WalkingCivilWar

Your comms were fine. It’s me who’s not very clear. 😁

… or you can do as I did and totally balls things up for a not so small fee of $63.45. 😑

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Dunno if excited is the word. I always imagined heading into a new season (post-premiership) would be different, as in, less stressful. Personally, it’s worse. Three days out and already I’m having standard GameDay breakfast fare ( four coffees and five cigarettes). 😑

I’ve watched it countless times already, except I skip the first two and a half minutes each time. Don’t need reminding of those times ever, let alone on a (multiple-) daily basis. The vision I can’t bear to watch is the “fans” hanging over the race spewing bile and hatred at the players. What a travesty. I can’t even imagine being that incensed by anyone let alone my beloved Dees. Disappointed, heartbroken, disillusioned… sure. A little [censored] off, even. But not to that revolting point.

This may be a case of the blind leading the blind. Despite the much appreciated help I received from you, Luci, I’m still not sure what I did. As I mentioned to you, I wanted to ensure that I could sit where I normally like to, ie., ground level, on the wing, and as close to the fence as poss. I read on here at some point that it was reserved seats only for this match so, not wanting to risk missing out, I just went ahead and purchased through Ticketek. So yeah, short answer: I’m no [censored] help at all. Soz.

In today’s HS… I’ve already got seven copies of this and I haven’t even bought the paper. Footy-wise, I’m the black sheep around here. Well, the red and blue sheep. 🙂Today is a continuation from the fortnight leading up to the GF. The elderly locals went nuts. Every day I’d be given anything and everything Dees from the HS and The Age and even the local Leader newspaper. And since I’m too polite to say, ‘Thanks, but I already have 48 of those,’ I now have enough to wallpaper my entire house. Twice. And still have leftovers. 😁

TWO deep breaths. 😉

🤔 *weighs up the Pros and Cons of Ignoring this post* Half a nanosecond later… *Declares Pros the Winner by a landslide*

I wholeheartedly agree! So now let’s demand a retraction from each and every poster who does exactly this. May take a while since it happens all too often. But will be worth it to appease the holier-than-thou brigade. A retraction. That’s next level lols right there.

Clearly we’re not on the same page. Ie, we’re barking up two separate trees. I get your point and I respect it. You’ve explained it well. My point is that what constitutes ‘poor form’ in this instance is when someone takes someone else to task over what may be construed as an (indirect) accusation of drug-taking, resulting in the OP admitting to not knowing for sure and therefore will bow out, only to have the ‘pot-stirrer’ mount the highest horse poss and request a retraction. Seriously?! Give me a break. Anyways, being that we’re all merely human, it figures that at times we won’t see eye to eye on a particular issue. All good. Now ima do a DubDee and bow out gracefully 🙂 WCW out 👋

But is it “appalling” though, LN? I see it as someone taking a molehill and turning it into Mt. Everest. Dub didn’t make a statement that warrants an apology, let alone a retraction. Besides, he then went on to concede that he doesn’t know for sure and therefore would bow out of the convo. Especially irksome is that the ‘mountain-maker’ is someone who routinely makes abrasive comments without even a nanosecond of hesitation.

Yeah nah, you’re right: it’s not funny… It’ hilarious. The fact that you expect a retraction. A RETRACTION! Who tf does that??!! The astronomical number of times someone on here has commented on a famous person’s “social habits” and said waaaaay worse things and, more pertinently, way more inaccurate things, and you take exception with this comment???? SMH Oh, and please stop calling me MCW!!! They’re not my initials!

OIC. Then it must be true. 🧐 Incidentally: Warnie also made no secret of the fact that on occasion he liked to indulge in imbibing, and not just alcohol, either.

“A retraction” LOLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!! You’re funny!

or…

I don’t wanna leave the ‘safety bubble’ that is a totes happy and comfortable off-season. I feel like it’s only six days until we’re thrown to the wolves again. Me, next Wednesday: “Hello stress, angst and nervousness! Haven’t seen you guys in a while. Come on in and take a load off.”

100% he was about to call him a midget, or something similarly disparaging. 😆 That pause before he said 5’6” said it all.

Perhaps Maxy being unceremoniously slammed into the turf was the psychological catalyst and the stoppage a minute later was the physical manifestation of such.

… and no pre-written speech! All off the top of her head (and from the bottom of her heart). She’s the best. ❤️💙

Thank you sooooo much for posting this, LN!!! I loved hearing Goody at the 3/4 time huddle, and what he was saying as he hugged JV and Kate straight after the match. (Yeah, coz I needed another reason to cry 🙃). Also interesting to hear that Tracc was told beforehand that he’d won the Norm Smith, which makes sense coz he seemed super confident it was gonna be him and almost headed for the dais before his name was even called. 😁

I know right? Recently I was at my son’s share-house and his housemate asked me what was the happiest day of my life. I said the 25th of Sept 2021 and explained why (these hipster [censored] aren’t into footy so didn’t know why). He says, “but you’ve got three kids, shouldn’t that day be the FOURTH happiest day of your life?” I said, “Uhm…No.” He turns to my son and says, “dude, how does this make you and your brothers feel? Like you’re second-rate?” My son says, “nah man, we count ourselves lucky to be second on her list. And that’s only coz she lists her football team as a single entity. If she were to individually name each player and the coaching staff we’d be lucky to scrape into her top 50.” 😆

And she’ll probs also tell you that Melbourne winning a flag will only be the happiest day of your life until you have a baby. Don’t believe it. Take it from me (and Maxy): the flag trumps all. 😁

Mr. and Mrs. Jaded’s wedding vows: … For richer or poorer In sickness and in health To barrack for Melbourne ’Til death do us part.

Oh man, this NEVER GETS OLD.