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22-08-09, 16:12
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Ahah!!!
There you go, I suspected as much!
 Thanks for that Bruce & pardon what may appear as arrogant ignorance but really is just blissfully unaware. A breif update on this last test in the series is England are on top (a humiliating thing to admit at any stage of the game) Is there fierce rivalry between Canadians and the Brits in any particular sport?
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23-08-09, 06:59
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Unfortunately our own native game of hockey has been corrupted by the media giants to the south of us.  We do have a fierce rivalry between Scotland & Canada in bagpipe competition, does that count?? Last edited by Bruce MacMillan; 23-08-09 at 07:08.
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27-08-09, 07:47
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The Vancouver and District High School Rugby championship is played for the prestigious "New Zealand Shield" which was donated to our Rugby League long, long ago by the All-Blacks. Twice I made it to the championship...once in 1971 when I made the Senior team even though I was still in the eleventh grade and then again in 1972 as a Senior. Unfortunately we lost both times, to McGee who were a Rugby powerhouse back then. Derek.
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28-08-09, 12:40
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Boy! You blokes are gluttons for punishment!!!
All Blacks v Canada, I'd say thats the equivalent of Australia taking you blokes on in Ice Hockey. I still don't reckon we'd have any chance even if it was a 10 match tournamant played in Alice springs & you guys playing in the Saltwater crocodile half. To quote a famous New Zealand Cartoonist "The only thing my mother-in-law knew about New Zealand was that it had an all negro football team that regularly maimed Welshman"
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28-09-09, 13:07
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An Explination...
My good friend Tony means well. You see, Tony actually likes Cricket.
Unfortunately, our North American & European friends may now think that Cricket is an actual worthwhile pursuit, and that all Aussies actually follow the game with interest. Not so. Only those with no family, no hobbies, no friends and no life will spend 5 days watching a ridiculous game that usually ends in a draw. In order to assist people who not familiar with the game of Cricket, I offer this explanation . . . . . Cricket is a game in which there are 2 sides - one side is out, and the other side is in. The entire team that is out goes out, until they get the team that is in out. Each man in the side that is in goes out, and once he is out, he comes in, then the next man goes out until he's out and then he comes in. When the side that is in is all out, the side that has been out goes in, and the side that was in goes out and tries to get out the side that went in. Sometimes there are men still in and not out when the side that is in is finally out. When both sides have been in and out, including those not out, and no longer in - that is the end of the game. (Five days later) Of course, the side that is in
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28-09-09, 15:34
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And...????And..????
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You didn't finish your excellent ,clear and descriptive explanation.. Please continue... "When both sides have been in and out, including those not out, and no longer in - that is the end of the game. (Five days later) Of course, the side that is in (To be continued..)" As a Canadian brought up in hockey,cricket makes no sense to me at all.. I have watched it and tried to make sense of it but can't make hide nor hair of sense of it.. As I see it a guy with a stick trys to keep a guy with a ball from wailing on a bunch of bowling pins behind home plate... Scoring is unfathomable.. I'm sure a guy with a Enfield could make a dent on them pins from the pitching mound..but that probably wouldn't be "Cricket.."" Carry on with your excellent description of the game..We are listening...     
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28-09-09, 22:12
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To me cricket ranks one small step above that game that has people walking around a paddock chasing a little white ball just to get it in a hole. What's even more shocking they are usually so enthusiastic about it the silly buggers will play in all sorts of bad weather as well! But I gotta admit the only Golf I really like is the GTi made by that german company VW!..... But I'd rather sit and read a good book with a
 but everyone too their own I guess.....you know some folk even like CMP's! 
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29-09-09, 01:34
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'Miffed' to 'Peeved'
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Casting pearls amoungst swine. Surely there's an Englishman on this site who understands.
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29-09-09, 12:45
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I think Canada has a good international curling team...if you count that as a sport!!
Dean
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03-10-09, 12:27
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No support, Tony?
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 The only thing slower than a C15a in low range & 1st gear is a game of cricket! Even though the Poms gave us a rheeming in the ashes series, you are still unable to rally support to the cause!?
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03-10-09, 12:39
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An attribute that can be learnt from playing the great game. By the way...... I enjoyed driving a C15 2wd slowly as well.
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As I was saying....
Hybrid Mode
