# Come get your horse! (Melbourne Cup Sweeps)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-get-your-horse-melbourne-cup-sweeps/91693>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 6, 2001, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-get-your-horse-melbourne-cup-sweeps/91693 "2001-11-06T00:41:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Monkey\_Chews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@Monkey\_Chews](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monkey_Chews)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2001, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-get-your-horse-melbourne-cup-sweeps/91693/22 "2001-11-06T05:09:08Z")

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Dang.

Oh well, I got **Pasta Express** in the office sweep, so I got my money back for coming last. Woohoo!!

[sub]Razzin frazzin Kiwis.[/sub]

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2001, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-get-your-horse-melbourne-cup-sweeps/91693/23 "2001-11-06T05:13:26Z")

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> \*Originally posted by tavalla \*  
> \*\*…mutter mutter bloody Sky Heights mutter mutter glue factory mutter mutter…
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Don’t blame the horse, what was Oliver doing. He hadn’t done anything at the 800, asleep at the wheel my pocket says.

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2001, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-get-your-horse-melbourne-cup-sweeps/91693/24 "2001-11-06T05:38:17Z")

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> \*Originally posted by tavalla \*  
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> Now…oh damn, Fields of Omagh, you better win! \*\*

Well done $7.00 in NSW.

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2001, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-get-your-horse-melbourne-cup-sweeps/91693/25 "2001-11-06T08:23:05Z")

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> \*Originally posted by TheLoadedDog \*  
> Americans, don’t mind us. The Aussies go a bit ga-ga on the first Tuesday in November.
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> Woohoo, any time now…
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> \*\*Ethereal???  
> [sub]Bloody Kiwis grumble grumble no good bloody sweeps grumble moan whinge.[/sub] \*\*

Heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh …

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