Ramps: Australian team racially abused me

*Plays straight man* Sure he would JKL, sure he would.

JKLever wrote:Just to throw a little fuel onto the fire - wouldn't Ramps have played against teams with Ponting in the opposition

How dare you question Pontings integrity.

Ofcourse Ramps is only saying it because India lost.

JKLever wrote:Just to throw a little fuel onto the fire - wouldn't Ramps have played against teams with Ponting in the opposition

Ohhhhh, yeah!

This is just so bloody sweet!

Perhaps the racism he saw against Ramprakash inspired Ponting to swear he would never back down before any injustice?

furriner wrote:Perhaps the racism he saw against Ramprakash inspired Ponting to swear he would never back down before any injustice?

Ofcourse.

JKLever wrote:Ok then, taking bets.... how many pages do we reckon this thread will have by 9pm tomorrow?

Look Ma, we're at 3 already.

Makaveli wrote:

furriner wrote:Perhaps the racism he saw against Ramprakash inspired Ponting to swear he would never back down before any injustice?

Ofcourse.

That must be it. He saw the racism directed at Ramps by some of his team-mates and decided to eradicate it from the sport he loves.

furriner wrote:Perhaps the racism he saw against Ramprakash inspired Ponting to swear he would never back down before any injustice?

Sounds reasonable........ Oh!

Makaveli wrote:

furriner wrote:Perhaps the racism he saw against Ramprakash inspired Ponting to swear he would never back down before any injustice?

Ofcourse.

It took him a few years to do it, but those are the synapses firing in the man's head, what can I say.

Maybe Ramprakash taught Bhajji the word because he heard everyone call Devon Malcolm it on an Ashes tour.

Or perhaps Ponting was considered unAustralian for sticking up for Ramps in the dressing room. Ponting was dropped for the fourth test of that series. He was replaced by....







Wait for it......







Boof.

Oh boy.

Early contender for best thread of 2008. There'll be all sorts cracking off when Vikas sees this. He'll be unleashing his rhythm and flow - Hip to the crit to the ICAL. That sort of thing.

Just for the record, Ramps played against Hayden, Ponting, Gilly, and Lee from the current team.

Lara Lara Laughs wrote:Early contender for best thread of 2008. There'll be all sorts cracking off when Vikas sees this. He'll be unleashing his rhythm and flow - Hip to the crit to the ICAL. That sort of thing.

Just for the record, Ramps played against Hayden, Ponting, Gilly, and Lee from the current team.

Hipcritical. Sweet. He likes to criticise hips.

I couldn't find a way to get an O in there without upsetting my flow. I blame Vanilla Ice.

You could have said...Hippo?

Lara Lara Laughs wrote:I couldn't find a way to get an O in there without upsetting my flow. I blame Vanilla Ice.

Well, we can't all blame Robert Van Winkle all the time. Besides, 'ICAL' was hardly 'bare'.

furriner wrote:You could have said...Hippo?

Vanilla would have done.

All good points. I will go and study the works of Eric B and Daniel Dumile and return, more powerful than any rapper alive.

Rakim 'Allah' is a good place to go. Bitta 36 Chambers... that sorta thing. There'll be a quiz tomorrow.

TMSB have got a good little "proper hip hop" thread. I'm tempted to start one here, sometime.

Ramps's parents are from Guyana aren't they? So his immediate ancestory is West Indian. That will gis=ve the WIndies contingent a reason to get in on the act now!

They're not Guyanese though ... his parents were/are Indian. "Born in Guyana to Indian parents".

Homemade Chicken Soup

INGREDIENTS
· 1 tablespoons olive oil
· 1 whole chicken, breasts removed and reserved
· 2 onions
· 2 quarts boiling water
· Salt
· 2 bay leaves
· 1 large carrot
· 1 celery stalk
· 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
· 1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves
· Ground pepper
PREP WORK
You could use the breast meat in this soup recipe but I prefer to cook them separately in another recipe. If you do use them, wait until the soup is almost finished and then add them back to the pot until they are cooked through. Should only take about 8 to 10 minutes.
Dice the onion. Peel the carrots and cut them as well as the celery into 1/4 to 1/2 inch pieces then mince the fresh parsley leaves.
HOW TO MAKE AT HOME
Heat the oil in a large heavy-bottomed soup pot and sauté the breasts until they are light brown, about 5 minutes. Remove the breasts and set aside. Add half of the onions and sauté until translucent, approximately 4 to 5 minutes. Remove and set aside.
Cut up the remaining parts of the chicken (not the breasts) into small pieces to allow them to release their juices in the shortest time possible. This is the hardest part of the recipe. If you have a meat cleaver, it makes the job easier, but if you don’t, do the best you can with a chefs knife.
Add the pieces to the pot, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes until no longer pink. Return the onion to the pot, reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer until the chicken releases its juices, about 20 minutes. Add boiling water, reserved chicken breasts, 2 teaspoons of salt, and bay leaves. Cover and simmer until chicken breasts are cooked, about 20 minutes. Increase the heat if necessary.
Remove chicken breasts and set aside. Strain and reserve broth. Skim fat from the broth, reserving 2 tablespoons to be used to cook the vegetables. Add the reserved fat to the soup pot and sauté the remaining onions along with the carrot and celery for about 5 minutes.
When the chicken breasts are cool enough to handle, remove and discard the skin and bones. Shred the breast meat into bite sized pieces and add to the pot. Add thyme and reserved broth; simmer until the vegetables are tender.
Season with salt and pepper, add parsley and serve. You can also add noodles, orzo, or small pasta shells and cook until tender.