The Tasmanian Spoofing School
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The game of spoof has been around for years in one form or another, played by gentlemen, sharing comradeship and lively repartee.
This honourable game was returned to Tasmania by twice Australian Spoofing Champion, Ian Waller Esq, on his migration to the Island in the mid 1980's and the Tasmanian School has spawned many a great spoofer since.
Spoofing is conducted regularly at The Riverside Hotel Motel and Championship events are also held at many times and venues around the Island State to which visitors are always welcome.
Details of venues and upcoming events will be found along with the history and rules of this most venerable pastime.
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'Tex' Breaks 10 year Drought with First Major Championship Win
Dave 'Tex' Cummins has finally broken a long drought with a thrilling 4 to 3 victory over Launceston Tyre King Steve Davis in the 2010 Tasmanian Spoofing Championship held on June 18th.
Full details soon when the hangover passes
Chris Streeting, as ever with glass in hand with his lovely wife Janice 'Lady Fingers' in happier times at the Oaks Hotel, Sydney
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Tributes to Australian Spoofing Legend Chris Streeting
Last week I was in South Africa and I was thinking to myself how disappointing it was that we missed each other on your last visit to Durban.
This week I find myself having to write this e mail to you to offer you all our deepest sympathy at the passing away of your husband and Father and our dear friend Chris Streeting. We were all shocked by the sudden news of his slipping away and it is at times like these that moments in life might have
been different....how much nicer would it have been to slip down to the pub for a quick beer with old Streeto?!
Back in 1983, when we first met both you, Janice, you and Chris opened your home to the touring party from hell, Bill Endacott, Flowers, Nick Poynton, Jackie and myself - what a visit that was.....we will never forget how you welcomed us into your home and hearts and how you both looked after us all as if we were part of the family! Well, when we left we did feel part of the family and to this day we talk of lady fingers and the laughs we all had together.
It is moments like these, when laughter was the order of the day and sadness was just a far away irrelevance, that we need to hang on to. The memories and the good times and the way in which Chris lived his life, for us, as friends nothing was ever too much for him! Our thoughts and prayers are with you all and especially on Thursday 26th March. We will hold out our hands of friendship and support and our embrace, albeit from afar, will be as warm and firm as if we were at your side.
Farewell Streeto, rest in peace and save a place for us one day in the spoofers bar in the sky. The quality of the spoof and the company will be massively enhanced by your arrival!
With all our sympathy and lots of love to you all
Evert, Jackie, Simon, Nicholas, Caroline
(Abendanon)
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Gentlemen –
First of all apologies to many of you listed on the Spoofers’ data-base who did not know Chris Streeting. This email will be of no relevance to you.
For those that did know Chris I sadly have to inform you that he suffered a massive heart-attack and died last Saturday 21st March in his home-city of Sydney, Australia. I think he was only 60-ish, so obviously far too young. Chris spoofed regularly in London during his time in the UK some thirty + years ago. He established spoofing on his return to Sydney, and always – along with his wife Janice – offered great hospitality to any spoofers visiting Sydney.
Nick Poynton
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Tasmanian Spoofers Adrian (Crim) Coomber, Greg (Plumber) Smith and Ian Waller (pictured above with the Inaugural T.I.T.S. trophy on the wall in background) adter their two nil victory over the Bangkok Gentlemen Spoofers in the third TasBang International Telephonic Spoof (T.I.T.S.)
This victory also means the Tasmanians have ensured a three nil clean sweep of the T.I.T.S. series to enter history as possibly the most successful International Spoofing team ever.
Full scoresheets and report on the T.I.T.S. competition with the Bangkok Gentlemen Spoofers can be found on the News Page.
TasBang International Telephonic Spoof Report
Seoul Gentlemen Spoofers
Join the World Wide Web
Mr Anthony Galloway advises that the gentlemen (and women) of South Korea are now represented with their very own website and forum for discussion on all matters Spoofing.
Follow the link below to get all the latest news from the blokes who spoof with women ....all the time.
Seoul Gentlemen (and Lady) Spoofers
The Seoul Gentlemen Spoofers was founded in 1993 by Andy "GBH" Grieve of England and held its inaugural Championship in 1994, won by two-time World Spoofing Champion, Murray Mexted of New Zealand.
The Seoul School has been strongly represented in international and World Championships since then.
An Autumn Spoofing Championship was held in 1996 and reintroduced in 2000 and, in 2001, the Winter Spoofing Championship was inaugurated.
The Seoul Gentlemen Spoofers is unique in that, along only with the Dublin and Paris schools, it includes Ladies within its definition of Gentlemen.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
spoof
PRONUNCIATION: sp f
NOUN: 1. Nonsense; tomfoolery. 2. A hoax. 3. A gentle satirical imitation; a light parody.
TRANSITIVE VERB: Inflected forms: spoofed, spoof·ing, spoofs1. To deceive. 2. To do a spoof of; satirize gently.
ETYMOLOGY: After Spoof, name of a game invented by Arthur Roberts (1852–1933), British comedian.
WORD HISTORY: We are indebted to a British comedian for the word spoof. Sometime in the 19th century Arthur Roberts (1852–1933) invented a game called Spoof, which involved trickery and nonsense. The first recorded reference to the game in 1884 refers to its revival. It was not long before the word spoof took on the general sense “nonsense, trickery,” first recorded in 1889. The verb spoof is first recorded in 1889 as well, in the sense “to deceive.” These senses are now less widely used than the noun sense “a light parody or satirical imitation,” first recorded in 1958, and the verb sense “to satirize gently,” first recorded in 1927.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
THE 'LOOSE GLUTE'
gets it's first
International Outing
THE EARLY SPOOF DOESN’T GET THE VIRGINS!
(Field Report for 14th October 2003)
Bangkok School of Gentlemen Spoofers
Whilst “a fast game is a good game”, certainly an early game was not deemed as such. Although Swampy, Moose, Boy Wonder, The Enforcer! and Doucebag were present at 7.15pm when the Chairman called “When the hands are out”, the response was not enthusiastic with the latter two gentlemen in the process of ordering dinner! However after a bout of verbal dissertation on “I can never win – if I don’t call an early spoof ….etc etc” the Chairman had a school of three in play by 7.30pm.
At a sensible 8pm, Bakers had arrived and after several loud calls of “Only the loser can call a re-spoof”, the Moose finally got the hint and the main school started at 8.05pm. The second call, by Swampy, was “Willie Shoemaker” and in defiance of Bakers, The Enforcer! called ‘Bakers’ but neither were correct.
In the third round, Swampy came on board with ‘The Loose Glute’, a new Tasmanian call for “Holding one calling one”. The Moose, not to be out done, created a new call of “Twisted Knickers” for eight! In the play of this round The Enforcer! decided to give Bakers the honour of his name, and called ‘Imperial’, Bakers duly called ‘Bakers’ and won! This was reversed by round five when identical calls gave victory to “The Enforcer!”.
Report courtesy of the Enforcer
at 'Spooftalk Live'
International Spoofers Network
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History of
'The Loose Glute'
Scene: The massage therapist performing a check up on the wife of a prominent Tassie spoofer whilst at a relaxing Sunday barbecue. Cupping the left buttock, the therapist was heard to say “You have a bit of a loose glute” (short for gluteus maximus)
Result: A new spoofing call “The Glute” or even “The Loose Glute”
When holding one and calling one in any occasion
The Glute had its first ever outing Thursday October 9 at a Launceston Show Day holiday spoof.
Mr Clem Smith, aka ‘The Legend’ attempting a massive psychological advantage over Mr Ian Waller in a mano y mano spoofing final at the Riverside Hotel Motel, home of Tassie spoofing. Unfortunately, Mr Waller was holding one also and successfully avoided any impossible calls by responding with the Absent Friends.
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