Crumpets

"Cricket?? Nobody knows what cricket is. You gotta know what a crumpet is to know what cricket is." - Rafael, TMNT (1990)

I still don't know how to play cricket

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9 Comments

darkdemize@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 1y (4 replies)

That quote is what my brain immediately thinks of when I see the word crumpet.

Poots@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 1y (3 replies)

I hadn’t watched those movies since I was a kid until I watched all 3 just yesterday, and now this post. How neat! Also watched that animated one from the past couple of years and thought that was 🤌

Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y (2 replies)

It's honestly the best yet

Poots@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Fact. If you’re doing a TMNT marathon, it’s an extremely high note to end on. That animation was a nice change of pace from the Pixar/Dreamworks realistic/perfect style too. They don’t even have nipples.

Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y

Did you check out the 2022 Rise of movie? It did a great job of characterizing them as individuals.

ohellidk@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y

OK but where's the tea?

DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

I don't know how to play it either, but i love referring to my baseball friends' favorite pastime as off-brand cricket.

Dkarma@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

STUPID BRITS! THESE DONT EVEN LOOK LIKE TRUMPETS! LOLOLOLOOL

Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

You underestimate my power. I'm not just a stupid Brit, I'm also a stupid American.