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Uruguay 1 - Australia 0

Jimmy Weasel - Sunday, 13 November, 2005 - 09:10:18 - print it raw

Frustrating. This was the nature of today's game. Once again facing Uruguay in a World Cup Qualifier, the Socceroos were lucky to escape only one goal down. Not as good as a draw or even a win, but it could have been far worse. Despite appearing to dominate in the first half, Australia's control slipped later on, with possession frequently stripped due to passing flaws and what seemed like a complacent attitude towards the game. The Uruguayans did play as the feisty bunch of hot-heads as predicted in the buildup - spending a lot of time on the ground rolling around in the pseudo-agony encouraged by their crowd. With any luck science can one day find a cure for the myotonia they seem to suffer when confronted by the Australian defence.

Wednesday 7pm Sydney time, we shall see who progresses.

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Today's favourite is tomorrow's glue

Jimmy Weasel - Tuesday, 1 November, 2005 - 12:00:37 - print it raw

Fools will often impart their bad advice on Cup Day - instructions on picking a winner flying fast and ready. TAB looking for suckers, and woe betide any who go to the window asking for advice or better picks. "Look at the queues!" the cashier will screech and refuse service. You're lucky you weren't beaten by the crazed mob.

Women strut about the city all frocked up - matching shoes and bags while parading resemblances to deceased waterfowl on their hastily coiffed skulls. Is this even about the horses any more? Clearly not, with all their savage mistreatment, this sport of Kings seeks only to profit and kill the maimed/crippled.

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Bali nine brawling head-to-head with Bali blast

Ethan Switch - Tuesday, 11 October, 2005 - 18:32:32 - print it raw

Freshly ground from the rubble of recent past, and dodging the lines of Pakistan's recent attention grabbing blast, Indonesia's little Bali attempts to bring back the title of focus.

Running dual duties, the case of the Bali IX (or Bali 9 (or Bali Nine)) and the investigation into the smoldering Bali blasts (days away from making a complete circle over last year's explosions).

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Sydney Swans swing in with a win

Ethan Switch - Saturday, 24 September, 2005 - 23:31:56 - print it raw

73 years later, the Sydney Swans hold aloft once again the AFL championship trophy to break a most arid drought.

Led by coach Paul Roos and captain Barry Hall, the premiereship also stands as their first since leaving South Melbourne and staking roots as the Sydney Swans back in 1982.

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House-Cats wreck poetic havoc over Overfiends

Ethan Switch - Monday, 22 August, 2005 - 14:03:01 - print it raw

Brandishing the brass belt by a chilly Saturday night's end, House-Cat Havoc claimed victory in the Inaugural Word Wrestling Federation Australian Team Poetry Slam title bout.

Spouting rhymes and lines in and out of time, House-Cat Havoc (Bravo, Citizen Tom, MC Zoe Zee and Sarah Mae) of New South Wales were most triumphant in declaring their wordsmithing over the Legend of the Overfiends (Steve Smart, Lish, Paul Skec and Meg Dunn) of Victoria.

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London crumbling under crawling zombies of death

Ethan Switch - Friday, 8 July, 2005 - 17:40:02 - print it raw

Down from the highs up on the announcement of the 2012 Olympic Games, London's commuter chaos struck early. Mistimed for a celebratory attack on the underground, explosions and shrapnel rocketed through the streets and tunnels. Double Decker buses were not even safe from ridicule as passengers were treated to extreme, an doggedly, amateur fireworks display.

Carrying few scads of skin and heavy clouds of smoke, mayhem and bedlam filled many copywriter's block. Cracking out puns merely a day before, they fell deep into the quagmire of a soul imposition.

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