Not -so- easy, since I'm an American (and accordingly am flummoxed by cricket), and the photo was taken 2 years ago...
--- Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There is an easy way to find out. It was very > successful during WWII > when detecting German spies who were trying to pass > themselves off as > English gentleman. > > You must first engage them in conversation. If they > are well-trained > they will at first be reluctant to talk to > strangers, but a comment > about the frightful weather we've been having > recently should elicit a > response. Following that express your hope that > things will brighten > up in time for the start of the cricket season. A > lively conversation > will ensue about cricket, during which you may let > slip a passing > remark about Dudgeon's wonderful double-century in > the 3rd test > against Australia at Wagga Wagga during the winter > tour of '27. > > If the fellow you're chatting with says "Dudgeon? > Surely you mean > Wibble, and wasn't that at Trent Bridge? And if I > remember correctly, > didn't he score a hat trick for Accrington Stanley > against the > Woolwich Arsenal in the FA Cup Final? And wasn't it > in the summer of > '30?" then you know for sure he's an Englishman for > no foreigner could > have spotted such a subtle sporting error. > > Of course, you yourself are now in danger, for the > gentlemen will have > recognised your error, and suspect you of being a > German spy. You must > immediately draw your service revolver from your > holster, and shoot > him dead on the spot, taking care not to scorch the > cuffs of your > tweed jacket. > > Bob > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Rick Womer > > Sent: 07 May 2008 15:45 > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > Subject: Re: May PUG is up > > > > No fights, and they were speaking German. Hmmm... > > > > > > > > > > > Rick Womer's fans in Munich are English > football > > > fans, the distinctive > > > > red markings the cross of St George. > > > > > > > Are you sure? Let's ask Rick. Hey, Rick. Did > they > > > start a fight while > > > you were there? > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
