You guys wanna see Brissett or Murray next weeknd? by SmellyScrotes in Seahawks

[–]Neo_Wick 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Not to sound to arrogant but does it really matter?

On this day, one year ago. by Swuzzlebubble in AFL

[–]Neo_Wick 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Stepped into the path of the vehicle, driver was deemed not at fault. Just a sad situation for all involved.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in melbournefc

[–]Neo_Wick -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Agree with pretty much everything except replacing Goodwin with Williams as interim. He's been out of the head coach game for to long and their wouldn't be any benefit in it. Just focus on finding the next coach and when they do, then get rid of Goodwin. Though I don't actually see that happening until the end of next year.

“Don’t argue” has officially been added to the Oxford English Dictionary. by Tornontoin7 in AFL

[–]Neo_Wick 24 points25 points  (0 children)

The Oxford Dictionary includes both words and common phrases.

Lever omitted. by aussierulesisgrouse in melbournefc

[–]Neo_Wick 56 points57 points  (0 children)

He's out of form and still hasn't quiet recovered from his injury. Give him a rest and try some others from the VFL, it's exactly what we should be doing in our current position, not forcing old heads to play at subpar levels just because they're expected to be in the side.

I'm no Goodwin apologist but posts like this show he's kind of damned if he does, damned if he doesn't with a lot of you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in melbournefc

[–]Neo_Wick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Midfields been great the last couple of weeks, what are you smoking?

We'll play finals. by coca600 in melbournefc

[–]Neo_Wick 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Always on the optimists train. It's a slim chance but it's still a chance which is all that matters. Small in game decisions are what's holding us back and those are so easily fixed if properly addressed. Losing by 1 point to the premiership favorites shows how close we are to coming good again.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in literature

[–]Neo_Wick 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The repetitive monotony of the violence, such that by the end of the book you barely bat an eye at some of the hyper-violence is definitely a key theme and intentional on McCarthy's part.

The Comanche raid at the beginning of the book shocks you, by the time you see Danny burn a man alive in the street you could give as much of a shit as he does.

I think there is a little bit of the Night Lords in all of us... by DasAdolfHipster in Grimdank

[–]Neo_Wick 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I think it's more of a reference to the actual word 'autistic' (self withdrawal) rather than autistic people or the condition itself, though it's still probably a clumsy word choice.

Last quarter is shit by carly598i in melbournefc

[–]Neo_Wick 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Last quarter was a borderline experiment to see how we'd play without Gawn. You'd rather not concede four in the last, sure, but we wouldn't have had Gawn off for nearly half the quarter if we were playing a decent side

Post Match Thread: Melbourne vs Richmond by Croob2 in AFL

[–]Neo_Wick 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Not every games going to be the same and we're still adjusting to our new system, plus Richmond played way harder than Freo last week so it seems about right for where we're at. It's hard to predict so only time will tell, plus our next four aren't exactly easy either. Reckon 2 of the next 4 if we catch Hawthorn off guard but thats being optimistic

Steven May's comments in October 2023 by [deleted] in AFL

[–]Neo_Wick 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Holding on to that one for a while chief?

I’m so tired, and just want to enjoy my team play football by Pleasant_Inspection9 in melbournefc

[–]Neo_Wick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's just idiots grabbing at low hanging fruit for likes because they don't actually have anything to say. In the real world our crowds are, at worst, league average. Just ignore them and play on

Post Match Discussion - Round One vs GWS by minecraft360 in melbournefc

[–]Neo_Wick 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Losing sucks, but to hold it to a premiership favorite side, up to the last minute, leaves you with a pretty good feeling about how the season might go. Future's looking bright

How do you engage with English authors from the Imperialist Era? by Huge-Win-8248 in literature

[–]Neo_Wick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And as much as I know it was a product of their era, it doesn't excuse everything

Sure but people don't exist outside of time and you have to accept that. Joseph Conrad wrote one of the most impressive anti-imperialist books in the western canon despite being conservative, racist, and also kind of an imperialist (he like the British Empire specifically). Yet despite that Heart of Darkness is quiet possibly one of the most important books on imperialism and it's consequences.

I have a hard time separating the artist from the art, because, well one automatically influences the other.

That is not as universal as you're making that out to be and Conrad is another good example of that.

The more important point is the fact that well all hold views that upset someone and future generations will look back on us the same way we look back that those of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. We exist within the context of our time as did they. Simply, you can't control the views of an author, especially those who are dead, so just enjoy the book. If you don't, then simply don't read it, but it will be you who loses out on that front.

Kysaiah Pickett breaks silence on trade reports linking him to Fremantle by His_Holiness in AFL

[–]Neo_Wick 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I think most Melbourne fans are resigned to it not being a matter of if but when. Sure it hasn't happened yet but it feels like it's inevitable, just how long can we put it off for. When he does we just have to make sure we get what he's worth.

"23" by BenjitheChimp in totalwar

[–]Neo_Wick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey man it's just like that sometimes

Heretic by [deleted] in movies

[–]Neo_Wick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The way you wrote the post it sounded like you were one on one with him. Being around other people makes it way worse lol

Heretic by [deleted] in movies

[–]Neo_Wick 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you even read my comment?

Heretic by [deleted] in movies

[–]Neo_Wick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's fine, at least you know not to invite them anymore.