http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/ The Back Pocket en Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:23:00 GMT Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:23:00 GMT info@thebackpocket.com.au info@thebackpocket.com.au http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/new-home/ Fot those of you unable to sleep at the thought of no more unresearched rants on sport The Backpocket's new home is Really Long Link http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/new-home/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/new-home/ Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:23:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/feel-the-power-of-the-big-scam/ There was a bloke called Victor Lustig who successfully sold the Eiffel Tower as scrap metal. Twice. He was a smooth talking French conman living in Paris in the 1920's... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/feel-the-power-of-the-big-scam/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/feel-the-power-of-the-big-scam/ Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:15:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/nightmare-in-sleepy-hollow/ There is a particularly vivid nightmare that has been keeping Cats fans awake all season. The dream takes place in the summer months when the desperation for new football stories... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/nightmare-in-sleepy-hollow/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/nightmare-in-sleepy-hollow/ Mon, 16 Aug 2010 03:14:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/welcome-to-the-big-horror-show/ The Socceroos World Cup campaign thus far has had all the hallmarks of every horror film ever committed to celluloid. The opening match defeat at the hands of Germany was... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/welcome-to-the-big-horror-show/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/welcome-to-the-big-horror-show/ Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:01:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/footys-final-frontier/ The AFL's relentless push into new territory is a little bit reminiscent of the Americans planting a stars and stripes flag on the surface of the moon. Boldly going where... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/footys-final-frontier/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/footys-final-frontier/ Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:51:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/the-sore-head-loss/ Collingwood went into the Friday night blockbuster against Geelong brimming with all the confidence of Bindi Irwin. This was to be a marquee night for Mick's maturing Pies, this was... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/the-sore-head-loss/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/the-sore-head-loss/ Wed, 26 May 2010 00:24:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/the-answer-lies-with-sly/ If the first five minutes of last Friday night's game didn't set the pulses racing it is clear evidence that you were either stone-cold dead or simply just stoned. And... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/the-answer-lies-with-sly/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/the-answer-lies-with-sly/ Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:45:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/the-kiwi-stomach-punch/ Last month Kiwi cricket copped a kick to the teeth. It was swift and painful but hardly a surprise. And no, Scott Styrus was not involved. The pudgy trundler still... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/the-kiwi-stomach-punch/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/the-kiwi-stomach-punch/ Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:05:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/nab-cup-press-snooze/ For supporters of the competition's strugglers the lead up to the NAB Cup is like the brief few seconds when you wake from a heavy night but your brain has... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/nab-cup-press-snooze/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/nab-cup-press-snooze/ Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:42:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/whos-in-your-car-part-4/ There's a car. A four-wheel drive perhaps. It's travelling at high speed in treacherous conditions. The car will soon veer off the road and drop from a steep cliff into... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/whos-in-your-car-part-4/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/whos-in-your-car-part-4/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:57:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/whos-in-your-car-part-3/ To celebrate a new year in the life of thebackpocket.com.au, we might kick things off with occasional contributer thesunnymunn and his unique take on life and all things sport. Part... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/whos-in-your-car-part-3/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/whos-in-your-car-part-3/ Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:38:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/whos-in-your-car-part-2/ From my last post... There's a car. A four-wheel drive perhaps. It's travelling at high speed in treacherous conditions. The car will soon veer off the road and drop from... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/whos-in-your-car-part-2/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/whos-in-your-car-part-2/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:53:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/whos-in-your-car-part-i/ There's a great hypothetical game that I've often played with mates when in-depth discussions about Natalie Imbruglia's face have grown stale or it's the lunch break in the cricket and... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/whos-in-your-car-part-i/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/whos-in-your-car-part-i/ Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:35:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/is-mark-lecras-invisible/ First off, I applaud Collingwood supporters for not changing teams regardless of what society thinks. There is no excuse for swapping allegiances, so those that stick with the Pies in... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/is-mark-lecras-invisible/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/is-mark-lecras-invisible/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:53:00 GMT http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/dreams-are-no-match-for-reality/ You know sometimes when you stumble across a thought so bizarre and ludicrous that you have to stop and think to yourself 'did that actually happen or did I just... http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/dreams-are-no-match-for-reality/#comments http://www.thebackpocket.com.au/dreams-are-no-match-for-reality/ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:23:00 GMT