I'll stay then.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 8:53, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Bet you a quid Sri Lanka batter New Zealand today
*cringes*
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 8:59, Reply)

OK, My quid says New Zealand win.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:02, Reply)

Have you got some sort of Kiwi lineage that I'm unaware of?
Or insider knowledge of crippling injuries to Sangakkara, Dilshan, Jayawardene, Menthis and Malinga which are yet to reach my ears?

Fuck it, even though my previous form is stunningly inept on this front, I'll take the bet. Makes the day more interesting, doesn't it :-)
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:05, Reply)

How much down(s) are you already?

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:10, Reply)

A quid
I foolishly bet on South Africa not choking, which in Cricket World Cup terms is like putting money on Zlatan Ibrahimovic turning up to the Champions League final and playing a blinder.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:14, Reply)

I have a couple of Kiwi mates.
It would be disloyal to bet against them.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:14, Reply)

The guy who runs my corner shop is Sri Lankan
Which allows me to conveniently forget that my sister-in-law lives in Parakai and her partner and two young children are Kiwis

Fuck family loyalty, I want my quid back and Sri Lanka are the better team
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:17, Reply)

Pull yourself together man,
It is only a pound.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:22, Reply)

True
The main reason, as I said before, is the banter that ensues when there's money on it. Especially if you have chance to skive and hang around here all day
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:23, Reply)

But next it'll be a stone, and he won't be able to fit into his leotards anymore!

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:24, Reply)

Not a nice image at the best of times.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:26, Reply)

Yeah even I feel ill at the prospect of me in a leotard

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:31, Reply)

Malinga's action hurts my head, there's no way that should work.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:15, Reply)

I swear he formulated that action because his surname rhymes with slinger
Which is exactly why no bowler called Pitt-Punt has ever made it in international cricket
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:20, Reply)

This ^^
Murilidaran's as well.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Tue 29 Mar 2011, 9:26, Reply)