The RISE and RISE

Get in there! Especially rewarding to see Andy Murray reach his first ATP final, after reading the typically pessamistic view held by a journalist writing in the Evening Standard, basically stating he wouldn't even expect AM to get into the World Top 50 this season.

I think coming back from a set down, to beat a local hero, at 18 proves that this guy is a bit of a gem, and hopefully, finally we might have someone to go that extra step that a valiant Henman couldn't quite go.

When is Wimbledon again....

Robert Key is screwed..

Too fat to play cricket!

Mur Ray Mur Ray Mur Ray

Great news from the Thailand Open, Andrew Murray, the new hope for British Tennis has not only broken into the world top 100, but he's now reached the semi-final of an ATP event.

I'm not a massive tennis fan, but Wimbledon is a fantastic event, and decent tennis can be as exciting as any game.

Especially as it look like the Henman days are definately over.

GO ANDY!

Balls Up

I hadn't noticed this myself at the time, but it's since been brought to my attention by a letter in the The Fiver....

Can you spot the Balls Up from the following photos...


















That's right, only in the Ajax vs Arsenal game was the Official Champions League Match Ball used. Can anyone explain how Nike managed this coup.

Big Deal

I'd don't know what all the fuss is about regarding monkeys using tools, I've seen a few in this office working computers, printers, and even faxes, with little or no supervision. It's amazing. Some are still stuggling to understand telephones, but we hope things will improve in time.

Democracy In Action

It seems ironic, that during a speech by the Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, defending the British role in Iraq, part of the whole 'bringing democracy to the Middle-East', that an 82 year man was ejected for voicing his disapproval. Freedom of speech?

Speak Australian...

English To Aussie Translator

If you're from England or the USA and happen to be unfortunate enough to be going to Australia shortly then you'll need to get a fair grasp of how to understand their stupid language and fit in. I have created this page as a word perfect translator with some help on the accent thrown in free of charge!

Normal English word / phrase	Stupid Aussie way of saying it
hello	G'day how ya going, alright ?
friend	mate
enemy	mate
stranger	mate
Englishman	bladdy pommie
woman	bladdy Sheila mate
food	bush tucker
chips	diddly-dink riggety-ri
someone who complains	ya bladdy whinging Pom
Australia	the old land of Oz mate
drink	beer
water	beer
a day when you don't watch Neigbours	ya what mate?
a sick day	wesley weddler
a sick rainy day	wet wesley weddler
not a problem	no worries mate
sausage	snag
someone who smells	wingdy peggler
good	bonza
TV	Round The Twist
money	dollary doodles
jokes	ya what mate ?
cooker / oven	barbie
can of lager / beer	tinny
small mouth	tight little crumpet lips
sports player	bungle rusher
football	Aussie rules mate
toilet	dunny
stupid person	flaming galah
car	brummie brum brum
a day when you don't drink beer	ya what mate ?
getting upset at something	spit the dummy
a tourist	padder
stealing someone's food	swaggie tucker tuck-tuckeridoo
someone sober	ya what mate ?
a stupid long walk in the outback	walkabout
an old man	wrinkly sport
old episode of The Flying Doctors	retro doccie
nice clothes	bib 'n' tucker
chips that have been dropped in the toilet	dunny dip chips
father christmas	clive
wingdy wongdy	..........
The Queen	Dame Edna
The King	Rolf Harris
Stupid hat with corks on	Creggy Konglar
Christmas	Banglar Kanglar Wedgie

Saturday Night

Something tells me Silvia had had enough at this point! At then it was back to the joys of the nightbus home. It was worth it thought to catch up with Carlo and friends, although I don't think I could stand much more R&B.

How was your first day at school?

Anything like this....

It Wasn't Me!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4286766.stm

So the game of pass the buck continues, first it was Bush passing onto the local government, then the local government passed it onto FEMA, they ran off for a while till they could work out who they wanted to pass it onto, and low and behold, it's come back to the local government again.

In the meantime GW has learnt a couple more chords.