SA Footy

Getting home from the cricket at 2am after getting there at 12 and waking up chipper this morning ready to go again.
Thank you Gastrolyte!

Stephen Fry.

Saw him last night in the flesh at the Festival Theatre. He spoke honestly and passionately about the long struggle for legalising homosexuality, going back to the trials of Oscar Wilde and the effect that that had on him as a young boy (as well as Wilde's talent for writing), and the efforts of Don Dunstan to be the first state to make such a radical social change. He also spoke about his issues with bipolar disorder in a one-on-one interview with Annabel Crabb. At one point he made a joke about Victorian policemen, saying how the term 'Victorian' reminded him of 19th century England and images of policemen in tall hats and large waxed mustaches stiffly running around with truncheons. As he ran across the stage to demonstrate this, he pulled a face that looked exactly like the face he pulled when he played Lord Melchett in Blackadder. Great to see.

When I hear people like him speak on social issues, with such an enormous intellect, wonderful command of the language and persuasive, commonsense and respectful arguments, it makes me wonder whether they should be involved in politics, as a means of adding sense and intelligence to the overall public conversation - a bit like Malcolm Turnbull has in Australian domestic politics (I emphasise the 'bit'). I think the answer is 'no' - genuine 'celebrities' like Stephen Fry can do more good and influence more people and attitudes from outside of the political machine than from within.

Anyway, great to see such a giant from about 5 rows in.

Magellan wrote:Stephen Fry.

Saw him last night in the flesh at the Festival Theatre. He spoke honestly and passionately about the long struggle for legalising homosexuality, going back to the trials of Oscar Wilde and the effect that that had on him as a young boy (as well as Wilde's talent for writing), and the efforts of Don Dunstan to be the first state to make such a radical social change. He also spoke about his issues with bipolar disorder in a one-on-one interview with Annabel Crabb. At one point he made a joke about Victorian policemen, saying how the term 'Victorian' reminded him of 19th century England and images of policemen in tall hats and large waxed mustaches stiffly running around with truncheons. As he ran across the stage to demonstrate this, he pulled a face that looked exactly like the face he pulled when he played Lord Melchett in Blackadder. Great to see.

When I hear people like him speak on social issues, with such an enormous intellect, wonderful command of the language and persuasive, commonsense and respectful arguments, it makes me wonder whether they should be involved in politics, as a means of adding sense and intelligence to the overall public conversation - a bit like Malcolm Turnbull has in Australian domestic politics (I emphasise the 'bit'). I think the answer is 'no' - genuine 'celebrities' like Stephen Fry can do more good and influence more people and attitudes from outside of the political machine than from within.

Anyway, great to see such a giant from about 5 rows in.

**** it! I thought he was weeks away, I was planning on going to see him.

The farewell haka at Jonah Lomu's funeral. Bloody moving stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrI_GW9DAfI

Claridge Holden

The missus car which is only reasonably new has an issue (under warranty ), she takes it in and they give her a brand new car as a loan car. Nice, was expecting some fist thumping on the desk.

After 21 straight years of working Saturdays & Sundays, it all finishes this weekend.

Cracking mornings like this one, getting up early and going for a walk, getting the old Falcon out the shed and meandering my way into the office along the beach front with the crisp morning air coming in......and knowing I'll hit the pub for a schnitty and some frothies tonight.

Serenity now. Now shit shall drag me down this day.

Spargo wrote:After 21 straight years of working Saturdays & Sundays, it all finishes this weekend.

Now that is worth having a drink or two as a celebration....my mail is that Booney has a fridge full ready and waiting for us

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:

Spargo wrote:After 21 straight years of working Saturdays & Sundays, it all finishes this weekend.

Now that is worth having a drink or two as a celebration....my mail is that Booney has a fridge full ready and waiting for us

Ha! Not as full as it was on Saturday.

Booney wrote:

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:

Spargo wrote:After 21 straight years of working Saturdays & Sundays, it all finishes this weekend.

Now that is worth having a drink or two as a celebration....my mail is that Booney has a fridge full ready and waiting for us

Ha! Not as full as it was on Saturday.

And after this warm weekend I suspect it will be slighlty emptier again.

When are you Brewing your second lot? And what will you Brew?

I'll do my next batch in the week before Xmas Day. I think I'll go either a Boags style lager or a Little Creatures style Golden Ale. I've got an ale now, so perhaps a lager for the hotter days coming up.

Spargo wrote:After 21 straight years of working Saturdays & Sundays, it all finishes this weekend.

Are you now going to work drunk?

Being in the city on a 35 degree day, Oh the scenery

carey wrote:Being in the city on a 35 degree day, Oh the scenery

You should pop into one of the universities.

Magellan wrote:

carey wrote:Being in the city on a 35 degree day, Oh the scenery

You should pop into one of the universities.

I can't go within 500m of one.

carey wrote:

Magellan wrote:

carey wrote:Being in the city on a 35 degree day, Oh the scenery

You should pop into one of the universities.

I can't go within 500m of one.

Because that means you have to act intellectual

carey wrote:

Magellan wrote:

carey wrote:Being in the city on a 35 degree day, Oh the scenery

You should pop into one of the universities.

I can't go within 500m of one.

Try one of these:

I had to look twice to confirm that IS a nose...

Spargo wrote:I had to look twice to confirm that IS a nose...

Wish I did that. Dammit what a waste.