Mitchell Marshmallow gets another go at Test Cricket!!!!

You have got to be [censored] me!

Quite upset my Kakadu Dreaming 

1 hour ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Mitchell Marshmallow gets another go at Test Cricket!!!!

You have got to be [censored] me!

Quite upset my Kakadu Dreaming 

Could be worse. Look how the Irish ended up losing to the poms. Talk about defeat from the jaws of victory

Edited July 27, 20196 yr by Moonshadow

Came across this little ditty. It reminded me of someone:

Pity The Bitter Optimist

 

Pity the bitter optimist,
He wants to rant and shake his fist,
But just can’t seem to bring himself to do so,
He doesn’t want to think the best,
He knows the world’s completely messed,
From his mouth it never quite rings true though,
He’s certainly no giddy fool,
Thinks cynical is kind of cool,
But is cursed to always find the silver lining,
He’s tried to practice sneer and scowl,
Even worked up an evil growl,
Still he knows somewhere the sun is always shining,
He makes his outside sort of tough,
Wears shades and reads the darker stuff,
But somewhere inside lives Little Orphan Annie,
He’s even tried to turn to drink,
He thought it’d make him mean I think,
Found his ability to laugh is near uncanny,
So if you are pessimistic,
I’m afraid to him it won’t stick,
Despite the twisted ruse he tries so oft to borrow,
Yes his charade is oh so thin,
For very much to his chagrin,
He can’t help but hope for better things tomorrow.

1 hour ago, Neil Crompton said:

Came across this little ditty. It reminded me of someone:

Pity The Bitter Optimist

 

Pity the bitter optimist,
He wants to rant and shake his fist,
But just can’t seem to bring himself to do so,
He doesn’t want to think the best,
He knows the world’s completely messed,
From his mouth it never quite rings true though,
He’s certainly no giddy fool,
Thinks cynical is kind of cool,
But is cursed to always find the silver lining,
He’s tried to practice sneer and scowl,
Even worked up an evil growl,
Still he knows somewhere the sun is always shining,
He makes his outside sort of tough,
Wears shades and reads the darker stuff,
But somewhere inside lives Little Orphan Annie,
He’s even tried to turn to drink,
He thought it’d make him mean I think,
Found his ability to laugh is near uncanny,
So if you are pessimistic,
I’m afraid to him it won’t stick,
Despite the twisted ruse he tries so oft to borrow,
Yes his charade is oh so thin,
For very much to his chagrin,
He can’t help but hope for better things tomorrow.

I have always maintained that this is a classy and educational thread and your poem fits in nicely with that view.

22 hours ago, Neil Crompton said:

Came across this little ditty. It reminded me of someone:

Pity The Bitter Optimist

 

Pity the bitter optimist,
He wants to rant and shake his fist,
But just can’t seem to bring himself to do so,
He doesn’t want to think the best,
He knows the world’s completely messed,
From his mouth it never quite rings true though,
He’s certainly no giddy fool,
Thinks cynical is kind of cool,
But is cursed to always find the silver lining,
He’s tried to practice sneer and scowl,
Even worked up an evil growl,
Still he knows somewhere the sun is always shining,
He makes his outside sort of tough,
Wears shades and reads the darker stuff,
But somewhere inside lives Little Orphan Annie,
He’s even tried to turn to drink,
He thought it’d make him mean I think,
Found his ability to laugh is near uncanny,
So if you are pessimistic,
I’m afraid to him it won’t stick,
Despite the twisted ruse he tries so oft to borrow,
Yes his charade is oh so thin,
For very much to his chagrin,
He can’t help but hope for better things tomorrow.

Thank you Neil. 

Happily , or should it be sadly, I do see something of my wonderful and vile self in this verse

I shall now proceed to thrash the maid and then sit down and have a jolly good cry.

Is it over yet

6 hours ago, beelzebub said:

Is it over yet

Not quite.

1 hour ago, Redleg said:

Not quite.

Sad face

So i'm just waiting on these to arrive so i can put my new speaker cables together....anyone here looking to offload a soldering station? ...

On 8/4/2019 at 11:04 AM, beelzebub said:

Is it over yet

Getting closer.

On 8/4/2019 at 11:04 AM, beelzebub said:

Is it over yet

When you think it couldn’t get any worse bb, this headline pops up in the news.

 

The banana is one step closer to disappearing

A fungus that devastates banana plants has now arrived in Latin America, the Colombian government confirms.

2 hours ago, Dee Zephyr said:

When you think it couldn’t get any worse bb, this headline pops up in the news.

 

The banana is one step closer to disappearing

A fungus that devastates banana plants has now arrived in Latin America, the Colombian government confirms.

Is this something  else the Colombians  have control over !!!

4 hours ago, Dee Zephyr said:

When you think it couldn’t get any worse bb, this headline pops up in the news.

 

The banana is one step closer to disappearing

A fungus that devastates banana plants has now arrived in Latin America, the Colombian government confirms.

Probably a by product of coke.

On 7/25/2019 at 9:33 PM, Moonshadow said:

Is that a young Andy Maher getting an autograph?

Lucky he's wearing some protective eyewear

Looking like a lot of changes coming for the MFC, both on and off field.

18 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Looking like a lot of changes coming for the MFC, both on and off field.

Hardly surprising Mr. Leg after the way this year has been played out.

There appears to be something off field that has affected the on field performance. Would SG still be the coach if he was not given an extension before this season even started?

Will we ever Know?

Probably not. I have just put 2019 down to the continuing saga of our ineptitude that has been our constant partner for over half a century.

Perennial loser status continues.

29 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Looking like a lot of changes coming for the MFC, both on and off field.

Winning occasionally would be a change for the better 

1 minute ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Winning occasionally would be a change for the better 

You expect a lot Bbo!

1 minute ago, old dee said:

You expect a lot Bbo!

Mmmmm ... yes  od ... I suppose I am asking for a major upheaval!

2 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

Mmmmm ... yes  od ... I suppose I am asking for a major upheaval!

Difficult to change the habit of 55 years.

SIGH !!!

55 years of basically..... well [censored]

The worst part is we have the occasional false dawn to raise hopes ..., and then .... it’s back to [censored]

I was going to have a quiet night but I’ve become depressed thinking about the rubbish we supporters cop and so I shall seek solace in the bottle 

1 minute ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

SIGH !!!

55 years of basically..... well [censored]

The worst part is we have the occasional false dawn to raise hopes ..., and then .... it’s back to [censored]

I was going to have a quiet night but I’ve become depressed thinking about the rubbish we supporters cop and so I shall seek solace in the bottle 

It is staggering that there are any MFC supporters left. A miracle our livers have survived.

 

1 minute ago, old dee said:

It is staggering that there are any MFC supporters left. A miracle our livers have survived.

 

I agree on both points od ... although I believe my liver’s future prospects are tenuous at best 

20 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

SIGH !!!

55 years of basically..... well [censored]

The worst part is we have the occasional false dawn to raise hopes ..., and then .... it’s back to [censored]

I was going to have a quiet night but I’ve become depressed thinking about the rubbish we supporters cop and so I shall seek solace in the bottle 

Jordan Lewis is involved in a winery doing a Pinot. Spoke to him today and you might want to see if you can get a crate.

7 hours ago, Redleg said:

Jordan Lewis is involved in a winery doing a Pinot. Spoke to him today and you might want to see if you can get a crate.

Is he as tight with Pinot as your daughter Red?

Edit. Or is that Old Dees daughter?

Edited August 15, 20196 yr by Moonshadow