2017 NRL.com Fantasy thread part 28

SI wrote:

Upsetting Bren can lead to Cat Facts in your Inbox.

I have been a victim. I have felt the wraith.  Whilst I love my rag doll "Sprinkles" and cats in general, it was a harrowing experience.

And yes, my cats name is Sprinkles, let's not make too big a deal of it

Was Sprinkles named so by you or your children?

SI wrote:

Wow! That was mine as well, spooky mate.

I love that word but never quite understood why they weren't just called establishmentarianists and do without the prefixes that negate each other?

I tried to answer your question, but gave myself a headache trying to articulate.

filthridden wrote:For those interested, I popped into my local retailer and picked up four lots of rainbow laces.
I already wear some on my boots when I play Monday night/Wednesday night, will now add some to my regular running shoes.

Homophobia is not OK. Think about what you are saying and how it might effect people dealing with their sexuality, hiding it because they hear negative words so often and so freely, think about the mental strain that must put on people. Make a positive change.

Good on ya mate! All too common I agree. So common in fact that for a long time (perhaps still), even to really good people, much of it can be quite normalised behavior, albeit completely unacceptable. I'll freely admit that in my younger days I used to say some dumb shit, as did a heck of a lot of my mates (some still do of course). From my part no malice was ever intended, at the time it was often just normalised shit talking. And that is one of the (many) fundamental problems. The NBA did a really great job of trying to crack down on one of the all too familiar phrases!

Now as I've gotten older and hopefully a little wiser, and perhaps more importantly now that I have a family member who is gay and working their way through some stuff, Im a lot more aware. Hopefully this kinda stuff gets others to a better place as well!

filthridden wrote:

SI wrote:



Between Butters and Fitch and Steven Best, their 'ideas' and posting style keep me thoroughly entertained. To be honest I don't mind Butters mostly, but the other 2 bring out the worst in even the softest of sock cocks.

We know all about that small percentage of people on the facebook groups, don't we SI?

Haha, 'that one' has disappeared this year mate.

silvertop wrote:

Yep there's been too much of that, and both states are hypocrites. The rules are too loose. Tunks Carroll plays for Maroons then Kiwis then comes back? Or was that Brad Thorn? No hang on he goes and plays for All Blacks if i remember right.

Farce

Well Thorn was born in New Zealand.

Chris Garry @ChrisGarry7
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Late mail from up north too – heavy speculation Lachlan Coote out – Kalyn Ponga in via @antstew7

Warriors wrote:Chris Garry @ChrisGarry7
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Late mail from up north too – heavy speculation Lachlan Coote out – Kalyn Ponga in via @antstew7

Oh man, that's gonna make decisions even tougher.... particularity in VSDT

Warriors wrote:Chris Garry @ChrisGarry7
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Late mail from up north too – heavy speculation Lachlan Coote out – Kalyn Ponga in via @antstew7

Wasn't he suppose to have a fitness test this morning? He's either in or out damn it!! Makes another option to put the R on.

Bren wrote:
Did you just join Revs?

Join ? Join seinfeld ? No im a fan from way back, just recall and see bits n pieces quite often.

filthridden wrote:So now I'm hoping Hurrell doesn't play because then I get Moga as my CTR emergency in draft alongside BW's 50.

Where's the fingers-crossed emoji??

Cull him.

filthridden wrote:

The English language is not without it's ironies:

hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia...

...is a fear of long words. What absolute BASTARD decided that?!?

Dyslexia .... just cruel

I have more than enough options to play but I still want to bring in Frawley and CHN. Frawley will come in for Elgey and Lamb can get one more week, but who gets the cut for CHN? Yates or Winterstein? Or even Hess or Bodene??

zorasdomain wrote:

SI wrote:

Upsetting Bren can lead to Cat Facts in your Inbox.

I have been a victim. I have felt the wraith.  Whilst I love my rag doll "Sprinkles" and cats in general, it was a harrowing experience.

And yes, my cats name is Sprinkles, let's not make too big a deal of it

Was Sprinkles named so by you or your children?

The naming of Sprinkles is a long story. Unfortunately for you lot I am quiet at work today so can tell it

My ex ex bought me Sprinkles in 2010 for my birthday. At that stage he was actually a she, or so the breeder told us. So my human kids wanted to call 'her' Tinkerbell, which was shortened to Tinky when a) I was mad for 'her' tearing up the curtains, or b) I was out of breath from being fat (I was 25 kilos heavier back then).

One day whilst watching the footy 'she' was bathing 'her'self when a little red rocket appeared

On communicating said revelation to my Mum (who IS actually the quintessential crazy cat lady), I was told I had to change 'his' name to something male or, in her words not mine, "the other cats in the street would laugh at him".

So we originally came up with Stinky, because it was manly and sounded like Tinky, but mainly because he was actually pretty stinky.

A year or 2 went past and so did a couple of more girlfriends...and when my latest ex came on the scene Sprinkles was very jealous and a vicious and protracted turf war began. My last ex was not a cat lover and decided to hurt the cat emotionally by reverting back to a much less manly name, that name was Sprinkles.

Sprinkles and I used to get upset about it, but now we both just sit back and laugh. You can do that when the dark clouds have finally passed...

wolfking wrote:

Wasn't he suppose to have a fitness test this morning?  He's either in or out damn it!!  Makes another option to put the R on.

Obviously if Ponga starts he's in your 17

SI wrote:

The naming of Sprinkles is a long story. Unfortunately for you lot I am quiet at work today so can tell it

My ex ex bought me Sprinkles in 2010 for my birthday. At that stage he was actually a she, or so the breeder told us. So my human kids wanted to call 'her' Tinkerbell, which was shortened to Tinky when a) I was mad for 'her' tearing up the curtains, or b) I was out of breath from being fat (I was 25 kilos heavier back then).

One day whilst watching the footy 'she' was bathing 'her'self when a little red rocket appeared

On communicating said revelation to my Mum (who IS actually the quintessential crazy cat lady), I was told I had to change 'his' name to something male or, in her words not mine, "the other cats in the street would laugh at him".

So we originally came up with Stinky, because it was manly and sounded like Tinky, but mainly because he was actually pretty stinky.

A year or 2 went past and so did a couple of more girlfriends...and when my latest ex came on the scene Sprinkles was very jealous and a vicious and protracted turf war began.  My last ex was not a cat lover and decided to hurt the cat emotionally by reverting back to a much less manly name, that name was Sprinkles.

Sprinkles and I used to get upset about it, but now we both just sit back and laugh. You can do that when the dark clouds have finally passed...

Could you please find something to busy yourself with at work SI?
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wolfking wrote:I have more than enough options to play but I still want to bring in Frawley and CHN.  Frawley will come in for Elgey and Lamb can get one more week, but who gets the cut for CHN?  Yates or Winterstein?  Or even Hess or Bodene??

Apparently Yates is coming onto the bench for Stone, so sell Winterstein to CHN if you want but remember he will probably only last two weeks at the most?

SI wrote:



Between Butters and Fitch and Steven Best, their 'ideas' and posting style keep me thoroughly entertained. To be honest I don't mind Butters mostly, but the other 2 bring out the worst in even the softest of sock cocks.

I'm friends on FB with Fitch. He's a bit of a goose but he's alright

Loomer wrote:

Obviously if Ponga starts he's in your 17

Indeed.

Warriors wrote:

Apparently Yates is coming onto the bench for Stone, so sell Winterstein to CHN if you want but remember he will probably only last two weeks at the most?

I know, that's what's holding me back. Winterstein is shit but if he jags a try his money keeps going up. Might just let CHN go but his money making potential if he can somehow keep getting game time is huge.

SI wrote:

The naming of Sprinkles is a long story. Unfortunately for you lot I am quiet at work today so can tell it

My ex ex bought me Sprinkles in 2010 for my birthday. At that stage he was actually a she, or so the breeder told us. So my human kids wanted to call 'her' Tinkerbell, which was shortened to Tinky when a) I was mad for 'her' tearing up the curtains, or b) I was out of breath from being fat (I was 25 kilos heavier back then).

One day whilst watching the footy 'she' was bathing 'her'self when a little red rocket appeared

On communicating said revelation to my Mum (who IS actually the quintessential crazy cat lady), I was told I had to change 'his' name to something male or, in her words not mine, "the other cats in the street would laugh at him".

So we originally came up with Stinky, because it was manly and sounded like Tinky, but mainly because he was actually pretty stinky.

A year or 2 went past and so did a couple of more girlfriends...and when my latest ex came on the scene Sprinkles was very jealous and a vicious and protracted turf war began.  My last ex was not a cat lover and decided to hurt the cat emotionally by reverting back to a much less manly name, that name was Sprinkles.

Sprinkles and I used to get upset about it, but now we both just sit back and laugh. You can do that when the dark clouds have finally passed...

We had the same red rocket moment happen with our cat..

Did it happen to your cat while Aubbs was playing?