tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post8374440063562812177..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: Ironic CricketBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-7533309290338647842006-12-20T10:07:00.000+00:002006-12-20T10:07:00.000+00:00Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels volleyball)Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels volleyball)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-36479188161431058792006-12-19T22:15:00.000+00:002006-12-19T22:15:00.000+00:00It is a shame that Bryan made a silly remark about...It is a shame that Bryan made a silly remark about the Royal, since she seemed to accept the award with good, modest grace. However, the broader point of Bryan's article is correct. <br /><br />If one looks at those sportsmen and women who have sustained excellence over a period, certain names spring to my mind:<br /><br />Pete Sampras (tennis); Bjorn Borg (tennis); Don Bradman (cricket); Shane Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-71022538083965181432006-12-19T10:45:00.000+00:002006-12-19T10:45:00.000+00:00I have to agree with Anonymous. Class warfare is a...I have to agree with Anonymous. Class warfare is all well and good but manners is manners.<br />And regarding the Ashes, how in hell did they pick Giles ahead of Panesar. And as for that Geraint Jones....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-52128245417398094212006-12-19T10:43:00.000+00:002006-12-19T10:43:00.000+00:00My bottom is in perfect proportion to the rest of ...My bottom is in perfect proportion to the rest of me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-82342501847751504082006-12-19T08:04:00.000+00:002006-12-19T08:04:00.000+00:00Don't worry, Anon, the apology was ironic. Mrs Mid...Don't worry, Anon, the apology was ironic. Mrs Midge, you are right. But I am unclear about the status of your bottom in this matter.Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-21862397643514069792006-12-18T20:48:00.000+00:002006-12-18T20:48:00.000+00:00Aw, please don't apologise. I thought you were ri...Aw, please don't apologise. I thought you were right the first time round - the personality of the year was clearly the horse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-75323661717162517842006-12-18T19:43:00.000+00:002006-12-18T19:43:00.000+00:00This is an outrage. I wonder if she were one of th...This is an outrage. I wonder if she were one of the common sort, would you have referred to her as a large bottomed commoner?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-73735249357988280882006-12-18T19:30:00.000+00:002006-12-18T19:30:00.000+00:00What about me? Big deal if she is a large bottomed...What about me? Big deal if she is a large bottomed royal who rides horses. I'm the one who should be granted the apology.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-60519463776119585112006-12-18T18:30:00.000+00:002006-12-18T18:30:00.000+00:00Anon, you are quite right. I apologise.Anon, you are quite right. I apologise.Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-53572193697873510412006-12-18T18:25:00.000+00:002006-12-18T18:25:00.000+00:00I find your insulting comment about Zara Phillips ...I find your insulting comment about Zara Phillips redolent of a childish desire to shock. Please leave this kind of thing to the Guardianistas in future it is, after all, their trademark and probably copyright.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-15899370215234013202006-12-18T12:53:00.000+00:002006-12-18T12:53:00.000+00:00One of the reasons is that as soon as they win som...One of the reasons is that as soon as they win something -anything- they are mades lords or knights or other silly things like that. They also all seem to get stress related illnesses,strain something or become male models and never play again. It seems to be part of the culture to rest on our laurels and watch the world run, shoot or bat past us.<br /><br />This is my world ranking:<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com