Comments on: Glory Be http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/22/glory-be/ Blessays, blogs and blisquisitions Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:18:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: scoobydo http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/22/glory-be/comment-page-1/#comment-16439 scoobydo Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:59:14 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/22/glory-be/#comment-16439 Batty. All quite batty. Batty. All quite batty.

]]> By: charlesm http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/22/glory-be/comment-page-1/#comment-16311 charlesm Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:38:50 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/22/glory-be/#comment-16311 Broad was certainly a 'baby-faced Aussassin' on Friday! Long may he keep sending England's opponents pavilion-wards. Broad was certainly a ‘baby-faced Aussassin’ on Friday! Long may he keep sending England’s opponents pavilion-wards.

]]> By: michaeljra http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/22/glory-be/comment-page-1/#comment-16293 michaeljra Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:07:39 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/22/glory-be/#comment-16293 I was standing about 10 places behind you in the "line" for Customs when I read this. That was an odd experience, I must say... I have found an Australian bar in Greenwich called "Eight Mile Creek" which is showing the Ashes today. The English/Irish bars do not seem interested. Wife and I heading there shortly. I was standing about 10 places behind you in the “line” for Customs when I read this. That was an odd experience, I must say…

I have found an Australian bar in Greenwich called “Eight Mile Creek” which is showing the Ashes today. The English/Irish bars do not seem interested. Wife and I heading there shortly.

]]> By: ianfennell http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/22/glory-be/comment-page-1/#comment-16231 ianfennell Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:43:03 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/22/glory-be/#comment-16231 Oh glorious summer. Mine is the long suffering of the Sussex supporter rendered painless by unbridled success. Mine is the obscure branding- a gay cricket fan, made eutopic by the golden boys Oval endeavours, my handsome sporting hero- and a sport of no adopted obsession. Mine is a share in this glory upon the 10th to fall. Be it by sweat, by dusty pitch or bizarre conclusion by the hatted man. bring it on oh Sunday. Make my joy complete. Oh glorious summer. Mine is the long suffering of the Sussex supporter rendered painless by unbridled success. Mine is the obscure branding- a gay cricket fan, made eutopic by the golden boys Oval endeavours, my handsome sporting hero- and a sport of no adopted obsession.
Mine is a share in this glory upon the 10th to fall. Be it by sweat, by dusty pitch or bizarre conclusion by the hatted man. bring it on oh Sunday. Make my joy complete.

]]> By: MayorBee http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/22/glory-be/comment-page-1/#comment-16227 MayorBee Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:32:02 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/22/glory-be/#comment-16227 Looks like golden boy has a spot of herpes in that photo :S Looks like golden boy has a spot of herpes in that photo :S

]]> By: Selma http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/22/glory-be/comment-page-1/#comment-16225 Selma Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:07:55 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/22/glory-be/#comment-16225 Goodness, I know as well as any what brings on words like those (and for me it's usually he of music or film, but sport will do). It's an odd dilema, the admiration of skill torn at by the somewhat overwhelming distraction provided by other aspects of the possessor of the former. One must ask oneself whether it really is the skill which impresses, and the answer, while making some self-evident avoidance of the real quesiton, is usually that yes, the skill is the drawing factor. But the other can't be ignored. Which leads to the inevitable "Oh pants!" or similar. Possibly even "Stinky poo, stinky poo, knickers knickers knickers" if Terrance is to come into it. Anyway, good luck with that. He really is a damn good cricketer. Yeah, that's it. Damn good. Goodness, I know as well as any what brings on words like those (and for me it’s usually he of music or film, but sport will do).

It’s an odd dilema, the admiration of skill torn at by the somewhat overwhelming distraction provided by other aspects of the possessor of the former. One must ask oneself whether it really is the skill which impresses, and the answer, while making some self-evident avoidance of the real quesiton, is usually that yes, the skill is the drawing factor. But the other can’t be ignored.

Which leads to the inevitable “Oh pants!” or similar. Possibly even “Stinky poo, stinky poo, knickers knickers knickers” if Terrance is to come into it.

Anyway, good luck with that. He really is a damn good cricketer. Yeah, that’s it. Damn good.

]]> By: wisecur http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/22/glory-be/comment-page-1/#comment-16223 wisecur Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:01:30 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/22/glory-be/#comment-16223 Once went to a match in Leeds and the crowd were the most exciting part.No fan looking for a fight in the name of there sport. But as a game I just cannot get into it.Tried time and again. Oh well it may be my Scottish blood.May they play well and the best side win. Once went to a match in Leeds and the crowd were the most exciting part.No fan looking for a fight in the name of there sport.
But as a game I just cannot get into it.Tried time and again.
Oh well it may be my Scottish blood.May they play well and the best side win.

]]> By: judinw8 http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/22/glory-be/comment-page-1/#comment-16221 judinw8 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:51:50 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/22/glory-be/#comment-16221 Young Mr. Broad is certainly candy for the eyes! I, too hope he has a long, healthy career on the pitch. As someone born and raised in the US, I have come to the love of cricket late in life. My first two years in London the game was a total mystery. I was fortunate to sit down for lunch one day with a few young men who were more than happy to explain the game's basics to me and have grown to love the game as my understanding grew. Now I am the resident expert (a laughable term to any true cricket fan), in my home town of Portland Oregon (west coast) I enjoy your blogs as I always find at least one new word to look up in the dictionary. My education, both in sport and vocabulary, continues. Young Mr. Broad is certainly candy for the eyes! I, too hope he has a long, healthy career on the pitch.
As someone born and raised in the US, I have come to the love of cricket late in life. My first two years in London the game was a total mystery.
I was fortunate to sit down for lunch one day with a few young men who were more than happy to explain the game’s basics to me and have grown to love the game as my understanding grew.
Now I am the resident expert (a laughable term to any true cricket fan), in my home town of Portland Oregon (west coast)
I enjoy your blogs as I always find at least one new word to look up in the dictionary. My education, both in sport and vocabulary, continues.

]]> By: Gerti http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/22/glory-be/comment-page-1/#comment-16215 Gerti Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:04:35 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/22/glory-be/#comment-16215 How someone so euphoric (and slightly fanboyish ? ;o)) is still able to produce such a glorious miniblog, I do not know. But I am very happy for you that things are going so well for England! By the way, typing into a tiny mobile requires VERY delicate fingers... Well, I´d better stop before I start to sound too fangirly, but I´ll keep my fingers crossed :o) How someone so euphoric (and slightly fanboyish ? ;o)) is still able to produce such a glorious miniblog, I do not know. But I am very happy for you that things are going so well for England! By the way, typing into a tiny mobile requires VERY delicate fingers… Well, I´d better stop before I start to sound too fangirly, but I´ll keep my fingers crossed :o )

]]> By: Aurora http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/22/glory-be/comment-page-1/#comment-16213 Aurora Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:22:47 +0000 http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/08/22/glory-be/#comment-16213 ...uhm ...I guess you won ...Good! :) …uhm …I guess you won …Good! :)

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