{"id":11178,"date":"2023-01-08T10:43:11","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T00:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spriteclub.com.au\/?p=11178"},"modified":"2023-01-08T10:43:11","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T00:13:11","slug":"australia-day-picnic-and-thong-throwing-competition-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spriteclub.com.au\/?p=11178","title":{"rendered":"Australia Day Picnic and Thong Throwing Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spriteclub.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spriteclub.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image.png?resize=474%2C267&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spriteclub.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spriteclub.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spriteclub.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spriteclub.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image.png?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its Summer, its hot, the flies are thick and there&#8217;s that constant faint hit of sausages cooking on a BBQ where ever you do. It can mean only one thing &#8230;. its the annual Australia Day Picnic and Thong Throwing Competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where? Its back at its rightful home at the Chabrel&#8217;s, 2 Dorset Lane, Oakbank<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When? Thursday, 26th of Jan, from 1200 onwards<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What do I bring? Chairs, a picnic lunch and drink. The Penny and Des will provide dessert!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As always, the highly coveted John and Judy Bowering Memorial Trophy is up for grabs. Can Fay take it two years in a row? Will Jez wake up in time to sneak in and steal it out from under everyone with a masterful lob? Maybe the youthful eye and skill of Chris will steal it away (so long as he doesn&#8217;t sell it!). You wont know if you don&#8217;t come along!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is the John and Judy Bowering Memorial Trophy and why is it so important? If you don&#8217;t know, shame on you! It is more hotly contested than the Ashes and more history than the America&#8217;s Cup. Have you ever wondered where Ben Lexan got the idea for the winged keel from? There&#8217;s no mistaking the similarity between the keel and the thong strap, which gives the Aussie Thong such unique aerodynamic qualities. I&#8217;m told John Bertrand, on hearing about our thong throwing activities tried to come over from Perth to head hunt club members for the crew of Australia II but, not being a member, was turned away unceremoniously at the door. Even the Spin King, the late great Shane Warne tried to come along to get some new wrist flick ideas of a killer curve ball, such is the skill required to win. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spriteclub.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20210126_141311-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spriteclub.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20210126_141311.jpg?resize=474%2C356&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spriteclub.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20210126_141311-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spriteclub.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20210126_141311-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spriteclub.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20210126_141311-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spriteclub.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20210126_141311-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spriteclub.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20210126_141311-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spriteclub.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20210126_141311-scaled.jpg?w=948&amp;ssl=1 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spriteclub.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/20210126_141311-scaled.jpg?w=1422&amp;ssl=1 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hope to see you all there. As always, if you are feeling off for any reason, please consider staying home as there is yet another wave of blasted CVOID and a good dose of mid-summer flu doing the rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please RSVP to me or Peter and we will let Des and Penny know how many to expect!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">president@spriteclub.com.au , rsdunk@gmail.com or 0431 247 746, Secretary@spriteclub.com.au, spolst@bigpond.net.au<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Its Summer, its hot, the flies are thick and there&#8217;s that constant faint hit of sausages cooking on a BBQ where ever you do. 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