Melbourne Cup

[TheKanga]

Funny how apparently all the bookies websites crashed today.

Must be fuming missing out on all those profits.

Mugs game..
So glad I quit.

 

[CheapCharlie]

Seeing a whippet in full flight is amazing.

I used to own a whippet..Lovely dogs and amazingly fast

 

[CheapCharlie]

I'm so over the Melbourne cup and other 'big' races.

When i was young i blindly followed all the hoopla for the lead up and day, entering sweeps and placing pointless bets and getting excited about a winner/race

Now its embarrassing to hear the catch cry 'The Race That Stops a Nation'

 

[FFB1]

I'm so over the Melbourne cup and other 'big' races.

When i was young i blindly followed all the hoopla for the lead up and day, entering sweeps and placing pointless bets and getting excited about a winner/race

Now its embarrassing to hear the catch cry 'The Race That Stops a Nation'

Cool story.

 

[Aeglos]

They're entertained by a lethal sport, death is part of the game.

Death is part of the game?
So the goal of horse racing is to kill the horse?
Must have missed that part.

 

[CheapCharlie]

Cool story.

U are easily pleased

 

[Turnover]

Lol. You clearly have absolutely no clue

I'm so over the Melbourne cup and other 'big' races.

When i was young i blindly followed all the hoopla for the lead up and day, entering sweeps and placing pointless bets and getting excited about a winner/race

Now its embarrassing to hear the catch cry 'The Race That Stops a Nation'

Lose a bit yesterday?

 

[kickazz]

I used to own a whippet..Lovely dogs and amazingly fast

Yep amazingly fast for a minute then asleep for the rest of the day!

 

[CheapCharlie]

Lose a bit yesterday?

Fook no
Wouldn't spend a cent betting on horses.
If I am going to gamble I'll play the stockmarket

 

[Lethality]

Death is part of the game?
So the goal of horse racing is to kill the horse?
Must have missed that part.

Part of the game doesn't mean it's the goal. Injuries are part of AFL, shooting horses is part of horse racing.

 

[Gralin]

Clearly in horse racing the risk of death or injury for the animal and rider are both considered acceptable.

Now the rider is making a choice, the horse is not.

The counter argument is would any of those horses be alive if horse racing wasn't a thing?

It's big money, it isn't going anywhere any time soon

 

[Gough]

I'd be willing to bet there's more criminality in the racing industry than there is the Sudanese community.

 

[kickazz]

Now the rider is making a choice, the horse is not.

<cough> Chautauqua </cough>

 

[kickazz]

Clearly in horse racing the risk of death or injury for the animal and rider are both considered acceptable.

Now the rider is making a choice, the horse is not.

The counter argument is would any of those horses be alive if horse racing wasn't a thing?

It's big money, it isn't going anywhere any time soon

But seriously you make good points. There are so many examples in life where humans make decisions about animals for animals. We need to balance the utility and welfare aspects properly.

 

[kickazz]

I'd be willing to bet there's more criminality in the racing industry than there is the Sudanese community.

Indeed. Good luck finding someone to take that bet though!

 

[Back One Out]

Threads like this remind me that Big Footy is a magnet for **** heads

 

[Aeglos]

Part of the game doesn't mean it's the goal. Injuries are part of AFL, shooting horses is part of horse racing.

There’s been at least 3 deaths this year resulting from Australian Rules games.
Does that make it part of the sport?

 

[Lethality]

There’s been at least 3 deaths this year resulting from Australian Rules games.
Does that make it part of the sport?

Get back to me when there's over 100, on the field alone.

 

[iluvparis]

There’s been at least 3 deaths this year resulting from Australian Rules games.
Does that make it part of the sport?

Killing humans for out entertainment...truly disgusting and a disgrace we have an entire massive forum dedicated to this barbaric sport called football.

 

[Jobe Watson]

Best part of the day is seeing the pictures of the drunk mid-20s to mid-40 year-olds stumbling their way home after the event, occasionally throwing up or falling over, as if they're a 16-year-old teenager at their first house party.

Embarrassing. You can't date someone like that.

 

[Shell]

Duritz must be chomping at the bit wanting to reply to this thread

ucwhatididthere

 

[Shell]

Best part of the day is seeing the pictures of the drunk mid-20s to mid-40 year-olds stumbling their way home after the event, occasionally throwing up or falling over, as if they're a 16-year-old teenager at their first house party.

Embarrassing. You can't date someone like that.

Would never see me like that- just have a few drinks/tipsy stage but never that vomiting/passing out no way.

I've been to two Oaks Day was more interested in the actual horses tbh.

 

[Gough]

Drunken females screaming "I hate you" at the top of their lungs are my particular favourites at events like that.

 

[BuddysBiggestFan]

Best part of the day is seeing the pictures of the drunk mid-20s to mid-40 year-olds stumbling their way home after the event, occasionally throwing up or falling over, as if they're a 16-year-old teenager at their first house party.

Embarrassing. You can't date someone like that.

As opposed to you coked up to your eyeballs stumbling out of Tramp at 10am?

 

[Gralin]

Duritz must be chomping at the bit wanting to reply to this thread

ucwhatididthere

you won't be getting a reply