tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988256.post116285154292664707..comments2023-05-15T19:52:28.454+10:00Comments on h&b: Beware of Late ScratchingsLBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05433555112198668513noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988256.post-1163137594648910562006-11-10T16:46:00.000+11:002006-11-10T16:46:00.000+11:00What the hell is a "fascinator" ? I've heard the t...What the hell is a "fascinator" ? I've heard the term used but am still in the dark.Muzbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02272902392912562790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988256.post-1163051803840001372006-11-09T16:56:00.000+11:002006-11-09T16:56:00.000+11:00did you win or atleast come close lol.xxshonadid you win or atleast come close lol.<BR/>xx<BR/>shonaSnowWhitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02125098031672048659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988256.post-1162989261758988772006-11-08T23:34:00.000+11:002006-11-08T23:34:00.000+11:00I always thought that the "fascinator" was somethi...I always thought that the "fascinator" was something they made up on Kath and Kim, until a bloke came in to work complaining about how much his wife spent on one!Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18044130861464909597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988256.post-1162959886085061282006-11-08T15:24:00.000+11:002006-11-08T15:24:00.000+11:00Hate to tell you. I backed Pop Rock for a place a...Hate to tell you. I backed Pop Rock for a place and Lyndon backed the winner! We made an $80 profit. Nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988256.post-1162951650840566002006-11-08T13:07:00.000+11:002006-11-08T13:07:00.000+11:00I missed out too... but I've never been lucky in s...I missed out too... but I've never been lucky in sweeps.<BR/><BR/>I still find it amazing that the whole country "stops" for this race. My son actually watched it at school!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988256.post-1162950104961503952006-11-08T12:41:00.000+11:002006-11-08T12:41:00.000+11:00Lunch was divine, but I missed the actual race as ...Lunch was divine, but I missed the actual race as I ended up in a disused room 'babysitting' .. ie: chasing my son around a table and etc ..<BR/><BR/>No matter, I really went for the food and a glass of vino anyway :)<BR/><BR/>We had a couple of wins in Sweeps, and i'd put a bet on "Pop Rock" ( and "letmeentertainyou" in another race - see a trend there ? )<BR/><BR/>Stomper - I was wearing that holographic nailpolish on my toes ( I only ever paint my toes, go figure .. ). It's good stuff.LBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433555112198668513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988256.post-1162942833111739862006-11-08T10:40:00.000+11:002006-11-08T10:40:00.000+11:00Oh. Lazy Cow got in before me about the blackboard...Oh. Lazy Cow got in before me about the blackboard :-)<BR/><BR/>This was the first year in a while I didn't get involved in any Melb Cup thingie. Don't know what to think about it yet. Though, the preschool pickup pretty much killed watching it happening stone dead!nutmeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338099206534716993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988256.post-1162937016791022152006-11-08T09:03:00.000+11:002006-11-08T09:03:00.000+11:00Bollocks from my end too!Bollocks from my end too!Bechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10219854307291147169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988256.post-1162932057948566492006-11-08T07:40:00.000+11:002006-11-08T07:40:00.000+11:00Nice to see the blackboard put to good use! I 'dre...Nice to see the blackboard put to good use! I 'dressinggown-uped' for the day. Hope you had fun.lazy cowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756448890246596503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988256.post-1162892755749591342006-11-07T20:45:00.000+11:002006-11-07T20:45:00.000+11:00Bollocks. She came home empty-handed. Although, sh...Bollocks. She came home empty-handed. Although, she scored me a L'Oreal promo kit. So no cashola but a shocking volume mascara and some 'hologramatic' nail-polish.Stomper Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038937073264645029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988256.post-1162879755157157332006-11-07T17:09:00.000+11:002006-11-07T17:09:00.000+11:00So, did you win?So, did you win?My floathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17002186548335132157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988256.post-1162871946053665872006-11-07T14:59:00.000+11:002006-11-07T14:59:00.000+11:00I hope I have a win too, seeing as I've cancelled ...I hope I have a win too, seeing as I've cancelled teaching for tonight. Have sent my sister off with my last $20 and instructions to not come home empty-handed. Need some reward for minding her kids.Stomper Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038937073264645029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988256.post-1162869710498505342006-11-07T14:21:00.000+11:002006-11-07T14:21:00.000+11:00I've never been so into Melbourne Cup as this year...I've never been so into Melbourne Cup as this year. I have no idea why! I still don't understand the first thing about gambling but after listening to the radio for half an hour this is what I have done:<BR/><BR/>$2 each way on Tawqeet.<BR/><BR/>$6 boxed trifecta on Yeats, Maybe Better and Mandela.<BR/><BR/>5 x $1 sweeps tickets for the family through work... not yet picked out.<BR/><BR/>I think the Catholic half of my genes beat the Methodist side today!<BR/><BR/>Enjoy your day!!Bechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10219854307291147169noreply@blogger.com