Posts by Hadyn Green

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  • Field Theory: Those Jamaican Yams,

    Remember that they also have the younger athletes like Bolt's baseline blood samples which mean even if they take entirely natural human steroids it will show up.

    What if a runner was on natural steroids when they took the baseline? Then they just have to monitor their levels so they don't move significantly out of the range.

    (I can tell I'm going to have to write a post on this)

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 2090 posts Report

  • Southerly: I Was Dissed By Three Old Ladies,

    "Excuse me madam you seemed to have dropped your confectionery wrapper. Allow me to return it to you in as much an unsoiled condition as possible"
    Or
    "Here's the fucking litter you dropped you dried up old bitch"

    Whatever feels right at the time

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 2090 posts Report

  • Field Theory: Those Jamaican Yams,

    Seems everyone's thinking Terry Pratchett today

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 2090 posts Report

  • Up Front: The Up Front Guide to Parenting,

    Without anyone looking over their shoulders, they spent at least a year falling down, throwing up, and smashing letterboxes. Any course-work handed in would be done in a blaze of panic; a couple of hastily-typed pages thrown together and sprinted across campus to be flung in a submissions box seconds before the deadline.

    Though to be fair this was mainly because of the (mainly) unfettered access to alcohol and girls who would actually talk to me...um... I mean, this guy I knew

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 2090 posts Report

  • Field Theory: Those Jamaican Yams,

    I think you're actually thinking of Marvels...

    You're right you know, I am.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 2090 posts Report

  • Field Theory: Those Jamaican Yams,

    I'm sure there's some hugely important reason for not allowing all professional athletes to dope themselves to the eyeballs with impunity, but I'm damned if I can think of what it is.

    That reminds me of a comic book (I can't remember the title, but someone here will, it's set in the DC universe and is one of those nice painted ones that came out early in the century)

    The story is told from the perspective of a non-superhero and at one point he laments how he misses the Olympics (discontinued after those with super powers could enter). That's kind of how I feel about the drug cheats.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 2090 posts Report

  • Field Theory: Those Jamaican Yams,

    So I got this from that reliable source of information, the internet.

    The Siberian Tiger can run up to 50 miles per hour over the snow if they want to. That's only 10 miles per hours slower than the cheetah

    50mph is roughly 22.4mps (metres per second). Bolt’s 100m was an average of 10.4mps. So yes, Tiger eats Bolt.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 2090 posts Report

  • Field Theory: The Canterbury Tapes,

    And to finally respond to questions:

    This may sound naive, but what's the big deal about sublimation printing?

    It's cheap and you can make lots of practice gear and stuff for fans

    Has there ever been a worse strip, in any sport, than what the North Queensland Fury turned up in over the weekend?

    Yes, but that is definitely up there. It made me think of lime flavoured cocktails (which isn't all bad).

    By those unis Paul linked to, highlight a very good rule: never make a uniform out of a Magic Eye image.

    Did they really pay $2b for Canterbury Europe? Because JD's market value prior to that was something like $700m so that's a massive purchase

    $2b in NZD, it was a smaller amount in Euros I imagine.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 2090 posts Report

  • Field Theory: The Canterbury Tapes,

    Hadyn, wherefore art thou? BoP beat Wellington and Usain Bolt is some sort of Demigod, but still no post?!

    Sorry, was on holiday. Have done the Bolt post and rugby post to come soon. Don't worry I've got plenty of gloating to get in before BOP finally lose one

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 2090 posts Report

  • Field Theory: Worst. Game. Ever.,

    Nearly ready, just a few final touches...

    Photoshopping him to being onside ?

    And wee halo on Ross's head

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 2090 posts Report

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