Topic: AusCon-2009 is much more serious business / Rizzo thinks you're ok. (Read 111145 times)

fatty · « **Reply #100 on:** 28 Sep 2008, 16:13 »

Oh please if you intend to get drunk for the first time, or the second or third or the fourth. Please do it in the safe hands of your best friend in a house party or whoever will hold your hair back when you vomit. I certainly won't.

Inlander · « **Reply #101 on:** 28 Sep 2008, 20:50 »

Quote from: PantsFTW on 28 Sep 2008, 16:08

GETTING DRUNK OFF MY ASS FOR THE FIRST TIME EVAR.

Really, it's not as much fun as people say it is.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #102 on:** 28 Sep 2008, 21:00 »

Especially when I convince everyone to leave your drunk arse in the gutter to be eaten by the wombats. Also I'll take your wallet.

Liz · « **Reply #103 on:** 28 Sep 2008, 21:02 »

Fucking wombats.

fatty · « **Reply #104 on:** 28 Sep 2008, 22:40 »

Quote from: Eris on 28 Sep 2008, 15:50

I know most people don't know what they're doing next week, let alone in February.

This is me.

Inlander · « **Reply #105 on:** 29 Sep 2008, 00:45 »

Don't worry Ali, I know what you're doing next week.

isabella21 · « **Reply #106 on:** 29 Sep 2008, 03:49 »

I've been hovering on the forums for a couple of months and found this thread! I had no idea there were so many people from Sydney that enjoyed QC...

Eris · « **Reply #107 on:** 29 Sep 2008, 03:54 »

QC? I'm just here for the free food!

isabella21 · « **Reply #108 on:** 29 Sep 2008, 06:37 »

The buffet is up the back somewhere I believe...the barbie has shrimps on it.

Jace · « **Reply #109 on:** 29 Sep 2008, 08:14 »

Quote from: fatty on 28 Sep 2008, 16:13

Oh please if you intend to get drunk for the first time, or the second or third or the fourth. Please do it in the safe hands of your best friend in a house party or whoever will hold your hair back when you vomit. I certainly won't.

Haha! I have short hair. So take that, I guess.

Also, I don't actually drink. I was more curious because I can't really go out to bars or clubs with friends here in the US because a lot of them don't let you in unless you're drinking age. I didn't want that to be a problem if I were to travel o'erseas to see you people who actually enjoy drinking. I just don't want to be left alone in Australia, I hear everything there is poisonous and there are spiders that are as big as I am.

est · « **Reply #110 on:** 30 Sep 2008, 02:23 »

This is an untruth. The spiders are actually only about half that size.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #111 on:** 30 Sep 2008, 02:59 »

They are twice as strong as a man, however.

est · « **Reply #112 on:** 30 Sep 2008, 03:54 »

There is that, yes.

Inlander · « **Reply #113 on:** 30 Sep 2008, 05:10 »

You're being a bit unfair, though: they only use their strength as a last resort. Really they're very sensitive creatures; it's my understanding that Australian spider epic poetry is very highly regarded in the international arachnid poetry community.

Jace · « **Reply #114 on:** 30 Sep 2008, 05:13 »

I'm just gonna go ahead and put it out there now that I'm very arachnophobic. I was greatly fearful of sleeping in my apartment because we thought there might have been a brown recluse in it.

Eris · « **Reply #115 on:** 30 Sep 2008, 15:38 »

Guys, don't be mean to the poor spider-fearing foreigner. The spiders will never get fed if you keep scaring them away!

Seriously though, big spiders aren't that big a deal, they're the harmless ones. It's the little ones that will fuck you up.

ViolentDove · « **Reply #116 on:** 30 Sep 2008, 17:17 »

It's true.

And don't even get me started on platypuses.

They'll fuck you up.

Vendetagainst · « **Reply #117 on:** 30 Sep 2008, 17:20 »

The males secrete an excrutiatingly painful venom, which is pretty awesome. Isn't it platypi though?

ViolentDove · « **Reply #118 on:** 30 Sep 2008, 17:23 »

My gut response is that it's false latinisation, but that'll probably depend on who you talk to?

Maybe I'll look it up.

Edit: Yeah, the etymology is greek-derived latin, so platypi would be incorrect. Platypuses is generally accepted.

Vendetagainst · « **Reply #119 on:** 30 Sep 2008, 17:25 »

Oh, it is. Good call.

Jace · « **Reply #120 on:** 30 Sep 2008, 20:40 »

Quote from: ViolentDove on 30 Sep 2008, 17:17

It's true.

And don't even get me started on platypuses.

They'll fuck you up.

I have a yellow toy platypus I got for some reason from work. It has a very sad expression, sort of like "yes, I know I'm a fucking platypus, will you kill me now?" Even just holding it makes me feel sick.

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #121 on:** 30 Sep 2008, 22:53 »

You are going to be so much fun.

aerohaelis · « **Reply #122 on:** 07 Oct 2008, 06:06 »

you think the platypi are bad, what about the drop bears and the hoop snakes
those damn drop bears, always trying to get into my bundy

they seem to like german tourists more though don't they, must be the bratwurst,
the mozzies, hahahahhhaahahahaaaaa. no vegemite in his veins, pant is gonna get chewed

McTaggart · « **Reply #123 on:** 07 Oct 2008, 06:33 »

Hoop snakes are the only one of the whole "go to australia and die" thing that isn't completely dull and boring and run into the ground. Maybe it's because I wasn't born here but get the hell over this drop bears shit, australia. Get a new joke.

Jace · « **Reply #124 on:** 07 Oct 2008, 07:07 »

Turns out that Pants can't financially afford to go to Austrailialand. Not this time.

Barmymoo · « **Reply #125 on:** 07 Oct 2008, 07:15 »

Jace · « **Reply #126 on:** 07 Oct 2008, 07:38 »

Quote from: Ptommydski on 07 Oct 2008, 07:11

Chicago is going to be folks from everywhere, it should be excellent.

This is what I figured. I'll just add Austrailia to the list of places I want to go someday.
Also on that list is:
-England
-Canada
-China so I can climb a mountain
-Mexico since I've never been there even though it's only like 6 hours away.

Barmymoo · « **Reply #127 on:** 07 Oct 2008, 15:23 »

They have mountains in England too! And Chinese people! And Canadians! You could just skip two of those places!

Boro_Bandito · « **Reply #128 on:** 07 Oct 2008, 15:33 »

Ever heard of the Rockies, man?

Jace · « **Reply #129 on:** 07 Oct 2008, 17:34 »

Quote

two people mentioning mountains

Those aren't sacred mountains with six thousand six hundred and sixty six steps though. Also, I bet those mountains don't have monasteries and Shaolin monks that have trained there for their entire lives.

normz · « **Reply #130 on:** 08 Oct 2008, 06:52 »

guys...... *nudge* AUSTRALIA

uhhh that was me gently trying to steer thigns back on topic

WHOOOO sydney

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #131 on:** 16 Oct 2008, 00:21 »

Event suggestion: Incredibly Fancy All-Terrain Bocce

Everyone dresses in the fanciest clothes they have and we all play Bocce in Camperdown Park (see violentdove's latest post in the Photothread). I'm talking suits and ties and cufflinks and fancy dresses etc... Seriously, it will be the best thing ever.

Eris · « **Reply #132 on:** 16 Oct 2008, 00:25 »

I am all for this. It will be incredibly awesome.

Lunchbox · « **Reply #133 on:** 16 Oct 2008, 00:40 »

Some alterations could also be:

- Extremely Fancy Sit-Down Picnic (After a rousing game of Bocce)
- Best of Tacky Op Shop Fancy Clothings (Newtown, the town next to our place, is choc-a-block with op shops if anyone needs things. Plus Op Shopping is always a fantastic way to hang out)

jodizzle · « **Reply #134 on:** 16 Oct 2008, 03:58 »

I'll bring my corset! And pretty skirts! This is an excellent idea actually!

ViolentDove · « **Reply #135 on:** 16 Oct 2008, 06:34 »

axerton · « **Reply #136 on:** 16 Oct 2008, 06:46 »

I know I've said it to all the people in gabbly, but i would add another vote in the "Totally up for this" box, and I just remembered that my brother's wedding is between now and then so hopefully I will have some awesomely fancy cloths already, though I would still be happy to spend much time oppshopping cos you just never know when you'll find that green velvet smoking jacket that I would gladly sell my soul for.

Hat · « **Reply #137 on:** 16 Oct 2008, 17:43 »

I do not own any fancy clothes and cannot afford to buy any so I will be at the pub while you are doing this

ViolentDove · « **Reply #138 on:** 16 Oct 2008, 17:44 »

Fuck that shit I will lend you a dashing hat and a parasol. And you can drink and play bocce at the same time, you know.

Hat · « **Reply #139 on:** 16 Oct 2008, 17:47 »

My ability to drink and do other things at the same time was never in question.

If someone has spare fancy clothes well that is a problem solved I guess

Tommy, we will have plenty of opportunities to have grizzly old man at the pub nursing a pint and complaining about how things were better when we were younger time.

ViolentDove · « **Reply #140 on:** 16 Oct 2008, 17:59 »

Luckily, the park in question is about 50 metres from one of the best pubs* in Newtown.

(*Well, it has the nicest beer garden in the summertime. Big verandah and shady frangipani trees that rain flowers upon your head)

est · « **Reply #141 on:** 16 Oct 2008, 18:40 »

The Courthouse is probably one of the last remaining awesome pubs in Newtown. Everything else is being rebuilt into bullshit trendy pub/clubs, or is the Town Hall or the Sando (ie: awful and kind of depressing). People could probably sit in the front courtyard having a drink and still see the fancily-dressed bocce players/picnickers in certain parts of the park.

Inlander · « **Reply #142 on:** 16 Oct 2008, 19:01 »

No way man, if I'm gonna come all the way to Sydney just to sit in a pub, I at least want to be able to stare dead-eyed at a poker machine for several hours while I shout at people to "turn that fucking music down".

I want the authentic experience.

Lunchbox · « **Reply #143 on:** 16 Oct 2008, 22:52 »

Tommy, Brett, if you are not in on Fancy Bocce you will not be staying at my house.
That is final.

jodizzle · « **Reply #144 on:** 16 Oct 2008, 23:37 »

OH yeah that'd be too bad wouldn't it? Then I would have to share Lunchy's bed so she didn't get lonely...yeeaaah, what a sad sad shame that would be.

You boys go to your pub, I'll keep lunchy.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #145 on:** 16 Oct 2008, 23:44 »

Guys just for the record I am SO SO SO down for impeccably-dressed heavy metal ball sports and picnics and also for bedding down with two unbelievably good looking women from the Inter Net

Jimmy the Squid · « **Reply #146 on:** 18 Oct 2008, 09:15 »

And me.

Also

Quote from: David_Dovey on 16 Oct 2008, 23:44

impeccably-dressed heavy metal ball sports

Ackecocke Bocce?

Hat · « **Reply #147 on:** 19 Oct 2008, 00:19 »

You can play this thing drunk right?

Rizzo · « **Reply #148 on:** 26 Oct 2008, 17:16 »

Currently investigating tickets from the 23rd til the 27th. I can has a couch?

Lunchbox · « **Reply #149 on:** 26 Oct 2008, 22:32 »

I think our couches are all booked out unless you want to sleep with Dovey?
We do have a very comfy floor.
Maybe Est or Nick or somebody could help out?

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