The Parable Of Glenn Mcgrath’s Haircut

[samran]

Unless you grew up in Australia in the 80’s or early 90’s listening to TISM, I don’t expect you to understand this post. But in light of yesterdays sterling performance, and the related international jousting that goes on between supporters, posting this seemed vaguely warranted. Apologies for the language, but hey….it’s a TISM song:

The Parable of Glenn McGrath’s Haricut

My mate Roger got a girl pregnant when he was fourteen. He was so shit scared he told me, and when he said that her dad was a cop I thought he was joking. I told him he's got to tell someone, and so he went and told a teacher, and the girl eventually got an abortion. He was f%$king shitting himself, let me tell you, but six months later he was f%$king around like always.

Ooh, aahh, Glenn McGrath

"You betta watch it" I thought to myself. But Roger was pretty f%$king sure of himself. He was the guy who first brought a block of hash to a party. Because I was his friend I was there when he first showed it to people, and we all went down the backyard and he rolled a joint. Where did he get it from? My parents would have killed me if they knew. I thought we'd all turn into junkies or something if we had too much.

The last time I saw Roger was last year at the Boxing Day test. He'd turned into such a fat, normal, yobbo c%$t. "The wife nearly didn't let me out today" he said, and he did all that chanting yobs do, like "Ooh, Aahh, Glenn McGrath".

"It got you in the end" I thought to myself, as I looked at Roger. "Life got you in the end, pal. You were such a cocky, successful winner when we were 16, but now you're just another sad fat prick sitting in the M.C.G high-fiving in self-congratulation, as if its you that had the skill and determination to play for Australia".

Its the c%$t. with the bad haircuts that you've got to watch out for. There's never been a popular teenager yet who's done rat's with their life. Its the ######ing dorks that give it a real go.

Glenn McGrath got 5 for 50 that day.

Edited July 22, 2005 by samran

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