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MungoMan

This is an important topic and I am glad we have got to the nub of the OP's question. There's many varieties of bananas cultivated, which come from multiple species. Panama disease wiped out most of the world's production (which was one variety called Gros michel). Cavendish, which was resistant, c...

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Wilson's Toffee wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2024 6:18 am
grievous wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2024 2:26 am Trump donations flooding in. This guy just cant lose in any way from this. Its like its a cunning plan coming off.
Amerika...fuk yher!!!!
Best fundraiser ever. Ever !!

At the very least, one of the most unusual ones!

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Auckman wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 10:31 am

This thread is only going to go one way

But a goooood way for we schadenfreude addicts.

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towny wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2024 7:42 am
MungoMan wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2024 7:37 am
towny wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2024 7:07 am

A long hard look.
A banana (Cavendish) down his dacks would be the best bet.
My understanding is that all bananas have been Cavendish since the 1950s.

People still grow lady fingers (fnarr fnarr) as backyard tucker.

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mrbrownstone wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2024 7:35 am Huh? Why exactly are Wales and South Africa playing each other at Twickenham in June? Odd.

Some manner of geographic confusion? (Them, not you).

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Well we certainly aren't lively or sophisticated enough for such "tar brush" comedy. Give us a bit and we'll understand you along with Davidson and the like. Worse than your shit humour here though is your enabling of smug Irish wit kant like duff paddy. I hope you take a long hard look next time y...

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Er, no… The Vic Govt will still bid on major events. That’s not what they have indicated since this announcement. Sure they won’t. The VIC govt will no longer want Bledisloe Cups and World Cup finals because RA wouldn’t continue to pony up tens of millions for a dodgy franchise. Let’s see how it pl...

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The NZRPA are now pushing ahead, forming a separate body to run the professional game. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/518324/new-zealand-rugby-players-association-to-forge-ahead-with-separate-body What might governance look like - a rep from each of the soup franchises plus a rep each from NZRU a...

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On the streets of London https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_panic It's just a term. Finding hidden racist intent in every polite inquiry as to one's ethnic background or casting choices in a children's movie, certainly qualifies. It is simply delusional and actually counter productive (see the Tru...

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Kick SA out of Super Rugby. Nek minute... Too soon? :blush: Average crowds for SA teams in the URC are down substantially compared to the mid 10s. It hasn't worked out well for anyone but it's mostly covids doing. Yeah, for regular attendees of working age, it broke the habit, I suppose. Equally ba...

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None of the big parties will willingly introduce PR, it would need to be forced on them. They should do really. But they won’t. It keeps the status quo. I’m not voting because my vote will mean nothing under this FPTP system. Not voting is worth twice at much under PR Proportional representation: d...

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:lol: Yeah. He loved him iirc :P Was fond of Quirky myself, but not as much as Reds(can't recall) who had him as his avatar. Anyway, if it were my invitational XV, it would end up as XIII in practice. I'd pick Radike Samo at lock, No.8 and wing. I always thought Quirk was garbage. It because of his...

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Yeah nah not truly political but I felt I just must post it. ABC online had the piece below with a self-descriptive title about a male sex worker and money matters. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-30/sex-worker-takes-on-financial-sector-debanking/103908678 This para is particularly worth a menti...

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shanky wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2024 11:15 am
MungoMan wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2024 11:12 am
shanky wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2024 10:11 am 14. Eto Nabuli
6. Ed Quirk

Yeah. He loved him iirc

Was fond of Quirky myself, but not as much as Reds(can't recall) who had him as his avatar.

Anyway, if it were my invitational XV, it would end up as XIII in practice.

I'd pick Radike Samo at lock, No.8 and wing.

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shanky wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2024 10:11 am 14. Eto Nabuli

6. Ed Quirk

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shanky wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2024 7:57 am
towny wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2024 7:42 am
Slim 293 wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2024 7:39 am So, who has tickets for what is now billed as "British & Irish Lions v TBC" that is going ahead on July 22 next year?
All Star team of OS based Australians? Quade, Arnold, etc.
How about “Towny’s Merit XV”?

I'd go for a name with some history.

Particularnonresident's XV

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Accepting the RA statement at face value, it would have been a terrible decision to support the new consortium. Handshake deals, nothing agreed, nothing in writing, optimistic projections. Same dud directors. It's a huge, huge shame that this venture was mismanaged so poorly for 15 odd years. Yes b...

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Gone. https://www.theroar.com.au/2024/05/30/exclusive-ra-set-to-pull-trigger-on-rebels-with-players-called-in-for-meeting-with-phil-waugh/ Well that sucks More detail (nicked from GAGR): https://amp.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/melbourne-rebels-players-called-to-emergency-meeting-at-aami-park-20240...

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Civil Wars always end well. The NRL will be salivating at the thought of NZR plunging itself into a crisis. Look out for a 2nd NZ team based out of the new Christchurch stadium. By the living lord Harry, the owners of said stadium would likewise be salivating at that prospect. They certainly won't ...

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We met plenty of fantastic Israelis , none of them were exactly fans of Netanyahu and I imagine are livid at the actions of the IDF . These individuals are bloody heroes . I suppose they qualify as anti-Semitic also . They are doing very good and worthwhile thing in the sure knowledge some of their...

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Bindi wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2024 11:54 am I f**king hate the Welsh and the Georgians. Is that so wrong?

How much did RA pay you to post that? Will they stop at nothing to drum interest in the June / July internationals?

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We missed a great chance. Our second largest city didn't have a stadium and was in need of one. We should have made that the National stadium and funded it appropriately. Good travel links to almost all of the country and the city isn't at war with itself. You know it would have made sense. :nod: I...

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So says one of the top journalists and board member at the ABC. The ABC, is Australia's national broadcaster for those that don't know. Now lets not get into the waste of time argument about whether we are or aren't. I think we need to more accurately determine just how racist is Australia? On a sc...

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So says one of the top journalists and board member at the ABC. The ABC, is Australia's national broadcaster for those that don't know. “We are a racist country, let’s face it. We always have been and it’s very depressing,” she reportedly told the audience at Sydney’s Carriageworks. Now lets not ge...

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Do you believe Israel has a right to exist? This is a trick question. Read this article from the Jewish Magazine The Forward to understand why. The linked to movie clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nGQLQF1b6I I don’t remember asking you, so off you f u ck little troll His reply was a good one t...

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The mendacious IDF Spokesman claiming the Warheads couldn't have started the fires seen in Rafah's atrocity..... x( :x The Jewish Council of Australia has just called for the IDF to stop their attacks: The Jewish Council of Australia renews our calls for the Albanese Government to use all possible ...

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I've said it before but the most outwardly racist behaviour I've ever seen was at an AFL match. Some dude standing up screaming "stop playing like a lazy darkie" to a player. As someone who grew up in QLD, I was very surprised that his face wasn't rearranged. The list is building... Kiwis Saffas Po...

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The Ukrainian Armed Forces once used the Patriot system from Germany for strikes “at their own discretion.” In response, Kyiv received angry calls from Berlin and Washington threatening to stop supplying anti-aircraft missiles if such an incident were to happen again. This was reported by the Germa...

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Before we get to looking at a random survey on the internet, let’s examine the statement in question. How are you defining Australia here? Does Australia need to be defined? Should we also define what the word ‘define’ means? We can break everything down to the micro and make any discussion meaning...

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I have no idea what you're talking about. I'm talking about you unloading on the 'far-left' in response to Clogs' posting of an unsourced quote (i.e. no link etc) plus adding a few words of his own. There seem to be three choices: 1. You think Clogs is a far-leftist. 2. You think whoever is being q...

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There's a weird thing with the far-left in that they're absolutely obsessed with racism and are bound up in some huge moral panic about it. <snippo> There's also a weird thing with people - e.g. you - chucking around the term 'far-left' without bothering to specify whether they are referring to a p...

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So says one of the top journalists and board member at the ABC. The ABC, is Australia's national broadcaster for those that don't know. “We are a racist country, let’s face it. We always have been and it’s very depressing,” she reportedly told the audience at Sydney’s Carriageworks. Now lets not ge...

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Pretty lengthy and worrying article. Sure it's easy to dismiss some of it but in time this will have an effect if Rugby does nothing about it: Blues chief executive Andrew Hore calls it the perfect storm. Glamour NRL clubs are increasingly swooping on talented schoolboy rugby talent from 15 years o...

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France could declare open and direct war against Russia, annihilating its forces, capturing Moscow and sticking Putin’s head on a spike outside the Kremlin… and the British would still think of them as surrender monkeys. :lol: Probably true. Even so, honesty compels me to state I believe the term o...

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Interesting that Netanyahu has changed tack just a trifle. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-27/israel-military-prosecutor-says-rafah-strike-under-investigation/103899588 Typically if he commented at all on an individual IDF action, one would see now-familiar items from the Israeli Govt. playbook...

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Interesting that Netanyahu has changed tack just a trifle. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-27/israel-military-prosecutor-says-rafah-strike-under-investigation/103899588 Typically if he commented at all on an individual IDF action, one would see now-familiar items from the Israeli Govt. playbook,...

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TheFrog wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 11:43 pm
Hellraiser wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 9:56 pm So it begins; Syrskyi has announced France will deploy military instructors to Ukraine.
It will be interesting to see if the Russians manage to target the French instructors at the rear.

Oooooh-errr!

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Whoever the best goal kicker is out of the up and coming playmakers needs to be heavily invested in and have even more more kicking training. A half decent playmaker who kicks at 80% will win us a lot of games with the other players we have around. Jordie Barrett at 10 then. A Henri Honiball approa...

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So we all agree Spain, Norway and Ireland are full of retards who support the rape, murder and desecration of women and children... the more helpless the better. Each of their vile citizens should be made to watch the video 'Nova'. https://x.com/i/status/1794433090749649128 Watch. If you are spat o...

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Just watched a video of "settlers" dancing and blocking aid trucks from getting through to people in need. Reprehensible stuff, really. Yes, and dancing in celebration of the children burned alive in rafah. 'ah but those children probably supported hamas' I assumed this was just hyperbole... But no...

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