Glossary update 2015

lardbucket wrote:I will be pondering that over alcohol between now and Dec 31, when I will dump the results to Monsieur.

Hello lardbucket,

It has been over 5 years since the last update.

Did you have any success in compiling a Glossary update, or shall I use this thread as a guide to do the update myself.

Regards

Fromage

Hello all,

Here is a belated opportunity to add any suggested Glossary updates.

Please read this thread to check for any updates already suggested that match yours.

Regards

Fromage

We’ve had a couple of debates on this in recent years, in terms of, say, player nicknames just coined and used by one person. Given the small number of regular posters these days though, maybe we can relax that rule a bit!

Anyway, recent ones that I’ve used or seen:

Joffrey: England pace bowler Jofra Archer. From Game of Thrones villain King Joffrey Baratheon, who was almost as nasty as Archer’s bouncers, with also perhaps a nod to crooked politician/author Jeffrey Archer.

Inter: South Africa opening batsman Pieter Malan (qv “AC”).

Glass: England paceman Mark Wood, given his fragility more akin to an alternative building material.

Champagne or Oasis: A super-over, as per the classic song...

Jon Snow: A night(‘s)watchman. Another GoT reference (not to be confused with the ‘70s fast bowler, who has an additional “h”, or the Channel 4 newsreader, who doesn’t).

I’ll let Skully cover off the Aussie players of recent times...

Excellent suggestions

Nice work, beams.

I'll put my thinking cap on.

What about? -

Elvis: Jay Dello. Still "The King", reputedly lives, yet is seldom - reliably - spotted (on Bails).

PeterCS wrote:What about? -

Elvis: Jay Dello. Still "The King", reputedly lives, yet is seldom - reliably - spotted (on Bails).

gold

Prodigal for Monkey if he ever returns.

SAD.... Sad and disappointed, or SAF ... South African fFouncer for Taipan if he ever returns

I'm going bush for a couple of days.

Will add some thoughts in a few days.

beamer wrote:

Glass: England paceman Mark Wood, given his fragility more akin to an alternative building material.

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....and on cue he is injured

Shouldn’t he be Twiggy, since he snaps so easily?

Although for Wood I also like ‘The Blondin Donkey’ and ‘Pogo’.

Any advance on this?

not so much, no

there seems to be something going on in the real world

Looks like this will be Fromberg's job.

Hello all

This is well overdue.

Anything to add?

Regards

Fromage

This thread was started in 2015???

FMD, things move like molasses on this Forum.

lardbucket wrote:I will be pondering that over alcohol between now and Dec 31, when I will dump the results to Monsieur.

Thought I'd have a squizz thru this thread. The above was posted on Dec 9, 2016.

Oi, Mr bucket, I know you were and are a very busy chap, but did the proposed dump ever happen?? I'm guessing "not".

I'm going to invoke the dump defence.

there are large chunks done but in keeping with a general inability to finish jobs properly or send them off half done, I've not dumped on Fromage, if he's even there to receive the said blumpy.

beamer wrote:Anyway, recent ones that I’ve used or seen:

Joffrey: England pace bowler Jofra Archer. From Game of Thrones villain King Joffrey Baratheon, who was almost as nasty as Archer’s bouncers, with also perhaps a nod to crooked politician/author Jeffrey Archer.

There is not quite the same distance between Jofra's and Jeffrey's best and worst work, If there was, Jofra's bad would make Raul Lewis FFS look like Lillee or Holding.

PeterCS wrote:What about? -

Elvis: Jay Dello. Still "The King", reputedly lives, yet is seldom - reliably - spotted (on Bails).

Uhthangyouverymuch.

Fred Nerk wrote:

beamer wrote:Anyway, recent ones that I’ve used or seen:

Joffrey: England pace bowler Jofra Archer. From Game of Thrones villain King Joffrey Baratheon, who was almost as nasty as Archer’s bouncers, with also perhaps a nod to crooked politician/author Jeffrey Archer.

There is not quite the same distance between Jofra's and Jeffrey's best and worst work, If there was, Jofra's bad would make Raul Lewis FFS look like Lillee or Holding.

He was a spinner, wasn’t he? You’d have some job making him look like those two by any means…

Some humbly suggested additions...

"Shrapnel" for Labuschagne from "Loose Bus Change"

"A Watson" - an extremely poor, shitty and wasteful DRS review. One that was clearly out (or not out). From former Aus "allrounder" Shane Watson's propensity for calling for a review after falling to a plumb lbw.

"Mariah" - Aus's new wicketkeeper Alex Carey.

"Ebba" or "Scrooge" - new Aus player Michael Neser (pronounced Neezer), after Ebenezer Scrooge from Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol".

"Blow" or "Blowie" - Aus middle order bat Travis Head, for obvious reasons.

"AC" - Dawid Malan, after the Italian Serie A superpower football team.

"JRich" - for Jhye Richardson, new Aus seamer.

Also...

"Snot" - new Aus no. 6 Cameron Green.

"Leak FFS" - Jack Leach, England's hapless left arm orthodox spinner who can't take wickets. After "Lewis FFS" - a bowler who concedes a ridiculous amount of runs at a very high RPO.