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How did those two baby Meerkats get past US immigration in these days of heightened security under the Trump.0
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US films.
They have big houses right. Even in the ghetto, the floorspace puts to shame a typical UK terrace house and by the time you're up to Mcmansion size houses, you've got a football pitch of space.
And yet they move house with a box trailer about the size of a garden shed.0 -
morstar wrote:US films.
They have big houses right. Even in the ghetto, the floorspace puts to shame a typical UK terrace house and by the time you're up to Mcmansion size houses, you've got a football pitch of space.
And yet they move house with a box trailer about the size of a garden shed.
houses are big in America, land is cheap!www.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes0 -
Cricket shirt numbers - why and how?0
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Surrey Commuter wrote:Cricket shirt numbers - why and how?
why jut cricket? shirt numbers generally, not needed these dayswww.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes0 -
Chris Bass wrote:Surrey Commuter wrote:Cricket shirt numbers - why and how?
why jut cricket? shirt numbers generally, not needed these days
marketing, by which I mean the ability to charge fans more to have said number put on replica shirts0 -
awavey wrote:Chris Bass wrote:Surrey Commuter wrote:Cricket shirt numbers - why and how?
why jut cricket? shirt numbers generally, not needed these days
marketing, by which I mean the ability to charge fans more to have said number put on replica shirts
And each player randomly chooses a number?0 -
The numbers on shirts is so people around the ground can identify players at distance. Even someone like Boycott said it was long overdue and he's not the first person who comes to mind when you imagine advocates of change in the game.
They did point out though that when a player wears a sleeveless sweater it covers the number up anyway.0 -
verylonglegs wrote:The numbers on shirts is so people around the ground can identify players at distance. Even someone like Boycott said it was long overdue and he's not the first person who comes to mind when you imagine advocates of change in the game.
They did point out though that when a player wears a sleeveless sweater it covers the number up anyway.
I can assure you when you are sitting at a cricket ground, even if you are lucky enough to be by the boundary edge, youve got no hope of seeing these numbers on shirts of players standing by the wicket in the centre, or fielding the opposite side to you. even with binoculars youll probably struggle to pick them out, it helps broadcasters watching the game on tv because now they dont have to try too hard to remember all the players.
but the only number youll be able to read as a fan at the ground, is of the guy standing directly in front of you.
its marketing b******t to claim this remotely benefits fans, or its modernising of the game, and the whole thing that they were surprised the sweaters covered up the numbers, shows you how few county games some of those lot have bothered to attend in recent years.0 -
awavey wrote:verylonglegs wrote:The numbers on shirts is so people around the ground can identify players at distance. Even someone like Boycott said it was long overdue and he's not the first person who comes to mind when you imagine advocates of change in the game.
They did point out though that when a player wears a sleeveless sweater it covers the number up anyway.
I can assure you when you are sitting at a cricket ground, even if you are lucky enough to be by the boundary edge, youve got no hope of seeing these numbers on shirts of players standing by the wicket in the centre, or fielding the opposite side to you. even with binoculars youll probably struggle to pick them out, it helps broadcasters watching the game on tv because now they dont have to try too hard to remember all the players.
but the only number youll be able to read as a fan at the ground, is of the guy standing directly in front of you.
its marketing b******t to claim this remotely benefits fans, or its modernising of the game, and the whole thing that they were surprised the sweaters covered up the numbers, shows you how few county games some of those lot have bothered to attend in recent years.
As someone who can naturally be a bit cynical and would assume it's a marketing angle first and foremost I have to say I don't believe it is in this case. I've never seen anyone wear cricketing whites as a leisure garment or even in any number in the crowds at a test match so I don't see where the demand for them with numbers on is going to come from. ODI shirts maybe, which have had numbers for while, but not test cricket wear.0 -
I cannot think of any other team sport that don't have numbers.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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Netball.0
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Pinno wrote:I cannot think of any other team sport that don't have numbers.
Other sports the numbers denote position/role. In test cricket they are literally random. They are underneath the players name so how does a big 66 help you identify Root?0 -
On the subject of cricket. How do the commentators manage to pick out what the ball has done, where it has pitched etc. in real time? When I've been at matches, even sitting behind the bowler's arm, all I see is the bowler's arms windmilling and the batsman either swinging, blocking or shouldering arms to an invisible ball and then hopefully the ball travelling across the ground or through the air.0
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Surrey Commuter wrote:Pinno wrote:I cannot think of any other team sport that don't have numbers.
Other sports the numbers denote position/role. In test cricket they are literally random. They are underneath the players name so how does a big 66 help you identify Root?
By that logic, if cricketers had numbers based on some sort of reason, you would be more accepting of them?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Pross wrote:On the subject of cricket. How do the commentators manage to pick out what the ball has done, where it has pitched etc. in real time? When I've been at matches, even sitting behind the bowler's arm, all I see is the bowler's arms windmilling and the batsman either swinging, blocking or shouldering arms to an invisible ball and then hopefully the ball travelling across the ground or through the air.
Experience. I agree though even medium pacers are tricky to spot but a genuine fast bowler of 90mph+ be so hard. I feel for the umpires as well. They are having a torrid time at Edgbaston, loads of wrong decisions but with DRS and ultra slo-mo and snicko etc every decision can be reviewed which is good as correct decisions need to be made but tough for umpires.0 -
Lagrange wrote:Pinno wrote:I cannot think of any other team sport that don't have numbers.
Relay swimming.
Team parachuting
Pig sticking
Water polo
Speed Chess
Portrait painting
w/p has numbers on hats n'est ce pas?
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#IAMAFREEMANPostby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am
De Sisti wrote:
This is one of the silliest threads I've come across.
Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honoursmithy21 wrote:
He's right you know.0 -
n'est chapeau0
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the milk Im drinking says use before July 15th...its ok actually0
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Why those who go on holiday seem to spend all their time posting about it on social media to people they don't know and have never met. The occasional post to say you went for a particularly nice ride or something is understandable but multiple posts everyday about what was done/ate/drank etc smacks of boredom.0
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SurferCyclist wrote:Why those who go on holiday seem to spend all their time posting about it on a forum to people they don't know and have never met. The occasional post to say you went for a particularly nice ride or something is understandable but multiple posts everyday about what was done/ate/drank etc smacks of boredom.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
I'm not on holiday, although am on leave. Personally when I'm away on holiday somewhere I'm doing stuff, eating out every day, conversing with real people in real life, face to face sort of thing etc and basically not thinking about forums etc, I mean why would you unless bored or have no friends. As it happens although on my monthly 10 days off I'm in work today (called in on overtime), so I'm making use of company time to do mundane stuff like this . Not sure I'd bother when away.
See also those who take photos of virtually every meal and post it up. Who the f*ck cares.0 -
Not enjoying your leave?
I don’t go to work when I’m on leave.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
I work shifts so I get leave every month.(I work total of 6 days and 6 nights in a month with 18 days off in total). And that's how overtime works, you go in when you're off. And get paid lots.0
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So, have a theory that the reason why nurses etc are treated like sacred cows in the UK is because, deep down, there’s a tacit agreement they’re paid too little for the job they do.
So, I wonder what the pay for nurses would have to be to tip general sentiment away from nurses; what would be the pay threshold where opinion would turn from “angels” to greedy money grabbing workers.
These are the things that pop into my head while I’m dozing on the train.0 -
Probably the moment that they go on strike to get the salary that they deserve. That day may not be too far off.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
SurferCyclist wrote:I work shifts so I get leave every month.(I work total of 6 days and 6 nights in a month with 18 days off in total). And that's how overtime works, you go in when you're off. And get paid lots.
Days off are days off.
#betterthingstodoThe above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0