Whispering_Jack

WYL - I go there sometimes too. Occasionally, I lunch with some other avid Demon fans as well. Perhaps we might catch up there some time.

I apologise about the annoying subtitles but I think it's important to share the humour around in a multicultural Australia that also has an abundant supply of fruit.

Self-defense against Fresh Fruit is not just humour - it's also strongly tinged with political comment. Nevertheless, is it possible to find the script or better still, the sketch on You Tube?

I think my Truth highlight came about five or six years after I finished school and they ran a story about a former teacher and his involvement in some exotic love tryst that had him in a situation the article described as a "ménage a trois". Unfortunately, the subject he taught wasn't French, which was a subject I detested and had happily given up after Form 2 (Year 8 for those under 50) so I never quite understood what it was all about.

There is a separate thread for that form of the game but I wasn't impressed by last night's game. However, I think they're really for different audiences in many cases. There seems to be a belief that participation in 20:20 has affected the cricket development of many players and weakened the test side. That's the theory but I don't know if that's the reason for Australia's demise in test cricket.

Now that's quite enough people. Redleg, that horse racing stuff encourages people to gamble. We can't have that here except during the Autumn Carnival. And no more political discussion here or any discussion about whether or not what someone says is political. I'll do the moderator's thing and ban it. Now, where were we. Yes. Truth. They had a writer called Brian Hansen who was always very forthright and got some good stories. I suppose he would have retired by now but he seemed to get the inside stories all the time. Anyone know what happened to him?

Mind you ... the Truth was always a good read for a giggle. The good thing was they used to keep the footy stories going throughout the summer when the other papers usually ignored it. I suppose with the Internet and saturation coverage everywhere the Truth lost its appeal.

OK. That'll do Lucy. I hereby declare all politicians of all parties, now officially members of the Scully ... er, that family and they can no longer be mentioned on this thread (except if they've received the treatment from Norm Gunston on You Tube).

Don't worry DC - everything including politix - is taken with tongue in cheek on this thread. Everything except the thing we're really not permitted to mention here.

Those are the real issues on this thread. Politics, corruption, greedy people with dysfunctional lives, sociopaths, overweight ugly parents and bananas. Don't want to start any fights but weren't some of them liberal pollies like Malcolm Fraser born with silver spoons in their mouths ensuring they never needed to go out and earn an honest dollar or two? What did you think of Sir Billy Snedden?

Do the selectors have it in them to omit one of Ponting or Hussey?

I didn't like what they dished up tonight. Perhaps with one of the Melbourne teams involved I might have an interest.

Well, as for Norman Gunston, who could interview Guns 'N Roses better than him?

Many posters on this particular thread would be familiar with the influence of Molly Meldrum over the years. Molly is currently in a coma after a fall at his home. Yes, he's been weird and whacky at times and he barracks for St. Kilda but he's been a lovable part of the scene since his Kommotion days. Let's pray for his return to good health.

There could always be a compromise. Williams could agree to change his name to Leigh Clutterbuck.

Thanks - I'm relieved knowing that.

Anyone know how long to go till next year's rookie draft?

Clutterbuck and Tuck - now that would be a great combination!

Morning has broken ...

Yeah ... exactly. It's significant to note jayceebee31's pronouncement on The Freddie Clutterbuck Thread on the JT Board, that Freddie's recruitment to the MFC is unfortunately not going to happen. JCB's sources are usually impeccable and this means we'll thankfully be deprived of the entire genre of Checkeresque music that caused havoc with the youth of the early 1960s. This a good thing for all of us. There are those who maintain that the dance crazes of the Twist and the Clutterbuck were the catalysts for the unhealthy drug culture of the latter half of the 1960s (and possibly Melbourne's long decline which commenced at that very time). I think there's something in that theory. After all, who could ever forget the euphoric days after the release of "Let's Clutterbuck Again Like We Did Last Winter"? There were abundant danger signs in Checker's mystical lyrics, "Do the Clutterbuck, if you cannot get a kick" and "Run and run all day, That is how we play," that served to presage the insouciance of our playing list circa 1965/6. In other words, from then on, we were "Clutterbucked" as a football club. The only antidote to this curse is to get rid of players with overweight parents, make good choices in the rookie draft and feed the team with cheap bananas and, in that respect (thanks to those who have contributed to this thread) we're making good progress.

Unfortunately, the problem with that song is that you actually can understand the words.

Just guessing here guys but it's more than 50 years ago that the great Chubby Checker (who is apparently still with us) tried that sort of stuff and I don't think it's going to fly with the current younger generation.

Our batting line up is fast reaching the point where it's a one man team.

I like the cut of Marley Williams' jib. He fits one of the areas I think we're lacking in and I like the fact that he's a booming kick. I think the rest will probably come from the list of those who are training with us although Tom Sundberg, who was a teammate of Tom Couch at Collingwood, would be a handy addition in the midfield. The big lad Williams from Norwood EFL appeals as well but I haven't seen the rookie candidates at training so I'm relying entirely on hearsay. I suppose we'll know in a little over 3½ days.

Did we open with those two or is Hughes out?