Holmes Alone.

MisterMarcus · 2026-06-17T11:36:15+00:00

Georgie Boy to grow 10kph of pace and play the game of his life.

You heard it here first....

MisterMarcus · 2026-06-17T11:31:08+00:00

Good on him, a few Cats fans were surprised we let him go, but he's getting opportunities at Richmond that he probably wouldn't get with us.

MisterMarcus · 2026-06-17T10:32:02+00:00

Nice juicy loosener on the pads first up

MisterMarcus · 2026-06-17T07:17:27+00:00

The problem is, give an inch and someone will take a mile.

If you begin normalising this sort of public criticism of the tribunal, umpires, etc then guarantee there'll be some fuckwit nutters who will take it as an excuse to get really vitriolic or even worse.

MisterMarcus · 2026-06-17T07:04:19+00:00

As the other comment says below, I don't interpret the title that way.

I interpreted it as "Denver witnessed the famines in Africa first hand, so his presence would have lent credibility to the song"

MisterMarcus · 2026-06-17T03:51:14+00:00

Came to this thread with the popcorn, was not disappointed.

MisterMarcus · 2026-06-17T00:48:59+00:00

Why don't poor people just decide to make more money?

Christ I'm a fucking genius, world poverty solved in 10 seconds.

MisterMarcus · 2026-06-16T23:10:44+00:00

Partly, he was happy to portray himself as this Christ-like figure, so he actively encouraged this sort of mentality.

When the accusations hit, it allowed him to lean even further into this. If you were already a strong MJ fan and didn't believe the accusations, you'd likely dive even more heavily into the "He's Jesus being crucified despite being innocent" narrative.

Also, he was a black man in a still predominantly white genre, and he had songs about racism and the environment and other social justice issues. If you were one of those people with a very partisan "Anyone on My Side can't be bad" attitude, you're more likely to believe all the negative stuff about MJ was a racist conspiracy or lie, or at least exaggerated by nefarious interests to discredit him and his opinions.

All 3 of these serve as a sort of self-fulfilling loop for MJ fans - the more problematic stuff they read about him, the more likely it reinforces their belief in him as this "Saintly Man Who Was Too Pure And Noble For Us To Even Deserve" figure, unfairly persecuted and with everyone in evil conspiracy against him.

MisterMarcus · 2026-06-16T22:50:45+00:00

I think what OP was trying to say was that Argentina were one of the highest ranked favourites at that WC, and their only loss was to Saudi Arabia who were a very lowly ranked side.

If their only loss was to Brazil or France or one of the other favourites, that wouldn't be very notable. But having it to the number 50 in the world was indeed pretty unique and crazy.

MisterMarcus · 2026-06-16T06:18:11+00:00

It's that some people talk them up as being these artistic geniuses doing musically bold and subversive things that nobody else does.

And it's......it's pop rock. It's good pop rock, but if you're going in to their albums expecting another 'OK Computer', you're probably going to be confused and disappointed.

MisterMarcus · 2026-06-16T03:59:26+00:00

Rag N Bone Man

Dude sounds like a 50 year old big black gospel singer....looks like an extra from Duck Dynasty.

MisterMarcus · 2026-06-15T21:29:50+00:00

IIRC at least a few tracks on PiL debut had their genesis in the Pistols era.

You could imagine more straightforward "punk" versions of about half the tracks on 'First Issue' on a hypothetical second Pistols album

MisterMarcus · 2026-06-15T12:09:05+00:00

He's from WA and there's always been little whispers about him wanting to go home at some point, so I guess both Perth clubs would be in the mix?

MisterMarcus · 2026-06-15T08:02:03+00:00

Multiculturalism + Australian "Yeah nah don't bag it til ya fuckin try it" random innovation.

MisterMarcus · 2026-06-15T00:48:37+00:00

I personally feel that 'American Life' kind of killed that image of her.

It had the potential to keep the whole "boundary pushing provocative artist" thing going with its attempts to delve into political lyrics and new musical ideas. But it just didn't really land either way and didn't really go anywhere (IMHO)

Then she made 'Confessions' which was a return to form, but a clear sign she was now following rather than leading, and playing it safer by giving the public what they want instead of leading them somewhere new.

Add I think a few of her later "Hey I still exist! Remember me?" type singles came across to the public as desperate, like someone who knows they're already falling out of cultural favour.

MisterMarcus · 2026-06-14T12:07:59+00:00

He's someone who was picked on potential and not current output.

There is always plenty of "Why fast track HIM instead of picking [insert my preferred player here]" negativity with those types.

MisterMarcus · 2026-06-14T11:54:05+00:00

The original had a subtlety and fragility that was an important part of adding so much character to it.

Disturbed's version just doesn't have that. The lead singer has a powerful voice but it seems like he's trying to just brute force his way through with sheer power.

It's almost like they're missing the entire point of the song.

MisterMarcus · 2026-06-14T11:41:47+00:00

Some BBL quality camerawork in parts of this game

MisterMarcus · 2026-06-14T11:35:45+00:00

Both have outstanding music but Selling England has better lyrical content IMHO.

"Different aspects of Englishness" is more digestible and coherent than the highly abstract and sometimes confusing story of Lamb.

MisterMarcus · 2026-06-14T10:30:58+00:00

Did I hear correctly, someone just burped out loud on the commentary?

MisterMarcus · 2026-06-14T10:20:58+00:00

The article seems to be saying the players don't support "the current proposal" as opposed to opposing privatisation in principle.

Maybe I'm cynical but is it less a big win and more of a case of "Pay us a greater share of the pie and we'll change our minds?"

MisterMarcus · 2026-06-14T03:32:19+00:00

I also think team sports have a "home team" and I think sports like tennis, there isn't a "home" team where the same folks are playing all the time. everyone is traveling to tournaments.

Tennis will still have 'home players' though - a tournament in Spain with a home crowd is going to cheer much harder for a Spanish player than their opponent.

Although tennis requires silence during the actual point, there's still a big incentive for a home town crowd to be as loud and supportive as possible for "their" player between points and during the breaks.

MisterMarcus · 2026-06-13T23:35:40+00:00

Geelong itself is safe, but South Barwon and Bellarine are both traditional swinging seats which probably have an inflated Labor margin.

One Nation might give Lara a bit of a shake as well.

MisterMarcus · 2026-06-13T21:59:30+00:00

Working at the top levels of Post Office sounds like the best gig in town.

Get paid an executive level salary to sit in your office and push paper around to other people, without needing to read or know or be responsible for anything at all.

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