Meet Up 2016 meet-up thread

[Strangled Cat]

3 of us went last night to LOTI. I mistakenly thought Kitty was there for this game but didn't read her post properly.
So here we were wondering around asking eligible ladies if they were Kitty from BF.
Didn't fare any better with the Rabbi question.
So at 7pm had a decent meal and then over to the miserable game.
Took 2 hrs 20 mins to get there from eastern suburbs Melbourne.

JFI, how do you actually meet each other, and are we truly welcome?

Vdubs I'll be over for the Crows game so it'd be great to put a face to the name if you made it down. I'll be at the LOTI before the match.

 

[The rabbi]

Vdubs I'll be over for the Crows game so it'd be great to put a face to the name if you made it down. I'll be at the LOTI before the match.

Vdubs
So will I.

I was at LOTI before and after the game and had a few beers with Willo's mate and Nakia. I was there not long after 5pm.
But it is difficult to discover BF people if you do not already know them.
I remember being at Y&J's years ago (before I knew anyone) when people were going to meet there and there were Cats fans all over the place in groups. And descriptions of people are not that helpful when they are dressed up in the winter footy gear. The bald blokes are harder to find with beanies and caps on.

I found "Two Planks" last year simply by striking up a conversation with a Geelong supporter on his own.
I then dropped the words "Big Footy" and the code was understood.

Other than a PM where phone numbers are exchanged with regular meet up people, I am not sure how to find new BF'ers at meet ups when everyone is dressed in Geelong colors.

 

[Willo_]

So will I.

I was at LOTI before and after the game and had a few beers with Willo's mate and Nakia. I was there not long after 5pm.
But it is difficult to discover BF people if you do not already know them.
I remember being at Y&J's years ago (before I knew anyone) when people were going to meet there and there were Cats fans all over the place in groups. And descriptions of people are not that helpful when they are dressed up in the winter footy gear. The bald blokes are harder to find with beanies and caps on.

I found "Two Planks" last year simply by striking up a conversation with a Geelong supporter on his own.
I then dropped the words "Big Footy" and the code was understood.

Other than a PM where phone numbers are exchanged with regular meet up people, I am not sure how to find new BF'ers at meet ups when everyone is dressed in Geelong colors.

Your cause is helped by the fact that you will and do talk to anybody and everybody mate!

 

[The rabbi]

Your cause is helped by the fact that you will and do talk to anybody and everybody mate!

I talk to them under water or concrete.

 

[The rabbi]

Your cause is helped by the fact that you will and do talk to anybody and everybody mate!

Actually, I saw this bloke with a bald head who looked a bit like a little boxer.
I said to him that his face rang a bell and he said "No you don't recognize me"
Then his mate said to me in private that he was Stephen Lunn.
So we (Lunny and I) ended up having a bit of a conversation and we talked about the old halcyon days of West in the VFA. He also played for the Cats between 1980-82 when we just fell short of a grand final a couple of times to Collingwood.

 

[Vdubs]

Vdubs
So will I.

I was at LOTI before and after the game and had a few beers with Willo's mate and Nakia. I was there not long after 5pm.
But it is difficult to discover BF people if you do not already know them.
I remember being at Y&J's years ago (before I knew anyone) when people were going to meet there and there were Cats fans all over the place in groups. And descriptions of people are not that helpful when they are dressed up in the winter footy gear. The bald blokes are harder to find with beanies and caps on.

I found "Two Planks" last year simply by striking up a conversation with a Geelong supporter on his own.
I then dropped the words "Big Footy" and the code was understood.

Other than a PM where phone numbers are exchanged with regular meet up people, I am not sure how to find new BF'ers at meet ups when everyone is dressed in Geelong colors.

Vdubs I'll be over for the Crows game so it'd be great to put a face to the name if you made it down. I'll be at the LOTI before the match.

Thanks guys.
I will make it easy and wear my warmest Navy jacket which has Melbourne City stuff all over it.
And hopefully have a couple of BF blokes with me again.

 

[Willo_]

Thanks guys.
I will make it easy and wear my warmest Navy jacket which has Melbourne City stuff all over it.
And hopefully have a couple of BF blokes with me again.

I could take a guess at who one of them will be!

I'll be there as well... pending certain life events

 

[Vdubs]

I could take a guess at who one of them will be!

I'll be there as well... pending certain life events

He might be- depends on whether my son uses his m'ship.

 

[Vdubs]

Vdubs I'll be over for the Crows game so it'd be great to put a face to the name if you made it down. I'll be at the LOTI before the match.

You'll have to wear something South Australian

 

[Strangled Cat]

You'll have to wear something South Australian

Well, it won't be a Crows' guernsey...

 

[Willo_]

Well, it won't be a Crows' guernsey...

Wear some bung fritz

 

[vinum coupe]

I talk to them under water or concrete.

Dad. Is that you?

 

[Strangled Cat]

Wear some bung fritz

I was just thinking, if I don't get rid of my mullet, will that suffice?

 

[Willo_]

I was just thinking, if I don't get rid of my mullet, will that suffice?

Well you are coming to Geelong.. might blend in with a few!

 

[Shell]

If I can get a ticket for her, ill be bringing along a girl frm Brooklyn NY. Met her on my tour.

 

[Strangled Cat]

Well you are coming to Geelong.. might blend in with a few!

That's right. And the Adelaide mullets are always slightly shorter than the Geelong ones as they've had half an hour less time to grow.

 

[Strangled Cat]

If I can get a ticket for her, ill be bringing along a girl frm Brooklyn NY. Met her on my tour.

Good luck finding a ticket now! But if you do manage to get one, an AFL match should be a good experience for her!

 

[Shell]

Good luck finding a ticket now! But if you do manage to get one, an AFL match should be a good experience for her!

Nah I meant mates with spare memberships. Should be able to get one for her

 

[Strangled Cat]

Nah I meant mates with spare memberships. Should be able to get one for her

Ah, fair enough. It's good to have mates in the right places!

 

[Willo_]

Nah I meant mates with spare memberships. Should be able to get one for her

I'll let you know if I am able to go or not... but won't know until potentially mid next week... if not I can organise it so you can just pick up a ticket for her (mine) from the ground.

 

[Shell]

Cheers Willo. Yeah all organising will be done closer to the game. She flies out the Sunday after would have been better to take her to a game at the g but there isnt one til Sunday!

 

[Art Vandelay_]

If I can get a ticket for her, ill be bringing along a girl frm Brooklyn NY. Met her on my tour.

My ticket is available still

 

[Zouz Kitty]

3 of us went last night to LOTI. I mistakenly thought Kitty was there for this game but didn't read her post properly.
So here we were wondering around asking eligible ladies if they were Kitty from BF.
Didn't fare any better with the Rabbi question.
So at 7pm had a decent meal and then over to the miserable game.
Took 2 hrs 20 mins to get there from eastern suburbs Melbourne.

JFI, how do you actually meet each other, and are we truly welcome?

Vdubs, forgive me, just can't stop laughing envisioning you "asking eligible ladies if they were Kitty from BF." See that's the problem right there! Asking 'ladies', I'm no lady, it's foot season lol



See you at LOTI on Saturday 23 for Rd18 Geelong -v- Adelaide - just to confirm the details.

Just look for a boisterous woman, who looks like Monica Bellucci

 

[Zouz Kitty]

I hear you.....on both counts.

Just recovering from 3 weeks real crook with flu, and now coming down again with heavy cold or re-occurrence

Still to negotiate with Minister for War

That's no good Cataholic! Sounds like the deadly ManFlu to me! That's the problem with all of these horrible germs, especially a virus, they seem to return with a vengeance! The secret is that when you think you're better, you need another two days of total bed rest! Also, you must have early nights + lots of rest on weekends, while you sleep your body heals.

 

[Zouz Kitty]

Yeah I'd only go to a night game in Geelong on a Friday if I stayed down there. Takes too long to get home otherwise.

It's so much fun to stay in Geelong when the footy is on. I love driving down, visiting friends on the way, catching up with my friends in Geelong + then a leisurely drive home.
Now that I've moved from Sydney to NSW New England, driving to Geelong is going to be a whole new adventure! Am going to Rd18 game Partridge + planning on driving from here to Wellington, to Cowra, Young + staying overnight in Gundagai, then on to Hepburn Springs for a couple of days, then Geelong. My travel agent friend was able to get me a fantastic rate at Novotel, Geelong. Looking forward to catching up with friends in Geelong.