Comments on: Hyperbole Watch: The Greatest Game on Sky Sports

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 08:55:16 +0000

In reply to Deep Cower. He is a bit French.

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 08:54:34 +0000

In reply to Essie. We can always leave it in drafts until it ripens.

By: Ged Ladd

Ged Ladd — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 07:49:13 +0000

In reply to Deep Cower.

Timothée Chalamet has some French blood, which possibly explains the use of the accent in his name.

My mother was named Renée in the East End of London in 1922 by working class parents without even a hint of French origin. Where the accent idea came from in her case is lost in the mists of time. Most of her family believed that she latterly “acquired” the accented version of her name, but on my mother’s death I uncovered her birth certificate and the accent is there, along with another mysterious intervention by her parents. I sketch these thoughts here only because I have for some time intended to write an Ogblog piece on that story and this thought from DC has jogged my memory to do so.

By the way…

…It isn’t hard to pronounce; just think of the sound at the end of the word “way” and you are there. “ Timothay”…”Renay”.

By: Deep Cower

Deep Cower — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 07:18:51 +0000

In reply to Fred Grace. I wouldn’t go that far.

By: Fred Grace

Fred Grace — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 05:16:00 +0000

In reply to Deep Cower. and possibly French

By: Deep Cower

Deep Cower — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 03:27:01 +0000

I want to agree with this Timothée Chalamet fellow, I really do. In fact, if he had not said what he did, I would have probably said something similar. But I cannot agree with him for two reasons: 1. I don’t know who he is, and 2. One should, as a rule, not trust people with accents over their e’s. If you are going to leave half the world’s population wondering how to pronounce your name, what kind of a person are you, really? Borderline psychotic, perhaps and definitely a sociopath.

By: Essie

Essie — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 21:36:25 +0000

The Headingley Ashes Test was superior because I was there, rather than being at home painting the living room ceiling and switching between TMS and Sky depending on which commentators were on.
I did vaguely think about sending you a match report, but it’s only been three years, so probably a bit recent.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 20:12:57 +0000

Owzthat isn’t played with dice, a cube, but with six sided cylinders. I don’t want this to be overlooked in a discussion of the greatest game of cricket ever played.

By: Ged Ladd

Ged Ladd — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:09:33 +0000

The greatest cricket match ever played was this one.

https://ianlouisharris.com/2005/07/31/far-and-away-the-most-exciting-game-of-cricket-i-have-ever-played-tufty-stackpole-v-the-childrens-society-north-crawley-31-july-2005/

Fact.

By: Bert

Bert — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 13:50:08 +0000

What if you'd asked Paul Atreides himself? I can't see him being an ODI fan, at least not over test cricket. Not profound enough, not enough opportunity for surly introspection on the ultimate fate of the universe. He would definitely consider the Headingly test to be greater the ODI final, but not in the sense of enjoying the result, only in understanding its importance on the path towards darkness. Duncan Idaho might prefer ODIs, although I think that's less certain. I'm going with T20 cricket for pretty much all the Harkonens, even Sting. He feigns a certain depth, but all his stuff is just pop songs really. David Lynch, now there's a man who would revel in that ODI final. It was only one severed ear away from being exactly like his work.