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[AlexRRR]

22 minutes ago, farmerjo said:

The boys at Arden st are ready.

New jumpers released,look good from a Norf eye.

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My BT-50 Pro has the USB's for music in the glovebox,CD player in the normal position although the usb stick rules with only Aussie music when the boss is behind the wheel.

Mazda,car of the year in Thailand,only Golf you will see here is on the course.

I swore i was keeping this one for 10 years(i like the silver colour)but with overproduction and a strong baht it may be out with the old in with the new at the 40,000 k range next year. 

 

 

Cant download the pic dear sir......umm the cocky (rich farmer) has a pick up, I got one to...a very basic falcon one tonner.....it has no usb just a lighter where I stick the adaptor in to charge the phone...ho it has air, power steering and electric windows so that's a big plus...lets not forget cruise control which is a must for me...

 

The Vw has everything a man could want....hidden CD player, USB port in a compartment with a lid so if you dont open it you won't see it its under the screen that is ur entertainment guide that allows car play to do its magic.... of course it's got a good throttie gurgle sounding turbo swallowing precious 98 gasoline at 1.68 last time I bough it, they claim 6.8 Lt to the 100k, like fantasy that is...try around the 8....still its a bit like a rocket launcher poof and ur there in like seconds...and handling.....did I say it handles like a dream? not quite like a Cooper S, dont think any car can stick to the road like n S but hey the GTI does a pretty good job.....its getting drooped 30mm soon....picked up the springs during the week....that can add an extra 20k speed to the corners you know...its for looks.... just a bit to much gap over the wheels and under the arches for my liking...the BMW spoilt me you see...

 

One of the nice things about this car is....depending on weather conditions the colour of the car changes....over cast its dark grey in bright sunlight its metallic blue....dont ask me how they did that I wouldn't know....as I'm not a super fan of blue I prefer silver/grey or white the blue actually looks awsum in the light.... large metallic flakes.....sparkling like your Thai Wifes gold in the sunlight.....she was a lucky girl to meet you....

[farmerjo]

[AlexRRR]

2 hours ago, farmerjo said:

Whats differant?, ahhh the Mustang GT strips...thats what it is...mate its a throw back to the 60s....i see why you like Mazda now Fj...

[AlexRRR]

You know its the off season when....

 

Dear Straight Dope:

I have a question that neither of my high school science teachers could answer for sure, including my physics teacher, who scored 1590 on his SATs (he also found an error on the test) and is a member of Mensa. If I were to put liquid nitrogen in my microwave, what would happen? Would it superheat and instantly explode or would it just boil off like if it was in regular air? By the way, my teacher suggested for me to try this experiment. 

 Ryan Deckard, Indianapolis, Indiana

Chronos replies:

SDSTAFF Alphaene replies:

Here at work I am within three feet of both a microwave and 240 liters of liquid nitrogen. However, even if I leave my job I’d like my boss to be a reference. And if he said “everything was fine until he superheated liquid nitrogen and destroyed the lab microwave," it may not reflect positively on me.

SDSTAFF Chronos replies:

When I saw this question, I was going to answer based on the resonance properties of water and nitrogen molecules. Microwaves work by exciting resonances in water molecules, and the water, once excited, heats up everything else in the frozen dinner you’re cooking. Since water is an asymmetric triatomic molecule, it has three distinct rotational modes and three more vibrational modes, making it easy to find resonances. Nitrogen, on the other hand, is a symmetric diatomic molecule, so it only has one distinct rotational mode and one vibrational mode. That makes it much harder to match a resonance for nitrogen, so the microwave probably wouldn’t do anything to it.

That’s how I was going to answer. But that’s boring. Here at the Straight Dope, we do experiments.

I went to the instructional lab supervisor here and asked if I could have some liquid nitrogen for, uh, “instructional purposes." Having obtained the substance, I then proceeded to pour equal quantities into two identical paper cups. One was left outside as a control, and the other was placed in the microwave, which was set for one minute.

It turns out that my prediction was half-correct. Liquid nitrogen is, as I suspected, transparent to microwave radiation. The effect of this transparency, however, is not that “nothing happens." The effect is the same as when a microwave oven is run containing only air: a spectacular light show of sparks and flashes. Although my view of this phenomenon was somewhat hindered by the skull-and-crossbones sign on the door of the microwave, I decided that it would be nonetheless prudent to cut short the experiment after approximately one second. Afterward the liquid level in both cups remained the same, to within the limits of measurement. When an empty cup of the same sort was placed in the oven, similar pyrotechnics were produced. We may therefore conclude that, so far as the microwave oven is concerned, liquid nitrogen behaves in the same way as the atmospheric nitrogen normally present in the cooking chamber. 

Later it occurred to me that there was no reason to halt the experiment prematurely.  A cup of liquid nitrogen would hardly be expected to catch fire, so the only concern would be damage to the magnetron tube. Since the next experiment proposed for this microwave was, “What happens to a microwave oven dropped from the ninth story?" the fate of the tube was likewise not an issue. Unfortunately, this thought did not occur to me until after my office-mates had already scattered the liquid nitrogen on the floor to see the Leidenfrost effect, so further tests were impossible.

 Chronos

Send questions to Cecil via [email protected].

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[Will27]

15 hours ago, AlexRRR said:

You know its the off season when....

 

Dear Straight Dope:

I have a question that neither of my high school science teachers could answer for sure, including my physics teacher, who scored 1590 on his SATs (he also found an error on the test) and is a member of Mensa. If I were to put liquid nitrogen in my microwave, what would happen? Would it superheat and instantly explode or would it just boil off like if it was in regular air? By the way, my teacher suggested for me to try this experiment. 

 Ryan Deckard, Indianapolis, Indiana

Chronos replies:

SDSTAFF Alphaene replies:

Here at work I am within three feet of both a microwave and 240 liters of liquid nitrogen. However, even if I leave my job I’d like my boss to be a reference. And if he said “everything was fine until he superheated liquid nitrogen and destroyed the lab microwave," it may not reflect positively on me.

SDSTAFF Chronos replies:

When I saw this question, I was going to answer based on the resonance properties of water and nitrogen molecules. Microwaves work by exciting resonances in water molecules, and the water, once excited, heats up everything else in the frozen dinner you’re cooking. Since water is an asymmetric triatomic molecule, it has three distinct rotational modes and three more vibrational modes, making it easy to find resonances. Nitrogen, on the other hand, is a symmetric diatomic molecule, so it only has one distinct rotational mode and one vibrational mode. That makes it much harder to match a resonance for nitrogen, so the microwave probably wouldn’t do anything to it.

That’s how I was going to answer. But that’s boring. Here at the Straight Dope, we do experiments.

I went to the instructional lab supervisor here and asked if I could have some liquid nitrogen for, uh, “instructional purposes." Having obtained the substance, I then proceeded to pour equal quantities into two identical paper cups. One was left outside as a control, and the other was placed in the microwave, which was set for one minute.

It turns out that my prediction was half-correct. Liquid nitrogen is, as I suspected, transparent to microwave radiation. The effect of this transparency, however, is not that “nothing happens." The effect is the same as when a microwave oven is run containing only air: a spectacular light show of sparks and flashes. Although my view of this phenomenon was somewhat hindered by the skull-and-crossbones sign on the door of the microwave, I decided that it would be nonetheless prudent to cut short the experiment after approximately one second. Afterward the liquid level in both cups remained the same, to within the limits of measurement. When an empty cup of the same sort was placed in the oven, similar pyrotechnics were produced. We may therefore conclude that, so far as the microwave oven is concerned, liquid nitrogen behaves in the same way as the atmospheric nitrogen normally present in the cooking chamber. 

Later it occurred to me that there was no reason to halt the experiment prematurely.  A cup of liquid nitrogen would hardly be expected to catch fire, so the only concern would be damage to the magnetron tube. Since the next experiment proposed for this microwave was, “What happens to a microwave oven dropped from the ninth story?" the fate of the tube was likewise not an issue. Unfortunately, this thought did not occur to me until after my office-mates had already scattered the liquid nitrogen on the floor to see the Leidenfrost effect, so further tests were impossible.

 Chronos

Send questions to Cecil via [email protected].

STAFF REPORTS ARE WRITTEN BY THE STRAIGHT DOPE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD, CECIL'S ONLINE AUXILIARY. THOUGH THE SDSAB DOES ITS BEST, THESE COLUMNS ARE EDITED BY ED ZOTTI, NOT CECIL, SO ACCURACYWISE YOU'D BETTER KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED.

 

 

[Radar501]

I shooda gone to Specsavers

[ripstanley]

2 minutes ago, Radar501 said:

I shooda gone to Specsavers

I did but I still failed to read it.

[Will27]

5 minutes ago, ripstanley said:

I did but I still failed to read it.

Me too.

[AlexRRR]

http://www.straightdope.com check it out, havent loged in for a while normaly very straight that one made me laugh my head off....the internets version of Karl the science man on thripple j, questions like when i fart what hapens to the gas i make......all very ligit of course...

 

I introudeced you to Tubi now straight dope....do yourself a favour....franco cottzzo....

 

Ps i gave up on specsavers andnow buy my specs from OPSM.....there frames never last ....

Edited November 17, 2019 by AlexRRR

[AlexRRR]

Well there not leaving any stone unturned thats for sure at Deeland...https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-11-19/cut-bomber-will-join-bennell-in-training-with-demons, give them 10/10 for covering all bases.

 

Brodie WILL get his 7 year deal https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-11-19/pies-confirm-mega-offer-to-star-ruck-new-deal-imminent sporting a beard and short GF in Peru has sown up the millions, on return WILL be in a position to order a grass cutter sounding Ferrari or a more modest 4 series M3 BMW...in jet black..I prefer lighter colours as they don't get dirty so fast, my Volksie has a fine layer of dust sitting over the duco from just staying in the garage...thats what darker colours do to ya....and I did a detail on Saturday ...The press and in particular the Hearld Sun will be peed off...the reems and reems of pages they could have wrote wont be happing now....Preston is still the heart of Pie territory so down at the market most locals who think its cheap which it isn't wont be milling around the centre pole to discuss Brodie and the Pies .......

 

https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-11-19/new-demon-small-forward-to-have-delayed-starts-to-preseason-with-injuries Charlie who burst onto the scene 2 years ago is in a moon boot....I should be too.....rolled my ankle on a dirty work sight early this year and am still to recover...like a god dam invalid I was for while the hip is like new but hey I keep rolling that ankle...my Doctor certainly isn't over servicing me ...will have to put my foot down on return from overseas to see a specialist....im in pain.....I have 3 different types of sneakers Nike were the best for this injury but not anymore....what to do what to do....Charlie Spargo was a disappointment this year along with 19 others....he wanna get his act together or WILL get traded too North in the off season....they could use a Spargo at Arden St....

 

https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-11-19/international-rules-is-back-ireland-series-locked-in-for-2020 its about as popular as a snake bite.....a bit boring to say the least, AFL still using the hybrid international game, tip...if you want people to watch turn it into a real game with teams and a season etc...as we know X bit the dust, only hard core junkies watched it, like reruns of Friends was killing it in the ratings...and thats now 20 years old...when Jen was a babe....I use to date a Jen look alike there for a while, frustrating to say the least but very easy on the eye...

 

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=12286561 brings a tear to my eye.....deadbeat wins a fortune and blows the lot....dont think this guy WILL ever grow up and when he hits 40's will be in Pattaya on vacation once a year....and you know the story before it happens....31 million $ slips through your hands in just 10 years....imagin how many duel cap Mazda 4WD Utes you could buy with that???? or second hand Ford one tonnes....

 

Time Scott Morrison grows some balls....https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=12286642 persecution is what it is....how can the Americans when shown too be crooks get away with this? The world needs people like this, of course the rape charges were all Trumped up....its a pretty poor world when this is allowed too happen, Julian should be allowed back home end of story...witch hunt of the worst kind....The US are border line terroists them selves, lets not forget Guatemala Bay shall we...

 

https://www.the42.ie/tottenham-hotspure-pochettino-4897982-Nov2019/ well its happened....just last year he was being touted for Man United, runners up in the Champions league...the world was Hotspurs and Mauricio's oyster....how in less than half a season it all turned to poo....coaching to get the ass? we think soo.. so where is he going? Zindine looks safe as does Ole for the moment....and WILL this open the door for Jose to return? Poor Jose hasn't been able to land a job since getting the boot from untied, granted he only coaches big clubs who can afford for him to sit out half a season to load up the bank account when he gets the bullet....Spurs should remindful Jose has a burnt out factor in his make up..3 ys and then its poof....but the $ keep getting payed for at least 6 months more....

 

https://www.thejournal.ie/river/nissan-juke-di-nov-19-2477043-Nov2019/ ho no....Nissan Juke...bloody ugly looking thing....SUV's for people who can't drive...the roads are awash with SUV's here...tanks....road bullies...most wives have one, had one dipstick wife who couldn't park her SUV in an empty parking lot recently back into me...yes I watched from the rear camera....just manged to hit the horn in time...slight scratch to my rear the bumper par...god dam moron she was....she needed the entire car park to park between two parallel lines, sheepish grin on her face when she got out...around 35 and dead stupid, like to know the dill who married her....wouldnt trust her loading my dishwasher....wouldnt eat her cooked food either....

[Radar501]

2 hours ago, AlexRRR said:

had one dipstick wife who couldn't park............god dam moron she was............around 35 and dead stupid........wouldnt trust her loading my dishwasher....wouldnt eat her cooked food either........

Did you know she was a dipstick......and couldn't park......and was a god dam moron.......and dead stupid......who couldn't be trusted to load your dishwasher.......and whose food you wouldn't eat

 

BEFORE SHE BECAME YOUR WIFE?

[jastheace]

16 minutes ago, Radar501 said:

Did you know she was a dipstick......and couldn't park......and was a god dam moron.......and dead stupid......who couldn't be trusted to load your dishwasher.......and whose food you wouldn't eat

 

BEFORE SHE BECAME YOUR WIFE?

nice one.... <deleted> ?

sorry deleted. I meant to say what on earth are you on about you crazy sober cobber.

Edited November 19, 2019 by jastheace

[AlexRRR]

20 hours ago, Radar501 said:

Did you know she was a dipstick......and couldn't park......and was a god dam moron.......and dead stupid......who couldn't be trusted to load your dishwasher.......and whose food you wouldn't eat

 

BEFORE SHE BECAME YOUR WIFE?

Ive been divorced 20 years this year and I have papers to prove it....I haven't dated in AU since 2008 approx because of the mixed up (heads) dipsticks I was meeting....Now the felines of Thailand arnt much better I can assure you I've met a few dippie girls there too....but there just easier to take when there 165 cm and 48 kgs on average and 15 to 30 years younger....One....Thai....47 and levi should have hired her for there jeans commercial, dated her for like 2 months one trip...2 ys ago, was second in charge of a hardware chain and liked to be in control though she could be a woman at times.....went all traditional on me....wanted to get married move to AU and me to look after her....couldnt get it into  her head that she would get bored sitting in the burbs of Melbourne with 6 months of grey skies...with nothing to do but go shopping and I have limited wardrobe space as well....As you know most women heads sit in the clouds and out of reality...a lot....

 

I been wanting to add a cat to the house hold, Cho cho would like a new mate and so would I,  only trouble is im not ready to retire from travel which makes owning a cat a big hassle, Cho goes to my sister a cat would get lost for sure as it wouldn't put up with her dog...in fact Cho struggles with the big inmature dope as well...

 

It isn't surprising to see women in SUV's block your view, crawl down the streets, take up 2 parking spots, I park right away from them too, every time im close to one I get a ding on a panel.... oh there's plenty of dads like driving them too thinking there in prime movers with a GT engine under the hood mowing you down on the freeways...one time when I had the Bm one dipstick parked so close too my drivers side I couldn't get in, had to crawl over the console from the passengers side....normaly im a nice guy I dont seek revenge or do the wrong thing, I left a nice long scratch mark down there passenger side as I squished between the cars BMW have a nice key for doing that noticed VW have adopted the style as well...

[AlexRRR]

2019 is the season to forget.....The Dee's were POO big time....Melbourne Victory 6 or so games in are experiencing the same....last night rollout there incredible forward structure for the first time only trouble is they dont have a decent enough midfield to feed them the ball...ho and lets not forget about there prized German centre back came in for his first game blundered for an Adelaide goal...up at 4 am a 5 hour round trip plus being on the job and helping out the renderers yesterday I wasn't able to concentrate on the crapo game last night in fact it was making me even more sleepy...you know how it gets...no excitement to keep your eyelids up...

 

In fairness Marco Cruz has had to make some changes like half the team walked end of season, the Victory board offered Luke warm contracts to several long time stalwarts to encourage them to move on which right now looks like a mistake, still there is method in there madness one thinks..or they think...Marco has been able to ditch the suite with the Marebllea embroided shirt collar thank god...for his trakkie suite, no doubt in time the team WILL click ...... might be too late by then....

 

Browns were meant to be the next big thing in the NFL...poor Baker...won the last 2, inexperience coaching cost them 2 early games they could have been sitting on 6-4 now and heading for the playoffs but there not, Baker hardly throws the ball to Odell the best wide receiver there is.......

 

Man United and Real Madrid....on struggle street...Bale??? now it seems Jose is keen to get him back to Spurs...Zindine wanted him out now recons there hanging on to him till end of season at least, Yes the special one was installed as manger at Spurs less than 24 hrs after giving previous manger the chop, total contrast in outlook and styles....Jose I cant see the fit at all....unless Spurs are about to take out a big bank loan to bring in players that more likely than not won't see the attraction in North London seems like Jose will get the chop 18 months in and sit out of footy for the next 2 ys on a nice sum cause he has good manger who know how to write an air tight contract, then wife and gig WILL whisper in his ear one in each...time to retire to the Mediterranean Jose, wife in one house gig in an other and you in an other...spend your days in-between there and the golf course...

 

Draft is almost here...,as per norm they the papers do some guessomerting make it sound reasonable what clubs are looking for and always get it wrong except for pick one and often 2..the rest well the rest are seen by different eyes....To recap Dee's recent high draft pick, not one yep not one is much chop yet, going back...Trentgrove...injury surly killed him off....Scully the mercenary well he's serviceable has the loot and will live a happy life in retirement for sure...

 

Steve Febey was pick 3 and I loved him so much I named by previous dog a beagle after him....Feby, I dropped the second e to make it sound more female as she was...

 

We also drafted Darren Jarman but he knew better....he stayed put....

 

Other numero uno picks are famous Jack watts and Travis Johnstone both looked good but never quite reached the heights expected of them, if you recall I managed to get Travis number 16 jumper in Bkk a couple of years ago of all places...took it out of the frame and threw it in the suitcase, its sitting in the wardrobe lost somewhere in there for now....when im dead my kids will go through my stuff and find it...

 

Colin Sylvia, lazy and a bad boy recently passed was taken at pick 3 sent packing to Freo, could have been anything and looked so much like a Jay Viney an other early pick from the 80's half a dozen years and to many scraps pulled out of we let Freo deal with it....

 

Allen Jakovich, pick 6 in 1990, full forward (and brother of Eagle Glen, Centre half back when they still had positional names) was awsum, at the time his strike rate was second to none...in 18 months we lost our goal to goal line just as we were threatening to take the flag, Allen got I think a shoulder injury that dogged him never regained it ....G Lyon shoulder, never regained it, Swartz first of 3 knees reconstructions, Primkie cant spell it same as Lyon, centre half back and marked everything in his way, shoulder and never recovered, Sean White the first Irish recruit at FB went out with a knee as well, 5 tall keep position players out in 18 months, and its back to the drawing board...

 

1 - Travis Johnstone (1997), Jack Watts (2008), Tom Scully (2009)
2 - Jack Trengove (2009)
3 - Steven Febey (1986), Darren Kowal (1991), Colin Sylvia (2003)
4 - Cale Morton (2007), TBC (2012)
5 - Jason Norrish (1991), Brock McLean (2003)
6 - Allen Jakovich (1990)
9 - Martin Pike (1992), Luke Molan (2001)
10 - Andrew Lamprill (1991), Trent Ormond-Allen (1993)
11 - Tim McNeil (1987), Donald Cockatoo-Collins (1995), Brent Grgic (1996), Jordan Gysberts (2009)
12 - Nathan Jones (2005), James Frawley (2006), Lucas Cook (2010)

 

Martin Pike was a good player...and a naughty boy Dee's couldn't handle him and was sent to North where he won a flag then went to the Lions winning 3 more....ho how happy he was with the Demons pissing him off....

 

Nathan Jones...well we all know him.....fine upstanding young man who was shocking in his early years firing handballs to the opposition and of course James Frawley at pick 12...@ the Hawks now another who never reached the highest he looked like he could reach....

 

So thats the top 12 picks of the draft to date and how good at picking cattle the Dee's have been....which means not much chop Henry.....

[AlexRRR]

Its Draft day.........Xmas in November......we have all these special AFL days....quick throw hat into the ring, some would say Eagles all ready had there draft, sold there soul to the devil for one Kelly....as did the Demons last 2 years in a row and what did they get? a big hospital bill instead...

 

For the footy addicts here and you know who you are....bit like speed....or todays drug of choice Ice...gets ya high, feel invincible living the dream until your coming on down and back into the hole that is real life...

 

Who was the first ever number 1 draft choice and what team did he go to?

 

Can you answer that without googling?

 

Tonight spread out over several so that it seems kinda special yet it aint cause the AFL are kind slow to come up with a formula that works like x I remind you of X and how it died a death and lets not forget the Suns playing in China...seems kinda fruitless to me when Chinese clubs backed by the government were prepared to throw a Million big ones PER WEEK at Garth Bale to play in China last year, even a primary school drop out from Brodie would see that Aussie Rules wont ever be anything over there....maybe HK is where they should be setting it up they can battle it out with the protestors....or the Phillipines..over 100 million people there...

 

 

[Will27]

2 hours ago, AlexRRR said:

Its Draft day.........Xmas in November......we have all these special AFL days....quick throw hat into the ring, some would say Eagles all ready had there draft, sold there soul to the devil for one Kelly....as did the Demons last 2 years in a row and what did they get? a big hospital bill instead...

 

For the footy addicts here and you know who you are....bit like speed....or todays drug of choice Ice...gets ya high, feel invincible living the dream until your coming on down and back into the hole that is real life...

 

Who was the first ever number 1 draft choice and what team did he go to?

 

Can you answer that without googling?

 

Tonight spread out over several so that it seems kinda special yet it aint cause the AFL are kind slow to come up with a formula that works like x I remind you of X and how it died a death and lets not forget the Suns playing in China...seems kinda fruitless to me when Chinese clubs backed by the government were prepared to throw a Million big ones PER WEEK at Garth Bale to play in China last year, even a primary school drop out from Brodie would see that Aussie Rules wont ever be anything over there....maybe HK is where they should be setting it up they can battle it out with the protestors....or the Phillipines..over 100 million people there...

 

 

The draft never really does it for me TBH.

 

Just about every kid is rated as an elite kick, mark, runner etc etc.

You should get a decent player in the top 10 I reckon, but it's still a

bit of a lottery.

[farmerjo]

Yes i don't understand it.

I would take two picks in the top 36.

Then fill the list with  mature age recruits,23-24 year old's ready to play.

  

[AlexRRR]

39 minutes ago, Will27 said:

The draft never really does it for me TBH.

 

Just about every kid is rated as an elite kick, mark, runner etc etc.

You should get a decent player in the top 10 I reckon, but it's still a

bit of a lottery.

 

The AFL have tried to JAZZ it up cause it tv ratings...means mucho dollars for selling intellectual content to channel 7 who wants to buy it each time a new contract hits a desk...they have tried to follow the US sports codes....the deal is..there is no deal in AU, they over the Pacific have a very strong college grade sports envoirment we dont simple and true...collage sport is beamed into living rooms all over the country, players like Baker Mayfield were well known before the get to professional teams....

 

Razzamatazz fooiee....anyway the AFL are looking more like Laurel and Hardy, Abbot and Costello trying too short circuit the underage stuff, instead they should be building an elite youth grade get it on tv then build from there...gees we build a house from the foundations up not the other way around...

 

Alan Johnson was the first number 1 drafted player in the AFL and to the hapless Demons, was a west Aussie too, played around 170 games on a wing...built like a greyhound was for a time partnered on the other wing by Robbie "Brownlow" Flower with G Wells in the centre and the best centre line in the VFL at the time, shame we only had them 3 in the team....that were any good...the draft was ended shortly there after only to be reintroduced a few years on and continues to this day...dont ask me the year......its all getting foggy now....

[AlexRRR]

The staggering stampede from the brethren here over the draft and results left me astounded.....as the scribes predicted so did the ball roll...of course hack Dave King had a lot to say over the Dee's taking a tall, a really annoying fellow he is becoming...never trust a man with a short neck.....I see a life in politics for this person eventually....knows how to talk poo and make it sound realistic...

 

Well there is method in Dee madness....after watching the Eagles sell everything including the kitchen sink too land Kelly Dee's take Luke Jackson a hot W Aussie who has it all they say...198 cm ruck/forward....@ 3.....rings bells yes? and the nifty relo of Byron Pickett who spent his retirement years at Dee's with a name like his he has to be a superstar in the making.....Kysaiah Kropinyeri-Pickett, we know eventually when Nick Nat retires or goes down with another knee they WILL come knocking for Luke...and it will cost 4 first round picks.....for ever and ever...these type of guys dont grow on trees like midfielders you know.....so pay ye WILL pay and forever and ever.....https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2019-afl-draft-tracker-every-pick-by-every-club-live-updates-full-draft-order-who-did-my-club-pick/news-story/33408e5a03d51d2a40e30de7c04fedde

 

A new controversy is brewing "dills" @ AFL house are looking into shortening the half time breaks, was talk of shortening the quarter time breaks as well but that seems to have slipped quietly away now...seems Channel 7 are behind this, well I really dont think players would be happy with a shorter half time unless there tired of listening to coaches...then of course there is that issue at half time for live spectators...the pee break the food break, obviously some haven't been to the G when there's over 40,000, takes time to get a crusty pie and beer you know......the kids walking around sell ya Luke warm pies the kios have made way for mini supermarkets of food rather a slow slogg getting through, and the choices.....well you have 5 choices....Burgers Pies chips and hot dogs....still it takes time to get your head around the muiltude of choices, @ Victory games I just go without, 15 min half time just aint no time....anyway I stoped going to football matches of all codes now and wont go to a rock concert again either.....seen Katchafire several weeks back, Kiwi Reggae outfit, pretty good but I have realised that type of life is over for me...a sedated laid back life style of trawling the net for women is about as rugged as I can get these days...

 

Momentum is building for Julian in Australia, the persecution that is from the yanks is a crime....after reading what Trump has gotten up to the last 4 years Julian should be given a medal....it's a sick country over there...my distaste of being in LA for 4 days was over looked with the excitement of upcoming Mexico and Cuba at the time, I stayed because I dont like well hate hanging around airports for connecting international flights, did it once wont ever do it again, so on the return leg another 3 nights in LA, and boy did I dislike it.....the only joy I got was going shopping and landing a $400 Tommy Hilfner jacked for 125$ and my Broncos cap....plus a 50$ pair of 501 canvas jeans....which are like the gold standard in mens jeans..

 

Today is Black Friday....I always thought Black Friday was the 13th, but apparently I was wrong....29th.... its today...end of nov.....it could be my lucky day as it was on Tuesday, I got 30$ off at Myers for a pair of trousers and it wasn't even Friday but hey the sales start early now....Well there is this saga of mine over a coffee machine I bought 4 months ago you see....its kinda like magic...all in one but a manual job, you see after reading reviews on coffee machines I took to expect that the coffee wouldn't be so hot, and as I like my lips burnt as I drink I thought it just me...turns out after an expresso at sisters place and 4 months later I realised my new machine was faulty....funny that...so it goes back to Breville and there was a fault....but it want the heating element it still was the same...the kind service man told me to take it back to the goody guys and get a refund or buy a new machine.,...lovely guy, never happens in Thailand I can assure you....boy did I have to do some jumping up and down on the spot at Robinsons to get a pair of Adidas replaced once.....took 6 weeks and I taught the staff something, they were so amazed they took pic of me with said new shoes,....anyway I upped the model on recommendation of a mate at no extra cost and now can proudly say I'm getting a hot coffee every morning, this time I payed for the extra 3 year warranty which is something I dont normally doo...which today might make me $170.....yes Good Guys have a policy if you have the Concierge Gold service extras you get a price guarantee....and thanks to Black Friday this coffee machine is now discounted $170....(all within 30 days of purchase) I will rush in on my way to the shopping centre with screen shot I took on my lappie of the new deal...assuming I get that 170....its 3 extra dates I can do in Thailand next month.....Im on a budget this trip.....20B to the $ I wont sacrifice the joys of travel just the women I date....oh and I dont bar hop....no need, plenty of available talent on the net who have real jobs and actually go out with you because they like you...If I get in the mood for a drink which might be like once month there is an outside Chang bar @ Major 5 min walk away for me, the beer is cold and the waitresses look cute in there lime green dresses, they serve me with a big smile and some Thai hip hop in the back ground...

 

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=12289396 well well well....second female teacher I've read about the past week hitting it off with students....I really wonder if these young men are traumatised I know I wouldn't be.....it would be like a dream come true.....40 rulers crashing to the floor when I was in form 3 at a catholic college when miss teacher sat down at her desk on the raised floor.....was the mini skirt days, ahh I lived in a great time period....many a young man in that class lusted over our maths teacher.... her brother was Brother Cyril, yes I was at Marist Brothers, tall and lanky and was my  teacher in form 1 he was also into BDSM im sure.....pieces of white chalk like missiles fired from a ship would hit you when you least expected....worse was the blackboard chalk cleaner hitting you while wearing your black jacket, Brother Cryril was an expert marksman I can assure you..... I had both the black jacket and grey suite jacket....if you couldn't answer a question Brother would pull up besides your desk take hold of your tie and slowly pull up lifting you out of your seat tighten the tie  and hang you in mid air.....I hope he died a painful death, and you know when ever I read about pedofile priests and Brothers I always think of him....dout he liked sex think he was just a pure saddest... have to say 4 years at Marist Brothers changed my out look on the Catholic church, it took decades to to get over it I might add....

 

[Radar501]

The fella who lives up the road hangs his washing out each Friday morning.   Every time he pegs the same items in the same spot, including five old pairs of footy socks.

 

Doctor assures me that my interest in the neighbour's laundry should be no cause for concern.

 

 

[Will27]

16 minutes ago, Radar501 said:

The fella who lives up the road hangs his washing out each Friday morning.   Every time he pegs the same items in the same spot, including five old pairs of footy socks.

 

Doctor assures me that my interest in the neighbour's laundry should be no cause for concern.

 

 

At least while you've still got your electronic ankle bracelet on.

[AlexRRR]

4 hours ago, Radar501 said:

The fella who lives up the road hangs his washing out each Friday morning.   Every time he pegs the same items in the same spot, including five old pairs of footy socks.

 

Doctor assures me that my interest in the neighbour's laundry should be no cause for concern.

 

 

Think you might be a bit kinky there old Radar....

[AlexRRR]

Ps...Good guys refunded me $170 at 11.30 and at 12.30 i purcesed a pair of Nike....20% off (Black friday you know....) for $160 which left me with $10, almost covered the cost of my lunch at $12......

 

Dont forget Luke jackson WILL.......he WILL be getting home sick in 3 to 4 ys time.....start saving them first round draft pics mate...

[ripstanley]

I was in Phayao today for my sons sports day. They had a big parade with about 4 bands. One was play Chooks theme song. " the Saints go marching in" After today the Swans have no hope. Good luck Chook.

[Will27]

13 hours ago, ripstanley said:

I was in Phayao today for my sons sports day. They had a big parade with about 4 bands. One was play Chooks theme song. " the Saints go marching in" After today the Swans have no hope. Good luck Chook.

Was speaking to BookMan yesterday Rip.

 

After getting 4 picks in the top 40, he's pretty confident the Swans

will bounce back.

 

Your thoughts?

[AlexRRR]

Well what a day...throw back to winter....temp to hit a top of 17 after a few great days where I was happy to drive around with the windows down and take the heat, off to get a meat pie for lunch and some bread.....the local footy team was out playing a game of footy at 10 am....2 teams on the field...at first it dint register then <deleted>????? hey I had to think 3 times...look at the calendar etc yep football...aussie rules late November....I put it down to Black Friday of course....since it use to be the 13th everything its up for change....

 

I managed to get a meat and onion pie....something that is rare in Thailand and good bread...so hard to get good bread....in Thailand....im off gluten by 80% now anyway so I wont miss it...though a great pizza/italian joint at the Asok interchange....stuck up next to the donut shop...<deleted>tie thai donuts and they que for ever for them too....this pizza shop has a Cuban type hole in the wall to serve  people on the run....I suggest for you to go inside and experience this great little place thats always packed...great Italian food and not just pizza....lots of red wine and great ambiance....no pretences here trying to be upmarket, its just like a good Aussie style Italian restaurant here in Carlton, now if you want to visit me when im in BKK there's a great and I mean great though pretences of being more than a suburban fringe pizza shop doing Italian as well @MAJOR, been a few times when I wasnt in the mood for Pad Thai....yes i can eat Phad Thai 5 times a week....I once cooked it every day for lunch for 7 days straight trying to get it right...didnt... then TGF showed me, I couldn't get it to taste the same....until one time found myself in CM with to much time on my hands walking through the old city and seen a advert for a cooking class.....did a google as you do...Pad Thai was one of the dishes taught so I signed ups on the spot....best investment of $100 I ever made...what was I doing wrong? lime and sugar, thats what was missing....we Aussies cringe at the idea of adding sugar to a savoury item....well not anymore....

 

Melbourne Victory wins second game of the year over last years GF looses Perth...hehehe....Kruse slots it in, poor Perth just cant win a trick this year, playing quite well just no results to speak off, Victory for the most part played quite well in fact was a good game all round, we should of could off had 3 Perth less prolific in front of goal should have got at least 1.... 1-0 score line I was wide awake for the whole game....

 

Browns win 3 on the Trott....5-6 now and in play off hunt, last years hot to Trott Chiefs and Rams not so hot but there there...Patriots doing it quietly odds on favourites again, Bills impressing, 49ers too....Miami tanking....solid rock bottom, Redskins...ho dear....supporters calling for the owner to sell up, since buying them in 1999 there been going down down down, Vikings and Kurt Cousins doing well....Jay Grudin lucky he got sacked from the Skins looking like a dick for not offering Kurt the 30 million $ contract to keep him...

 

Bread....Japan has great bread....anywhere you go there they have great bread....I live on bread when in Japan its that good.....have to laugh too....sushi so many love sushi, its train food...only ever seen it sold at railway stations, snack on sushi while on the bullet train....you can order a blacker than black coffee where the spoon stands up straight its so strong...on a bullet train....u have 15 min to drink the coffee before the caffeine burns through the paper cup then its poof...gone....no rubbish....of course your on high octane for the rest of the day....can do impressive things...the women who roam the train with there carts are kinda cute, normally mid 30s to 40's rather pleasant and not of the standard of airline hostesses, did snap a pick of the AirAsia hostess in hot red walking down the isle once so impressed was i.....ho and I fell in love with the Thai airway hostess on my flight back from Thailand, couldn't take my eyes off her and I made sure she knew it too...only trouble was she got off at Sydney and I was traveling with my Chinese Gf of the time....Jetstar have a few good looking thai babes on board, they not matter how hard I try wont look you in the eye....United Airlines...take the cake for worst groomed and dressed hostesses, remind me of walking through a Broadmeadows shopping centre.....Air India....nice looking with plus size bum....CebuPacific Air....ahhh you do get some cuties there but its a raffle....but only on international flights...

 

Ang former coach of the Socceroos has his Japanese team sitting top of the ladder, its live on the telephone for free today at 4 pm AU time Rakuten sports in case your lonely and or bored, Ange copped a lot of flack for his game style, I still maintain it was all wrong for a national team as ur playing with elite players, club footy is different, he did have a highly attacking style in the Aleague and I did witness it when he was coaching Victory, was <deleted> of course if you dont have the cattle and he didn't...good luck to him and his team as there come from almost relegated last year to top of the pops.....

 

The sun is peeking out between the clouds every now and then....followed by a shower the watering system is in place safe to travel.....

[Will27]

7 minutes ago, AlexRRR said:

I managed to get a meat and onion pie....something that is rare in Thailand and good bread...so hard to get good bread....in Thailand....im off gluten by 80% now anyway so I wont miss it...though a great pizza/italian joint at the Asok i

I'm hearing you about the dogs eyes Alex.

 

I'd murder a good pie washed down with a spearmint milk and finish it off

with a rock cake.

 

 

[ripstanley]

1 hour ago, Will27 said:

Was speaking to BookMan yesterday Rip.

 

After getting 4 picks in the top 40, he's pretty confident the Swans

will bounce back.

 

Your thoughts?

 

I do not know if they will get a go in 2020. I hope some do. We have a good young side who will improve after last year. I can see them making the top 10 in 2020  and hopefully the 8.

 

I had to laugh I saw that Bookman was on the POTY list for 2019. I think the last time he posted was early 2017

[Radar501]

Reckon when LX flew to Thailand last, he could have answered FJ's urgent SOS call for a pie-maker.   Poor lad must have been getting withdrawal symptoms for a nice dog's eye drowned in dead horse.   Only a fair dinkum Aussie would understand that slang.

 

I love Thai grub, but I agree that their bread-making skills are appalling.   If you wanna sample the very best bakeries in SE Asia, you need to be in Laos, Cambodia or Vietnam.   The locals never liked being under colonial rule, but at least the French taught them how to use dough in their cooking.

 

EDIT:   Just saw your post above Will.   Why don't you get Bookman to pop his head onto the footy forum and say g'day.

Edited November 30, 2019 by Radar501

[AlexRRR]

58 minutes ago, Radar501 said:

Reckon when LX flew to Thailand last, he could have answered FJ's urgent SOS call for a pie-maker.   Poor lad must have been getting withdrawal symptoms for a nice dog's eye drowned in dead horse.   Only a fair dinkum Aussie would understand that slang.

 

I love Thai grub, but I agree that their bread-making skills are appalling.   If you wanna sample the very best bakeries in SE Asia, you need to be in Laos, Cambodia or Vietnam.   The locals never liked being under colonial rule, but at least the French taught them how to use dough in their cooking.

 

EDIT:   Just saw your post above Will.   Why don't you get Bookman to pop his head onto the footy forum and say g'day.

Books might rejoin the tipping next year...hes been having withdrawal and peed off i came second this year im sure he thinks hes better than me... as for the pie maker i bought the kmart job to actualy do some thai spicky chicken balls in it of course ive deep fired them instead as washing the dam thing takes longer than cooking....

 

That might be a new business idea for uncle WILL....4n20 would sell pretty well there im sure....dont forget the tomato sauce....not tomato pasta sauce or ketchup....good old tomato sauce....yanks in here once missunderstod me over that..