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Date Posted: 16:44:20 05/26/03 Mon
Author: Miss Cam
Subject: Re: Cricket and Euronsong
In reply to: Saz 's message, "Re: Cricket and Euronsong" on 04:45:24 05/26/03 Mon

>Howzat
>This is the question asked by a fielding team to the
>umpire when they think that they may have got a member
>of the batting team out
>
>(from the BBC website, cos I didn't know either. I
>thought it was somethiong to do with that though, cos
>of the song: "Howzat! You messed about, I caught you
>out, howzat..." Sherbert, I think.)
>
>I think the term is actually British, not Aussie.
>They gave us cricket after all (and thereafter never
>beat us again, bwahahaha! When it comes to cricket
>I'm all Aussie, even though the game is boring.)

Heh, I just remember 'Howzat' from a ratfic.

Most things Aussie are originally British, you Aussies just make it your own. Like cricket. It's easiy to forget these days that Australia didn't actually invent it the way they crush everyone else. Must be why Aussies watch it. Guranteeed victory.

>>No. Cricket is not cute. Run away. Run far away.
>>Cricket is eeeeeeeeeeeevil. RUN! Nothing even remotely
>>attached to it is cute. It's all evil.
>
>Evil? How so? It makes Rimmer's collection of
>telegraph poles sound interesting, but I dunno about
>evil.

It's evil, because I now and then optimistically watch it thinking 'it can't be as dull as I remember'. It always is, and brain cells of mine always die.

>>Ah, taking the piss, are you? Evil sheila; have some
>>Vegemite.
>
>Streuth, you're not telling me you've started eating
>vegemite, are ya Cam? (btw, for all those interested,
>vegemite is delicious, and if you don't agree with me,
>you're spreading it too thick. Less is more.)

I was trying to lure her into eating it, smartarse. I still hate the stuff. It's horrid. Yeast extract on my bread? No, thank you. But luckily for you, I have some vegemite in the fridge that you can eat when you come over.

>
>>And now I've had enough studying for one day. Tata!
>>
>>(Been at Uni from 8 a.m till 7 p.m. Ack)
>
>That sucks. I don't have uni today, but a lot of home
>studying. In three days I get to perform in hideous
>public, including the major scene which I have
>rehearsed only *once*. ARRG!

*pats* You'll do well, I'm sure. 'Hidious public'? The public is nice. The public is your friend. ;)

In better news, my television story and religion presentation is finished! Whee!

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