Watching cricket this evening and listening to the commentators bought a smile to my face. Both commentators are Lancastrian and both are not in their first flush of youth.
They were commenting on Lancashire had several games of T20 cricket matches in a week. "Bumble" was one of the commentators and "Walt" the other. Bumble was on about the washing of their whites. Walt then stated that they would almost certainly laundered fir them. This started Bumble off. He then started to say that when he started playing cricket. It was up to the players to make sure that their whites were clean every day. He then proceeded to state that washday at his house was on a Friday. Walt queried this stating that most homes wash day was on a Monday. Friday was his retort that was when the mangle was used. Walt then asked him if they had a dolly tub. Not only a dolly tub but an enamel bath. To be honest, I think he meant a tin bath. He then stated that bath night was every other Thursday. He then proceeded to state that the bath was in front of the fire. His Father got in first, his Uncle second and he was last. He said that for some reason his Uncle stayed with them for some time.
Although each house had a set routine. We always had a bath on a Sunday night and changed clothes. Mind you after a bath it was bed. Generally very early. Monday was wash day at ours, It didn't matter if the sun was shining, heavy rain was falling or snow on the ground. Monday was wash day. Having them talk about wash day bought back memories.
Finally, a couple of days ago, I was watching Eurosport showing Tour de France. A French T.V. crew hit one of the leading riders and knocked him off his bike the cyclist behind him was thrown into the air and landed on barbed wire. The commentators were shocked. As it happened, today they mentioned the poor cyclist who was thrown on to the barbed wire. He told them that he had to have, I think 17 stitches where his legs had been lacerated. I am sure that the clip will eventually be on YouTube.
My best friend rung me up tonight and told me he will visit me tomorrow so I may not write a blog. More soon.
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I'm watching snooker from Thailand courtesy of Eurosport.
ReplyDeleteThere are two old gits commentating on these matches too (I suspect from a studio in the UK) and the older was talking about a fifteen year old boy who is top in Poland. At one point he said he could hardly get his own fifteen year old son to a snooker table 'even if I give him a good hiding'. Then he went on this boy and how he used to do that to him but that now the guy was getting 'a bit big' and had won 'the last three fights - er play fights' they'd had.
I think that as well as getting more young people into some sports (like cricket and snooker perhaps) the broadcasters should get some younger commentators as well!
Not content with talking this sort of garbage one of them went on to accuse the Polish kid of playing a bad shot: oh yeah? So that's why the other player tapped the table in appreciation and then failed to be able pot anything.
Oh for some decent commentators!