Origin II

[Celestial-Todd]

But did he do it 60 seconds before the break? That takes fucking balls!

 

[KoichCPA]

footballs to be exact.

 

[Spiff]

I dunno. I never actually played the game and admit to know little about the actual workings of it. I still don't know the difference between a prop and a second-rower, apart from the fact that props don't seem to pass as much, am not entirely sure of what a lock does exactly apart from locking the scrum, and also don't know the difference between a halfback and a five-eighth except that the halfback feeds the scrum and gets a lot more press than the other guy gets.

Still a good game, though.

 

[KoichCPA]

This is how it was explained to me in under 15's.

Props are bigger and there to hold the hooker.
Second rowers should be larger centres.
Lock's hold the scrum and should control the forwards from the back.

The 5/8th controls the position of the backline.

I was outside centre, my job was run,then pass.

 

[Winmar]

Lots of people here say "marone" here too, but it doesn't mean they're right! It's an English word, not an Australian one, and it's been bastardised in this country for far too long!

It's like West Coast v Freo is the western derby (to rhyme with "herby"), when it should rhyme with carby. Grrrrrrr!!!!

 

[KoichCPA]

But we aussies love basterdising things, it's tradition.

 

[Spiff]

Stop yer whinging, Winnie - I bet you say "clark" instead of "clerk" too!

 

[Winmar]

Indeed I do.

 

[phlogiston]

Winnie is correct in all things he said, and for the record, I say carstle as well. I also say mall, as in ball, not Al.

 

[KoichCPA]

who calls a mall a mal?

 

[phlogiston]

My dad, among others.

 

[KoichCPA]

It's kind of odd, I've never heard that before.

 

[Winmar]

My dad does as well, but then he's English....I guess it's like Pall Mall in London.....

Oh yeah, Brian - I hate the pissy little pots they serve us in Victoria too! Whoever invented them deserves to be shot. Give me a decent NSW/Qld sized beer any day! Or even better, a pint.

 

[Goreripper]

Indeed. I feel your pain. When I was in Melbourne in 99, I couldn't get a decent sized beer anywhere. I had to go to Adelaide.

 

[phlogiston]

If you ask, most places do do halfs and pints.

 

[Goreripper]

I shouldn't have to ask. In Sydney you say "Can I have a beer?" and they give you a full size one without having to be asked.

 

[KoichCPA]

Victoria is pretty crap.

 

[Goreripper]

This is coming from a guy who lives in Canberra.

 

[KoichCPA]

We got Death Star

 

[KoichCPA]

Theres nothing wrong with Canberra, it kicks arse, i live here for starters, then theres some other good things, probably