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Wow... yeah me too. I thought 50% of the discussion on this board was pretty much "I need this job done. Tradesperson has quoted me <<$ amount>>. Reasonable?" As for the steady rise in basic men's haircuts, I reckon it's countered by the frequency I'll get one (might just be because I'm an old...

Yeah, same - I've always known they're around, but never really felt the urge to go. Guessing it may have been a rite of passage thing for people after they'd gotten their driver's licence, maybe for those who turned 18 in the 60s/70s/80s? It feels like in old Australian TV shows and movies from...

If they're both in attendance it seems ridiculous for them not to both present the trophy that carries their name, regardless of the result. Worse in this instance, I reckon that because of Gavaskar's somewhat partisan/salty commentary at times, I think people may have speculated in the moment...

We expect the first five wickets to roughly double the run tally of the last five. Instead, we breath a sigh of relief when our best bowler comes into bat, because he's just about the best bet in our lineup to steady the ship with a fighting 25-40. And we all love Travis Head, but as far as I'm...

I reckon we'll still get a result comfortably.

I reckon that and the short turnaround for our bowlers from the fourth innings in Melbourne.

Of course, but time after time after time it happens. We should be better than this every now and then at home. Maybe I'm just spoilt from us cashing in time and again on the good work from our bowlers in my early years. I'll wait and see how long our 8-11 bats are able to hang around on this...

Entirely predictable these days. Whenever we roll an opposition team cheaply in the first innings, it doesn't give me any confidence, just makes me think four or five of our top seven will go for single figures. I think anything less than 75-80 ahead from our innings is advantage India. Chasing...

Commentary highlights some far (I'm paraphrasing): "Everyone's talking about this series: at the airports, the taxi drivers..." (Langer - he could have added when he stops for a Squishy at the Kwik-E-Marts) "Smith, of course, a very fair cricketer" (Brayshaw - yeah, you understand what he...

I'd bet that any player from the past 30 years who's played more than five AFL games would have a Wikipedia page.

Feel like it's similar to picking someone on the basis that you think they're a chance to get shot. Like, his odds of seeing out 2025 are probably no better than Trump's and he's worth a few more points, so there's merit in the pick. On the other hand, if you know of a rapper whom people seem to...

Yeah, this. Of course it's not offensive, but (assuming this was shared through a social account) I can't imagine any of the people I'm connected with feeling the need to share this on their social media.

Took a bit of interest in this one after it was mentioned in an ABC article and I found a 'Files of the Unexplained' episode focusing on it on Netflix. It seems as though there's three leading theories. 1. The men innocently take a wrong turn and (with their lack of street smarts and common...

This is pretty close to my experience, though What's App wasn't a thing when I did it. Since I actually made it through to the final cut, it was quite interesting, I suppose, that I got a call (I remember it being around Anzac Day 2012) by someone who was very cross with me for not turning up...

I recall Mark Butcher talking about a discussion he had with his father, where he was recalling the circumstances of the Bairstow dismissal to Butcher Sr (or it may have been vice versa) and the reply was "So (shrugs shoulders), out?" Was refreshing to hear and especially so because I'm...

Parking his form for a second, with the three day break and the speculation on Starc's fitness, I think it's a non-negotiable to have a fifth bowler in the lineup who can contribute 30-40 solid overs across the two innings. If we lose the toss and have to bowl first, that's going to put enormous...

I'm planning to make my debut on this competition in 2025 (quite possible that I'll forget...) and was 100% going to include Mick Turner... R.I.P. This article, by Peter Hanlon, was published a couple of months ago and includes his picks for the best ever Falcons team during his time there. It...

Couldn't agree more with this. I was on board with his decision to press on with the second innings, add to the lead and eat up overs. A draw would have been very disappointing from where we'd been in this match at the start of day 3, but I thought to expose the risk of losing, with 100+ overs...

Quite right, my mistake.

In fairness, it seemed to be an extended discussion between the Aussies before committing to the review. Although that may have just been because Cummins and co. could see what was about to unfold. I would say that the burnt review does have SOME value though. Having seen the review, surely if...

Yeah, I could be wrong, but seems like BS to me. Firstly, who would want to be a coach, if you could earn more with practically zero pressure and approximately half as many hours working in the media? Secondly, maybe the likes of Ross Lyon give decent insights in the media, but what would...

Unintentional comedy can be some of the best comedy. I think Pakenhamsaint summed it up quite well: whatever her initial intentions were, the best course she could have taken over the past 4-6 months was to laugh along with the good natured digs coming her way and not give oxygen to the more...

Yeah Raygun, give me my 2 cents back. She capitalised on the ridiculous decision to make breakdancing an Olympic sport and her performance was about the most entertaining thing I saw at the Olympics. For me, her Olympics routine encapsulates the pisstaking larrikanism that is at the core of...

I was all about it and was on board Team Raygun, especially when all the pundits and Boomers were getting hysterical about how she'd disgraced the green and gold. But then she's made the (probably fatal) error for someone in her position, who's famous because they're comic relief: she took...

This year's in-laws extended family Kris Kringle has got a bit of a Curb Your Enthusiasm set-up to it. Last few years they've gone with a 'Bad Santa' theme: you have to buy a gift with a total value of approximately $30, wrap it up, no name on it. The gifts are all placed in a pile at the...

As a City supporter, I take no joy out of this. He should never have gone there in the first place and it just reinforces the idea that the national comp is a tinpot league. As far as I'm concerned Kisnorbo was the signature person for Heart/City from their 15 years in the league: you could...

Yeah and if they were looking for someone newish, Montagna strikes me as having the hosting chops, I just don't see it from J.Riewoldt at all.

I'm definitely drifting into "back in my day" territory here, but as if I knew (or cared) what all the Latin mottos on sports teams' crests meant when i started following the AFL. I don't reckon I knew what the white blob on the front of Carlton's guernsey was until I was about eight or nine and...

Yeah I don't really get the notion that red and yellow is such a horrific colour combo, I've always loved those Calgary Flames uniforms and an 80s Footscray design with the pattern on those sleeves and the Suns logo in the middle or on the breast like other clubs would look great. I feel like...

Richmond/Essendon/North Melbourne? I think the logo's fine if the updated guernsey is a win and I think the guernsey would benefit from tweaking the shades of the colours and just going with a traditional style. Remember how Port Adelaide faffed around with "modern" guernsey designs and then...