If you have no idea what a granny shot is and you try googling it, the chances are, you will come up with an extraordinary array of porn images featuring elderly women. Well that is not what I am talking about. If you keep scrolling down the display of unusual erotic images, eventually you will come to a photograph of an athlete taking a basketball shot in a most unusual way. … [Read more...]
What does bacon mean?
The word "bacon" doesn't crop up in many sports. You hear athletes described as bulls, bears, rams, sharks, wolves, vixens, crocs and any number of other animals but our humble friend, the pig, doesn't get a lot of mention in athletic circles. Could that be because pigs are (possibly unfairly) branded as dirty, smelly, lazy, fat and gluttonous animals? These are hardly … [Read more...]
What is a “long snapper?”
Some might think that “long snapper” is a fishing term. “Long snapper” could refer to an especially lengthy specimen of a species of fish popular with Australian sports fishermen and fisherwomen that is known for its tastiness and fighting abilities. Snapper are caught at off-shore reefs, in estuaries, in bays or in open water and are characterized by their silver and red … [Read more...]
What does “heels” and “faces” mean?
“Heels” and “faces” sound like human anatomical bits, right? The heel is at the back of your foot. Everyone knows that. Also… in a rugby ruck sometimes the forwards use their feet to “heel” the ball back and win possession. A well-trained dog will walk behind its trainer when commanded to “heel.” But there is another meaning, too. In wrestling the meanings of these words are a … [Read more...]
What does “hook and ladder” mean?
What on earth does "hook and ladder" mean. It conjures up all kinds of images in my mind. I can see a movie starlet like Elizabeth Taylor snagging her shapely stockinged leg on some kind of metallic object and a stocking ladder climbing purposefully up her glorious thigh as a result. I can see a fisherman trying to cast his line from a grimy old wharf but he continually spoils … [Read more...]