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MungoMan

I question your whole list considering the order you have these two in. Albany is in the middle of nowhere, Waikato Stadium is an easy walk from the city with a bunch of bars and restaurants. Canberra seems two places too high too. :lol: Yeah but Hamilton sucks. Id rather be in the middle of nowher...

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I've not attended too many games in London or Dublin, but I found Dublin to be a far better experience for heading out after the game. I've been to just one game in Dublin and found post-game to be... confusing. That said, this was inexperience / ignorance on the part of me & Ms MS. When we left Av...

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Despite the calibre of the four teams involved, the Rugby Championship lacks the history, prestige and audience (particularly the travelling fans) of the Six Nations. At just 29 years old, the tournament is a comparative whippersnapper in international terms (Argentina joined Tri-Nations sides Aust...

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Only way this gets resolved is if Trump loses the military. Like all dictators, I guess. They don't even need to do anything positive. After the Shah had decamped from Iran and the regime's remnants were desperately trying to hang on, the army etc said Yeah nah we're sitting this one out when the n...

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I've not attended too many games in London or Dublin, but I found Dublin to be a far better experience for heading out after the game. I've been to just one game in Dublin and found post-game to be... confusing. That said, this was inexperience / ignorance on the part of me & Ms MS. When we left Av...

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Anyone here able to do a muscle up? My pb for pull ups is 14 (although the last one was kind of iffy) and for chin ups is 15, but I'm nowhere close to a muscle up. Think I need to get some resistance bands so I can practice the part of the movement where you pull the bar to below your chest/level w...

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Whether Sydney is good or not depends on SFS versus Homebush. Homebush is dire for any forn of enjoyment. I've been to supe or test at Parra, Leichardt and Brooky, they are all good but SFS is clear winner. SCG is such a shit stadium for rugby you don't feel like drinking afterwards. 100% agree wit...

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Last couple of years of his life, my dad was showing these sort of signs, was never gibberish but more kind of ‘grandpa Simpson’ where the same story got retold only with different results : all very lucid and yet contradictory to what had been said the previous year / month / day etc Not just anen...

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Whether Sydney is good or not depends on SFS versus Homebush. Homebush is dire for any forn of enjoyment. I've been to supe or test at Parra, Leichardt and Brooky, they are all good but SFS is clear winner. SCG is such a shit stadium for rugby you don't feel like drinking afterwards. Ms MungoSpouse...

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it's a running joke from the big fellas https://preview.redd.it/who-let-the-locks-pick-the-camera-angle-v0-qvevbvp2bgtf1.jpg?width=1080&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=c7be833803f2a79ac1f44444234aea9b312109ea https://preview.redd.it/who-let-the-locks-pick-the-camera-angle-v0-wqwjk8n2bgtf1.jpg?width=1080&cro...

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A lot of misinformation on this thread. Good article here https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2025/10/06/rugbys-links-mnd-what-the-sport-is-doing-about-it/ Paul Rendall was another recent mnd victim. On dementia- my oldest bros wife got early onset dementia at 50 and was dead within 3 years in ...

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Yeah, the logouts are a strange one. It may be that some idiot who hasn't a clue has been fiddling with the bored. Or, it could simply be that the software is shitting the bed along with the server - based on nothing but ignorance. Maybe one of the bored experts could weigh-in with some advice? One...

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Have the ABs finally shaken off their "can't score in the second half" hoodoo? Or was it just that the Wallabies discipline was incredibly poor? To me, the salient point was NZ's starting and replacement Nos. 9 & 10 were much better quality than Straya's. In practical terms those players set the to...

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This site between the ads, the continued log outs & it’s extremely slow speed is a nightmare :? Yeah, the logouts are a strange one. It may be that some idiot who hasn't a clue has been fiddling with the bored. Or, it could simply be that the software is shitting the bed along with the server - bas...

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Well I was wrong, Brisbane's chances have improved, Walsh has taken over and they've run in two tries to take the lead. Reece Walsh is a benchmark knobend but by christ he can play footy a bit! Yeah we get it, you don’t like Reece Walsh… Is it the painted finger nails? Or is it he is a young dad wh...

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Me neither but I watched last weeks semifinal between Brisbane and Penrith and tonight's Grand Final. Both brilliant come from behind wins for the Broncos. Might have to start watching more games next year. 8) I watched 5-6 Warriors games in a row earlier this year, when they went on a winning stre...

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UncleFB wrote: ↑Sun Oct 05, 2025 11:04 am Well I was wrong, Brisbane's chances have improved, Walsh has taken over and they've run in two tries to take the lead.

Reece Walsh is a benchmark knobend but by christ he can play footy a bit!

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Just one minute away from half-time In the Storm v Broncos GF, it's Storm 22 Broncos 12. Reece Walsh, dickhead that he is, has done some amazing stuff. Storm don't have a player at quite that level but have several not far below it: Hughes, Munster and Meaney spring to mind. Pappenhuyzen since his r...

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London Palestinian terrorist march. 493 arrested. Chant of “long live the intifada” All immediately after a murderous terrorist attack at a synagogue. https://x.com/dovforman/status/1974562313371046204?s=46 Do you choose the words you allegedly type, or do you just hand it off to AI? The 493 arrest...

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kiap wrote: ↑Sat Oct 04, 2025 1:45 pm
les@mooloolaba wrote: ↑Sat Oct 04, 2025 1:43 pm Anybody have trouble with Stan loading a lot from about 60 mins. Made for frustrating viewing at the end of the game.
No loading problem here.

Mind you, not loading might've been a better outcome for me ...

I’m leaning more towards complaining to Stan about the result.

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Any real articles rather than that AI slop? Re Manganese, this: https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2025/mcs2025-manganese.pdf South Africa was already the biggest producer of manganese in 2024. I’m not sure what is supposed to have changed... That doesn't really help. The original article says th...

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I am happy! I don't care where Wallabies are ranked and all that shit. That was a good test win, and coaching team and and playing group should go back to hotel happy!! :thumbup: ko And it's 1.25am (I didn't know clocks went to this time), and as a 71 YO. I still on a high!! :lol: Gotta say, it’s n...

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Wallabies looking much better. Up-and-coming. Max Jorgensen looks like a class player. Hope their EOYT goes well. The EOYTs will be farken horrible unless a halfway-serviceable 9/10 combo appears. How that will happen, I do not know. That said, at No.10 even Lolesio would be an upgrade on either of...

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les@mooloolaba wrote: ↑Sat Oct 04, 2025 12:03 pm
Ted. wrote: ↑Sat Oct 04, 2025 11:36 am Lineout is a shitshow and why is dMac taking the line kicks? Pop gun.
Because he knows DMac grates your gears.

Are you accusing ScoBa of trolling Ted?

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Gotta say, v. decent refereeing. The problems the Wobs have are of their own making.

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Jokeshop result in Waikato 25 vs Northland 19. Waikato got one try after a knock on and another after a blatant forward pass. I turned over at that point. No skin in the game but an illegitimate result after such a Homer of a ref "performance". JtB - how did you manage to hack jdog’s account? Most ...

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You could knock me with a feather.... :lol: Yes, it’s got the shock value of discovering rabbits fúck a lot. I thought they already didn't select players based overseas. So this is just maintaining that policy. Or am I wrong about that? I was responding to more than just the statement about the IRF...

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I have set in place a rigorous expectation management regimen for myself. Its function is simple: any sign of optimism is to be crushed like a bug! And I am not, d’habitude, much of an optimist in any case. Currently I’ve got about 50 minutes to think about other things or, if necessary, spray poiso...

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https://www.hud.gov/#close Very mature website banner on this government agency's main page. Just cultists. :thumbdown: When the Civil War kicks off, because where the fvck else can things go, are you high tailing it back to NZ or joining a militia? I suppose a coup could be on the cards, got to be...

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Thomas wrote: ↑Sat Oct 04, 2025 8:21 am
jdogscoop wrote: ↑Sat Oct 04, 2025 8:14 am
mrbrownstone wrote: ↑Sat Oct 04, 2025 8:02 am

Not sure it’s entirely meaningless…
Please. 90% of those kids are off to league.
QLD Reds have about 7 of them signed already. Only 4 have signed with NRL clubs.

This is excellent news!

Now what about the Aus U18 team?

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Say Goodbye to lithium, it is too flammable and expensive. https://unionrayo.com/en/lithium-manganese-technology-batteries/ Any real articles rather than that AI slop? Re Manganese, this: https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2025/mcs2025-manganese.pdf South Africa was already the biggest producer o...

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How exactly does NZR profit from 'expanding the brand' to South Africa? Is there something actually in this or is it just more Goog Harrison-esque, corporate yoga babble? I think they mean expanding the brand by playing a Bok/AB test at Twickers as part of tour. Same as why do you think the Irish t...

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Jokeshop result in Waikato 25 vs Northland 19. Waikato got one try after a knock on and another after a blatant forward pass. I turned over at that point. No skin in the game but an illegitimate result after such a Homer of a ref "performance". JtB - how did you manage to hack jdog’s account? Most ...

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Looks like Hamas might have agreed (in principle at least), and Trump is announcing it as done deal. Much to Bibi's annoyance. Fingers crossed. I truly would not wager more than pocket change on what is likely to happen. OTOH, it’s possible Hamas may decide to release all hostages, living or dead, ...

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Office space and retail stores must be the worst possible investment. Yep. It baffles me. And yet institutional investors still dive into the big office building funds. Not having been in business generally and therefore retail (or real estate) particularly, for me there are some head-scratchers in...

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Irish Independent reporting today that "the IRFU and the majority of rugby's leading unions are set to ban players who join the rebel R360 competition from representing their countries" https://archive.ph/elGmc You could knock me with a feather.... :lol: Yes, it’s got the shock value of discovering...

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Tend to agree this forum needs to be trimmed. The Irish thread has half a million posts in it, this forum isn't designed for that type of scope. I suggest deleting that thread and creating a new one. Yep. Went looking for it t'other day to see what excuses were being made for Leinster being arsefúc...

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False flag? His mother took Tylenol? It doesn't really matter any more. The truth for yanks is whatever MAGA says it is. Saw a news show the other day that claimed around 50% of internet traffic is conducted by Bots, and 34% is disinformation. Frightening if true, but of course that could be disinf...

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Grandpa wrote: ↑Tue Sep 30, 2025 12:17 pm Jordie to fullback?

I'm having a deja vu... and not a good one...

I'm sure there was a reason why we were happy he was moved from there...

I'd rather Love was tried there...

First time I ever saw him play, back when he had long hair, was Manawatu v Cantabs and pretty sure he was in 15.

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