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by juddy
Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:00 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bondi Junction Shooting
Replies: 294
Views: 7580

Re: Bondi Junction Shooting

KD, you are going down the path of "all mass random attacks are linked to Islamic terrorism" which just isnt the case, particularly in Aus / NZ. The headline cases of recent years are not that - they are linked to mental health (this one, the Melbourne car attack in 2017), right wing extremism (Chr...
by juddy
Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:30 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bondi Junction Shooting
Replies: 294
Views: 7580

Re: Bondi Junction Shooting

And it helps explain why she is alarmed by the calls for a ‘global intifada’ heard on the streets of the uk But doesnt explain her casually linking the Bondi attack to that, when it had nothing to do with Jewish people, or any other religious or ethnic group. She made a incorrect assumption and apo...
by juddy
Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:27 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bondi Junction Shooting
Replies: 294
Views: 7580

Re: Bondi Junction Shooting

And? And it helps explain why she is alarmed by the calls for a ‘global intifada’ heard on the streets of the uk But doesnt explain her casually linking the Bondi attack to that, when it had nothing to do with Jewish people, or any other religious or ethnic group. She made a incorrect assumption an...
by juddy
Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:10 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bondi Junction Shooting
Replies: 294
Views: 7580

Re: Bondi Junction Shooting

UncleFB wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2024 3:04 am
juddy wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:51 am
Ted. wrote: Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:19 am

This Rachel Riley?

8 Out of 10 Cats will never be the same. :(
She’s Jewish and has been outspoken about antisemitism in the uk
And?
And it helps explain why she is alarmed by the calls for a ‘global intifada’ heard on the streets of the uk
by juddy
Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:51 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bondi Junction Shooting
Replies: 294
Views: 7580

Re: Bondi Junction Shooting

I don't know who or what Rachel Riley is or does but she seems to have been a right wit kant on Twitter. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLJmiixW8AAqJdg?format=jpg&name=medium She's "apologised" but only because she was told to. Man, UK conservatives are really gross people. One assumes MBE stands for ...
by juddy
Fri Oct 13, 2023 3:41 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: French teacher killed this morning in his school
Replies: 25
Views: 1076

Re: French teacher killed this morning in his school

TheFrog wrote: Fri Oct 13, 2023 3:20 pm It's interesting how the death of a French teacher by stabbing becomes an opportunity to take the piss.

Weakest attempt is Leinsterman who has a laugh at Myrmidon's awkward use of a second language.
Yep it’s pretty moronic
by juddy
Tue Jul 04, 2023 12:57 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 112666
Views: 7613697

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

DragsterDriver wrote: Mon Jul 03, 2023 4:00 pm Both dombrandt and Slade were given plenty of chances to prove themselves, both fell way short.
Neither of them looked in great shape. A summer of conditioning might see an improvement in performance.
by juddy
Mon Apr 17, 2023 12:22 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sleepy Joe and beating up the Black & Tans
Replies: 171
Views: 6291

Re: Sleepy Joe and beating up the Black & Tans

effective marketing and the global appeal of kitsch and getting pissed?
by juddy
Fri Mar 17, 2023 9:59 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your country's best ever 25 backs
Replies: 85
Views: 2207

Re: Your country's best ever 25 backs

robinson, lewsey.
jackson, cohen, rory underwood, tony underwood/carlton/slemen
duckham, greenwood, tuilagi, guscott
wilkinson, sharpe, barnes/andrew
jeeps, dawson/bracken/smith
by juddy
Thu Feb 16, 2023 3:27 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Jimmy Krankie Gooooooiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggg
Replies: 274
Views: 19734

Re: weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Jimmy Krankie Gooooooiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggg

Been to the North much? I'm from the Midlands So you'd know there's a very clear Northern identity, nevermind the likes of Yorkshire, Lancashire, Scouse within that and there is a push from nearly all MPs for greater regional devolution to the north away from Westminister already? Some of which is ...
by juddy
Sat Jan 21, 2023 9:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Suicide
Replies: 104
Views: 4393

Re: Suicide

It can be a down to latent feelings associated with self-loathing, which might not be particularly noticeable to others, but which an event or combination of factors, would suddenly make unbearable, leading to what is a non-premeditated, impulsive act.
by juddy
Sat Jan 14, 2023 6:49 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Harry and the Malignant (Race Card) Narcissist on Netflix Malarkey
Replies: 1972
Views: 57874

Re: The Harry and the Malignant (Race Card) Narcissist on Netflix Malarkey

"The city got bad after people left for the suburbs". Isn't it a more gradual, overlapping process?

Do not upwardly mobile black people also 'escape' to the nicer areas? presumably for similar reasons.
by juddy
Wed Jan 11, 2023 5:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Dai Duckham… goooooone
Replies: 43
Views: 1462

Re: Dai Duckham… goooooone

I can't help thinking that Duckham's international reputation is exaggerated in hindsight based on the much viewed clips of that one game. I regularly watched him play for Cov and he would make those kind of line breaks, but didn't really get much opportunity to do so in an England shirt due to the ...
by juddy
Mon Jan 09, 2023 12:38 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Harry and the Malignant (Race Card) Narcissist on Netflix Malarkey
Replies: 1972
Views: 57874

Re: The Harry and the Malignant (Race Card) Narcissist on Netflix Malarkey

Is that the One Drop Rule? It seems to have a dodgy history if wiki is anything to go by. Or Original sin. It is called many things but essentially if you have a black person as part of your family tree, then you are black. Meghan would be considered an Octaroon in Slavery times. Also this make Arc...
by juddy
Mon Jan 09, 2023 12:29 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Harry and the Malignant (Race Card) Narcissist on Netflix Malarkey
Replies: 1972
Views: 57874

Re: The Harry and the Malignant (Race Card) Narcissist on Netflix Malarkey

Is that the One Drop Rule? It seems to have a dodgy history if wiki is anything to go by.
by juddy
Sat Jan 07, 2023 7:18 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Harry and the Malignant (Race Card) Narcissist on Netflix Malarkey
Replies: 1972
Views: 57874

Re: The Harry and the Malignant (Race Card) Narcissist on Netflix Malarkey

I would say that Harry is seen by the majority of Brits as trying to undermine the monarchy for personal gain,and as the monarchy is by and large a valued institution, it's hardly surprising he's being criticised.
by juddy
Thu Jan 05, 2023 7:35 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Oliver Cromwell
Replies: 71
Views: 2383

Re: Oliver Cromwell

Would he have gone as apeshit in Ireland, had those civilian massacres of Protestants not occurred in the rebellion before his invasion? It’s weird how supposedly somebody so religious , could have been such a reprisal death machine (Wexford iirc?) and also weird how near the end he respected towns...
by juddy
Tue Dec 27, 2022 12:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Confirmed South Africa selling weapons to Russia
Replies: 729
Views: 22828

Re: Confirmed South Africa selling weapons to Russia

Anyways back to Brexit and the death of the UK with a thousand cuts Did Brexit cost you financially or something? Otherwise it's puzzling why a South African who doesn't live in the UK and who doesn't much like the British (understatement) would be so bothered about whether the UK is a member of th...
by juddy
Sun Dec 04, 2022 2:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Official FIFA World Cup Thread - Qatar 2022
Replies: 3791
Views: 83642

Re: Official FIFA World Cup Thread - Qatar 2022

Handling the ball on the line to prevent a goal is not in the spirit of the game and I doubt many people would describe it as the professional thing to do. If it were regarded as such, it would happen much more frequently than it does.
by juddy
Fri Nov 25, 2022 10:56 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Official FIFA World Cup Thread - Qatar 2022
Replies: 3791
Views: 83642

Re: Official FIFA World Cup Thread - Qatar 2022

England should give a proper attacking midfield player like Madison a go instead of mount
by juddy
Sat Sep 17, 2022 11:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Lying in State... anyone going?
Replies: 99
Views: 2947

Re: Lying in State... anyone going?

mdaclarke wrote: Wed Sep 14, 2022 10:20 pm Interesting to see that women are outnumbering the men, also how many ethnic minorities are attending.
the shared emotional experience appeals to women. ditto for the family aspect of the monarchy.
by juddy
Thu Jul 21, 2022 6:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53738
Views: 2375812

Re: War in Ukraine...

oops. messed up the quote.
Macron wanted a quick end to hostilities, even if it cost Ukraine, in order to get back to business as usual as soon as possible.
by juddy
Thu Jul 21, 2022 6:17 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53738
Views: 2375812

Re: War in Ukraine...

https://twitter.com/PhillipsPOBrien/status/1550016817292361728 Scathing review of the Russian offensive. Interesting that they're giving all the credit to (along with themselves) Eastern Europe, Uk and Scandinavia for their support in keeping the Russian's under wraps. Germany and France not gettin...
by juddy
Fri Feb 25, 2022 9:16 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53738
Views: 2375812

Re: War in Ukraine...Dozy nowhere to be found

I don't think it will be that easy. I'm no expert, but I don't sense there's the will there to turn Kiev into a battleground just to delay the inevitable. There is definitely a WILL to fight. There are plenty of examples in that region of cities being turned to rubble yet the fighting continue ..ie...
by juddy
Fri Feb 25, 2022 9:02 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53738
Views: 2375812

Re: War in Ukraine...Dozy nowhere to be found

So likely east-west partition, having taken kiev with combination of 5th column, large infux of airborne troops through nearby airstrips, cyberattack, blackouts etc and forced leadership to agree surrender or puppet replacement (according to detailed plan revealed in latest intelligence) . Be large...
by juddy
Fri Feb 25, 2022 8:35 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53738
Views: 2375812

Re: War in Ukraine...Dozy nowhere to be found

So likely east-west partition, having taken kiev with combination of 5th column, large infux of airborne troops through nearby airstrips, cyberattack, blackouts etc and forced leadership to agree surrender or puppet replacement (according to detailed plan revealed in latest intelligence) . Be largel...
by juddy
Fri Feb 25, 2022 1:08 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53738
Views: 2375812

Re: Russia mass military buildup on the Ukraine border

In every conflict, the first casualty is the Truth. No fan of Putin but it's beyond coincidence that as soon as the Dems get into power in the USA, they start playing games once again in Ukraine. We were here before. Vermin Victoria Nuland last time. Ukraine needs to tell USA to f_uck off trying to...
by juddy
Tue Feb 22, 2022 11:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53738
Views: 2375812

Re: Russia mass military buildup on the Ukraine border

Boris introducing piss poor sanctions while Germany actually had the balls to ditch the pipeline. However, according to the media it was Germany who needed to do more. Boris meanwhile trying to play the statesman but the guy is a f**king idiot who nobody takes seriously. It most certainly has fudge...
by juddy
Wed Feb 16, 2022 9:07 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53738
Views: 2375812

Re: Russia mass military buildup on the Ukraine border

We are cyberattacked by Russia/China by virtue of Dozy. :lol: Bro you can laugh all you like. But on this I gotta agree with Dozy, they clearly put definitive time lines on when and they kinda fu.ked up. Russia laughing at them know, but who knows, that could be part of their strategy, to make west...
by juddy
Fri Feb 11, 2022 1:26 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53738
Views: 2375812

Re: Russia mass military buildup on the Ukraine border

It's quite sad actually that any government, nevermind one whose international reputation is in freefall, could try to use this dangerous situation as a massive PR exercise. I can hear the seasoned, hard nosed Russian diplomats breaking their collective arses laughing at this lightweight sent to Mo...
by juddy
Tue Feb 01, 2022 7:18 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Holocaust is not about race.
Replies: 386
Views: 19510

Re: The Holocaust is not about race.

Jews were deemed by the Nazis to be a separate inferior race. Whether Jews do or don't see themselves as a separate racial group, doesn't change the fact that the Holocaust was about race,
by juddy
Thu Jan 13, 2022 11:33 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Fake Hard Man XV
Replies: 167
Views: 10804

Re: Fake Hard Man XV

not sure Dourthe was fake. he seemed to be a genuine head-case as I remember.
by juddy
Fri Nov 26, 2021 7:54 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Best movies 1970-1979
Replies: 355
Views: 20138

Re: Best movies 1970-1979

Scum - bleak, but effective
The Day of the Jackal - liked the french/british mix. quite atmospheric of the time.
by juddy
Fri Oct 22, 2021 5:23 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Alec Baldwin gooone
Replies: 590
Views: 36896

Re: Alec Baldwin gooone

As he is the film's producer, he could be in trouble on negligence grounds.
by juddy
Fri Sep 24, 2021 2:00 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your Biggest Rivalries in International Rugby
Replies: 93
Views: 4883

Re: Your Biggest Rivalries in International Rugby

As rivals In a big match scenario (grand slam decider, WC knockout stage) probably France for England,
Worse to lose to in such a scenario, Wales or Scotland.
by juddy
Mon Aug 09, 2021 2:58 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Why is Ireland so terrible at the Olympics?
Replies: 171
Views: 13908

Re: Why is Ireland so terrible at the Olympics?

"a sense of community cohesion resulting from shared interest in a sporting pursuit" also describes quite well the reaction to sporting success on a national level at the olympics.
by juddy
Sat Jul 24, 2021 3:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Respected Irish journo: "Marcus Smith has an oompa-loompa tan"
Replies: 193
Views: 16378

Re: Respected Irish journo: "Marcus Smith has an oompa-loompa tan"

C69 wrote: Sat Jul 24, 2021 3:23 pm
juddy wrote: Sat Jul 24, 2021 2:45 pm I think he was casting him as some sort of chavvy, fake-tanned fashion victim, oblivious of his family background.
Never really noticed is a a fashion victim?
just my take from the "David Beckham haircut" jibe.
by juddy
Sat Jul 24, 2021 2:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Respected Irish journo: "Marcus Smith has an oompa-loompa tan"
Replies: 193
Views: 16378

Re: Respected Irish journo: "Marcus Smith has an oompa-loompa tan"

I think he was casting him as some sort of chavvy, fake-tanned fashion victim, oblivious of his family background.
by juddy
Thu Apr 01, 2021 3:31 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3367204

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

New 4 week national lockdown in France. The boy Macron is finished We are heading for Le Pen. Fantastic news. I am sure a few of the posters on here would be thrilled. I don't believe she is electable when all said and done. Someone will emerge from the centre if Macron doesn't manage to turn thing...
by juddy
Fri Mar 26, 2021 4:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3367204

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

Have you, any of your French colleagues, French politicians or French media stood back and questioned why you’re beating up on AstraZeneca when they are delivering millions of doses of vaccine to save your people while Sanofi have done nothing? Especially as Sanofi received billions of EU taxpayers...