YES!!!!! @NTA World famous in New Zealand!!!!! Excellent. Having that article published here in NZ is as good as having a passport. Welcome ashore...

https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/latest/119143490/first-person-in-the-world-to-have-a-tesla-powerwall-battery-pays-less-than-50-cents-a-day-for-power

The Fern has a medalist in the World Masters Games!!!

Willie The Waiter just won Bronze Medal in the individual pursuit!!!

Congrats bro!!!!

@mariner4life said in RWC: All Blacks v Canada (Pool :

perhaps, if you are in danger of going fucking blind from playing rugby, you should give it away?

or just wear some goggles.

Oops! It's a loop

Just watching Star Wars again

19 fucking 77

George Lucas. That's just fucked how you nailed that bitch.

There are fuck all movies that don't date but this fucker doesn't.

Boozed by the way

Remember all those years ago when we joked around about Foster becoming coach.

Oh how we laughed....

@KiwiMurph said in RWC: England v New Zealand (SF1):

These huas read the fern!

three times in the past week, about a couple of hours after a conversation on these threads, suddenly an article would appear.

Some one must have hacked his account as BSG would always scoff and laugh at those who did grand exits. Must be someone else.

@mariner4life said in Hello Boomer...:

@voodoo said in Hello Boomer...:

@mariner4life said in Hello Boomer...:

@No-Quarter totally works at NBL games

It does, but...

I'm a basketball guy through and through, played since I was 5 blah blah blah. And I still watch and follow the game.

BUT, there is no getting away from the fact that basketball fans at live games are by and large fcking weirdos. So many games I've been sitting there and feel like I'm at a Dungeons and Dragons Convention. It's a beautiful combination of family fun and a great night out for inbred couples.

where the fuck are you going to games?

Taipans, I heard.

So Sam Cane is awesome!!!!

Oh this is my favourite part!!!

'''The more educated you are in a field, the narrower your thinking becomes. I'm not hot on these academics...sitting on comfy chairs up on their hill. I've studied this subject for over 20 years, I know a little bit more than they do.'''

@Snowy said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:

“The scransoms above your head are now ready to flange. Please unfasten your safety belts and press the emergency photoscamps on the back of the seats behind you”

Got to admit to actually saying that on the PA.

F/O had just said "why do we bother with PAs, nobody listens anyway"

"Let's find out", was not my smartest move. Some people were indeed listening.

I didn't actually get the tea and biscuits meeting with management that I was expecting afterwards, but they certainly knew who I was.

How long had you been a Captain for before doing that risky move?

Imagine that in nowadays. Peoples feelings would be hurt....

@Snowy said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:

@antipodean I deliberately didn't put that one up, because, well, ummm, ahhh. That was before I became all grown up of course...

Larson, Python, Airplane / Flying High were my go to when things got a bit boring, or a bit too exciting on occasions. Great way to relieve the monotony, or lighten the tension.

Nothing like a "looks like I chose the wrong week to give up sniffing glue" when you are going to land in a typhoon. Gets the crew onside every time.

You are not my kind of fun!

I remember when we were on a flight to Darwin and there were only about 5 aboard so I spent a lot up in with the flight crew. As we were going over the GAFA (if I remember rightly) the Captain asked if I wanted a go flying. Obviously I was all over that.

I knew the basics and he got me to do a few things to make sure all was ok and let me "have the wheel" for about 1 minute I was loving it but then we started to nose-dive and I had no idea why and he "panicked" and start shouting all these instructions at me and I was freaking out!!! What I didn't realise was that the co-pilot and Captain had played this game many times and the Co was doing something to make it dive.

Everybody loved that wee gag apart from yours truly.

Did get to fly for about an hour though after that and while it was no big deal to keep it straight and at an altitude, I friggen loved it. It was thrilling. (not as cool as hanging feet over the ramp as you're flying over Auckland Harbour! That was wicked and I have a photo of it.)

@Snowy said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:

@gt12 Missing the "Bummer of a birthmark, Hal" but an absolute classic.

Your memory is better than mine I was hoping I had the Stan correct

@gt12 said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:

I had this one and one other I can’t remember:


Works so much better with the caption.

"Hell of a birthmark, Stan" or something to that effect.

These are great. I haven't read Far Side in yonks!! These are all making me smile/chuckle, despite seeing them all before

Keep them coming. I love how he sets up the expression on Animal faces.

@Kirwan said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:

https://www.thefarside.com/new-stuff

New Far Side cartoons!

Do you want to know what disappoints me??

The lack of acknowledgement of your post!

This is fabulous news. I love far side. There is one cartoon from all his books that no matter what, I just don't get. I will try and hunt it down but is has baffled me ever since I first started reading them.

@JK said in Rough tips and other bets...:

Not too sure mate. I hardly follow NZ racing and only really go to Ellerslie when someone is offering free beers

Well free beers at 10:45 am on Saturday if you’re about.

I don't hate it!

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/warriors/300052342/nrl-warriors-to-debut-the-bushshirt-labelled-worst-jersey-in-the-history-of-sports

How are these people allowed out???? This beggars Belief!!

We have a first starter at Race one Ellerslie. Sussex. Drawn 13 of 14 over 880m, which is a shame.

@JK I can't picture the 880m Start point. Is it like Riccarton where it is a bit of a loop into the straight so not so much of a hinderance getting a wide one?

Rickey Baker also running at Riccarton. The trainer down there is happy with him but I'm sceptical.

Cheers

Hooroo