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  • N NormDroid

    I don't cricket no!, I hate it! :)

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    Paul Watson
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    How can you hate a sport? Dislike sure, find uninteresting, yes, but hate? I find soccer to be dull and uninteresting but I don't hate it.

    regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

    Shog9 wrote:

    And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

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      which games interests you then ?


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      Marcus J Smith
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      coolestCoder wrote:

      which games interests you then ?

      College football, occasionally baseball and pro-football.


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      • C coolestCoder

        Hi All, I just love Cricket. And now, here in India, everybody is going crazy about the ongoing world cup as India is going to play its first match of the '07 World Cup. how many of you love cricket ? those who dont love circket, can specify there preferences.


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        Hakan Nilsson k
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        The most interesting about Cricket seems to be it's tea times and the length of the game. But I must say I've never seen a cricket game. When we see a glimt on tv in sweden it's usually because some kind of animal has occupied the court. :) 1: Football (soccer), 2: Football (soccer), 3: perhaps Volleyball

        Håkan Nilsson -- Swedish developer, DBA, C#, SQL Server, soccer trainer, C64 player

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        • P Paul Watson

          How can you hate a sport? Dislike sure, find uninteresting, yes, but hate? I find soccer to be dull and uninteresting but I don't hate it.

          regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

          Shog9 wrote:

          And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

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          NormDroid
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          Ok, hate was a bit too harsh, just trying to emphasize my point and for football, yes I share the same opinion as yourself.

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          • P Paul Watson

            Joergen Sigvardsson wrote:

            I wonder if cricket is a contraction/rewrite of "crock of sh*t".

            :rolleyes: Ignorance makes people say the stupidest things :P

            regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

            Shog9 wrote:

            And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

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            NormDroid
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            What makes the world is everyone is entitled to their own opinions.

            .net is a box of never ending treasures, every day I get find another gem.

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              The most interesting about Cricket seems to be it's tea times and the length of the game. But I must say I've never seen a cricket game. When we see a glimt on tv in sweden it's usually because some kind of animal has occupied the court. :) 1: Football (soccer), 2: Football (soccer), 3: perhaps Volleyball

              Håkan Nilsson -- Swedish developer, DBA, C#, SQL Server, soccer trainer, C64 player

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              coolestCoder
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              Håkan Nilsson wrote:

              1: Football (soccer),

              Håkan Nilsson wrote:

              2: Football (soccer),

              Is there any difference in these two which i cant see ?


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                Håkan Nilsson wrote:

                1: Football (soccer),

                Håkan Nilsson wrote:

                2: Football (soccer),

                Is there any difference in these two which i cant see ?


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                Hakan Nilsson k
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                No, the same! I used to play ice hockey and other ice sports too a long time ago but football is really it.

                Håkan Nilsson -- Swedish developer, DBA, C#, SQL Server, soccer trainer, C64 player

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                • P Paul Watson

                  Oh man that was great. A draw is rare enough but the tumble at the end was just thrilling.

                  regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

                  Shog9 wrote:

                  And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

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                  Nic Rowan
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                  Did you get to see it? I know Ireland was playing but I though they had laws against cricket over there :-D That match is probably going to be one of the top matches this World cup. It's only the 3rd time there was a draw (the other two being our two mess-ups) in World cup cricket. Heart stopping stuff, go Ireland!


                  Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis. I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.


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                  • J Jorgen Sigvardsson

                    Oh dear. This means we'll all have to endure an avalanche of cricket posts in the lounge for the next three thousand weeks. :sigh:

                    -- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit

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                    Nic Rowan
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                    Joergen Sigvardsson wrote:

                    an avalanche of cricket posts in the lounge

                    I hope so! ;P

                    Joergen Sigvardsson wrote:

                    for the next three thousand weeks.

                    It's six weeks. :-D


                    Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis. I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.


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                    • C coolestCoder

                      Hi All, I just love Cricket. And now, here in India, everybody is going crazy about the ongoing world cup as India is going to play its first match of the '07 World Cup. how many of you love cricket ? those who dont love circket, can specify there preferences.


                      "A good programmer is someone who looks both ways before crossing a one-way street." -- Doug Linder


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                      hairy_hats
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                      Cricket's not for me, I'd much rather watch Rugby Union.

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                        Hi All, I just love Cricket. And now, here in India, everybody is going crazy about the ongoing world cup as India is going to play its first match of the '07 World Cup. how many of you love cricket ? those who dont love circket, can specify there preferences.


                        "A good programmer is someone who looks both ways before crossing a one-way street." -- Doug Linder


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                        Rage
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                        The good things about cricket: - it seems to be a real funny sport, whose games can last more than a day. - it made me discover some countries I did even know the existence (indeed, cricket thread always start with "Have you seen the game Swafilia vs. Guandogonlia yesterday ? Awesome !) The bad thing about cricket is : - Lounge threads about cricket are, with those from Link2006, the only threads for which I cannot even start to understand the single word about. - Threads about crickets often tend after a few posts to finish in Swafilian or Guandogonlian, which makes it even harder to start and understand what they are bout. So I am definitely a great fan of cricket, especially in the lounge :-D

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                        • P Paul Watson

                          Joergen Sigvardsson wrote:

                          I wonder if cricket is a contraction/rewrite of "crock of sh*t".

                          :rolleyes: Ignorance makes people say the stupidest things :P

                          regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

                          Shog9 wrote:

                          And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

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                          Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                          Hey... it was an inquiry! ;P

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                          • N Nic Rowan

                            Joergen Sigvardsson wrote:

                            an avalanche of cricket posts in the lounge

                            I hope so! ;P

                            Joergen Sigvardsson wrote:

                            for the next three thousand weeks.

                            It's six weeks. :-D


                            Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis. I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.


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                            Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                            Nic Rowan wrote:

                            It's six weeks.

                            Yes.. and multiplied by the cricket factor, it amounts to three thousand weeks!

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                            • H hairy_hats

                              Cricket's not for me, I'd much rather watch Rugby Union.

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                              Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                              Of course. Rugby is a hell of a lot more metal than cricket!! :-D

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                              • N NormDroid

                                What makes the world is everyone is entitled to their own opinions.

                                .net is a box of never ending treasures, every day I get find another gem.

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                                Paul Watson
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                                Opinions based on ignorance are not what the world needs more of :)

                                regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

                                Shog9 wrote:

                                And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

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                                  Joergen Sigvardsson wrote:

                                  I wonder if cricket is a contraction/rewrite of "crock of sh*t".

                                  :rolleyes: Ignorance makes people say the stupidest things :P

                                  regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

                                  Shog9 wrote:

                                  And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

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                                  Rama Krishna Vavilala
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                                  What a game? I wanted Ireland to win, but a tie is also not bad.

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                                  • P Paul Watson

                                    Opinions based on ignorance are not what the world needs more of :)

                                    regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

                                    Shog9 wrote:

                                    And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

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                                    NormDroid
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                                    Oh Paul! are we having a bad day :/

                                    .net is a box of never ending treasures, every day I get find another gem.

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                                    • C coolestCoder

                                      Hi All, I just love Cricket. And now, here in India, everybody is going crazy about the ongoing world cup as India is going to play its first match of the '07 World Cup. how many of you love cricket ? those who dont love circket, can specify there preferences.


                                      "A good programmer is someone who looks both ways before crossing a one-way street." -- Doug Linder


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                                      PIEBALDconsult
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                                      Nah, they keep me awake at night.

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                                      • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

                                        What a game? I wanted Ireland to win, but a tie is also not bad.

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                                        Paul Watson
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                                        I was happy with either team winning (having lived in both countries) but a draw was pretty weird.

                                        regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa

                                        Shog9 wrote:

                                        And with that, Paul closed his browser, sipped his herbal tea, fixed the flower in his hair, and smiled brightly at the multitude of cute, furry animals flocking around the grassy hillside where he sat coding Ruby on his Mac...

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                                          Hi All, I just love Cricket. And now, here in India, everybody is going crazy about the ongoing world cup as India is going to play its first match of the '07 World Cup. how many of you love cricket ? those who dont love circket, can specify there preferences.


                                          "A good programmer is someone who looks both ways before crossing a one-way street." -- Doug Linder


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                                          Cricket must be an acquired taste, something you had to grow up with. From my perspective here in Canada, cricket is just about the most incomprehensible sport in the world. From watching brief clips of it on BBC world news (which one must assume are the exciting bits) I am bored instantly. I'm sure I would feel differently if I watched it live in a stadium with friends in India or England or Australia or wherever, but I'd rather watch just about anything else (except golf). Ice Hockey is where it's at in this country and we are nearing the playoffs and my team is in, so I fully understand everyone's excitement here over cricket, I just don't get the sport at all.:)

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