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God help me Picket, the man, woman or Intersex already has an ego the size of Eddies. He would become uncontrollable or alternatively take himself so seriously he would become a crashing bore. Given that he already thinks he is a sexologist this could be dangerous!

Does genuine curiosity have another meaning? Along sadomasochistic lines.

BBO crude and offensive. It's not funny.

Big pecs but not much in the lunchbox if that is Bitters. Perhaps that explains his constant references to floggings and other depravities. However, I suspect that our constant reference to Bitters on this thread only feeds an already healthy ego and only encourages him to exaggerate his tales. They do make for entertaining reading but is this good for anyone?

Daisy having lived in Switzerland for some time, I can tell you that Bitters would not get into the country. And if by chance he did the Swiss are very good at sending unwanted folks back to their own country post haste. Don't forget, the Swiss are very conservative, law abiding citizens who don't take kindly to difference. Having said all that, Swiss standards have changed since the migration of workers from other countries so that perhaps Bitters could be mistaken for a foreign worker. Unfortunately most foreign workers have dark skins. If Bitters is in Suisse, he could be back in town very quickly on the next available flight. Unless, he gets into the country as an artist or entertainer.

can we please stick to written posts and avoid pictures, they are difficult to stomach at times and this one may be doing Uncle Bitters a great disservice, although it did occur that he may be flattered with this one with the exception of the bike and flag.

I have been missing in action for a few days, just logged on to see what's happening on this remarkable thread. it is truly remarkable and from reading the posts over recent days i am a little reassured that i am not as crazy or wacko as i thought i was. there are some true eccentrics on this thread and of course i am being polite in using the term eccentric. there is an interesting little debate in my mind as to whether posters to this thread are truly eccentric or just simply highly imaginative. all that matters is that it makes for enjoyable reading with plenty of belly laughs along the way. keep it up fellow eccentrics. you make the other threads seem so boringly sane and rational, and that is not good for anyone's health. sorry guys i could not fit bananas into this post. oops I just did. by the way the organic bananas in the area i am currently convalescing are very sweet and tasty and go very well washed down with some organic red wine. i am so full of disease that i have become a vegetarian and eat only organic bananas, fruit and vegetables. my mood is not so good however, but i am going cold turkey and expect to overcome my past carnivorous habits in 6 to 12 months. fortunately, tasty organic vegetables are much better washed down with high quality organic wine, with the occasional after dinner single malt. i am finding yoga is helping as well. who would have thought that old Ernie, the amateur boxer, fisherman, big game hunter, with a penchant for guns, women and bull fights would have got to this state. well its never to late to change. i am slowly getting accustomed to the thought that in my final years I may be supporting a successful football team. now that will be the biggest change and make for the greatest change in my mood and behaviour on wintry weekends. and of course it will bring radical change to demonland and the opinions of posters. it will become terribly boring to read posters that tell other fellow tragics how good we are. my perverse nature means that i have always despised the successful clubs and their supporters because of their born to win attitudes and arrogance. i would hate that to happen to demon supporters (understanding that we do have our share of tossers as supporters, particularly in the members stand), but hopefully the critics, sceptics and depressives will continue to post their opinions as part of their on-going treatment. and to never forget that defeat and loss is always just around the corner, like taxes and death. it always seemed the case that snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory is part of our DNA. however, we have a new gene pool of kids that do not share the old genes of past generations and actually believe success is not only possible but assured. lets hope they start reproducing soon so we will a new intake of sons of guns.

Stop it, I am becoming aroused. Goodness knows what Biffen and Bitters will do when they view this photo. No need to visit the "adult sites" or perhaps DL should be added to the those sites. Not that I would know how to find them but I do know how to find DL. The only problem will be the Christian right and the moderators. Most of us already avoid certain threads and certain posters so the adults only thread will be no problem.

Agree Redleg, I am also wary of associating ethical behaviour with lawyers, present company excepted of course. I much prefer the representation of lawyers as depicted in Rake. I have known a few Rakes in my time.

Agree with many of these points Steve, the lack of explanation or comment from the club is frustrating given the amount of crap spun by the club about team and individual player form.

Agree he has looked overweight and also slow. Still we miss his kicking from the full back line. And given the inadequacies of our other defenders his continued omission is surprising. There can be only a few reasons. It is a policy decision that goes to the zone defence game plan that does not suit his contested game style (the most likely) or disciplinary. In a strange way I feel disappointed for him because he has been given little game time, played well enough in the twos and has been a stalwart through the horror years. His cards are clearly marked which makes his final year with the Dee's sad for the guy himself. Not the way you would want to finish and with feelings of frustration and being hard done by.

Doesn't matter. His loss is a disaster for the team at this point with the hard teams salivating at the thought of playing us over the next few weeks.

That is true and i admit that I have recently been a little excessive with my alcohol intake due to a number of problems. I am trying my best to maintain the women and song but avoid wine but I am struggling. I have moved into wine country in an attempt to get some peace and quiet and have another attempt at a final novel. However. the realisation that I have lost my desire to write and also listening to the game on the weekend, sent me in search of a bottle or two of my favourite claret. And as you know, I am not an agreeable person after a few drinks.

Apologies Bj never again. I will take indefinite leave from this thread as punishment.

Yes I have left myself down. I regret it and appreciate your sage advice. It's my unconscious Freudian mind getting the better of me

Daisy your imagination is far better than mine or perhaps you are just a man with more varied and higher tastes. As one gets older, I find myself occasionally regressing to youthful thoughts and desires. It can get me into trouble particularly when I ask the lovely continental lass in the organic shop I attend whether she can help with a bj. I need to make it clear that I am asking for a banana juice thus avoiding the deep scratches she left me down both cheeks!

and your initials bj stand for? No I suddenly understand, best left to ones imagination.

Love it Bub somes up my own view perfectly

Yes I know what you mean old friend. We somehow keep hoping that sport and sportsmen and women are clean. However, it has got to the stage where I view any exceptional result with suspicion. In any sport. If you go back in history individuals have been taking performance enhancing substances to aid performance. It's only the type of substance, and the highly organised and systemic nature of it that has changed. However, the history of athletes taking stuff goes back over 100 years. However, the magnitude of illegal usage has simply gone to another level. Australian and Australians are not exempt. That's why I have been careful about condemning EFC when clearly drug use has permeated Footy for a long time. It's just the lying and cheating by those that have been involved and the whole avoidance of culpability that has made me angry. A little like Lance. When you consider what all the other members of the peloton have taken over the years, the penalties for lance have been disproportionate in a sense. There were many others that took the same stuff for as long or longer than Lance who have not been punished or punished as severely. However, Lance lied, cheated and bullied all and sundry. Basically, I think all professional sport is a corrupt business in which there are so many people making a living who have reason to maintain their silence. I love my Demons and will to the day I die but I have no illusions about the AFL or the purity of the game. However, there is still a thrill to see them run out onto to the ground, watch in awe at some of the freaky skills and stand proudly with our fantastic tribe of supporters when the song is sung after a win. And that feeling is going to become more common. But God help me, if the club or any players get embroiled in performance enhancing substances I will walk away and never ever take out another membership. The lifelong love affair will be gone forever.

No Bitters that would be insulting to compare you with the Mad Hatter.

Bitters are you a creation of social media or the real deal? I like to think the latter. Funny when I typed in latter it came up with Katter!

It is not what I said but left unsaid Daisy, you know the iceberg!

bitters you are intelligent and clearly a man of interesting and varied tastes and behaviours but you do let yourself down by dropping your normally high moral standards that I would normally associate with others. Why do you do this? Some may think you have a personality disorder although I suspect you are tired at the end of a busy day and just enjoy an old fashioned stir by making outrageous comments that are often in bad taste and unbecoming of a MFC supporter. Of course I suspect that many turn to this page just to read your comments and blatant exhibitionism which encourages your perverse comments. I am one of those readers that is intrigued by your madness!

Thank god for the insurers otherwise there would be some Demonlanders missing in action next year and forever more. Sensible decision Earl. A boat trip with other Demonlanders may be a little cramped depending on who joins the trip. Perhaps 2 or 3 days in Constantinople may be sufficient with a mandatory trip to the steam baths for Bitters, Biffen and Picket. Frankly, Spain is looking better by the day, traveling overland through the Basque Country down to San Sebastián and down to Granada and Seville. Tequila, paella, senoritas and sunshine are a heady mix. And perhaps a bullfight for those wishing to get the full experience. No problems with insurers, however, lots of stamina is a prerequisite.

You are such a compassionate and sensitive soul Biffen. Such thoughtful and caring words.