Ken

Pretty good. Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty... pretty... pretty good. Sweltering day, and now night. Would you believe it was 30 degrees celcius at 4:00am two nights ago.?!? Fucking hell man.

Parky, what's your take on this?

Oztoon has it pretty spot on. Visit Harry's Cafe De Wheels especially if your wife is conservative with food. Pies and mash like what you get in pommyland but better of a much higher quality. Tetsuya's has been voted the best restaurant in the world, but has a waiting list going back about three months so you'd have top book before you came. It is worth it though, even to the most timid of palettes. The Red Lantern is owned by a mate of mine, got his own TV series about Vietnam, and obviously Vietnamese food, but absolutely lush and nothing out of the ordinary, just mention Mrs Waltern if you speak to Luke, or Darren Barnes. Glow worms are something to look at as a tourist in Brisbane, they are worms on cave walls that glow brightly if you didn't pick up the meaning to begin with. Your wife would love that I reckon. Don't waste your time in South Australia, not one minute, but spend more time in Northern Territory, the nights out in the outback are something to remember for a lifetime, trust me. A quick summary this, take it into consideration though.

A puppet, that is all.

Getting relegated again would be an unmitigated disaster, we were lucky last season, I don't see a quick bounce back the season after with the squad as it is. Although squabbling about and just avoiding relegation year-in, year-out with these cunts in control doesn't sound any better either. The club is fucked. Sorry, but that's just my take on it all. I'll still support the club though and hope for a fucking miracle... ... ...

Excellent piece of business if this is true. Shaun Wright-Phillips has plenty to offer and has been wanting to prove it for five years, five years he's been an outcast for silly money. Routledge is shite and always will be, Wright-Phillips has been injury free for so long now waiting to prove he can still make a difference, if this turns in our favour I'll be doing cartwheels.

Got a case of this today. Not cheap by any means, and a bit posh with its background/history, but in all honesty it is lush. got one of these as part of a "4 for £5.50" at Morrisons. Whoever drinks beer warm and enjoys it deserves a pair of cupped hands hard over the ears.

In quite a fair mood tbh. The weather is quite nice, beautiful summer breeze coming through now, had a nice dinner on the patio, and am still quite on a high after catching 4 mud crabs and 8 blue swimmer crabs last week (chilli mud crab tonight). I'm just loving life I'm afraid to say.

Dogtooth. Don't know why I watched it. Fucking hell, the Greeks are something else! "Give it to me or I'll tell my dad I licked your keyboard."

Cheers guys.

Used to get a fairly steady flow of that when my fella was living in Serbia, if we're talking slivovitz/rakia type stuff. Everyone seems to have a relative whose postman's cousin's neighbour makes it in buckets under the porch out in the country or whatever. Used to come in old coke or wine bottles, whatever they had to hand, for about £2 a litre. Absolutely sodding lethal too. I miss that lost winter of 2006/07. Aye, rakia, that's the stuff. Bad experience with it, me. 16 years ago, played in a school football team, full of Macedonians, Serbs and Turks, come the end of the year and we went to me mates place for a piss up. I've got to admit I wasn't too used to them at the time. Anyway, he was Macedonian and his father had a setup in his backyard shed and it was stuff that came in a coke bottle no less and as was/is typical as you've described. Jesus, I had to make an effort not to show my face felt like it was peeling off and my chest was caving in. First time in years I had a bath that night because I couldn't stand up for a shower. Spew in the water but I couldn't care at the time. You live and learn, and I've learned never to drink moonshine again.

That's all right mate, I don't like them either.

England won the Ashes, and the series, so shut the fuck up.

Aye, in Australia it is, but it doesn't stop people from making grappa, or that moonshine shite from the former Yugoslavia. Commercially and distilled whisky is better, it has to be said.

Esky; Slab; A case of up to 24 cans/bottles is considered to be a slab of beer, but my description of a slab is 15 cans. Tight-arse prick! And cans ffs, who drinks beer from a can?!?

Aye, that's lush man. That's what I had mostly over Christmas/New Years. Haven't tried the pale ale but will give that a go soon. Had my share of Asahis too, having spent time in Japan and appreciated their brews. A bit hoppy, but it hits the spot as well. Asahi is very nice, aye. Got some in the fridge atm as it happens. Been on the Duvels of late as well. Unfortunately though, some well-intention relative thought 15 cans of Carlsberg would make a nice Xmas present for me. Did you give him a slap, or a fake smile, nod and a wink? It was someone on the lass's side of the family so it was just left at her Mam and Dad's so I didn't even have to hide my disappoinment. It sounds ungrateful, but I was Four cans of something average like Kronnenbourgh would've been much better. I've managed to drink most of it like. It has very little taste and goes down quite easily. It's barely worth the bother though. No, you aren't ungrateful mate, well unless it makes me ungrateful as well and we just don't know it. Anyway my story is, I actually (along with my other half) tried to make an effort this year into buying gifts, well, you know, the thought and all not to buy bloody socks and undies etc was the theme, or so I was told. My other half was the brains to this it must be said. Anyway, one of my uncles is quite tight. Yep, fair enough you might say, you've had to cope with grand kids and the like to look after, as well as your 2 pack a day habit, as well as your 4 case of beer to get through a week, but being Christmas, well, drink all you want, man. My auntie, his wife enjoys a bit of green stuff as well, but she keeps him stable, well as stable as possible, but that's beside the point, I bought a case of Sapporo for this fella. Anyway, Christmas day comes, I'm pretty chuffed at what I've (we've ) done, and my uncle comes along to our house with an esky and a slab of VB cans... fuck off man! Inside his fuckin' esky were Crown lagers, all for him, and the slab of VB's was for me. Fucking yob!

Aye, we are not used to losing, it's not part of our culture, 24 years it's been hasn't it? (enter Stevie with a damning comment here). Anyway, England have been dominant. Batting, fielding, bowling, planning, executing, it's been top notch. Without wanting to sound like that lapdog, Wellsy, good on you England, you have deserved it! Now bring on the ODI's....

Aye, that's lush man. That's what I had mostly over Christmas/New Years. Haven't tried the pale ale but will give that a go soon. Had my share of Asahis too, having spent time in Japan and appreciated their brews. A bit hoppy, but it hits the spot as well. Asahi is very nice, aye. Got some in the fridge atm as it happens. Been on the Duvels of late as well. Unfortunately though, some well-intention relative thought 15 cans of Carlsberg would make a nice Xmas present for me. Did you give him a slap, or a fake smile, nod and a wink?

I had that years ago when I was down south, not sure I was so keen then but your tastes change, overall the southern type of beer in pubs back then ie warm and no head didn't appeal very much. I may get a bottle and try it again. Bottled beer allows you to have as much head as you want as you'd know, and of course have it cold this time. It helps to have a few nibblies or accompaniments to go with it too.

Aye, that's lush man. That's what I had mostly over Christmas/New Years. Haven't tried the pale ale but will give that a go soon. Had my share of Asahis too, having spent time in Japan and appreciated their brews. A bit hoppy, but it hits the spot as well.

Europe is not important at all imo, and I wouldn't want us to get a spot. We barely have a squad big enough to get through the rigors of the league let alone worry about other competitions. Would Ashley allow the squad to be expanded in 2011/12, I don't think so, so why hope for it?

Obviously Alexis as it is brewed over your way, but not every man or woman enjoys a good drop though. Many others prefer apple cider over an ale.

Cool as a cucumber me, today.

Yes it is as a matter of fact. But balanced out with malty and fruity flavours, which leaves a non-bitter aftertaste.

Never underestimate the nature of meteorology. It should have rained today, unfortunately it didn't at all, but let's hope there is a flood around the Sydney CBD tomorrow. I'm gonna give you the benefit of the doubt and laugh at your good humour in the face of adversity, Ken. I think his comments are in bad taste considering the situation in Queensland. Ah well, never mind, you'll get over it, chrome dome. Those floods will subside soon enough.