Ian ConstantineHands up who lost money on the Melbourne Cup?
November 4th 2008 05:26
Well, its that time of year again, my annual trip to the TAB where i donate my hard earned cash to the smiling person behind the counter... knowing all to well that i will never see it again...
Why oh why do we do it?
Why not once a year walk down to the corner to you lovable Barry Bum and donate your cash to him...
The answer quite simply is because that Barry Bum will walk straight to the pub and despite smelling like a stale onion mixed with sherry and off milk, he'll stroll casually to the counter and punt that money on a horse that is still running in this year's cup...
We do it every year... Surely there is a better tradition for me to take part in that to once a year throw money away...
Perhaps I could soak 50bucks in Kerosene and light it the top of a flag pole as an annual tradition?
Perhaps I could attach that 50 to a fishing line, smear it with worm guts and cast it into the pacific...
Perhaps I could invest that 50 in the stock market? (I've heard it is going gang busters...)
Why not have an annual Maccas pickle race, where you bet 50 bucks your pickle will get down the window first...
Or have the annual I can eat a cheeseburger quicker than you day...
Lets annually bet that the winner of the Superbowl will thank God?
Why not invest that 50 in the latest infomercial once a year... you just might get fit by doing nothing...
There has to be a better annual tradition than the inevitable appointment of losing money on 'the race that stops a nation'
I need to find something better, there has to be something better out there...
And while i'm sure Barry the bum would love to take a chunk out of my bank account... where is the fun?
Perhaps I should just bet that no matter what happens, tomorrow i'll have a hangover...
Why oh why do we do it?
Why not once a year walk down to the corner to you lovable Barry Bum and donate your cash to him...
The answer quite simply is because that Barry Bum will walk straight to the pub and despite smelling like a stale onion mixed with sherry and off milk, he'll stroll casually to the counter and punt that money on a horse that is still running in this year's cup...
We do it every year... Surely there is a better tradition for me to take part in that to once a year throw money away...
Perhaps I could soak 50bucks in Kerosene and light it the top of a flag pole as an annual tradition?
Perhaps I could attach that 50 to a fishing line, smear it with worm guts and cast it into the pacific...
Perhaps I could invest that 50 in the stock market? (I've heard it is going gang busters...)
Why not have an annual Maccas pickle race, where you bet 50 bucks your pickle will get down the window first...
Or have the annual I can eat a cheeseburger quicker than you day...
Lets annually bet that the winner of the Superbowl will thank God?
Why not invest that 50 in the latest infomercial once a year... you just might get fit by doing nothing...
There has to be a better annual tradition than the inevitable appointment of losing money on 'the race that stops a nation'
I need to find something better, there has to be something better out there...
And while i'm sure Barry the bum would love to take a chunk out of my bank account... where is the fun?
Perhaps I should just bet that no matter what happens, tomorrow i'll have a hangover...
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It wouldn't be the first time... "a situation that arose in 2001 when the banned Virender Sehwag was chosen to play against South Africa at Centurion Park despite his ban for over-appealing.
On that occasion match referee Mike Denness, who imposed the ban, was locked out of the ground and the match declared unoffical by the ICC. "
How can you lock officials out of the ground? they do it different over there