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...Why on Earth would you call it a Mongoose?
« on: March 21, 2010, 05:08:48 PM »

To quote Ravi Shastri:

Why call it a Mongoose?

I wanna ask this question to Tom, just to see why.

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Re: ...Why on Earth would you call it a Mongoose?
« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2010, 05:30:24 PM »

its a bit quirky, different and it stands out
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Re: ...Why on Earth would you call it a Mongoose?
« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2010, 05:36:12 PM »

Would the plural be Mongeese?
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Re: ...Why on Earth would you call it a Mongoose?
« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2010, 05:37:26 PM »

I think its because of the shape of the bat is a bit like a mongoose?? Long tail (handle) and small body (blade) could be mistaken and just could be a name like Puma, Slazenger, Kookaburra etc
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Re: ...Why on Earth would you call it a Mongoose?
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2010, 05:40:42 PM »

2 reasons.

A Mongoose is an animal reknowned in India for it's ferocity, they kill snakes (particularly Cobra's) despite being incredibly small. The bat itself appears incredibly small however like the animal it packs a real punch. A Mongoose has a long tail and short body too, our bat is similar in shape with a long handle and small blade.
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Re: ...Why on Earth would you call it a Mongoose?
« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2010, 05:43:19 PM »

I'm waiting for more animal names brands i.e. Puma, Kookaburra, Mongoose, Wasp. Would like to see a Jaguar soon or maybe even a Salamander :P
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Re: ...Why on Earth would you call it a Mongoose?
« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2010, 05:43:31 PM »

Off topic, but when are the softs available to purchase?
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Re: ...Why on Earth would you call it a Mongoose?
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2010, 06:33:23 PM »

2 reasons.

A Mongoose is an animal reknowned in India for it's ferocity, they kill snakes (particularly Cobra's) despite being incredibly small. The bat itself appears incredibly small however like the animal it packs a real punch. A Mongoose has a long tail and short body too, our bat is similar in shape with a long handle and small blade.

Mmmm...very clever mate. Matty Hayden not doing it justice though; golden blob in the Super over!!
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Re: ...Why on Earth would you call it a Mongoose?
« Reply #8 on: March 21, 2010, 06:35:36 PM »

Did it justice on Friday though, we'll let him off this one.
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Re: ...Why on Earth would you call it a Mongoose?
« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2010, 06:39:39 PM »

Lol, at your mercy eh ;)
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