In article <7d5ej1pvgcmf7th3vs5rjsq085sl2afqhn@4ax.com> on Sun, 25 Sep 
2005 22:29:30 +0100, mike@jackalope.demon.co.uk (Mike Holmans) wrote:

> On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 11:00 +0100 (BST), richard@gadsden.name (Richard
> Gadsden) tapped the keyboard and brought forth:
> 
> >In article <KYCdnXc7M6WNmqjeRVn-sg@rcn.net> on Sat, 24 Sep 2005 
> > 00:58:07 -0700, swazoo@rcn.com (Jeff Lichtman) wrote:
> >
> >> > Would the bat count as part of the body for being safe?
> >> 
> >> No. Although there's nothing in the official rules that says so, I 
> >> guarantee no umpire would consider a runner safe who touched a base 
> >> only with a bat or other object. A runner wouldn't even be safe if 
> >> he touched a base with his cap held in his hand.
> >
> > OK, because that's why cricketers run with their bat - because they 
> > can score just by putting their bat over the crease.
> 
> I doubt that Shane Warne worries about his bat and the crease when
> scoring - surely it's more to do with his texting thumb.
> 
> Admittedly, this lame excuse for a joke is merely a front for asking
> Mr Gadsden whether it is likely that I have ever sold him a Liberator
> songbook, and if so what he thought of my wife's rendition of "Stand
> By Your Vote" on Wednesday night.

Well, I have bought several Liberator songbooks, so I guess the chances 
are good.

And your wife sang like the good ol' Oklahoma gal she is.  Even if she is 
an MFY fan.

PS (to your wife): Greatest choke in history.

-- 
Richard Gadsden
"I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death
your right to say it" - Attributed to Voltaire