Trivia and other useless but interesting items

**4bee** · 21st September 2021, 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by 4bee

But the poor bugger obviously did it so you'd think they'd give him a bit of cred. It is a sport after all.

Clutching at Straws maybe?

Can't help but wonder if the "Official" Winner was the Organiser's Bro. Cuz, Niece etc etc,you get the message roight?

**RANDLOVER** · 21st September 2021, 06:52 PM

Originally Posted by 3toes

They have taken the win off him as did not sign up to the half marathon race and so was not a competitor

That hardly seems fair.

**ramblingboy42** · 21st September 2021, 07:29 PM

If I had run 2nd to someone who didn't follow the rules , I'd think its fair.

**4bee** · 22nd September 2021, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

If I had run 2nd to someone who didn't follow the rules , I'd think its fair.

It is only a Signature or tick a box or something (I doubt they had to give permission to donate kidneys) but he still participated & showed up the complaining wusses for being so small minded & unsporting.

Tom Hanks could make a first grade fillum out of that story. They could call it something like "Forest Gump".

**Saitch** · 22nd September 2021, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by 4bee

It is only a Signature or tick a box or something (I doubt they had to give permission to donate kidneys) but he still participated & showed up the complaining wusses for being so small minded & unsporting.

Tom Hanks could make a first grade fillum out of that story. They could call it something like "Forest Gump".

......or perhaps a short movie titled, 'Half Marathon Man'?

**4bee** · 22nd September 2021, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by Saitch

......or perhaps a short movie titled, 'Half Marathon Man'?

Yes, that would be acceptable as well if only half full Feature length.

BTW I saw what you did there.

**RANDLOVER** · 22nd September 2021, 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

If I had run 2nd to someone who didn't follow the rules , I'd think its fair.

But would you be "best of the rest" or "1st of the losers"?

**350RRC** · 22nd September 2021, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by Saitch

......or perhaps a short movie titled, 'Half Marathon Man'?

Is it half safe?

**4bee** · 23rd September 2021, 08:01 AM

Originally Posted by 350RRC

Is it half safe?

No need to sound so half hearted.

**NavyDiver** · 26th September 2021, 08:45 AM

Pommy J1 subs used as target practice of Port Phillip heads

The Melbourne Salvage Company bought four of them, which were used for bombing practice outside Port Phillip Heads by Australian aircraft in 1926.

The pilots must've needed the practice as it was reported in The Argus that no direct hits were made, but no bomb landed "more than about 200 feet away". Not many marinas can boast a 100-year-old submarine, but this one does - ABC News

Noting a few warship missiles we tossed at a hulk of Jarvis Bay in the eighties also have some Five inch H.E. from 20km away fired at it then still needed some wet work to add some C4 to send it to the bottom- Divers get all the fun work- it was a blast

Same at RIMPAC with a few million $$$$$$ of older missiles from Ships and Fast Flying types. Some things do not like to sink

On Other Trivia I noted we in clearly did not learn from "If the Australian government thought they were getting a great deal, they must've been remarkably disappointed when the J-class fleet limped into Australian waters in July 1919." A few old GOOD deal ships we got from the US in the 90s were rust buckets plus. 2nd hand warships are not always a good buy

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