Dear Cornflower

A sense of humour cannot be proven by cutting and pasting a couple of jokes.

Nor does a joie de vivre manifest itself by repeating one liners. It is something that comes from within, it is an intrinsic part of personality. The main reason you loathe CJ Morgan is simply because you don't 'get' him. Sad but true. He displays much humour and compassion throughout his posts on OLO - he doesn't need to cut and paste traditional jokes.

The core of this thread was for it to be light hearted. Now I readily admit I don't 'get' soccer - the low scores, the absurd injury claims which are more comedy than serious. But there are far worse team sports like Rugby - a game for complete tossers.

However, that doesn't mean I can't be interested in who wins for lack of a team to follow. I can respect our Dutch friend, Celivia and barrack for the Oranje.

Now, you may have noticed, Opi2 and I dissing each other's taste in AFL teams - this is simply teasing, it is not meant to be nasty and I do not take offence. Especially as I know St Kilda will be in the finals again for the 6th year in a row and have a good chance of being in the Grand Final again - heh heh. And winning that elusive cup? They ARE a seasoned team now, the only team more experienced is Geelong, I am sure a Geelong St Kilda grand final will result on St Kilda taking out the premiership - they have the measure of Geelong now. Do I hear Opi2 choking on his morning coffee?

Can I have Severin charged with attempted murder?

She deliberately said that last bit about StKilda so I would drown in my morning coffee, which I nearly did...lol

Cough, Cough, Splutter, Splutter

Luckily my tough Magpie genes came through and it only made me brain dead.

Now I am a fully qualified Collingwood fan!...lol

Just to prove I am the reasonable person here...I would actually be quite happy to see StKilda win this years flag...

Call me a softy but I love it when below average teams get up to beat champion teams...lol

PLUS as I don't like Mick Malthouse...I'd probably enjoy watching his surly, sulking response at the press conference...lol

Do SBS have a forum?...I think I should go and give my opinions on the round ball, bewdiful game there. I think I'd be really appreciated...lol

Keep smiling guys...this is afterall a game... Be it a silly game...lol

The Orange stains are doing brilliantly.

Could it be an all Europe final? Germany Vs The Stains?

It is all in God's Hand(s).

Severin (awe struck), "Golly gosh, you mean CJ? Or am I never going to understand humour (as well as soccer)"

Thank you Severin for supporting Oranje!
And I agree with you regarding humour and the lack of it.
CJ is definitely on my list of favourite posters for similar reasons.

Was that youuu, opi, who sneaked around my garden and popped the orange balloons that I had attached to my letter box? Or perhaps Cornflower diddit!
No seriously, someone popped them and we are suspecting our Germany fan next door, lol. The old guy is too fanatic, I'm sure he had lots of fun committing the balloon popping crime.

Yes it's very possible that the Germs will have to play the Stains.
Oh when the Stains, oh when the Stains come marching in...

I get why people, who have not been raised with football (or call it soccer) don't 'get' it. I really find it hard to get myself interested in sports like Cricket (yawn) or Rugby.

Never mind all the teasing by the egg-shaped heads; it's water off a duck's back and I will enjoy watching even at 4:30 in the morning.

Are you gonna get up to watch it life CJ? I hope you're you still on holiday!

Thanks Severin. I think our senses of humour develop quite early in life. Mine is a product of exposure to writers like Ogden Nash and Hilaire Belloc, not to mention the old B&W slapstick movies that were still common when I was a kid. I think Cornflower's developed while she was pulling wings off flies and similar stuff.

LOL at Opi2 - may the sound of vuvuzelas lull you to sleep for months to come :P

Celivia - alas, my brief holiday is over, but I may get up early to watch. Sounds like you've got a reprise of WW2 happening at your place, and we know how that ended up!

Opi2

>> Luckily my tough Magpie genes came through and it only made me brain dead.

Now I am a fully qualified Collingwood fan!...lol <<

EX-CELL-ENT ...... A Montgomery Burns type 'excellent'.

Now we get to have some fun and I get to watch Collingwood get the traditional 'collywobbles' at the most crucial of moments.

Happy! Happy! Joy! Joy!

CJ Morgan

I think we should be afraid, very afraid if the Final consists of a German v Dutch playoff. WW3 in the quiet suburbs of NSW.
First they popped balloons and no-one spoke out...

CF

"Golly Gosh" OK, now try "Goodness Gracious Me".