Can we just assume that every post from now until January will be about the Ashes?

[lemonbella]

I'm just about to watch the 200th episode of Stargate SG1 so there may be a non-cricket post in a while.

However:

I am ready. I have my England shirt on. I have my Ashes Pyjamas on. I have my GeraintCoffee ready (it's from Papua New Guinea courtesy of indian_skimmer) and I have a chocolate pudding in case something goes horribly wrong. Not that it will.

Also, The List of Good People with Entirely Correct Opinions About Geraint Jones got namechecked in a random comment in the Guardian today, without me even being involved. The Word is spreading.

My personal aims this Ashes series are as follows:

1) Get The List of Good People With Entirely Correct Opinions About Geraint Jones mentioned on the OBO again. And, extend the membership to more than three (Rob Smyth, Rob Key and Charles Colville).

2) Exchange another set of e-mails with Rob Smyth of The Guardian about our Geraint-themed wedding and nipple clamps.

3) Not steal any of indian_skimmer's words of wisdom and pass them off as my own, albeit unintentionally.

ETA: indian_skimmer has reminded me The List Of Good People With Entirely Correct Opinions About Geraint Jones currently holds the following names:

Rob Smyth, Rob Key, Charles Collville, 22% of Guardian readers, 91% of the residents of Kent, The sports writer from The Kent Gazette, Martin Van Jarsveld, Steve Harmison, Andrew Flintoff and Duncan Fletcher.

Comments

[indian-skimmer.livejournal.com]

Geraint's special South African is on the List Of People With Entirely Correct Opinions too, as is 89% of the population of Kent and the writers of The Kent Gazette. We should probably let Steve, Fred and Duncan Fletcher on there too for being entirely correct in public several times.

Rob, Rob and Charles aren't alone.

[indian-skimmer.livejournal.com]

And if you do it again I'll tell Rob. He'll stop thinking you're funny and I'll lure him away by agreeing entirely with his opinions about Ian Bell.

[lemonbella.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's very true. We need to keep a permanent record otherwise I forget. Also, to protect against fly-by-nights trying to get on it once he wins us the Ashes.

[lemonbella.livejournal.com]

I'm fairly certain Rob stopped thinking I was funny quite a while ago.

[indian-skimmer.livejournal.com]

On the other hand he's still willing to talk to you about ginger cricketers and nipple clamps, so it's not all lost.

[indian-skimmer.livejournal.com]

There will be a special Special List Of People Who Always Had Entirely Correct Opinions About Geraint Jones.

The fly-by-nights won't be allowed on that.

[lemonbella.livejournal.com]

That's very true. In fact, it coould be considered progress.