Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Journeys in self entertainment
Legendary game for long car journeys: pub cricket.
The batting team is looking for pubs whose name indicates possession of legs. The number of legs = the number of runs scored. For example:
The Black Bull = 4 runs
The Headless Woman = 2 runs
The Fox and Hounds = about 68 runs (you may have to argue a bit)
The fielding team is looking for pubs whose name indicates no legs at all. Each one counts as a wicket against the batting side. For example:
The Rocket = wicket
The Cottage = wicket
The Dolphin = wicket
When playing I tend to rule any pub titled The something-something Arms is a dot ball (ie: no runs, no wicket.) This being because a coat of arms, whilst not having any legs of its own, commonly depicts heraldic beasts (eg: Lion, Unicorn, etc.) Dot ball just means less arguing all round.
***
Car, A road in Wales; Dan batting.
Dan: Ooh, looks like I've got this one sewn up...
Fin: ?
Dan: You may not have seen it, but we just went past a hostelry which bore the somewhat unlikely monicker of The Entire Human and Animal Population of Delhi.
Fin:...
***
He didn't entirely believe me.
The batting team is looking for pubs whose name indicates possession of legs. The number of legs = the number of runs scored. For example:
The Black Bull = 4 runs
The Headless Woman = 2 runs
The Fox and Hounds = about 68 runs (you may have to argue a bit)
The fielding team is looking for pubs whose name indicates no legs at all. Each one counts as a wicket against the batting side. For example:
The Rocket = wicket
The Cottage = wicket
The Dolphin = wicket
When playing I tend to rule any pub titled The something-something Arms is a dot ball (ie: no runs, no wicket.) This being because a coat of arms, whilst not having any legs of its own, commonly depicts heraldic beasts (eg: Lion, Unicorn, etc.) Dot ball just means less arguing all round.
***
Car, A road in Wales; Dan batting.
Dan: Ooh, looks like I've got this one sewn up...
Fin: ?
Dan: You may not have seen it, but we just went past a hostelry which bore the somewhat unlikely monicker of The Entire Human and Animal Population of Delhi.
Fin:...
***
He didn't entirely believe me.
