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February 2012

Daily Twitter Posts - 08/02/2012

21:10 and in other news, a treacherous former rugby league player has won a Bum Of The Month prize fight #
19:54 I think I've seen enough Rick Santorum puns for today, thank you very much! #
18:15 I don't think I need Mr Hildebrand on my timeline any more. #
17:42 The Mackay Cutters (QRL Cup) are named for the sugar cane industry. The Illawarra Cutters (#nswcup) are named for the coal mining industry. #
17:37 Yep. RT @SenatorLudlam: Optus court decision “common sense” - http://t.co/f5mW6TZI #
16:41 Illawarra Qatars? I've heard of expansion teams but this is ridiculous... #nswcup #nswrl #
12:19 Lang and Gina #namethesatellites #
12:18 Bring back International Sports Centre! #newcastle RT @newcastleherald: Ausgrid drops stadium naming rights sponsorship http://t.co/TC9YWcKd #
09:23 Sorry, but this tweet is straight out of the Twitter Worst Practices Manual. Verbatim: RT @LalitKModi: ... http://t.co/YaXIoGF2 #
08:19 and in other news, the sky news uk is falling - http://t.co/xKmBHAqG #
01:31 Roy at his most hysterically hyperbolic. RT @BradWalterSMH: #nrl #afl Roy Masters: Court has gambled with codes futures http://t.co/txQVqgjL #

Daily Twitter Posts - 07/02/2012

17:50 Top 15 Tweets-Per-Second Moments Ever on Twitter via @mashable http://t.co/l0pZ0EC6 #
17:43 Is that between Mix and Nova? MT @ScottMorrisonMP: Coalition Nauru costings are from DeltaFM #
17:30 @doggedtim and hopefully the ones that replace them will be managed better #
16:24 Sad. Shameful. Unnecessary. RT @newcastleherald: Final fig falls on Laman Street: http://t.co/fUV4DhG6 #newcastle #
15:35 New from me, and before it gets too stale: "Is this the creepiest ritual in modern sport?" http://t.co/lCczuPBx #superbowl #sb46 #
15:12 "Federation Chamber" - isn't that real estate agentspeak for an outdoor dunny? #qt #auspol #
14:33 So now we wait for the reaction from the big banks, whether they will pass on the lack of change in interest rate. #auspol #
14:31 Yes it is. RT @1RossGittins: brilliant exposition by @lenoretaylor of how reporting of leadership challenges works http://t.co/yM1SijHv #
13:47 I like reading @theglobalmail on my mobile browser. On web browser, however, it's a bit over-designed and under-tested... #
13:15 Although this writer thinks otherwise, I think the non-performance of the Best Song noms at the Oscars is great news - http://t.co/RVnnyTj4 #
11:10 But how many watched just for Madonna? RT @MediaweekAUS: TV ratings @SuperBowl 160k (ONE) 108k (TEN) 94k (ESPN) Total 362k #
08:25 So what was on the other channels? RT @meadea: 111.3 million audience for Superbowl on NBC is biggest ever #superbowl #
00:14 Nails it. RT @stilgherrian: Me at @smh: "Sport has to think outside the box", on Optus TV Now ruling. http://t.co/pwlVbnWK #

Daily Twitter Posts - 06/02/2012

23:30 It seems that anything can be explained through the music of Miles Davis (and God knows I'm guilty of trying that myself) #
23:27 Umm, hokay... "Miles Davis and the rebirth of Thabo Mbeki" - Opinion - Mail & Guardian Online http://t.co/KCGbND33 #
23:04 "We have updated our privacy policy. Please give us your full date of birth." Pass. #
22:37 Well at least Hawaii Five-O_o kept the theme tune. Back to the ABC for #lateline. #
22:19 Why didn't anyone tell me that the new series is Hawaii Five-0, not Hawaii Five-O? #
21:40 A pompous questioner and thirty seconds of Penny Wong is enough to send me from #qanda to the nouveau Hawaii Five-O. #
21:34 Right, it's time to change channels to the SBS News.... oh. #
20:43 I described this earlier as one of the creepiest moments I'd ever seen in sport. From the post-game ceremony at #sb46 - http://t.co/EIoOHrle #
20:17 Roseanne Barr @therealroseanne is seeking Green Party nomination for US President - http://t.co/fFHDJkgu #
17:10 I'm not on that list and have no reason to be, but some of the names on it are hilarious, as are some notables left out. #
17:05 One of the sillier exercises I've seen, the "top 500 Aus journos" (actually 540) by order of influence in social media http://t.co/4DYOg7Az #
14:28 My Storification of Super Bowl XLVI is now here - http://t.co/f5J2wHTz #sb46 #superbowl @storify #
14:14 And Channel Ten has decided that we are missing out on valuable minutes of Ready Steady Cook. #
14:06 That right there had to be one of the creepiest moments I've seen in all of sport. I hope there will be a Youtube clip to add to Storify. #
14:04 Oh we have a Chevrolet Post Game Show, not doubt driving on those Bridgestone Halftime tyres. #sb46 #
13:54 Somewhere up there Don Lane is celebrating right now. #NYGiants 21-17 full-time. #sb46 #superbowl #
13:51 Why did the Prime Minister call a press conference before the #Superbole was finished? #auspol #
13:45 Oh you're kidding me. #sb46 #superbowl #nygiants #
13:36 I think my Giants by 3 prediction is now mathematically impossible. #sb46 #superbowl #superbole #
12:25 I must say this #Superbowl is not the same without Don Lane whooping it up for his #NYGiants in the ch10 studio. #
12:16 Wondering who the singer was during the half-time break at the #superbowl? Here's an example of her recent work
http://t.co/VFjR51Wp #
12:10 So why all the fuss about the AFL using aging has-beens for their grand final show? #sb46 #superbowl #
12:02 Suppose this is a good time to have a shower. #
11:58 Tracksuits RT @latikambourke Eyebrows anyone? RT @TwitSchtef I also don't remember people critisizing Howard's choice of suits or hairstyle. #
11:18 Err, why is @theglobalmail displaying the Time website (and probably many others) inside a frame? #
10:54 I promise to go easy on the #SB46 tweetage if you follow my Storification of the game instead - http://t.co/goMkDpzz #superbowl @storify #
10:44 say what? A *safety*?? Go Giants! #sb46 #
10:42 of course, as a show of support for Julia Gillard, I should use this morning the hashtag #superbole #
10:39 #sb46 #superbowl #environment #earthhour RT @earthhour: Infographic: Super Bowl XLVI goes green http://t.co/y5x7eTAo #
10:31 Ok, a prediction I guess. Giants by 3. #sb46 #superbowl #

Is this the creepiest ritual in modern sport?

I don't think I've seen anything quite so creepy as this in sport - and certainly not involving NFL players since Rosey Grier co-starred with Ray Milland in "The Thing With Two Heads". It happened during the post-game ceremonies at Super Bowl XLVI, won by the New York Giants over the New England Patriots.

Daily Twitter Posts - 05/02/2012

20:40 I gather, reading back over Twitter, that Mike Willesee's comeback was not worth the effort? #sundaynight #auspol #
16:44 "spare me the line that Stevie Wonder and Elvis Costello are serious artists..." RT @bobjcarr: Foxtel Goes For Quality http://t.co/0Z9uf9H1 #
12:44 And why would Rupert Murdoch ever "ask" a Prime Minister for anything? Surely he was the one giving out the instructions... #
12:36 @AusWomensGame could it be that the #wleague grand final was more than 7 days ago and therefore out of their weekly news cycle? #offsiders #
10:12 Cough. RT @rupertmurdoch Only ever met PMs when asked, believe it or not. And NEVER asked for anything. That is, I never asked for anything! #
07:20 Russia and China did what?? #unsc #syria #

Daily Twitter Posts - 04/02/2012

22:04 Full time. Was rugby league the winner? I hope so. #nrlallstars #
21:46 @iamkatiek plenty of ex-players who could do as well behind the mic with a little training as the yobs ch9 use now #
21:41 Say it Rabs... the powerplay won't work and it will hurt. #ch9 #nrlallstars #nrl #
21:32 I almost forgot to mention channel 9's annual failure to include an indigenous person on their commentary team for the #nrlallstars game. #
21:00 Oh come on Joey why not interview JT *while* he's kicking for goal, not before it! #nrlallstars #
20:51 Sorry #nrl but I think we can give the powerplay a miss. #
20:25 Biff? There's not supposed to be biff in this game. #nrlallstars #
20:04 #nrl There should be more bilingual performances of Advance Australia Fair. And I know there are many indigenous languages in Australia. #
19:56 Rugby league. Yes :) #
17:55 vale Ben Gazarra 1930-2012 - http://t.co/kLCqPmq3 #
17:38 Some good-ish news. RT @mailandguardian: Somali #famine declared over, but UN urges caution: http://t.co/Xr6BSsHH #
17:26 @Kimbo_Ramplin I missed seeing that. Very odd. I wonder what the actual theme of the program is. #
17:21 Obviously at this point of time I'll be watching out for the podcast of that RN program with Hazem el Masri. #
17:19 #nrl MT @RadioNational: Will greater Western Sydney ever embrace #AFL? What does Hazem El Masri reckon? Encounter 5pm http://t.co/6xk1P3ru #
11:04 #getreal #notforages RT @latikambourke: When we do start hashtaging #spill? #tooearly? #
10:56 The @globaljournalny lists its "Top 100 Best NGOs". Movember is the highest-ranked Australian! - http://t.co/DOd27fuL #
09:57 Trust Super Bowl weekend for accidentally drawing me into reading USA Today. #
09:53 Well that's most but not all of my Facebook Timeline flushed away. Apparently. We'll see when it goes public on Wednesday. #
09:13 3: Gina. RT @rupertmurdoch: Two amazing Internet events this week: Facebook flotation and the power of digital movements. #

Daily Twitter Posts - 03/02/2012

20:09 Hmm. RT @guardiantech: Google fined £400,000 in France for making its Maps service free http://t.co/UBvoP6tV #
16:17 @saileshkrish me, follow the primaries? Wake me up when the conventions are over! #
15:44 If @klout says I'm an expert on the Republican Party then it must be true! #
14:18 #groundhogday Raw Video: Punxsutawney Phil Sees Shadow: http://t.co/ouVTe6X2 via @youtube #
13:47 must say it's amusing to see how we Aussies have taken Groundhog Day out of context thanks to the Bill Murray movie #
13:29 PM XI v Sri Lanka #cricket at Manuka Oval washed out. Insert tomorrow's Dennis Shanahan analysis here. #auspol #
12:38 And that be my Orkut account deleted :) #
12:06 From today's Canberra Times, Senator Gary Humphries compares the SIEVX tragedy to Pink Batts - http://t.co/7qWcjgzV #auspol #sievx #
11:48 Not that Miranda. RT @SenatorBobBrown: Congratulations Miranda on your record 52 days aloft in the giant Tassie trees http://t.co/sL1I7SD0 #
11:04 Yawn. RT @michaelidato: Breaking: Michael Willesee's first i/v for @sundaynighton7 will be PM @JuliaGillard. #
10:26 RT @rickeyre RT @rickeyre RT @rickeyre RT @rickeyre RT @rickeyre RT @rickeyre RT @rickeyre RT @rickeyre RT @rickeyre Groundhog Day! #
02:03 Oh dear. RT @iSportconnect: MTV to Broadcast Lingerie Bowl as a Prelude to Super Bowl http://t.co/5KE2G9ot #

cricket.rickeyre.com reborn again

I've relaunched my central cricket webspace, cricket.rickeyre.com on Posterous.

After thinking about retiring it completely, I've decided to give it a reboot after successfully spinning off my cricket-only Twitter account @rickeyrecricket in December and raising my profile a little, including the start of a monthly column for iSportconnect.

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Daily Twitter Posts - 02/02/2012

21:42 "The people smuggler who became a shonky plumber" RT @ChrisBath7 Looking forward to mike willesees first report this weekend @sundaynighton7 #
20:44 I have decided. I am having Tumblr *and* Posterous. One each as a companion for each of my Twitter accounts :) #
17:36 Before professional boxing became a joke, there were legends like trainer Angelo Dundee, who has died aged 90 - http://t.co/MYK5MMOR #
17:23 One last call for opinions: #tumblr or #posterous? #
17:11 It's always fun opening the last lot of Christmas presents when they arrive on February 2. #
16:25 Some interesting methods. RT @RAPacific: PNG puts its finger on mathematics learning http://t.co/CAKIEQkh #
15:32 Go Alan Joyce! RT @Simon_Cullen: Qantas has announced carbon tax surcharge to apply from July 1. Starting from $1.82 per flight #
15:30 Horrible news from Papua New Guinea - http://t.co/yicodXEs #png #
11:15 I'd have thought @insightSBS could do better than: "Today we ask - who do you think Australia's prime minister will be in June this year?" #
11:12 @cityofsydney let's hope this comes to fruition :) #
07:40 Ok I think @CityRail_Info can safely be unfollowed as it is clearly not an official account. #nswgovt #heygladys #
07:35 And you worry about cane toads. RT @newscientist: Ecologist says: I think we should let elephants loose in Australia http://t.co/0Iz24ouy #
07:06 In today's SMH Roy Masters absurdly overplays the significance of yesterday's Federal Court case won by Optus http://t.co/Qgq4qzgx #nrl #afl #
07:01 All this outrage over the Optus court verdict ignores the fact that TV Now is actually a shoddy product. I stopped using it a while back. #
06:08 Umm... No. RT @guardianeco: Should Australia introduce elephants and rhinos into the outback? http://t.co/AW5h91Gm #

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