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today was melbourne cup day. for those who don't know anything about it, you're not really missing much. it's a horse race. that's right. a race involving horses. better still, if you happen to be victorian, the state in which melbourne is the capital, you get the day off work to bet on the ponies, sip champagne, nibble on canapes and, if you're a "lady", walk around in the most bizarre head wear this side of a scifi or anime convention! here's a wiki on it, because i'm mostly too lazy and non caring to bother giving you a proper - thing - on it.
now, in my most traditional of traditions relating to this "big race", i forgot it was on until i checked facebook and everyone's status messages were about their fancy duds and gambling debts and neglected to watch/listen/care about the race itself, choosing instead to cut my hair and have a shower. however, i did indulge a little bit of the old "crackers and cheese" in a mid afternoon capacity. not because i had neither won nor lost anything, but because i was hungry and it was all i could find in the fridge. as you can see, i have a great interest in the "biggest of all pony stampedes".
though, you've got to love the names racing horses have.
( the ponies from 2004. couldn't find the list from this year... not that i've really tried all that hard )
i shall draw you're attention to horse number 8 (this list is in finishing positions). quite clearly, this horse does not live up to its' name. i believe some thought should be put into names such as this one. perhaps if it was a consistant winner, then a name like that would be appropriate, however, i don't know enough about the horse to be able to make much of a judgment on it. not that this shall stop me from doing so. hence, i'm suggesting a name along the lines shouldhavetriedharder or ithinkican as a replacement for the poorly named catchmeifyoucan.
so, there you have it. that's my "run down" of a race i stopped caring about in primary school when we used to have a classroom pool. the kiddies would pull horses names out of a hat, and stick them onto a poster on the wall of the classroom. then when we returned to school on wednesday, we'd see who the winners and losers were. i don't recall ever winning anything at all, but there were many years in a row where i scored the trifecta. would have been nice to know what all that meant when i was seven years old, i might not have had to worry too much about anything at all. oh well, i suppose there's always next year...but i doubt it.
til next....
~kits~ (displaying her "hardcore" sporting knowledge)
now, in my most traditional of traditions relating to this "big race", i forgot it was on until i checked facebook and everyone's status messages were about their fancy duds and gambling debts and neglected to watch/listen/care about the race itself, choosing instead to cut my hair and have a shower. however, i did indulge a little bit of the old "crackers and cheese" in a mid afternoon capacity. not because i had neither won nor lost anything, but because i was hungry and it was all i could find in the fridge. as you can see, i have a great interest in the "biggest of all pony stampedes".
though, you've got to love the names racing horses have.
( the ponies from 2004. couldn't find the list from this year... not that i've really tried all that hard )
i shall draw you're attention to horse number 8 (this list is in finishing positions). quite clearly, this horse does not live up to its' name. i believe some thought should be put into names such as this one. perhaps if it was a consistant winner, then a name like that would be appropriate, however, i don't know enough about the horse to be able to make much of a judgment on it. not that this shall stop me from doing so. hence, i'm suggesting a name along the lines shouldhavetriedharder or ithinkican as a replacement for the poorly named catchmeifyoucan.
so, there you have it. that's my "run down" of a race i stopped caring about in primary school when we used to have a classroom pool. the kiddies would pull horses names out of a hat, and stick them onto a poster on the wall of the classroom. then when we returned to school on wednesday, we'd see who the winners and losers were. i don't recall ever winning anything at all, but there were many years in a row where i scored the trifecta. would have been nice to know what all that meant when i was seven years old, i might not have had to worry too much about anything at all. oh well, i suppose there's always next year...but i doubt it.
til next....
~kits~ (displaying her "hardcore" sporting knowledge)
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