On Sat, 2005-12-31 at 21:14 -0800, jdow wrote: > From: "John Summerfied" <debian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > I wonder how many Americans know what a sticky wicket is? > > It's obviously a feature of a Cricket field that's been dunked in > too much honey. ---- I think it's more like the infield at Wrigley field in Chicago when they let the grass grow long and water it all night so that ground balls hit during the next days' game are slowed down so that the infielders can field them. Craig