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• watch out for those "tough cookies"!! : CecilPhilpot
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  Very tough cookies don't sound very good, so there you go. Accurate. : SiW.
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    You're right, anzac biscuits are shit. : SpaecKow
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      Fuck you : aeg1x
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        what? no : SpaecKow
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          anzac biscuits are bloody awesome 8-( : biofrog
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            Dude they're digestives for soldiers, and while when you eat one you sure can taste the sacrifice, but th... : SpaecKow
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              i will destroy you and your whole genetic line : CoRDS
              • You don't scare me, I live far north of the Shire and you'll never make it past Redfern. : SpaecKow
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              You're eating shit ones, they are meant to be chewy and gooey - mother makes some fucking splendid ones. : abrasion
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                Uhm really? Cause all the ones I've ever eaten have been hard, hard as stone. : SpaecKow
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                  Yep I agree with you, those are shit - I can't stand them - dry, crunchy and a little too bitter - mother... : abrasion
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                    traditional recipe for the win. but even then i love the aarnots ones as well : CoRDS
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                      the dry crunchy ones require hot milo : CoRDS
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                        I figured some tea or some milk was the point but I was never given any with mine :( : SpaecKow
                        • I've never heard of tea or milk with them - I don't think it contains the right ingredients for that - it... : abrasion
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                      I dunno? Ma uses oats, a fuckload of brown sugar, dunno what else - they come out quite good. Then agai... : abrasion
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                        traditional recipe = what mum or nan made : CoRDS
                        • i think its 1 cup flour, 1 cup oats, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup coconut (the dried stuff), and then butter ... : radula
    • GET THE FUCK OUT NOW. : CoRDS
    • Highly concentrated levels of Wrongium found here. : MeestaNob
• Also, it's pretty obvious we're going to get the shit beaten out of us. : SpaecKow
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  Where is a summary of what the world cup is and how many games it entails from start to finish? Is it ... : abrasion
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#Final_tournament PS. you don't like sport. : hankyJR
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      'yeah but I'm in London and I'll need to comprehend the basics. : abrasion
      • It's pretty exciting once second round starts. Hell, even first round matches are exciting. : hankyJR
    • West-Germany! \o/ lol : razorblade79
• ZM's take: http://www.zonalmarking.net/2010/06/07/australia-tactics-2010-world-cup/ AUS can definitely m... : Foxhawk
• I am soooo looking forward to the Australia / Germany game. You Aussies are a blast to party with so I'm ... : spiffymc
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  Actually Australia is somewhat respected internationally (IMHO as a soccer fan from the US). First, just ... : dfay
  • Pim (current coach) isn't the genius that Guus is. We'll see if Australia gets to second round. : hankyJR
  • well, that is mainly a tribute to hiddink being amazing. an article (from ZM of course) on the 2006 side : Foxhawk
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    I wouldn't say we're really respected at all. : SpaecKow
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      You'd be surprised - most of the guys I work with are England fans and they don't want to be facing Austr... : even4
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        Really? Cause the way they're reporting it here is that no one even talks about Australia. I mean not eve... : SpaecKow
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          Yeah it's not so much about having the star power of the European and South Amercian teams, it's more tha... : even4
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            Yeah that's a fair point and everything but I'm not sure how much I would put on our ability to psyche ou... : SpaecKow
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              Not sure we'll psyche out anyone, but we're happy to play on the counter and have players behind the ball... : even4
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                Yeah. I'll delight in us knocking anyone out and making it into the quarter finals, especially because I enjoy seeing underdogs spoil expectations, but it is a little hard to be proud when your team plays such ugly attritional football. :(

                Jun 10, 2010 1:44am PDT
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                Yeah. I'll delight in us knocking anyone out and making it into the quarter finals, especially because I ... : SpaecKow
                • We played the same horrible ugly style of football in the lead up to the last world cup against lichtenst... : thewindcriesmary
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            um what? Cahill IS everton, and Kewell is fucking huge in turkey gala love him. : thewindcriesmary
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              lol no he's not. Cahill is a bit part player at Everton. Arteta and Pienaar run Everton's engine. : even4
              • Arteta has been more injured than Cahill and Peinaar is hit and miss most of the time. They rely on cahil... : thewindcriesmary
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      I wouldn't want to face Australia because all our attackers are made of glass and the Australians are kno... : sonicdeathwalrus
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        Cross your fingers nothing happens to Van Persie throughout the tournament, or it's all over for you! ... : even4
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          Van Persie and Robben are amazing players, and I honestly believe that when they're fit, Holland has the ... : sonicdeathwalrus
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            Yeah I don't think we're intentionally dirty, but you're right we're slow as. Not sure what I think of... : even4
            • That's what I love about Robben. Everyone knows he's going to switch inside, but he's so incredibly fast ... : sonicdeathwalrus
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  I'd love for my Socceroos to get through the group stage, but I'm not overly confident. Germany are ap... : MeestaNob
  • That is a horrible horrible lie thats been spread somehow, germany are not slow starters. We have to be 1... : thewindcriesmary
  • I don't know what the fuck you're talking about. I cannot remember the last time Germany lost a game in t... : thecray