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[beatlesmith]

Spend as much time in Berlin and Prague as possible. They're awesome.

Four nights in each as it stands. Might add a night or two onto Berlin at the end.
Catching a high speed train that stops, goes inside a ferry, crosses the Baltic sea and then gets back on the track to Copenhagen. That should be...different.

Am I the only one excited for this giant slide?

It will be -15 here in December and all I want right now is a warm day by a beach/pool/giant slide. So I hope it's terrible.

Edinburgh... day trip: http://www.thehairycoo.com/. Then eat haggis for dinner.

Good call. Only have two and a half days in Edinburgh but that free tour looks great.

 

[Ochre]

Somehow I've now made money on my last two trips to the casino.

And I only once had to sell favours in the toilets.

 

[happy_eagle]

Somehow I've now made money on my last two trips to the casino.

And I only once had to sell favours in the toilets.

What happened the other time?

 

[Keys]

What happened the other time?

He went back to a hotel room

 

[Ochre]

What happened the other time?

He went back to a hotel room

Yeh, Keys didn't like the toilets.

 

[vonn]

vonn is definitely not my type.

I'd still bang her though.

Agree. Thrice? Kill me.

 

[pantskyle]

Agree. Thrice? Kill me.

Who are you?

 

[Shupe]

Well this ****ing sucks. I had a strange tingly feeling as soon as I saw an announcement coming…

RIP.

 

[beatlesmith]

RIP Phil Hughes.
Absolute tragedy. Trying to write a 30 page paper and this has just floored me.

 

[pantskyle]

Very sad.

 

[Bacon Warrior]

Feeling numb right now.

Rest easy, young man.

 

[Ochre]

****ing horrible. RIP

 

[kane249]

Wow, the news has just floored me

RIP

 

[Keys]

Sport is supposed to be fun, not something that kills you

Gotta feel for young Abbott as well - can't begin to understand how he'd be feeling

 

[Shupe]

Would be surprised if Abbott ever gets back to bowling. One life lost, and likely another career ended.

 

[Mr Eagle]

Gotta feel for young Abbott as well - can't begin to understand how he'd be feeling

Amen to that.

 

[Keys]

Would be surprised if Abbott ever gets back to bowling. One life lost, and likely another career ended.

Just said that same thing to the missus.

 

[happy_eagle]

Just said that same thing to the missus.

You'd have to wonder what kind of effect this would have on all bowlers
Reckon it could change Mitch Johnsons aggressive approach

 

[Shupe]

I was thinking about it yesterday. Does any Australian bowl a bouncer at the Indians? Do they bowl one at us?

 

[Ochre]

Do we play the Indians?

 

[happy_eagle]

It would be very difficult, which is why I can't see the first test going ahead
You cant play a game of cricket with that amount of doubt going through your mind

 

[pantskyle]

Do we play the Indians?

I think so.

 

[Keys]

You'd have to wonder what kind of effect this would have on all bowlers
Reckon it could change Mitch Johnsons aggressive approach

Read a really good article by Greg Baum this morning. Highlighted the joy and excitement we all got watching Mitch terrorise England last summer with aggresive short pitch bowling - he wasn't criticising it, just emphasising how the possibilty of physical harm enlivened a sporting contest and that we collectively ignore the consequences of that harm eventuating.

In the short term I think all bowlers will moderate their approach

 

[Bacon Warrior]

Torn between wanting the first test to go ahead and wanting it cancelled or postponed.

The BCCI are apparently very keen to keep things moving along, but they can gagf. Also the issue of the players being mentally up for it.

On the other hand, imagine the reception if someone like Warner makes a ton.

 

[Keys]

Torn between wanting the first test to go ahead and wanting it cancelled or postponed.

The BCCI are apparently very keen to keep things moving along, but they can gagf. Also the issue of the players being mentally up for it.

On the other hand, imagine the reception if someone like Warner makes a ton.

I think it should be their decision - if they want to play then go ahead, if they don't think they'll be up for it then it gets called off.

The test was due to start Thursday next week (?) which might make it tough for them as the funeral you'd think would be Tuesday at the earliest