TheBanyanTree: Re: The Dumpster

[Red Pepper]

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I'm a streaker - I always leave major streaks when I try to clean the
windows.
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Margaret, this line made me laugh. Australian sport went through a phase
in the 70s (and possibly 80s) where cricket matches, and occasionally
other matches such as Australian Rules football, were plagued by people
who insisted on running naked through the play. This was guaranteed to
get them notoriety, as the event was always covered on the nightly news.
Men or women, it didn't matter. It was guaranteed to infuriate the
players, and one or two cricket players responded with a little too
much, um, swing behind the bat. No-one was ever hurt but it was always a
laugh.
 
Anyway, these naked runners were called "streakers".  It doesn't happen
much any more, as security on the grounds has tightened up over the last
decade or so. I kind of miss it, to be honest - we Australians take
sport very seriously, and it certainly lightened the mood when a
streaker caused momentary havoc.
 
Anita