Cold Ale - The Blokes' Thread!

[Nikhar]

Its not the winning that counts, its the stuffing of the Aussies.

Hehe so true.

Australia's my least favourite cricket team since the Sydney Test between India and Australia.

[The Atheist]

Its not the winning that counts, its the stuffing of the Aussies.

Yes, all the world enjoys an Aussie loss.

Mick it has all gone wrong, Ashley Cole has got better, John Terry's broken foot was not a broken foot, Rooney looks as though he will be fit. Well if we have a coalition government, I might as well support Engerland. Best of luck.

Did Scotland not make the fitba cup?

Crikey, your team must be useless, even New Zealand made it through to the finals. They'll need to send for bigger scoreboards when we play.

On a more serious note, I think it's patently absurd that a team like NZ goes to the FIFA world cup while good Euro teams stay at home. The only teams NZ are capable of beating come from Pacific atolls which are slowly sinking beneath the sea and have populations of under 10,000.

Someone at the top of soccer needs to wake up; we'll be an embarrassment to the tournament. If you get anywhere near a bookie, take NZ to lose by overs every game.

Hehe so true.

Australia's my least favourite cricket team since the Sydney Test between India and Australia.

You're in good company, the 99.6% of the world's population that doesn't live in Australia has them as their least favourite team as well.

[prendrelemick]

Mick it has all gone wrong, Ashley Cole has got better, John Terry's broken foot was not a broken foot, Rooney looks as though he will be fit. Well if we have a coalition government, I might as well support Engerland. Best of luck.

Thank you Jocky you are a Scholar and a Gentleman. By the way, have you seen Grebekken? He set off to search for you with the immortal words- "I'm just going out for a while, do you know where I can get one?

[Paulclem]

Welcome back Jocky. I have a remedy for your suffering - try this and the wife won't kick you out into the cold Northern hills. I alas needed a different remedy due to my beard that mitigates against my chinlessness.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy96t...layer_embedded

[soundofmusic]

Yeah, nice day today.

We're done with the rain again for a week or so, but yes, we do get a bit of humidity. It's only a problem in February as most of the time it's not hot enough to bug you. Virtually nobody here have AC in their homes.



Many an old tune and all that.

Nice healthy lifestyle, low/zero rate of cervical cancer, lower risk of breast cancer, they'll probably live to 100!

I was horrified when I visited London in mid-July and realized how few a/c's there were in the sweet little out of the way places...I think I'll change my vacation time if I ever get the chance to leave the US again.
I don't think anyone would believe that the puddles on the nice velveteen couchs in the quaint bed and breakfasts were just part of sounds 70% water and not at all kidney related.

Odd thing, the mannish woman told me she had breast cancer early and did a double masectomy...I think maybe those girls use their breasts more than we do

We used to do birthday bumps as kids too, I wonder if they do it in the USA.

I think that's called a Boston Marriage lol.

Okay, what is a birthday bump; is it like a wack or a knock on the head?
Could a girl get pregnant doing it?
I shall be more careful around the Boston ladies if thats the case...

There's a co-incidence it rained here as well It also snowed, it was sunny, it was hot and it was cold at times. I was shedding and donning clothes faster than a Vagas burlesque artist t'other day.

What! Farmers moaning, I don't believe it.

Pictures, we want pictures...So have your sheep decided how to wear their coats yet. I have a "coon cat"; he still hasn't shed his winter coat.

[soundofmusic]

I was considering doing a whole thread of Welcoming Back Jocky...
Oh well man, you know how much we missed you...Cheers

[soundofmusic]

It's a black day in Kiwiland.

We've just had the first ever prison guard killed by an inmate. Story is here.

There are times when I despair of humankind.

Today is one of those times.

Little kids, two and five years old, and a piece of human waste takes away their dad - all to prove what a tough guy he is.

There will never be a better advertisement for capital punishment.

Our guys have been "getting it" for years; the shame of it is that they are often old, trusting fellows who are about to retire. The firefighters have been getting a fair amount of damage also...
Like everything else, policies have had to become to lax because of the drop of staff. I also find that prison guards often begin to empathise with these guys (often have a little brother in the pen)...
You know, I feed wild racoons all the time; but I am never think for a minute that they are grateful or that they trust me...And one wrong step and I've got a Davy Crockett hat (nah, just joking)

You deserve a better welcome than my previous half baked attempt.
Let me see what I can quickly pull together from my bag of overused props so we may have a proper Jocky welcome back

Gilliatt

I'm going to have a little talk with Mrs Gilliatt; I think it's about time we throw out that jelly thing!

Welcome back Jocky. I have a remedy for your suffering - try this and the wife won't kick you out into the cold Northern hills. I alas needed a different remedy due to my beard that mitigates against my chinlessness.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy96t...layer_embedded

I'm glad you brought this thing to our attention; like other things that stop snoring and sleep apnea; it would be really uncomfortable. I am considering using it as a chastity belt for some of the stray cats...or maybe I'll dress as some southern general on halloween

[prendrelemick]

Welcome back Jocky. I have a remedy for your suffering - try this and the wife won't kick you out into the cold Northern hills. I alas needed a different remedy due to my beard that mitigates against my chinlessness.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy96t...layer_embedded

Ah yes, The Chin-up Strip, sounds like a British morale booster in a box.

[Paulclem]

Ah yes, The Chin-up Strip, sounds like a British morale booster in a box.

The redness around his face gives the game away. Face like a slapped backside; you'd be spending at least 2 nights a week on the settee to let the old visage recover.

[The Atheist]

Rhonda and I were just discussing this old story and I thought I'd pas it on. it is duckshooting season, after all.

A few years ago, we were living in the south of Auckland, right on the border of the city. Every morning, we'd get up and a number of ducks and assorted birds would be waiting for us to throw some bread out for them.

Two ducks in particular, an old mallard pair, were regulars.

We hadn't seen them for a few days and were outside in the evening when I saw the old pair, led by the heavily-hobbling male, making their way towards us from across the paddock.

Despite being uninjured, the female was walking with the male and they eventually made it to our front door.

The old fella was too weak to eat much, so I caught him and we took him to the vet. I figured that he'd probably been attacked by a dog.

I don't know whether the old fella survived, but I would think so; it seemed to be a broken wing, which birds usually recover from. We thought it was quite amazing that a wild duck could not only figure that it needed human help, but which human to go to for help. I'm pretty sure most of our fellow residents in that area would have eaten him.

[Nikhar]

You're in good company, the 99.6% of the world's population that doesn't live in Australia has them as their least favourite team as well.

Hehe lol... And I thought I had a prejudice that I shouldn't.

[Nikhar]

I don't know whether the old fella survived, but I would think so; it seemed to be a broken wing, which birds usually recover from. We thought it was quite amazing that a wild duck could not only figure that it needed human help, but which human to go to for help. I'm pretty sure most of our fellow residents in that area would have eaten him.

Aww.. that's really sweet.


Even I loooooooove animals. Pity I can't pet them.

[Paulclem]

Rhonda and I were just discussing this old story and I thought I'd pas it on. it is duckshooting season, after all.

A few years ago, we were living in the south of Auckland, right on the border of the city. Every morning, we'd get up and a number of ducks and assorted birds would be waiting for us to throw some bread out for them.

Two ducks in particular, an old mallard pair, were regulars.

We hadn't seen them for a few days and were outside in the evening when I saw the old pair, led by the heavily-hobbling male, making their way towards us from across the paddock.

Despite being uninjured, the female was walking with the male and they eventually made it to our front door.

The old fella was too weak to eat much, so I caught him and we took him to the vet. I figured that he'd probably been attacked by a dog.

I don't know whether the old fella survived, but I would think so; it seemed to be a broken wing, which birds usually recover from. We thought it was quite amazing that a wild duck could not only figure that it needed human help, but which human to go to for help. I'm pretty sure most of our fellow residents in that area would have eaten him.

I've heard about compassionate ducks before. It's a nice story. It's funny how we view animals - this is meat, this is a lovely pet.

[dizzydoll]

Sorry dizzy, I need a big sign over the links that tell me they are links...

Hello doll, I'll be sure to remember next time. And you are not a dupe, you are a gentle soul.

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Here's one y'all just got to love:

[soundofmusic]

Rhonda and I were just discussing this old story and I thought I'd pas it on. it is duckshooting season, after all.

A few years ago, we were living in the south of Auckland, right on the border of the city. Every morning, we'd get up and a number of ducks and assorted birds would be waiting for us to throw some bread out for them.

Two ducks in particular, an old mallard pair, were regulars.

We hadn't seen them for a few days and were outside in the evening when I saw the old pair, led by the heavily-hobbling male, making their way towards us from across the paddock.

Despite being uninjured, the female was walking with the male and they eventually made it to our front door.

The old fella was too weak to eat much, so I caught him and we took him to the vet. I figured that he'd probably been attacked by a dog.

I don't know whether the old fella survived, but I would think so; it seemed to be a broken wing, which birds usually recover from. We thought it was quite amazing that a wild duck could not only figure that it needed human help, but which human to go to for help. I'm pretty sure most of our fellow residents in that area would have eaten him.

I think animals and bums have that instinct. We have a family of cats who have come to my house when they are pregnant to get extra food, when they have kittens, and when they want to show off for their boyfriends that they can get extra food by looking through my sliding glass door and looking very pitiful. It's funny, the birds sit on the fence behind them; knowing that they just want to show the best males that they can get food.
I started realizing that the mothers on the block were also sending their teenage sons to my door for food and money; as soon as I started putting them to work instead, the teens stopped coming.

I've heard about compassionate ducks before. It's a nice story. It's funny how we view animals - this is meat, this is a lovely pet.

I tend to keep the whole thing separate: I never eat anything I can make a pet or that has sad eyes: No veal, goat, rabbit...I only eat other things if they are from the market. I recall the first time I realized that the wonderful fried chicken on my aunts table was the one my uncle said, "Hey, you want to see a chicken do somersaults; he picked it up by the neck and swung it around...it didn't look to good afterwards"

Hello doll, I'll be sure to remember next time. And you are not a dupe, you are a gentle soul.

I like that, I think I'll put it under my avatar...now if I can figure out... almost got it.. Guess I'll call my daughter on that...