Yes, I'm so Happy! 2012

[maggiepie]

I can't see the point in Aussie Rules. It was created to keep cricket players fit and would certainly do that, but, like grid iron, seems to be a peculiarity of one country.

Anthony, you might feel differently if you sat and watched a few 'good' games.
Grid iron is so slow, Aussie Rules is very fast and nothing more exciting than seeing your team beat your worst enemy by 1 point.
I think there is a lot more skill involved as well as physical fitness.
Not to mention fantastic marks. Now I am making myself sad just thinking about what I am missing...........boohoo..

[Anthony Darby]

191 for 7 ..... well, well.

139 for 5. Too many players on "day boo" .

[Lesley Cox]

No it was definately Platten (?) , Mick I think. Talking around 1980's.

Helen wasn't born then.

[ronm]

 
I really messed that post up!
We used to get some Rules Football on 5 when it first started and we thought it was good stuff. But its not been here for years. Shame , it is good!

[Lesley Cox]

Well we've struggled to 243 I think, for 9, at least slightly more then the SAs. Chris Martin, great bowler that he is, will go out first ball probably. His batting average is approx .008

Such a perfect day yesterday I should have gone to the test but being a perfect day, decided to pot instead. More of the same today, another beauty.

[maggiepie]

No it was definately Platten (?) , Mick I think. Talking around 1980's.

Helen wasn't born then.

Hahaha!!
I wish!!
Hmmmm, no I don't.....
Lesley, we had a great day today too, yesterday was -17C in the morning, today was +18C in the arvo.
Still finding it hard to believe.
Glad I still have lots of snowcover.

[Martin Baxendale]

I finally have a new publisher for my books in Germany after my old publisher went into administration, so my books will continue to be published there, and I just read the blurb about me on their website and can't help blushing:

http://www.luebbe.de/Autoren/Details/Martin+Baxendale

[Martin Baxendale]

It translates through google as Germany's most successful British artist but I think they mean cartoonist. Still....blush!! (what, no blushing emoticon?)

[Paul T]

 

I think that's what you're after isn't it?  5th from the right in the emoticons.

Congrats on finding a new publisher.  Well done!!

[Martin Baxendale]

Though when you think about it, it sounds good but doesn't really mean much. Paul, I always thought that emoticon was for embarrassment. I'd say a blushing emoticon should be like that but with a smile (or better still a half-smile, like the one next but one along to the right - I need to hybridise the two to get a blushing one   )

[Martin Baxendale]

Thus:     x        = blush emoticon.

[Paul T]

You're right, it is the embarrassment emoticon..... but isn't that sort of what a blush is anyway? 

[Martin Baxendale]

I tend to smile when I'm embarrassed. But then I'm British - we apologise when people step on our toes 

[Paul T]

Fair point.

[Anthony Darby]

I'm happy because two of New Zealand's craziest driving rules become a thing of the past tomorrow at 5 a.m. Rule one, until now, is when turning right you give way to a car turning left; rule two, until now, is when approaching a T junction cars turning right into the stem of the T had to give way to a car coming out and turning right!!!