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Is this a famous person? Or is she just the only woman to ever go to a cricket match? Why is she getting so much attention?
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iospace posted:The real schad is nothing will come out of it more likely than not. He'll get fired, the union will appeal the firing, he'll then quietly be allowed to "resign" with the stipulation that when he applies at the police department in the neighboring county his original department will not be allowed to say anything to them about it when they come around asking if he was a good cop. http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/07/09/how-problem-cops-stay-street/414813001/
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Sep 15, 2017 15:41
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DavidAlltheTime posted:Is this a famous person? Or is she just the only woman to ever go to a cricket match? Why is she getting so much attention? No. Probably. She did a dumb.
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Sep 15, 2017 15:54
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Goddamn, cricket must be exciting as gently caress
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Sep 15, 2017 15:56
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As opposed to baseball?
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Sep 15, 2017 15:57
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ElGroucho posted:Goddamn, cricket must be exciting as gently caress Baseball and Cricket are the two sports where you get about... 10-15 seconds of action with ~30 seconds of lull between them (also football, but football also has a running clock vs those two). The announcers will find time to point out stuff like this. In fact, that's half the appeal of watching those sports on TV or listening on the radio, the announcers just shooting the poo poo, fans mugging for a potential camera shot, and the players being dorks in the dugout.
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Sep 15, 2017 15:59
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ElGroucho posted:Goddamn, cricket must be exciting as gently caress 
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Sep 15, 2017 15:59
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RareAcumen posted:South Park strikes again! haha hilarious!
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Sep 15, 2017 16:18
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iospace posted:Baseball and Cricket are the two sports where you get about... 10-15 seconds of action with ~30 seconds of lull between them (also football, but football also has a running clock vs those two). The announcers will find time to point out stuff like this. This "whole girl in the stands" sequence is longer than a loving Red Sox at bat in Yankee Stadium
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Sep 15, 2017 16:27
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Cricket can be quite intense. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-iF09EhFOQ
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Sep 15, 2017 16:34
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iospace posted:Baseball and Cricket are the two sports where you get about... 10-15 seconds of action with ~30 seconds of lull between them (also football, but football also has a running clock vs those two). The announcers will find time to point out stuff like this. How long does a baseball match take to complete? The shortest format of cricket takes on average 3 hours, the longest can last up to 5 days, with stoppages for lunch and tea everyday.
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Sep 15, 2017 16:38
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ultrabindu posted:How long does a baseball match take to complete? The shortest format of cricket takes on average 3 hours, the longest can last up to 5 days, with stoppages for lunch and tea everyday. Usually between 2 and 4 hours. Technically it can go on forever but the longest they tend to go for is like 5 hours. There's no version of the game that could ever take five days though, that's insane.
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Sep 15, 2017 16:41
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ultrabindu posted:How long does a baseball match take to complete? The shortest format of cricket takes on average 3 hours, the longest can last up to 5 days, with stoppages for lunch and tea everyday. A 9 inning game can last usually between 2h45m to 3h, but that depends on a lot of factors, including what two teams are playing (Red Sox vs Yankees games are notorious for running long). Obviously if extras are needed, it can go anywhere from 20m to hours longer
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Sep 15, 2017 16:44
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Sep 15, 2017 16:44
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ultrabindu posted:How long does a baseball match take to complete? The shortest format of cricket takes on average 3 hours, the longest can last up to 5 days, with stoppages for lunch and tea everyday. Oh, and the other thing to remember is baseball crams 162 games from the end of March to the end of September, in 2-4 game series between another team (read: you play 2-4 games against the same team in usually consecutive days in the same location), which would be somewhat similar to the 5 day stuff. iospace has a new favorite as of 16:52 on Sep 15, 2017 |
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Sep 15, 2017 16:49
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Toast Museum posted:You all catch that "hot cop" selfie that was going around a few days ago? https://twitter.com/pixelatedboat/status/741904787361300481
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Sep 15, 2017 16:50
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Cricket is so easy to understand: hit a home run you get 6 points, hit it to the wall you get 4, every other hit is 1, your team bats forever then their team does. The little sticks get hit and you're out. Now you understand cricket and why cricket scores are 760-5
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Sep 15, 2017 17:09
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False, no one understands cricket. You've gotta know what a crumpet is to understand cricket.
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Sep 15, 2017 17:13
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Crumpets are loving awesome.
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Sep 15, 2017 17:24
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I understand cricket better than I understand myself.
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Sep 15, 2017 17:25
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U-DO Burger posted:False, no one understands cricket. You've gotta know what a crumpet is to understand cricket. When visiting NZ a few years ago, I was from time to time forced to watch cricket. The game was easy enough to figure out. The problem I had with it was the fact that you could pretty much tell by 30 minutes into the match who the loser was going to be, and there was not a single thing short of a miracle that could change the inevitable outcome. It was sort of like chess. You know you are going to lose, you can see the loss coming from a mile away, and there is nothing you can do to stop it. But at least in chess you can resign the game and skip all that misery. Not so in cricket. You got to spend the next half of the day running that poo poo into the ground.
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Sep 15, 2017 17:32
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U-DO Burger posted:False, no one understands cricket. You've gotta know what a crumpet is to understand cricket.
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Sep 15, 2017 17:34
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I know that cricket talk leads to jokes about English people, but my Indian students are loving rabidly obsessed with cricket.
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Sep 15, 2017 17:52
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CommonShore posted:I know that cricket talk leads to jokes about English people, but my Indian students are loving rabidly obsessed with cricket. Same with the Indian guys I work with. They fuckin LOVE cricket.
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Sep 15, 2017 17:54
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IExpXRsoEUc
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Sep 15, 2017 18:01
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Sep 15, 2017 18:11
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i like that his entourage seems ready to stomp that kid. also cricket is rad to have on tv in the background while drinking
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Sep 15, 2017 18:17
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83oa1S0x9zI
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Sep 15, 2017 18:26
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All I know is cricket robots are the worst.
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Sep 15, 2017 18:43
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TotalLossBrain posted:Same with the Indian guys I work with. They fuckin LOVE cricket. Next time they mention it say something like "Y'know, Indians always talk about how being conquered and brutally subjugated by the British Empire for so long and having that culture forced upon them was such a terrible thing but the fact that they still obsess over this British sport so much makes me suspect that they also miss it a tiny bit" and see how they react.  Edit: speaking as a guy who lives in Australia which is also an ex-British colony which is still obsessed with cricket, still has their flag on our flag, is still obsessed with the British royalty, etc etc.
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Sep 15, 2017 18:46
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Pretty much anywhere in the Commonwealth/former British Empire has some interest in cricket, except maybe Canada.
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Sep 15, 2017 18:53
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Inescapable Duck posted:Pretty much anywhere in the Commonwealth/former British Empire has some interest in cricket, except maybe Canada. Instead the Canadians corrupted American Football into weird Canadian Football
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Sep 15, 2017 18:56
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Inescapable Duck posted:Pretty much anywhere in the Commonwealth/former British Empire has some interest in cricket, except maybe Canada. Hong Kong loves horse racing, but as far as I know don't obsess over cricket. I don't know which is worse to like though. A cricket player doesn't generally have a heart attack and die whenever they see a bee or think about a bee.
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Sep 15, 2017 18:57
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:Next time they mention it say something like "Y'know, Indians always talk about how being conquered and brutally subjugated by the British Empire for so long and having that culture forced upon them was such a terrible thing but the fact that they still obsess over this British sport so much makes me suspect that they also miss it a tiny bit" and see how they react. That's the point. We're using the tools of the oppressor on behalf of the oppressed. It's more satisfying that way.
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Sep 15, 2017 18:58
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Inescapable Duck posted:Pretty much anywhere in the Commonwealth/former British Empire has some interest in cricket, except maybe Canada. Even countries can experience Stockholm Syndrome I guess.  Australia still has the British monarch as our head of state. People have tried several times to change that so we can finally become an independent nation but each time a majority of the politicians go "We can't get rid of the Queen!!!!" and that's the end of that.
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Sep 15, 2017 18:59
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Harry Potter on Ice posted:Cricket is so easy to understand: hit a home run you get 6 points, hit it to the wall you get 4, every other hit is 1, your team bats forever then their team does. The little sticks get hit and you're out. Now you understand cricket and why cricket scores are 760-5 
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Sep 15, 2017 19:14
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:Even countries can experience Stockholm Syndrome I guess. I reckon the end of the Queen will be the end of that.
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Sep 15, 2017 19:15
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a kitten posted:All I know is cricket robots are the worst. *Krikkit
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Sep 15, 2017 19:18
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Basebf555 posted:Usually between 2 and 4 hours. Technically it can go on forever but the longest they tend to go for is like 5 hours. There's no version of the game that could ever take five days though, that's insane. My mom is looking at this post and rolling her eyes My dad determinedly tried to get her to enjoy going to games when they were younger, and she always went along to be a good sport. One time my dad cajoled her into accompanying him to a doubleheader. Both games went into extra innings. Like multiple hours extra innings. I don't think she's ever forgiven him.
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Mr. Flunchy posted:I reckon the end of the Queen will be the end of that. I don't know, people love the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and would be happy to see them ascend. Now if it's the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall, it'll be a different story.
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