Axver said:
I just hope they don't roll over like Bangalore did yesterday against Kolkata.
coolian2 said:Dear (non-existent?) god, i love YouTube.
The Goodnight Kiwi in all his glory:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1bHJzrryb1I
coolian2 said:
I actually haven't been back to cricinfo so i don't know the final result either.
I think in honour of the IPL we need to get a few more Indian location Superthread titles going on.
Axver said:Good start for Punjab, four off the first delivery. Hope they can keep it up and make a game of this.
coolian2 said:
Well they're on track to make 480 then!
Axver said:
No doubt. I was just thinking Punjab's a good name itself, "pun jab".
I bet we can find some even better ones too.
I've always liked Chittagong in Bangladesh. It's not funny but it sounds great.
Axver said:
9 off the first over. So they've got to pick up the pace! Good non-existent God, what an ask.
coolian2 said:
I've always like Kandy in Sri Lanka too. We've been ignoring the sub-continent a bit, i think. There are some fun names in there.
coolian2 said:
It cracks me up the 9 off the first over is "well off the pace"
Axver said:
Hah, yeah, that's a good one. We've been covering the UK and Australia pretty well, but certainly need to broaden our scope. Time to mine the subcontinent.
Axver said:
Me too. What's unbelievable is that this target of 241 sounds like it's a fullblown ODI! If this kind of thing keeps up for the whole tournament, and if the second team proves able to chase it down, it will have really interesting implications for ODIs.
coolian2 said:
I expect more 300+ scores. But most teams are scoring over 100 runs in the last 10 overs now anyway, it's just a matter of time before the time to slog slowly moves towards the 30th over...
coolian2 said:Considering we couldn't even fit Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotameteaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenakitanatahu properly in the subject line, our chances of getting real Bangkok in are rather low....
Axver said:
I just checked, and you can get in Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahinthara Yuthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat R.
Axver said:
I'm starting to worry about the future of the ODI though, if Twenty20 can continue to come close to replicating its scores and force ODI batsmen to slog in a Twenty20 way.
Axver said:Speaking of long names, we may want to use some from here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_word_in_English#Place_names
I like Mamungkukumpurangkuntjunya Hill, a Pitjantjatjara word meaning "where the devil urinates"!
Given the more widespread social use, in the English language, of the word condom, it is interesting to note that the town is located on the river Baïse; baise, without the diaeresis, is a French vulgarism for a sex act. In French language however, a condom is usually called préservatif and seldom condom. The city is a popular target for street sign stealing tourists. It is also home to a museum of famous population-control devices.
coolian2 said:Lopadotemachoselachogaleokranioleipsanodrimhypotrimmatosilphioparaomelitokatakechymenokichlepikossyphophattoperisteralektryonoptekephalliokigklopeleiolagoiosiraiobaphetraganopterygon
Try fitting that into a haiku
Axver said:This article from the BBC is a good one about Dorset town names: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dorset/content/articles/2006/12/29/place_names_feature.shtml
Dorset is home to such great names as Shitterton and the Piddle Valley.
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