On a crowded tram going to the football game the fan resplendent in black and white colours had a large magpie tucked under his arm.

Sitting directly opposite, at face level with the magpie, was an old codger flaunting a scarf in the opposing team's colours. "They won't let you take a pig into the ground ya know," he said loudly

"It's not a pig, it's a magpie ya dick head," said the fan in the black and white scarf.

"I wasn't talking to you," said the old codger.