Comments on: On Zak Crawley and being ‘a natural’ https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/on-zak-crawley-and-being-a-natural/2020/08/22/ Independent and irreverent cricket writing Mon, 24 Aug 2020 19:11:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.3 By: Sam https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/on-zak-crawley-and-being-a-natural/2020/08/22/#comment-264569 Mon, 24 Aug 2020 19:11:24 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=24145#comment-264569 In reply to A P Webster.

‘Thank you, my love’

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By: Ged Ladd https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/on-zak-crawley-and-being-a-natural/2020/08/22/#comment-264568 Mon, 24 Aug 2020 18:07:24 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=24145#comment-264568 In reply to Ged Ladd.

Imagine a dash between the question mark and the left bracket, Bert – is the phrase in parenthesis a full sentence?

Nevertheless I appreciate the freebie. But it does feel a bit like a freebie offered by a drug dealer outside the school gates; I’m hooked. Are there any BOGOFs or multi-buy offers available? – (still asking for a friend).

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By: The Smudge https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/on-zak-crawley-and-being-a-natural/2020/08/22/#comment-264567 Mon, 24 Aug 2020 17:51:50 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=24145#comment-264567 In reply to A P Webster.

Thank you gents. Any excuse to rediscover the Conchords again will always lift my day.

Sort of apropos of test related comedy clips, did anyone else pick up on Straussy saying “Damp Squid” yesterday?

One wonders if he also places women on pedal-stools, as per Reynholm vs. Reynholm

https://youtu.be/XnXKVY-_i2c

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By: Bert https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/on-zak-crawley-and-being-a-natural/2020/08/22/#comment-264566 Mon, 24 Aug 2020 13:56:36 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=24145#comment-264566 In reply to Ged Ladd.

When a full sentence is used parenthetically, the full stop goes inside the brackets.

As this is part of our entry-level basic Grammar and Punctuation package, the fee is waived in this case.

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By: Ged Ladd https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/on-zak-crawley-and-being-a-natural/2020/08/22/#comment-264565 Mon, 24 Aug 2020 12:35:55 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=24145#comment-264565 In reply to Bert.

This is a truly excellent-sounding service, Bert. Just what the doctor ordered in these unprecedented, socially-distanced times.

What are your fee rates for the service? (I’m asking for a friend).

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By: Ged Ladd https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/on-zak-crawley-and-being-a-natural/2020/08/22/#comment-264564 Mon, 24 Aug 2020 12:27:06 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=24145#comment-264564 In reply to A P Webster.

Top reference, APW.

That Conchords lyric was the first thing that popped into my head when I read the line about learning the flute in this KC piece. Well done you for referencing it.

An absolute classic song, Inner City Pressure – vid below –

https://youtu.be/7wqfcwgT0Ds

Enjoy.

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By: A P Webster https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/on-zak-crawley-and-being-a-natural/2020/08/22/#comment-264563 Mon, 24 Aug 2020 09:36:31 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=24145#comment-264563 In reply to Deep Cower.

But if it was flooter, we’d lose one of the best Flight of the Conchords rhymes:

So you think maybe you’ll be a prostitute
Just to pay for your lessons, you’re learning the flute
Ladies wouldn’t pay you very much for this
Looks like you’ll never be a concert flautist

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By: Bert https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/on-zak-crawley-and-being-a-natural/2020/08/22/#comment-264562 Mon, 24 Aug 2020 09:25:07 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=24145#comment-264562 Birds build nests, which makes nests a part of nature. In the same way, nuclear power stations are natural. There is literally nothing that can ever be done that isn’t natural.

(This reply was brought to you by Philosophy Takedowns Inc, for all your pedantry needs. Someone raised a perfectly legitimate point that you want to nullify without adding anything to the discussion? Understand exactly what they’re driving at but still feel the need to miss the point completely? Not enough people think you’re a wanker? Now with added smugness to ease you through those first few hours of consequent loneliness.)

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By: Bert https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/on-zak-crawley-and-being-a-natural/2020/08/22/#comment-264561 Mon, 24 Aug 2020 09:14:32 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=24145#comment-264561 In reply to Ged Ladd.

Irrational numbers? You mean like caffeine or amphetamines?

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By: Deep Cower https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/on-zak-crawley-and-being-a-natural/2020/08/22/#comment-264559 Mon, 24 Aug 2020 07:21:21 +0000 https://www.kingcricket.co.uk/?p=24145#comment-264559 Flautist, huh? So not a flooter then? Once again the English language disappoints all by choosing the less funny alternative.

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