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  10. Date:         Sat, 23 Jan 1993 20:33:56 -0700
  11. Sender:       English Language Discussion Group <WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu>
  12. From:         JOHN WHAT'S-THE-M-FOR? WILLIAMS
  13.  <WILLIAMS%MC.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
  14. Subject:      Re: WORDS-L TP: John's Sport/Leisure Question
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  17. >"What do the initials "H.W." stand for on a cricket scoreboard?"
  18. Cricket?  CRICKET??????   That does it.  I'm doomed...
  19. Hmmmmm.  The "W" must stand for 'wickets', slick, sticky, or otherwise.
  20. H....   Hurled?  Home?  What can you do when you bowl?  (I do most of my
  21. hurling at home, BTW...)  Half? Had?  Holograms?  Holy?  Honest? Hired?
  22. Oh, hell, I'll say "half wickets" and be done with it.  Gimme a "2", for all
  23. the good it'll do...
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  25. John "I say, old man, would you mind terribly not bleeding on me?" W.
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