Earl Hood

Maple occasionally my work requires me to travel to KWR to discuss the local people's concerns after heavy rains about local floods and what am I going to do about it. The mob turned ugly when I pointed out they live in a swamp and swamps by nature tend to flood when it rains. When they accused me of being anti asparagus all hell broke loose and I was lucky to get out of town unscathed, what with the Bentley getting bogged as well.

Well let's just say it all leads back to the Gatwick Hotel, bananas, asparagus, that is all I dare state in public.

I understand where you are coming from Deefrog. I once derided asparagus publicly, thought nothing more of it but was then confronted some weeks later by an angry mob outside the Koo Wee Rup swamp. Not a pretty sight for a proud aristocrat like myself.

The Biff?

So why the obsession with bananas?

Oh dear I think I started a joke

The Gatlin boys do you mean? We know their form, you know, what they did to Becky. I was thinking more the Gibb Brothers myself, how good were they? Unfortunately so many have passed on. There is only Barry, lead vocals and Lance, right arm orthodox, left to fly the flag.

Gee we could use another 10 Grouchos then to take the pizz out of our modern executive elites who take themselves far too seriously!

Well picked Jazza. Zeppo was a not just an actor, but a theatre agent, engineer, inventor, company owner and multi millionaire capitalist. As is well documented Karl was a lousy father and husband and relied on Engels for charity to keep investigating his theories. And Gummo was no chump either. Talented lot the Marx's!

Day-O Day-O Daylight come and me wanna go home! Enough Bananas for you guys?

With all respect bj. The issue here for me is how we got to talking about bananas. DC and myself were happily discussing Alexander Downer's Indian odyssey or was that another Alexander, anyway that doesn't matter, then DFrog takes over the night shift from WA and starts talking about Chinese bananas! I think the main issue here is we are not doing proper handovers to the night shift in WA. I used to have this problem at work when I worked in operations. Shift change overs are all important. Of course no matter what we do it may all be wasted on DeeFrog. He does seem obsessed with bananas.

Alexander Downer, didn't know he had a posting to India, thought he was High Commissioner in London or something.

Hey tonight's game is boring, what's happening Dudes?

Yes I agree BBO I expect this is how it does take place for the aspirational classes who are apt to get ahead of themselve at times. Of course I leave these things to my best man who deals with the Bentley chap whenever there is a model upgrade. I personally prefer to not have lunches with these types but I understand your situation is different, what with being stuck up in the back blocks of Romsey.

But he wrote of his utter dispare watching at the MCG as Jimmy Stynes inadvertently ran through the mark in 1987 in the prelim final against Hawthorn at Waverley! OK not exactly sure how he did that but we are talking about the Human Headline.

Have we established whether that was BBO on the tele last night with his shirt off, and plenty of flesh, after we kicked the winning goal?

Red not sure what the weather has to do with the likes of BBO or The Biff coming into inner Melbourne for this game. It won't matter if its raining if they decide to trash some place they might deem to have Tiger sympathies.

Madame Sousou's I presume BBO? That would explain all the repairs going on this morning when I dropped in for my morning latte. Did you take the lads for a posh night out on the town?

HT who or what is your new avatar?

This is potentially national emergency stuff for heavens sake! Dpositive get onto Brown Brothers and Gapstead pronto!

Off to the Gee to watch the Dorks vs Cats in the members. Not sure why I accepted the invitation and then found they all want to get there at 1.30, two hours before the game! I'll be pizzled before the first bounce. I could get evicted if I start abusing Clark when he takes a mark and then Frawley when he spoils Mitch and dont start me on Rivers. Things could turn ugly.

"So What" So Good!

Macca, thanks for that, it reminds me so much of an early George Benson, brings back a lot of great memories of the 70's and early 80's when I was in my prime. Life seemed so simple back then, you could just lay back and listen to this guitar music for hours without a worry in the world then call up a few mates and head out for a big night. Doesn't happen these days.

I will keep a look out for a Day of the Dead tee shirt at the Gee. But if we lose "Don't Blame Me!"

Hardtrack doing the 1030 am seconds match at Olympic Park but not the ones at the Gee? I would love to be at Olympic for Casey but had been pre-booked for a brunch unfortunately. Oh well.