The Nurdler

Twitter Updates: 2010-03-11

The Nurdler — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:58:00 +0000

Apologies for silence, we're still laid low with illness also broadband dead since Tues, only got slow expensive dialup. Signing off for now #
A small chink of light has appeared through the shutters at Nurdler Towers. Stomach bug in retreat and failed broadband restored. #
The batting partnership out of action for 3 days with illness and connectivity problems. Things still not right, but definitely better. #
@unslugged Any way that counts as an undeclared campaign donation for a candidate? If you're looking for the nuclear button, that is… in reply to unslugged #

Twitter Updates: 2010-03-09

The Nurdler — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:58:00 +0000

would like to apologise for today's execrable service. Nurdler Towers is a hotbed of vile infection. Disinfect this tweet before reading. #
Back to bed we go, bearing our glass of rehydration drink. @pcollingwood5 could tweet a picture of his bare bum today and we would not care. #

Quote of the day: 9/03/2010

The Nurdler — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:05:27 +0000

“To lightly paraphrase the late Dr H.S. Thompson, ‘The sports business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free and good men Ldie like dogs. There is also a negative side’” – The Old Batsman’s mind is on Lalit Modi and the IPL.

Read his ruminations in full here.

Quote of the day: 8/03/2010

The Nurdler — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:30:43 +0000

“It is actually an opportunity for Cook to improve himself as a captain, and to learn a lot over the next few weeks. He will almost certainly have to handle an attack featuring two spinners, too… it is good that we might well see more of what Cook is about as a potential future full-time England captain” – Aggers sees opportunities, not problems, for Alastair Cook in getting round England’s depleted bowling attack.

Read his full piece here.

Quote of the day: 07/03/2010

The Nurdler — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 07:30:21 +0000

“Thanks Swanny. That was a really helpful crash course in twittering… not. Chocolate fireguard comes to mind” – Paul Collingwood launches himself on the Twitter adventure.

Follow him here.

Twitter Updates: 6/03/2010

The Nurdler — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:58:00 +0000

Morning, nudgers and nurdlers. #
That is, nudgers and nurdlers and @nana_mac #
Thank'ee kindly to @rutheri for the retweet of today's quote. Always nice to know one person was reading #
A serious answer @rutheri the accounts we follow are almost always those Tweeting almost exclusively about cricket. #
Intriguing. We'll be keeping an eye on this one to see what happens. Is it The Brigadier or not? @pcollingwood5 #
That'll be a yes, then… #
Lo, for now the nation's nurdler-in-chief can address his people directly… all hail and follow @pcollingwood5 #
@Nana_Mac Know that feeling *very* well… in reply to Nana_Mac #
We're getting embarrassingly close to becoming a Paul Collingwood fan site, aren't we? #
The bastard child of the MCC and the IPL will never be seen St John's Wood: http://bit.ly/cZsu46 #
"The MCC committee has further decided that its best position lies in a broader relationship with the IPL as a whole." #
Also, Trafford council planners backing the Lancs redevelopment: http://bit.ly/aZXGNh But what will the councillors say? #
: (( RT @bbccricket England women defeated by 30 runs, India level T20 series at 1-1 http://bit.ly/92NgVb #
@Ben_Blackman We are standing by to receive batting tips. in reply to Ben_Blackman #

Quote of the day: 6/03/2010

The Nurdler — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:30:04 +0000

“Bangladesh won the toss, something regular captain Andrew Strauss would have never let happen” – reveal all his secrets he will not, young Jedi.

Read Cow Corner’s take on yesterday’s ODI win here.

Twitter Updates: 5/03/2010

The Nurdler — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:58:00 +0000

Good morning nurdlers, nudgers and other assorted prodders of the ball. Nurdler2 here, finally awake and catching up while the kettle boils. #
@grunthos1 Excellent, thank you. And delivered in the tones of the shipping forecast too – we salute you! in reply to grunthos1 #
@grunthos1 Thanks! (But the 'bloke' bit is wrong – 95% of Tweeting and all the website is done by Nurdler1 who's quietly female.) in reply to grunthos1 #
@grunthos1 She doesn't advertise it though so don't shout about it! in reply to grunthos1 #
@grunthos1 Quietly because she knows women in sport are less likely to get their opinion listened to than men ( How about just 'blog'? in reply to grunthos1 #
@grunthos1 Team sounds good to me – people often describe us like that. And now I'm shutting up before I put my foot deeper in it! in reply to grunthos1 #
"The first time the batsman tried to tonk it over the top, Luke Write was standing there." TMS commentary hits a blinder and its 204/6. #
Men. Typo monster intervened there. But you know who we meant. *Goes off to do 100 lines: "I must spell Wright right when I write"* #
Hmph. This morning's meeting cancelled. Still, we have a lot of biscuits and we won the cricket. And it's Friday. #
See? We were not the only people with the impulse to write mildly positive blog posts about KP: http://bit.ly/akaudm #
@Ammonyte @articulatebear Don't know about the summerhouse, but he does have a devil for a sideboard, we understand in reply to Ammonyte #

Quote of the day: 5/03/2010

The Nurdler — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:59:54 +0000

“England defeated Bangladesh by 45 runs in the third and final One-Day International to sweep the three-match series 3-0. Chasing 285 runs to win, Bangladesh managed 239-9 in 50 overs” – what a good way to start the weekend.

Read the full match report here.

Twitter Updates: 4/02/2010

The Nurdler — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:58:00 +0000

Morning all – England Women last-ditch T20 win: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/womens_cricket/8548868.stm #
Just discovered this service from Google: http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/landing/testcricket/ #
However, not hugely encouraged by the way it sasys "2008" at the top of the page… #
@Nana_Mac NZ to feature in today's QotD… in reply to Nana_Mac #
@Nana_Mac Video is hilarious – esp the other NZ batsman's ear-splitting grin while all this is going on. in reply to Nana_Mac #
@Nana_Mac We operate an equal-opportunity piss-taking policy round here. in reply to Nana_Mac #
@Nana_Mac Bit of a famous victory – wasn't that one of Aus's first losses all summer? Well done! in reply to Nana_Mac #
@Nana_Mac Sorry – have rectified the non-reply situation in reply to Nana_Mac #
We're going to stick our nurdling heads right above the parapets today and write a favourable post about KP. Please don't shoot them off. #
Here goes (dons tin hat) #
@unslugged imagrants = imaginative vagrants? Grants from the Institute of Management Accountants for hopeful young jobseekers? in reply to unslugged #
@chariscroft You're one of the sizeable minority, we guess in reply to chariscroft #
@legsidefilth Camberwick Green Cricket Club "the biggest and best ground in the UK" #lalitmodisays in reply to legsidefilth #
@legsidefilth IPL comes to Trumpton – that's a dangerous notion. We want to run the Camberwick Train Riders franchise in reply to legsidefilth #
Question: by embracing free-to-air telly as the ECB rejects is, has Modi put another one over on Giles Clarke? #
Allowing the @aggerscricket webchat to distract from the work I should be doing: http://www.testmatchextra.com/ #
Aggers has just said that the "funny and quick-witted" folks on Twitter give him some good commentary lines #
Another server box Stephenfried: RT @stephenfry
Lordy. I'd forgotten I did this. http://www.netmag.co.uk/fry/ #
He truly is the curse of server admins everywhere. #