Official Match Thread Season 40: Second Semi Final: Mount Buller Demons versus Ophidian Old Boys at the Snow Dome

[Proper Gander]

Believe me, there were many, many days in my primary and secondary education that I wished I didn't.

Though I did have a fantastic view of Botany Bay from the windows of the English/History floor.

That would be quite the draw card.

There is a knack to not going to school. Not everyone acquires it. The knack basically lies in knowing exactly where the entrance doors are to the school and then mastering the art of not going through them.

 

[Proper Gander]

Actually I found it , it’s right he…… nope it’s gone

Yak!!!

 

[Proper Gander]

Welcome everyone to the part of the thread where the Demons greet each other

 

[moginie]

There is a knack to not going to school. Not everyone acquires it. The knack basically lies in knowing exactly where the entrance doors are to the school and then mastering the art of not going through them.

That's a very Adams/Pratchett way of looking at things.

I approve.

 

[Proper Gander]

That's a very Adams/Pratchett way of looking at things.

I approve.

Throw yourself at the ground and miss?

I loved that so much I was super tempted to try it. The science seemed infallible. Still does

 

[All Aust]

Well I'm fairly certain Headless isn't a bad 1970s prog rock band that sells tshirts and pot

Fairly certain

Add a decked out Panel Van.

You'd thunk that combo would, by the by score.
At least,
at a concert.

Was the tried and true recipe back in the 70's

 

[All Aust]

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BBQ beer can chook

 

[Proper Gander]

BBQ beer can chook

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Overrated cooking method for mine.

(Also I ballsed it up somewhat)

 

[All Aust]

Overrated cooking method for mine.

(Also I ballsed it up somewhat)

Did you drink the beer?

 

[Tigerturbulance]

Welcome everyone to the part of the thread where the Demons greet each other

The Old Boys and Girls would all be in here to say hello Proper Gander except we are outside by the fire trying to warm up

 

[Gralin]

We would all be in here to say hello Proper Gander except we are outside by the fire trying to warm up

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You know if you wore clothes you wouldn't need to burn our cheeseboards for warmth Turbo

 

[Tigerturbulance]

You know if you wore clothes you wouldn't need to burn our cheeseboards for warmth Turbo

old habits are hard to give up

 

[Tigerturbulance]

You know I hate the snow Turbo.....
Why ohh why do we Old Boys keep winning!

you seem to be having fun in the snow today making snow angles

 

[Proper Gander]

The Old Boys and Girls would all be in here to say hello Proper Gander except we are outside by the fire trying to warm up

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There are some things that should stay unseen.

That’s a random thought bubble and not connected to anything specific

 

[Over The Post]

There is a knack to not going to school. Not everyone acquires it. The knack basically lies in knowing exactly where the entrance doors are to the school and then mastering the art of not going through them.

I achieved the rare feat of being at school but not going to school. We had two maths teachers in year 9 (Form 3) and I convinced each of them that I was in the other class. Spent the entire term holed up in the dunnies reading a book during maths periods.

Only got found out when I took my report card home and Mum phoned the school to find out why I didn't have a maths mark.

 

[Proper Gander]

Did you drink the beer?

I drank beer yes. Did I drink the specific beer? No. I did clean elements of it off the inside of the stove. And the outside. And the walls a bit and definitely the floor. I decided to let the ceiling look after itself

 

[Proper Gander]

I achieved the rare feat of being at school but not going to school. We had two maths teachers in year 9 (Form 3) and I convinced each of them that I was in the other class. Spent the entire term holed up in the dunnies reading a book during maths periods.

Only got found out when I took my report card home and Mum phoned the school to find out why I didn't have a maths mark.

This is gold content, Over.

 

[Over The Post]

The Old Boys and Girls would all be in here to say hello Proper Gander except we are outside by the fire trying to warm up

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Tigerturbulance's loincloth... hmmm... Mrs Turbo can you confirm or deny it conforms to the HeMan principle?

 

[All Aust]

I drank beer yes. Did I drink the specific beer? No. I did clean elements of it off the inside of the stove. And the outside. And the walls a bit and definitely the floor. I decided to let the ceiling look after itself

Maybe that's the thinking behind the BBQ bit.

 

[Proper Gander]

Maybe that's the thinking behind the BBQ bit.

Could have been an oversight, yes

 

[philreich]

A quick tip to the youth: don't trip while playing darts.

You don't know which pink elephant you'll hit.

A quick tip to the married - never ask your wife what's for dinner while she's mowing the lawn.

 

[philreich]

I achieved the rare feat of being at school but not going to school. We had two maths teachers in year 9 (Form 3) and I convinced each of them that I was in the other class. Spent the entire term holed up in the dunnies reading a book during maths periods.

Only got found out when I took my report card home and Mum phoned the school to find out why I didn't have a maths mark.

Be sure your sins will find you out. Kinda reminds me of the Irish golfer, who kept cheating by placing a number on the score sheet that represented 1 less than what he actually got.

He remained undetected, until 1 day when he registered a hole in 1, and wrote down zero.

 

[Braklet]

Someone please say something engaging.

I’ve been dragged down a hideous wormhole of under-appreciated Australian bands and their music (frankly I can see strong reasons why some of this crap never became widely appreciated). Some of the lesser known “head” bands of the early 70s was a particularly promising vein of enquiry. I can only hope that now I’ve done the right thing and listened, it’s a one and done deal

Within the last year or two, I learned about a IMO great collection of lost bands, similar to the (in)famous Nuggets collections:

Brown Acid – RidingEasy Records

www.ridingeasyrecs.com

Plenty of gems therein, sharing some possible.

One noteworthy difference between these Brown Acid releases and most others in this vein is that the producers get releases from and compensate the original artists for their tunes.

 

[Braklet]

PG have you been consuming some of the products of that era?

 

[Braklet]

Often it is, unless there's a particular chord sequence or riff that becomes a significant ear worm. For instance I listened to one of Gong's early albums. And that's it. My curiosity is sated.

I'm quite fond of their Best Of... album

https://www.discogs.com/master/1313063-Gong-Best-Of-Gong

But I don't plan to collect the others.