- 03:52 AM
- 03/21/10
You're in good form at the moment aren't you?
Not a good idea to fall asleep when this guy's bowling, either as a batsman or a spectator.
He was known as Whispering Death.
posted by owlhouse at 12:17 AM on March 21
with no real sense of organized plays
Really? I linked to this in the huddle the other day. And its just the tip of the iceberg.
posted by owlhouse at 12:10 AM on March 21
Does the agreement cover who tips in a restaurant?
My client, a Mr D.B., wishes to know.
posted by owlhouse at 12:06 AM on March 21
Why finishing in 2:52 is better than finishing in 3:08:
So the networks can start the next episode of CSI:Dubuque or whatever at the advertised time.
posted by owlhouse at 05:29 PM on March 20
The weird thing is, while cricket is supposed to be a gentlemens' game, it's perfectly legal and acceptable to aim for the batsman's head or body.
posted by owlhouse at 09:19 AM on March 20
At the risk of achieving Godwin's Law in the shortest possible time:
Cricket Probably to Blame For The Rise Of Hitler.
Makes a change from the story about him not getting into Art School, anyway.
posted by owlhouse at 12:24 AM on March 20
Move over, ice hockey. Football's six top brawls.
posted by owlhouse at 06:22 PM on March 19
Possibly the laziest and most pointless story on a football topic that you'll read all year.
posted by owlhouse at 12:38 AM on March 19
Greatest night in Fulham's football history. Well done.
posted by owlhouse at 04:35 PM on March 18
Harmless humor
Harmless to whom? The average white hockey fan? Probably, though I hope not in all cases, as this thread indicates.
Harmless to most people of colour? I doubt it.
posted by owlhouse at 04:32 PM on March 18
On a slightly contrarian note, wouldn't this just encourage schools to fudge their athletes' academic progress/graduation stats even more?
posted by owlhouse at 04:28 PM on March 18
Portsmouth docked 9 points for going into the Championship administration.
posted by owlhouse at 08:56 AM on March 17
Piece of string 10 yards long, a stake in the centre spot and you're done.
posted by owlhouse at 04:09 PM on March 16
I view this tournament with great respect
The snarky response writes itself.
posted by owlhouse at 04:04 PM on March 16
Same here, etagloh. My memories have it from the other side, too.
posted by owlhouse at 12:35 AM on March 16
Mend It Like Beckham?
/sees self out.
posted by owlhouse at 11:24 PM on March 15
Bubbles: Where the hell in Leave it to Beaver land are you taking me, McNulty?
McNulty: I just have to be at the kids' soccer game.
Bubbles: Soc-cer?
posted by owlhouse at 08:36 PM on March 15
Three minutes to go in a quarter final, with scores level, and England get a free kick 25 yards out. Capello sends Beckham on as a sub to take it.
Probably the only time he gets on the pitch for the tournament.
posted by owlhouse at 08:33 PM on March 15
On a minor point, I think they have the wrong goal at Number 19.
They linked to this Maradona goal against Belgium in 1986.
But I think they really meant this one in the same Semi Final. He beats 4 defenders and the keeper.
posted by owlhouse at 07:40 PM on March 15
The Carlos Alberto goal still appears in my dreams.
posted by owlhouse at 07:33 PM on March 15
For complete football nerds (like me), I've just found this fantastic site that covers tactics and stuff.
posted by owlhouse at 04:14 PM on March 13
It seems that the film Purely Belter had a pretty accurate account of Alan Shearer's music taste, too.
posted by owlhouse at 04:49 PM on March 12
I love the Monty Hall problem, but we don't call it by that name.
Who's Monty Hall?
posted by owlhouse at 07:11 PM on March 11
Sweden couldn't possibly have lost the women's curling in Vancouver after this amazing theme song.
posted by owlhouse at 07:42 AM on March 11
Did Porto think he was obligated to pass because he plays for Wegner?
Great goal, but the Porto defence was phoning it in - Arshavin was all over them, too, beating two and three defenders at will.
posted by owlhouse at 03:31 PM on March 10
Wasn't Edwards played by Sacha Baron-Cohen in the film version?
posted by owlhouse at 02:19 AM on March 10
I once had to sit through an infomercial for Snuggies, because I was under a normal blanket and couldn't get my arms free to find the remote.
posted by owlhouse at 04:28 PM on March 08
Are Portsmouth going to be the first team to appear at Wembley and then go broke in the same season?
posted by owlhouse at 09:23 PM on March 07
"The credibility of football is always improved if you get the critical decisions right"
Ok, let's start by sacking the likes of Sepp Blatter and Jack Warner.
posted by owlhouse at 09:41 PM on March 06
and will join Martin Tyler
You guys are lucky, Martin Tyler's one of the best. Although it seems that he won't be on our SBS coverage come June.
We'll miss him - Martin Tyler always seems to say something you want to remember, while the others manage to say something you want to forget.
posted by owlhouse at 06:23 PM on March 05
Harry Pearson in The Guardian. The comments section is good, too, if only for the Arsenal joke.
If you haven't read The Far Corner, his book about football in the Northeast of England, you are missing some great laughs.
posted by owlhouse at 11:51 PM on March 04
I am always drawn to the "bad boy", the noncomformist, the one who pushes the rules
He's just a good looking loner who plays by his own rules.
*Sigh*
posted by owlhouse at 12:08 AM on March 03
Maybe they can put a statue up in Montreal and invite the pigeons.
posted by owlhouse at 03:47 PM on March 02
Things I learned from the Olympics:
- don't mention frikkin' health care.
That is all.
posted by owlhouse at 07:34 AM on March 02
Hey, sorry about the derail, guys.
My original comment was actually referring to this.
I'll remove my tongue from my cheek in future.
posted by owlhouse at 06:37 PM on March 01
In Russia, podium owns you.
/Sorry, couldn't help it. You can kill me now.
posted by owlhouse at 06:31 PM on March 01
I always thought it was a well known fact that owlhouse is more right than wrong on any issue.
Not according to my ex.
posted by owlhouse at 05:34 PM on March 01
Hey, at least if you're American you can stand by the fact that your team health care isn't publicly funded.
Obvious, but someone had to do it.
posted by owlhouse at 03:41 PM on March 01
As well as population, I think any comparison should factor in the amount of snow in each country, too.
/Two gold and a silver, Septics!
posted by owlhouse at 03:13 PM on March 01
I managed to watch the game down here (on delay a couple of hours). It's about the first hockey game I've watched from start to finish - probably a good one to start with, by the sounds of it.
posted by owlhouse at 08:15 PM on February 28
I know you're all going to be watching hockey today (me too, if Channel 9 can be bothered). But Manchester United is learning something from the Sydney Swans.
posted by owlhouse at 03:27 PM on February 28
the rise of SE Asia -- not just the Koreans expanding their short-track expertise to the long track, but China taking medals in speed-skating and freestyle
Better check your geography. You probably mean East or even Northeast Asia.
posted by owlhouse at 03:16 PM on February 28
If you can explain American college life to me, in return I will explain the laws of cricket.
NB: Not just sororities/fraternities, but things like cheerleaders, football, letters, homecoming and so on. Like Weedy, I watch the movies, but it's a complete mystery.
posted by owlhouse at 09:37 PM on February 26
Thanks boredom. I needed that.
posted by owlhouse at 06:32 PM on February 26
1. Comes across the post. Watches some video, checks out links.
2. What's Stepping?
3. Oh. Gets that.
4. What's a black Greek? What's a Sorority?
5. Huh? Still mystified.
posted by owlhouse at 06:31 PM on February 26
I'm not enjoying Chester City's season, however. Docked 25 points before the start.
On a lighter note, how online media can try and improve the quality of pundits. NB: The Clive Tyldesley link within the story is NSFW.
posted by owlhouse at 06:37 AM on February 26
This happened just the other night. Probably easier for a baseball fan to follow.
posted by owlhouse at 11:48 PM on February 24
Fraze: Now you know how I feel about baseball, although I'm trying to learn.
posted by owlhouse at 09:09 PM on February 24
Sachin Tendulkar breaks another record.
posted by owlhouse at 03:34 PM on February 24
she still has that annoying habit of trying to be sexy even though it comes off as sexy as designed by a Japanese robot programmer
I still don't understand why that's NOT sexy.
posted by owlhouse at 10:47 PM on February 23
"She's what I would call a Holden Caulfield Tony Kornheiser fantasy at this point"
Fixed.
posted by owlhouse at 03:16 PM on February 23
'Switch hitting' is allowed in cricket. Or is it? No-one's quite sure.
posted by owlhouse at 07:13 AM on February 23
@ bender
It takes place every year in south Derbyshire. Your description is pretty accurate.
Ah, south Derbyshire, famous for three things: Shrove Tuesday Football, Well Dressing and iodine deficiencies.
/born in Kings Newton.
posted by owlhouse at 03:50 PM on February 22
In response, the Australian Aboriginal ice dancing team will perform a routine dressed up as, respectively, a gangster and a prostitute.
/Offended in so many ways.
posted by owlhouse at 03:46 PM on February 22
I'm not sure where the rift in the space-time continuum will be
Space: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Time: 1950
posted by owlhouse at 12:48 AM on February 22
I have a better euphemism - "nightclub hostess".
That should work.
posted by owlhouse at 06:53 PM on February 21
Oh, and it's that time of year again. Go the Uppers!
posted by owlhouse at 03:38 PM on February 21
"Don't complain to me, I'm dead." The strange tale of ages in Nigerian football.
posted by owlhouse at 03:32 PM on February 21
We felt like we were entitled to the huddle.
Australia doesn't win many golds at the Winter Games*, but when we do, can we at least see it on the telly? Thanks.
*Eat yellow snow, Poms.
posted by owlhouse at 05:20 PM on February 19
SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle
John Terry says its the refs' fault.