“I kick arse for the lord!”

Aye (England fan, so know merely unfounded optimism, occasional joy and mostly crushing despair). That Pakistan team of the late 90s-early ‘00s was second only to Australia in terms of talent but boy was there a serious difference in their competence.

Right? In the last few decades Pakistan have played some of the most scintillating, skilled and exciting cricket I’ve ever seen. Yet their ability to piss on their chips by doing extraordinarily stupid execution of the basics has been a constant, too. Must be infuriating to be a Pakistan fan.

If you want an explainer for “How not to run between the wickets” , please check this Inziman ul Haq lowlight reel. Gifted batsman, large adult boy, utterly incompetent at a very important part of the game that involves lumbering 22 yards

It pains me to admit it, but yer right. Damn, I only just got the stench of rooting for the 2011 Bruins out of my clothes.

Pakistan and comedy run-outs: the gift that never stops giving. Somewhere Inzaman ul Haq is nodding approvingly.

There’s anecdotal evidence of American and British security services taking blindfolded suspects on ‘helicopter rides’ where they hover a few feet above the ground for a while then claim they’re at several thousand feet and push the victim out. Quite popular in Northern Ireland once upon a time, apparently.

Counterpoint: Not on your Nellie.

I believe Steve Goodman had several thoughts along these lines

Turkish barbers shouldn’t be too hard to find anywhere in Europe. My small Irish city has at least five and they all advertise the wet shave

Quick, put up the FJM-Signal.

And there was I thinking that the only animals that scared Aussies were crocs and box-jellyfish

Yeah. Of all the King stories, that's the one that nags at me on sleepless nights.

That’s Harvard referencing style, my friend. Way I was taught to do it at college. Actually, should probably have been (Smith, 2001) now that you mention it.

I dunno. While Miller deserves to eat every fucking molecule of shit that can be thrown at him, then shit out that shit and eat that shit (Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back 2001) I’m not all that cool with the (admittedly weird) actions of a child being held up to lambast the adult. We were all maladjusted little psychos…

Man, Link motherfucking Wray isn’t in the HOF which is enough of a travesty to warrant torching the place (as would be inducting warramt, i suppose)

Forgive me if this is a dumb question, but what happens if the ABA decide to disbar Kavanaugh following, say, a House investigation that reveals he perjured himself?

me too. Also geting increasingly distant..

I remember seeing the BBC series “The Planets” many years ago and the awe-inspiring nature of the Voyager missions blew my mind then. That these tiny machines, launched a year after I was born, have travelled so far and still tell us new information is... well, it beats religion.

This is a guy who has the “Dicks/Assholes/Pussies” speech from Team America printed out (in Comic Sans, natch) and framed on his office wall and doesn’t realise that it’s a joke.