[QF009]

At this point:

Confirmed:

QF009, MEL
dot, MEL
serfty, MEL
Evan, SIN + MEL
MelUser, MEL
munitalP, MEL
straitman, MEL
Skoogle, SYD
JohnK, SYD
Mal, BNE
oz_mark, MEL
sr81, MEL
tuapekastar, MEL
Bundy Bear, BNE (Saturday only)
jswong, WLG (Saturday only)
Flashware, PER

Interested:

kpc, SYD
sydbloke, MEL
openseat, MEL
Shano, MEL
littl_flier, BNE
thegurio, HBA
ric_melb, MEL
Alanslegal, SYD
JohnM, PER
baldman, MEL
Lindsay Wilson, BNE
v8Statesman, PER identifies as a Sandgroper

[oz_mark]

Originally Posted by QF009

v8Statesman, PER identifies as a Sandgroper

Hmm, I don't even know what a Victorian is called (Sandgropers, Croweaters, BananaBenders, TopEnders I know, but what is a Victorian?)

P.S. I identify myself as a Sandgroper as well (even if I lost my Sunny Sandgroper a long time ago...)

[v8Statesman]

Originally Posted by oz_mark

Hmm, I don't even know what a Victorian is called (Sandgropers, Croweaters, BananaBenders, TopEnders I know, but what is a Victorian?)

P.S. I identify myself as a Sandgroper as well (even if I lost my Sunny Sandgroper a long time ago...)

There is a term used to call metal by product after welding. Perhaps that would work

Edit (before I get flamed, the comment is made completly in jest :P)

[QF009]

Originally Posted by JohnM

If the Friday night game kicks off at 1940h, what time are drinks at the Belgian Beer Cafe? It might be tight.

I am anticipating a 2030ish start for the drinks; that can be easily changed depending on what footy match people pick. However we wouldn't want drinks to start too late either lest some of us have an early bedtime or die of thirst waiting.

I'm sure we can accommodate both the match and the drinks if people pick a Friday evening game - those who don't want to attend footy can simply start drinking earlier.

I am not a crazy fan of footy so I don't know the appeal or lack thereof of the variety of matches that are on. However purely from an organisational perspective and given the optional nature of Saturday daytime events and if people are willing to fly out lateish on Sunday, Saturday arvo and Sunday arvo would be most conducive times for attending footy.

[NM]

Originally Posted by oz_mark

Hmm, I don't even know what a Victorian is called (Sandgropers, Croweaters, BananaBenders, TopEnders I know, but what is a Victorian?)

Anyone from south of the border is called a Mexican.

And which border is used in the definition depends on whether you are a cockroach or a cane toad .

[Lindsay Wilson]

QF009, I've been a "definite" since the start...just which side of the weekend I'll be there (Thu/Fri or Mon/Tue) is the only point of conjecture.

[QF009]

Originally Posted by Lindsay Wilson

QF009, I've been a "definite" since the start...just which side of the weekend I'll be there (Thu/Fri or Mon/Tue) is the only point of conjecture.

Rectified.

[QF009]

Eeeeek!

Hotels welcome booze blitz | Herald Sun

Could have undesirable consequences for any unofficial after hours pub crawl if the 2am entry ban isn't lifted by August.

[StevePER]

Originally Posted by oz_mark

P.S. I identify myself as a Sandgroper as well (even if I lost my Sunny Sandgroper a long time ago...)

I used to have a Sunny Sandgroper as well (long gone by now of course). There is a note about this on wikipedia...

In the 1980s, The television station TVW Channel 7 in Perth, Western Australia released a stuffed toy sandgroper for sale named "Sunny The Sandgroper", with proceeds going towards Telethon. "Sunny Sandgroper" was then used as a regular character, along with Fat Cat and Percy P Penguin, in TVW-7's 'Earlybirds' morning children's show.

I wonder how much you would get for one of those on ebay? BTW, I never realised that a sandgroper is a real animal.

[QF009]

I've just discovered the Social Groups feature of the new Vbulletin software (works a bit like the Facebook events function). At the moment I've invited all who've RSVPed.

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