Follow Directions No Matter What

                           OR “P” OFF WITH THE SKIP

Team Selections

Cartoon inspired by a poem sent to me  by John Leitch called the wailing wall

They beat their breasts and cried out loud,
As they faced the northern wall,
Where the selectors had placed the team selections
On the notice board was their call.

There were some that swore and some that cried,
And some who stood and muttered
Some were proud, some were coy,
And others merely stuttered.

There were voices raised in anger,
Shrill screams split the air,
There were those who didn’t say a thing,
Because they really didn’t care.

“I wont play with him”, one said,
“He’s a bloody hopeless skip.”
And one who very quietly said,
“It’s time I took my trip.”

There were many self selections,
There were lots of “bloody hells!”
There weren’t very many
who said the Selectors had done well.

The players knew who should be there,
They knew who to pick,
Just ask them when you hear them say,
“That selector is a $$##@!.”

Each year the tears get deeper,
As on the floor they fall,
From those who stand in anguish
Before the wailing wall.

A Sticker To The Rules

Thanks to John Leitch for his contribution to this cartoon in relation to a Country Bowls Club

COUNTRY RULE 37

Old George Jones of bowling fame

Was always quoting the “Laws of the Game”

But one day he failed me an answer to give

And I’ll never forget it as long as I live

An old jersey cow strolled onto the green

And dropped the biggest dollop I’ve ever seen

It was only a metre away from the jack

His bowl got stuck in it and he wanted it back

I said “You can’t have it, don’t be a fool …

If you touch that bowl you’ll be breaking a rule”

So he rushed to his bag and took out his book

Turned over the pages and had a good look

Then he said “There’s nothing in here to say,

that I can’t get my bowl and continue to play”

I said “Now listen George, and don’t cause a commotion,

Rule 37 says … you can’t interfere with a bowl that’s in motion”

GreenKeepers Nightmare