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People rarely, if ever, say they aren't going to docklands because it's a few ks further.

My late hawthorn supporting grandmother almost disowned me when as a young tacker I snorted at her stuffed Matthews figure and labeled him nothing but a thug.  I didn't really mean the 'nothing but', however it did define him so far as I was and am concerned. 

11 minutes ago, sue said:

Surely you aren't denying that Watts was 'singled out'? 

No he's stating that Goodwin did not choose to single Jack out (as per the quote).  Rather, that Watts performance required Goodwin to single him out.  

1 hour ago, Wadda We Sing said:

I actually missed most of the first half is there a link to a replay anywhere?

Say goodbye to last years win over Hawthorn and replace it with a loss to Norf?  

Daisy is fantastic on and off the field.

@btdemon You can create a 'stream' to show any and all posts meeting various criteria.  Mine is set up as below and shows content from every sub forum.  No matter where I am I just click on the circled 'd' and get the latest posts at the top.  

Late, but nice to hear you're off the smokes Ding.  

The UK used to ask people to estimate how many quit attempts they'd made only after they indicated in regular surveys that they had quit smoking.  They then changed their surveys to capture active quit attempts.  The number of recorded quit attempts before finally quitting (~20) was quadruple the estimates (~5) and, on average, took 4 years.  

The most common response given to people who indicate that they're addicted to smoking is 'Just quit'.  Some can.  Hundreds of millions can't.  If my previous smoking levels were applied to the above data on quitting, I would have smoked another 72,800 cigarettes before being able to 'Just quit' (or maybe just die).

These days, the only people who smoke are addicts.  Maybe we can reduce their harm to themselves by orders of magnitude, and eliminate their harm to others?

"Compared with full-time smokers, e-cigarette-only users had 97% lower levels of one toxic chemical, NNAL, that is strongly associated with lung cancer."

http://www.itv.com/news/2017-02-07/vaping-is-far-safer-than-smoking-cigarettes/

You can get around it by perpetually signing up to the live pass free trial and then canceling before the billing begins if you don't mind the lunacy. For me in just meant that even though I wanted to, I haven't bothered watching any games over the summer so far and as a result neither have my little cousins.  There is plenty of other sporting content available though ...

12 hours ago, Demon Jack said:

Haha, I remember that one fondly. It was a completely different team back then. I think only Jones, Watts, Jetta, Trengove and a beardless Gawn (who made his debut that night) remain from that game. Quite remarkable really.

I don't think Max had a huge impact on the game, but I remember him clunking what is now known as a trademark 'Maxy grab' in the goalsquare against Dustin Fletcher and proceeded to miss the shot from 10m directly out in front. 

Very hazy but I thought Gawn helped win us that game.  Looking at the stats not so much.  I remember exiting an establishment later in the night with a couple of bombers supporters talking in front of me, 'Bloody Gawn.'  I interjected with the only appropriate drunken victory cry .... 'GAWN!!!' 

Trump for PM!

On 11/15/2016 at 2:40 PM, John Dee said:

I haven't voted because I neither love it nor hate it. Could we please have an Ambivalent option?

Well, the view results or show results button is effectively an abstain.

Currently 7 people (5%) have abstained,  11 (8%) love it ,  17 (13%) don't care,  and 98 (74%) hate it.  133 total.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/02/health/e-cigarette-vape-njoy-bankruptcy.html?_r=0

But mounting evidence suggests vaping is far less dangerous than smoking, a fact that is rarely pointed out to the American public. Britain, a country with about the same share of smokers, has come to the opposite conclusion from the United States. This year, a prestigious doctors’ organization told the public that e-cigarettes were 95 percent less harmful than cigarettes. British health officials are encouraging smokers to switch.

The American approach “is the same as asking, ‘What are the relative risks of jumping out a fourth story window versus taking the stairs?’” said David Sweanor, a lawyer with the Center for Health Law, Policy and Ethics at the University of Ottawa. “These guys are saying: ‘Look, these stairs, people could slip, they could get mugged. We just don’t know yet.’”

That e-cigarettes are less harmful is a message American smokers rarely hear, partly because American regulation prevents it. 

There isn't a checklist of questions with regards to substance declarations.  Any and all substances administered in the last 7 days are required to be declared.

" Athletes must declare any substance used in the last seven days including any substances for which they have a current and valid Therapeutic Use Exemption. Not declaring use may affect results management and have adverse consequences for the athlete. " 

Black and white.  

Poor form from Jakovich.  He does know his audience well though.

On 8/26/2016 at 5:49 PM, Macca said:

To sell newspapers ... there doesn't have to be an end game or a real purpose.  Meanwhile, the real issue gets ignored or pushed aside. 

Dank doesn't help them sell newspapers.  Well, no more than any other LOUDNOISES.  He does however help them continue to sell the narrative (evil mad bad scientist did it). 

Reckon you guys are over thinking it.  Surely the emphasis on Dank has a purpose...

Small sample (only watched three Pies games this year) however Howe was very poor in each of them.  Atrocious at kicking in.

3 hours ago, Chris said:

By 400%?

4x. Which as a differential is 300%.  Which would definitely ensure 8th place so long as...

2 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

So for guys with a basketball background coming into AFL, what would their football strengths and weaknesses be?

I read people talk of their good peripheral vision and awareness.

What would a guy like Maynard need to work on heavily now that he's at Melbourne FC? Foot skills?

 

Their tank mostly.  Crossy would be licking his lips.

1 hour ago, faultydet said:

I have a real bug up my ass regarding smokers at work.

Every one of them to a man, thinks that they have a "right" to extra time after each break for the purpose of smoking, while the rest of us go about our jobs. Some even plan their daily activities around allowing time for their extra smoke breaks. .

Agree in general.  Though I'd add that perfectly-acceptable-caffeine-addicts do a similar thing.

I would've gone for 4 if not for the "Share the experience in detail with the school principal".  Shady buggers would work a kickback scheme involving the janitor..

Todays SMH:

How have we got it so wrong on e-cigarettes

It's time to change laws that criminalise people for using nicotine in a less harmful form.

'This month, the New Zealand government agreed in principle to allowing the sale of nicotine e-cigarettes as a consumer product. Evidence for the safety and effectiveness of nicotine e-cigarettes for helping smokers quit is now compelling and Australia should make similar changes.'

'The rationale of tobacco harm reduction is to provide smokers with an alternative way of getting the nicotine to which they are addicted without the smoke that causes almost all of the adverse health effects of smoking. Switching to an e-cigarette can effectively satisfy the smoker's need for nicotine as well as providing "a smoking experience" which many smokers miss after quitting and which often leads to relapse.'

'There is a general scientific consensus that the long-term health risks to vapers is "unlikely to exceed 5 per cent of the harm from smoking". On the other hand, two out of three smokers will die prematurely from a smoking-related disease if they continue to smoke.'

On 8/3/2016 at 3:08 PM, nutbean said:

 I think the Government would prefer to collect and spend the tax money.

'Tony Abbott – in one of those “unguarded moments” while in Opposition – made the following comment in relation to the then Government’s tax hikes:

“It would only be raising $5 billion dollars or so if people are to continue to smoke, so let’s not listen to this palaver about health. This is all about revenue, it’s all about tax, it’s all about a government that can’t control its spending – that’s why it hits you in the hip pocket.”'

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/an-australian-senator-has-just-thanked-smokers-for-their-8-billion-staggering-generosity-to-the-economy-2014-10