The Swamp I

[The Preacher]

So you're a "Soap-dodging, white-legged, Paddy-Crout" eh Dave??

Does that rate higher than my "Salami-munching, rice-eating, bomb-throwing coon"??

I'd like to point out to other readers that we are having a go at nobody but ourselves here with this banter.

 

[drake]

It's strange how these days everything goes along swimmingly until there is a difference of opinion, and when the normal forms of abuse are exhausted, the racial abuse, or an allegation of racial abuse, rears it's ugly head.
I have a bit of a laugh at it myself, as even though I'm 5th generation Aussie, I've been labelled a Mediterranean Descendant, chow, lebanese and koorie. All this because I have an olive complexion.
I lived for 5 years in Arnhem Land, in a mining community with a very large migrant workforce and played AFL for two "all black" sides from the local Aboriginal community.
I've seen it time and time again where an argument starts with a difference of opinion and degenerates into a slanging match of racial tirades implicating the actions of family members and friends until something is brought up that triggers the next phase which is a blue.
Racial abuse and false accusations of such are a waste of time and serve no purpose.

Are we related Preach?

I've copped the same thing as well. As well as the "Aussies are all lazy thieves" from folks who knew I was Anglo.
Probably why I find racism and bigotry so pathetic.

 

[big pat]

the only race-ism i liked were those sprouted by ken howard, and you can bet london to a brick on, because you never back odds on and you never run up steps.

 

[The Preacher]

Are we related Preach?

I've copped the same thing as well. As well as the "Aussies are all lazy thieves" from folks who knew I was Anglo.
Probably why I find racism and bigotry so pathetic.

It is meaningless when you consider it is used as a last resort and it never really gets the intended result anyway.
You look at the comedians that use reverse racism, they make it very amusing, and to me that means it has no quality when used as a barb.

 

[The Preacher]

the only race-ism i liked were those sprouted by ken howard, and you can bet london to a brick on, because you never back odds on and you never run up steps.

"If you can't participate in sport, you be a sport."

Finished every show with that catch-cry. ;-)

 

[big pat]

yes i forgot about that one,what a true legend he ease the pain of losing with some of his colourful calls.

 

[Dave Q]

So you're a "Soap-dodging, white-legged, Paddy-Crout" eh Dave??

Does that rate higher than my "Salami-munching, rice-eating, bomb-throwing coon"??

I'd like to point out to other readers that we are having a go at nobody but ourselves here with this banter.

Not higher preach, just "equally(!)."

Back to the school footy element ( the great leveller!)

It was tackle too and there was no "over the horizontal" rule.

As the selections were new Aussie and Mediterranean Descendant v old Aussie, it was mates who hung out with each other off the field ...on opposite teams.

Nobody played to win, it was all about the individual performance and pain-giving.

Even though it was a Union school, lunchtime was a strictly league affair.

Ahh glory days!

 

[The Preacher]

Nothing wrong with a kid coming home from school with the scars of the lunchtime footy game. It's better than him coming home and telling you the score he got on the gameboy at lunchtime.

 

[Dave Q]

Nothing wrong with a kid coming home from school with the scars of the lunchtime footy game. It's better than him coming home and telling you the score he got on the gameboy at lunchtime.

Or a whinge that on the PC last night, the magic krustaloid ate their white wizard and that means they cant unlock the magic hippo to get their 3rd freeze spell.

Accodingly, they will have to fight the Splatt-demon with a wand which only has 2 spells left unless they travel to the city of barf and pick up the golden hubcap from Princess Anna's chariot of death.

Once the hubcap is placed on the ice-donkey, the game will go back to five seconds before the magic krustaloid appeared and therefore evasive action can be taken.

Sounds a bit like LU at times...

Anyway, I should get back to work I suppose.

 

[The Preacher]

Or a whinge that on the PC last night, the magic krustaloid ate their white wizard and that means they cant unlock the magic hippo to get their 3rd freeze spell.

Accodingly, they will have to fight the Splatt-demon with a wand which only has 2 spells left unless they travel to the city of barf and pick up the golden hubcap from Princess Anna's chariot of death.

Once the hubcap is placed on the ice-donkey, the game will go back to five seconds before the magic krustaloid appeared and therefore evasive action can be taken.

Sounds a bit like LU at times...

Anyway, I should get back to work I suppose.

How much $$'s for 50gm of whatever caused that Dave ??? :crazy:

 

[big pat]

i didn't understand any of that, must be the age gap it seems to be getting wider as i get older,i couldn't even win at pacman.

 

[The Preacher]

i didn't understand any of that, must be the age gap it seems to be getting wider as i get older,i couldn't even win at pacman.

Yeah, but how'd you go on the 5c pinball machines BP ???

 

[big pat]

pinball machines were more my speed, use to spend sat arvo on the pinnies at blacktown tenpin alley,the competiton was fierce in those days.

 

[Dave Q]

Ding, Ding dong ding, ding, phuloot! fug!!
TILT!
game over player 3

I remember those days as well.

These kids of today dont even go outside the house. They play their PC games and watch TV.

No wonder they are obese.

 

[The Preacher]

You can play the "pinnies" on your PC now, so the kids don't even walk down the road to give a donation to that nice Italian man at the corner milk bar anymore.

 

[drake]

I have to say I'm a pretty sad PC geek, loving fantasy based games. Having said that, I didn't get my first computer until I was 24. Well after I had my first two kids.

My kids all get booted outside to play 'creatively'. Skipping ropes, bicycles, bats, balls etc.

As much as I'd love to sit on my ever widening arse and kill orcs and magic hippos, I've gotta make sure the kids don't think it's the only way to spend the day. I get more injuries running around with the kids than I ever did as a kid running around.

 

[The Preacher]

At least you can still run, Drake. The last time I got some pace going was from falling off a cliff !!

 

[drake]

Holy crap!

You are joking aren't you?

 

[The Preacher]

Mate, I stopped playing footy when I was 34 and i haven't had a training run since (14yrs ago). I'm carrying about 12kg that shouldn't be there and it has to be something special to get me running these days.iggy:
I am going on a post season diet and fitness regime though. It's easier to lose kg's when the weather is a bit warmer. :?

 

[Dave Q]

Mate, I stopped playing footy when I was 34 and i haven't had a training run since (14yrs ago). I'm carrying about 12kg that shouldn't be there and it has to be something special to get me running these days.iggy:
I am going on a post season diet and fitness regime though. It's easier to lose kg's when the weather is a bit warmer. :?

12 kg is nothing son. Not even top 8 material!

A couple of weeks ago I returned to the gym after an absence of several league seasons.

You would picked this in my dysfunctional saints ravings.

These weird gym machines these days. Im not sure what muscle is being exercised. Not my brain obviously. The 6.00am starts. The trying not to cheat on exercises.

The trainers have given me a program that takes about 2.5 hrs, and heres poor enfattened Dave trying to squeeze it into 45 minutes.

Poking my tongue out at ultra fit people on the treadmill. Yeah youre fit, but your still a f*(ker. And I dont see enough league merchandise. I have my trusty souths brand drink bottle filled with warm western suburb flavoured tap water. The girl next to me ( lifting twice the weight!) is drinking her peruvian spring water in camel hide holster. Bah!

Besides, why should I be the only one suffering for good health here on LU.

Bah!

Just as well I dont drink or smoke anymore. Then I would be a living miracle. The Everlovin Antichrist of medical science!