The decline and fall of the Melbourne Cup
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@antipodean said in The decline and fall of the Melbourne Cup:
Women love dressing up. And getting fucking plastered on champagne.
And blokes with ordinary heads like that because it increases the chance of pulling women.
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How I know it's Melbourne Cup day: Women finally putting in an effort to get dressed for work.
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I'm loving a day on the punt. Gave myself the day off work. Sitting at home, knocking beers punting on each race. What a day.
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@SouthernMann said in The decline and fall of the Melbourne Cup:
I'm loving a day on the punt. Gave myself the day off work. Sitting at home, knocking beers punting on each race. What a day.
I used to do that but punting on every meet, usually sent me broke by race 6..still fun though. Enjoy
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@bayimports said in The decline and fall of the Melbourne Cup:
@SouthernMann said in The decline and fall of the Melbourne Cup:
I'm loving a day on the punt. Gave myself the day off work. Sitting at home, knocking beers punting on each race. What a day.
I used to do that but punting on every meet, usually sent me broke by race 6..still fun though. Enjoy
There was a budget negotiation with the missus. I wanted 300. She offered me 200. We settled in the middle. Still a fair allocation.
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Looking a fairly even Cup this year. Early indications suggest it's going to be a solid day, and it feels like it's getting its mojo back a little. Must be if it attracted @mariner4life all the way from Cairns...
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@Smudge said in The decline and fall of the Melbourne Cup:
Looking a fairly even Cup this year. Early indications suggest it's going to be a solid day, and it feels like it's getting its mojo back a little. Must be if it attracted @mariner4life all the way from Cairns...
we should just look out for the pile of empty bottles then?
Does seem to have more attraction this year though, not like previously but improved
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Absolute ripper of a day. Good crowd.
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Great fucking week. Big crowds on the two good weather days, unsurprisingly not so many on cup day, and most especially the bitterly cold Stakes day.
Turnover through the roof, viewership still on the up. A 2nd Aussie horse in a row, and this one Aussie bred, trained and owned has definitely helped.
Some fucking great racing over the week. There are few sporting locations like Flemington, amazing place.
Racing highlights were Jamie's ride on the MC winner, the overhead visions is crazy, VS running past them even on a heavy 9, Ceowulf's last 100m (fuck you!!!!), Pride of Jenni doing what she does on Derby Day. But i saw a lot of great finishes.
