gadj1976 wrote:And consequently, football (Aussie Rules) is called AFL!?!?! Not all Australian Rules football is AFL. That's not a sporting code, it's a competition FFS!



by Phantom Gossiper » Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:41 am
gadj1976 wrote:And consequently, football (Aussie Rules) is called AFL!?!?! Not all Australian Rules football is AFL. That's not a sporting code, it's a competition FFS!
by Booney » Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:42 am
Phantom Gossiper wrote:gadj1976 wrote:And consequently, football (Aussie Rules) is called AFL!?!?! Not all Australian Rules football is AFL. That's not a sporting code, it's a competition FFS!
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so true! Especially in the Eastern states
by Psyber » Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:45 am
That is one of my pet peeves too.gadj1976 wrote:And consequently, football (Aussie Rules) is called AFL!?!?! Not all Australian Rules football is AFL. That's not a sporting code, it's a competition FFS!Darth Vader wrote:I know that there are many pressing issues that give most of us the gripes - telemarketers, petrol price hikes on long weekends, pinheads running Canberra, speed cameras in locations where the last known accident was when a horse and cart tangled with a bloke riding a penny farthing bike on the wrong side of the road and people smugglers. But my favourite is sports casters who continue to refer to soccer as football. It might be in Europe, UK and other places but here in Australia football is football. Its played with a Sherrin or a Burley not a netball.
by CK » Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:46 am
Footy Chick wrote:CK wrote:Taking my Facebook profile down for a while, and people having a go at me for "deleting" them as friends.
Lucky I didn't send you that abusive email thenYou should be touched that they at least noticed
by Magpiespower » Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:01 pm
Phantom Gossiper wrote:gadj1976 wrote:And consequently, football (Aussie Rules) is called AFL!?!?! Not all Australian Rules football is AFL. That's not a sporting code, it's a competition FFS!
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so true! Especially in the Eastern states
by Psyber » Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:06 pm
No matey, Rugby is Union, League is Thugby...Magpiespower wrote: Ha ha!
As you'd know PG, over here footy is league.
The game many southerners call rugby.
Just proves code ignorance is universal.
by gadj1976 » Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:21 pm
Phantom Gossiper wrote:gadj1976 wrote:And consequently, football (Aussie Rules) is called AFL!?!?! Not all Australian Rules football is AFL. That's not a sporting code, it's a competition FFS!
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so true! Especially in the Eastern states
by Ian » Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:17 pm
gadj1976 wrote:Darth Vader wrote:I know that there are many pressing issues that give most of us the gripes - telemarketers, petrol price hikes on long weekends, pinheads running Canberra, speed cameras in locations where the last known accident was when a horse and cart tangled with a bloke riding a penny farthing bike on the wrong side of the road and people smugglers. But my favourite is sports casters who continue to refer to soccer as football. It might be in Europe, UK and other places but here in Australia football is football. Its played with a Sherrin or a Burley not a netball.
And consequently, football (Aussie Rules) is called AFL!?!?! Not all Australian Rules football is AFL. That's not a sporting code, it's a competition FFS!
by Interceptor » Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:25 pm
gadj1976 wrote:And consequently, football (Aussie Rules) is called AFL!?!?! Not all Australian Rules football is AFL. That's not a sporting code, it's a competition FFS!
by Media Park » Fri Jan 21, 2011 1:59 pm
Wedgie wrote:I wear skin tight arseless leather pants, wtf do you wear?
by Booney » Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:02 pm
Media Park wrote:The missus ringing from work saying "Ären't you coming to Curry Friday" (a tradition at our work), and after I say yes, she comes back with "oops too late, we already ordered..."
So they can ring me twenty times while i'm on holidays, but not buy me lunch on a friday...
B***ards!
by Media Park » Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:03 pm
Booney wrote:Media Park wrote:The missus ringing from work saying "Ären't you coming to Curry Friday" (a tradition at our work), and after I say yes, she comes back with "oops too late, we already ordered..."
So they can ring me twenty times while i'm on holidays, but not buy me lunch on a friday...
B***ards!
Whoa there big fella!!
So you work with the girl and now live with her? And 1 week in she's telling you to get your lazy arse off the lounge and clean up...?
Mate, you really do make my day.
Wedgie wrote:I wear skin tight arseless leather pants, wtf do you wear?
by Lunchcutter » Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:05 pm
by Media Park » Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:07 pm
Lunchcutter wrote:asshats that tell me to that I should be over my greif of my dh who died 15 months ago .... (wonder how long I've got to greive over my brother who died two weeks ago).. tossas !
Wedgie wrote:I wear skin tight arseless leather pants, wtf do you wear?
by Booney » Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:14 pm
Media Park wrote:Booney wrote:Media Park wrote:The missus ringing from work saying "Ären't you coming to Curry Friday" (a tradition at our work), and after I say yes, she comes back with "oops too late, we already ordered..."
So they can ring me twenty times while i'm on holidays, but not buy me lunch on a friday...
B***ards!
Whoa there big fella!!
So you work with the girl and now live with her? And 1 week in she's telling you to get your lazy arse off the lounge and clean up...?
Mate, you really do make my day.
Hit the nail on the head, except that it's been a month...![]()
I'm also not getting off my arse, because she didn't get me any curry...
by valleys07 » Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:26 pm
Lunchcutter wrote:asshats that tell me that I should be over my greif of my dh who died 15 months ago .... (wonder how long I've got to greive over my brother who died two weeks ago).. tossas !
by 7-Dog » Fri Jan 21, 2011 3:06 pm
by Media Park » Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:56 pm
Wedgie wrote:I wear skin tight arseless leather pants, wtf do you wear?
by RustyCage » Sat Jan 22, 2011 3:53 pm
by Strawb » Sat Jan 22, 2011 4:23 pm
Media Park wrote:Getting more "allowed to be a slack ass" leverage with the missus...
Had to drop part of a ute on my unprotected foot (just don't ask!)...
Totally worth it I hope...
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