Posts by Hadyn Green
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Side note: I didn't realise that if I selected text in someone's comment and pressed "reply", it would autoquote the selection. Well done Cactus Labs!
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Field Theory: Gruts, in reply to JackElder,
I keep it at the back of the drawer for those occasions where one runs out of desirable clean underwear, so you've got a fallback while you wash the good stuff.
This. It's the only reason I still have one pair that is simply uncomfortable (as opposed to actually painful).
Also while I could never wear boxers during my day-to-day routine, they make damn nice pyjamas in summer.
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Field Theory: Cause they've got ... personality!, in reply to Joanna,
But then you get skaters like Kate Baker (formerly Thigh Voltage). Taking her own name, and in full support of the more "athletic-style" uniforms. Individualism can happen inside of the team structure, as long as they are allowed to stand out (and that will require a small shift for the league).
No one misses Skandal Lass or Miss Savage or Princess Slayer or Suffer Jet on the track, simply because of the way they play rather than what they wear (Jet notably has never been much of a costume wearer other than the stripe of "war paint" across her eyes). Whereas players like Tuff Bikkies and, to a lesser extent, Braxton Kicks are doing some great work with little recognition from the crowd, because they choose to be a little more anonymous.
To be honest, I don't see the hipsters or rockers or punks, that were at the first bouts, at the recent ones. Too popular now for them maybe? Not worth being seen at the derby anymore? And if they were just there to see crazy costumes skating around, maybe they weren't ever really the target.
And as the teams themselves have slightly toned down the crowd has risen to the occasion. But we'd like more. We are constantly trying to encourage fans to come along in costumes, outfits, and bring signs (we give you prizes!).
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Plunket, Edwards and Slack. Jesus that's a hell of a line-up!
Probably make a good sitcom too.
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WAAAAAaayyy off-topic but I really like the new beer-based economy you set up.
one third the price of a Ponsonby Road beer... one fifth of the price of a Sydney beer
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Field Theory: Any room left on the…, in reply to 3410,
The cricket world cup? ;)
Did that finally end did it? Cricket might be the only sport where I become less interested in a World Cup year.
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Was so good watching Nas and Damian Marley, The Strokes and others live at Coachella on YouTube this week. And so incredibly suckful (yes, suckful) when the videos YouTube posted of various performances later were geo-blocked
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Is Jonathan Young reading off an iPad?
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Have we seen the Guiltiest Dog Ever?
Which reminds me of this
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Maru: cannot look away, cannot stop grinning.