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To: Don Green who wrote (35738)	7/19/2005 7:18:46 PM
From: X Y Zebra	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 306849

ROFLMAO.... i lived in england for 4 years and i gave it an honest try to understand it... did not make a dent into it... if somebody would say to me that it is a great way to socialize, drink lots of wine and champagne; in the process attempt to win the graces of the upper class ladies in england.... and it certainly beats the hell of being inside a house having 'tea'... i would buy it.... but there appears to be a serious following that actually deems it a sport, and thinks is exciting... !!!! i mean the announcer goes NUTS when finally there is a flurry of activity and then... it goes back to dead still... never mind that the 'games' actually take DAYS to play... and you do not know exactly what the score means... wickets and runs ? (i understand <i think> runs... but wickets ? -LOL ! and the name... cricket ? good thing it was not invented in mexico... it could have been called cockroach ? LOL ! strangely... there has to be some sort of crazy string with english sports, as on the other side of the spectrum, as opposed to the very civilized and safe cricket, there is rugby... you certainly have to be totally deranged to play rugby... full contact sport, elbowing, kicking, you-name-it allowed, included with no helmets, padding, or anything but shorts and shirts... i'll stay with soccer, thank you very much.... fast, accurate, skilled, at at times incredibly close; to boot, violence (amongst those who play well, is shunned). unlike ice hockey in which violence is actually promoted... hell, might as well skipp the ice skating part, get the gloves on and have at it.... (it is called boxing actually ) -gg