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You don’t tug on superman’s cape You don’t spit into the wind You don’t pull the mask of that old Lone Ranger And you don’t breathe on an Eagle

Great effort Hunty, Turned it into a shot on goal.

I actually thought he looked more like a Sopwith Camel pilot. Tally ho old chap..... Pity we got shot down in the last qtr by the Red Baron and his squadron

Think I recall a very good ‘down memory lane’ type of article about that park by @Whispering_Jack. Worth a read. It must still be on the site somewhere.

Thank you OD for that ripe old suggestion, but I’m a bit too bent for public office.

Is there some great historical achievement that the day celebrates? Was it the crowning of King Banana of the Banana Republic perhaps? Or maybe was it the birthday of the Top Banana? Were the bells peeling across the suburbs? Did the loyal fans go on a bender? So many questions with possibly fruitful answers.

Credit to RG on another forum for a very funny comment: “At least we only have another 2-4 weeks of Misson. I’m not explaining that to people who don’t understand it”

That’s pretty funny - telling an engorged onion to get stuffed

Howe comee 'mushy-[censored]' ise censorede whene it'se juste ae worde meaninge crape withe ane e one thee ende ?e

Once again I find myself gravitating to this erudite thread when the rest of the world turns to mushy [censored]. Just read the last 3 pages of insight laden verbosity, but it's a wonderful distraction from reality. Unfortunately I have committed to attending a certain game with yellow-sashed friends on Wednesday evening. I'm hoping that bottomless banana daquiris are served at the bar to dull the senses and fog the memory.

And play them out of position as well? I don't have any better opinion Moonie, and I'm no team selector, but this just sounds a bit like a Chris Connolly tactic to me. Maybe its desperate times.

Please explain???

So should we do a poll? Would 8 premierships in the next 8 years cause OD to: a) get a new lease on life and live for the next 15-20 years? b) see the first 3 cups, then get palpitations from all the excitement (regardless of the lack of a social club) and happily turn his toes up, with an enigmatic and everlasting smile on his face? c) live out whatever timeline is destined, regardless of MFC successes?

Cadbury family size blocks reducing in size Vegemite coming out with a gluten free version Polly Waffles making a re-entry splash down into the market - if you’ll pardon the pun What is the world of fine dining coming to?

Was your reflection admiring your own Red ar*se, or counting down the steps till you reached it?

The Bummers one is a bit too cryptic for me. A bit like Red's countdown clues - too much for my simple brain. And how does Sydney get to claim the coffee image?? I thought anything coffee-wise was copyrighted to those very earnest folks of inner Fitzroy.

I always thought that was spelt "fore" Anyway, I much rather shout "duck, I just shanked it"

I’m hoping the MCC will have a stern word to the test XI first before dealing with the common public What should the team be called this year? The Incompatibles perhaps?

I usually go every year to Day 3 of the Boxing Day test with a large bunch of former suburban cricket team mates, and relive our glory days in the Percy Beames bar. We are thinking of bringing our day forward to day 2 this year ?

Enterococcus Faecalis and Bactericides Fragilis say hello, and respectfully beg to differ. It’s probably about perspective in the end.

Wolf Creek or Pulp Fiction? Or maybe that’s the name of the book about the thread.

Been enjoying those daquiri duckeroy dack-eries a bit Mr Leg?

How very dare you propose closure or even suspension of this life-sustaining thread. This place is a sanctuary for the tired, the poor, the huddled masses yearning to breathe free. The wretched refuse of teeming shores, the tempest-tossed homeless. or something like that.

Yep it can be quoted - as evidenced here. Only unusual looking thing is that it as well as the 2 following posts by BBO and Red have ‘PM’ hovering below the header under the time of posting. Just those 3 posts in a row, and not before or after them. Looking at it on a phone screen, that is.

Yep 24880 and 24883 visible but no technicolour (or technicolor to be faithful to the original) Must say it’s nice to be back among friends and bananas after the trade circus elsewhere.