I am not sure how true rumors are that Black Caviar’s trainers and connections are considering a tilt at the Cox plate this year but it is something that has been tried and failed with successful sprinters in the past. Worse than failing in the race is failing to return to successful form after such an attempt.
Miss Finland was a horse that did well on the short sprint races and once pushed up in distance ended up in the midfield and struggling. Acknowledged that she did win the Oaks but I think the pressure of a Cox plate was just to much.
Weekend Hussler another terrific sprinter that seemed to be ruined by the attempted stretch in distance. Looking back now I am sure the owners of the Hussler are most annoyed with their dalliance.
I know some horses can do it and others can’t, it just seems like such a gamble to attempt a change in distance when you have a winning formula and so many other races (I refer to overseas races) that you could potentially seemingly effortlessly (get those three into you) win. Even former Cox Plate winning jockey Greg Childs suggests it may be a stretch.
Perhaps I am just a gutless wonder but if it ain’t broke… [insert something here].
Every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100 They decided to pay the bill by apportioning the total cost of all the drinks in the same way that we, in Oz, pay our taxes.
This meant that:
the first four men (the ‘poorest’) would pay nothing.
the fifth man would pay $1.
the sixth man would pay $3.
the seventh man would pay $7.
the eighth man would pay $12.
the ninth man would pay $18.
the tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.
The ten men drank in the bar every day and seemed quite happy with this arrangement – until one day, the owner threw them a curve.
“Since you are all such good customers,” he said, “I’m going to reduce the cost of your daily beer by $20.
“Drinks for the ten of you will now cost just $80″.
The group still wanted to pay their bill the way we pay our taxes – so the first four men were unaffected. They would still drink for free.But what about the other six men? The paying customers?
How could they divide the $20 windfall so that everyone would get his fair share?’
They realized that $20 divided by six is $3.33. But if they subtracted that from everybody’s share, then the fifth man and the sixth man would each end up being paid to drink his beer.
So, the bar owner suggested a graduated price reduction based on what each man was currently paying, so that everyone would benefit. They all agreed that this was a good idea so he proceeded to work out the amounts each should pay:
the fifth man, like the first four, now paid nothing (100% savings).
the sixth man now paid $2 instead of $3 (33% savings).
the seventh man now paid $5 instead of $7 (28% savings).
the eighth man now paid $9 instead of $12 (25% savings).
the ninth man now paid $14 instead of $18 ( 22% savings)..
the tenth man now paid $49 instead of $59 (16% savings).
Each of the six was better off than before. And the first four continued to drink for free.
But once they got outside the restaurant, the men began to compare their savings..”I only got a dollar out of the $ 20,”declared the sixth man. He pointed to the tenth man,” but he got $10!”
“Yeah, that’s right,” exclaimed the fifth man. “I only saved a Dollar, too. It’s unfair that he got ten times more than I did!”
“That’s true!!” shouted the seventh man. “Why should he get $10 back when I got only two? The wealthy get all the breaks!”
“Wait a minute,” yelled the first four men in unison. “We didn’t get anything at all. The system exploits the poor!”
The nine men surrounded the tenth and beat him up.
The next night the tenth man didn’t show up for drinks, so the nine sat down and had beers without him. But when it came time to pay the bill, they discovered something important. They didn’t have enough money between all of them for even half of the bill!
And that, boys and girls, journalists and college professors, this is how our tax system works.
The people who pay the highest taxes get the most benefit from a tax reduction.
Tax them too much, attack them for being wealthy, and they just may not show up anymore. In fact, they might start drinking overseas where the atmosphere is somewhat friendlier.
2011 is over and we are in to 2012 with a burst. I can’t promise much but I will be back with some new gear soon.
In the mean time…
Michael Clarke has done something I thought was well beyond him which is good and bad. Its good for the Australian cricket team and anyone who supports Australia but it is bad for my ego…. and here it is.
Sorry Michael Clarke!
You are still niffy in some regards and I still think you have a questionable fortitude under pressure but you came home like a demon under perfect conditions on your home ground last week and I commend you!
If you can pull off a similar thing in a test away from Australia under similar pressure circumstances I may just shut up forever.
Until then I will continue to provide a slightly less acidic commentary on your career.
I just read that Sachin Tendulka has scored 15000 test match runs. I have long admired the Dulk and think he deserves a standing ovation from all who enjoy the wonderful game of test cricket. I am not sure if it will happen but I would love one more opportunity to watch him score a massive score in a losing side at the GABBA (I guess this years schedule cruels me so I best get my ass on a plane).
It should be remembered that his career has now spanned over four separate decades and I barely recall him in a ruckus or controversy what-so-ever. Whilst I would still prefer Steve Waugh in a pressure situation I would be more than happy to have this bloke coming in at first drop for our team.
Interestingly Wikipedia lists the Dulk as “is an Indian cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket.” and while the Don will pretty much always hold the prestigious top position, few could argue that the Dulk is a fairly clear second.
I also reckon he doesn’t get quite enough credit as a spinner but that is a story for another day.
Now that Warnie is all but assured of playing in the boxing day test I look forward to one last test battle between the two champions.
Originally UFC was supposed to be Georges St-Pierre Vs Nick Diaz with BJ Penn Vs Carlos Condit as the co mainevent. When I originally saw this I literally giggled like a litte school girl.
Then good old Nick ‘the Bevan’ Diaz pulled some of his normal standard pre fight bullshit and skipped a few press conferences which is something you don’t do when Dana White is your boss. He was yanked off the card quick sticks.
In his place slipped the very suitably qualified Carlos Condit to face GSP, which in my mind was nearly as good as the original main event anyway.
After fans complained like a demon to Dana White he finally relented and allowed Diaz back on the card to face the newly opponentless BJ Penn. It was a whirlwind but I was still looking forward to the card.
Then GSP got injured and was removed from the card!! MMA fans everywhere thought to themselves “Awwwee Man!!” and the BJ Penn Diaz fight was moved to the main event for the show.
We now have a card as follows that include the highlight fights of Cheick Kongo vs. Matt Mitrione, Mirko Filipović vs. Roy Nelson, Dennis Siver vs. Donald Cerrone, Brandon Vera vs. Eliot Marshall and the main event of course.
11:00 AM – Main card from my house on
Welterweight bout: B.J. Penn vs. Nick Diaz
Heavyweight bout: Cheick Kongo vs. Matt Mitrione
Heavyweight bout: Mirko Filipović vs. Roy Nelson
Bantamweight bout: Scott Jorgensen vs. Jeff Curran
Featherweight bout: Hatsu Hioki vs. George Roop
10:00 AM – Preliminary card on any digital TV on
Lightweight bout: Dennis Siver vs. Donald Cerrone
Featherweight bout: Tyson Griffin vs. Bart Palaszewski
8:00 AM – Preliminary card on any computer on
Light Heavyweight bout: Brandon Vera vs. Eliot Marshall
Lightweight bout: Ramsey Nijem vs. Danny Downes
Middleweight bout: Chris Camozzi vs. Francis Carmont
Middleweight bout: Dustin Jacoby vs. Clifford Starks
Now to the insane UFC prepared preview of death with Joe Rogan stretching his voice past the limit.
If you do you will read another example of total crap when it comes to the treatment of man and women for the exact same crime.
Rest assured had a man plead guilty to four counts of sexual penetration of a child under 16 and five counts of committing an indecent act with a child under 16 he would be strung up by his left testicle.
I understand that the actual act is different for a male than it is for a female, I get it, but the law is the law and I just do not accept that the penalty should be less harsh for a female.
Different rules for different sexes. I thought the bitches… sorry I mean womens liberation movement.. were against this? Us poor old blokes get screwed every dam time!!
Has anyone got this chicks phone number or contact details?
