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the good news about Kevin 07

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Well, old eyebrows didn’t listen to me and bring in Shane Warne Day as a last ditch to get re-elected so now he’s been given the arse. Wouldn’t have mattered much had his party won as he lost his seat anyway so would have been dumped regardless.

There is some fantastic news about labor being returned to power that I found on this Times blog


Aussies may be reassured by this statistic: under Labour governments they have won 2.2 times more Tests against England than they have lost, while under the Liberals or their forerunners the win ratio is only 1.3. The reverse is true for England where our national team have won the Ashes only four times under Labour (losing 13 series) compared with a 16-18 series record under the Conservatives. If Brown goes for an election in May 2009, people may feel that voting for David Cameron is the best chance of winning back the Ashes.

So, statistically at least we’ll continue our dominance over the united nations of Pomlandia well into Krudd’s term.. though I’m not sure if he can take any credit for their lack of decent bowlers.

Anyway, the real issue for mine is the depth of Krudd’s Aussie tracksuit collection, and I’d like to know that he can at least land the ball on the pitch..

A Jihad on Speed Blitz

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One thing that really grates my goat with the professionalism of modern sport is teams and grounds selling naming rights for cash.

The worst victom of this cash-grabbing phenomonan is the NSW ‘Speedblitz’ blues. This cringeworthy excuse for a moniker has made it much more difficult to support the team. Seriously, Speedblitz? It’s a freaking anti-speeding campaign and has nothing to do with cricket or NSW. WTF is that meant to inspire? Has anyone approached Morgan Freeman to throw on the costume Driving Miss Daisy and dance around the boundary as a mascot?

I really try to support the NSW Blues, we’ve got a great team this year even when missing our 6 Baggy Green representatives.. but I just can’t get past the obscene name. Enough is enough. Every media release seems baked in speedblitz references and I just can’t take it anymore. A Jihad on Speedblitz!

So, by the lack of power vested in me by no-one at all I hereby declare from this moment forward the NSW Cricket Team will be known as ‘The NSW Bluetongues’

When threatened, a Funnelweb rocks back on its hind legs and lets venom drip down its fangs. A dog raises its hackles, growls and bears its teeth. As for the Blue-Tongue, its defence is to show that it has a big blue tongue. To reinforce the threat, the lizard stands its ground, hissing and drawing as much attention to the tongue as possible. Confronted with such an odd sight, one can’t help but think that there is something to fear about tongues afterall.

A cross-industry promotion with an icy pole company could get sporting fans walking around with a blue tongue, to ensure they share the lizard’s novel trait.
Note: Credit for the name goes to Convict Creations.

If we must obtain a naming rights sponsor then one couldn’t go past these these guys.