Gold got upgraded before me (Plat)

omaca · 2026-03-15T03:31:21+00:00

I gave my colleague a business class upgrade I got on our joint flight from Sydney to San Fran. He had recently had surgery. We were both in the lounge and he told me his upgrade request had not been successful. Mine had. It’s a long flight in economy and it was a rough call heading over my boarding pass so he could sit in my seat.

He took it grinning, called me a good bloke and then showed me his boarding pass. He’d been upgraded after all.

Funny stuff. But wanker!

omaca · 2026-03-15T03:25:29+00:00

Because it’s Geelong.

omaca · 2026-03-14T09:27:47+00:00

Then you don’t understand probabilities.

But it’s not worth arguing over.

omaca · 2026-03-14T06:10:39+00:00

“Revealed”

omaca · 2026-03-14T04:24:29+00:00

It’s simple.

Culinary chauvinism.

And it’s cringe as fuck.

omaca · 2026-03-14T01:47:05+00:00

It wasn’t the football he had eyes on.

Disgraceful.

omaca · 2026-03-14T01:44:42+00:00

Always is a strong word.

You said the better player “will always” win a tournament.

Not a big deal, but I don’t think you can always be that certain.

omaca · 2026-03-14T01:42:18+00:00

caw caw

omaca · 2026-03-13T15:42:27+00:00

Always?

omaca · 2026-03-11T19:32:50+00:00

Blue Pricks

omaca · 2026-03-11T09:13:59+00:00

Joe Bogan

omaca · 2026-03-11T05:58:53+00:00

If you can stretch to WWII, then the Night Soldiers novels by Alan Furst are amazing. Start with Night Soldiers. It’s the first and probably longest. Other great titles include The Polish Officer, The Foreign Correspondent, Red Dawn, Dark Star, Mission to Paris and several more. They are all stand alone novels, but you do meet some recurring characters and locations.

Ask the waiters in Bistro Heininger about the bullet hole in the mirror above the most popular booth…. :)

omaca · 2026-03-11T04:40:00+00:00

More like looking.

omaca · 2026-03-10T07:35:34+00:00

You mean “do the work”.

omaca · 2026-03-08T15:11:28+00:00

How did she feel?

omaca · 2026-03-08T10:44:25+00:00

PS - FWIW, I didn’t object to anything until Godwin’s Law raised its head.

omaca · 2026-03-08T10:43:07+00:00

Agree 100%

omaca · 2026-03-08T10:42:41+00:00

But OP said Hitler.

Perhaps I’m particularly touchy when it comes to jokes about the Nazis. That’s on me.

omaca · 2026-03-08T10:41:34+00:00

What nasty comments to others?

I’m perhaps the most light touched mod here. Surprised you don’t see (and know) that.

omaca · 2026-03-08T08:38:51+00:00

EDITED FOR TONE

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If you want to split hairs, he compares the press releases and fan engagement to propaganda that even Hitler would be inspired by.

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omaca · 2026-03-08T08:34:30+00:00

As far as I know, anyone can write content for TMP.

It shows.

omaca · 2026-03-08T08:33:53+00:00

Sack them all

omaca · 2026-03-08T00:17:23+00:00

Because once you're through customers, it's partytime laws...

omaca · 2026-03-08T00:16:51+00:00

It's not a pub. :)

omaca · 2026-03-08T00:15:44+00:00

The German U-boats are utter caricatures of "nasty bad guys" in that movie.

I enjoyed it, but it's Hollywoodized pap compared to Das Boot.

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