It's just not cricket

[lucille]

Any of yous Pommy B*&^%$#@s (and I say that with affection) interested in the cricket. I fink you have just lost the ashes. The best part of the cricket is the Balmy Army. They make it worth watching, and without them it would be more interesting watching the grass grow :D

[hoops]

i'm confused
peace
hoops

[KarenSews2]

Any of yous Pommy B*&^%$#@s (and I say that with affection) interested in the cricket. I fink you have just lost the ashes. The best part of the cricket is the Balmy Army. They make it worth watching, and without them it would be more interesting watching the grass grow :D

Did you sneak some of that Icelandic schnapps back home with you?? :eek:

[lucille]

Only the cricket playing countries will know what I am talking about, and most of all, those from the old dart.

Sorry Hoops, you will have to Google 'Cricket Ashes'

Karen, no that wasn't my fave beverage. I have finally unpacked from the move - yeehah - and found some Akvavit in one of the boxes. I have no idea where that came from, but am about to take a swig right now, and see if I will enjoy it - I suspect not :D

[Oak Kitten]

Lucille,

Are cricket ashes anything like dry-roasted grasshoppers?

Oak

[Cardiffgal]

Is this is food thread?

[Dee]

Is one of them Pinocchio's conscience named Jiminy?

[KarenSews2]

Watch out, Lucille! We have some Akvavit that Ned brought back from Denmark. BLECH! Stuff tastes like permanent solution!

[Bat]

In order to be downed at all, Akvavit must be put in the deep freeze until anything else would resemble the iceman from the alpine glacier! Then, it is served in Nyquil cups, measuring 1 oz--that's plenty. After a few moments, you may have another. You will waken in the morning feeling like a pole-axed ox. That is the proper way to drink Aqvavit...with the proper toasts, of course: SKOAL will do, loudly, with vigor suitable to a weeking, er...Viking.

[DaveM]

Any Scandinavian or Eastern European beverage must be stored in the refrigerator, then served in tiny glasses on a bed of ice which are grabbed and downed in approximately one second. The Poles generally say "Nasdrovia!" which sounds precisely like what you want to do when the first aftershock hits.

[lucille]

Is this a drink thread? :D

[Chet]

*hands up*

I know what lucille's talking about.

Cricket is a sport, played by guys in white clothing and using bats and wickets. And scoring centuries.

That's about all I know.

[KarenSews2]

In order to be downed at all, Akvavit must be put in the deep freeze until anything else would resemble the iceman from the alpine glacier! Then, it is served in Nyquil cups, measuring 1 oz--that's plenty. After a few moments, you may have another. You will waken in the morning feeling like a pole-axed ox. That is the proper way to drink Aqvavit...with the proper toasts, of course: SKOAL will do, loudly, with vigor suitable to a weeking, er...Viking.

Why, BARB! I can't imagine you imbibing like that! (Oh, that's right. I don't have to leave it to imagination!) :D ;) :p

[Eva]

Bat is right here. The frige is not cold enough for the Akvavit. Officially it needs to freeze. Frozen bottle, frozen glass... Or in any case as cold as possible. The beverage becomes a bit sirupylike and the paint remover taste is not as strong anymore. Actually, if it's good stuff, it can be quite smooth... Eastern European drinks are fine with a cold refregerator. As cold as possible but it doesn't have to freeze. Replace the Polish nasdrovia by Hungarian egészségedre when in Hungary. It's pronounced as... Oh, forget it... Just try a good quality drink.

Eva

[lucille]

Not one English person ;) has responded to this post. C'mon guys, it's only a game. The word here is that it was the English selectors that let you down, not necessarily that we played better.

[Eva]

Patience Lucille, patience... I'll bump this post up for you to give the Brits a second chance...

Eva

[DaveM]

The Hungarian reads like something that could only be pronounced after several drinks.

And, in an attempt to stay on topic, I honestly don't know much of anything about cricket. I recall once listening intently to a lecture by a British actor who was an enthusiast....and suddenly realized that I hadn't the faintest idea what he was taking about.

Ads on satellite TV do have me wondering what the difference between an "odi" and a "test" is.

[Bat]

Ah, yes..learned the Hungarian toast years ago from some old friends of ours, long gone now...Actually, Eva, the stuff simply WON'T freeze...it's like antifreeze, just gets a little less runny, but still pours almost like water. I think it would have to be at least 40 or 50 below zero Fahrenheit for it to even think of thickening up, let alone freezing. Usually, if there's any water left in it, it will freeze around the inside of the bottle, leaving pure torpedo juice to pour out...whew! I think it's usually caraway seed flavored, but once it hits the tongue, all bets are off! It could be jalapeno flavored for all I know. I think it gets absorbed on the tongue, come to think of it.