Unfortunately, the problem with that song is that you actually can understand the words.

  On 06/12/2011 at 23:25, H_T said:

Realistic = Too much warm cocoa makes you pee at night.

And a few (hopefully celebratory) wines, bubblys or beers will do the same, but then again, unfortunately for those of us blokes old enough to remebmer "the glory days" the ageing prostate can do the same on it's own accord unaided!

2 days. The time is just flying by. It seems like only 24 hours ago it was 3 days.

there is a god

bananas $1.98 at Woolies

  On 10/12/2011 at 21:39, daisycutter said:

there is a god

bananas $1.98 at Woolies

If I don't post again today you will know I am at Woollies.

  On 10/12/2011 at 11:22, Whispering_Jack said:

Unfortunately, the problem with that song is that you actually can understand the words.

If I'm reading you correctly WJ, you would be hoping that Freddie has a bit more substance than Chubby's song, if we go down the path of drafting him on Tuesday.

Edited December 11, 201113 yr by Deeoldfart

  On 11/12/2011 at 02:09, Deeoldfart said:

If I'm reading you correctly WJ, you would be hoping that Freddie has a bit more substance than Chubby's song, if we go down the path of drafting him on Tuesday.

Yeah ... exactly. 

It's significant to note jayceebee31's pronouncement on The Freddie Clutterbuck Thread on the JT Board, that Freddie's recruitment to the MFC is unfortunately not going to happen. JCB's sources are usually impeccable and this means we'll thankfully be deprived of the entire genre of Checkeresque music that caused havoc with the youth of the early 1960s. This a good thing for all of us.

There are those who maintain that the dance crazes of the Twist and the Clutterbuck were the catalysts for the unhealthy drug culture of the latter half of the 1960s (and possibly Melbourne's long decline which commenced at that very time). I think there's something in that theory. After all, who could ever forget the euphoric days after the release of "Let's Clutterbuck Again Like We Did Last Winter"?

There were abundant danger signs in Checker's mystical lyrics, "Do the Clutterbuck, if you cannot get a kick" and "Run and run all day, That is how we play," that served to presage the insouciance of our playing list circa 1965/6. In other words, from then on, we were "Clutterbucked" as a football club. 

The only antidote to this curse is to get rid of players with overweight parents, make good choices in the rookie draft and feed the team with cheap bananas and, in that respect (thanks to those who have contributed to this thread) we're making good progress.

Thanks, now I know why the rookie draft is so important to the club.

  On 11/12/2011 at 03:24, Deeman said:

Thanks, now I know why the rookie draft is so important to the club.

Finally the penny drops.

  On 11/12/2011 at 02:56, Whispering_Jack said:

Yeah ... exactly.

It's significant to note jayceebee31's pronouncement on The Freddie Clutterbuck Thread on the JT Board, that Freddie's recruitment to the MFC is unfortunately not going to happen. JCB's sources are usually impeccable and this means we'll thankfully be deprived of the entire genre of Checkeresque music that caused havoc with the youth of the early 1960s. This a good thing for all of us.

There are those who maintain that the dance crazes of the Twist and the Clutterbuck were the catalysts for the unhealthy drug culture of the latter half of the 1960s (and possibly Melbourne's long decline which commenced at that very time). I think there's something in that theory. After all, who could ever forget the euphoric days after the release of "Let's Clutterbuck Again Like We Did Last Winter"?

There were abundant danger signs in Checker's mystical lyrics, "Do the Clutterbuck, if you cannot get a kick" and "Run and run all day, That is how we play," that served to presage the insouciance of our playing list circa 1965/6. In other words, from then on, we were "Clutterbucked" as a football club.

The only antidote to this curse is to get rid of players with overweight parents, make good choices in the rookie draft and feed the team with cheap bananas and, in that respect (thanks to those who have contributed to this thread) we're making good progress.

Wow. I had never attributed our decline to Chubby and the 1960's dance crazes. My careful analysis had always led me to the conclusion that it had something to do with Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt by the Shadows: http://youtu.be/g9SSw6o3sOY but I now realise that I had the era wrong, and Fungel Bunt never had anything to do with the Dees. Thanks for setting me straight Jack!

  On 11/12/2011 at 03:56, Redleg said:

Finally the penny drops.

Did you get to Woolies?

  On 11/12/2011 at 05:23, ox_5 said:

Did you get to Woolies?

Slipped on a banana peel on the way in.

It was the night before xmas, sorry I mean the Rookie Draft. Yes here we are finally, one day to go. Tomorrow we complete our list for 2012, unless.................

  On 11/12/2011 at 04:28, Deeoldfart said:

Wow. I had never attributed our decline to Chubby and the 1960's dance crazes. My careful analysis had always led me to the conclusion that it had something to do with Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt by the Shadows: http://youtu.be/g9SSw6o3sOY but I now realise that I had the era wrong, and Fungel Bunt never had anything to do with the Dees. Thanks for setting me straight Jack!

Sadly, Norm Smith decided that Mr. Bunt didn't have the necessary attributes to make it onto our list and sent him back home after just three training sessions.

Oh my god 17 hours and 12 minutes to go I am not sure how I will get to sleep tonight.

15 hours.

Morning has broken ...

  On 12/12/2011 at 05:47, old dee said:

Oh my god 17 hours and 12 minutes to go I am not sure how I will get to sleep tonight.

Warm cocoa before bed!

  On 12/12/2011 at 20:22, Deeoldfart said:

Warm cocoa before bed!

But then you have to get up to pee!

To end the year on a high we must pick Clutterbuck!

I see only good thinks from that name on our list.

who cares if he can play we need that name.

According to the Big Blue Book, there were 2 hit versions of 'The Hucklebuck' in Melbourne in the '60s.

Chubby Checker's version went to No 4 in the Summer of 60/61.

The legendary Brendon Bowyer did a cover in 1965 that got to No 7.

I'm too young to remember the Chubby Checker version.

3 hours. Oh the excitement. The highs, the lows. The congratulations, the recriminations. Better than the last day of a Australia v New Zealand test match.

  On 12/12/2011 at 20:46, Redleg said:

3 hours. Oh the excitement. The highs, the lows. The congratulations, the recriminations. Better than the last day of a Australia v New Zealand test match.

Is it broadcast Redleg?

Not sure I will be able to do anything else come 11.00 am

until I hear that name called by the MFC.

Go Clutters!

the tension out here in the burbs is quite palpable

i need another smoothie

  On 12/12/2011 at 21:16, daisycutter said:

the tension out here in the burbs is quite palpable

i need another smoothie

Thank god the price has dropped!