all roads lead to burwood

need i say more.....an oasis in a sea of the uncouth

Rome, of course, was named after Romulus. If it had been named after Remus, it would have been called Reme.

I was of course thinking of Democracy.

8 hours ago, pineapple dee said:

Rome, of course, was named after Romulus. If it had been named after Remus, it would have been called Reme.

So why wasn't Rome called Romule?

16 minutes ago, Red and Bluebeard said:

So why wasn't Rome called Romule?

You've got me on that one Red. 

Dont forget, " Be it ever so humble, there's no place like Rome."  Or should that be     Romsey ?

8 hours ago, pineapple dee said:

Rome, of course, was named after Romulus. If it had been named after Remus, it would have been called Reme.

Good thing Rumpelstiltzkin wasn't around then. 

10 hours ago, Red and Bluebeard said:

Can it be a coincidence that if you take 'sy' out of Romsey you get 'Rome'?

it's even simpler and weirder, r&b. change the 'm' to 'o' and you get 'Roosey'  

8 hours ago, Biffen said:

I was of course thinking of Democracy.

ploiz ixplain

14 hours ago, Biffen said:

It's caused a lot of pain but where would we be without it.

In reference to Greek inventiveness.

Immediately people jumped to other less noble Hellenic traditions.

but what could be more perfect than Democracy?

1 hour ago, daisycutter said:

it's even simpler and weirder, r&b. change the 'm' to 'o' and you get 'Roosey'  

It is a little more disturbing to think that changing the second 'o' in 'Roosey' gets to 'Romsey'

4 minutes ago, Biffen said:

In reference to Greek inventiveness.

Immediately people jumped to other less noble Hellenic traditions.

but what could be more perfect than Democracy?

i'm sure athen's slave population would agree, biiffo, and not forgetting the women of athens too. does sound rather practical, but.

2 hours ago, Redleg said:

Good thing Rumpelstiltzkin wasn't around then. 

Indeed! I'm not sure how I'd go living in Rumpsey.

5 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Indeed! I'm not sure how I'd go living in Rumpsey.

seems cricket is also into the "great bloke" syndrome, kiwi player called colin de grandhomme 

2 hours ago, daisycutter said:

seems cricket is also into the "great bloke" syndrome, kiwi player called colin de grandhomme 

Watched him today. Sir Richard Hadlee he aint!

On 12/4/2016 at 8:30 PM, Moonshadow said:

Bah! ...What have the Romans ever done for civilisation?

1 hour ago, beelzebub said:

I prefer my Demons cup.

2 hours ago, beelzebub said:

Actually I think the PFJ actually won this one in the end.

5 hours ago, beelzebub said:

Gee that looks a lot like my Judean People's Front mug!

7 hours ago, Earl Hood said:

Gee that looks a lot like my Judean People's Front mug!

Not to mention my Front People's of Judea one ... or my Judean Front of the People one, or ...

Romsey on Selling houses Australia (7two)!

I had no idea how mission brown it is!

Property prices going ballistic but some of the residents dont seem to be quite as erudite as those Romseians posting here.

Please explain

Is it optimare vs populare?

 

On 6 December 2016 at 10:08 AM, daisycutter said:

i'm sure athen's slave population would agree, biiffo, and not forgetting the women of athens too. does sound rather practical, but.

Damn good points. Let's also not forget they had no National Disability Scheme, no Gonski funding, to overcome disadvantage. Very backward in technology as well, no Facebook, Twitter or Youtube? As for their Climate change policies, don't get me started. 

Man, those ancient Greeks, totally over rated!!!

51 minutes ago, xarronn said:

Damn good points. Let's also not forget they had no National Disability Scheme, no Gonski funding, to overcome disadvantage. Very backward in technology as well, no Facebook, Twitter or Youtube? As for their Climate change policies, don't get me started. 

Man, those ancient Greeks, totally over rated!!!

don't forget misogynist pedophiles. they didn't have tfs either, which would be in their favour

12 hours ago, dino rover said:

Romsey on Selling houses Australia (7two)!

I had no idea how mission brown it is!

Property prices going ballistic but some of the residents dont seem to be quite as erudite as those Romseians posting here.

Please explain

Is it optimare vs populare?

 

Seems ordinaire to my good self.

However, thank you for that information Dino. While there have been rumours of poverty in Romsey it is not something the genteel class have much to do with.

Although good old Bitter does toss a few trinkets under the giving tree each year -  they must go somewhere.

 

Interesting that Kate Sheahan, Mike's daughter, was rung by Gill to play in the women's league.

In an interview she said,  she played until 14 and then one game for Uni in 2006, when she broke her wrist and that was it.

So she has played one game of footy since she was 14, 20 years ago and that game was 10 years ago and the AFL boss finds the time to ring her to play.

Not knocking women's footy, but says a lot about the quality of players.

It also says a lot about the time preferences of the AFL Chief, who can't find the time to even pop in to the negotiations for the CBA, the single most important agenda item ATM for the AFL.  

 

Gill's distracted.....polo season ol' boy !!