Field Theory: It’s a new season
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“there are 6 sports in the world that are played with a net but no ball, and this is one of them”
Without resorting to Google or Wikipedia…
1. Ice Hockey
2. Badminton
3. Quoits
4. Frisbee Golf (?)
5 …Nope. I’m dry.
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…now I’ve followed Haydn’s links I see quoits was already on the list.
(Assumption : The net is part of separating teams or integral to scoring points/goals etc., and not just a safety device)
According to old-time English usage, fishing is “sport” and a net is used in fishing… (Grasping at straws?)
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Butterfly catching gets great coverage on ESPN, I’m going with that.
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Bassmasters also uses a net and gets ESPN coverage.
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1. Ice Hockey
2. Badminton
3. Quoits
4. Frisbee Golf (?)
5 …5. Underwater hockey.
6. Inline hockey. -
Actually I don’t know about 5. It says goals, but it wouldn’t make much sense to have a net underwater.
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Also known as the netball competition where the Bay of Plenty Magic come to your town and fuck over your team.
Ahem. Waikato -Bay of Plenty Magic.
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Also known as the netball competition where the Bay of Plenty Magic come to your town and fuck over your team.
Hadyn, your blog just suddenly got picked up on a lot more google searches for porn I’m guessing.
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Ahem. Waikato – Bay of Plenty Magic.
Yeah I don’t like writing the Waikato bit either :)
Also known as the netball competition where the Bay of Plenty Magic come to your town and fuck over your team.
Hadyn, your blog just suddenly got picked up on a lot more google searches for porn I’m guessing.
That and the Max Mosley orgy reference
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6. Inline hockey.
Doesn’t that use a hockey ball?
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6. Inline hockey.
Doesn’t that use a hockey ball?
No that’s roller hockey, which is played on quads. Inline hockey is played on inline skates, with a puck.
See, for example, this puck.
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1. Ice Hockey
2. Badminton
3. Quoits
4. Frisbee Golf (?)
5 …5. Underwater hockey.
6. Inline hockey.7. Fishing
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8. Gladiatorial combat.
Damn! I was about to say that
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Actually, there are hundreds. Halo, Quake, World of Warcarft … all played with a Net.
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9. Roller derby, if you count the fishnets. ;)
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9. Roller derby, if you count the fishnets. ;)
Nah, you’ve got to have balls to step willingly bout with those ladies.
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Good god my english is atrocious.
Read as:
Nah, you’ve got to have balls to willingly bout with those ladies.
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to willingly bout
Split infinitive?
Just winding you up :)
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Would you believe that I got a scholarship mark in my bursary English exam?
It was a while ago.
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I forgot to mention that the baseball season also started yesterday and the Mets are on a roll winning their first game…only 999 games* to go!
*exaggeration
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But you can bask in the glory of your 100% winning record for the season.
(As a Highlanders supporter I have come to recognise that we should celebrate whatever statistics we can.)
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How about that the Highlanders have a better points differential than the Hurricanes at the moment?
Or that despite having one less win than the Brumbies, you’re ahead of them? -
Lovely. But it is all those bonus points from where they have snatched defeat from the jaws of victory or had the match stolen by some dodgy reffing decisions (what” me biased?) They also represent where we could have been about 3 points better off.
Still, I was gratified to see we were holding up 7th place despite the crap start to the season. But I have serious doubts about making the semi’s.
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Good to hear you on NatRadio this morning, H.
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