22 hours ago, dieter said:

D you know the origin of the famous drop 'Bailleys and Bailleys'?

FMD skinny - I just slurp the stuff during and after a good session in the dungeon.

History! Pfaff ! ............................... but go on ........educate me.

4 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

FMD skinny - I just slurp the stuff during and after a good session in the dungeon.

History! Pfaff ! ............................... but go on ........educate me.

probably the irish man who saved a leprechaun from a rabbit trap. In gratitude the leprechaun offered him 2 wishes. "dat  be too easy" said the irish man "for me first wish, o'il have a a baileys and for me second wish o'il have anotha one". So said the leprechaun  "thad'll be a baileys and baileys den".

i'll let meself out

4 hours ago, monoccular said:

…. rather the days of the $1.50* flagon of claret, around the era of our previous flag. 
 

* erratum.  Back then of course it was 15 shillings. 

I have a few shillings, along with florins, pennies, half pennies, six pences, thruppences etc, in my collection of old Aussie coins.

If only I had a 1930 Penny.

15 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

FMD skinny - I just slurp the stuff during and after a good session in the dungeon.

History! Pfaff ! ............................... but go on ........educate me.

Dan's bought out the best Liquor outlet in Adelaide, Bailly and Bailyy's, then used their House Brand and marketed it throughout Australia and , yes, it's Riverland material, the stuff once used in casks.

 

By the way, I watched the second half of the 2015 Anzac Day Richmond game: was that you exposing your half naked torso during the last quarter? If it is/was, I'd go on a diet - eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we diet - and no, my name is not a version of someone who diets, nor is my name or torso skinny.

15 hours ago, Redleg said:

I have a few shillings, along with florins, pennies, half pennies, six pences, thruppences etc, in my collection of old Aussie coins.

If only I had a 1930 Penny.

My brother has a 1960 Penny. (His wife’s name is Penny and she was born in 1960.) And if I know my brother as well as I think I do, I’m sure he’d be more than happy to swap her for a couple of your florins or shillings. 🤣

28 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

My brother has a 1960 Penny. (His wife’s name is Penny and she was born in 1960.) And if I know my brother as well as I think I do, I’m sure he’d be more than happy to swap her for a couple of your florins or shillings. 🤣

I don't want to start any family arguments.

29 minutes ago, Redleg said:

I don't want to start any family arguments.

Yeah nah that ship’s sailed. 😆

My sister-in-law is awesome. It’s my brother who’s the pain in the arze. For starters, he’s a hardcore Carlton supporter and has never forgiven me for not being a Navy Blue. But I’ll leave that for if/when a Dr Phil thread is created. 👍🏽

55 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

Yeah nah that ship’s sailed. 😆

 It’s my brother who’s the pain in the arze. For starters, he’s a hardcore Carlton supporter and has never forgiven me for not being a Navy Blue. 

Personally I would have nothing to do with him.

43 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Personally I would have nothing to do with him.

For years the only time I hear from him is when he shoots me a snarky text after a Melbourne loss. Especially if it’s at the hands of Carlton.
🤔 Funny thing, I haven’t heard from him in quite a while. 😁

Can I ask

is Nigel Farage the UK pollie, is he a secret contributor to this thread and if so what is his moniker?

he is all over the Banana Republik thing.

21 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

For years the only time I hear from him is when he shoots me a snarky text after a Melbourne loss. Especially if it’s at the hands of Carlton.
🤔 Funny thing, I haven’t heard from him in quite a while. 😁

You may not again in my lifetime.

6 hours ago, 640MD said:

Can I ask

is Nigel Farage the UK pollie, is he a secret contributor to this thread and if so what is his moniker?

he is all over the Banana Republik thing.

We don’t allow idiots on here, so no, he is not a contributor. 

On 1/3/2022 at 5:54 PM, Ethan Tremblay said:

Yes, yes we can.

Uncle Bitters is that you?

On 1/10/2022 at 1:34 PM, WalkingCivilWar said:

For years the only time I hear from him is when he shoots me a snarky text after a Melbourne loss. Especially if it’s at the hands of Carlton.
🤔 Funny thing, I haven’t heard from him in quite a while. 😁

If I can remember Carlton correctly, they had some success in the 80's. Also a few good coaches had gone there and failed big time. I pity any Carlton coach and player. It a very thankless task.

12 minutes ago, DemonFrog said:

If I can remember Carlton correctly, they had some success in the 80's. Also a few good coaches had gone there and failed big time. I pity any Carlton coach and player. It a very thankless task.

They have been ordinary since the league cracked down on paper bag payments. That made it very difficult for them to go out and buy the best players. They failed to adapted to the new system in the similar way that the MFC did in the 60'S. 

22 minutes ago, old dee said:

They have been ordinary since the league cracked down on paper bag payments. That made it very difficult for them to go out and buy the best players. They failed to adapted to the new system in the similar way that the MFC did in the 60'S. 

Indeed, it has been fantastic watching them suffering over the years. If only it could last another 57 years.

1 hour ago, old dee said:

They have been ordinary since the league cracked down on paper bag payments. That made it very difficult for them to go out and buy the best players. They failed to adapted to the new system in the similar way that the MFC did in the 60'S. 

The problem is that their golden era was at a time when football coverage was restricted to match of the day replays on a Saturday.

All people really got to watch on a weekend was their premiership third quarter comeback. Hence why they have so many enduring supporters.

20 years (and counting) in the doldrums, a deeply ingrained delusion that they are some type of latent super power (when they are likely to fall out of the big 4 Melbourne clubs the way they are going) and an impatience that prevents them from  fixing the joint up properly should see the status quo prevail for some time.

19 minutes ago, Colin B. Flaubert said:

The problem is that their golden era was at a time when football coverage was restricted to match of the day replays on a Saturday.

All people really got to watch on a weekend was their premiership third quarter comeback. Hence why they have so many enduring supporters.

20 years (and counting) in the doldrums, a deeply ingrained delusion that they are some type of latent super power (when they are likely to fall out of the big 4 Melbourne clubs the way they are going) and an impatience that prevents them from  fixing the joint up properly should see the status quo prevail for some time.

Hope so.

 

26 minutes ago, Colin B. Flaubert said:

All people really got to watch on a weekend was their premiership third quarter comeback. Hence why they have so many enduring supporters.

 

and iirc watching the sydney swans on tv . my neighbour was a swans supporter and it seemed like they were on every weekend, but it was probably only swans home games

23 hours ago, Redleg said:

We don’t allow idiots on here, so no, he is not a contributor. 

I won't hear another cross word against Nigel.

Despite your sullying of his good name, he is a generous and thoughtful soul as is demonstrated by this video of him sending birthday wishes to his former MEP constituents.
 

 

Edited January 12, 20224 yr by Colin B. Flaubert

19 minutes ago, Colin B. Flaubert said:

The problem is that their golden era was at a time when football coverage was restricted to match of the day replays on a Saturday.

All people really got to watch on a weekend was their premiership third quarter comeback. Hence why they have so many enduring supporters.

20 years (and counting) in the doldrums, a deeply ingrained delusion that they are some type of latent super power (when they are likely to fall out of the big 4 Melbourne clubs the way they are going) and an impatience that prevents them from  fixing the joint up properly should see the status quo prevail for some time.

Hope so.

23 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Hope so.

There must be an echo echo echo echo

15 hours ago, Redleg said:

Hope so.

Maybe Carlton can merge with Collingwood so both irrelevant teams can become one?

Hope it’s okay to post this here despite it being not about footy. But it’s also not about hwfua, so hopefully it’s all good. 🙂

This is how I first saw today’s HS back page, ie, upside down…

I was aghast. I thought, ‘Scott Boland smokes?! He smokes while training?! The HS has published a pic of him smoking?!’😆

And upside down too.  What a talent.

Edited January 14, 20224 yr by Jontee