My dilemma

[Desipura]

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I feel for you mate. I too have a dilemna, a little different to yours though. It seems my girlfriend had the bad manners to be born on the 26th of September and she is a Crows fan. Last year I booked "a holiday" to Melbourne on GF weekend just in case but that excuse will not wash and she has already said that she doesn't want to spend her birthday in Melbourne again and thinks she should come first this year.

I am secretly sitting on flights for me, if we make it we may just have to break up I guess. It has been nice knowing her.

"she's only a girlfriend man," its not as if you are married. Ok, thats not helping, how about you take her to dinner at a classy restaurant in Melbourne overlooking the MCG and book a room at the Hilton "va va ving", problem solved

[Sockeye Salmon]

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I feel for you mate. I too have a dilemna, a little different to yours though. It seems my girlfriend had the bad manners to be born on the 26th of September and she is a Crows fan. Last year I booked "a holiday" to Melbourne on GF weekend just in case but that excuse will not wash and she has already said that she doesn't want to spend her birthday in Melbourne again and thinks she should come first this year.

I am secretly sitting on flights for me, if we make it we may just have to break up I guess. It has been nice knowing her.

I use the theory that if I do something she won't like she'll be shitty for 2 hours, 2 day or 2 weeks.

From there it's just a case of estimating which it will be and is it worth the grief. In this instance, even if it was a 2-weeker it would still be worth the grief.

She'll get over it eventully, and if she doesn't ... que sera sera.

[The Adelaide Connection]

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I use the theory that if I do something she won't like she'll be shitty for 2 hours, 2 day or 2 weeks.

From there it's just a case of estimating which it will be and is it worth the grief. In this instance, even if it was a 2-weeker it would still be worth the grief.

She'll get over it eventully, and if she doesn't ... que sera sera.

Ha ha I like it. Hopefully it is two weeks, that'll give me sufficient party time in the event of a big win.

[bulldogtragic]

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I think you can relax a little bit more now Mantis, unfortunately.

[westdog54]

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Mantis, my advice is this:

If it all should happen to fall into place, have a steady celebration on the night then save the bender for after the conference is finished.

I'm it a situation where I might have to work nightshift on GF day to guarantee the afternoon off, but if everything falls into place I'll count it as the lesser of 2 evils.

[bulldogtragic]

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Mantis, my advice is this:

If it all should happen to fall into place, have a steady celebration on the night then save the bender for after the conference is finished.

I'm it a situation where I might have to work nightshift on GF day to guarantee the afternoon off, but if everything falls into place I'll count it as the lesser of 2 evils.

Make sure you're ready for the busiet shift you've ever had. Keep you OC handy and if you're after XPCA briefs, you can get as many as you can fit in. One of the bussiest shifts there is, if not the bussiest. Have fun!

[Raw Toast]

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Mantis, this is my understanding of how the footy universe works:

On no account plan for us to be in or win the GF, it's close to a guarantee of disappointment (to greatly understate it).

Then if we do win you'll either be so ecstatic that the conference is bearable and you find a way to keep the party going anyway, or you're struck by a mysterious illness that your dogs supporting gp writes you a note saying that you've got [Insert name of awful infectious disease] and would present an unconscionable risk to other conference delegates (but premiership winning delirium will protect other doggies barrackers).

[Mantis]

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Update time:

Well I'm off to Wagga Wagga.

The decision was made for me in the end which took all the fun out of it. I am supposedly heading up there on the Sunday for the welcoming function on the Sunday evening. However after the performances over the past 2 weeks I am already start to secretly put into place some contingency plans which might see me unable to travel on the Sunday (if you know what I mean)

[LostDoggy]

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Mighty West: My dad is not a religious man, but he has a real expectation that seconds from the siren, when we're about to seal the winning goal in the GF, the earth will quake and hells fire will rise up and the apocalypse will be upon us.

[LostDoggy]

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Mantis, this is my understanding of how the footy universe works:

On no account plan for us to be in or win the GF, it's close to a guarantee of disappointment (to greatly understate it).

Then if we do win you'll either be so ecstatic that the conference is bearable and you find a way to keep the party going anyway, or you're struck by a mysterious illness that your dogs supporting gp writes you a note saying that you've got [Insert name of awful infectious disease] and would present an unconscionable risk to other conference delegates (but premiership winning delirium will protect other doggies barrackers).

He he, My GP actually is a Bulldogs supporter - I'm sure he could write you a doctors certificate Mantis.

[Twodogs]

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Mantis, don't worry, we'll still be drinking when you get back. You can join us at the Buckingham.

I'm quite lucky in regards to this as my boss is a bulldog supporter and we have both told the other staff in the office not to expect to see us for a week.

I'm planning to move in there for a few weeks.

[bulldogtragic]

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Can you imagine the short term boom in the local alcohol economy after a GF win...

[Twodogs]

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Can you imagine the short term boom in the local alcohol economy after a GF win...

And tattooists.

[Scraggers]

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And tattooists.

Count me in for that one ... I've had the artwork (I want to get when we win) in my head for the last twenty years

[Twodogs]

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Count me in for that one ... I've had the artwork (I want to get when we win) in my head for the last twenty years

I've got one already but it would look even better updated with a 'premiers 2009' banner underneath!