......when they announce on the news that Kouta is out for 8-10 weeks with a finger injury and your 6yo son looks over at you & says "that doesn't matter daddy, he's not all that good any more" and you tell him to wash his mouth out with soap!

You spend a Wednesday night chatting on the phone about the numbers that the Carlton Players have been given at the Bullants and notice that their are 8 who someone has decided aren't going to need a red jumper.

Also 4 year old knows the Theme song, recognises Dennis when ever he's on the Tele and asks others in the house to be quiet when there's a carlton story on the news.

Poor kid, Travelled to casey with me last week looking for autographs. Met Carlos, only other person she was interested in was SoS's son,Tom.

But earlier than that, Wife booked in to Feeding class at Jessie Mac and you realise that it's the first training session of the new year so you get to the Hospital early to drop the wife off and head down to training. "Only left you to get a coffee honey, honest" She didn't believe me either!

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Stay tuned We're in for a BUMPY ride

...when your first child is conceived the night of the 95 GF !!!

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Carlton - Nothing's changed
I still love you, oh, I still love you
Only slightly, only slightly less
Than I used to, my love

SHHH! wrote:

Clayton to Carlton & back to Clayton again - you never stood a chance!

Teach your kids to hate Collingwood and refer to it as 'The Filth' long before they even know what footy is!!

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"Who discovered we could get milk from cows, and what did he think he was doing at the time?" Billy Connolly

You name your dog after an ageing superstar and take pleasure in the locals giving you that look when they hear his name again.

Rocco................

doing my gear now i see...........................wow...........!


kindest regards tommi















the way i see it............there's something a little bit tragic
about all of us...........!


oh......we've got it bad alright.............!

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that'siti'mnotchangingthistagain......!

-When you buy raffle tickets you choose only carlton premiership years numbers
-Your mobile number last six digits are three random carlton premiership years
-you drive past the visy factory and have just a quiet moment of praise and thanks and then tell completely non plussed girlfriend about how important that company is and she should be grateful too.
-you bring in the 1970 GF to show the boys at the local school's out of hours care program when they start trying Jezza marks.

and thus you're a carlton tragic ....

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Make Carlton Football Club your sponsored World Vision Child today

When explaining the meaning of the word 'revenge' (as in 'a dish best served cold'), you invoke the name 'Nicholls'

...When you are accessing TalkingCarlton on your blackberry on your way to work - and adding a response.

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Carlton - Nothing's changed
I still love you, oh, I still love you
Only slightly, only slightly less
Than I used to, my love

..when you and yer wifey wear old (very old) vfl carlton beanies (complete with the pompom on top) as good luck while watchin' the footy..

..and now the pooch has a blues guernsey to wear as well..

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..if you can't be good, be good at it..

.. when you miss an exam because you were waiting for Grand Final tickets outside Princes Park

.. when you ve got a Carlton poster and Carlton desk clock in your office at work

.. when people wait about half an hour after Carlton loses to ring you

... when you convince your wife to be to support Carlton instead of Essendon*, and also insist that our future children be Carlton fans NO QUESTIONS ASKED!

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James Hird and Essendon* FC - #FOREVERDRUGCHEATS

When you select your tattslotto numbers based on carlton jumpers and crack it when a player has not been assigned a number that has come up.

When your desktop right at this moment is a great pic of Murphy resting his forehead on his arm with a carlton insignia next to him post training [i'd post the pic here but have no idea how to do it].

When your BFF who hates/loathes/despises football, sms' you that Kouta will be out for 8-10 weeks with a finger injury.

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“It is a state of mind, a system of belief, a way of seeing the world, a deep faith that, because you are Carlton, you belong to something great.” - Mike Fitzpatrick articulating what Out of the Blue means.

when your wife who has no interest in football knows the Carlton fixture and refers to it before booking social engagements.

when you still own a 'premiers 1987' polo shirt

when you remember what happened in certain years of your life by remembering what Carlton did in that year...eg I got married the year we won the Wiz Cup and got a spoon - 2005.

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Between our dreams and actions lies this world

.. I do that too.. I think back to certain events and remember them by who Carlton played that day (eg. I remember attending my cousins wedding in 1992 and Carlton played and beat Hawthorn at VFL Park that day)

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James Hird and Essendon* FC - #FOREVERDRUGCHEATS

When you are overseas and are desperate to hear the score and the only means of doing so is to call 3LO 774 and ask to be put on hold so you can listen to their commentary of the match...the girl on the switchboard thought I was quite mad.

i am absolutely in love with this site.
this is the best thread ever.
i was christened in a carlton guernsey, with number 25 on the back.
my brother one day came home from school and told me he supported geelong. i didnt talk to him for a month until he changed his mind.
to further this the other night he worked at a function at the Casino, (for Collingwood) and when asked by a table full of Collingwood supporters who he supported, he said proudly the Mighty Carlton Blues. ( i guess my influence worked! )
i bought a number 4 carlton guernsey to commemorate the selection of GIBBS.
My friend who is not a Carlton supporter now is a member because I bought him and membership and I got my girlfriend one too.
My girlfriend now is a Carlton supporter, and doesn't watch League anymore, she looks so much hotter in the Carlton colours.
I am flying to Japan on Saturday, and paid alot extra to ensure that I have a net connection in my room so I can hear us smash Richmond.
My week is basically determined to be good or bad on the basis of whether Carlton wins or not. (I have been having alot of bad weeks over the last few years)
CARN YOU MIGHTY MIGHTY BLUES.

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dane's trolling again

When you remember where you were when you heard Sticks (Monash Uni carpark at Clayton) and SOS (At home reading the paper) had retired.

Sticks was a newsflash on the radio, SOS was on Ch 10 sport and they said 'Coming up after the break an AFL Legend calls it quits'. I spent the next 3 mins waiting, praying it wasn't, but knowing it was the great man

When you choose Brisbane as your 2nd team, as a thanks for stopping Essendon* & Collingwood from winning flags in 2001-3.

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From little things, big things grow - Paul Kelly (The singer, not the Swan)

When you won't miss the game on telly for anything short of a death in the family.

When all you wear in the summer is Carlton T Shirts.

When all you wear in the winter is Carlton Jackets and Jumpers.

When your knock goes "da da da da dah"

When you have 11 things in the house that play the club song at a press of a button.

When, after every win you run around the house pressing those buttons.

When you paint your Screw Driver set navy blue.

When you spend about 3 hours with each new cigarette lighter you buy painting it navy blue and white.

When you paint your Blood bowl army in Carlton colours and paint '25' on the back of your favourite miniature.

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The problem will be made. for the solution to be sold, to your face before your eyes, tolerance is now the new danger