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Something Rhymes with Purple

Sony Music

Comedy, Arts, Education

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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We’re stepping up to the crease this week as we test our knowledge of the rich, and sometimes baffling, language of cricket. We discover the agricultural origins behind some of the terms, we find out the difference between the different ducks, and we have to admit to being stumped by some of the lingo along the way. As always we have a lot of fun, answer some of your brilliant questions, and Gyles signs off with a beautiful and poignant poem. A Somethin’ Else production We love answering your wordy questions on the show so please do keep sending them in to [email protected] To buy SRWP mugs and more head to.... https://kontraband.shop/collections/something-rhymes-with-purple. We currently have 20% off all our merchandise in our store. If you would like to join the Purple Plus Club on Apple Subs please follow this link https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/something-rhymes-with-purple/id1456772823 and make sure that you are running the most up-to-date IOS on your computer/device otherwise it won’t work. Susie’s Trio: Flabellation: using a fan to cool down Fletcherize: to slowly chew your food (strictly speaking 30 times) Nyctalopia: poor vision in low light Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:09.9	We're in the height of summer here in Britain where we make something rhymes with purple.
1:14.5	And one thing we British folk go berserk bonkers mad for is a summer of sport.
1:21.2	We've just had Wimbledon and now it's cricket's turn to dominate the back pages and occasionally
1:28.2	the front pages for the next few weeks or even months.
1:33.4	Susie, Dent, are you a cricket fan?
1:35.8	I wouldn't say I would sit down and watch the cricket on the telly, but on those few occasions
1:43.6	when the ashes have been incredibly tight, then I love nothing better than listening to Agas.
1:50.4	Jonathan Agnews, a brilliant cricket and commentator on the radio.
1:54.1	So I actually listened to most of my sport rather than watch it and I love it that way.
1:59.4	Football, Formula One, whatever, I just find much more exciting strangely on the radio.
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