Highlander999
ICC President
- Joined
- Apr 15, 2006
- Location
- London
The January 2009 Interview with Griffo
Cricketman: From random MSN convos I know you love Steyn and Nel. Any other non Aussies that you really like? Hate? Apart from Harbhajan, of course
Griffo: do love our random msn convos and I do believe they do not occur enough.. something to be worked on anyways to the question, you would be surprised with the amount of players from other international teams I do like, probably more than Australian players as well.
I admire players such as Michael Vaughan and Stephen Fleming for their leadership abilities (Graeme Smith was recently added to this list), Andrew Flintoff and Tatenda Taibu for their willingness to fight and never give in (Plus one of my cricketing nicknames is Freddie cause im a big scary all rounder ready to hurt people lol) and Virendar Sehwag for his no nonsense approach and despite all his selection issues in the past is still who he was 5 years ago.
I dislike Murilitharan, Razzak and Botha only for their actions because when I injured my back I had a suspect action which I had to fix and i cant believe someone can be allowed to reach the international level with such troubles... strong opinion but its from a personal experience. There isn?t too many people I dislike other than that...
ZoraxDoom: How's Vladmir doing? Does he get along with Wotton?
Griffo: Lol they have their ups and downs but they manage to get along... the instance with Vladmir was just a case of too much vodka leading me to believing i was Russian... plus Tom egging me on over msn to do something stupid lol Tom: That is not true
KBChadraw: When will you finally stop playing Battrick?
Griffo: Simple question, simple answer.. when school and/or work becomes to much.. this also goes for my activeness on this forum as you noticed when I disappeared for a long period of time
Xuzuno: If you were stuck on a deserted island with three other people, who would they be?
Griffo: God i hate this question lol... umm
Can I choose to ignore? Lets just say the keeper let this question through as byes
Nash091: 'Whats the name of your kid?' or 'what will you name her if she's/he's born?'
Griffo: This is a question i find pretty easy to answer, the one thing in life i take more serious than Battrick lol is my rugby league team the Cronulla Sharks (Syl and Matt know this lol) There was a player named Steve Rogers who was the greatest player to every play for the club and maybe even the best to ever play in his position of centre, he became the manager of the club but then died due to circumstances you can read here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Rogers_(rugby_league)
So my son will be named Steven Roger Griffin, if its a daughter its up to the mother.. thats my theory on the whole process
Funknath: When will you sell Wotton?
Griffo: When you become an admin
Highlander999: What is your perfect night out? What would you do to Hooper if you met him on that night out?
Griffo: When i have a perfect night ill tell you... if i met hooper id just do what we always said we would... get hammered
Iriakhan: How did you become a legend?
Grffo: I was always a legend, you all just didn?t know it yet
Surendar: What strikes your mind as soon as you hear the color, 'Blue'... Narrate!
Griffo: YouTube - Eiffel 65 - I'm Blue
akash00: Who is your favourite Planet Cricket member?
Griffo: No favourite really... I enjoy different peoples thoughts n such at different times.. aussie1st, w3lshrugby, Hooper, Highlander999, Will_NA but if i had to pick an all time favourite it would have to be annoyingdevil
Dr.Pepper: Did the name Griffo come from looking at a Giraffe or are the rumours untrue?
Griffo: I don?t know whether your making a tall joke but i am quite fond of the ole giraffe from time to time
Giggity Giggity: Do you know who The Stig really is?
Griffo: Yes
Leicester Fox: How crap are the forums without Hooper?
Griffo: Hooper and I didn?t have all our fun on the forums, although the GG moment was hilarious (evertonfan can second this... there was spit everywhere) We just used to cause chaos on msn, when hooper was taken away by the mod bandwagon i became a responsible mature contributer (LOL!) but now tom has gotten me back to how i used to be despite me wanting to contribute more to the forum when given the opportuinity Tom: Once again, not true, I keep you in check Chris
King Pietersen: Right, you're just wondering about one day when suddenly a masked gunman abducts you, you then wake up, your blindfold taken off and you're in a room with 2 men. The gunman holds his gun to your head and gives you a choice. Your first option is to go off with the other man, Graeme. He's a lovely little fella, nice shaven bald head, nice little Ben Sherman pink shirt, he works for an advertising company in Brighton, drives a sports car, and he loves you dearly.
You then have to live out the life of an outwardly gay man, spending the rest of your days with Graeme. Doing all the activity in the bedroom, going to the bars with him at 3 in the morning, cutting the back out of your leather pants at, just generally being affectionate towards eachother. You end up consumating your relationship with Graeme by getting married, and at the end of the marriage you do what they used to do in the olden days when the origins of the kiss where showing your 'love' in front of half of Brighton. So when the vicar would normally say 'you may now kiss the bride', he actually says 'Your may now knob the grif'.
This may not sound like a fantastic option, and you may be thinking immediately that you'll go for the 2nd one. But, the 2nd option is your close family are killed, and you then have to live the rest of your life with a monkey. Living in a tree, with a monkey, eating bananas, other fruit and nuts and just living your life all alone with this monkey.
Your choice. Graeme or Bobo?
Griffo: Ill take a raincheck on that one lol
Ill take Graeme if im the giver not the taker... if not im in that tree with bobo
Kshitiz_Indian: Why oh why, why are they shy. Why oh why, why don't the soakers just fly. Why oh why, the soakers just die, why oh why, the soakers
Griffo: When the warriors put up a fight
They set the world alight
But when they go into town
The girls all look and frown
As they are more than just players
Who play this cricket game
They are also retarded monkeys
Who will never attain fame
Now when it comes to the soakers
There isn?t a single doubt
Winning games and chasing dames
Is what they were all about
When comparing them to the warriors
It is very clear to see
That a sexy little soaker
Beats a retarded monkey
SUPERSOAK THAT OHH!!!
Will_NA: You're in a nightclub, doing the agadoo, the macarena, the running man, the wife beater etc and you notice a pretty blonde opposite. She's clearly interested in you and has done the old 'flicking hair, laughing at an imaginary joke and motioning you with my eyes' trick. You walk over to her only to discover it's Justin Lee Collins and he was flirting with a woman behind you.
He's nowhere the bar so you can't pretend you were walking over to ask for a drink and he's not close enough to the toilets for you to act as if you were walking there. You walk up to him but you don't know what to say and there's an awkward silence. You're staring at each other, wondering if something's going to be said. The tension's unbearable.
How do you escape the situation effectively and with little embarrassment?
Griffo: Id ask him who Justin Lee Collins is.... Honestly Will I expected a better question from you.. you have disappointed our children... I EXPECT! a new question within 2 days or else
Cricketdudemad: If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked?
Griffo: He?s Tasmanian
Aussie1st: When buying Wotton from your local Asian takeaway do you think about Ian Wotton? And when eating them do you feel you are eating your God?
Griffo: Syl, let me just say i have eaten wotton before... and it fulfilled my every desire (and im not talking about the asian takeway
)King Cricket: Suppose one day you meet me, King Cricket. What will be the first question you'll ask me?
Griffo: How are you?
Covvy: Who's your favourite person on the Soakers team?
Griffo: Im a fan of everyone on the side but im pretty much the number one fan of their captain... whats his name again
Left Hander: What do you think are the Cronulla Sharks chances of winning a maiden premiership this year with the players that we have purchased? And if not where do you think we will finish?
Griffo: Well Ricky Stuart had said all along 2009 was his aim for the premiership, i never got that excited last year because of this... All i know is im going to watch their first trial against the Raiders and the rivalry is on
