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thompsoc
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One of the most overrated days of the year.
No newspapers, no action and no football!
Again the useless AFL have decided to forgo a great opportunity
to have a footy match on this day. I could understand Christmas day.. that is the biggest family day of the year. But Good Friday...
hell, it isn't even a day when people go out for a barbie. It is a nothing day.
I'm an Atheist and there are millions of people in Australia who are not Christian. So I don't give a rats about a so called holy day.
It has been 6 months since the proper footy finished and here is a great opportunity and what do we get.... nuthin, nuthin, nothing!!!!
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The Prototype 
Paint my face with a good-for-nothin smile.
Joined: 23 Apr 2003
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themonk
Joined: 02 Mar 2004
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One non-footy day surrounded by 4 footy days is ok by me.
For those that are religious it's more important than Christmas Day. |
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Dave The Man 
Joined: 01 Apr 2005
Location: Someville, Victoria, Australia
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| themonk wrote: | One non-footy day surrounded by 4 footy days is ok by me.
For those that are religious it's more important than Christmas Day. |
Other Sports play Good Friday Night. So why AFL don't do it?
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Dave The Man
Joined: 01 Apr 2005
Location: Someville, Victoria, Australia
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| Post subject: Re: Boring Good Friday | |
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| thompsoc wrote: | One of the most overrated days of the year.
No newspapers, no action and no football!
Again the useless AFL have decided to forgo a great opportunity
to have a footy match on this day. I could understand Christmas day.. that is the biggest family day of the year. But Good Friday...
hell, it isn't even a day when people go out for a barbie. It is a nothing day.
I'm an Atheist and there are millions of people in Australia who are not Christian. So I don't give a rats about a so called holy day.
It has been 6 months since the proper footy finished and here is a great opportunity and what do we get.... nuthin, nuthin, nothing!!!! |
Agree - The Country should NOT shut down because of a Religious Special Day
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themonk
Joined: 02 Mar 2004
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| Dave The Man wrote: | | themonk wrote: | One non-footy day surrounded by 4 footy days is ok by me.
For those that are religious it's more important than Christmas Day. |
Other Sports play Good Friday Night. So why AFL don't do it? |
Melbourne is historically a conservative city, we are not Sydney. Football is Melbournes number one sport, join the dots.
I'm sure it will change one day, I just don't see the need for a change? Unless of course we wish to remove religious holidays all together. |
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John Wren
"Look after the game. It means so much to so many."
Joined: 15 Jul 2007
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it's just one day of the year.
watch the other sports.
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RudeBoy
Joined: 28 Nov 2005
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| Post subject: Re: Boring Good Friday | |
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| thompsoc wrote: | One of the most overrated days of the year.
No newspapers, no action and no football!
Again the useless AFL have decided to forgo a great opportunity
to have a footy match on this day. I could understand Christmas day.. that is the biggest family day of the year. But Good Friday...
hell, it isn't even a day when people go out for a barbie. It is a nothing day.
I'm an Atheist and there are millions of people in Australia who are not Christian. So I don't give a rats about a so called holy day.
It has been 6 months since the proper footy finished and here is a great opportunity and what do we get.... nuthin, nuthin, nothing!!!! |
Spot on! |
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roar
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
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^^ Won't you have a gig to prepare for?
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RudeBoy
Joined: 28 Nov 2005
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| roar wrote: | | ^^ Won't you have a gig to prepare for? |
Indeed. Strange Tenants are playing with British band The Selecter this Friday night at The Corner Hotel.  |
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duggieboy
Joined: 12 Jan 2005
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For me, the meaning behind Easter isn't overrated.
As a Christ follower, way more significance for me than Christmas, as themonk pointed out.
Having said that, I totally "get" that there's a majority out there who'd rather watch the footy on this day.
While I wouldn't expect that majority to stop for a holy day, there's still a decent chunk of footy going on all around it, ay. |
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September Zeros
Joined: 04 Oct 2012
Location: Behind you
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| Post subject: Re: Boring Good Friday | |
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| RudeBoy wrote: | | thompsoc wrote: | One of the most overrated days of the year.
No newspapers, no action and no football!
Again the useless AFL have decided to forgo a great opportunity
to have a footy match on this day. I could understand Christmas day.. that is the biggest family day of the year. But Good Friday...
hell, it isn't even a day when people go out for a barbie. It is a nothing day.
I'm an Atheist and there are millions of people in Australia who are not Christian. So I don't give a rats about a so called holy day.
It has been 6 months since the proper footy finished and here is a great opportunity and what do we get.... nuthin, nuthin, nothing!!!! |
Spot on! |
As a fellow atheist I enjoy my four day weekend, so if for one of those four days they want to close everything down, stop the papers, stop the footy and eat fish so be it. I respectfully accept the terms of the arrangement.
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skaman 
One step beyond.......
Joined: 01 Mar 2005
Location: Townsville via Melbourne
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| RudeBoy wrote: | | roar wrote: | | ^^ Won't you have a gig to prepare for? |
Indeed. Strange Tenants are playing with British band The Selecter this Friday night at The Corner Hotel. |
And I'm comin down from Townsville for it. See ya there Rudie! 
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duggieboy
Joined: 12 Jan 2005
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| ^^^ Haaaa! Classic!! Got a big chuckle outta me. Nice one SeptemberZeros. |
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AN_Inkling
Joined: 06 Oct 2007
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| September Zeros wrote: | | RudeBoy wrote: | | thompsoc wrote: | One of the most overrated days of the year.
No newspapers, no action and no football!
Again the useless AFL have decided to forgo a great opportunity
to have a footy match on this day. I could understand Christmas day.. that is the biggest family day of the year. But Good Friday...
hell, it isn't even a day when people go out for a barbie. It is a nothing day.
I'm an Atheist and there are millions of people in Australia who are not Christian. So I don't give a rats about a so called holy day.
It has been 6 months since the proper footy finished and here is a great opportunity and what do we get.... nuthin, nuthin, nothing!!!! |
Spot on! |
As a fellow atheist I enjoy my four day weekend, so if for one of those four days they want to close everything down, stop the papers, stop the footy and eat fish so be it. I respectfully accept the terms of the arrangement. |
Not me. These are public holidays now, not religious days (we are a secular society, no?). The fact that they still coincide with religious days is of little importance. We need these days throughout the year and if we removed the religious days (I'd not be against it), they'd need to be replaced with something else. Just as no one has to watch the Melbourne Cup on cup day, no one should be forced into any kind of religious observance on a public holiday which coincides with a religious day.
There is no good reason not be playing footy on Good Friday. I doubt even the churches would strongly object, it's not as if Melbourne is completely cut off from the rest of the world and that events/sports/entertainment from pretty much anywhere else does not filter in. It's a complete anachronism made the more stark when you consider that America plays major sport both on Good Friday and Christmas Day. A far more religious country with a far stronger church lobby. Complete nonsense.
Missing footy for a day is no big deal, but nonsense should be made more sensible whenever possible.
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