the only significant things i could think of off the top of my head were:
- finished high school
- cat died

then i remembered my holidays!!! in typical uni lifestyle fashion, i have managed to pi$s off at least once or twice a year in the last few and have seen
italy, france, spain, greece, croatia, dubai (uae), USA, Russia (dont ask), singapore and hong kong.

now on the verge of finishing uni and looking for full time work, and its terrifying!! i'll b going from 4 uni hours + 15 retail hours to 38+ a week.... plan to make the most of this summer before reality bites...and itll all b a bit sweeter if we could pinch #17!!!

This man is currently trying to buy the rights to this thread to turn it into his next series.


Regards Cazzesman

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Ricky Gervais - “Everyone has the right to hold whatever beliefs they want. And everyone else has the right to find those beliefs f***ing ridiculous.”

Well Mr C, you can 't say the members of TC haven't experienced life to its fullest.


OR



I thought my life was flowered, until I read the stuff on here!!



This has been my favourite thread by far.

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A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty" -Winston Churchill

L.M 35-06

Yeah, if there is a Thread of the Year prize this would be a shoe-in

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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

well.. in 2001 i was in grade 6... so.. since then:

started highschool (dux in my first year )
won a couple of basketball premierships
hit puberty
discovered TBV (and soon after had to migrate here)
became obsessed with trade week and draft day
became obsessed with music
Got a job
played in a few forum games
discovered a group of like minded friends... formed The Sexy Squad
Got my first Carlton membership
Made a certain life-long friend... then he had to move away..
Started a band
Quit the band
Fell completely in love with someone who didnt want me... very shit 6 months of my life.
Finished High school
Schoolies
Start sound engineering course at Uni
First serious girlfriend
Sex
Licence
New band.. playing heaps of gigs..! its good
Sex

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R A D I C A L B R O T H E R S

Inspired by the One-Minute Sculptures of Erwin Wurm

"All in all is all we are..."

2nd Daughter born
Renovated home - cut water mains the day Kouta did his knee
Bought Harley
mate was screwing my ex behind my back
split up with ex
sold house and nearly went bankrupt but at least other than two girls have no other ties with the ex
ex moved to QLD with kids
broke arm playing footy
had and accident on bike where driver left scene - luckily no noticeable injuries
stopped playing footy cause of neck injury from accident that wasnt apparent at time
started coaching
got married to co worker and subsequently picked up another daughter
Harley mechanic turned into to be a drug addict and left me 10k out of pocket
Slowly witnessing the rebirth of the Blues
Slowly emerging from cripling debts and hopefully be able to get another house in a year or so
Expecting daughter no 4 (my third) in exactly one month.
Eldest daughter today accepted into music program at the high school she sat audition for a month ago.

* Travelled to Vietnam, Ecuador, Peru
* Fell in love
* Moved to Sydney
* Got engaged/married
* Bought an apartment / Sold an apartment
* Lived in Bondi
* Bought a house
* Had one beautiful daughter
* Had another beautiful daughter
* Got a promotion
* Miss not going to the footy every weekend

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From little things big things grow....

Lost my father (two weeks after the Richmond final)
Three wonderful kids, who all love Juddy
Sold a house
Bought a house
Sold some cars
Bought some cars
Overseas a few times but mostly holidayed domestically (kids will do that too you)
Same employer - 5 different jobs and have enjoyed them all
Viewed TBV and TC 1000's of times but only posted a few
Put on a bit of weight
Lost a bit on top
Didn't read the Sunday papers or watch the Sunday footy shows too often
Tried to change this username 10 times (sorry Bluehammer!)
Despised Collingwood even more (if that was indeed possible)

Great thread!

Two gorgeous children - one girl (7), one boy (4).
Boy has #4 on back - loves Carlton
Girl not interested in footy
Sold an apartment
Bought a house
Sold a house
Bought a house
Bought a car
Have had major health issues in family but all good now
Moved employers but in the same field - work is good
Lucky enough to be able to travel overseas 1-3 times a year
Won an amateur tennis tournament (Singles x2 and Doubles)
Won the Pfister Cup 2006, 2007, 2008
Trying to change the world in my own small way
Still have same wife - lucky girl that one

Also forgot the most important part.

Converted new wife into a AFL fan (she used to hate it) and a staunch Carlton supporter with Santy her fav.

Better still completely corrupted her daughter to the point she is fanatical -loves Fev and Eddie and even noticed last week Eddie had new boots.

got divorced
got in to a high stakes poker game, they call it settlement these days
went on a get my leg over spree..........giggity gig !!
same job though (12 years now)
fulfilled a life long dream
fell in love with a border line psycopath
split up with glenn close
fell in love with a beaut gal called Jen (just had 4 year anniversary)
watched my footy team disintegrate to a laughing stock
watched a lot of people coming
cried, laughed, winced, bled, drank good wine, drank bad wine
turned 50, sigh
had some nice little holidays

now, what happened last month ?

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I wore number 25 on the back of my jumper 40 years ago..... yes, pre Marchesani !!

Quit job
Sold home
Took 18 months off
Had a daughter
Drove combi down the east coast with partner and 5 month old
Started business
Worked 7 days a week
Moved house
Moved again
Stopped moving
Worked 6 days a week
Had dinner parties
Drank good wine
Laughed a lot
Had more dinner parties
Drank better wine
Laughed some more
Worked 5 days a week

Overall the workload's getting less and the wine's getting better and there's still a lot of laughter about.

Pretty good 8 years all up.

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“When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn't become a king. The palace turns into a circus.”
Turkish Proverb

At the start of 2002 I moved to the UK. So for much of the time I have been blaming my absence for Carlton's poor form. This only heightened when I came back to Oz for a couple of weeks in 2004 and saw us thrash Geelong by 50 + points in my first game back. The following week I saw us lose to the Kangas on the last kick of the day.

Oh in that time I re-married and recently had a baby. Life's good but still hoping to get back to Oz and the Blues maybe next year (been saying that for years though)

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Does anyone else find it a tad ironic that 2020 was the year we were hit by an event that no one saw coming?

No Major events that I can think of.......
Married
Bought a House
2 kids

............................................................... See Nothin major!

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Stay tuned We're in for a BUMPY ride

same wife, same business, same house, same amount of kids, just 8 years older

Carlton didn't really register to me until 2003 when setanta went down under

from then
Joined TBV. When that went emigated to TC
won cork county minor hurling championships for 1st time in my clubs history
Got a basic understanding of aussie rules
Got a guernsey signed by Setanta sent to me by a Blues fans. Still has pride of place in my wardrobe
Cork won back to back all irelands
Got college degree
got higher Diploma
got full time job
got gf of 2 yrs
hoping for the blues and cork footballers to win championships in the same year

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Setanta Ó hAilpín 64 AFL Games 45 Goals

Up the Rebels All-Ireland Hurling Champions 2004/2005

Thankfully the same wife and a few new additions to the household
The same business which has it's good and bad moments, but generally good.
Gave up cricket and football
Missed both and went back to playing at lower levels...realised the ship had sailed and retired again
Missed both... again...until the aches and pains set in when it was cold and/or wet then didn't miss either
Paid off the mortgage...obviously missed being in debt so bought two new properties.
Intended to travel a bit more, but didn't... see new additions and addiction to property.
Lots of good times with friends and family.
A number of renovations.


Devastated by Carltons fall from grace, but all up a good few years and the Blues are on the up again


Good idea for a thread Molsey, although it is sobering to read that it hasn't been smooth sailing for everyone Puts football into a bit of perspective.

Turned 30 in 2001. By mid-2003 I had to give up playing footy because of injuries.

In 2004 I decided to try my hand at coaching and did an asistant coaching role. Decided I wanted the top job at a club and did that for two years in 05 and 06. Went back to asistant coaching in 2007 before taking over the top job mid year when the coach was sacked due to his poor record.

At the end of 2007 we secured a great mid-fielder I like to call "The Champ".

Still in the head coach position and hope to coach the team in a finals series this year.

But do you have a plan B?

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There's so much I could say...

Plan B?

Plan A is to collect underpants.