Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihlpg.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!ihlpg!sed408 From: sed408@ihlpg.UUCP (s. dugan) Newsgroups: net.tv.drwho,net.sf-lovers,net.misc Subject: Re: The End of the World, Thursday 5 September, 1985! Message-ID: <1210@ihlpg.UUCP> Date: Tue, 10-Sep-85 10:31:42 EDT Article-I.D.: ihlpg.1210 Posted: Tue Sep 10 10:31:42 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 11-Sep-85 06:18:09 EDT References: <568@stc-b.stc.UUCP> <853@abnji.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 71 Xref: watmath net.tv.drwho:1399 net.sf-lovers:10000 net.misc:8568 Followups: net.misc > >In article <844@abnji.UUCP> nyssa@abnji.UUCP (nyssa of traken) writes: > >>To-day the English look pretty much assured of a major victory > >>(upset) against the Australians in the last test at the Oval. > > > >Upset ?? UPSET!!!! > >Prepare to defend yourself sir ! > > I am! I must call it an upset! Consider: > 1982-3: England beaten for the Ashes in Australia, finish LAST > in a one day tournament. > 1983: England loses their first match at home to New Zealand ever! > 1984: England swept at home (first time ever) by the West Indies. > That winter, Australia performs credibly against the West > Indies. England are also drawn at home by Sri Lanka! (Remember > that?) > > When I was last in England (May of this year) very few people gave > England a chance against Australia. I, actually, was one of the few. > (For confirmation, ask Ian Raine at mcvax!ukc!stc!iclkid!ijr.) > > >My seconds will call on you later. > > Afraid to fight your own battles? :-) > > > -> :-) > > > > >> > >>PS A sofa did appear and disappear to-day at the Oval, interrupting > >>play. > >> > >Yeah - it was the Australian "batsmen". > > > > > >Regards > > Derek > > > >!seismo!mcvax!ukc!stc!dbmk1 > > > >I've heard that re-incarnation is making a come-back. > > Are you refering to G Gooch? > > >PS To anyone in OZ who might get this and see you in > >'87. > > This is assuming that you lot survive this winter! > > Gee, it must be hard being a low order batsman for the West Indies > when you play England, you never get the chance to bat.... > -- > James C. Armstrong, Jnr. {ihnp4,cbosgd,akgua}!abnji!nyssa > > Maybe they'll want one of your women to experiment on, perhaps > I shall take this one to them! > > -who said it, what story? (Get the reply to me by Thursday!) Would you idiots please keep this out of net.singles? It hardly belongs. -- Sarah E. Dugan "One Day At A Time" ########################################################################### # AT&T Bell Labs IH 1D-408 The Forest (home) # # Naperville-Wheaton Rd. 1353 Crab Apple Court Apt. 101 # # Naperville, Illinois 60566 Naperville, Illinois 60540 # # (312) 979 - 5545 (312) 355 - 0445 # ###########################################################################