The breakfasts on Friday mornings have provided some good laughs. There's often something to celebrate - here's the evidence:

Friday 24 September 2010 - Roddy's 50th

I'm a Rhinestone Roddy I am hung like a horse, my appendage is truly great I'm a Rhinestione Roddy But from time on my bike seat the monster won't always inflate And if you can't get it up it don't rate I'm a Rhinestone Roddy When a thing glitters brightly, that thing doesn't always shine I'm a Rhinestone Roddy My son's a champion rower, they call him Adonis, that's fine But I'm not even sure that he's mine.
The staff at Laurent were truly thrilled to see Foster back again with his banjo
The Magpie supporters were there - clearly demonstrating that fine intellect for which they're famous
The singing was pretty terrible as usual - naw, it was even worse than usual.

Friday 27 August 2010 - christening of the Parlee

The Parlee made its long-awaited first appearance after all those weeks of excuses, and its arrival was duly celebrated with champagne and song.

	Buzz has got a new bike ... its a Parlee too Buzz has got a new bike ... its a Parlee too Buzz has got a new bike to show The bike is fast, but Buzz is slow Inky pinky Parlee vous Buzz has got a new bike ... its a Parlee too Buzz has got a new bike ... its a Parlee too Buzz's bike's the love of his life Its far more sexy than his wife Inky pinky Parlee vous
	Buzz has got a new bike ... its a Parlee too Buzz has got a new bike ... its a Parlee too How do you like the chameleon paint The bike's good looking, the owner aint Inky pinky Parlee vous Buzz has got a new bike ... its a Parlee too Buzz has got a new bike ... its a Parlee too Although a Parlee doesn't rate Its better than a stuffed prostate Inky pinky Parlee vous

Friday 19 December 2008 - pre-Christmas ride (well, non-ride really, it was raining)

Santa Claus's younger “problem” brother “Grandpa Claus” celebrating his 96th birthday. Here he is modelling the latest in technical Santa wear just before singing a spirited rendition of “you show me a vestal virgin and I'll tell her where to shove her Christmas tree.”
Grandpa Claus then proceeded to induce the vestal virgins by offering drugged chocolates
Thank god Grandpa Claus had his favourite elf on hand to smooth things over with the virgins by assuring them that Grandpa Claus was sexually incapable and incontinent just like all the elves.
The ageing group of Grandpa Clause disciples known as “reinmen” included two Chinese Buddhists known as “leinmen.”

Friday 16 March 2007 - the great Matt Woods head shave

Friday 18 February 2005

The supply of Marauders under 50 dwindled even further when Ross Kilborn scraped himself over the line this week. One of his old girlfriends, Glenda, made an appearance and my, how attractive she has become since we last saw her.

The party carried on at Port Melbourne Yacht Club on Sunday, with more of Kilborn's ex-girlfriends throwing themselves at him, tearing off his shirt, and begging him to allow them back into his life .... .... yeah, right.

Friday 25 June 2004

The Club's velo vendor Gordon Lawrence hits the half-century this week, and the occasion was celebrated this morning with song and other sophisticated activities. His actual birthday is not for another two days, so there was great concern about whether he would actually make it - its no certainty.

Friday 7 May 2004

With all the reverence called for on an occasion of such importance, Foster officiates at the christening ceremony for Buzz's new bike.....
...... and when Buzz rushes out with a fistful of serviettes to clean that sinners brew from his beautiful new steed, the Great White Leader kindly helps out with a bucket of clean, fresh water.

Friday 20 February 2004

This day saw Bernie's Belated Birthday - the celebration of a major milestone which should have been given greater prominence when it actually occurred back in December. (The unusual slip-up came about through slackness on the part of Marauder Kermode, more on that later.) Bernie was lavished with expensive gifts, and a re-rendering of that well-known birthday serenade, in a more fitting 50th birthday celebration than the pathetic effort a couple of months ago.

Following the frivolities, Marauder Kermode was given a one-week Certificate of Temporary Expungement as the member responsible for this serious breach of Marauder protocol. Defiant, and hardly what one would call lacking in contrition, Kermode gave the thumb signal to the Expungement Committee in a gesture which was taken to mean "Fuck you lot". Even this Marauder-like display, however, did nothing to sway the Committee, and the suspension stands.

Friday 19 December 2003

The traditional "Last Friday Before Christmas Ride" was well attended by the regular Marauders, with a distinct lack of hangers-on. There was of course, the usual sherry, ooohing and aaahing on The Boulevard, the Annual Awards Ceremony, and for the first time this year the Marauders Christmas Carol (with words, music and conducting by that eminent bandmaster Rhinestone Roddy).

Friday 28 November 2003 The Moorhouse Marauders has always been known as a bunch of cowboys, but this morning Rootin' Tootin' Rhinestone Roddy was nominated as "Cowboy in Chief". Suitably attired in his well-worn cowboy hat, and with his six gun, handcuffs and spurs on hand, Roddy was brought to tears by a moving rendition of Rhinestone Cowboy - his favourite song.

Friday 17 October 2003

In a moving ceremony conducted by Moorhouse Retirees Club's Acting President Grandpa Yeoman, Kilborn was sworn into the class of unemployed and fully retired at Friday 17 October's special Laurent Breakfast.

Grandpa dressed Kilborn in the the Vannies' Association standard caravan park uniform - grey trackie pants, sneakers and a worn out windcheater then awarded him his Certificate of Induction. Gus presented him with a $5000 watch and Seniors Card form, Tulloch brought along some retirees toys, Rod the Bod organised a Bob a Job program including a $1.50 lawn cutting job at Kermode beach house to keep him off the streets and a dustman's job at Banyule Council paying over $40 grand was organised. Kilborn took home some Dole forms incase things went pear shaped and a Retirees Card (which everyone signed) was produced by Ken with a delightful nude pic of Kilborn's Mum on the back!

Friday 26 September - Grand Final eve

There was a strong gathering of Magpie supporters who filled the Collingwood stand at the Laurent Breakfast attended by top rugby VIP guest (Grandpa) who came home specially for the occasion to help the troops sing the Collingwood theme song!. The boys tucked into free range maggy-pies instead of their usual Friday offering, which broke the pink purse bank. John 'Sammy Newman' Locke did a Footy show fun street interview with a carrot microphone covered in pubic hair (looked awfully like Shirley's according to Foster) with Eddie (Buzz) Mc Guire and Anthony (Mike) Rocca to cap off proceedings