International Drinking Rules
The International Drinking Rules can be used as additional rules to any of the other main games. These rules must be adhered to. And failure to comply will entail a drinking penalty decided on beforehand.
The more common rules are:
- No swearing allowed.
- The right hand must not be used for holding the drink if the time is between the hour and half past likewise the left hand should not be used if it is after the half past the hour.
- No players can point their fingers.
- The word ‘drink’ is not allowed to be said as a verb and another word needs to substitute it.
- No pinkie on the drink means that the pinkie finger cannot be placed on the rest of the glass or bottle when drinking.
- Players can never be referred to by first names, only my something else such as nicknames.
Rules obtained from- http://www.drinking-games.org/
Rat Out Cricket
A good ROC umpire will give the following signs:
- Raised finger - rat out. Back to the pavilion with the filly in question. Hattricks can be got by 3 consecutive rat outs who are NOT in a group (difficult often due to a TFG).
- Indication of a box - Third umpire decision. If a fellow fielder is better placed and can judge an appeal, they either give the wicket or not.
- Arms outstretched - wide. Self explanatory. Rat out cannot be called on a wide.
- One arm held out to the side - No Ball. An ugly girl. No toleration of the no ball. If anyone calls rat out to a no ball, they must be hit hard with a fine.
- Arm swung in circular motion to the umpire's side - Power Play. To be used in Rat Out-heavy areas.
- Palm down and hand moved side-to-side four times - Four Runs. Four exceptional birds in a group.
- Index fingers raised above head - Six. As above, just with 6 gashtastic lovelies.
- Tapping the leg - Leg Bye. Given to a lady with a fine couple of wickets.
- Crossing hands across the knees - Dead Ball. Pipesmoking lesbian.
- Tapping the shoulder - One Run Short. Short bit of skirt.
FULL ALPHABETISED TERMINOLOGY (AS GIVEN BY EXPERIENCED RATSMEN)
- Avoiding The Follow On – Making sure you get something from the night in order not to be under pressure going into the next match
- Back Foot Cover Drive - When you have forgotten a condom and you worry about AIDS an’ that
- Backing Up - Applauding a great shout of Rat Out by a fellow fielder
- Bad Light - Looked hot in the nightclub
- Ball Tampering - Getting a girl using totally contrived statements
- Batting Collapse – That period between 1 and 2am during a Test when the Rat departs. Left to score with tailenders
- Being Outclassed - When one is lucky enough to go back to the pavilion, but unfortunately (due to the exceptional quality of the Rat) the game finishes far too quickly, much to the embarrassment of the minnow
- Bouncer - Jugs
- Buffet Bowling - the girls are disgusting and basically the bowler can come and 'help himself'
- Bump Ball - All the excitement of getting a rat out, only to realise that a lot more line and length is required eg courting process
- Calling for the Helmet - Asking you mates if they have a spare condom
- Caught behind - applaud-worthy rear
- Caught at slip - some lacy knickers or thong on show
- Claiming The Extra Half-Hour - Following the Rat in question to the kebab shop in a last ditch attempt to seal the deal
- Clipping the Bails - Getting a slap for attempting too many inappropriate pull shots
- A "Collingwood" - Forcing the Rat Out despite the fact that Rat in question is in no state to regain her ground (i.e passed out/rape). Will result in much talk of it not being "in the spirit of the game" and a possible lengthy ban (prison sentance).
- Corridor of Uncertainty - Normally played in South East Asia. You are unsure whether it is a girl or a boy you are going home with
- Cow Corner - A section of a bar that is notorious for being populated with unattractive rat
- Declaration - Having a big enough charisma/wallet to think you're guaranteed to win
- Deliberate Run Out - When you’re not scoring any runs you can bet your bottom dollar that the batting partner won't either!
- Doosra - Otherwise known as a Rat Out for a particularly posh girl (does-rah)
- Double Century - Two birds, one night
- Drinks Break - Break from the game in search of more intoxication
- Duckworth Lewis - Play (sharking) suspended after no sign of action. Instead, a revised target (ugly mate) is set
- Extra Cover - Back up condom
- Forward Defensive - A bowler attempting to claim a girls wicket only to be stubbornly turned down
- Free Hit - The rat has overstepped the line (ie had a bit much to drink) consequently getting the maximum result is far more likely
- Full Toss - No chance with the girl so one for the memory bank
- Golden Pair – A quick double spotted whilst on a tropical overseas tour
- Googly - A girl with weird eyes
- Green Top - Hairy minge (grass on the wicket)
- Hansie Cronje - Prostitute (you'll have to bribe them with a hefty wad of cash to get a good game) See also: Match Fixing
- Having The Wood Over Somebody - A bit of rat you can keep going back to
- Hawkeye – The designated sober friend
- Headingley '81- A girl who you think you've ruined all chances with, so you go full guns blazing with the idea of nothing to lose, and get your target
- IPL – Erratic overspending to ensure a stunning Twenty20 tournament delivers
- LBW - Lad before wicket, theres a lad in the way of your prospective wicket
- Leg Break - Violent attack from a returning rat's boyfriend
- Long Off / In The Deep – Distant rat
- Maiden Over - Sleeping with a virgin
- Match Fixing - Using a hooker, guaranteed result
- Middle order collapse - unsightly belly-overhang on a rat
- Net Batsman - All the chat, but no rat
- Nightwatchman - ROC's wingman
- Non-Striker - The Ian Bell to the Kevin Pietersen. Is out with the wicket just to make her look even more bowlable
- Not Offering A Shot - Girl not putting out after pulling
- Obstructing The Field - The wicket in question has a dodgy looking mate at the non-strikers end who ends up stopping the bowler getting the wicket by run out
- Out Handled The Ball - Occurs when the Rat is about to be dispatched to the boundary, but stops when she turns to see you gurning and grabbing your family jewels in an attempt to impress your fellow team-mates. Very rare
- Out For A Duck - Going back to hers and not getting anything due to brewers droop
- Pair Of Slips - Two average friends accompanying a wicket
- Penalty Runs - Post match trip to the clinic
- Pinch Hitter - A ratsman who will go into any event to launch a few early blows. Often advised to 'have a go at everything'
- Platinum Duck - First bird seen all evening and she's sent back to the pavilion
- Post-Match Presentation – A series of texts/phone conversations after the rat has gone to the bathroom after the Test finishes
- Pro 40 - Vintage Bintage
- Rained Off - When she's on the red
- Ratting Average - The average number of Rats earned by a Ratter
- Relay Return - Should a player finish prematurely, a friend can be called to complete the job
- Retired Hurt - Too pissed to seal the deal
- Reverse Sweep - An adventurous move to attract rat. A considerable gamble, but occasionally with rewarding results
- Seamer - A faster pitch delivered with the seam straight, and which can "break" unexpectedly. An unusual RO usually of exceptional beauty, but usually turns out to have a full blown dose of the crazies
- Set of Stumps - Three gorgeous ladies side by side
- Shoot One Through The Covers - Speaks for itself!
- Short Boundary - Easy pull
- Sledging - Trying for the wicket, but your mates are having none of it and therefore giving you abuse
- Slog - Any shot goes ... with only the maximum result in mind, this tactic has the potential for guts and/or glory
- Snicko - Checking out how dodgy the girl's accent is
- Snorter - when a quality bit of haddock paddock approaches you, only for you to have no response due to the shock of the 'bowl' in question OR a person who uses drugs to try and get rat out
- Soft Hands - A slow and steady approach
- Stanford Twenty/20 - Erratic spending on a night out to give the illusions of a definite Rat Out. You lie to your mates to cover up what was always going to be a fraudulent claim
- Stealing Strike - Stealing your fellow ratsman’s thunder
- Sticky Wicket - Not sure what to expect when you venture down below, a wicket which is partly dry and partly wet, creating a treacherous and uncertain wicket a batsman’s nightmare
- Strike Rate - The higher the strike rate, the more likely the rat is to put out
- StumpCam - Going out with mirrors on your shoes
- Stumping - A quality 'rat out' shout followed by the dropping of your pint
- Swing and a Miss – An audacious attempt to get the rat out of the ground, but will appear as a pitiful effort
- Switch Hit - Pulling a girl but then taking another one home
- The Tail Wagged – Scoring unexpectantly near closing time
- Taking centre - Identifying the best spot in the bar to 'play your shots' from
- Top order - Everyone can appreciate a quality 'top order'
- Twenty20 - A high scoring ROC game usually played on a student night
- Using The Sightscreens - Taking the rat in question outside for a cigarette to see if she is a definite wicket or just a no ball
- Walking In - All ratsmen should be ready for any potential Rat Out
- Woodworm - Possible STD
- Wrongun' - A girl who has been identified as a target but subsequently becomes clear that she is a lesbian ie. unexpectedly ‘turned the other way’
- Yorker - When a ratsman's over-zealous advances up the wicket result in him getting one right up in the block-hole.
Rules obtained from the Rat Out Cricket offical facebook page
