Adventures on the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour (and in other sports and games). Ham and Egger – 1. n. Orig. Boxing. An amateur or semi-professional boxer, esp. of mediocre skills (broadly) an oaf; palooka (Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Vol 1, 1994) 2. n. From the old days when miners held boxing matches, the winner got money, the loser got a ham and egg meal (Webster's New Millennium Dictionary of English). Ham and Eggs – Richard Gottfried’s pre-competition meal of choice.
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
What the Dickens?
I spotted a piece in yesterday's Daily Express about Charles Dickens in a list of 'Ten things you never knew about...Dickens'. I never knew he "hated the game of Croquet."
I understand he wasn't a fan of trains either. Two of my favourite pastimes. Admittedly if he played croquet on the Thanet seafront it could on occasions be quite bleak. I wonder whether John Betjeman liked croquet?
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I understand he wasn't a fan of trains either. Two of my favourite pastimes. Admittedly if he played croquet on the Thanet seafront it could on occasions be quite bleak. I wonder whether John Betjeman liked croquet?
A comment from the Runner-up in the 1999 European Golf Croquet Championship! A true honour.
Cheers John ;-)
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