Couple of quizzes to keep you entertained. There are no real rules; I will post the answers after a suitable period of time. Discussion is permitted.
Cwiz 1: Prisons
1. In which novel did Edmond Nantes escape from the Chateau d’If?
2. In which prison was the Marquis de Sade incarcerated?
3. Which South African prison was named after the Afrikaans word for seal?
4. Which Cavalier poet wrote, “Stone walls do not a prison make”?
5. Which US prison took its name from pelicans?
6. Who wrote
I never saw a man who looked,
With such a wistful eye,
Upon that little tent of blue,
Which prisoners call the sky.
7. Tartarus was a dungeon in Greek myth; for whom was it built?
8. Frank Darabont directed which prison movie?
9. Which isolated UK prison opened in 1809 to house Napoleonic War prisoners?
10. In 1952, the Kray twins were held in which historic prison?
This cwiz is courtesy of ProfessorPineapple
Cwiz 2: Scrambled Plays
1. Forgoing toadwit
2. Meth cab
3. Née in lewd farmyards
4. Limp agony
5. Anal seas fathomed
6. Sex up or die
7. A Leo knocking bar
8. See earthling games
9. I scorn hero
10. Sole had soul
Ovally Balls 
“I’m surprised that using subtitles on the telly has the same effect.”
Not so much, the criticism of the films was that they were cut in half when the were shown on BBC 4, and also that they were similarly cut for the DVDs that were offered for sale here. The Alba screenings are a rare chance to see the Ken Burns film in their entirety.
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Your serious response has got me worried Ticht. I’d better make it clear that was a joke and I fully support the billingual carry-on (I genuinely do). I can’t go living my life looking over my shoulder in fear of an assassination attempt by Mr Urdd.
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Big Jack Charlton is a goner. A genius of a coach who could rustle up an Irish-qualified player from almost anywhere. Christy with the music and words
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Sorry CMW, I blame the white rioja for my tunnel vision
Sad news on Big Jack, he seemed to be a good guy as well as a successful one.
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Been a bad run for Leeds United’s great team though obviously they’re all getting to an age. Really enjoyed the success of Jack Charlton’s Ireland team even if (especially because?) the football was pretty awful at times. Good pundit too (and not just for his pronunciation of “goals”):
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CMW, the football wasn’t great. In fact, they didn’t really play any football until the ball got near the opposition penalty box.
It would’ve been interesting if the Great Brady had been a few years younger. He got a ban around the time of Euro 88 so couldn’t play in that and then had a falling out with Big Jack before Italia 90.
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Naarch relegated. Didn’t see today’s game, but I’ll hazard a guess they weren’t ever so good. Watching mostly on Match of the Day before lockdown they looked to have been quite unlucky a lot of the time. Having watched three games live since then they have definitely got what they deserved.
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So far Holder doesn’t seem to be running through England the second time around. Maybe it’s not all about selection and the decision at the toss and all that really happened in the first innings is that he and Gabriel bowled well and England’s batsmen weren’t up to it.
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Game still in the balance with England effectively 37/2, but would be disappointing if they don’t save it from here.
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That’s made it more interesting. Make it 37/3. Quite pleased with that as long as it doesn’t get out of hand…
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Watched the game today. Norwich so bad they let West Ham score 4. I don’t think it was that they gave up, I think it most more resigned to relegation.
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@BB – I see the first two were from a free-kick and a corner which is par for the course. Norwich can’t defend them and compound this by giving away a lot of soft free-kicks.
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If England up the tempo this evening and have a thrash tomorrow morning they could set the Windies at 280-300 target in 2.5 sessions. Would be an interesting final day!
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Llanelli v Pontypridd on S4C
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I watch the RWC final recently for the first time since the game was played. Tonight I’m going to re-watch the Semi final between NZ and England for the first time, I recall it being a tremendous performance from England, we’ll see
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@Ticht – there was a final? I heard it was cancelled.
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It’s a very frustrating watch from a Scottish point of view, Refit. There are possibly two players in the England lineup that I’d have over their Scottish counterpart, Billy V, if fit, Tuilagi, if fit and Itoje, okay three. If I was pushed for just one it would be Itoje, but we could never do to New Zealand what England did there, we were close a couple of years ago and that was down to playing the wide game, but England bullied New Zealand in that semi final, we could never do that.
Of course DeeBee’s lads did exactly the same to England in the final, and then some, and we’ve beaten SA where we’ve never beaten the ABs
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Frustrating from a Welsh point of view too as it meant it was England waiting in the final who we always have a chance against. Have to console ourselves with the thought that the absolute worst case scenario was a good bit more likely than the best case one!
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Norwich got to be first on Match of the Day!
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Yep, England were nearly perfect in that game . Thanks Ticht.
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Unlike the media to keep talking about an English World Cup victory.
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Well well! Campbell retired hurt and Brathwaite gone soon after! Both openers back in the hut inside 5 overs! 200 looks a long way off…
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7/2! Archer firing them in – and out! Brooks caught with his pants down and plumb in front!
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Hope and Chase. Chase and Hope. It’s exactly what the Windies will want from this pair.
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Hope gone! And with him, the chase? 27/3 and floundering. Wood replaces Archer and immediately goes straight through Hope’s guard to splinter the timber!
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Iks’s Wolves a goal to the good against the rotters from the wrong side of Stanley Park at half time!
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West Indies stagger to lunch at 35/3. England’s session by some margin. Got the extra 30-odd they wanted this morning before ripping through the Windies top order. All the bowlers really stepped up: Archer got the first two and Wood the 3rd, but Jimmy’s tight, probing length (stop it, you at the back!) was excellent in ensuring the batsmen never settled.
Great session! 165 or 7 wickets to win, with 73 overs so a result is not in doubt (weather permitting), with England now odds on.
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Wonderful Wolves go two up! So this is what we need from the remainder of the season: Man City banned from Europe and Chelsea and Man Utd to lose all their remaining matches. England’s reps in next season’s Champions League then being the royalty of Liverpool and the unlikely lads of Leicester, Wolves and Sheffield Utd. You know you all want it too! Get the voodoo dolls out!
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3-0 Wolves and worthy of a top 4 spot!
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Mark Wood off the field. Not sure why. Leaves England with 3 frontline bowlers? Another twist in the tail. Test cricket, I missed you!
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Refit, last week Mo’unga executed a perfect hit/tackle on his own 5m line that prevented a certain try. Dislodged the ball and sent it flying 10m back when the oppo had an open goal line.
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And Stokes of course… dimwit.
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Ball getting a little softer without starting to swing too much and the pitch seems to be holding up. Windies have a 20 over window here to knuckle down and put themselves into a winning position. A wicket and England just edge ahead again.
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Didn’t know Wolves were playing today. We were poor in our last two games so I’m a bit surprised.
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A drop from Buttler and a missed run out chance. Pressure getting to England. Already on the Windies. Great cricket!
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Another misfield and possible chance? Drinks in the afternoon session and the Windies are edging ahead. Almost halfway, plenty of overs, but 3 down and one retired hurt. A couple of wickets now and England are back in it and on top. Another 10 or 15 overs of these two and the Windies are within touching distance of the win.
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And the Archer’s bolt is true! Jofra strikes and ends a 70-something run partnership! 108/4 and pretty even again! 92 needed with 6 wickets in hand, albeit one of those has a likely broken toe and can’t use a runner if he comes back.
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Wolves looked like a team where everyone knew exactly what they should be doing and did it. Everton looked like a team that knew exactly what they SHOULDN’T be doing and did it anyway. Plus “England’s Jordan Pickford” in the Everton goal showed why he’s so highly overrated. Don Carlo’s got a lot of work to do at Everton – he could start by getting rid of about 9 of today’s lineup.
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Villa one up at half time. Win this and they drag Watford and West Ham and theoretically Brighton, back into the relegation battle.
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BB I like your analysis of Everton’s state of play. May they change nothing.
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Dowrich gone! Shorter from Archer has him jumping and not watching. Caught at 1st slip! No! Referred and it hit his elbow, not glove! 81 to win, but you sense Archer could run through them on his own. But he’s also bowled 12 of the 40 overs thus far. How much has he got in the tank?
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Snorter, spellchecker. Snorter.
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Nah, I don’t mind Everton, and I like Ancelotti (and his ever changing eyebrow). It was the very definition on an ‘On The Beach’ performance, not helped by the fact they have a dodgy (and stodgy) midfield and crap goalkeeper.
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Jimmy back to use his guile and finds the edge first up. No 2nd slip so it runs away for 4 and a gutsy 50 for Jermaine Blackwood.
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Strays onto the pads later in the over and clipped through midwicket for four more. 72 to win. Pitch just doing a bit now, but not alarmingly so.
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Mark Wood back. Hero or goat time. He’s replaced Jofra Archer who has been excellent all day. Already close to 90mph but thus far being managed by Blackwood and Dowrich. Then Blackwell almost cuts to Stokes in the gulley! Two runs instead. 66 to win. Time for the champagne to be cracked? Not yet!
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