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  1. Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!paladin.american.edu!auvm!PIZZABOX.DEMON.CO.UK!G
  3. Message-ID: <9301231107.AA04584@pizzabox.demon.co.uk>
  4. Newsgroups: bit.listserv.words-l
  5. Date:         Sat, 23 Jan 1993 11:07:39 GMT
  6. Sender:       English Language Discussion Group <WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu>
  7. From:         G <g@PIZZABOX.DEMON.CO.UK>
  8. Subject:      Re: WORDS-L TP: John's Sport/Leisure Question
  9. Comments: To: WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu
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  12.         >"What do the initials "H.W." stand for on a cricket scoreboard?"
  13.         Cricket?  CRICKET??????   That does it.  I'm doomed...
  14.         Hmmmmm.  The "W" must stand for 'wickets', slick, sticky, or otherwise.
  15.         H....   Hurled?  Home?  What can you do when you bowl?  (I do most of my
  16.         hurling at home, BTW...)  Half? Had?  Holograms?  Holy?  Honest? Hired?
  17.         Oh, hell, I'll say "half wickets" and be done with it.  Gimme a "2", for
  18.  all
  19.         the good it'll do...
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  21. That was a <sticky> question...
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