Mega Thread The Random Thoughts Thread Part 1

[FromTheHartland]

the booby prize

http://resources3.news.com.au/image...2539-bf5881f8-df12-11e3-9096-801fbb4e8d9b.jpg

 

[AlbertonBloke]

I have a genius idea of getting our players to walk over hot coals as a team bonding exercise

 

[Ford Fairlane]

The self-styled sporting capital of Australia ...

 

[bomberclifford]

I get the feeling that, by the end of the week, we'll all have a much better understanding of the etymological origins of the phrase, "flogging a dead horse".

 

[Steve Dore]

I get the feeling that, by the end of the week, we'll all have a much better understanding of the etymological origins of the phrase, "flogging a dead horse".

Isn't that what you get if you combine bestiality with necrophilia?

 

[Trewth]

How is it that Kevin gets in trouble and not Buzz for the calamitous goings on after the latter's provocative chorister hijinx in Home Alone II: Home Alone Harder?

I hope you're 40ish now and have prostate cancer, Buzz.

I'm still wondering how the McAllisters dealt with the inevitable life ban they would have copped from Lil Papi's Pizza after Kevin threatened the delivery driver with gun violence in the first movie. These questions need answers

 

[Garibaldi Red]

It's all done in the best possible taste

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Wonder if June Dally-Watkins teaches that pose in modelling deportment classes?

 

[Eddie Dingle]

It's all done in the best possible taste

Sort of flies in the face of those "societies elite" comments a few pages back.

Anyone that has ever been to the races knows that the GA area is full of scum.

 

[Eddie Dingle]

Interesting also that the photo was taken in Britain a few years ago....

http://memoirsjr.blogspot.com.au/2012_11_01_archive.html

 

[finbarr]

Sort of flies in the face of those "societies elite" comments a few pages back.

Anyone that has ever been to the races knows that the GA area is full of scum.

Yep, full of your typical elite school reared, cashed up, classless arseholes. Exactly the same as what you'll find out the back of the members at the Test match.

 

[Phhht]

Interesting also that the photo was taken in Britain a few years ago....

http://memoirsjr.blogspot.com.au/2012_11_01_archive.html

Looks like I'll be booking a trip to Aintree soon

 

[Eddie Dingle]

...elite school reared, cashed up, classless arseholes....

Two out of three aint bad.

 

[Forzaport]

Man offering free round-the-world trip after break-up

A Toronto man is looking for a Canadian travelling companion called Elizabeth Gallagher to take the place of his ex-girlfriend on a round-the-world trip they had booked when they were together.
...
His prerequisites? The girl in question needs to meet the following:

1. Be sane, smart and (hopefully) interesting.

2. Have always wanted to travel, but maybe haven't had the opportunity or cash to see much of the world.

3. Be named Elizabeth Gallagher and have a Canadian passport.

4. Be ready for a rather spontaneous life experience that will, one day, be an epic story that you'll tell your kids.

5. Pay it forward. I've been lucky in life and this is me giving back to the universe. Do something similar someday.

Man offering free round-the-world trip after break-up

You'd think #3 would diminish the numbers but my money is on #1.

 

[Trewth]

I want to see an NFL player try a Chad Wingard style speccy on a Hail Mary.

 

[Ant Bear]

I want to see an NFL player try a Chad Wingard style speccy on a Hail Mary.

I did that when playing high school football over there.
Ref called pass interference.

 

[Trewth]

I did that when playing high school football over there.
Ref called pass interference.

I knew deep down that there'd be some kind of infringement that prevents it. Oh well. Would still be cool though

 

[Powerstufff]

I knew deep down that there'd be some kind of infringement that prevents it ....

It's an odd thing about Aussie Rules that we allow and in fact applaud such marks although I'm pretty sure they are illegal. Hands/knees in someone's back or on their shoulders and yet if a player gets up and pulls down the ball it's allowed. If they do the same thing but drop the mark it's paid against them. I've never sat and read the rules of the game but I doubt there's a caveat that allows players taking a speccy to do what they do so long as they take the mark. Just have to convince the NFL to adopt the same attitude.

 

[I Dont Care]

Interesting also that the photo was taken in Britain a few years ago....

http://memoirsjr.blogspot.com.au/2012_11_01_archive.html

I actually read all of this

 

[Eddie Dingle]

I actually read all of this

You need a job.

 

[Grave Danger]

Most of the yank kids at Woomera that took part in kick to kick sessions found it hard to deal with. One 'arseh*le' even wanted to have a swing at me after I used him as a stepladder two or three times #dontjuststandthere

It was funny with the yanks that actually played Aussie Rules - the ones with more of a basketball background were usually better players than those with a gridiron mentality. The gridiron ones panicked easily when tackled and gave away lots of frees.

 

[I Dont Care]

You need a job.

They won't let me

 

[Chopperdave]

It's an odd thing about Aussie Rules that we allow and in fact applaud such marks although I'm pretty sure they are illegal. Hands/knees in someone's back or on their shoulders and yet if a player gets up and pulls down the ball it's allowed. If they do the same thing but drop the mark it's paid against them. I've never sat and read the rules of the game but I doubt there's a caveat that allows players taking a speccy to do what they do so long as they take the mark. Just have to convince the NFL to adopt the same attitude.

I am 99% sure its only illegal if you use your hands to push yourself up. But if you jump up and ride another player with your legs it is allowed.

In NFL there are many rules against pretty much any contact before someone has the ball once you are past the line of scrimmage.

 

[Lagooner]

It's an odd thing about Aussie Rules that we allow and in fact applaud such marks although I'm pretty sure they are illegal. Hands/knees in someone's back or on their shoulders and yet if a player gets up and pulls down the ball it's allowed. If they do the same thing but drop the mark it's paid against them. I've never sat and read the rules of the game but I doubt there's a caveat that allows players taking a speccy to do what they do so long as they take the mark. Just have to convince the NFL to adopt the same attitude.

It's usually called play on if a player drops the mark. The ones that get called as infringements are the 'unreasonable attempts' where they get nowhere near it.

 

[Ant Bear]

They won't let me

Never allow yourself to be limited or restricted by someone called "They"