Mega Thread Port Forum General AFL Thread Part 29

[Magpiespowaz]

California Games <3

Fun fact: only recently found out you're supposed to stop on that target on the ramp. Been jumping off the campaigner since 1987. Always wondering why I could never finish the bike run, ffs.

The past 37 years have been frustrating af.

And I was today years old when I realised that Wu-Tang sampled Barbra Streisand (technically, Gladys Knight, but eh.) The song title should've been a dead giveaway farken. I mean, they called it "Can It Be All So Simple" from the lyrics with Babs & Glads literally singing those words from the song they used on the old Telecom ad that left me a blubbering mess every time it aired on TV.

Didn't I feel like a dumb bitch.

Between typically random shit like this and glasses, achilles tendonitis, busted ankle joint and impending hip replacement, my 50th year has been a goddamn whirlwind.

8 BIT RULEZ 4EVA

 

[240volt]

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Fun fact: only recently found out you're supposed to stop on that target on the ramp. Been jumping off the campaigner since 1987. Always wondering why I could never finish the bike run, ffs.

The past 37 years have been frustrating af.

And I was today years old when I realised that Wu-Tang sampled Barbra Streisand (technically, Gladys Knight, but eh.) The song title should've been a dead giveaway farken. I mean, they called it "Can It Be All So Simple" from the lyrics with Babs & Glads literally singing those words from the song they used on the old Telecom ad that left me a blubbering mess every time it aired on TV.

Didn't I feel like a dumb bitch.

Between typically random shit like this and glasses, achilles tendonitis, busted ankle joint and impending hip replacement, my 50th year has been a goddamn whirlwind.

8 BIT RULEZ 4EVA

Just done the hip replacement, once the Oxycodone kicks in your laughing

 

[tribey]

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Fun fact: only recently found out you're supposed to stop on that target on the ramp. Been jumping off the campaigner since 1987. Always wondering why I could never finish the bike run, ffs.

The past 37 years have been frustrating af.

And I was today years old when I realised that Wu-Tang sampled Barbra Streisand (technically, Gladys Knight, but eh.) The song title should've been a dead giveaway farken. I mean, they called it "Can It Be All So Simple" from the lyrics with Babs & Glads literally singing those words from the song they used on the old Telecom ad that left me a blubbering mess every time it aired on TV.

Didn't I feel like a dumb bitch.

Between typically random shit like this and glasses, achilles tendonitis, busted ankle joint and impending hip replacement, my 50th year has been a goddamn whirlwind.

8 BIT RULEZ 4EVA

Speaking of Cali Games and old ads…

It was my friend down the road’s copy that I borrowed (I was 12 or 13, he was 10 or 11), so I absolutely hammered it after school for a solid week.

Around that same time was an aggressively repetitive anti-drug/alcohol PSA on TV that featured a grungey song to accompany the hectic footage of a barely conscious young chap trying his best to OD in a grimey toilet, with the main lyric being: “TEAR OUT MY HEART, IN SLOW MOTION”.

So I had a bright idea for what to put in as my name while gunning for each successive high score I got, so the leaderboard ultimately looked like this, with one notable remix — see if you can spot it on this poorly-shooped reenactment:



With the last event being Flying Disc, I put the cherry on top by nailing the catch diving to the left of screen for big points with which to lock in ‘MOTION’.

I felt like I’d just conquered Everest, so of course had to show mum the completed masterpiece, who promptly had a conniption at the prospect of that being permanently seared into the cartridge for my little mate to discover upon returning it.

When I explained that everything wiped as soon as you turn off the console (as there was obviously no save feature in those days), she thought I was concocting a lazy cover and didn’t want to slog through to beat my own high watermarks to clean up the screen — I had to reset it to prove it to her.

 

[philthy05]

What was the olympics game with the diving running and decathlon etc.


Mashing buttons wildly while your thumbs cramp up but not wanting to stop and lose to your sisters was a gaming experience not easily topped since

 

[Relativity]

I have an overwhelming desire to spend an evening with Magpiespowaz, tribey and a large bottle of scotch.

 

[Portology]

I have an overwhelming desire to spend an evening with Magpiespowaz, tribey and a large bottle of scotch.

you're gonna need a bigger bottle

 

[VineValerian]

you're gonna need a bigger bottle keg

FTFY

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

An AFL field umpire has been banned from taking the field to start the 2025 season after dressing up as notorious terrorist Osama bin Laden to an end-of-season function.
Leigh Haussen admitted to wearing the inappropriate costume to a private function to celebrate the end of the season.
The theme for the event was “characters from the 2000s”.
The league has confirmed there were no skits involved, however Haussen changed into costume at the venue and donned a mask for a short period of time.

 

[jackag24]

An AFL field umpire has been banned from taking the field to start the 2025 season after dressing up as notorious terrorist Osama bin Laden to an end-of-season function.
Leigh Haussen admitted to wearing the inappropriate costume to a private function to celebrate the end of the season.
The theme for the event was “characters from the 2000s”.
The league has confirmed there were no skits involved, however Haussen changed into costume at the venue and donned a mask for a short period of time.

The AFL really hates 9/11 don't they

 

[Grave Danger]

An AFL field umpire has been banned from taking the field to start the 2025 season after dressing up as notorious terrorist Osama bin Laden to an end-of-season function.
Leigh Haussen admitted to wearing the inappropriate costume to a private function to celebrate the end of the season.
The theme for the event was “characters from the 2000s”.
The league has confirmed there were no skits involved, however Haussen changed into costume at the venue and donned a mask for a short period of time.

Very dodgy background indeed for this bloke...

Haussen, who works as a finance broker, has also refereed 166 SANFL matches, including six grand finals between 2010 and 2016.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

 

[Pt Augusta Power]

Never understood the crows hype around Schoenberg

 

[Grave Danger]

The Rookie Draft might be the briefest ever this year.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

 

[rumoursofwinter]

Never understood the crows hype around Schoenberg

I thought he was quite talented, he's just never got himself fit to be an afl player.

 

[TeeKray]

An AFL field umpire has been banned from taking the field to start the 2025 season after dressing up as notorious terrorist Osama bin Laden to an end-of-season function.
Leigh Haussen admitted to wearing the inappropriate costume to a private function to celebrate the end of the season.
The theme for the event was “characters from the 2000s”.
The league has confirmed there were no skits involved, however Haussen changed into costume at the venue and donned a mask for a short period of time.

This sort of thing just shows the AFL to be the virtue signalling w***ers they are.

The above should be an internal memo to staff saying 'come on guys, don't do this' with a warning that the next time someone does it there will be a fine involved.

For this to be the feature of a press release complete with public punishment just goes to show what their motives are.

 

[Coobk001]

Man the Crows are really stacking their squad with B-C grade talent.

They're really obsessed with keeping their depth strong and not just going to the draft for a good group of kids.

 

[Coobk001]

The Rookie Draft might be the briefest ever this year.

I'm not even sure we have a rookie list spot? Might be 5 main list spots are all we have available. I did think we'd do a shuffle to create a rookie spot, but I'm not sure. Maybe Narkle was a rookie?

 

[JimmyBC]

It's not a good look all this rookie list finagling.

 

[WillemDaDrew]

Never understood the crows hype around Schoenberg

The next Ricciuto.

 

[El_Scorcho]

It's not a good look all this rookie list finagling.

Seems nuts that it's allowed.

Hopefully this bullshit all disappears when AFL reserves comes in and we end up with 2 way contracts etc

 

[Doctor Feel]

Seems nuts that it's allowed.

Hopefully this bullshit all disappears when AFL reserves comes in and we end up with 2 way contracts etc

I wouldn't be hopeful since the AFL can't organise a root at burning man.

 

[sobrave]

This sort of thing just shows the AFL to be the virtue signalling w***ers they are.

The above should be an internal memo to staff saying 'come on guys, don't do this' with a warning that the next time someone does it there will be a fine involved.

For this to be the feature of a press release complete with public punishment just goes to show what their motives are.

Whew, I'm glad the AFL has clarified that Osama bin laden = bad.

 

[JimmyBC]

Should've just said he was Cat Stevens.