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openclashXX wrote: fantastic

Quuuaaadddeeee!!!

What does "salty" mean? Excuse me ignorance, I'm forty.

Tearful. Salty tears.
Have you genuinely never heard that expression before?




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Assumedly that means the deal to sign with Rebels is complete.

Nolanator wrote:Tearful. Salty tears.
Have you genuinely never heard that expression before?




etc...

I heard it a couple of times in the context of computer gamers who are losing but didn't really get what it meant. Rubbing salt in the wound or throwing a tantrum or something. So it's just crying? Okay.

Can't see how Coppers post qualifies as that though. More like "stick it up your ass" to Brad Thorn.

Mog The Almighty wrote:

Nolanator wrote:Tearful. Salty tears.
Have you genuinely never heard that expression before?




etc...

I heard it a couple of times in the context of computer gamers who are losing but didn't really get what it meant. Rubbing salt in the wound or throwing a tantrum or something. So it's just crying? Okay.

Can't see how Coppers post qualifies as that though. More like "stick it up your ass" to Brad Thorn.

It's fairly prevalent in online vernacular with all the cool kids. Probably why you'd associate it with gamer tantrums.

As always, Urban Dictionary is very helpful:
The act of being upset, angry, or bitter as result of being made fun of or embarrassed. Also a characteristic of a person who feels out of place or is feeling attacked
Angry, agitated, annoyed, upset.[/list]


Mind you, I do like these two definitions:
Somebody who contains large quantities of sodium chloride,thus causing them to be upset.
Tthe act of being a salted pretzel.

Mog The Almighty wrote:

Nolanator wrote:Tearful. Salty tears.
Have you genuinely never heard that expression before?




etc...

I heard it a couple of times in the context of computer gamers who are losing but didn't really get what it meant. Rubbing salt in the wound or throwing a tantrum or something. So it's just crying? Okay.

Can't see how Coppers post qualifies as that though. More like "stick it up your ass" to Brad Thorn.

Not sure how, BBT would be more loved in both NZ and Australia.

Toro wrote:

Mog The Almighty wrote:

Nolanator wrote:Tearful. Salty tears.
Have you genuinely never heard that expression before?




etc...

I heard it a couple of times in the context of computer gamers who are losing but didn't really get what it meant. Rubbing salt in the wound or throwing a tantrum or something. So it's just crying? Okay.

Can't see how Coppers post qualifies as that though. More like "stick it up your ass" to Brad Thorn.

Not sure how, BBT would be more loved in both NZ and Australia.

BBT just needs to point at his trophy cabinet. His CV would look like the Encyclopedia Brittanica, Fraids woul look like a packet of cigarette papers.

Went on to his Twitter page and Rob Penney asked Quade or Khoder his manager to PM. Maybe Quade is looking at a stint in Japan. I hope he does it. Why waste your time in Australia when you know Cheika still won't select you? Along with the governing body run by a bunch of imbiciles.

Saltiness is usually more about being bitter than tearful.

I don't think Salty is quite right. I think the kids would call this throwing shade.

Toro wrote:

Mog The Almighty wrote:

Nolanator wrote:Tearful. Salty tears.
Have you genuinely never heard that expression before?




etc...

I heard it a couple of times in the context of computer gamers who are losing but didn't really get what it meant. Rubbing salt in the wound or throwing a tantrum or something. So it's just crying? Okay.

Can't see how Coppers post qualifies as that though. More like "stick it up your ass" to Brad Thorn.

Not sure how, BBT would be more loved in both NZ and Australia.

He seems a bit of a dick to me tbh.

Although his credentials a rugby man and a hard one at that are beyond question. There's more to a person than that.

My respect for Thorn has diminished due to the way he treated Quade. No respect. It seems he brought personal beef during the playing days.

CrazyIslander wrote:My respect for Thorn has diminished due to the way he treated Quade. No respect. It seems he brought personal beef during the playing days.

+1

CrazyIslander wrote:My respect for Thorn has diminished due to the way he treated Quade. No respect. It seems he brought personal beef during the playing days.

Nah, he sees Fraid as a pea heart on defence and flaky as hell. BBT wants to develop a team who will do the basics consistently well. Plus I don't think he wanted a prima donna screwing with the team culture he wanted to develop with his young team.

I doubt BBT thought Fraid was worth worrying about during their playing days, when Fraid spent his time hiding from contact. He didn't do anything to earn any respect back then, in fact quite the opposite. He behaved like a tool, especially his attempts to maim St Richie.

Thorn forgets that whilst he maybe a great All Black, Quade is a great of the Reds. He's coaching the Reds, shouldve treated him with respect.

goeagles wrote:Saltiness is usually more about being bitter than tearful.

This. The teenagers in my gang use for someone generally being testy/snarky, rather than tearful

obelixtim wrote:

CrazyIslander wrote:My respect for Thorn has diminished due to the way he treated Quade. No respect. It seems he brought personal beef during the playing days.

Nah, he sees Fraid as a pea heart on defence and flaky as hell. BBT wants to develop a team who will do the basics consistently well. Plus I don't think he wanted a prima donna screwing with the team culture he wanted to develop with his young team.

I doubt BBT thought Fraid was worth worrying about during their playing days, when Fraid spent his time hiding from contact. He didn't do anything to earn any respect back then, in fact quite the opposite. He behaved like a tool, especially his attempts to maim St Richie.

Fvck Richie

Mog The Almighty wrote: He seems a bit of a dick to me tbh.

Although his credentials a rugby man and a hard one at that are beyond question. There's more to a person than that.

Sounds like you've met him personally. I've only ever heard nothing but praise for the guy from fellow players, opposition and both league and union coaches, but have never met him personally.

I could throw Fitzy in the same bracket I guess but i met him and he was a cock, so who knows.

But given Quade's track record I'd hardly accept his character judgement of anyone.

obelixtim wrote:

CrazyIslander wrote:My respect for Thorn has diminished due to the way he treated Quade. No respect. It seems he brought personal beef during the playing days.

Nah, he sees Fraid as a pea heart on defence and flaky as hell. BBT wants to develop a team who will do the basics consistently well. Plus I don't think he wanted a prima donna screwing with the team culture he wanted to develop with his young team.

I doubt BBT thought Fraid was worth worrying about during their playing days, when Fraid spent his time hiding from contact. He didn't do anything to earn any respect back then, in fact quite the opposite. He behaved like a tool, especially his attempts to maim St Richie.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO right?

Toro wrote:

Mog The Almighty wrote: He seems a bit of a dick to me tbh.

Although his credentials a rugby man and a hard one at that are beyond question. There's more to a person than that.

Sounds like you've met him personally. I've only ever heard nothing but praise for the guy from fellow players, opposition and both league and union coaches, but have never met him personally.

I could throw Fitzy in the same bracket I guess but i met him and he was a cock, so who knows.

But given Quade's track record I'd hardly accept his character judgement of anyone.

Reports from people in closer circles to the playing group indicate he's slowly bringing happy clappy jesus praising into the fold.

It's pissing a few players off, apparently.

I've met BBT a few times but this was back before he found the Jeebus. He seemed nice, if not always drunk. I have no doubt he's trying to instill a culture at the Reds, I just hope it's not a "take a knee and praise the lord" one.

Scarlets need a #10 for a few months. Patchell has potentially serious HIA issues, Dinky has a bad hip and O'Brien has done a knee ligament. He would suit our style of play for sure.

CrazyIslander wrote:My respect for Thorn has diminished due to the way he treated Quade. No respect. It seems he brought personal beef during the playing days.

He watched the guy for a season as assistant coach, watched him ignore the game plan, not put in and decided they were better off without him.

Apparently the guy who posted this on Reddit had some interesting browser windows open ...

mojo wrote:Apparently the guy who posted this on Reddit had some interesting browser windows open ...

Think he is having a bubble.

_fatprop wrote:

CrazyIslander wrote:My respect for Thorn has diminished due to the way he treated Quade. No respect. It seems he brought personal beef during the playing days.

He watched the guy for a season as assistant coach, watched him ignore the game plan, not put in and decided they were better off without him.

Been happening for a long time, a relo of mine worked at the Reds during the McKenzie era and stated to me the tail (QC) wagged the dog there. Obviously the buck stops with Ewen who i was told was good at disciplining the group as a whole but not one on one.

Isn’t it BBBT rather than BBT?

Big Bad Brad Thorn

mojo wrote:Apparently the guy who posted this on Reddit had some interesting browser windows open ...

He's 'avin a giggle mate.

There's a long running theme on /r/rugbyunion that, even if you hate Pocock, he's dreamy (nothing gay etc) and how it purely is wholesome having a jerk off session watching his career highlights.

Same with Nigel...who loves the ABs. Hence the "birth certificate"

confirmed....

Toro wrote:

Mog The Almighty wrote: He seems a bit of a dick to me tbh.

Although his credentials a rugby man and a hard one at that are beyond question. There's more to a person than that.

Sounds like you've met him personally. I've only ever heard nothing but praise for the guy from fellow players, opposition and both league and union coaches, but have never met him personally.

I could throw Fitzy in the same bracket I guess but i met him and he was a cock, so who knows.

But given Quade's track record I'd hardly accept his character judgement of anyone.

You don't need to know someone personally for them to "seem like a bit of a dick". He's a bible-thumping teetotaller who waltzed into the Reds setup on a wave of hype and threw out a guy who has over a hundred caps in that jersey, and was easily still good enough to be considered for International duties, for what seems to be some petty personal issues and has basically done nothing else worthy of mention for the club. I don't particularly like Quade's approach to rugby, or his off-field antics, but a true mentor would take the guy under his wing, not kick him in the arse.

Now I don't know either of them, or what happened behind the scenes. That's why I use the word seems. From what I can see, he seems like a bit of a dick to me. I might be wrong.

Brad Thorn seems like a bit of a dick for turfing out a completely toxic douche-bag?

FFS Mog. You do say type some weird shit.

I love how predictable Kiwi preciousness is. Believe it or not, there's probably more than a few "legends" who have donned the black jersey, who are in fact, total assholes. Think about that. Regardless of what you think of Quade. Thorn doesn't seem like a total asshole. He just seems like a bit of dick in my personal opinion, and I might be wrong. That's not such an outrageous thing to say, take a few deep breaths.

Like I said, if he's a "toxic douchebag", then a real leader and coach would mentor him and straighten him out. As far as I'm aware, Thorn didn't even try. Just enacted some petty personal grievance.

Mog The Almighty wrote:I love how predictable Kiwi preciousness is. Believe it or not, there's probably more than a few "legends" who have donned the black jersey, who are in fact, total assholes. Think about that. Regardless of what you think of Quade. Thorn doesn't seem like a total asshole. He just seems like a bit of dick in my personal opinion, and I might be wrong. That's not such an outrageous thing to say, take a few deep breaths.

Like I said, if he's a "toxic douchebag", then a real leader and coach would mentor him and straighten him out. As far as I'm aware, Thorn didn't even try. Just enacted some petty personal grievance.

Sometimes use just remove the toxin from the team

Mog The Almighty wrote:I love how predictable Kiwi preciousness is. Believe it or not, there's probably more than a few "legends" who have donned the black jersey, who are in fact, total assholes. Think about that. Regardless of what you think of Quade. Thorn doesn't seem like a total asshole. He just seems like a bit of dick in my personal opinion, and I might be wrong. That's not such an outrageous thing to say, take a few deep breaths.

Like I said, if he's a "toxic douchebag", then a real leader and coach would mentor him and straighten him out. As far as I'm aware, Thorn didn't even try. Just enacted some petty personal grievance.

You don't try to mentor and straighten out gangrene. You cut off/out the affected tissue and move on.

I realize you kiwis hate Quade, as he dared shove the mighty Sir McCaw, and you love Brad Thorn because he was an All Black hardman, but even giving you the benefit of a one-eyed viewpoint, I still think it's a little extreme to refer to him as "toxic" and "gangrene". He was - and is - a quality player. A bit too unpredictable and show-boaty on the field (although I believe it could be coached out of him), and with some off-field issues (although it's not as if he was shagging randoms in toilet bathrooms or getting his old fellah out for a piss on the field), but not "toxic gangrene". He's an angel compared to someone like Cipriani.