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.

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.

Yey

Woman had drunken sex with four boys – and escapes jail.

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?

What can you say when you hear about and watch this?

From a nation whose government does not give a flying fook about anyone else please allow me to introduce to you the future citizens of of once great country. Statistically if you get 18 straight people that are willing to walk by the above seen and do nothing to aid the situation then I am sorry this is a group of people I want nothing to do with.

It is clear that the attitude of the Chinese government has passed on to its citizens. I don’t think we should be selling them large parcels of land much less allowing increased immigration. Surely if we can stop exports of live animals based on poor treatment of said animals we can restrict immigration from this clueless society for their disgraceful behaviour.

China you are in my book of shame. I wouldn’t visit your dump of a country if you paid me.

Anderson Silva has been in the UFC since 2006. In his first fight he KO’d his opponent who had never been knocked out before. His next fight was against Rich Franklin for the UFC middleweight championship which he won by KO breaking Franklin’s nose in the process. Since then he has been on an absolute tear through the division defending his title 9 times and winning another 3 non title fights. The guy is legitiamately undefeated since 2004 and has some of the most devastating highlight reel knock outs in the history of all combat sport.

Apparently this is not enough for one Chael ‘Freckles’ Sonnen who had the following to say about the champion after his dominant win yesterday…..

Ladies and gentlemen I present to you the month of OCTOBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love the smell of tyre smoke, race horses and bludgoened faces in the morning. Thus far we have not been disapointed with a double header grand final edition last weekend we head into this weekends Bathurst 1000 knowing that we will also get to see Black Caviar try and equal the great Phar Laps winning streak and two world UFC world titles defended. I don’t think there has been a bigger sporting weekend in the history of the world and it all goes down in a matter of days. I can barely sit in one spot much less concentrate on any non-sport related activities for more than 3 consecutive minutes.

Let the enhanced enjoyment begin.

We have got some girls on this address list and we need to flag with you to ##STOP READING NOW## give this message to the man in the house.

Blokes business only!!

It is on again in 2011 – the Shorts and Blazers extravaganza!!

If you own a pair of shorts,
and if you own a blazer,
and you are a bloke,
and you like rugby,
and you are not gay,
and you didn’t vote for that red headed, lying, prostitute…
then this email is FOR YOU!!!

Date: 8th October
Time: 1:30PM
Venue: QA Hotel

Organised Entertainment – RUGBY FIXTURES… Quarter Finals… 2 Games of glorious Rugby.

Alternative Agenda:
1:30PM Arrive and admire fellow bloke’s attire in the dress code, when other punters in the bar ask about your attire just shrug your shoulders and say ‘This is big in Europe’
2:00PM Group discussion… “My proudest moment on the rugby field was when….” (Embellishment of stories strongly condoned and encouraged)
****If you are a girl and you are still reading this – please refer to the notes at the top of the page***
2:30PM Beer Appreciation hour led by Peter Davis “I know that people say that they ‘love beer’, but for me it’s much deeper than that because…”
3:00PM Kite making workshop led by Simon Knapp (using only coasters and a meter of string) Note: this workshop could be postponed if weather inside the pub is not conducive to kite flying
3:30PM Reading of the Man from Snowy River
4:00PM Group discussion “Is Richie McCaw as good as Zin Zan and if he was, how much better would he need to be, to be as good as Ealesy”?
4:30PM Guessing competition “What are the ingredients in a can of SPAM”?
5:00PM Group Philosophy session “Who would win in a fight between these unlikely match-ups: David Koch and Karl Stefanovic? A rattle snake and a Polar Bear cub? A Walrus and a mirror maze, David Koch and a Walrus etc. etc.?”
5:30PM Award for the best shorts and Blazers combo.
6:00PM Swilling of Port – Toast to the summer months
6:30PM “Where are they now segment” Whatever happened to those really cool guys who used to visit us at school in Coke tracksuits and did tricks with Yo-Yo’s? Do they still practice Yo-Yo?

RULES OF THE DAY:
1. Shorts and Blazers (Sports coat,) must be worn
2. Money will be required for a few cold beers (***This was put here in case any ladies are still reading and are thinking of curbing the budget)
3. Political correctness will not be tolerated
4. You can bring a friend (but he must not be gay or have voted for Julia Gillard!)
5. No Shielas (we had an issue last year where they started to arrive early to pick up their boyfriends and it annoyed us, so manage it better this year boys).

Beer, Shorts and Blazers Extravaganza – Checklist:
· Have you got some shorts?
· Have you got a blazer?
· Did you get last season’s beer mould off your blazer?
· Have you got a leave pass?
· Am I piss-fit? Do I need to get some training in between now and the 8th ?
· Am I well read on the latest current affairs so I can engage in challenging discourse? (PS. this is not a deal breaker as we will have a newspaper available on the day)

Jeff Bennett
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