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« Reply #25 on: July 04, 2005, 11:31:26 PM »
Now listen Sam, I don't want to get all racial here, but if you look at the team list, you won't see too many "Smith's" or "Jones's". You see, after we all won the war, we opened our arms to migrants from all over the world who we'd previously butchered in huge numbers because at the time, it seemed like a cracker of an idea, and of course, most came from Europe as there wasn't all that much left of it at the time, except for a few smoking ruins of really nice historical buildings that we'd missed with our excellent bombs.

Being the laid back, flexible folk that we all are here in Oz, we allowed all those migrants to bring their cultures with them, even their less desirable habits, like cooking strange meals that didn't include lamb chops and mashed potatoes, drinking wine and not proper drinks like beer, and playing a game with a round ball, that excluded girls, but still included hugging, kissing, and fondling each other at any opportunity. We were all a bit embarrassed by this behavior, so we all looked the other way, or just shagged their sisters, who were keen to hang out with real sun-bronzed Aussie blokes.

Over the years we've embraced multi-culturalism, and are happy to host migrants from all over the world, who bring with them all the color and flair of their previous homelands. So respected are we for this friendly, flexible approach, that we were recently asked if we could spare one of our top Aussie gals to teach the prince of Denmark how to have sex with girls that aren't his first cousins, for the purpose of producing another generation of Danish royals, who of course will now be half Australian, and will no doubt ban public displays of "man love", and of course, Soccer.

Of course the Kiwi's, (New Zealanders) apart from their predilection with sheep and their chronic speech impediments, are pretty much like us Aussies, except that they're all communists, and their Prime Minister, Helen Clark, was born a man. We have many, many, many Kiwi's here, and once again, are happy to provide some of our ace Aussie sheila's to breed the less desirable traits out of them, but luckily enough for us all, they enjoy the same sports as us, (cricket and rugby) and as you'd expect, are crap at them.

Anyway Sam, now I've given you a quick tour of recent Aussie history, I'm sure you'll understand that while Australia embraces multi-culturalism, and defends the rights of it's citizens to demonstrate the freedoms that are inherent in belonging to this wonderful piece of real estate that we had to ruthlessly murder many thousands of harmless natives to procure, there are some things that us Aussies still find distastefull, and the most vile of all would have to be................(drum roll).............. Soccer, ha ha! Cheers, Terry. ;D
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Re: Ashes Cricket Thread just for Terry in Oz
« Reply #26 on: July 05, 2005, 12:10:17 AM »
Many parts of the above post are {regrettably?} true, and very well written Terry.
Para. 4 however is almost all wishful thinking.  :D

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Re: Ashes Cricket Thread just for Terry in Oz
« Reply #27 on: July 05, 2005, 01:25:19 AM »
As a Brit, I must admit that the words "All Blacks" and "crap" should not be used in the same sentence (unless of course, you're talking about the Lions...)  Still, no doubt we'll manage to wop another bunch of provincial no-hopers this week before getting flattened again on Saturday)

Oh well, back to something we can win at.  Er, football?  Tennis?  Ah yes - we'll wop the Aussies for the Ashes!
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Re: Ashes Cricket Thread just for Terry in Oz
« Reply #28 on: July 05, 2005, 02:13:55 AM »
I'm just quietly chuckling to myself here... how's life on that ice Terry?

BTW was the "i'm stumped" pun intended Harry? (or did you all miss that.)
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Re: Ashes Cricket Thread just for Terry in Oz
« Reply #29 on: July 05, 2005, 10:06:13 AM »
I'm just quietly chuckling to myself here... how's life on that ice Terry?

BTW was the "i'm stumped" pun intended Harry? (or did you all miss that.)


Stumped? Yeah, that was intended, punny, eh?  ;)

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« Reply #30 on: July 05, 2005, 01:51:18 PM »
Foreplay... apparently that's me doing the washing up after dinner - go figure!~
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Re: Ashes Cricket Thread just for Terry in Oz
« Reply #31 on: July 05, 2005, 01:58:36 PM »
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"All Blacks" and "crap" should not be used in the same sentence (unless of course, you're talking about the Lions...)
Steve, last time I checked, you were the current World Cup holders !

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Re: Ashes Cricket Thread just for Terry in Oz
« Reply #32 on: July 05, 2005, 03:51:44 PM »
When they try and explain cricket just smile and nod politely........

Now Rugby... Blood makes the grass grow.

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Re: Ashes Cricket Thread just for Terry in Oz
« Reply #33 on: July 05, 2005, 05:26:54 PM »
Terry,

What a super reply to my post, my cheek bones ars sore and I have pissed myself.
Being a night worker I don't get to chat to the UK lads, just you Ausies and the guys in the States.
I was only watching footy because there was nothing better on the box, but the Ausies put on a good show.
You wouldn't have beleived they are rated 57th in the world if you had seen that match.
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Re: Ashes Cricket Thread just for Terry in Oz
« Reply #34 on: July 06, 2005, 06:44:26 AM »
For all you sports fans remember this:-

Cricket is a gentlemans game played by gentlemen

Socer is a gentlemans game played by hooligans

Rugby is a hooligans game played by hooligans

And Aussie rules is totlay uninteligable!!!
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« Reply #35 on: July 07, 2005, 09:22:06 PM »

Socer is a gentlemans game played by hooligans


Socer=Soccer=Football (not US football)

I can take a lot crap but "KricKet" and  Soccer/Football should never be in the same sentence.  For one thing Soccer is a sport, that other "thing" is a waste of a good wooden paddle.  Rugby is what american football wishes it was.  No pads and wide open, now thats a sport.   PS I like sailing too.  The Kiwi's may prefer sheep but no one can sail like them.  Maybe that's why they race back to port so hard?
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« Reply #36 on: July 08, 2005, 01:28:42 AM »
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.....The Kiwi's may prefer sheep but......

Whatever myth it takes, to keep this country clean, green, prevent rampant immigration, and the greatest place in the world to live.

And and great place to ride the Four's.




 
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Re: Ashes Cricket Thread just for Terry in Oz
« Reply #37 on: July 08, 2005, 03:52:32 AM »
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.....The Kiwi's may prefer sheep but......
Whatever myth it takes, to keep this country clean, green, prevent rampant immigration, and the greatest place in the world to live.
And and great place to ride the Four's.

And and they have really big license plates, ha ha! Cheers, Terry. ;D
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« Reply #38 on: July 08, 2005, 08:53:55 PM »
The police need the big plates, doing that to sheep will make you go blind.
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Re: Ashes Cricket Thread just for Terry in Oz
« Reply #39 on: July 09, 2005, 03:56:11 AM »
So...  Kiwis 3 Brits&Irish 0 

Oh well, on to the Ashes.
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Re: Ashes Cricket Thread just for Terry in Oz
« Reply #40 on: July 09, 2005, 06:11:47 AM »
Well Steve, I've been looking at English cricket websites to see what your countrymen really think of England's chances of winning the ashes, and I came upon this BBC Sports "have your say" column, it seems that most other Brits don't share your confidence mate, here's a typical response to the question "Can England beat Australia for the Ashes?":

"The outcome of the forthcoming Ashes series depends largely on the form of Shane Warne and the fitness of Brett Lee. Despite England's recent resurgence, it is still only the most blindly patriotic English fan who would predict anything other than an Aussie win (sadly). Andy Price, Englishman in Sydney"

It's fair to say that the sun has well and truly set on the British Empire, so I wish you the best of luck mate, just don't count your chickens, ha ha! Cheers, Terry. ;D
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Re: Ashes Cricket Thread just for Terry in Oz
« Reply #41 on: July 09, 2005, 08:43:22 AM »

It's fair to say that the sun has well and truly set on the British Empire, so I wish you the best of luck mate, just don't count your chickens, ha ha! Cheers, Terry. ;D

Really? I understood the sun never set on the British Empire becasue God doesn´t trust the British in the dark  ;D
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Re: Ashes Cricket Thread just for Terry in Oz
« Reply #42 on: July 09, 2005, 10:25:24 AM »
Andy Price in Sydney has obviously gone native.  Too much of the piss you call beer I guess...   :-*
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Re: Ashes Cricket Thread just for Terry in Oz
« Reply #43 on: July 09, 2005, 12:24:49 PM »
All this over a game named after a bug?  ??? ;D
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« Reply #44 on: July 09, 2005, 04:47:42 PM »
Andy Price in Sydney has obviously gone native.  Too much of the piss you call beer I guess...   :-*

Here's another comment that is typical of most responses Steve, from a Brit in UK this time:

"I think England should keep their feet on the ground and look at winning a single Test and not losing more than three, as a good result against an amazing Aussie side. A drawn series would be a magnificent achievment and an England series win would be a miracle. Charlie, UK"

English beer is available in Australia, (mostly sold in hardware stores for cleaning dog#$%* off your driveway) so Andy's obviously preferring the local product I guess, once you get a taste for Aussie beer, it's hard to go back! Cheers, Terry.
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Re: Ashes Cricket Thread just for Terry in Oz
« Reply #45 on: July 09, 2005, 04:54:52 PM »
It's a good thing they only use one hand to bowl...
Warne seems to always have trouble getting the mobile phone out of his other hand
Could be a disadvantage to the Oz team
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Re: Ashes Cricket Thread just for Terry in Oz
« Reply #46 on: July 10, 2005, 01:24:54 AM »
Don't get me wrong Terry, I like a can of cold Fosters when it's sunny. After all, I'm in Reading UK and they make the stuff in our local Courage brewery (together with 1664).

Now I know you're going to say "don't call that Fosters piss an Aussie beer" but I swear to you that on the can it says "Australia's famous beer" and "The amber nectar", so it must be real  ::)

It's now 0925 on a gloriously sunny Sunday morning and I'm off to the local bike show (Dr B's - see "Events") as I reckon I might stand a chance with by 500 in the Jap class...

Catch ya later (by which time England will probably be 2-0 up in the one day series)
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« Reply #47 on: July 10, 2005, 04:36:04 AM »
G'Day Steve, no worries, see if you can find some real Aussie beer, (VB) I think you'll be impressed. Enjoy that bike show mate, it's sunday night here and I'm actually watching the cricket and England is 4 - 74, but your guys are lucky the umpires are English, there's a certain myopia creeping in to some of their decisions, ha ha! Cheers, Terry. ;D
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« Reply #48 on: July 12, 2005, 12:31:11 PM »
Don't get me wrong Terry, I like a can of cold Fosters when it's sunny. After all, I'm in Reading UK and they make the stuff in our local Courage brewery (together with 1664).

Now I know you're going to say "don't call that Fosters piss an Aussie beer" but I swear to you that on the can it says "Australia's famous beer" and "The amber nectar", so it must be real  ::)

It's now 0925 on a gloriously sunny Sunday morning and I'm off to the local bike show (Dr B's - see "Events") as I reckon I might stand a chance with by 500 in the Jap class...

Catch ya later (by which time England will probably be 2-0 up in the one day series)
It's Wednesday morning in Oz & the cricket has just finished.
I think I'll leave work now & have a cold can of Reschs (the ultimate Aussie beer) while the Kiwis drink VB

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« Reply #49 on: July 12, 2005, 05:20:53 PM »
I know that suggesting that anyone outside of Australia and Britain are remotely interested in this subject is a hard ask, but as Steve has been unusually quiet over the last couple of days, I thought this article might go some way to explaining why.................... Cheers, Terry. ;D

http://content.cricinfo.com/natwestchallenge/content/story/213358.html

Hey Dave, Reschs? Isn't that the noise you make when you throw up? You know, I vomited so much after drinking that NSW crap I started to Dry Reschs? Or is that Reschs Dry? Ha ha, pass me the Jack Daniels!  ;)
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