Suspect you meant non-flammable

Worked a treat for them this year.

I’ve been in Uranus for the last 8 years, so there’s a bit to catch up on.

Bays winning flags? LOL, pull the other one.

Next thing you’ll be telling me that the Queen is dead, or that the yanks voted in a clown as President.

Or that Dean Laidley is now a chick, and the world shut down for a couple of years due to a virus.

Come to think of it, where the faaaark has the West End brewery gone, and WTF are pronouns???

And why isn’t Warnie commentating anymore?

Do the umpires actually have a stop watch on the players between wickets? I never thought they did

Probably the 3rd ump, if not, bet they do now

Was thinking about this, what about in England when you have to walk through the long room, down stairs out onto the ground to the middle, surely that would take close to 2 minutes itself, let alone taking guard and being ready to face a ball :shock:

It’s usually 3 mins, but 2 mins for the World Cup. Good point though, I guess you also have to take into account any heckling you receive whilst walking through the Long Room. Perhaps allow 5 mins for non Anglo-Saxons at Lords.

LOL, “Tendulkar‘s” been in a good paddock.

At least he got there In time.

southernbulldog wrote:Norwood recruiting themselves to flag favourites

Have they sacked the coach?

My 2c so take with a large grain of salt.

It’s a flawed and outdated eco-system, and that article summarises some of the issues quite well.

The only very blunt instrument the Reserve Bank uses is interest rates, but it generally punishes the ones that are not causing the problem.

The way inflation is calculated is flawed when taken into the context of what influence interest rates has on those ‘basket of goods’. Also, this eco-system assumes that demand is always the issue so hiking interest rates will suppress demand, therefore reducing consumption and inflation, but the latest cycle of interest rate hikes have predominantly been driven by a lack of supply (the downstream effect of the Covid years together with the Russian invasion of Ukraine), so a totally inappropriate response.

For example, official interest rates have little to do with the pricing of fossil fuels (world supply and demand, politics, wars, etc do). If consumption decreases because people are struggling to fill the tank, then this will not help reduce the price of fuel, hence have no effect in reducing inflation (as fuel pricing is in the calculation of inflation).

The RBA is locked into a cycle of ‘let’s be seen to be doing something’ so keeps hiking rates, as if it will somehow fix the inflation issue.

It’s a difficult and complex issue, but the very simple and dumb set of tools the RBA uses isn’t the answer, and generally the low and middle class suffer exponentially more for something they didn’t cause or can fix by their consumption habits, whilst large businesses and those that are cashed up with little debt (for example retired baby boomers) keep spending regardless, which increases pressure on inflation.

It will sort itself out eventually, but it could occur without the unnecessary pain created by the RBA.

OK, I’m done.

SANFL

IN: Sherrin
OUT: Burley, Port, Crows

I’m surprised they haven’t tried to shutdown the Gaza footy club … oh, hang on

Now that you mention it …

Booney wrote:… The Bay or Alberton (not while under redevelopment) make so much more sense…

Speaking of #shitholes

Ripe for a glorious choke.

Why someone who has been disqualified from driving 11 times has never been gaoled, then kills someone after being disqualified again 8 days prior, and after all that, is released on bail.

Both RAT and PCR

Reduce your porn consumption.

Boon, a slab of your favourite is yours if you can walk Gaz through this.

LOL, you’ll tip Gaz over the edge.

Having an Opening Round before Round 1 is easily and by miles the stupidest thing I've ever heard of in this competition.
And that doesn't even take into account the huge advantage 8 teams will get with a competitive game under their belt going into "Round 1".

The stupidest thing I've ever seen in the competition is the introduction of four umpires. That will continue to be the stupidest thing about the competition until they introduce five.

regards,

REB

Huh im confused.

So are they playing for points???

Is round 1 just split over 2 weeks essentially and one is called opening round and the other round 1??

No.

Opening round is 4 games. Round 1 is 8 games.

The 8 sides who played in opening round get a bye between rounds 2 and 6 ( I think ).

Faark me Boon, next you’ll tell us that SE fishermen don’t know a cray from a lobster.

Unfortunately Hamas have somewhat succeeded already.

Of course they knew that Israel would hit them with everything, and they have. Hamas are so depraved that they have no issue with thousands of Palestinian deaths in Gaza to further their warped cause.

On October 7, most people were 100% with Israel as news of the atrocities committed by Hamas surfaced, but knowing that Israel would flatten Gaza, sympathy for the Palestinians has increased significantly since.

Hamas are hoping that their actions have cemented opposition to the Israelis, firstly in the surrounding arabs states, and as a bonus, around the world. They hope that this will result in further uprising against the Israelis.

Palestinians are faarked either way. They can’t denounce Hamas as they hold power in Gaza, but Hamas don’t give a faark for their welfare. Basically no-one else will come to their assistance, so Israel will do as they please in Gaza.

Israel don’t have a plan after they flatten Gaza, so we’re all back to where we started.

It’s completely faarked with no tangible solution in sight.

Head will either get a wicket or get smacked out of the park.

Marnus saved by a bee’s dick.

I hate this half ball DRS rubbish, that was out.

Well deserved 100 to Miller

All I could think of whenever Ben Cunnington touched the ball.

Did your business and avoided tax at the same time. Well done.

With Cunnington and the Genital

https://youtu.be/_yVYfVQFHfI?si=xvAgm43OFCGjTQii

(Youtube embed code didn’t work, I’m new to all this)

Condolences locky, and to all those affected.

I knew Sgt Marty Harnath who tragically died in 1985. I was friends with his sons when it occurred.

Was one of the best blokes you could have ever met, was only 49.

LOL, Max has been shitcanning the event all weekend and then turns up in an Elvis themed racing suit for the race.

With a promise of an enduro in 2025 apparently. Let’s see if eventuates.

I think we’re a tad outnumbered in the crowd, or it’s compulsory to wear a blue top.

I would have played Punter tonight, just for his captaincy.

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Run rate has dropped considerably

It has, just need to keep the pressure up to stall the inevitable ramp up. Of course, some more wickets will do the trick.

Whilst Kohli is still there, any target is possible.

Interesting now, let’s see if my Indian cousin is up to the pressure.

I was here first.

Seeya cuz

Seriously, if an umpire can’t definitely give that not out from square leg rather than be fat and lazy and refer it upstairs then they shouldn’t be there.

Eagles2014 wrote:This ball reversing all over the place, we in for world of pain when we bat.

In the 42nd over, will hopefully have got the target by then.

Eagles2014 wrote:

carey wrote:I think ‘All over the place’ is a bit of a stretch.

These Indian batters have dominated the tournament and all of a sudden looking like scrubbers. It is not easy to bat out there.

Or perhaps they’re shitting themselves due to the pressure.

That’s extremely dumb from Marsh.

Wedgie wrote:Onya Trav!

Despite having some luck, had the balls to take it on and deserved the ton … and smashes another 6.

Winners are grinners, losers can go faark themselves.

dedja wrote:Winners are grinners, losers can go faark themselves.

In Hindi … vijeta muskuraane vaale hote hain, haarane vaale khud bakavaas kar sakate hain

Crowd’s gone a bit quiet.

Well, that was a waste of 130,000 polos.

Well done lads, I honestly didn’t expect that result, but fully deserved, completely outplayed them.

It’s now official, India final chokes > South Africa semi-final chokes.

Wedgie wrote:Oh Geezus, now we've got Aussies thanking God, we're turning into America.

Saffer born though

Well deserved 50 to Marnus.

Considering I’ve been in hibernation for 8 years, have been going through some old threads, and thought it would be good to give an update.

First car driven: 1952 Morris Minor
Current car: 2004 Mazda SP23
Best car driven: 1973 LJ Torana
Worst car driven: 1975 Datsun 120Y

2014 Update

Current car: 2014 Volkswagen Golf GTI
Best car driven: 2014 Volkswagen Golf GTI

One word ... awesome

2023 Update

Current car: 2014 Volkswagen Golf GTI, stage 1 tune
Best car driven: 2014 Volkswagen Golf GTI, stage 1 tune

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