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ill just sit here quietly waiting while it dawns on you what its got to say about your country (and your women ) that the most interesting thing to do in australia is apparently cricket

Not really, it's just the most satisfying thing to beat England at The actual most interesting thing to do in Australia is chat up German backpackers

BTW, a cricket Test match lasts five days. That's five days to sit in the sun and drink beer and act rowdy when something happens on the pitch (which our women enjoy as much as we do). Are you seriously going to tell me that five days of solid beer consumption interrupted by occasional shouting isn't interesting to a German?

Anyway, tell us about your bike, Racer Y

ok I couldn't get the financing for the Bonneville. Well I could but at 24% it made the bike price ridiculous. Plus they tried to sneak in about 2 thousand during the deal. So I Got a Suzuki intruder 1400.
It's got drag pipes on it that just roars and it accelerates like a crotch rocket.

http://www.texas-yamaha.com/ne ... p;veh=3776&pov=495407

This is the bike. I took the saddle bags off. I don't know what the one thing is in the photo that looks like a windshield, but it doesn't have one and it doesn't look like it ever had. It's not a good photo, but that's the exact bike

Dang it I forgot... CRICKET!!! I still haven't quite figured it out but it does look cool. I Saw some videos of a match between Pakistan and India. The Bowler(?) making the ball bounce like that is a trip. I don't think cricket is a good as baseball (well no sport is is it?) but I would love to watch it and try to keep up with it. It's still confusing as hell

Shame about the Bonney, but that Suzi's a nice looking cruiser :up:

The best way to figure out what the hell's happening in cricket is to watch a game with a fan to explain everything to you and a coupla six packs to keep you both entertained Perhaps start with a one-day game first, they're only about 6 hours long (50 overs - an over is six balls - per innings). Or there's 20-20 cricket (20 overs apiece) which is even shorter and a lot more ballistic. Look out for some on cable if you can :up:

My favourite thing about cricket: you can play a five-day Test match and still have a draw

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Not really, it's just the most satisfying thing to beat England at

actually that would be football (guess who just won in wembley ... again !)

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The actual most interesting thing to do in Australia is chat up German backpackers

the male or the female kind

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and act rowdy when something happens on the pitch

that would be about once a day ?

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Are you seriously going to tell me that five days of solid beer consumption interrupted by occasional shouting isn't interesting to a German?

for that we have something called kärwa which is essentially putting a tent up and drinking non stop for 5 or 6 days intermitted by cheering on the occasional fight if someone from a neighbouring village dares to show up
point being that we dont need a cricket match as an excuse to get properly pissed ... best of all its church sanctioned

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actually that would be football (guess who just won in wembley ... again !)

Meh. Everyone's beaten England at football, including Australia (and, frankly, we suck at football. Except rugby).

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the male or the female kind

Whatever you like, we actually have both kinds down here.

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that would be about once a day ?

Not if we're bowling.

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... we have something called kärwa which is essentially putting a tent up and drinking non stop for 5 or 6 days intermitted by cheering on the occasional fight if someone from a neighbouring village dares to show up
point being that we dont need a cricket match as an excuse to get properly pissed ... best of all its church sanctioned

So the tent's not an excuse? With a cricket match you can stay home at switch the TV on, not pick fights with the neighbours and not bother buggering around asking the church for permission

From capital punishment to cricket. That's a tangent to tell my grandkids about =D

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Meh. Everyone's beaten England at football, including Australia (and, frankly, we suck at football. Except rugby).

rugby only becomes football if you use girly padding, for some inexplicable reason decide never to touch the ball with your foot and drink water that for an equally inexplicable reason is labeled "beer"

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So the tent's not an excuse?

nah thats just there cause our summer isnt quite the same as your summer

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From capital punishment to cricket. That's a tangent to tell my grandkids about =D

i think most of the worlds population (that being everyone who isnt either australian or english) will agree that the death penalty is much more humane than watching cricket
now that ive mentioned it ... forcing someone to watch cricket would be a good form of punishment for murder

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rugby only becomes football if you use girly padding, for some inexplicable reason decide never to touch the ball with your foot and drink water that for an equally inexplicable reason is labeled "beer"

Not true! We don't like Becks. We drink Coopers Ale, which requires the use of a fork.

Plus rugby players don't wear pads - that's those lace-wearing NFL players. Y'know, the ones that look like the dude from Metroid who run around for 10 seconds, get puffed and need a 2-minute break.

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i think most of the worlds population (that being everyone who isnt either australian or english) will agree that the death penalty is much more humane than watching cricket
now that ive mentioned it ... forcing someone to watch cricket would be a good form of punishment for murder

I think being forced to watch Eurovision would be considerably more inhumane. Ten points for bringing us back on topic, btw

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Plus rugby players don't wear pads - that's those lace-wearing NFL players. Y'know, the ones that look like the dude from Metroid who run around for 10 seconds, get puffed and need a 2-minute break.

read my bit again until you see thats exactly what im refering to

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I think being forced to watch Eurovision would be considerably more inhumane.

sadly that only works as punishment for heterosexuals
(and just in case anyone whos overly pc decides to show up the german grand prix broadcast is done by 2 gay guys both of which agree that the only ones watching are gay)

You weren't real clear on the football thing tbh (or maybe it's because it's Monday morning down here). But I'm glad we agree about NFL. And Becks isn't so bad, it's Budweiser that should come with a disclaimer: ATTENTION, BOTTLE MAY APPEAR EMPTY BUT REALLY ISN'T, HONEST.

Mate, I think even the world's gayest man would be tortured by Eurovision. Surely even the fluffiest of gay guys would have his limits when it came to second-rate, campy pop songs. Sexuality aside, I think Eurovision should qualify under the Geneva Conventions as "cruel & unusual broadcasting" ...

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And Becks isn't so bad

yes it is ... when i first saw the becks gold commercial the first thing that came to mind was "gee now it looks like piss too"

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it's Budweiser that should come with a disclaimer: ATTENTION, BOTTLE MAY APPEAR EMPTY BUT REALLY ISN'T, HONEST.

i never dared to drink that bile

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Mate, I think even the world's gayest man would be tortured by Eurovision. Surely even the fluffiest of gay guys would have his limits when it came to second-rate, campy pop songs. Sexuality aside, I think Eurovision should qualify under the Geneva Conventions as "cruel & unusual broadcasting" ...

i wouldnt know so i can only guess but this guy isnt all that fluffy (as in he appears to have muscles connected to his wrists) and yet he loves the grand prix ... maybe if youre too fluffy you start to hate it again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28sfktHngB0

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yes it is ... when i first saw the becks gold commercial the first thing that came to mind was "gee now it looks like piss too"



i never dared to drink that bile



i wouldnt know so i can only guess but this guy isnt all that fluffy (as in he appears to have muscles connected to his wrists) and yet he loves the grand prix ... maybe if youre too fluffy you start to hate it again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28sfktHngB0

You like Dark Ales?
You're German right? Y'all need to get rid of that stereotype about beer. Personally I didn't like most of the German beer I've had. But the wines from there? Oh dude!!! If France and Italy can be so famous for theirs... y'alls rule. Especially the Riesling(sp?) I've had from there. My favorite beer comes from Mexico, followed by the UK and then Texas... I dunno Red Stripe and Shiner Bock are pretty close

Oh Budweiser is a strange beer. see they use local tap water to make it. depending on how good the local water is, depends on the flavor of the beer. But yeah, I'm no real Bud fan either.

Guinness FTW!

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Just don't ask questions why I know that, but it's #1 in mah books...

Guinness. I almost wish it was cold again so I could get stuck into it. Ever tried Chimay beers? Truly a beery revelation - the silkiest tasting beers in the universe and, at about 9% strength, a real monster if you're not careful Those Belgians really do know what they're doing!

Then there's Coopers Vintage, the lord of all beers. It should be laid down like a good wine for at least a year before opening, preferably on a cold, dark evening with a fine Cuban cigar. Pure magic

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You like Dark Ales?

not really ... and in fact im not that much of a beer guy (and neither am i into wines) so usually ill stick to stiffer drinks but i do enjoy quoting that joke about american beer and sex in boats
on the rare occasions that i drink beer (usually on the rare occasion that i drink at all i do so to get drunk which with beer would effectively mean spending the night on the toilet) i stick to either weizen (is there even an english word for that ?) beers brewed for certain special occasions or any kind of locally produced beer (afaik this region has one of the higest brewery density in the world ... you cant walk 10m without stumbling upon one)

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Riesling(sp?)

perfect spelling

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Those Belgians really do know what they're doing!

so far ive only tried 2 beers from belchum on one occasion and they were quite nice ... nothing special but you could definitely drink a few of those
when it comes to belgium i do prefer their chocolate though

Hank, Seeing I've had maybe about a handful of different types of beer, I can't make a fair point, but Guinness is the best that I tryed, tasted brilliant.

Stick with it, Guinness is a king among beers :up:

Hooray! Another tangent! =D

So, Hank is doing hijacks without his trusty sidekick. Did you guys split up and start solo careers?

He's using substitute sidekicks now, I decided to step in. Now where's my cheque Hank!

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So, Hank is doing hijacks without his trusty sidekick. Did you guys split up and start solo careers?

if that mofo ever decides to show up at my doorstep again ill bust a cap in his arse !

(obligatory reunification in t = -3 days)

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when it comes to belgium i do prefer their chocolate though

Agreed--their chocolate beer is to die for.

Oh snap! I wasn't entirely off topic with that one...

Someone mentioned chocolate beer? :yummy:

/makes mental note not to show up at Shotglass's door without kevlar pants ...

Hank, feel free on your flight to stop in Canada and show up at my door with no pants.

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/makes mental note not to show up at Shotglass's door without kevlar pants ...

Hey there fancy pants.