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Wow Earl I am figuratively blown away. However, I think I may be literally blown away if I joined this tour. I suspect that travel insurance may be a problem unless you have already sown this up with some shady character in the back streets of Cairo or Damascus. However, if I was to perish from an incendiary device along the way, I would like to think that my first three wives would receive some meager pay out for putting up with me over the years, Also, part of my reason for suggesting Spain was that it seemed to satisfy the the indulgent and sense gratifying appetites of Demonlanders that inhabit this thread. Lets face it Earl, end of season footy trips are really about "wine, women, and song," And to live long enough to be able to talk about the scandals and the appalling behaviour on the trip with your mates when you return home. Those that would want to join an end of season tour of any country are not going in order to write their memoirs or to finalize their last will and testament. I also don't think that Australian Embassy staff or Foreign Affairs would be impressed if we had to try and negotiate a release for Bitters, Biff or Picket from the hands of a terrorist or even a Midnight Express type jail in Turkey. In the middle east at the moment, the sense gratifying appetites of the people I have grown to love and hate on this thread may be difficult to satisfy. Bootlegged liquor, ISIS and hijabs don't have quite the same appeal as Sangria, Tio Pepe, Tempranillo, bull fights, tapas, flamenco and lithe dark haired olive skinned senoritas who love white skinned over weight middle age men from the New World. I think that 2016 is not 1987 and that your suggested tour is best left in your memory. I do want to enjoy the remaining years of my life Earl, and this means indulging in a little bit of sense gratification, some quiet reflection and writing on life's hidden meanings. One of which is living long enough to see my old Demons (an integral part of my DNA and soul) rise like Lazurus up the broken and crooked ladder known as the AFL. Earl, you are a man of great ideas, enterprise and generosity, however, I respectively suggest that your latest suggestion is not one of your better ideas. I am sure that like Milo Minderbinder you can come up with something that better satisfies the appetites of Demonlanders (Bitters appetites excluded).

An end of season trip ? My experience of tour groups has not been a positive one picket, mainly because of different interests and expectations. I suspect Biff and Bitters and even your good self may have some differences that would make group travel a little testing. Also, I like to rise early in the morning so that in itself may be a problem in stirring the others from their beds or bordellos. Bitters specific peccadilloes would worry me a little. Spanish jails are not places I would recommend. Perhaps Earl may be interested in putting together a tour itinerary using his contacts to get the best deals. There are some wonderful old castles with dungeons that may appeal to some members of the party. Earl may also be useful in acquiring cheap licquor. I am happy to act as a forward scout and that way l may be able to leave names and addresses of the more sociable senoritas and indeed those who would be sufficiently robust in the clinches for Bitters and Biff. As a forward scout it may be difficult for me to actually meet up with the touring party but that may be an advantage when the Senoritas discover that i have moved on. This would then allow members of the group to fill the void left by my rapid departure. Anyway, it's an interesting proposition as a cultural experience. Let's see what Earl and other members of the tour party think. One has to be careful not to upset other Demonlanders who may also want a guernsey.

Biff you should go. The senoritas and their lithe and fluid bodies are something to behold. However, they can be very demanding and temperamental so moving from place to place is an advantage. No need to learn the language only the language of love.

I trust that the rest of the body is in working order OD! Holidays can quicken the blood flow.

Good to hear, I assume you are off to the old world old dee. If so, I recommend the bullfighting in Espana. Madrid, Seville or Pamplona are all recommended.

I hope you are right although my EFC acquaintances were all very happy to see him go and were non to complimentary about his skills (the turnover King) or football brains (lack thereof).

Given that you have not been able to get malt for about 40 years OD hardly surprising that you would be regarded with incredulity. The thought of having a banana milkshake with malt and lashings of ice cream has me salivating but not in a lewd manner a la Bitters.

No forgiveness for Melksham or the other cheaters. They had their chance but they fell at every hurdle or opportunity to come clean.

Anyway OD I am enjoying your Renaissance as a loyal enthusiastic and optimistic supporter along with all the other folk on Demonland. I think the second coming is getting closer or as MLK once said "I had a dream" and the dream is becoming a real possibility. We can see the light!

My gosh Old Dee you really have turned the corner.

Invented well before the Greeks, as written in the Veda's 5000 years ago and graphically depicted in many parts of what we now call India.

Biff there are times when it is best to remain silent. Although my guess is that you are not the silent type.

and the question choke is given their age profile how long will the success continue.

Thanks Doc I always listen to doctors advice even if I think they are a bunch of do-gooders so I will get back to you.

Yes Bitters I have lost my grip on the real world, worse than ever since I stopped writing and to face the ugliness that's everywhere. I have lost my means of escape that's why the success of out team is so important. On the subject of lawyers you are unkind. Most of them are loveable rogues you just need to make sure your pockets are empty!

I love you Redders, a person of sensibility, understanding and taste.

Thank you to all the ratbags who live vicariously on this thread. There are times when in deepest despair I turn to this thread for light relief and to catch up on affairs of state, International trade, and activities at the Manor. From Cuba to Romsey, from bananas and guava paste to ugg boots and Conchita. Reading the other threads is just so depressing and this week I got close to ending it all (you know my penchant for alcohol and firearms and my underlying pathology of depression and sense of futility in staying alive). And of course following this crazy football team triggers many of these pathologies and behaviours. Then I turned to this thread and my salvation. Thank you to all the wonderful characters that live on this site. Bitters, Earl, Redleg, Maple, Daisy, OD, Picket, Emerald, Red and Bluebeard, Wiseblood. The list goes on and apologies to those not mentioned who frequent this thread with intelligence, humour and matters of utmost seriousness. You make my day and give me hope that there are enough ratbags out there that make life worth living and provide reason to think that following this crazy dysfunctional football team is worthwhile. What wonderful irony that this thread has for the most part, nothing to do with football.

No Bitters all on Demonland would like to know your attire. Maple might be very fetching but I suspect your get up promises to be outlandish. Despite your modesty I suspect you would like all the attention particularly from the Demon Damsels!

No Bitters all on Demonland would like to know your attire. Maple might be very fetching but I suspect your get up promises to be outlandish. Despite your modesty I suspect you would like all the attention particularly from the Demon Damsels!

Not showing off Bitter, I have great respect for your linguistic skills, and it was meant to be a compliment. I felt guilty after calling you a pervert as you seemed to take it so badly. Thought you would appreciate having a touch of the je ne sais quoi's

Bitter you have such je ne sais quoi !

You have a few fans on this site Biff.

Comrade Earl, my mind is not what it was particularly at the end of the night after a few banana smoothies. You never did reply to my question about guava paste but I can't remember what the question was. We will have to meet again to rehash our discussions on socialism. There are still opportunities for creative entrepreneurship and market rigging in a socialist world. My special interest at the moment is Bernie Sanders who I think has the wisdom of old age. I think that he would understand this conversation.

My gosh, a proud rather prickly pervert!

Bitters, a little more respect please. I might be a drunk, a depressive, unlikable and indeed dead but don't call me sanctimonious or link my name to the occupation of lawyer. That is really putting the boot into my dry old bones. However I transgress. Can you explain this cryptic comment. What is redtube? Remember I am a literary man and your comments often leave me puzzled. I can speak several languages and know the idiom of many countries. Is this a joke? I'm guessing it's something to whet the appetite before the main course. A new cocktail or Spanish tapas? Your comments and writing style do make me think that there is more to you than your neutral gender photo suggests. As an old fashioned chap I am not to sure about abbreviations such as LGBTI. In my day women were women, men were men, and there were bachelors. But getting back to my question, what is redtube? Am I missing out on something?