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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 00:17:19 +1100
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- From: LNCJB@WOMBAT.NEWCASTLE.EDU.AU
- Subject: Re: WORDS-L TP: John's Sport/Leisure Question
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- >>"What do the initials "H.W." stand for on a cricket scoreboard?"
- >Cricket? CRICKET?????? That does it. I'm doomed...
- >Hmmmmm. The "W" must stand for 'wickets', slick, sticky, or otherwise.
- >H.... Hurled? Home? What can you do when you bowl? (I do most of my
- >hurling at home, BTW...) Half? Had? Holograms? Holy? Honest? Hired?
- >Oh, hell, I'll say "half wickets" and be done with it. Gimme a "2", for all
- >the good it'll do...
- >
- >John "I say, old man, would you mind terribly not bleeding on me?" W.
-
- There's been a fierce electrical storm raging here all night and I have
- waited until it started to subside before trying to logon..... but now
- it seems to be returning, so I won't be able to give anything but the
- briefest responses tonight..... I'll do that tomorrow. In the meantime to
- put you all out of your misery I will tell you the correct answers to
- your questions.
-
- Hit wicket was the answer that was wanted.
-
- Carolyn
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