16 hours ago, BillyBeane said:

At my encouragement from the other side of the world, My younger brother attended the final vs hawthorn - his first football match since the 2000 GF - he expressed his surprise at how many Asians and Indians were wearing demon scarves

Did he ask how the players manage to control the funny shaped ball so well? And which one's Buddy Frankfurt?

On 9/17/2018 at 8:41 PM, tiers said:

How the lexicon of football evolves. In 1964 we would scream "C'arn the demons" or shortened to "C'arn the dees" or even "C'arn Melbourne". C'arn was the contraction of the expression "come on" and everyone "barracked" for a team.

These days people "go" for a team as in "I go for Melbourne". Go dees is the contraction of that. In the end, it doesn't matter so long as we can share the delight in our team's performance with anyone in red and blue.

Go dees. C'arn the demons. And to stick it up the nitwit commentators, let's show  'em our class with a resounding "come on Melbourne".

Go dees.

Carna Dees!

17 hours ago, Melbournepotter said:

Ahhh....so you're the listener they still get.

Cover is full of '...I want to be a comedic popularist...' and has been for decades; well done, Cover, it has been in its own right somewhat of a success for you but the jokes, jibes and jests have become weary and seldom are as creative as they might have been in the past. Out of whack, time and tolerance is the new uninspired Cover diatribe so it's hopefully goodnight from me and goodnight for him; well, let's hope, anyway.

Is there a stereotype ?

I think there is but it's not the one purported. I think a lot of folk like to get stuck into us because it's what lesser intelligent types do. Can't come up with robust banter....then just sneer and lampoon. 

But we're onto to you lot ( all other team's excuse at unbiased reason ). Where, here, despite our habit of throwing cheesy ? barbs at each other from time to time , still able to carry on a decent discussion whilst embracing ( in the main ) a broad palette of views.

There's a very good reason that Demonland is most likely the best Fan-forum of this league. Other than the wonderful and diligent work to provide it ( thanks ) I simply believe we are the most capable of a learned and balanced review of ours and others.

Players who play at the highest level are deemed elite. I suggest Dlanders and by association all Melbourne supporters must also be adjudged. 

I don't believe we are elitist.. just elite and it's because many of other persuasions are unable to discern the difference they strike out and proffer insult.

Just confirms to me we are better.

It's not the beer we drink, the wine we quaff nor the car our chauffeur parks that matters.

It's that we are MELBOURNE and only we CAN be.

Go Dees......ignore the riff raff, as really they know no better

Edited September 18, 20186 yr by beelzebub

12 hours ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

This.

All I can say is that I'm relieved The Country Party changed their name to The Nationals.  

Great depth, great depth, and artfully expressed, and in that regard, 'The Nationals' was perhaps the nomenclature selection that saved many a face.

1 hour ago, beelzebub said:

Is there a stereotype ?

I think there is but it's not the one purported. I think a lot of folk like to get stuck into us because it's what lesser intelligent types do. Can't come up with robust banter....then just sneer and lampoon. 

But we're onto to you lot ( all other team's excuse at unbiased reason ). Where, here, despite our habit of throwing cheesy ? barbs at each other from time to time , still able to carry on a decent discussion whilst embracing ( in the main ) a broad palette of views.

There's a very good reason that Demonland is most likely the best Fan-forum of this league. Other than the wonderful and diligent work to provide it ( thanks ) I simply believe we are the most capable of a learned and balanced review of ours and others.

Players who play at the highest level are deemed elite. I suggest Dlanders and by association all Melbourne supporters must also be adjudged. 

I don't believe we are elitist.. just elite and it's because many of other persuasions are unable to discern the difference they strike out and proffer insult.

Just confirms to me we are better.

It's not the beer we drink, the wine we quaff nor the car our chauffeur parks that matters.

It's that we are MELBOURNE and only we CAN be.

Go Dees......ignore the riff raff, as really they know no better

Spoken like a stereotypical Melbourne supporter. 

Edited September 18, 20186 yr by ManDee

32 minutes ago, ManDee said:

Spoken like a stereotypical Melbourne supporter. Fix the typos or we will think you are a Collingwood infiltrator. 

Terribly sorry. I'm not sure why the phone corrects with the incorrect . 

Fixed

Frid'y night on the balcony last  quarter

Young blokes in suits,bit tense

Moi,fairly confident actually

And.. in the second row,aisle seat a MFC supporter who looked like a homeless dude on ice,wearing MFC Guernsey  (over shirt with collar).....

every Hawk goal he wailed,jumped into the aisle and swayed holding his head then thrashing with his arms.

every Hawk free kick the same

Several of us were concerned he would fall over the balcony rail(seriously).

Then the rally came...

Every Dee goal or mark he was  in the aisle fist pumping sreaming

If it was a goal he  threw himself across the aisle and hugged  his brother ,two seats in.

Brother  clearly knew him enough not to actually sit next to him

The sealer is kicked.......blokes in suits on their feet in group hugs 3 or 4 deep.( really)

Guy goes seriously Ian Drury,,brother tries to calm him down for his own safety

and next to me the lone Hawk supporter points and says" behold, the new Demon suporter prototype".........gets up and leaves.

Well played number 9