Things that please me - Part 5

[Plugger35]

I went to the Western Reds first home game at the WACA back in 1995, it was a sell out or close to it.

They got pretty good crowds in their first year but then the novelty wore off and the crowds dropped off.

 

[Jatz]

There is a group trying to get the Bears restarted again but located in Perth.

They're beyond trying, it seems about 80% of the way to that being confirmed. Only 1 game at North Sydney each year but it looks like it's going to be the Perth Bears.

 

[Beerfish]

They're beyond trying, it seems about 80% of the way to that being confirmed. Only 1 game at North Sydney each year but it looks like it's going to be the Perth Bears.

They must enjoy failing. Will never work and they're fools for trying. Again.

 

[Jatz]

They must enjoy failing. Will never work and they're fools for trying. Again.

They're going to put a team in PNG when the Australian Government suggests we don't travel there...

Vlandys is an absolute donut.

 

[Cuzz09]

bring back the Adelaide Rams.



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[raskolnikov]

I stopped following NRL after the Manly hostile takeover of Norths followed by the disgraceful dumping of the name, but I still like the shirt.

Me too. I still give NRL a passing interest but nowhere near the level of interest I had when the Bears were in it. I'd probably be the same with AFL if Essendon were evicted. Officiating these days is becoming unbearable to the point of unwatchable.

 

[Beerfish]

I'll be here to say I told you so when it happens raskolnikov. WA by and large does not give a shit about throwball. This has been proven twice already.

 

[Smoooothy]

sometimes, just sometimes - old hey hey clips come online and are as funny now as they were 30 years ago

 

[Smoooothy]

bring back the Adelaide Rams.



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former season ticket holder - went to every home game - they could have made it given more time

 

[rank and file]

I went to the Western Reds first home game at the WACA back in 1995, it was a sell out or close to it.

They got pretty good crowds in their first year but then the novelty wore off and the crowds dropped off.

Did't help that Julian O'Neill and Mark Geyer were the poster boys.
Both were at peak bad boy phase.

 

[Over The Post]

Not as bad boy as Blocker Roach patting Eddie Ward on the head after being sent off for calling him a campaigner.

Something like four match suspension and a hefty fine for that.

Will always remember that.

 

[rank and file]

Picked up 2 sheep today,fully dressed and bagged up,$55 each.

 

[MP_]

Picked up 2 sheep today,fully dressed and bagged up,$55 each.
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That’s an absolute bargain

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Picked up 2 sheep today,fully dressed and bagged up,$55 each.
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Can't even sniff a bag of beans for that price

 

[rocker_oz33]

Picked up 2 sheep today,fully dressed and bagged up,$55 each.
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Winning.

 

[raskolnikov]

Bargain but would be wasted on me. Hate lamb.

 

[rank and file]

Winning.

Old mate did some cuts up for Buster

Had to help him round them up on Monday
Then just handed him the knife and dragged them out of the zone,let go the 2 smallest ones
go

 

[FreoGirl]

My garden today

 

[rocker_oz33]

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[rocker_oz33]

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Does Fyfe and Mundy like the garden .
Nice garden

 

[Over The Post]

Nicked from Twatter.

This is one of the most brazen Australian protest stories. In 1956, as the Olympic torch was making its way to Melbourne for the Games, a USyd student, Barry Larkin, pulled off a stunt that needs to be remembered in the annals of Aus sports & activism history.



Disguised as an official torchbearer, Larkin carried a fake Olympic flame through the streets of Sydney. His 'torch'? A painted chair leg topped with a tin can and a pair of burning undies!

This wasn't just a prank—it was an act of protest. Larkin and his friends were making a statement against the torch relay's Nazi origins (yep, the relay was a Nazi invention). The Nazis wanted to use the torch as a propaganda symbol for the 1936 Berlin games.



The hoax was flawless. Crowds, assuming Larkin was the real torchbearer cheered him on as he ran. the police even cleared his path. Even the Mayor of Sydney was fooled, accepting the fake torch in a grand ceremony to welcome the torch to Sydney as it made its way to MEL.

While many were amused, the authorities were not. The incident highlighted the tension between traditional Olympic ideals and modern-day realities, sparking debates about the true spirit of the Games. The 1956 Melbourne Games went off without a hitch.

 

[Billy ray]

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Brilliant

 

[gaskin]

The oldest recorded joke is 4000 years old and is a fart joke.

 

[brutus76]

Helped a senior get her $1 coin out of the ALDI trolley coin slot

"Awww what a gentleman" she said

And to the young trainee in the fish and chip shop tonight - great job. Smiled said hello and didn't need a calculator to work out the change (I paid with a $50). Good boy!

 

[Gough]

Brother gave me a first edition of Radical Chic by Tom Wolfe for my birthday.