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Apocryphal

One of the great things about amateur sporting clubs is their propensity to bring out tall stories. In lieu of payments, you get to hear bullshit from guys 10 years past their prime which may or may not be true.

On Wednesday night, I heard a great one. It went something like this:

During a footy trip when he was 16, he somehow managed to get into a pub with his mate, who was also underage. The bouncer gave them a simple warning: stay quiet and don’t do anything stupid.

Naturally, that didn’t last long.

They didn’t get kicked out for being too drunk though. The trouble started with one of the barmaids doing a heads-or-tails game with a $2 coin, where winning apparently earned a quick look at her breasts.

His mate, never one to miss an opportunity, pulled out a $1 coin and said, “Heads or tails, love?”

She looked at it and said, “That’s a one-dollar coin.”

His mate replied, “Yeah, I only want to see one of them.”

They were asked to leave pretty soon after!