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"BALL UP!" - Val's 2018 Aussie Rules Footy Tipping *Open to Everyone*
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suzysunshine7
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Sep 21, 2018 05:53AM
YAYYY!!! - Congratulations Lez Lee!!! ;o>
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suzysunshine7 wrote: "theDuke wrote: "I can just picture it, carrying it's few possessions in a knotted hanky on the end of a stick, in one 'hand' over it's shoulder, and the other hand, the thumb pointed out upwards, e..."That particular kind of 'speciality foods' aisle, hasn't been adopted in the branches of supermarkets that do exist in my very rural part of Cymru, alas; at least not yet anyway.
I sometimes read posts on other threads, from others, mentioning how one can now visit a doctor, in some supermarkets, then go the pharmacy section to collect ones meds....buy all kinds of domestic appliances, home ware good, DIY materials, tools, paints etc, garden equipment, buy cars & a house even, and whatever else one can buy in one of these 'hyper' stores, that I can only wonder about. Alas, here, in my little sparsely populated, very rural, quiet corner of Wales, us residents of Pembrokeshire, have to be content to shop in something called a 'Convenience Store'....probably cos the only additional 'extra' they have in them (but only in my local branch of Tesco - my local branches of Asda & Sainbury don't even have a cafe')...are customer toilets! And Tesco is the only store that does home delivery too....that's about as sophisticated as my local shops are 'over here'!
Nevermind, thanks awfully for the advice Suzy...I shall see if can find it cosying up next to the Bovril pots instead! :)
Val wrote: "suzysunshine7 wrote: "What is Milo like? - I've seen it in a few Supermarkets over here but it is SO expensive that I haven't tried it out. I used to absolutely love Bournvita but it has sadly been..."I like the name Val..it's almost the full name of the village I live near to! :)
Never heard of Milo though, till now.
Val wrote: "And that's it!Tonight's result:
Richmond Tigers (Philip) v Collingwood Magpies (Tech)
1.3.9 (Q1) 5.2.32
2.8.20 (Q2) 10.4.64
6.10.46 (Q3) 12.7.79
8.10.58 (Q3) 15.7.97
A magnificent display by ..."
Here we go again....*sighs*..another 'nul' point coming up. Who'd've have thunk it....the black n white squarky ones might actually win this.
I bet the blinking Eagles win theirs now!
And they did!Today's result:
West Coast Eagles (Sussex) v Melbourne Demons (TheFoe)
4.8.32 (Q1) 0.3.3
10.9.69 (Q2) 0.6.6
15.10.100 (Q3) 5.9.30
18.13.121 (Q4) 7.13.55
Our tipsters' ladder looks like this (first number is number of games correct, second number is the cumulated margins):Blastro - 2 (59)
Tech - 2 (83)
Anita - 1 (103)
Grizzly - 1 (103)
Lez - 1 (113)
Suzy - 1 (113)
SussexWelsh - 1 (124)
Sj Brooke (Steve) - 1 (134)
David E. - 0 (129)
the Duke - 0 (130)
Val - 0 (135)
Foe - 0 (140)
Philip - 0 (145)
Deano - 0 (154)
I regret to say that I was a bit premature last night when I awarded the $15 pot to Lez and her charity. I was still in Friday night margin mindset. In fact, the weekly winner is Blastro and he wins the $15 for Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation. Sorry Lez! Well done Blastro!
YAYYY!!! - Congratulations Blastro!!! ... x ;o>
theDuke wrote: "suzysunshine7 wrote: "theDuke wrote: "I can just picture it, carrying it's few possessions in a knotted hanky on the end of a stick, in one 'hand' over it's shoulder, and the other hand, the thumb ..."WoW?!! - it sounds like the back end of the Third World out there, Duke?!! ;o>
I guess fussy and fancy Foodies all live elsewhere? I've been to places in the middle of seemingly nowhere in rural Norfolk where Bread and Newspapers might often be in short supply (and always available first and foremost to the local residents before any visitors to the area) in their tiny Village Shop/Post Office/Off License/Pub - but nevertheless they almost always had some of the most extraordinary Grocery Items on their limited Shelf display ... tinned Oysters and Snails, Coconut Milk, Quinoa and Spelt, Avocado Dips ... when all that I wanted was just a tin of Beans! ;o>
Last tip of the year.AFL Grand Final
Saturday, September 29
Collingwood Magpies (tech) v West Coast Eagles (Sussex)
Your tip (winner + margin) by 12.00 midnight on Friday September 28 (your time) or by 5.30am on Saturday September 29th at the very latest.
Good luck everyone!
Thanks Val ;o> So this is it then? ... WoW?!! - doesn't the time fly by SO fast?!! ;oO
Have you heard anything from 'the loved-up honeymooners' recently, Val? ;o>Is the Weather still behaving where they are now? It's suddenly turned very cool and damp and shivery here over the last couple of days and suddenly getting much more Autumny by the day now.
Thanks to Facebook Messenger we are able to keep in regular (private) contact. They should be in Innerleithen now and have an afternoon's mountain biking planned before they check in to Traquair House. I had made a Spotify playlist for them entitled "Channelling Your Inner Braveheart" and they sent me a video of themselves tootling up the A7 singing "Scotland The Brave" (Glen Daly version). I've had hundreds of photos and they seem to be having a wonderful time. R had a bucket-list moment when they visited the Lakeland Motor Museum and he got to sit in the driver's seat of one of the world's two 2000 TVR Cerbera Speed 12 cars. Yes, I'm the same as you, the what???? but R has been car mad since childhood and he really knows his stuff. The weather has been mostly kind and Scotland isn't looking too bad this week. They have already scouted an Edinburgh pub (Belushi's?) for the Grand Final at 5.30am!
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Have you heard anything from 'the loved-up honeymooners' recently, Val? ;o>Is the Weather still behaving where they are now? It's suddenly turned very cool and damp and shivery here over the last..."
Not sure of their exact dates but the weather for Innerleithen is:
Mon 24/9 Sunny 12°
Tues Part cloud 13°
Wed Cloudy, wind 16°
Thur Cloudy, showers 13°
Fri Part Cloud 11°
So, not bad at all. Hope they have a great time! If they use the M8, they’ll pass within a mile of my house!
Val wrote: "Thanks to Facebook Messenger we are able to keep in regular (private) contact. They should be in Innerleithen now and have an afternoon's mountain biking planned before they check in to Traquair Ho..."Ohhh, I am SO pleased for them! The Weather sounds like it has been pretty much just perfect for them throughout - and hopefully the UK has lived up to (and exceeded) all of their previous hopes and expectations of coming here ;o>
I thought you'd be near the M9? From Innerleithen they head up to Loch Lomond on Monday but I don't know which route they are planning to take. I strongly advised them to stop off in Falkirk to see The Kelpies and the Falkirk Wheel. I don't know if that is in their itinerary but they may do that en route from Loch Lomond to Edinburgh.
Don't forget to tell them that Kilmarnock is the home of the Kilt Twirler! ;o>
Val wrote: "I thought you'd be near the M9? From Innerleithen they head up to Loch Lomond on Monday but I don't know which route they are planning to take. I strongly advised them to stop off in Falkirk to see..."I’m near both, Val, but the M8 is Edinburgh - Glasgow and the sliproad leads off from Polmont Main St. The M9 is Edinburgh - Dunblane and goes north-west from Junction 2 of the M8.
I wouldn’t bother with the Kelpies, they overlook the motorway, and I’m not sure it’s worth the detour just to see the canal basin and visitor centre. I’m biased though, I find them creepy and repulsive and a complete waste of money.
The Falkirk Wheel is superb, really impressive. I’ve been three times but not actually done the boat ride as it’s always been too busy and/or full of kids. There’s a really good café too.
suzysunshine7 wrote: "theDuke wrote: "suzysunshine7 wrote: "theDuke wrote: "I can just picture it, carrying it's few possessions in a knotted hanky on the end of a stick, in one 'hand' over it's shoulder, and the other ..."Oh I can get most of those things, Suzy! Tried Quinoa...looks and smells (nevermind what it tastes like)….mouse droppings! Even Ousters aren't hard to find either..i live by the coast! Blerdy seafood restuarants have them by the bucket loads!
How anybody can eat those, is beyond me...they look like something a footballer could sneeze out!
Val wrote: "Our tipsters' ladder looks like this (first number is number of games correct, second number is the cumulated margins):Blastro - 2 (59)
Tech - 2 (83)
Anita - 1 (103)
Grizzly - 1 (103)
Lez - 1 (11..."
So...it's an all birdy final then. The scavengers versus the predators! Should be a gud un! :)
Well done Blastro..and Tech...the only two to see that coming!
Val wrote: "Thanks to Facebook Messenger we are able to keep in regular (private) contact. They should be in Innerleithen now and have an afternoon's mountain biking planned before they check in to Traquair Ho..."Nice car!
Glad to hear the newly weds are making the most it..despite the awful weather....I hope they both got a nice sexy raincoat to don! :)
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Thanks Val ;o> So this is it then? ... WoW?!! - doesn't the time fly by SO fast?!! ;oO"
Can't believe another season is coming to a close....it's been a good one....can't wait to start all over again next March.
And while I'm at it...I'd would like to say a big heartfelt thank you & congratulations on your hard work running this again, Val, not to mention also your amazing generous philantropism too!
Thank you for Insight's donations, I shall, as before, will be making a donation of my own to UK's branch of Insight.
Top job! :)
Thanks Val ,it's been fun as alwaysMagpies by 27
suzysunshine7 wrote: "theDuke wrote: "suzysunshine7 wrote: "theDuke wrote: "I can just picture it, carrying it's few possessions in a knotted hanky on the end of a stick, in one 'hand' over it's shoulder, and the other ..."Suzy, I know what you mean. We used to rent a cottage on North Uist (Western Isles) every year and there was a small general store about 3 miles away. They had some quite exotic food - quails’ eggs etc. as well as local meat, specially lamb, but if the ferry was delayed they could run out of milk and fresh food. There’s a small airport and a deep sea firing range on Benbecula, served by a NAAFI which is almost a supermarket and the only place on the islands you can get a Sunday newspaper.
gaun the PIES! the jakey bhaaaastids heading for glory!
and by 17 of your finest points
Can't believe the Demons screwed it up, really thought it was their year! :-(Eagles x20
AFL Grand FinalSaturday, September 29
Collingwood Magpies (tech) #23
Just back from a great trip to Istanbul to see my zero score. Never mind. Thanks, Val for all your hard work and congratulations to all the winners. My final prediction - Magpies 15
But you were the best of the six of us that scored zero, David! Glad to hear you enjoyed Istanbul. I've heard great things about holidaying in Turkey.We did have another "event" this week when the Brownlow Medal count was held ("fairest and best player"). The winner, as expected, was Tom Mitchell from Hawthorn so $15.00 goes into the pool for re-distribution when I do the final divvy-up. Runner-up was the Pies' Steele Sidebottom - how cool a name is that? Almost as good as my favourite Jaeger O'Meara. Sidebottom's nickname is Rusty.
Val wrote: "But you were the best of the six of us that scored zero, David! Glad to hear you enjoyed Istanbul. I've heard great things about holidaying in Turkey.We did have another "event" this week when th..."
Thanks, Val. Yes, Istanbul was fascinating, a marvellous city with lots to see and do. And very cheap at the moment. A meal out was about half the cost of here in the UK.
As for the punting, it's the taking part that matters
"Sidebottom's nickname is Rusty"by the gods of everything, could it not have been Crusty!
"And there's "Rusty". He's always been called that and through our conversation with the brothers he is rarely referred to as Steele. An earlier attempt by his grandfather to dub him "Stainless" fell flat and Rusty it has been ever since."
Tech wrote: ""Sidebottom's nickname is Rusty"by the gods of everything, could it not have been Crusty!"
I'm sniggering at the though of a Rusty Sidebottom! :)
I had a teacher who’d changed her name from Sidebottom to Botham.
Lez wrote: "I had a teacher who’d changed her name from Sidebottom to Botham."Did she marry a sporty chap called Ian, perchance, Lez?! :)
theDuke wrote: "Lez wrote: "I had a teacher who’d changed her name from Sidebottom to Botham."Did she marry a sporty chap called Ian, perchance, Lez?! :)"
Serious answer - in the 1950s, my school, and probably most others, didn’t employ married women.
only vampyre lesbo nuns with diplomas in applied torture and sadism need apply!!!!
Tech wrote: "only vampyre lesbo nuns with diplomas in applied torture and sadism need apply!!!!"Sounds about right for my sis-in-law’s RC school.
Weren't the olde worlde days just downright sexist, eh?! Thank goodness that sort of thing doesn't happen today...oooor…..does it?Odd to hear some folks hark on about the good old days..and yet, there was a lot things that weren't that great...racism, sexism, child cruelty (especially those sadist school teachers, nevermind the blerdy nuns!), inequality, polluting industry, war damage, rationing, crap cars, especially 1970s cars, most of them were shite, no internet, no colour TV & only 2 or 3 channels then, no mobile phones, no welfare or NHS, free GP's etc. (before 1947),.....I could go on!
Granted, there's plenty wrong with modern life too...but still...things are better today, ain't they?
theDuke wrote: "Weren't the olde worlde days just downright sexist, eh?! Thank goodness that sort of thing doesn't happen today...oooor…..does it?Odd to hear some folks hark on about the good old days..and yet, ..."
Never mind colour TV, hardly anyone had a TV at all till the Coronation in 1953. Most people rented them as they did radios. We didn’t have one till 1956 when I started work. Same with phones, very few people could afford one.
Lez wrote: "theDuke wrote: "Weren't the olde worlde days just downright sexist, eh?! Thank goodness that sort of thing doesn't happen today...oooor…..does it?Odd to hear some folks hark on about the good old..."
Yeh, Mum has said her father only got a TV for the coronation, rented of course!
Mind you, I guess kids back then actually did go outside to play, in those days...try getting a today's kids off their electronic gizmos! I imagine, child obesity, wasn't a 'thing' back then!
Lez wrote: "theDuke wrote: "Never mind colour TV, hardly anyone had a TV at all till the Coronation in 1953. Most people rented them as they did radios. We didn’t have one till 1956 when I started work. Same with phones, very few people could afford one...."I'm often amazed by TV shows set anywhere from the 30s to the 50s and 60s which show ordinary folk with a phone in the hall. In the early 70s, I knew one person with a home phone in Edinburgh. I'd write a letter to my Mum in Rhodesia and organise a time - about a month ahead - for me to go round to Jean's to receive her call.
Gonna go big on the last one;
Eagles by 56
Good luck to everyone :)
Eagles by 56
Good luck to everyone :)
Val wrote: "Lez wrote: "theDuke wrote: "Never mind colour TV, hardly anyone had a TV at all till the Coronation in 1953. Most people rented them as they did radios. We didn’t have one till 1956 when I started ..."Yeh, one does see re runs of shows from that era, with characters needing to find a telephone kiosk to make a call! I guess todays programme makers are too young to really know what life was like back then.
I know we had a phone in our house, for as long as can remember..but my dad was a civil servant, and he liked his mod cons! Granted this was in the late '70's then.
I say...your family has travelled far and wide, hasn't it! :)
Anyhoo, last throw of the die....and I think the Eagles have long awaited their return to glory! 12 years since they last held the title...so, here's my final punt:
Eagles - 35
Magpies x 7Game On! - and Good Luck Everyone! ;o>
And thank you, Val ... x x x
Thanks for the nudge again Suzy...Eagles by 49
Has Blastro tipped? Can't see his anywhere.Well, despite a late flurry of support for the Weagles, I'm sticking with the Woodsmen. It's amazing how many people here in Melbourne (supporters of other teams, that is) say "I could never barrack for Collingwood!" For many people they are the team you love to hate. But I will always support the Victorian teams against the inter-staters.
I am curiously bereft of interest in today's game. Weird, 'cos last year I was right behind Richmond and in 2016 everyone got on the Bulldogs' bandwagon. I do like the Pies' style of play and they have some out-and-out stars (Steele Sidebottom, Jordan De Goey, Brodie Grundy, Scott Pendlebury, Adam Treloar, Jeremy Howe, Travis Varcoe (whose sister Maggie died a few weeks back after a collision of heads in a women's footy game) and not to mention the American Pie - Texan Mason Cox, all 7' of him, recruited from playing basketball at Oklahoma State), but if they lose, I won't be devastated. The Friday before the Grand Final is a public holiday in Victoria especially for that event. Maybe if I had been in the city yesterday for the parade I would have got caught up in the excitement. Our neighbours are having a party (despite being Demons supporters) and the house is decorated with both black/white and blue/yellow balloons. I'm actually more excited about tomorrow night's NRL Grand Final when the Melbourne Storm will be travelling up to Sydney to defend their title against the Sydney Roosters. Even their entertainment is better than ours - local band Gang Of Youths, whereas we get a Fergie-less Black-Eyed Peas! I can't understand the obsession with overseas acts - in recent years we've had The Killers, Lionel Ritchie, Meatloaf, Ed Sheeran, Tom Jones, Chris Isaac, Ellie Goulding and more. I think we should have local acts only and the same four every year:
Up Their Cazaly by Mike Brady
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxM8X...
The Holy Grail by Hunter & Collectors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX7do...
Leaps And Bounds by Paul Kelly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXgTC...
The Thing About Football - Greg Champion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_TpH...
That way you'd get 100,000 people all singing along with gusto.
Anyway.....
Pies x 9
