Posts by Yamis
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Hard News: Friday Music: Reinventing Beatles, in reply to BenWilson,
As it turns out, she crushed it:Did she ever! But claims that she is some virtual unknown don't really tally with the crowd singing along with the songs. Great voice, hope she smashes the US market.
You know you've made it when they are playing you over the PA at a North Queensland Cowboys v South Sydney Rabbitohs rugby league game in Townsville.
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Traditionally Korean women want to find a bloke they can 'tolerate' at worst, or quite like, who will provide for them and their kids.
Times are a changing though. These days there is a massive trend towards either not marrying at all, and not wanting to (being career driven), or else being a little more picky over male companions.
I know that a lot of people on here aren't married but hell, I like to think I mix in fairly ordinary circles and most everybody I know is either formally bonded in some way or aiming to be. It's not that out of fashion :)
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Predictions on the Ashes series????
I think Aussie might win one test. Maybe 3-1 to England. The series back in Aussie will be far more even though. I wouldn't be surprised if it's a 2-2 type result. They will want to make sure they have result pitches if England retain the Ashes which they should do because Aussie will need to win 3 of the 5 as it's hard to see 2 wins outright winning a 5 match series.
OT really but the mention of investing in documentaries which tell great stories from years gone by instantly made me think of the fantastic 30 for 30 sports doco series that ESPN does where they pick individuals, or moments in sports history and devote an hour to them. The idea was dreamed up by NBA nerd Bill Simmons who is also the editor-in-chief of the Grantland website which is a home for sports geekery and also a lot of pop culture geekery that some people might be interested in checking out (it's American-centric). It's a site I visit daily. I'm more into the sports articles and podcasts on sports, but there's a nice mix of stuff. I'm sure there's plenty of readers and listeners who avoid all the sports stuff.
Even the 30 for 30 doco's with a topic that I knew nothing about or thought I wouldn't be interested in I found totally engaging.
My personal favourite is probably the one on Ricky Williams titled Run Ricky Run. He's one interesting cat. He was running back for the Miami Dolphins for most of his career. He kept getting suspended for testing positive for marijuana. The running back is the dude who gets the ball handed to him by the quarterback and then has to try and run through a brickwall of enormous human flesh. But Ricky Williams comes across as kind of this cross between a surfie/yoga/buddhist/reggae/stoner/loner. He used to do post game interviews with his helmet on and visor down so he didn't have to make eye contact with people and was later diagnosed with clinical depression and social anxiety disorder.
Other topics range from Jordans stint in baseball, to the influence of Nelson Mandela in SA's 95' triumph, to the infamous Raiders NFL teams relationship with LA, hosted by Ice Cube. They get different film makers to make and comment on each of them. If you're interested in sport (especially US sport) check them out.
now... Friday night, what to watch, Warriors, Ashes, Tourism de France, the rest of the last Mad Men series... spoilt for choice in this day and age... :)
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Completion date is 2017 right? I doubt this National Party will have much say in what is and isn't allowed to book the venue at that time. Fingers crossed.
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Hard News: Who else forgot to get married?, in reply to Emma Hart,
Our kids have my partner's surname, and my surname as a middle name. Pretty sure that's not uncommon.
From my personal observations it'd be very uncommon. But I couldn't give a you know what. People can call themselves what they like, just don't call me late for dinner. Thanks mum.
Somebody earlier mentioned something about names and geneology. It got me thinking that it'd make tracing family ancestry quite tricky for the poor souls that do it. It's pain staking enough as it is. Thanks to my dad he's managed to work his way right back to the Beechams (Beuchamps) who arrived in England in 1067. Typically, we show up a year late.
Crazy to think that my daughter has a bit of French, English, Irish, Welsh, Scottish, and Scandinavian in her to go with dozens of generations of Korean.
If I could go back far enough (Root's style) I'd be Bamidele ( http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/namegen/5642/ ).
That's where I get my swag from.
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Hard News: Who else forgot to get married?, in reply to Emma Hart,
We considered this. But that would have made the children's surname "Dearhart", and I am not that much of a sadist
Rad Heart ?
The Radar?
Hard Tear?I'm supposed to be insulating under the house... procrastination ...
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Hard News: Who else forgot to get married?, in reply to Hebe,
I know a couple who kept their own names and blended them for their children's surnames. Great idea .
Snap, what I was typing (typed) up.
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Internet ate my first post. Must be a kind of in built intelligence filter.
Why not merge surnames?
Brown + Jones = they both adopt Brones
Brones then marries Carter to become Cabrones.
Williams marries Nonu to become Wino.
McCaw marries Weepu to become Mcpu.Even better punch both names into one of those anagram generators. My wife and I could end up with "Much Dolors" as our surname which would be ironic. :(
Brown + Rae = Bar Owner. Or, War Boner.
God bless the internet. http://www.wordsmith.org/anagram/
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What are the divorce rates for couples who have had children together vs the separation rates for unmarried couples who have had children together?
Are there even stats collected on the later? Too many variables I guess.
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Russell, I think you need to look at the major crisis you are creating here.
For teachers especially. What happens when your grand children get married and their full name is Chester Lowe-Smith-Higgins-Carter-Jones-Samuels-Matoto-Yin ???
The relief teacher will take the whole bloody lesson to take the role!
Does show the area I live in though. I can't think of a single kid off the top of my head with a double-barrelled surname. Our parents get married or they get separated. Old skool.