In an age when PR journalism seems to be taking over, few things seem to provide that glimmer of hope. Notable among them are some columns by renowned journalists. Although, most columns today merely paraphrase the news of the day, there are few columns that keep the hope of true journalism alive.
I've for long been an admirer of M J Akbar, Editor-in-Chief, Asian Age. His Byline every Sunday is something definitely worth reading. Speechless is one such article that makes me acknowledge the insight possessed by this man. Do read (and I wish our PM Mr. Manmohan Singh, too, reads this article).
Try this if the link doesn't work:
http://www.asianage.com/presentation/leftnavigation/mjakbar
Sunday 10 June 2007
Tuesday 5 June 2007
The tea towel explanation of cricket!
The tea towel explanation of the game of cricket is a comic explanation of the game that has been current in the UK since the 1980s. It was made popular when the text was printed on a best-selling tea towel. The text runs as follows:
Cricket: As explained to a foreigner...
You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out.
When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out.
When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game.
Although intended to be comical and being very difficult to understand, this is an entirely correct explanation of Cricket.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_towel_explanation_of_cricket
Cricket: As explained to a foreigner...
You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out.
When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out.
When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game.
Although intended to be comical and being very difficult to understand, this is an entirely correct explanation of Cricket.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_towel_explanation_of_cricket
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