Re: Which was more interesting - the Cricket or Rugby WC?

by Invader Zim Fri 12 Oct 2007, 04:00

Pretty sure they all have the Mardi Gras weekend off as well.

by Josh Carney Fri 12 Oct 2007, 04:00

tac wrote:
Josh Carney wrote:
Invader Zim wrote:No they don't. Once picked for Origin, they are not picked for their club.
Isn't that for the weekend before I am talking about the weekend after.

But Leeeeeg players can be subbed on and off, and they might only play 30 or 40 minutes of the weekend game.

True and Union could take a closer look at some of that.

by tac Fri 12 Oct 2007, 04:03

Josh Carney wrote:
tac wrote:
Josh Carney wrote:
Invader Zim wrote:No they don't. Once picked for Origin, they are not picked for their club.
Isn't that for the weekend before I am talking about the weekend after.

But Leeeeeg players can be subbed on and off, and they might only play 30 or 40 minutes of the weekend game.
True and Union could take a closer look at some of that.

No way, the sub-rule is one of the most piss-weak parts of Leeeeeg. If you come off, you should stay off.

by HH_pink Fri 12 Oct 2007, 07:59

The Twenty20 Championship vs the RWC would be a fairer comparison.

by tac Fri 12 Oct 2007, 08:04

HH_pink wrote:The Twenty20 Championship vs the RWC would be a fairer comparison.

Fairer in what way?

by Zat Fri 12 Oct 2007, 08:17

tac wrote:
HH_pink wrote:The Twenty20 Championship vs the RWC would be a fairer comparison.

Fairer in what way?

Comparing Apples with peaches instead of comparing apples with oranges.

by Zat Fri 12 Oct 2007, 08:18

Nath wrote:
Invader Zim wrote:
Wow, I wonder who'll win?

"Papa New Guinea" might be in with a shot. It's either them or "TBD", since they are allowed to field 3 teams.

TBD haven't got enough players to field 3 teams. They'll struggle.

by HH_pink Fri 12 Oct 2007, 08:23

by HH_pink Fri 12 Oct 2007, 08:25

Zat wrote:
tac wrote:
HH_pink wrote:The Twenty20 Championship vs the RWC would be a fairer comparison.

Fairer in what way?
Comparing Apples with peaches instead of comparing apples with oranges.

Fairer because the topic of the thread is which of the two was 'interesting', and if the CWC 2007 was even remotely within remote distance of anything that could be called interesting in semantic space, I'll have any of you fark me running.

by LeFromage Fri 12 Oct 2007, 08:33

All the deaths and stuff were an interesting sub-plot. Wish we'd seen more of that, to be honest. Like one super long episode of Columbo. Or Quincy.

Or Columbo AND Quincy teaming up - what a spectacle that would've been.

And Mr T turning up as a special guest star, playing Tino Best.

The cricket World Cup could've been brilliant...

by mynah Fri 12 Oct 2007, 11:17

Dello wrote:All the deaths and stuff were an interesting sub-plot. Wish we'd seen more of that, to be honest. Like one super long episode of Columbo. Or Quincy.

Pity we just had the C4 forum then...

by JKLever Fri 12 Oct 2007, 11:18

Hmmm, never had Dello down as a 'Quincy' man myself...

by ten years after Fri 12 Oct 2007, 11:37

The cricket world cup was a disaster from start to finish. Worst of all the ICC missed the opportunity to revitalise the game in the WIndies. A huge disappointment.

The Rugby world cup has at least provided some interesting developments. Not least the form of Argentina.

by Shoeshine Fri 12 Oct 2007, 14:35

JKLever wrote:Hmmm, never had Dello down as a 'Quincy' man myself...

Maybe he meant 'Quins?

All the "Yah, yah, rilly, RILLY good game, yah" stuff, perhaps? Wink

by Brass Monkey Fri 12 Oct 2007, 14:50

You know you'd need Perry Mason to "sew the sh!t" up...

by LeFromage Fri 12 Oct 2007, 18:21

From his wheelchair.

No, wait, that was Ironside. Bit insensitive to call him that, in hindsight.

I knew a guy in a wheelchair who introduced himself as Wheels - although his 'friends' called him Broke-E-Back.

by Zat Sat 13 Oct 2007, 02:37

Dello wrote:I knew a guy in a wheelchair who introduced himself as Wheels - although his 'friends' called him Broke-E-Back.

Didn't Heath Ledger make a movie about him?

by LeFromage Sat 13 Oct 2007, 02:43

Funnily enough, Broke-E-Back was gay - as if he didn't have enough of a stigma to deal with...

by Zat Sat 13 Oct 2007, 02:45

So did Heath play him in the movie, or was it Jake Gillenhall?

And apparently there are rumours about JG's sexuality too...

by LeFromage Sat 13 Oct 2007, 02:53

There's always rumours about actors being 'light on their feet'. You're not a proper star until some trashy gossip column or other has hinted that you're hiding a dark secret from your fans.

Almost exclusively unsubstantiated rubbish.

by Zat Sat 13 Oct 2007, 02:55

True.

By the way, just saw this: http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22578724-5001028,00.html

There's hope for some people yet...

by LeFromage Sat 13 Oct 2007, 03:00

HUMANS will be marrying robots by 2050 and having sex with them not long after, an artificial intelligence researcher has claimed.

Whoa, wait a minute. What about try before you buy? I'm not marrying a robot who won't put out after a couple of dates.

They haven't thought this through. It's the wrong way around. Get the technology for the sexy time in place first.

Stupid science people.

by Zat Sat 13 Oct 2007, 03:03

Of course, what about those robots who'll let you have all the sex you want before the wedding, then stop putting out afterwards.

I suspect my first wife may have actually been one of those.

by tac Sat 13 Oct 2007, 03:14

My first AND second . . .

by Henry Sat 13 Oct 2007, 03:29

At least you could shut her down and switch on the cricket without any repercussions after a good blow job.

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