I Play With Words
[c=#BF0000][b]THE GRUESOME TRUTH[/b]
The origin of some common sporting idioms
[b]HE TOOK HIS EYE OFF THE BALL[/b]
A particularly vicious delivery removed the right eye of the batsman, which adhered to the ball. As the batsman retrieved his organ, the commentator was heard to make the above remark
[b]HE LOST HIS LEG STUMP[/b]
This batsman had already had his left leg amputated following a complicated break sustained when facing an Australian fast bowler. In a tragic coincidence, the same bowler "finished the job" with a slightly higher delivery in another match two years later.
[b]HE WAS BROUGHT DOWN IN THE BOX[/b]
This same batsman also liked to play football. At the first match of the season, with his cricketing injuries, it was somewhat difficult to go down to the changing rooms from the pitch. The box proved useful on this occasion.
[b]HE HIT THE BAR[/b]
After giving away several matches by missing his penalty shootout kick in every international match over the last five years, this striker turned to alcohol
[b]
HE SHOT INTO THE CROWD[/b]
This horrific drink-fuelled incident followed. Arrested immediately and stripped of the pistol he had hidden in his shorts, the unhappy striker is serving a life sentence
[b]HE TOOK A LEFT TO THE TEMPLE, AND FINALLY ENDED UP AT THE HOSPITAL[/b]
This unfortunate boxer missed the fight as he was unable to locate the venue
[b]
HE KICKED HIS TEAM TO VICTORY[/b]
A skilled but brutal rugby captain secures a win, but at a cost. Fourteen players were admitted to hospital with severe bruising.
[b]OVER![/b]
A term the cricket umpire uses to indicate that the match is not over
And finally...
[i]HE HAS THE BALL - HE'S NOW ONLY A FEW YARDS FROM THE GOALMOUTH, WiTH ONLY THE GOALKEEPER TO BEAT - HE TAKES HIS SHOT - AND SCORES! YES, SCORES! SCORES OF FANS IN THE CROWD BEHIND THE GOAL BOO AND HISS AND JEER AT THIS IDIOT WHO SHOOTS FROM THREE YARDS OUT AND MANAGES TO MISS THE OPEN GOAL BY ABOUT TEN YARDS TO THE LEFT[/i]
He was fired.
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The origin of some common sporting idioms
[b]HE TOOK HIS EYE OFF THE BALL[/b]
A particularly vicious delivery removed the right eye of the batsman, which adhered to the ball. As the batsman retrieved his organ, the commentator was heard to make the above remark
[b]HE LOST HIS LEG STUMP[/b]
This batsman had already had his left leg amputated following a complicated break sustained when facing an Australian fast bowler. In a tragic coincidence, the same bowler "finished the job" with a slightly higher delivery in another match two years later.
[b]HE WAS BROUGHT DOWN IN THE BOX[/b]
This same batsman also liked to play football. At the first match of the season, with his cricketing injuries, it was somewhat difficult to go down to the changing rooms from the pitch. The box proved useful on this occasion.
[b]HE HIT THE BAR[/b]
After giving away several matches by missing his penalty shootout kick in every international match over the last five years, this striker turned to alcohol
[b]
HE SHOT INTO THE CROWD[/b]
This horrific drink-fuelled incident followed. Arrested immediately and stripped of the pistol he had hidden in his shorts, the unhappy striker is serving a life sentence
[b]HE TOOK A LEFT TO THE TEMPLE, AND FINALLY ENDED UP AT THE HOSPITAL[/b]
This unfortunate boxer missed the fight as he was unable to locate the venue
[b]
HE KICKED HIS TEAM TO VICTORY[/b]
A skilled but brutal rugby captain secures a win, but at a cost. Fourteen players were admitted to hospital with severe bruising.
[b]OVER![/b]
A term the cricket umpire uses to indicate that the match is not over
And finally...
[i]HE HAS THE BALL - HE'S NOW ONLY A FEW YARDS FROM THE GOALMOUTH, WiTH ONLY THE GOALKEEPER TO BEAT - HE TAKES HIS SHOT - AND SCORES! YES, SCORES! SCORES OF FANS IN THE CROWD BEHIND THE GOAL BOO AND HISS AND JEER AT THIS IDIOT WHO SHOOTS FROM THREE YARDS OUT AND MANAGES TO MISS THE OPEN GOAL BY ABOUT TEN YARDS TO THE LEFT[/i]
He was fired.
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