Eels in the media

[crocodile]

His shit-stained Bandanna must have been covering his eyes in the second half. It was an OK performance against very poor opposition.

It's just a hobby. He's well kept by his Mrs. Still a wannabe though. Mrs Croc bought me one of his biographies last Xmas. f*ck it was awful. Had to pretend I read it just to keep the peace.

 

[Gary Gutful]

It's just a hobby. He's well kept by his Mrs. Still a wannabe though. Mrs Croc bought me one of his biographies last Xmas. f*ck it was awful. Had to pretend I read it just to keep the peace.

He came to our high school once. Would have been 1991 or thereabouts. I remember we all went down to the park and kicked a football. Stick have no f**ken idea why he turned up.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Well perhaps you should have stuck around to listen rather than ducking off to the park.

 

[strider]

It's just a hobby. He's well kept by his Mrs. Still a wannabe though. Mrs Croc bought me one of his biographies last Xmas. f*ck it was awful. Had to pretend I read it just to keep the peace.

FFS now she will think u liked it and get you more .... honesty is the best - " why the f**k would you buy me this merkin's book?"

 

[crocodile]

FFS now she will think u liked it and get you more .... honesty is the best - " why the f**k would you buy me this merkin's book?"

I'd rather pretend that I read it than have conjugal rights diminished.

 

[84 Baby]

I'd rather pretend that I read it than have conjugal rights diminished.

Communication is your friend. Just say to your other half you’d prefer to have conjugal relations with them than read a book. Put it a bit more poetically and it’s a sure thing

 

[crocodile]

Communication is your friend. Just say to your other half you’d prefer to have conjugal relations with them than read a book. Put it a bit more poetically and it’s a sure thing

I understand that f*ck is a fine example of onomatopoeia but that is my full extent of any literary expertise in the field of poetry. For now, a simple "Eh Sweetheart, how 'bout a shag" will have to suffice.

 

[the phantom menace]

I understand that f*ck is a fine example of onomatopoeia

It is...?

 

[Gary Gutful]

I've met some smooth snappys but @crocodile has to be in the Top 10 of all time.

 

[Gary Gutful]

It is...?

Bottom 10. Soz.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Haven’t listen to it yet, but should be good:


Graham does a good job interviewing people

 

[Gronk]

Haven’t listen to it yet, but should be good:


Graham does a good job interviewing people

Nice. I see he interviewed Nathan Brown (coach) 2 weeks ago.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Nice. I see he interviewed Nathan Brown (coach) 2 weeks ago.

Yeah it was good, not much about the eels but. Made some really good points about the club determining how a coach goes along the lines of @Poupou Escobar points. Used Mag / Cleary as examples, won comps but didn’t nothing at the tigers….

 

[crocodile]

It is...?

Of course. f**k and its derivatives are such a universal words that convey multiple yet unique meanings simply by context, vocal intonation and the words around it. For example:

f**k off = Go away
f**k me = Astonishment
Well I'll be f**ked = Sorry, you were right
Holy f**k = Sanctified sex or amazement
f**ked = tired, spent, done for
What the f**k = confusion
f**k !!!! = Hit thumb with hammer
Oh f**k = golly
f**k = did you see that
f**king bullshit = Bullshit in large quantities
f**k all = a paucity of something
f**kwit = A simpleton

And so on.

One more. A village in Austria.

 

[the phantom menace]

But... isn't onomatopoeia about words that imitate the actual sounds of the things they are referring to? Like "boom", "quack" , "buzz" etc.

So if "f**k" is a fine example, it means you're sounding the sound of the word is the sound you make when you are doing the action... and "f**k" is nothing like the sound I hear while I'm shagging?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

It does a bit, but it's more like fwut.

*fwut* *fwut* *fwut*

 

[crocodile]

But... isn't onomatopoeia about words that imitate the actual sounds of the things they are referring to? Like "boom", "quack" , "buzz" etc.

So if "f**k" is a fine example, it means you're sounding the sound of the word is the sound you make when you are doing the action... and "f**k" is nothing like the sound I hear while I'm shagging?

It isn't the shagging. The word f**k has other meanings that have crept into our vernacular over time. For example "Oh f**k" conjures the expression of "golly" etc.

 

[the phantom menace]

Sure, it's a noun, verb, adjective etc... no argument there at all. Just that that's not onomatopoeia.

 

[the phantom menace]

Good article about the importance of motivation, and explaining a theory for why we have good records against Panthers and Storm but f**ked up against Wests and Bulldogs earlier on.

‘The equation changes’: Eels ride a rollercoaster to the finals

Leading sports psychologists have delved into the mindset issues that have plagued Parramatta’s up-and-down season ahead of the finals.

www.smh.com.au

And it reads like there can be a role for the coach/staff in (better) addressing such motivation, not just blaming it on players...

 

[Gronk]

Eels shouldn't have 36-year drought: Why Parra and Manly deserve Storm’s stripped salary cap trophies

Parramatta should be in the midst of a 13-year premiership drought, not a 36-year stretch.

www.theroar.com.au