G'day Nicolaas,

09-Apr-03 22:36:01, Nicolaas Hawkins wrote to Miles Maxted
     Subject: Boo

r NH> You got a silly point?  [Oooh-ER!]

 NH> I remember, MANY more years ago than I want to think about, to the
 NH> days of the Sports Post (Wellington equivalent to the old 8
 NH> O'Clock) where cartoonist Nevile (or is it now Sir Nevile?) Lodge
 NH> did a full-page cartoon of all the fielding positions, giving an
 NH> artist's impression of the mental image, conjured up by the
 NH> sometimes unfortunate names of the positions - square leg, deep
 NH> fine leg, silly point, cover point, slips, and so on.  Real
 NH> gut-bustingly funny stuff
Wow..... The Sports Post.... I was real sorry to see that die.
AIRI the last use I had for the Sports Post was when I went to a dance
in Wellington and lived at Strathmore Park. Walking home I was when I
caught up with a Penguin plodding due South alongside the Wgton Airport.

I wrapped it up in my Sports Post and took it home. It looked a little
sickly you see. We kept it in the washouse for a couple of days
then took it to Moa Point where it continued its determined march South.

Kind regards,
Tony.


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