This is pretty much unforgivable. Reporting on the Women’s World Cup, they’ve gone with:
“Spirited WI make it to maiden final”
Clearly, it should be: “Spirited WI make it to maidens’ final.”
Stop, stop. Wait a minute.
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February 13, 2013 at 4:09 pm
This is an encouraging performance by the Women’s Institute. I didn’t even know they had a team.
February 13, 2013 at 4:21 pm
Their demographics must be dramatically different from the stereotypical view if they are eligible for a maiden’s category match.
February 13, 2013 at 5:30 pm
Have you ever bowled a maiden over, KC?
(Ged Ladd chortles to himself at great length, exceedingly pleased with his own sense of humour and the extremely positive effect said sense of humour has upon the ladies.)
February 13, 2013 at 5:39 pm
Maidens? Ordinarily, we concede.
February 13, 2013 at 5:58 pm
I noticed another massive error on the Cricinfo homepage.
It says ‘SL batting implodes’ whereas it should have said ‘Women shouldn’t be playing cricket. They should get back in the kitchen and make the tea. Silly women’.
February 13, 2013 at 6:55 pm
Why do women have small feet?
So they’re less likely to over-step the popping crease and bowl a front-foot no-ball.
/hereallweek
February 13, 2013 at 6:58 pm
No balls
February 13, 2013 at 9:59 pm
@ Sam – I noticed an error in your comment. It should have read “I’m an idiot who lacks a sense of humour, so I compensate with stupid remarks.”
February 13, 2013 at 10:23 pm
Awbraee – I was being sarcastic. You’re not from round here, are you?
February 13, 2013 at 10:44 pm
Missed out on the chance to use the classic “I know you are, but what am I?”
February 14, 2013 at 1:34 am
Sarcasm is normally distinguishable by being funny, sorry I didn’t recognise it there.
February 14, 2013 at 8:10 am
Yeah…well…shut up
February 14, 2013 at 1:35 pm
Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, so surely it is normally distinguishable by not being funny?
If it’s funny you’re after you’ve clearly come to the wrong place….
February 14, 2013 at 1:38 pm
That’s what your mum said
February 14, 2013 at 2:21 pm
All comments that appear on this website are sarcastic and don’t mean what they say.
February 14, 2013 at 2:43 pm
You’re so right, Bert. You really are the most perspicacious, delightful, eloquent, insightful writer.
February 14, 2013 at 3:30 pm
There’s no need for abuse, Sam. Besides, I didn’t mean it.
February 13, 2013 at 10:43 pm
you know KC, I tuned into the website today with a view to ask you your views, if any, on all these women running around in ‘cricket”s name (suggestions welcome on how the apostrophe should have been used). from what i gather, you may be mildly interested.
February 14, 2013 at 4:21 am
Stafanie, Merissa, Shemaine – It’s good to see the West Indian “change a letter or two” names applies to the women as well.
February 14, 2013 at 4:39 am
Good point, well made, Micko.
Plus plenty of room for commentary confusion if WIW play the identical twin combination of Kyshona and Kycia Knight in the same match.
February 14, 2013 at 2:04 pm
“Alright Mrs Quintyne, is your Shaquana playing out today?”
February 14, 2013 at 11:52 am
Haha!! Nice one!
The WI girls would do well to emulate the mens team which won the WT20 in Sri Lanka.
I love underdogs 🙂
February 14, 2013 at 2:50 pm
The Cricinfo front page also informs me that NZ have momentum on their side going into the 3rd Twenty20.
I caught myself thinking for a moment, “Really, they’re still using that? Don’t they read the blogs I do? The nincompoops.”
February 14, 2013 at 3:14 pm
Will there be a Queen cricket now? Or will Clarke win that also.
February 14, 2013 at 3:36 pm
Any Thoughts on this KC
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/nirmal_shekar/cricket-belongs-to-its-genuine-fans/article4412167.ece
February 14, 2013 at 4:14 pm
The same thoughts as most people, we’d hazard. Absolutely bizarre.
February 14, 2013 at 5:31 pm
“Sport, let me say this for a millionth time, is about people.”
I suspect that Nirmal Shekar had not, in fact, said “sport is about people” 999,999 times prior to that article.
Indeed, I am 125% sure that he had not made that statement that many times previously.
February 14, 2013 at 7:39 pm
I hope that KC and all his court will infuture make sure their metaphors stand up to strict scrutiny in this age of infotopia, of Twitter and Facebook and SMS.