Earl Hood

Your too thick to work it out aren’t you Pro. My point is FGM is not directly related to Islamic beliefs. Muslims and Christians and other animist communities in Africa and Asia carry out practice and have done for millennia. Through decades of immigration, this practice has unfortunetly come through to the West. We can only hope better education and community pressure brings it to an end. Absolutely nothing to do with lefty mental illness. That is why I do not rail against one particular group on this issue. By the way have I missed you marching in the streets on this issue?

Re No 1 I was told some female half wit Freo supporter asked Eddie for a selfie after the siren on the ground which he obliged and she then posted the selfie on FB complete with racial slurs. Where do these people come from?

Hey weren’t you on about soot in the third world yesterday? Now it is all about the West! I said I don’t condone the practice but you are now telling me I do! Do Christians practice in the West? Are you inferring that this practice is only abhorrent if it is done in the West? In short are you a complete idiot?

Have you ever thought of a career in the Diplomatic Corp Pro? Such subtle language. Of course I can’t tell you something you don’t know because you know everything, that is a given, you are omniscient. A legend in your own mind! Now back to reality Did you read my post? I said it is a barbaric practice I do NOT condone it but I am at a loss about what I can do about it. It is practiced across numerous poor and uneducated communities in Africa and Asia, irrespective of their religions. CHRISTIANS Do It TOO! SO ARE YOU A BRAIN DEAD RIGHTY? These modern religions of Islam and Christianity are an add on to the beliefs of communities that have an animist past and continue their old practices. There are many stories of African people that worship in a Christian Church but still believe in spirits and demons, what we would deem to be superstitious rubbish. But that is our thinking, not theirs. And for the record I challenged your take on poor cooking practices on the grounds of context, relevance to your war on Islam. I still can’t make sense of it. I am aware of the issue. I give to charities such as World Vision so I get plenty of information on Third World problems thank you very much. And please can you make sure you take your medicine.

I did a quick review of the history of female genital mutilation just to confirm what I thought was its history. The practice is widespread across Africa and to parts of the Middle East, it predates Islam and Christianity being mentioned in Ancient Greek writings and in Ancient Egypt. It is practiced today by poorer people’s who are Animist, Christian and Muslim. There are links to its use as part of the slave trade in the 17th Century which might explain its movement out of Africa to Asia. There is no mention of FGM in the Quran or the Bible. In summary it is a barbaric practice from our pagan, superstitious past that is still occurring in the modern world. It is not exclusively an Islamic issue. That might be why I am not railing against Islam on FGM!

Pro I accept your data on this issue just flummoxed as to its relevance to this thread. This thread started with the dangers of Islam and has strayed at times into the usual attacks on lefties, fair enough I suppose, but then to throw this statistic into the mix just didn’t seem to make sense. Poor cooking practices due to poverty are widespread across the third world, not linked to any religion nor any political persuasion I believe. There is a hell of a lot of misery and injustice happening on this planet every day that lefties or conservatives just can’t resolve and never will unfortunately.

Upon sober reflection I give the following votes: 6 TMac 5 Oliver 4 Gawn 3 Lewis 2 Brayshaw 1 Fritsch

Booked in to see my doctor tomorrow as I was obviously at a different match today. Thought I was at Dees vs Pies but I must have been watching Lewis on replay when he played for another team.

Death by soot. Where did this come from? Yes there is world poverty but is that caused by the left, really? What do you want the left to do about soot? Reducing wages and working conditions even further will that help the war on soot?

Well we certainly missed Lever coming across to spoil Cox. Not sure if J Smith failed there but someone did. Poor Oscar was manning Cox but we often had Jetta as the roving spoiler, instead of a 194 cm back.

I must have been at a different game today. Okay I played down back in my time and you always look bad when the midfield gets smashed. We got smashed in the clearances today and I thought Lewis stood up and showed us his experience big time.

Has anyone explained what those ruck frees were about? I was at the game and it had me flummoxed. At times there was no free kick there, other times I thought Max was infringed but it always went to Grundy. Two monsters manhandling each other yet 4 times it was Max that erred? Bullshyte I say and that set them up early.

Rediculous comment champ. As I am sure you were.

Oh well once you get smashed in the clearances all day as we were, many players are going to look bad no matter how hard they try. So the 3 word analysis will reflect that but not inform us a lot.

Alas not. But any recognition would be a bonus for my tireless work in the Banking and Franchising Industries!

Russian interference eh?

Wrong year!

Pro have a good look in the mirror mate! FFS that is exactly what you do. Facts are secondary in your war on those you deem to be dangerous lefty loonies which I have stated before is everyone politically to the left of Genghis Khan, in your mind!

What success? Are we getting ahead of ourselves?

Hope the Crows can bounce back.

You are right but how many times has Hodge had one of these competitive collisions and never gets injured? While the other player gets carted off. It is amazing, given there is not much of him, he is no Leigh Matthews but he has often been just as lethal (without the behind the play king hits of course).

Continuing the memory lane posts of 1973, I don’t remember the match in question but I remember that year I played winter Pennant tennis on Sundays for Grace Park and played against Ross Brewer who might have represented MCC in tennis I think. I remember he had kicked a bag the day before we played. Amazing in those days he would play VFL on Saturday and tennis Sunday. I played local footy on Saturdays myself but was often stiff and stuffed when I played tennis the next day. In those days rehab for me after footy was a shower and a dozen pots at the club bar!

I think it was around 2005 or 2006 first round against St Kilda and I was sitting with 2 Saints mates and 20 minutes in Wrecker takes out Del Santo with the best hip and shoulder I have ever seen. The noise of the impact was extraordinary to hear and to see as well. Del Santo was stretchered off, as my Saints friends said 20 minutes into the season and he is stuffed! But Wrecker had injured his neck and left the field some time later and missed a few weeks. So it evened out.

Avengers Infinity Wars anyone?

Ch 7’s Stevo said Mitch Hannan went off for scans today? For what I don’t know.