hemingway

Gosh Ron, you must be falling in love all the time. Almost promiscuous. Love at first sight. Any other loves you can disclose?

A lot of forgotten names on both sides. Reynolds, Richards, Rugolo etc. Also, the number of traded players. And the daggy old style commentary. I like it. .

Your lucky to get a rise out of BBO these days.

A massive letdown.

In the old days, knees used to be the most common injury in VFL:AFL footy. Now shoulders. Harder grounds, high speed crash and bash footy, pile driving/gang tackling ?? It has to be a concern for the health and well being of players during their career and post career. It is reported but not commented on.

I looked at the pics and wondered why the jumpers looked so good. I pine for the days before marketing, advertising and entertainment.

Hallelujah Uncle, I can now understand you.

Fortunately Uncle tastes differ so beauty is not in the eye of the whip holder. Otherwise it would be like standing in human faeces and thinking that it is beautiful.

Now Uncle, is it ever likely or in the realms of possibility that you are able to post without a smutty comment or innuendo. Is your private life completely bereft of beauty and sweetness. You do realise Geoffrey that your acting days have passed you by and everyone has tired of the same lines. Your early work was entertaining and amusing but it has become tedious and frankly embarrassingly. Perhaps it’s age or fatigue with living but you seem so half hearted these days. You don’t know whether to hang up your boots or keep trying to run around the park. You do sound depressed these days, listless and just hanging on. Or are you now only aching in the places where you used to play?

What the hell happened to Langford ? A few seasons back he looked terrific and had a likely stellar career.

you have just passed the sanity test. those that remain lost the plot along time ago. they kid themselves that they are clever and have a view of life that is ...superior. that there is meaning in their meandering imaginations. its a weird kind of pseudo intellectualism when its not pseudo or intellectual.

Unlike the Saudi Embassy, Uncle has cameras installed inside and outside.

Red, forget the handcuffs and chains. Just take plenty of bleach. And secretly film and record the experience on your phone. It may be useful when you need evidence in court.

whats that Daisy ? is that a site for kids ? I only read the classics, or writers from the continent or latin america. I don't even read my own work. I did not know that having fun was banned. what are you and Uncle doing if not having fun ? In Uncles case it is probably a bit more complicated than that.

That's a bit rough OD. Can't I have some fun. And booze and Hemingway are antonyms. At least when no-one is looking. Now where is that closet?

Sorry, missed your point, I agree.

and old enough to be respectful Red.

But care a thought for the administrators. 50 per cent want it closed down 50 per cent don’t. The administrators close the thread and then get criticised by the other half. I think their position is completely understandable.

Its so simple, if you don't like a thread don't go there. If you don't like music or a tv program, don't tune in or turn it off.

More grey hair, skin cancers, poor food, crocodiles, hillbillies, murderers, distasteful objects (big pineapples) prentending to be tourist icons, real estate shonkys , more Rakes than should be allowed in any jurisdiction, strange dialects of language, misuse of grammar, slow speech, slow everything and worst of all, bananas.

Nadal and Federer. A top spin forehand across court from Pro Dee and then a backhand slice down the line from Binman.

No Biff, that pastime is only for those who have over indulged in illicit substances. Not my cup of tea. Shared boarding houses was not my thing, as I was always moving house to maintain my open marriages. As I said before, Old Uncle Bitters is just a figment of his former self. A sad old dog, desperate for relevance when everyone has moved on.

Sounds great Red but what does a teetotaler do? You know there is no more carousing for old Ernie?

you should know that I have been dry for 60 years classy as usual

You are a natural for this thread.