The totally off-topic thread

[samh004]

And how long do you think Australians are going to support non-Australian cricket teams with Michael Clarke at the helm? Great choice for captain. Not!

He’s born in NSW?

 

[RB]

I note:



While Katich scored just 11 and Watson only 29. And they’re the openers.



That’s awesome!

I think you need to look beyond 1 innings before kicking the Katich/Watson combo. I think JonnK is on the right track too.

 

[samh004]

Watson just went for 1. But I'm not watching, there's just nothing else to do.

Anyone have troubles accessing AFF after lunch today. I kept being redirected to a bigpond splash page. Was the site down? Did we lose any posts?
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[tuapekastar]

Watson just went for 1. But I'm not watching, there's just nothing else to do.

Anyone have troubles accessing AFF after lunch today. I kept being redirected to a bigpond splash page. Was the site down? Did we lose any posts?
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Yeah, I couldn't access it for a while...

 

[QF WP]

No problems here samh004. But it's the first time I have accessed it today

 

[oz_mark]

Watson just went for 1. But I'm not watching, there's just nothing else to do.

Anyone have troubles accessing AFF after lunch today. I kept being redirected to a bigpond splash page. Was the site down? Did we lose any posts?
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Was unavailable for a little while for me.

 

[anat0l]

Was unavailable for a little while for me.

Ditto here. Looks like it wasn't just me, then.

 

[Bundy Bear]

Today went to the Jurong Bird Park; it's in Singapore so no new passport stamp today.

Went to the Hilton for High Tea/Lunch but all I had was a cup of tea.

To save $5.00 I went for a walk to my hotel from the MRT its about 1.5 miles; don't bother in this Singapore heat, taxi much easier and airconditioned.

Dinner tonight; some place called Jumbo need to check where that is.

 

[JohnK]

He’s born in NSW?

I don't know where Clarke was born. The majority of cricket fans do not like him. Katich would make a good captain but he is also too old and with the current dad's army feel of the Australian cricket team one feels they will have a number of captains over the next 10 years.

Anyone have troubles accessing AFF after lunch today. I kept being redirected to a bigpond splash page. Was the site down? Did we lose any posts?
Posted via Mobile Device

The site was down for me earlier in the afternoon.

 

[serfty]

I been outside most of the day putting shade cloth on a new pergola; Client (SWMBO) changed specs after initial construction of the framework and wanted the shadecloth to be on top of the structure ... :-|

Playing golf at Rossdale tomorrow; first time in 35 days since ambrose at Eagle ridge ...

 

[samh004]

I don't know where Clarke was born.

He was born in Liverpool, New South Wales. He’s Australian.

 

[JohnK]

He was born in Liverpool, New South Wales. He’s Australian.

I know he is Australian but could not be bothered to look up Cricinfo.

 

[anat0l]

Today went to the Jurong Bird Park; it's in Singapore so no new passport stamp today.

There's a reason to limit the number of stamps in your passport.

One is that you might need to prematurely buy a new passport (viz. Kiwi Flyer (FT)).

The second is that you might be given a hard time when entering a country like UK or USA who ask you the usual twenty question quiz before deciding to let you into their country.

I also had a little bit of fun explaining to New Zealand immigration when I was heading to Waimarama Do on the tail of my European trip; there is a question on the incoming immigration card that says, "List all the countries you have visited in the last 30 days".

 

[serfty]

re: This post:

Facebook status of the day:

...

I have received two facebook generated invites recently from people I know asking me to befriend them on Facebook.

Shame that I can't reply to these since I do not do facebook - yes that's right, you can only accept/reject/otherwise such emails using your very own facebook account.

(I did send emails to there last known email address advising them of this - no replies).

 

[JohnK]

There's a reason to limit the number of stamps in your passport.

One is that you might need to prematurely buy a new passport (viz. Kiwi Flyer (FT)).

The second is that you might be given a hard time when entering a country like UK or USA who ask you the usual twenty question quiz before deciding to let you into their country.

I had fun in Hong Kong a couple of weeks ago. The immigration officer kept looking through the passport and could not find an appropriate spot for a stamp. Eventually stamped on the second page (which is normally left stamp free) and mentioned to me that my passport is full. Yes time for a new passport. The next day the Thai immigration officer managed to find a spot for a stamp so no problem there.

Current passport is full and I am proud that I was able to fill it. It was due for renewal in August 2010 anyway so no big deal.

 

[drron]

Had a bit of a giggle at this article-
Weight Watchers clinic floor collapses under dieters - Telegraph

 

[JohnK]

Shame that I can't reply to these since I do not do facebook - yes that's right, you can only accept/reject/otherwise such emails using your very own facebook account.

I was thinking of opening a facebook account so I could reply to people that I was not interested in doing facebook.

 

[samh004]

re: This post:I have received two facebook generated invites recently from people I know asking me to befriend them on Facebook.

Shame that I can't reply to these since I do not do facebook - yes that's right, you can only accept/reject/otherwise such emails using your very own facebook account.

(I did send emails to there last known email address advising them of this - no replies).

Lately I’ve seen a message pop up inviting me to try the automatic friend finder because other friends have found success with it. Basically you sign into your generic email account through Facebook and they spam your address book.

Perhaps your friends were foolish enough to do such a thing.

If you want to stop the emails I think you can add yourself to a blacklist, still doesn’t let them know though!

I had fun in Hong Kong a couple of weeks ago.

Only time I was ever stopped and profiled was in New Zealand, but don’t think it was due to what stamps I had in my passports.

Had a bit of a giggle at this article-
Weight Watchers clinic floor collapses under dieters - Telegraph

What a confidence booster!

 

[JohnK]

Only time I was ever stopped and profiled was in New Zealand, but don’t think it was due to what stamps I had in my passports.

Yes that happened to me in New Zealand once as well.

This time I don't think I was being profiled in any way. I think the immigration officer was genuinely looking for a spot in the passport to put the stamp and it was not that easy with stamps everywhere. I knew where the empty spot was located but did not want to say anything in case it was interpreted the wrong way.

 

[samh004]

I knew where the empty spot was located but did not want to say anything in case it was interpreted the wrong way.

I know what you mean in Hong Kong airport, where the police walk around with deadly looking weapons!!