tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post6978819908604167331..comments2023-10-09T07:04:49.539-07:00Comments on Writing: Boo Fucking Hoofranzyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02400212989359954521noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-20825921766625159352008-10-30T03:22:00.000-07:002008-10-30T03:22:00.000-07:00GTH confusion: Wikipedia (hold 'em poker) = Big Bl...GTH confusion: Wikipedia (hold 'em poker) = Big Blind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-40538042845537457782008-10-26T17:51:00.000-07:002008-10-26T17:51:00.000-07:00That moustache in the header image is creeping me ...That moustache in the header image is creeping me out<BR/><BR/>We wrecked a mural that covered the main wall of the library building by painting over it. I can't remember whether I painted my name on it or whether someone else did. All I know is when it was finished, it was signed by mesquibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10744419106501810243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-16436704198108457652008-10-26T01:46:00.000-07:002008-10-26T01:46:00.000-07:00My favourite bit of the whole coverage was this - ...My favourite bit of the whole coverage was this - "famous students include the son of Neil Balme, former Melbourne coach..."<BR/><BR/>That's just excellent isn't, not since they sent AFL reporter Mark Robinson to Bali to report on the bombings four years on (result: the people don't know anything about AFL) has their been such a gratitious cross over between football, a non story, and the demolition of property in a pointless way (I love double blind taste tests though - the flat one is always Pepsi)Miles McClaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335102965842725449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-47222386286806339962008-10-25T22:08:00.000-07:002008-10-25T22:08:00.000-07:00River - Good luck trying to get kids to stop mucki...River - Good luck trying to get kids to stop mucking around.<BR/><BR/>Excellent GTH foray ...<BR/><BR/>Miles - I looked at the school name when I wrote the post and the nine dozen times I read about "rich boys have poorly supervised much up day". I don't need details to know that the amount of column inches given over to this nothing story is indicative of the all around shock that seems to have been felt because the suspended boys should have known better because of their prestigious education. The hook of the story was the great number of students suspended. <BR/>Ten students chucking beer bottles isn't really news unless they were chucking them at something valuable (property, defenceless animals, children, etc). Two hundred students chucking beer bottles at anything is news because there are a shitload of them, but even that goes away after a while.<BR/>This whole thing seems to me to be news because of where they came from and the fact that yet again, a school backed down on its toothless threats to suspend students from exams because their parents go crazy and threaten legal action instead of turning to their sons and saying "You knew the rules. You could have chosen not to be involved. Wear it."<BR/><BR/>If those kids aren't wankers now (purely for the fact that they were chucking beer bottles), they will be in the future because none of them have been charged, punished or held publicly accountable in the same way that the school and its representative teachers and staff were.<BR/><BR/>Shippy - Yeah, I reckon I read about you in the paper ...<BR/><BR/>I did nothing for muck up. I don't think anyone could be bothered. A mate of mine did nip into school one night with some grass killer and write "(teacher's name) Sucks" on the prized grass cricket pitch.<BR/>I thought that was cool.franzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02400212989359954521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-81795713489315445712008-10-25T20:38:00.000-07:002008-10-25T20:38:00.000-07:00Having gone to a public school and embarked on a m...Having gone to a public school and embarked on a muck-up day that may have gone a little too far. A few of the pranks included steers and sheep being fenced in around the administration office, dying the school oval with red writing (Red Eye), putting up mis-spelled Election signs up containing the picture of one of our more reserved teachers (picture supplied by Computer Lady - aged 60+ - she thought it was a great idea). The final straw was when some muck-uppers tipped over some lockers. Considering it was 2001, and I was a little naive, a mate and I dressed as Osama Bin Laden. In hindsight, it probably wasn't the best thing to go as, but hindsight is a valuable thing. Muck-up day from then on was cancelled, it was next year only a BBQ day. Oops.<BR/><BR/>GTH: I'm going with poker school for dummies - blind, double blind bets behind the dealer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-32492198176984761402008-10-24T23:27:00.000-07:002008-10-24T23:27:00.000-07:00"In marketing, a blind taste test is often used as..."In marketing, a blind taste test is often used as a tool for companies to compare their brand to another brand. Double-blind describes an especially stringent way of conducting an experiment, usually on human subjects, in an attempt to eliminate subjective bias on the part of both experimental subjects and the experimenters."<BR/><BR/>Thus, you have applied double blind standards and not looked at the name of the school or any details to decide they were wankers?Miles McClaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335102965842725449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4696126386168661766.post-19108433332368767212008-10-24T22:10:00.000-07:002008-10-24T22:10:00.000-07:00Muck up days should be banned. Forever. What's wit...Muck up days should be banned. Forever. <BR/><BR/>What's with the double blind act? There are none so blind as those who will not see?Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.com