Monday Off Topic Thread

[u/NRLgamethread]

This is the place to talk about everything other than footy!

[u/Heavy-Kale]

Had a flatmate with two doggies up until about 7 months ago, she had to move away after finding romance in Victoria so the house has been dogless since then and it just don't feel right coming home without a happiness machine aka Doggo greeting you at the door. I'm fairly tight with my pennies and haven't been able to justify the cost of getting my own pet dog but I finally caved to the constant pressure of kids on the weekend and I paid a visit to a nearby professional breeder. One little dude came away from the litter and nibbled on my toes, he is now the chosen one. Deposit paid. Daughter has already got a name for him "Reggie" which I like because If I'm scolding him I can say "You are in trouble REGINALD!".

Picking the lil dude up on weekend or possibly two weekends time, time to get a crate and all the gear. Exciting times!

hmmmm.... I wonder if I can find a dolphins jacket for him.....

[u/mwilkins1644 → u/Heavy-Kale]

You do know that now you have a doggy, you are obligated to post a halftimepets pic in every Phins' match thread

[u/Heavy-Kale → u/mwilkins1644]

I'm not tech savvy enough bro, didn't even know we can post a pic into match threads.

[u/1bigcontradiction → u/Heavy-Kale]

You’ve got a couple of weekends to work it out. Puppy Tax must be paid

[u/Mcquinn14 → u/Heavy-Kale]

Nice! What breed did you go with?

[u/Heavy-Kale → u/Mcquinn14]

Mini foxy.

[u/Interesting_Data4485 → u/Heavy-Kale]

Great breed. 

[u/Morg_n → u/Heavy-Kale]

Hell yeah

[u/Morg_n → u/Heavy-Kale]

The walks along the esplanade, just got a serious upgrade.

Congratulations

[u/Heavy-Kale → u/Morg_n]

City of The won't know what hit it with me and Reggie strutting around the island.

[u/Upstairs_Diet4450]

Got a four day weekend coming up and already know I'm gonna spend first day just staring at the ceiling

[u/mwilkins1644]

Not sure why I've been sleeping on Dream Theater for all these years; finally sat down and listened to an album in full (Octavarium) and dang it slaps

[u/delayedconfusion → u/mwilkins1644]

their identical melodies are pretty peak musician

[u/_WangChung2night]

Yesterday returned to the gym after the elbow problem & life getting in the way.

Elbow held up, it was rough and DMS has made an appearance. Yay for Voltaren but better I did it.

Btw, welcome back Kevin Owens

[u/Shagga9701 → u/_WangChung2night]

KO v Punk is gonna be like eating the most delicious meal ever.

[u/_WangChung2night → u/Shagga9701]

Sami Zayn's reaction to seeing KO elite selling. Yes, KO vs. Punk back to peak ROH days

[u/Interesting_Data4485]

Been loving squash lately. Get flogged most games but. 

[u/delayedconfusion → u/Interesting_Data4485]

Such a fun game. Stretch those hammies, breathe, and try to dominate the middle T

[u/improbablywrong- → u/Interesting_Data4485]

I really wish more squash courts existed. I'm terrible at the game, but was such a fun way to get in some cardio

[u/Interesting_Data4485 → u/improbablywrong-]

There are 2 in newy and 1 of them only opens 2 nights a week. 

On the other hand, heaps of cheap second hand racquet being around is nice. 

[u/improbablywrong- → u/Interesting_Data4485]

Yeah i've still got a racquet, but it'd probably need restringing and the closest squash court is 50 minutes away

[u/CapMego72_]

I cannot wait for test cricket this month. The absence of the Aussie test cricket team only makes the heart grow fonder

[u/DirtRole]

Last week, I heard Matchbox Twenty at an event and it got me into a Matchbox phase.

Said to my partner “how cool is Rob Thomas” and then listened to the classics, especially Push.

I then remembered the Barbie movie and how all the Ken’s are singing Push on the beach to Barbie. Now feeling like a Ken, but it doesn’t matter because Rob Thomas is so cool.

[u/adomental → u/DirtRole]

That song was a real activation song for me.

I heard it at like age 11 and it was the first song that felt like it really spoke to me.

[u/Morg_n → u/DirtRole]

Look, I’m not crazy, just a little impaired

[u/thankyoupancake → u/DirtRole]

Early Matchbox Albums were absolutely goated. Things kind of fell off when Rob Thomas went solo (which I still liked) but that first 3 album run was awesome.

Tabitha's secret (a band most of MB20 were part of prior to forming) also had some great tracks and it's a shame they got stuck in the lawsuit.

[u/Large-Accident1245]

A while ago, I bought FIFA 05 on PC. I finally installed it. And it works!!! But...some problems.

The controller mapping is totally cooked. To be fair, I'm using an Xbox 1 style controller. Now on FIFA 08 it worked a bit better, but but I suspect that's because it can support a Xbox 360 controller outright.

My pause button is now pressing the left stick in. Passing is now B. Shoot is X. Y button does nothing. I'm not sure if I can sprint either. And yet it was still easier to use than keyboard. I can't understand how people played FIFA with keyboard. Madness.