Australia!!! things – and like yeah!
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- _me_0
- BusterBoy0
Seriously you blokes...what happened to Admire Rakti could have happened just taking it out for a gallop. Your outrage is totally misplaced. These racehorses are treated better than a lot of people are...sometimes shit just happens. Very sad, but that's life.
Where was your outrage last week when two separate accidents claimed the lives of two young female jockeys? The horses were just fine BTW.
- _me_0
- autoflavour0
The entire nation of Australia stopped today to watch a group of men wearing colourful outfits violently attack a bunch of horses for some reason.
So far The Backburner has been unable to ascertain what crime the horses had committed but we can only assume they were incredibly evil horses judging by the thousands who gathered to cheer on their punishment.
The attacks seemed to be pre-meditated as the pyjama-men unveiled special sticks designed to hurt the bad horses with maximum efficiency while avoiding repetitive stress injuries for the attacker as that would be painful and cruel.
Scared of further beatings, the horses desperately tried to run away from the angry bedtime men. This only seemed to enrage them further as their whippings became more stronger and more frequent.
In a powerful display of the bystander effect, not one member of the gathered crowd intervened in the assault until after some time one man gave a cup to the person he believed did the best job hurting his horse.
At this stage The Backburner is unable to confirm or deny whether the horses have learned their lesson or what that lesson might have been. Organisers are just relieved none of the horses had the gall to purposely break their leg (a crime which carries the sentence of immediate execution by firing squad.)
Despite initial criticism, The Backburner has learned this event is “totally worth it” according Jenny from Accounting who won twenty dollars in the office betting pool on which horse would cry first.
The Backburner is Australia's most trusted news source. It is quite obviously satire and shouldn't be taken seriously or as an excuse to sue SBS.
- bobkat0
Yeah Auto - I feel the same. It does seem like a bit too juch hype for a horse race as well...
- autoflavour0
I am not a gambler, never have been.. once a year i get caught up in the hype of the melbourne cup..
but after this year, no more.
its just pointless, cruel and wrong.
- i guess really its been pointless, cruel and wrong the whole time..autoflavour
- but at least the horses didnt die straight after the raceautoflavour
- rabbit0
I type in tears as two horses confirmed dead after this year's running of the Melbourne Cup.
The handicapper should be proud lumping the extra kg on Admire Rakti's back.. Horses don't know how to give up.
A sad day indeed. RIP you beautiful, beautiful animals.
- autoflavour0
Melbourne Cup, race that kills horses..
- rabbit0
Tomorrow (Nov 4th) is the annual running of Australia's Melbourne Cup - The world's richest 2mile handicap horse race.
This is known as "the race that stops a nation". No, literally. Everybody stops work at at least 12pm for the 330pm race.
If you are a tourist currently in Australia I suggest you get on your best gear and bowler hat, ladies get frocked up, and head into the city for a day of fun and serious drinking/banter!
One of my favourite Australian traditions, up there with Anzac Day.
I will put a bet on Red Cadeux for a place/win and Lucia Valentina for a win! Wish me luck! ;)
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Even if you are from OS I would suggest you try to tune in and place a bet on Race 7 at Flemington - Melbourne.
Good luck!
- rabbit0
- walls viennetta?? yeah, that shit is the biznitchcruddlebub
- yea, streets viennetta. so good. lol.rabbit
- This was a very touching post.eoin
- < Britis. Walls/ Unileverbabaganush
- http://en.wikipedia.…babaganush
- they have that shit elsewhere you know.. i get it from Netto here in Berlinautoflavour
- About as Australian as Vienna.MrT
- _niko0
COOEE!!!!!
I'm playing words with friends, I've got fuck all for letter in my stack, throw random shit on the board see what sticks, come up with cooee for 47 pts!, look it up and it's an actual fucking Ausie thing. lol
- moldero0
- where is the naked part.. stupid bitches.. that said, from the blurry images i could see, orange dress would be worth getting nakedautoflavour
- seeing nakedautoflavour