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9 hours ago, RelentlessOblivion said:

Well it’s the Panthers up 18 in the throw ball final, no clue if that’s significant

I watched the game and I'm no expert, I don't even remember half the rules, but I think the score line was an unfair representation of the game as a whole. The Feels didn't play poorly, they came out firing, and they spent the entire night defending hard but the Panthers just had an answer for everything they did. Panthers only lost 4 games all season, they were odds on favourite to win, they've been in the GF three years in a row, winning twice, it was always going to be an up hill battle for the Feels. It sucks to loose, especially the big one, but I don't think the Feels should be ashamed by their loss

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17 minutes ago, SurgicalBrute said:

Dear label/distributor....it does me no good to get an email for merch that sells out before the email actually even arrives. Like, at least stagger that shit with a set "goes on sale" time or something

That shits me. I'm still trying to get a decent shirt (i.e one I like) for AusMusic Day, but none of the supporting stores/sites have stock in the size I want. Most of them have been out of larger sizes now for 18 months or more.

 

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17 minutes ago, KillaKukumba said:

That shits me. I'm still trying to get a decent shirt (i.e one I like) for AusMusic Day, but none of the supporting stores/sites have stock in the size I want. Most of them have been out of larger sizes now for 18 months or more.

 

That happens to me constantly too. I wear a large, and it's always the first size to go...it's either a medium or a fucking small left in stock

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Yeah I've pretty much given up on buying band merch these days. Too much of a hassle and even if you manage to find something in your size for a reasonable price, it's probably gonna be printed on a garbage Gildan heavy-cotten tee that won't fit well, despite it being the correct size.

I can't even count how many Gildan shirts I've owned over the years that end up wasting away in my closet cuz I can't stand the way they fit.

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Most manufacturers do appear to be offering Gildan these days. Back in the 90's we used to get some really shitty quality tour shirts here, many were poly-cotton blends that didn't even have a shape to begin with. Quality has improved but not from every band/label. I prefer 100% cotton, rather than the poly-cotton blends, but I still think most places could do better than they do. My best quality shirt was an AJFA Tour shirt, no idea why their quality was so good but that shirt lasted years and never went out of shape or pulled any threads.

 

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On 10/3/2022 at 1:57 AM, GoatmasterGeneral said:

Headlines report the Eels have been dominated, mauled and trounced by the Panthers 28-12 so I reckon there's no point in watching the highlights. Better luck next year Doc.

Such is life. We were gracious in defeat and unlike the Panfer chodes would have been gracious in victory. I had a great day with the son watching both the Eels women and men lose...I am old enough to not let this burn me up, but not too old to give up hope of seeing them win before I'm done.

By way of consolation, Thatguy and Mrs Thatguy are off to Italy tomorrow. We will be away about 5 weeks and in the middle will spend 10 days in Sicily with the daughter (who is in Iceland at this moment) and the son and Mrs Thatguy's son. 

I'll be back when I'm back.

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I didn't intend to watch Bathurst yesterday. I figured I'd turn it on and watch the start because rain was expected and most of the drivers are too ego driven to drive to the conditions. But in the end I watched all 7 hours of the race because I couldn't be bothered doing anything else. First time in years I've watched it go to whoa. It's an unforgiving mountain at times but she still manages to produce some great racing every year.

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I think in an ideal world anytime some poorly educated semi illiterate millennial craps on about boomers, the police (or His Malevolent Majesty, Emperor Dead1's Robotic Royal Guard and Enforcement Division) should track them down and chop their fingers with blunt garden shears off so they can never use a device again.  This should of course be televised to create a deterrent.

Literally the little fucks have no other response.  

Eg I literally just got called a boomer cause I said most nu-metal was contrived commercial and flogged by labels who saw a quick dollar.

And I'm not even a boomer but it irritates me to no end.

 

Also why do restaurants now refer to food as bowls eg meat n veg bowl, poke bowl, pork bowl etc etc?  Yet ironically soup is never referred to as a bowl of soup!

 

We don't call it it a steak plate or fettuccine carbonarra plate or fish and chip plate.

Again in an ideal world I think these guys would be getting a visit from Robotic Royal Guard and Enforcement Division - possibly their establishments used to test out the accuracy of The Most Holy AGM-114 Hellfire drone launched missiles.

 

 

 

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On 10/6/2022 at 10:46 PM, Hungarino said:

Whats up you degenerates. Been mostly out of the loop but mostly not hearing a lot thats post worthy. Maybe new Gevurah, Nocturnal or Vessel of Iniquity. Will take any suggestions for stuff I should hear. 

Also just home after 6 months of arduous work and working on a solid buzz. 

You deserve a solid buzz and them some!

29 minutes ago, Dead1 said:

I think in an ideal world anytime some poorly educated semi illiterate millennial craps on about boomers, the police (or His Malevolent Majesty, Emperor Dead1's Robotic Royal Guard and Enforcement Division) should track them down and chop their fingers with blunt garden shears off so they can never use a device again.  This should of course be televised to create a deterrent.

Literally the little fucks have no other response.  

Eg I literally just got called a boomer cause I said most nu-metal was contrived commercial and flogged by labels who saw a quick dollar.

And I'm not even a boomer but it irritates me to no end.

 

Also why do restaurants now refer to food as bowls eg meat n veg bowl, poke bowl, pork bowl etc etc?  Yet ironically soup is never referred to as a bowl of soup!

 

We don't call it it a steak plate or fettuccine carbonarra plate or fish and chip plate.

Again in an ideal world I think these guys would be getting a visit from Robotic Royal Guard and Enforcement Division - possibly their establishments used to test out the accuracy of The Most Holy AGM-116 Hellfire drone launched missiles.

 

 

 

And what's up with all this poke bowl bullshit....that's an appetizer in my book. 

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1 hour ago, Dead1 said:

Also why do restaurants now refer to food as bowls eg meat n veg bowl, poke bowl, pork bowl etc etc?  Yet ironically soup is never referred to as a bowl of soup!

 

We don't call it it a steak plate or fettuccine carbonarra plate or fish and chip plate.

It's all marketing. I guess ours is different from yours. They call them "plates" (or "platters") here, sometimes to differentiate it from a sandwich with the same ingredients, usually to let you know that you're getting something resembling a full meal. "Bowl" makes sense to me; it's letting you know that there are different components but they're all served atop one another and meant to be somewhat mixed (we do have "bowls" of soup, too - usually that means the larger of two sizes, the smaller one being a "cup"). "Plates" are usually served with the different portions kept separate. 

I dig a poké bowl sometimes, but it's almost always too expensive for the amount of food I get, the fish at our nearby place could stand to be a little fresher, and I always wind up feeling like I'd rather be having sushi. Pure luxury, that.

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18 minutes ago, Dead1 said:

 

Also bunch of stuff mixed together = salad or stew or curry or whatever.

 

  

Not talking about meals that are cooked together like a stew or curry. A "bowl" around here usually means something like a cup or two of rice in a bowl, with vegetables and meat and maybe eggs and sauces served on top of it, placed separately, but meant to be eaten together. 

Why I'm talking about this like it matters, I have no idea.

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