It's just not Cricket

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  1. GrumpyCabbie

    GrumpyCabbie Senior Member

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    I saw this and wondered what our American (and Canadian) friends think of the following link;

    BBC News - Could America take to cricket?

    I can just see you in your cricket whites wasting a sunny afternoon whilst drinking tea :D

    So, do you think it'll catch on? and what twist would you add? :eek:
     
    #1 GrumpyCabbie, Jan 21, 2010
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    More Corporate sponsership.
    Steriods.
    Replace tea with beer.
    Cheerleaders.
    Fantasy cricket gambling.
    Athletes with criminal records.

    Nope...still won't fly here.
     
    #2 Darwood, Jan 21, 2010
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    I read that one this morning. Cricket is going to be a tough sell to Americans.

    Tom
     
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    hyo silver Awaaaaay

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    But there's no blood. How could it be a real sport if there's no blood?
     
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    I would like to subscribe to your newsletter and hear more about this.
     
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    Baseball's sort of an adaptation of cricket, isn't it?
     
    #6 hyo silver, Jan 22, 2010
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    It will never really catch on here in the USA. If you want proof I have but one word: soccer.
     
    #8 bighouse, Jan 22, 2010
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    Soccer? Oh, you mean football.

    Tom
     
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    Football? Oh, you mean handball. :p

    Soccer is everywhere around here. Every field is busy all weekend long - boys play Saturday, and girls play Sunday. Weekday practices are held under lights in the winter.
     
    #10 hyo silver, Jan 22, 2010
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    gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllll!!!!
     
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    GrumpyCabbie Senior Member

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    You don't play Rugby and that's much rougher than that game you call football. You won't see Rugby players in padded gear and helmets.

    :D
     
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    But I thought that was cos you weren't any good at it. Whereas with Cricket you couldn't be any worse than the England team :(
     
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    Yes, we do. It was the first organised team sport I played. There are Canadian rugby teams at many levels, for both men and women. Pads are for wimps. :)
     
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    Ooops sorry didn't see the BC in your profile. I know the Canadians play it but you have ice hockey which I believe is popular :) That never took off over here, though there are ice hockey teams in most cities.

    Wonder if our American friends have played or even heard about Rugby?
     
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    Yes, hockey is very popular, and it's definitely a blood sport.

    BTW, thank you for recognising the distinction between Canadians and Americans. :)
     
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    Of course there's a difference between Canadians and Amercians: You have health care- we have guns.
     
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  18. GrumpyCabbie

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    No problem. It's easy to make the distinction. Canada is like the best bits of American and Europe all rolled into one. If you could heat it up a little in the winter time you'd be onto a winner :D
     
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    JimboPalmer Tsar of all the Rushers

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    It is going to take a LOT of beer to sell Americans on curling. (I grew up watching curling on Victoria and Vancouver channels from Bellingham)
     
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    ...and we thank you for recognizing the difference. :p

    Actually, those of us in the northern "blue" states have attitudes much closer to Canadians than to Real Americans (NASCAR, beer, and guns).

    Tom
     
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