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1. Nigel

   There's a whole list of these in a book I was reading about Rugby in South Africa. Whether or not I can now find the book is another matter.

   Tell you what, I'll keep you posted.

   Until then, ciao.
   Nigel.

   07 Mar 2006, 01:00

2. Nigel

   I seem to have mis-remembered what I read…

   These are actually "moralising slogans", borrowed from the world of sport. And that's not the world as in 'Earth', but the Antipodes/southern hemisphere generally, so some of these will sound unfamiliar.

   Here goes:

   1. Play the game
   2. Toe the line
   3. Fair play
   4. Up with the play – erm, ok
   5. On the ball
   6. Go in to bat
   7. Hit for six
   8. Pull together
   9. May the best man win – definitely a cliché
   10. Crack at the whip
   11. Level playing field – another one
   12. Throw in the towel
   13. Some others which I don't get.

   That was fun. But at least we're allowed to write about sport in our Finals (or at least, I got away with writing about the attachment Australians have to the Queen when the Commonwealth Games comes 'round).

   Nigel.

   09 Mar 2006, 20:10