Sticky wicket he liked, named Jo. In episode "Big Time Love Song" which aired February 5, 2010. In 2013, Irish cricket-pop band The Duckworth Lewis Method called their second album, and one of its songs, "Sticky Wickets". Sticky wicket A sticky wicket (or sticky dog, or glue pot) is a metaphor used to describe a difficult circumstance. It originated as a term for difficult circumstances in the sport of cricket, caused by a damp and soft pitch. The phrase comes from the game of cricket. "Wicket" has several meanings in cricket: in this case it refers to the rectangular area, also known
A Boy and His Dog a graphic novel. Ellison began the cycle with the 1969 short story of the same title, published in "New Worlds", and expanded and revised the tale to novella length for his story collection "The Beast that Shouted Love at the Heart of the World" the same year. The cycle begins chronologically with "Eggsucker", which chronicles the early years of the association between the young loner Vic and his brilliant, telepathic dog, Blood. Ellison bookended the original story with two others in the same world, in Vic and Blood: The Chronicles of a Boy and His Dog (St. Martin's Press, 1988),