Monday, December 04, 2006

No Wonder The Americans Don't Get Cricket

Scene:
My office at 8:45 a.m, in walks Jack our 87 year old part-time cashier.

Jack: I bet you're happy this morning

Me: (internal dialogue) : Happy? We lost 2-0 at sodding Goodison Park, why should I be happy?

Why's that Jack?

Jack: The Cricket, it said on the radio it's going to be a draw.

Me: Probably, unless we score quickly, declare and get them out cheaply. Yeah, draw's most likely.

Jack: Funny game cricket, you know the result and there's still a day left.

Exit Jack.

3 comments:

Name Witheld said...

I agree entirely, Paul. Also, a game of five days duration is too much for their sense of spectacle.

I once went fishing in Georgia with my American brother. His boat had a sonar device for locating shoals of fish and I commented that this didn't give the fish much of a sporting chance. His reply was "Sporting chance? We're after their ass!!"

Crispin Heath said...

Lol to both Paul and Shy

Paul said...

Lol Shy - I love the Americans idea of 'sport'