tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post7309436610280507669..comments2023-10-30T08:56:36.302+00:00Comments on Pseuds' corner and home of the frustrated hack: SPOTY: Chris Gayle – ZephirineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-44399400470441570132013-02-20T03:04:47.185+00:002013-02-20T03:04:47.185+00:00Hi everyone, it's my first pay a quick visit a...Hi everyone, it's my first pay a quick visit at this website, and post is truly fruitful designed for me, keep up posting these articles or reviews.<br /><br />Here is my web page :: <a href="http://www.kadirmihran.net/index.php?do=/profile-19044/info/" rel="nofollow">related web site</a><br /><i>my site</i> :: <b><a href="http://africaexotica.hasmandesign.com/search.php/all/agsa.hourb.com" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-5647192000018623952008-11-20T02:21:00.000+00:002008-11-20T02:21:00.000+00:00Hi Zeph,I don't think the point I was trying to ma...Hi Zeph,<BR/><BR/>I don't think the point I was trying to make came out how I was trying to make it...not to worry, it was trivial. Main point, I enjoyed reading the piece.<BR/><BR/>I look forward to reading the next non-winners in a few days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-44012616772517418152008-11-19T12:50:00.000+00:002008-11-19T12:50:00.000+00:00Good point, Mac. I think I spent too much of the ...Good point, Mac. I think I spent too much of the piece describing the event when it should have been all about Gayle. <BR/><BR/>The Sahara stuff was a bit of a dig at the Guardian guys too because they really over-covered the event, usually from the same angle... that probably didn't go down too well:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-61740597577621898592008-11-18T22:46:00.000+00:002008-11-18T22:46:00.000+00:00Zeph,I wasn't convinced at the start - I'm not a f...Zeph,<BR/><BR/>I wasn't convinced at the start - I'm not a fan of introducing subjects by using the "For anyone who's been on mars/under a rock" type phrase - and in this case, I believe that there is indeed access to TV on the space shuttle, in the Sahara, and even in rehab (apparently).<BR/><BR/>But that's just me, and it's a minor quibble, because you had me on your side soon after that with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-49367634115680402542008-11-17T21:41:00.000+00:002008-11-17T21:41:00.000+00:00ElSell, you're quite right, but these two Francais...ElSell, you're quite right, but these two Francais find it very difficult to believe:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-9338483199979341792008-11-17T15:44:00.001+00:002008-11-17T15:44:00.001+00:00zeph,elsell,you can't be sérious it's common knowl...zeph,elsell,<BR/>you can't be sérious it's common knowledge how much the french are suffering from such a lack of dicipline.They can't play even baseball they'll go on strike before to strike out-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-75024453923120399132008-11-17T15:44:00.000+00:002008-11-17T15:44:00.000+00:00zeph,elsell,you can't be sérious it's common knowl...zeph,elsell,<BR/>you can't be sérious it's common knowledge how much the french are suffering from such a lack of dicipline.They can't play even baseball they'll go on strike before to strike out-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-84973182132557699042008-11-17T15:10:00.000+00:002008-11-17T15:10:00.000+00:00Im pretty sure that i heard of the French playing ...Im pretty sure that i heard of the French playing in the world cup qualifiers along with the Dutch, Irish and Scottish a few years ago!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-71862695019223624212008-11-17T12:50:00.000+00:002008-11-17T12:50:00.000+00:00Offie, Guitou: There seems to be cricket going on...Offie, Guitou: There seems to be cricket going on in St Vallier de Thiey, Cabris and Entrecasteaux so you see how it's sneakily invading even your home region while you two are away in foreign lands.... however I suspect these are expat drinking clubs with cricket attached:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-91653957370402494162008-11-17T10:38:00.000+00:002008-11-17T10:38:00.000+00:00France cricket, never heard of it until today-that...France cricket, never heard of it until today-that's tell ya how instructive this pseuds can be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-42418392846073049172008-11-17T04:55:00.000+00:002008-11-17T04:55:00.000+00:00Zeph, that's obviously a hoax. I can't believe you...Zeph, <BR/><BR/>that's obviously a hoax. I can't believe you fell for that one. I mean, come on, the page is in English, for a start.offsideintahitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429832647076219845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-15531945672648010162008-11-16T16:21:00.000+00:002008-11-16T16:21:00.000+00:00But Offie, there is a France cricket team:)I think...But Offie, there is <BR/><A HREF="http://www.icc-europe.org/FRANCE/index.shtml" REL="nofollow">a France cricket team:)</A><BR/>I think most of the players are English or Asian, but that's true here, too.<BR/><BR/>I'd prefer the Tielle with sardines, not very keen on eating octopi or octopodes. Kind of a rubbery, hard-boiled-eggy texture...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-40789060441734560682008-11-16T02:49:00.000+00:002008-11-16T02:49:00.000+00:00Heartbreaking, even.Erm, so, walloped, flattened, ...Heartbreaking, even.<BR/><BR/>Erm, so, walloped, flattened, annihilated and then some? Too bad there isn't a France cricket team, that might be good for English morale. For a few years, anyway.offsideintahitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429832647076219845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-47371662364643283782008-11-16T02:43:00.000+00:002008-11-16T02:43:00.000+00:00Hearbreaking stuff, Zeph, I love those little fell...Hearbreaking stuff, Zeph, I love those little fellows. They're amazing to watch and quite clever. If only they weren't so tasty... especially prepared like this:<BR/><BR/>http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tielle<BR/><BR/>Remind me never to bring one into the taproom. I'd feel almost guilty.offsideintahitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429832647076219845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-78395050717612507942008-11-15T11:38:00.000+00:002008-11-15T11:38:00.000+00:00Offie: no, the match was somewhat like this but wi...Offie: no, the match was somewhat <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11NLyi-VamI" REL="nofollow">like this</A> but with more palm trees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-81737016559841945542008-11-15T11:31:00.000+00:002008-11-15T11:31:00.000+00:00gg, it was 'a W Indies side'not 'THE W Indies side...gg, it was 'a W Indies side'not 'THE W Indies side', so maybe selected to avoid some of the politics...quite a few young guys, several of whom had been overlooked for the official team. I don't know if Gayle selected them himself or with the coach that Stanford brought in. But yes, they seem to have shown the WICB how to do it:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-89544515449443977422008-11-15T07:40:00.000+00:002008-11-15T07:40:00.000+00:00Thanks, Zeph!So Gayle managed to unite a West Indi...Thanks, Zeph!<BR/>So Gayle managed to unite a West Indies side.<BR/>Bugger the SPOTY, then - let's have him succeed Ban-Ki Moon at the UN!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-85765781812914361292008-11-15T02:43:00.000+00:002008-11-15T02:43:00.000+00:00Nice work Zeph.Crystal Gayle - his book is going t...Nice work Zeph.<BR/><BR/>Crystal Gayle - his book is going to be good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-29831102022114813562008-11-15T00:53:00.000+00:002008-11-15T00:53:00.000+00:00Very tight.The writing, not the match (apparently)...Very tight.<BR/><BR/>The writing, not the match (apparently).offsideintahitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429832647076219845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-1712221537281177522008-11-14T23:47:00.000+00:002008-11-14T23:47:00.000+00:00Hi, ShortBackwardSquare! I used to be irritated b...Hi, ShortBackwardSquare! I used to be irritated by Pietersen, but I'm coming round. Let's see how he handles the end of the honeymoon:)Zephirinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02809525772159756122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-23163018950531334992008-11-14T23:40:00.000+00:002008-11-14T23:40:00.000+00:00I thought the 7m for the boards was over and above...I thought the 7m for the boards was over and above the 20 mill? But I defer, Allout, you're usually more accurate than I am:)<BR/><BR/>Sometime between now and the next Stanford Series, somebody should compare the winnings with other sports... each winning player got about the same as you'd get for winning Wimbledon, for instance... Lewis Hamilton will make £15 million this year, I believe. So Zephirinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02809525772159756122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-85948650955090530992008-11-14T23:35:00.000+00:002008-11-14T23:35:00.000+00:00Yep I'd go for Chris Gayle too.Or perhaps Kevin Pi...Yep I'd go for Chris Gayle too.<BR/>Or perhaps Kevin Pietersen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912136666601692339.post-20398149498008233572008-11-14T23:28:00.000+00:002008-11-14T23:28:00.000+00:00A good read as always zeph.At the risk of being ca...A good read as always zeph.<BR/><BR/>At the risk of being called a pedant (what was that you said?) the following sentence was not entirely correct.<BR/><BR/>"the winners to share $20 million, the losers to get nothing"<BR/><BR/>The two boards got a set amount (I think it was $3.5 million each) of the pot regardless of who won.<BR/><BR/>Thus, all this T20 for 20 marketing was a load of tripe - itAllouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463014318873889409noreply@blogger.com