The Drink
So don't forget the Drink is on tonight (Thursday) at the Union Club, cnr Webb and Gore st Fitzroy. 7pm-ish.
Hope to see a bunch of yas.

Drunk on a ladder. Round 20.

So just when things were starting to look a bit settled, when it looked like a battle to the death looming between two Drunks, we get one of those rounds... suddenly things have changed a tad.

Firstly, the jackpot has gorn orff. Franco and your's truly hung on for 8s to finally split the bucks. Not sure yet how much that is, can't remember when the last one went off but it's been a while. Couldn't happen to two nicer guys.

The result is that Franco is now overall leader, and I'm suddenly in the top 8.
So now there are 5 Drunks separated by just one point. 3 all banged up on 108, and two, including Sammy who has the best margin score of the bunch, one point further back.
Coxy and I are 2 further back, and personally I'm smelling blood. Well smelling, anyway.

Some say cream rises, others might point out that shit floats.
Whatever, we have the past 3 winners in the top 8.

All tied up here too, the Holy Head, obviously was old Aztec God Quetalcoatl, god of civilisation and learning. Partnered with him, the ultimate civilised footballer, former Demon, current board member (points there for a start), merchant banker, AND here's the clincher, he' married to a ballerina. And also, Mr Clever, Rhode Scholar, AFL Chairman the most learned man in the Southern Hemisphere, Mike Fitzpatrick.
I say again. I never promised a link between the heads, so even a crap one is a bonus.

Both the leaders had a go, both picked 2 outa 3.
Harv: Mike Fitzpatrick, Patrick Dangerfield? Quetzacoatl.
Nick: Fitzpatrick, Quetzacoatl, Koschitszke.

Whoever let bloody Dean Cox and Jonathan Brown into the comp should be kicked out.
Well actually he just was...

So now it’s down to last year’s runners-up the Cheesedale boys, ably sired by the Big Cheese, Jim Richo, and the other local lads, Sammy’s JoelCoreyEnrights, to do the right thing and see off the interlopers. Carn PussyBoys, lets have a local Grand Final.

In the bottom half, 2 close games, but Dirk's Snags had too much sizzle for the Brennas, and Joffa's boys knocked Craig out.

Welcome to the Idiocracy

I've got this great idea. Let's build a new utopian society.
Lets take all the greatest traits, current or historical from the vast pantheon of human endeavour. The greatest philosophies and achievements of mankind, of Earth, nay The Universe.
We could sample aspects of the Glories of Ancient Greece, Rome, take the best from The Renaissance, select elements from the Age of Enlightenment. Hell there may even be some positive bits we could copy from the Post-War USA.

Nah, I've got a better idea, let's look to Western Sydney for inspiration and direction.
Excuse me, what the fuck is going on in this country? Has anyone actually been to Western Sydney? Has anyone sampled the intellect out there? Has anyone FOUND any intellect out there?
It seems every thing these days is designed and made for these arseholes. These Ozzie Flag-Draped Bogan Racist quoits.

Socially we have 2 options, take these unfortunates and bring them up to our level, or Succumb to the Dumb and join them in society's gutter.
Politically, well pretty much we're doomed anyway, but PLEASE don't encourage these scum by sitting at their feet begging for their approval...
And now Footy is enlisting a bunch of thick-bodied, thick-headed, rugby-shaped chunks of thug to change our game to appeal to these cavemen (yes, even their women are cavemen). You mark my words, it'll end in tears for all of us and our beautiful game.

I have this other idea, lets bring in the Boat People these cro-mags fear so much and do some kind of prisoner exchange. Sweep the streets and suburbs west of Parramatta (and most of it to the east too for that matta) and pop those West Sydneyians on the boats and send them to Nauru. They'll probably like it, I think they play Rubgy League there and it's made of shit.

PunchDrink #2
It's been weeks since the last one, so this Thursday August 19th lets do it again, a wedgie before the final one.
The easiest thing is to do a re-run of the last one, The Union Club Hotel in Fitzroy at 7pm, but if anyone's got a seriously better idea pop us a line via email, or the Comments button down there. I will send a specific Drink email soon, but put it in your books.

Drunk on a ladder. Round 19.

Looking more and more like a battle of two tipping titans by the week. Young Brenton fell on his own sword somewhat this round, crucially and foolishly tipping with the heart in the Dees and Tiges game. Still close for the minor placings, but without looking at all the forthcoming fixtures, it could be a matter of waiting for one, or both Dickwad and Grant to stumble.
At the moment Dick's holding sway with a margin 90 points better than Grant, you'd think Grant would have to best him by one game to get over the top. Among other things, it's going to be interesting to see how the Tiges, Hawks, Hearts and Heads perform over the next 3 weeks.

Looking the Madness Chart, there's a lot of stability toward the top, 4 geezers who must have sudden self-belief in making the finals at least, and a few who would have some nagging self-doubt. You know who you are.