who like wearing really short shorts.

As I like to say, "in rugby, the men control the ball; in Aussie Rules, the ball controls the men".

 

[bono_212]

I love baseball

 

[Axver]

I just don't get cricket, I mean if people hadn't told me it was the same thing as baseball, I'd probably understand it a lot better, but if you've ever seen the movie Lagaan, there's no way you couldn't figure out the rules to cricket...it's pretty cool though, I jsut wish people wouldn't compare it to baseball, that's the ocnfusing thing.

Think of baseball as cricket's boring and simple distant cousin.

 

[timothius]

*sends George Gregan and Eddie Jones to stay with you for Christmas*

Thanks.

Now there will be enough turkey for everyone.

 

[the rockin edge]

I just don't get cricket, I mean if people hadn't told me it was the same thing as baseball, I'd probably understand it a lot better, but if you've ever seen the movie Lagaan, there's no way you couldn't figure out the rules to cricket...it's pretty cool though, I jsut wish people wouldn't compare it to baseball, that's the ocnfusing thing.

i never understood cricket until this summers ashes..the bbc radio people taught me loads. it's miles better than baseball

 

[GibsonGirl]

Thanks.

Now there will be enough turkey for everyone.

 

[Axver]

american football is the most boring sport i've ever watched (except baseball)

You clearly have not watched synchronised swimming. Though I don't think it counts as a sport. Nor do baseball or American shitball for that matter.

 

[Zoots]

I just don't get cricket, I mean if people hadn't told me it was the same thing as baseball, I'd probably understand it a lot better, but if you've ever seen the movie Lagaan, there's no way you couldn't figure out the rules to cricket...it's pretty cool though, I jsut wish people wouldn't compare it to baseball, that's the ocnfusing thing.

I'm Indian by blood and prefer cricket to baseball, of course! Lagaan doesn't exactly give you a good picture. The movie kinda over-dramatizes it. And even though I grew up watching cricket, football.. as in soccer is my favorite sport!

 

[snowbunny00774]

A game that was origionally designed as a fitness routine for cricketers. It is really such a clusterfuck of rules it is too hard to explain.

GG's description is pretty right on.

clusterfuck is one of the best descriptive words ever

 

[Axver]

Thanks.

Now there will be enough turkey for everyone.

I think we know which Wallaby should be sent to Africa to feed the starving kids.

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

 

[GibsonGirl]

I'm Indian by blood and prefer cricket to baseball, of course! Lagaan doesn't exactly give you a good picture. The movie kinda over-dramatizes it. And even though I grew up watching cricket, football.. as in soccer is my favorite sport!

I'm very glad you're not Pakistani and that you don't support the Pakistani cricket team.

 

[the rockin edge]

You clearly have not watched synchronised swimming. Though I don't think it counts as a sport. Nor do baseball or American shitball for that matter.

i don't think i have ever watched synchronised swimming, nor do i care to. that is def not a sport.

american football & baseball should be banned

 

[Axver]

I'm Indian by blood and prefer cricket to baseball, of course! Lagaan doesn't exactly give you a good picture. The movie kinda over-dramatizes it. And even though I grew up watching cricket, football.. as in soccer is my favorite sport!

I like to say about cricket's popularity that "one billion Indians can't be wrong!"

 

[bono_212]

I'm Indian by blood and prefer cricket to baseball, of course! Lagaan doesn't exactly give you a good picture. The movie kinda over-dramatizes it. And even though I grew up watching cricket, football.. as in soccer is my favorite sport!

My boss loaned me Lagaan, and when I gave it back I told him I liked it, but it was pretty much three hours of this is how you play Cricket, he got a little irked by that, but I think he was kidding...SOCCER IS BY FAR THE BEST SPORT EVER

 

[Axver]

i don't think i have ever watched synchronised swimming, nor do i care to. that is def not a sport.

american football & baseball should be banned

American football and baseball are actually illegal according to multitudes of laws worldwide, as they constitute cruel and unusual punishment.

 

[the rockin edge]

I'm very glad you're not Pakistani and that you don't support the Pakistani cricket team.

i've had just about enough of the pakistani cricket team

and i have a feeling i'm not gonna like the indian cricket team either

 

[Axver]

My boss loaned me Lagaan, and when I gave it back I told him I liked it, but it was pretty much three hours of this is how you play Cricket, he got a little irked by that, but I think he was kidding...SOCCER IS BY FAR THE BEST SPORT EVER

Rugby eats soccer for breakfast.

 

[timothius]

i never understood cricket until this summers ashes..the bbc radio people taught me loads. it's miles better than baseball

I love hearing stuff like this. The BBC radio Comms are fantastic. Jonnathan Agnew is especially brilliant, they cater for everyone, the casual listener, the new fan, the bewildered, the historically minded and the statistically hungry.

 

[snowbunny00774]

The admiring the descriptive word post was my 300th post...

I can't decide if it that was good or a waste

 

[bono_212]

Seriously whats wrong with baseball?

 

[GibsonGirl]

i've had just about enough of the pakistani cricket team

Usually, I'll support the team playing against Australia. But when Pakistan is playing against them, I want them both to lose.

 

[Zoots]

I'm very glad you're not Pakistani and that you don't support the Pakistani cricket team.

Is that drool for the Pakis?

 

[the rockin edge]

American football and baseball are actually illegal according to multitudes of laws worldwide, as they constitute cruel and unusual punishment.

will the anti torture bill passed here stop them from being played?


soccer is my fav sport too but rugby and cricket are great

 

[Axver]

I love hearing stuff like this. The BBC radio Comms are fantastic. Jonnathan Agnew is especially brilliant, they cater for everyone, the casual listener, the new fan, the bewildered, the historically minded and the statistically hungry.

Meanwhile, Australian commentary satisfies those who want to hear horrible accents!

 

[the rockin edge]

I love hearing stuff like this. The BBC radio Comms are fantastic. Jonnathan Agnew is especially brilliant, they cater for everyone, the casual listener, the new fan, the bewildered, the historically minded and the statistically hungry.

it was awesome coverage. i went from clueless to semi knowledgable over the corse of the series

 

[bono_212]

rugby's fun to watch, since you can pretty much do anything ,but I can never catch it when it's on tv, which is rare anyway.