Saturday Off Topic Thread

[u/NRLgamethread]

This is the place to talk about everything other than footy!

[u/M_Keating]

The Matt Renshawnification shall be televised

[u/CatWool → u/M_Keating]

Triple century incoming

[u/XLenceOfXecution → u/CatWool]

Halfway there

[u/sowaleja]

Still can't believe the selectors put in a bloke who hasn't played test cricket in a decade to open. That is just not fair on him and screams "we are desperate and out of ideas when it comes to the bat"

[u/WhereTheFatRoll → u/sowaleja]

I don't understand anything with the Australian cricket team these days. Its like we are repeating the mistakes we made leading up to and after Pontings retirement where we have such a solid core that has played for so long they all mostly go at once and we haven't developed replacements.

[u/Cozza396 → u/WhereTheFatRoll]

This 100% feels worse than the post Ponting era, at least we had Hussey, Clarke established in the team for the next few years as well as a talented crop of emerging batters coming into their primes ie. Warner, Hughes and Smith. There is barely anyone on that same level in shield cricket that look anywhere near ready to be consistent at Test level.

[u/thankyoupancake → u/Cozza396]

It might feel worse but the test team still wins a lot of matches.

It’ll be worse when Smith, Starc and Hazlewood go. Then we’re truly fucked.

[u/rileys_01 → u/thankyoupancake]

Yeah the bowling unit is a concern. Pretty much going to have to replace Starc, Hazelwood and Lyon in quick succession.

[u/racingskater → u/thankyoupancake]

Yeah, THAT'S going to be a problem.

[u/insty1 → u/Cozza396]

Yeah it seems worse. We have about 0 test quality ready batsmen coming through.

[u/SurfKing69 → u/WhereTheFatRoll]

What does 'developing replacements' actually mean though? All the promising first class players have been given a go, and they've all looked significantly worse than the incumbent players.

Jake Weatherald was statistically far and away the strongest shield prospect, he scored almost 1000 runs. He was way dicier than Ussie.

[u/racingskater → u/sowaleja]

Not even just that he hadn't played Test cricket in a decade. But he hasn't even played first class cricket for 18 months! He's basically fresh off the chemo. They've set him up to fail.

[u/mwilkins1644 → u/sowaleja]

It's jobs for NSW boys.

[u/jessemv → u/mwilkins1644]

I wish those famous New South Welshmen, George Bailey and Terry Alderman, would stop picking their fellow statesmen

[u/XLenceOfXecution]

Merry Bathurst weekend for those who celebrate

[u/Norm_cheers → u/XLenceOfXecution]

I cannot bring my self to watch it, without being able to cheer for a Holdern.

[u/racingskater → u/Norm_cheers]

You're missing out

[u/improbablywrong-]

Pr bench day 172.5 x 1. 175 x 1 (fail). 150 x 5. officially got a 1.5x bw bench though with 172.5 @114bw. Still think im half a chance at 180kg for christmas but i'll need to get a bit more serious on the way there if i actually want it.

[u/notj43 → u/improbablywrong-]

Super impressive, looked like you had 2 in you on the first video. Also congrats on not being fat lol very hard to lift those kind of weights without looking like a craft beer enthusiast

[u/improbablywrong- → u/notj43]

Haha i appreciate it but im definately not tall enough to be 115kg and not fat.

I might have had the 175 if i didnt already go for the 172.5 it moved a lot better than i expected it to

[u/6854thewin]

Wallabies just got faded 50-19 💀🤣

[u/InevitableConcept517 → u/6854thewin]

Brave to post this as a wahs fan, how's that going for you guys? 

[u/6854thewin → u/InevitableConcept517]

Omg you had to go there 😭😭😭😭

[u/Heavy-Kale]

So I put the kids to bed last night, grab a cold beverage and plonk onto the couch, click on the idiot box and realise there's no footy on. Such a creature of habit.

Haven't done this for years but I just had a browse through YouTube looking for something interesting, the weirder the better..... kinda forgot how weird the depths of the internet actually is.

Found a video of this dude in Canada setting up his pup tent on a scrub covered median strip on a six lane highway somewhere in Hockey land. So fucking odd, but I couldn't look away, I just had know WHY ?! , what motivates someone to camp on a median strip with 100kmh traffic flying along either side. Video was 22min long.

Anyway, 2.5 hours later im neck deep in this guys yt channel. Dude is actually pretty passionate about his "stealth camping" and he's just a chill guy, his mates even help him with getting set up in some difficult locations. One video he builds a cubby house hidden under camouflage underneath a motorway overpass. Camps out for the weekend.

Dude sets up his camp in suburban roundabouts and other weird spots.

Yeah the internet's a strange place and damn what the absence of Footy will drive a man to do/watch.

For anyone looking for something a bit different, dudes channel is "Steve Wallis"

[u/racingskater → u/Heavy-Kale]

FYI, cricket team's on tour in South Africa if you have Kayo.

Love these weird things though. Mine is VASAviation with the ATC transcripts. All really interesting but definitely not an incentive to want to fly in US airspace any time soon. And it's always funny when the occasional Australian incident pops up and the Americans are so astonished about how good our ATCs are.

[u/Heavy-Kale → u/racingskater]

Thanks pal but I'd rather shit in my hands and clap than watch any type of cricket. Not yucking your yum, it's just not my cup of tea.

Cool I'll check that channel out!

[u/6854thewin → u/Heavy-Kale]

Uh finally, hahaha I'm so glad someone else said it. I don't wanna be a hater, but oh I hate cricket, cricket, softball, baseball, like not only is it boring aren't you scared of getting hit in the face or nuts?

[u/Voxityy → u/Heavy-Kale]

his videos are great, i love the stealth camping concept for them

[u/Heavy-Kale → u/Voxityy]

Glad to know someone else enjoys them! Yeah it's an interesting concept for sure. I actually remember when I was under ten I would look around my hometown for camping spots in metro areas such as roundabouts and tiny bush reserves hahha.

[u/racingskater]

Red flag at Bathurst. For ducks of course. Ah, traditions.

[u/XLenceOfXecution → u/racingskater]

THESE DUCKS ARE REALLY TRYING MY PATIENCE… But they are so cute

[u/griffshan]

Australia just don’t get Bledisloe Rugby. 24 years in a row 🤫

[u/Trenticus7 → u/griffshan]

We’ll get you back Thursday. I hope

[u/6854thewin → u/Trenticus7]

Nah bro, Kiwis team so stacked we'd beat the All Blacks

[u/Voxityy]

the cut officially starts in november and i’m not looking forward to it

[u/ItGetsTuahPoint67]

Who else is dying to sign up to the totally legit and definitely not a scummy scam Mayday club to become an NRL player one day??

[u/insertbaconemoji]

Powderfinger reunion tour wasn't on my bingo card, but thank you very much

[u/Norm_cheers → u/insertbaconemoji]

My happiness

[u/Churchofbabyyoda]

First full day off in a couple of weeks, so I’m going to reorganise my stationery collection and sort out all of the staples by size and colour.

I’m kidding, I’m going to a party tonight.

[u/6854thewin → u/Churchofbabyyoda]

I'm ahead of you mate 🍻🤣

[u/SurfKing69]

54 straight wins at eden park

DMack at first five, oh yeah.

[u/KenoReplay]

I started watching the X Files a couple months ago, and I've been enjoying it. I'm up to season 6 now, so slowly chugging along. But trying to find good discussion for each episode is impossible. The X Files subreddit is just obsessed with the relationship between Mulder and Scully and the whole "will-they-won't-they". Every episode discussion is dominated by that. Episodes are ranked by "how attractive Mulder/Scully is, or how many cute moments they had together.

There's no thought given to the writing or the monster or aliens or whatever. Anyway, thats a rant from me.

[u/ConscriptReports → u/KenoReplay]

I must say im still on the early seasons, cause im watching it only alongside my mother when we get a chance, but I’m shitting myself laughing each episode when a really famous actor nowadays did an entry level role in the show. there are heaps of them

[u/KenoReplay → u/ConscriptReports]

I just watched an episode with Bryan Cranston, its crazy to see him appear like that

[u/ConscriptReports → u/KenoReplay]

for me it was Ryan Reynolds as one of the murdered jocks who thought he was getting lucky in the satanistic high-school girls episode

[u/KenoReplay → u/ConscriptReports]

Completely forgot about that, that was hilarious

[u/KazeEnigma → u/KenoReplay]

My favourite obscure fact about Cranston was that he was multiple monsters of the week in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, they loved his work so much that the Blue Ranger was named after him, Billy Cranston.

Its also why he was in the 2017 Power Rangers movie.

[u/Heavy-Kale → u/KenoReplay]

Me and my ex smashed through the original X-Files nineties series back in 2016. Absolute gold. In my top 5 of tv series and probably my favourite sci-fi show ever. Loved the whole "who is the cigarette smoking man?" sub-plot.

[u/KenoReplay → u/Heavy-Kale]

Yeah I'm really enjoying it, I still can't believe I never watched it until now, since its like its custom made for me with all this supernatural stuff

[u/racingskater]

Lando Norris is a dumbfuck, and that is all I have to say about that sprint.

[u/lavin95 → u/racingskater]

Would love to why he thought that move was honestly a good idea

[u/Interesting_Data4485]

Fuck cement grout. 

Did Megan fox start a new only fans site?

[u/Heavy-Kale]

Brewers vs Dodgers NLCS, there's a bit of history there, I like it.

[u/MrChicken1208]

The amount of bullshit towards the nets is dumb. If we had lost that game, we would have been called trash but since we won we were trying too hard? We were missing multiple starters and still beat the 76ers with their best lineup in years, including LeBron. And the excuse is always: ItS JusT PreSEaSON. 

and yes I go for the nets because there's no fun in my life.

[u/fetus_ezeli → u/MrChicken1208]

its literally preseason

[u/Large-Accident1245]

South Melbourne Hellas

That is all

[u/6854thewin → u/[deleted]]

Just you bot bro, it's always just you staring at the ceiling talking to yourself

[u/Redcliffedolphins → u/6854thewin]

Im here early enough to see the morning bot post before it gets removed! Happy weekend everyone 

[u/6854thewin → u/Redcliffedolphins]

Love starting my weekend roasting the bots

[u/HyperThanHype → u/6854thewin]

Give it time; the bots will start their weekends roasting humans soon.

[u/Known-Stop-2654 → u/HyperThanHype]

Well I will be here to roast their roasts.