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Friday, September 30, 2005

Dropping Eaves

A lazy evening on the way home in a rather stuffed SMRT cabin without music to my ears and this is what my poor ears had to bare with:

Ah Beng: Wah lan Eh. I kanna warning letter today.

Ah Lian: Chey only one? I kanna 2 warning letters already ler. I think my third one coming soon liao.

Ah Lian: Aiyah, its only warning letters what, scared for what? I huat huat one. nobody can win me.

Ah Beng: No lah, im not scared la. How come you got 3 already? U always ponteng ah?

Ah Lian: I where got ponteng one. Just late la. Cannot wake up. Working OT at night. how to wake up in the morning. U tell me la.

Ah Beng: Set alarm properly la. So how come u always working OT one? U need the money ah?

Ah Lian: Of course la. if not work for what. why so blur one?

They alighted soon after. Thankfully. If only we'd compare whats said in Singapore's SMRT with London's Tube.

Here's a pick of other ramblings overheard in UK's tube on 22nd Sept 2005.

1. Indian people always eat Indian food and they don't explode.
2. It's not diamond. It's cubic zirconia on silver.
3. You can't see anything... it's too hazy.
4. All this shit about Kate Moss. Like everyone else in showbiz doesn't have a toot.
5. Defoe scores great individual goals, but he doesn't link play or score team goals.
6. Can we go somewhere new? I don't think I can stand another pizza.
7. The bloke from the Shield really looks like Ross Kemp. It's not that they're bald... it's because they have small mouths.
8. She doesn't have a name. They just call her "The Child".
9. I used to work in Kilburn and I always met nice Irish people.
10. The journey planner is shit. It takes you round the houses.

Courtesy of themanwhofellasleep

so plug out em I Pod's and Zen's and drop some eaves and post what you hear from the mouths of our fellow Singaporeans, right here in the comment section.

Tackled By The Red Devil at 11:31 PM,
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Whale Tails (Part II)

All thanks to Danerd.com

This video just illustrates how far whale tails have come.

Tackled By The Red Devil at 11:20 PM,
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Thursday, September 29, 2005

Random Image Of the Day (Explained....)

Lesbians

Just for you lot who didnt get it the first time around... sigh. I'm surprised ive had to result an explanatory post after responses like, "what's wrong with the pict. i dont see anything wrong with it. The image is blur." Heh. you know who you are. For those who got it, well then, good on ye! Anyway, it jus proves how we as humans are just single track minded and pretty much naive and very gullible. With the title in mind, 'Lesbians' i'm sure everyone (me included) woulda focussed our attention solely on the 2 chicks in the foreground. Such is how our mind works.

Tackled By The Red Devil at 5:38 PM,
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Resilient Devils

So it wasnt much of a backlash nor was it a mauling in any way. It was a hard fought victory that we thoroughly deserved. Perserverance, shear Grit and determination are some of the adjectives i'd associated with us. But ow well, its 3 points nonetheless which sees us move atop of group D in the champions league. Especially with the other clubs in the group, Villareal and Lille in a goaless stalemate. Its all good!

Was glad to see Giggs return to the starting lineup, with the captains armband and he proved his worth with a goal, albeit a deflection. It counts nonetheless. Him and richardson forged well on the left wing and caused mayhem for the portuguese champs which again leads me to ask, why hasnt he been playing all season?

With our injury plagued squad, i'd expect our other senior players to step up to the mark. Well, that didnt happen now did it, with scholesy's forgettable performance, yet again. Again, we had to rely on Van Der Sar's heroics in goal to keep us in the game. Alan Smith...time and again, he never does learn, does he?. Another needless foul on the edgy of the penalty box which led to the equaliser. WIth that, i must add that it was a sweetly struck free kick, well deserving of a goal.

Nistelrooys back to his best. His touch, his control. 2nd to none. If only the volley went in. would'a been a cracking goal.

If Only...

Bardsley played really well considering it was his european debut. A long term successor to gary neville perhaps? Its always swell that our academy's still churning out talent. (Fletcher, Richardson, O'Shea and now Bardsley)

Next Stop: Fulham.

Tackled By The Red Devil at 11:33 AM,
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Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Random Jokes of The Day

Officials of Iraq have claimed that Saddam Hussein hasn't been killed and is still alive by showing the leader giving an interview which was said to be live...He said "To prove I am still alive, Liverpool were total sh*t on Saturday."The British Government said, "That could have been recorded months ago."

Question: What's is the difference between Pamela Anderson and the Liverpool goal?

Answer: Pam's only got two tits in front of her.

Especially for the Deathdealer.

Tackled By The Red Devil at 12:41 PM,
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Random Image of The Day

Lesbians

Look Closely. What's wrong with the image above?

Tackled By The Red Devil at 12:16 PM,
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37 Years Down The Road

(The Uefa Champions League Matchday 2)

37 years indeed since United first won the European Cup all thanks to a 4-1 mauling of the then, Portuguese champions, Benefica. With former greats in Sir Bobby Charlton and Eusebio, both still very affiliated with their beloved clubs as ambassadors still in the fold, one can be assured their rivalry will be entrusted onto the present crop of players flying the flag.

With 3 victories against Benefica in all 3 previous meetings, history's most certainly on our side. The highlight being a 5-1 hammering dished out in Benefica's own back yard, the Stadium of Light during the 1966 quaterfinals. It was on that night that George Best stepped up with a brace and enthralled europe with his ingenuity. I'd go with this formation in light of the injuries (Neville, Heinze, Brown, O'Shea, Keane)/suspensions (Rooney). Yeah you guessed right. 4-4-2. Thats the way to go.

Edwin Van Der Sar

Bardsley Rio Silvestre Richardson

Ronaldo Fletcher Smith Giggs

Scholes Ruud

What i'd like to see tonight from the devils is flowing attacking football that we've grown accustomed to. Sure hope Ronaldo steps up to the mark just as Bestie did back in 68' with a brace of his own. Here's to a big big big win. 3-1 to Utd.

GLORY GLORY MAN UNITED

AS THE REDS GO MARCHING ON ON ON

Tackled By The Red Devil at 12:32 AM,
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Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Puppy Swallows 13-Inch Knife, Survives

(Especially For the Dog Lovers Out There)

Elsie the S t Bernard gave her owner a shock by swallowing a 13-inch carving knife. The serra ted blade was in the stomach of the six-month-old puppy for around four days.

The knife was removed during a two-hour operation at an animal hospital in Fort Lauderdale in Florida. "I was just flabbergasted," said Dr Jon-Paul Carew after an X-ray revealed the knife.
Read On

And what does the owner, Jane Scarola have to say bout her puppy, Elsie "She wants to eat everything and anything," she said. Lucky Jane, i bet. If u get what i mean. Heh.

So we've heard of the weirdest of stuff being swallowed by humans and dog alike. A 13 inch serrated knife in the abdomen of a 6 month old puppy sure takes the cake.

thisisoldtrafford.blogspot now takes a look at the weirdest of stuff which have made their way into the human body. I give you my very own "Wall of Weird"

1) First up, we've got a dude who'se literally been nailed over and over again! Read On

2) Next Up, we've got a Chinese dude, Mao Kyan, a 36 year old drug pusher who was facing arrest. He had 2 illegal possesions on him at the time and he decided to swallow 1 of them to avoid a stiffer punishment. The Possessions: A 3 Inch Knife or a Large chunk of Marjuana. He chose the Knife! Read On

3) And our resident 'swallowers' are none other than kids. Im sure we've all swallowed or at least came closed to swallowing a toy, or coin perhaps in our childhood. Read On

4) We've got a lady who'se pinned down her throat. Read On

5) Construction worker who fell head first into a nailed wooden plank. Read On

Ahh... and let me just add that all of them survived miraculously to live to tell their tales. Heh. Folks, lets just exercise some caution and watch our step.

Tackled By The Red Devil at 10:26 AM,
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The All New T-Class

Keeping up with the whale tail spirit, i give you the Mercedes T (Thong) Class.

PS: The Red Devil is on the prowl for sunny singapore's very own Whale Tail.

Tackled By The Red Devil at 10:34 PM,
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Whale Tails

"A whale tail is the effect that happens when a girls G-string or Thong becomes exposed as she walks, bends over or squats. Actually, whenever you can see that wonderful exposed thong in the shape of a whale's tail. Low rise jeans and higher cut thongs are creating for extremely great Whale Tails around as more and more thongs become exposed." As defined by whaletails.com

What spurred on this post, u may ask? Well, the extent of how far and wide the 'Whale Tail Phenomenon's spread most certainly did. Some random browsing and snooping around the internet led me to an article entitled, "America's 'Droopy Drawers' Law Dropped" which I'm sure would have captured your attention as well. (it certainly got mine.)

"A 'pants' law which proposed fining people who wore their trousers so low their underwear could be seen has been dropped. The US state of Virginia had proposed fining people $50 if their underwear was on display in a "lewd or indecent manner"."
Read On

The thong or G-string as known in some parts of the world is becoming one of the biggest 'must have' fashion items for women. What started as a fashion statement soon turned into a trend by the likes of Britney Spears. The 'Whale Tail' as we now fondly call it has fast revolutionized the fashion world.

Hipster jeans have had a large impact with creating the very fashionable 'whale tails', as the waist band got lower and lower to show more midriff it was harder to hide the lines of a thong. So why not use it as a fashion piece.

Where does the fashion go now? How far will the Whale tail get out of the trousers and into the visible world, at present some companies even decorating the back of thongs with jewelry and designs, making them sit higher than ever before so the whale tail is very distinct and in view for all to see a very sexual eye candy for us guys!

This is one whale tail i'd love to feast my eyes on. Heh.

So women, tug down your hip hugging jeans and yank up your thong straps and set that whale tail free.

Tackled By The Red Devil at 10:05 PM,
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The Blackburn Debacle

What started with great promise with punters (me included) predicting a mauling for the visiting rovers came to a crashing disastrous end. 2 draws and a defeat in our last 3 games, clearly something's amiss.

Its blatant and yes, statistically proven that the 4-5-1 formation doesnt do it for us in the premiership. Why tinker with the tried and tested 4-4-2 thats won us treble and a host of other accolades? Its beyond me. Its apparent most of the united fans share similar sentiments after "4-4-2" chants rang around Old Trafford at half time.

Excerpt from Football365's Match Report

"By half-time, with their team losing and fortunate not to be even further adrift, the Red Devils supporters gave full vent to their frustration. Since the very early days of his illustrious reign when he flirted with the sack, Ferguson has rarely had to endure such open criticism on so vast a scale. The cry of '4-4-2' came cascading down from every side of the ground, more voluble and intense than the demands for Wayne Rooney's introduction."

In Sir Alex Ferguson we trust. In Carlos Quieroz we do not. Its about time we get rid of that daft portuguese cunt who'se tactics have won us jack.

The game's certainly brought up some talking points:

1) Captain Scholesy? Who are we trying to kid here? *Gasp*

2) Park Ji Sung getting the nod ahead of Ryan Giggs? WTF? *Baffled*

If only we had Giggsy playing the full 90 minutes we'd have had a natural leader on the pitch calling the shots. Scholesy is clearly past it. I cant remember the last time he had a half decent game.

Sure Ferguson mentioned Kamikaze football, but Scholesy, for the love of god? Sheesh.

Indeed a Suicide Pass that he played that led to d rover's winning goal. Injuries havent helped out cause either especially with 4 of our fullbacks out injured. Sheesh.

On a bright note, we did play good flowing attacking football. We woulda definitely scored a handful on any other day. Kudos to Van Der Sar for keeping us in the game throughout. He's signing might just prove to be a godsend yet.

In a nutshell, Ronaldo's expression summed up our afternoon.

We're in dire need of dishing out an European Mauling. Beware the United Backlash.

Next Stop: Benefica.

Tackled By The Red Devil at 11:45 PM,
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Welcome One. Welcome All. For The Theatre Of Dreams is Now Up and About.

Yea, so ive finally succumbed to the continuous banter of the blogging world led by a particular someone better known as my better half. So here i am introducing my very own domain with specific referrals to my other love, Manchester United.

This is where i'd discuss anything and everything about Man Utd together with news, transfer rumours, views and opinions coupled with my predictions and my very own analysis of united games.

I've also taken a keen interest in the following sports/teams:

1) Rugby (The New Zealand All Blacks)

2) F1 (Ferari)

3) Cricket (Indian National Team)

4) Basketball (LA Lakers)

5) Golf

6) Badminton

For the non sporting folk out there, rest assured, ur needs will be attended to as well. I'd post random thoughts/musings/pictures about anything and everything that captures my attention throughout the course of my day.

With a dose of humor, i sure hope to keep you lot entertained. I'm pretty much certain that the avid sports fan would be more than hooked! So sit back, relax and have a laugh on me. Its on the house. Cheers. Spread d word ya'll.

Without much ado, i give you thisisoldtrafford.blogspot.com