Mega Thread The Random Thoughts Thread Part 1

[Portia]

Complaining about the "cost of living" when you can get Family Tax Benefit B with a household income of $150,000.

I don't get it but I like it.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Do you think Q&A tweeters who comment on 'intelligent moderate Muslim men and women' know they are being really #patronising?

 

[Jumbo]

Horse racing can go **** itself.

You're on the money Schulzy, whole lotta people woulda had a had a great day watching horses getting whipped and suffering in the name of sport

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Kenny (the movie not Our Kenny) showed the great untold Melbourne Cup story.

 

[tribey]

You're on the money Schulzy, whole lotta people woulda had a had a great day watching horses getting whipped and suffering in the name of sport

What's the survival/injury/fatality rate of wild horses?

Isn't the counter-argument to opponents of horse racing on grounds of cruelty that they are treated to a level of care and safety light years beyond those in the wild?

I'm not a proponent of horse racing - have always been no more than a casual punter "I backed number 7 because I ate a dodgy curry last night and have shat 7 times this morning" - but what's the alternative? Do free range horses not break legs/have heart attacks?

 

[Jumbo]

What's the survival/injury/fatality rate of wild horses?

Isn't the counter-argument to opponents of horse racing on grounds of cruelty that they are treated to a level of care and safety light years beyond those in the wild?

I'm not a proponent of horse racing - have always been no more than a casual punter "I backed number 7 because I ate a dodgy curry last night and have shat 7 times this morning" - but what's the alternative? Do free range horses not break legs/have heart attacks?

I'm not against horses being in captivity, just the idea of for amusement and the mighty dollar the horses being pushed/whipped to their extreme fastest speed which all too often ends poorly. I'm sure 'free range' horses have heart attacks but not due to some little people forcing them to do something.

 

[Hooligan87]

- but what's the alternative? Do free range horses not break legs/have heart attacks?

More importantly, does free range horse taste like free range chicken?

 

[chiwigi]

What's the survival/injury/fatality rate of wild horses?

Isn't the counter-argument to opponents of horse racing on grounds of cruelty that they are treated to a level of care and safety light years beyond those in the wild?

I'm not a proponent of horse racing - have always been no more than a casual punter "I backed number 7 because I ate a dodgy curry last night and have shat 7 times this morning" - but what's the alternative? Do free range horses not break legs/have heart attacks?

They probably do, but they are also not broken, gelded and ridden by a short bloke whipping for most of their life.

If you gave me a choice of living in a hut in the country where I had to live off the land but being free or having a massive house in the city but working every hour, having my balls chopped off and having all my free will beaten out of me....I'd probably choose the hut.

 

[Phhht]

...., shattered a cannon bone and the vets are trying to save him.

Has anyone rung Dank yet? Heard he has some magic potion, coupla injections and whammo, all good. Only side effect is the horse might make Essendon rookie list

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

They probably do, but they are also not broken, gelded and ridden by a short bloke whipping for most of their life.

If you gave me a choice of living in a hut in the country where I had to live off the land but being free or having a massive house in the city but working every hour, having my balls chopped off and having all my free will beaten out of me....I'd probably choose the hut.

You make it sound like marriage

*Yep hut me up

 

[Ford Fairlane]

The first tragedy of the Cup today was Geoff Edelsten getting engaged to Gabby Grecko. Is it even legal, I'm sure he's an animatronic waxwork.

 

[I Dont Care]

What's the survival/injury/fatality rate of wild horses?

Isn't the counter-argument to opponents of horse racing on grounds of cruelty that they are treated to a level of care and safety light years beyond those in the wild?

I'm not a proponent of horse racing - have always been no more than a casual punter "I backed number 7 because I ate a dodgy curry last night and have shat 7 times this morning" - but what's the alternative? Do free range horses not break legs/have heart attacks?

7 is always my number. Don't know the name of No.7 horse...all I know is it didn't win. Don't care for horse racing, but agree they are treated better than most domesticated animals. Also, horses are better than cats...I mean what are cats good for?

 

[Ford Fairlane]

In this photo it looks like Grecko has Geoff on a lead.

 

[I Dont Care]

In this photo it looks like Grecko has Geoff on a lead.

She has no breasts

 

[Steve Dore]

In this photo it looks like Grecko has Geoff on a lead.

Good to see Geoff played it safe and wore hi vis clothing.

....... and not a grey hair in sight.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

She has no breasts

She found a pair for her appropriately demure outfit for Tom Hafey's service.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Good to see Geoff played it safe and wore hi vis clothing.

....... and not a grey hair in sight.

At least it's not the stripy hair he thought fitting for the aforementioned service.

 

[bacharach]

What's the survival/injury/fatality rate of wild horses?

Isn't the counter-argument to opponents of horse racing on grounds of cruelty that they are treated to a level of care and safety light years beyond those in the wild?

I'm not a proponent of horse racing - have always been no more than a casual punter "I backed number 7 because I ate a dodgy curry last night and have shat 7 times this morning" - but what's the alternative? Do free range horses not break legs/have heart attacks?

You're right. Nature is a bitch but the racing industry is bloody cruel. Tens of thousands are bred to race, hundreds are literally raced to death every year and many of those who don't make it end up as horse meat because they're so expensive to keep.

This is the 2nd year in a row a horse has died at the MC and another broke its leg. What shits me most is that 90% of race goers would have heard about Admire Rakti's death, said 'oh shit that's awful' before getting their Verve topped up and moving on to their next conversation.
Like I said, nature isn't kind but at least their suffering isn't motivated by money, greed and prestige. Poor f**ing animals.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

The new World Trade Centre has opened. You would have to be a little nervous heading into work there ...

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

In this photo it looks like Grecko has Geoff on a lead.

I have a suspicion that he dyes his hair

 

[powermacs]

I only eat free range horse eggs.

 

[Jumbo]

She found a pair for her appropriately demure outfit for Tom Hafey's service.

All I can say is............MOTORBOAT

 

[Magpiespower]

All I can say is............MOTORBOAT

 

[Lagooner]

What's the survival/injury/fatality rate of wild horses?

Isn't the counter-argument to opponents of horse racing on grounds of cruelty that they are treated to a level of care and safety light years beyond those in the wild?

I'm not a proponent of horse racing - have always been no more than a casual punter "I backed number 7 because I ate a dodgy curry last night and have shat 7 times this morning" - but what's the alternative? Do free range horses not break legs/have heart attacks?

The alternative is motorsport and it's a little disconcerting that it didn't make horse racing completely obsolete the moment Henry wheeled out the Model A.

I guess we're not through with proving that we're the master species on this planet.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Like I said, nature isn't kind but at least their suffering isn't motivated by money, greed and prestige. Poor f**ing animals.

I think this is the reason why I criticise horse racing before tucking into a steak for dinner. Something about it is so distasteful. While this obviously isn't a perfect analogy, horse racing (especially on Melbourne Cup day) is the closest thing Australia has to the Hunger Games. State and media sanctioned competition where lives are risked and deaths are glossed over for the benefit of the social elite.

The way that the horse's death has been glossed over by the media and treated as secondary to the socialites and the race winner rubs me the wrong way. Imagine if the same coverage applied to other sports. If a Sydney player had dropped dead from a heart attack after the Grand Final, could you imagine the news opening with 'Hawthorn have won the 2014 Grand Final by 63 points, now let's have a look at what the WAG's wore to the big day' rather than 'player X has tragically died minutes after the 2014 Grand Final'?