Comments on: Ties in the rain: A history of the C-word http://www.sportsleader.co.za/peterchurch/2009/10/19/ties-in-the-rain-a-history-of-the-c-word/ Thu, 17 May 2012 13:53:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Ian http://www.sportsleader.co.za/peterchurch/2009/10/19/ties-in-the-rain-a-history-of-the-c-word/#comment-6986 Ian Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:46:58 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/peterchurch/2009/10/19/ties-in-the-rain-a-history-of-the-c-word/#comment-6986 Thanks Pete for a thoroughly enjoyable read . . . now what needs to be done to overcome this bothersome tendency? Thanks Pete for a thoroughly enjoyable read . . . now what needs to be done to overcome this bothersome tendency?

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]]> By: Adam Wakefield http://www.sportsleader.co.za/peterchurch/2009/10/19/ties-in-the-rain-a-history-of-the-c-word/#comment-6967 Adam Wakefield Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:21:46 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/peterchurch/2009/10/19/ties-in-the-rain-a-history-of-the-c-word/#comment-6967 Chris makes a fine point. We do indeed enjoy finishing off the finer things in life. Nice read, and brings back bad memories. I still suffer temporary cold sweats because of 1999 (2000?). Being only 13 at the time, I was scarred for life from that point onwards. Damn it. On the brightside, we can take out our frustrations on the English who are touring later. Going to be great, especially if Pietersen makes it. Chris makes a fine point. We do indeed enjoy finishing off the finer things in life.

Nice read, and brings back bad memories. I still suffer temporary cold sweats because of 1999 (2000?). Being only 13 at the time, I was scarred for life from that point onwards. Damn it.

On the brightside, we can take out our frustrations on the English who are touring later. Going to be great, especially if Pietersen makes it.

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]]> By: Jonathan King http://www.sportsleader.co.za/peterchurch/2009/10/19/ties-in-the-rain-a-history-of-the-c-word/#comment-6962 Jonathan King Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:31:48 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/peterchurch/2009/10/19/ties-in-the-rain-a-history-of-the-c-word/#comment-6962 Beautifully researched and written. What really caught my eye was the heading “A history of the C word” In view of the subject and the description of events, some readers will relate the “C” word in this article to mean “Chokers” or synonyms like strangle, suffocate, gag. On the other hand, some of us would read the meaning of the “C” word in this context slightly differently. I can’t imagine either Klusener or Donald calling each other Chokers during their first communication after that memorable circus like stunt. The other rendering of the “C” word is far more likely to have been used. I am sure that I speak for many of my sporting colleagues who have either heard or found occasion to use the other C word, when I say that our experiences would have been far less colourful had we not been able to use the word to describe some of the antics of our fellow players. Kingdom. Beautifully researched and written.
What really caught my eye was the heading “A history of the C word”
In view of the subject and the description of events, some readers will relate the “C” word in this article to mean “Chokers” or synonyms like strangle, suffocate, gag.
On the other hand, some of us would read the meaning of the “C” word in this context slightly differently.
I can’t imagine either Klusener or Donald calling each other Chokers during their first communication after that memorable circus like stunt. The other rendering of the “C” word is far more likely to have been used.
I am sure that I speak for many of my sporting colleagues who have either heard or found occasion to use the other C word, when I say that our experiences would have been far less colourful had we not been able to use the word to describe some of the antics of our fellow players.
Kingdom.

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]]> By: Chris McCallum http://www.sportsleader.co.za/peterchurch/2009/10/19/ties-in-the-rain-a-history-of-the-c-word/#comment-6953 Chris McCallum Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:35:46 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/peterchurch/2009/10/19/ties-in-the-rain-a-history-of-the-c-word/#comment-6953 The single most important point is that the teams were not the same over the years and I can't believe that South Africans generally can be branded as bad finishes. They are brilliant at finishing off beer,borewors and biltong. The single most important point is that the teams were not the same over the years and I can’t believe that South Africans generally can be branded as bad finishes. They are brilliant at finishing off beer,borewors and biltong.

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]]> By: Haiwa Tigere http://www.sportsleader.co.za/peterchurch/2009/10/19/ties-in-the-rain-a-history-of-the-c-word/#comment-6951 Haiwa Tigere Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:20:18 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/peterchurch/2009/10/19/ties-in-the-rain-a-history-of-the-c-word/#comment-6951 As an australian I really enjoyed reading this. Should you run out of Sjambooek in this self flagellation we will gladly provide the rare kangaroo skin to make a special quality sjamboek. We will never run out of kangaroes. its the least we can do. No dont hank me.Thats what friends are for. I am sure future cricketers reading this will be encouraged not to choke-NOT As an australian I really enjoyed reading this. Should you run out of Sjambooek in this self flagellation we will gladly provide the rare kangaroo skin to make a special quality sjamboek.
We will never run out of kangaroes. its the least we can do.

No dont hank me.Thats what friends are for.
I am sure future cricketers reading this will be encouraged not to choke-NOT

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]]> By: Jeremy James http://www.sportsleader.co.za/peterchurch/2009/10/19/ties-in-the-rain-a-history-of-the-c-word/#comment-6949 Jeremy James Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:49:50 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/peterchurch/2009/10/19/ties-in-the-rain-a-history-of-the-c-word/#comment-6949 Shame man, its haunted them for a while now, but just to correct you (im no expert), but the 2000 WC is actually in 1999, and "What he doesn’t know is that the mathematics is wrong, and the numbers represent the equivalent and not the winning run target" was not the complete story - it was the media spin show SA to have botched up the calculation, but a while back on SAFM during radio commentary, Eric Simons gave the full story. (which i conveniently don't remember properly - or it was just Simons covering his own @$$. Keep them coming. Shame man, its haunted them for a while now, but just to correct you (im no expert), but the 2000 WC is actually in 1999, and

“What he doesn’t know is that the mathematics is wrong, and the numbers represent the equivalent and not the winning run target” was not the complete story - it was the media spin show SA to have botched up the calculation, but a while back on SAFM during radio commentary, Eric Simons gave the full story. (which i conveniently don’t remember properly - or it was just Simons covering his own @$$.

Keep them coming.

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