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by Leinster in London
Fri Dec 23, 2022 12:10 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 52911
Views: 2288661

Re: War in Ukraine...

camroc1 wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 11:22 pm
Floppykid wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 8:53 pm
shabadoo wrote: Thu Dec 22, 2022 8:51 pm

Big Leinster fan :thumbup:
Joe has always had kind words for Irish rugby. 8)
Louth connections, I believe.
He's related to the Kearneys.
by Leinster in London
Thu Dec 22, 2022 10:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sam Bankman-Fried Goooone...
Replies: 410
Views: 24688

Re: Sam Bankman-Fried Goooone...

Ex-girlfriend Caroline Ellison and his old mate, Gary Wang have pleaded guilty and are ratting him out. He's also arrived in the US via his extradition: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64036615 Summed up here nicely, including SBF patents weird reaction in court: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
by Leinster in London
Thu Dec 22, 2022 11:22 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 17956
Views: 809234

Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents

There's a lot of shit being written about Jan 6th. The mad thing is though, the actual history is probably contained here in this board. In the period between the election in November, and Jan 6th there was a lot of discussion about the legal and or semi legal manoeuvre's for Trump to retain the pre...
by Leinster in London
Wed Dec 21, 2022 11:28 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145263
Views: 7815118

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Should women be forced to work overtime? RTÉ staff have called for management talks after describing its 13pc gender pay gap as “stark” and proposals to eliminate it as “grossly inadequate”. The national broadcaster’s first report under new mandatory reporting legislation reveals a median pay differ...
by Leinster in London
Tue Dec 20, 2022 11:23 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The New York Times printed a swastika crossword?
Replies: 49
Views: 1781

Re: The New York Times printed a swastika crossword?

The Swastika was seen on laundry vans in Dublin from before WW1, up to nearly the end of the 80's. It was looked on by the founder of the laundry as an Indian good luck symbol. Somebody somewhere misappropriated it. I remember that. The Swastika laundry , based in Ballsbridge iirc. The British emba...
by Leinster in London
Tue Dec 20, 2022 10:41 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: MESSI or MARADONA
Replies: 96
Views: 2786

Re: MESSI or MARADONA

My favourite player to watch in a WC when I was young was Cruyff. I did see all the 1970 WC, but 1974 made a bigger impact. Judging it again, the difference between a Cruyff highlights tape, and the Pele one put up here would be that both were great dribblers, but Pele's runs seemed to result in a l...
by Leinster in London
Tue Dec 20, 2022 8:26 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: MESSI or MARADONA
Replies: 96
Views: 2786

Re: MESSI or MARADONA

Maradonna for his creativity.
While both could do anything with a ball, could Messi have come up with the Hand of God response in a press interview?
by Leinster in London
Tue Dec 20, 2022 12:15 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The New York Times printed a swastika crossword?
Replies: 49
Views: 1781

Re: The New York Times printed a swastika crossword?

The Swastika was seen on laundry vans in Dublin from before WW1, up to nearly the end of the 80's.
It was looked on by the founder of the laundry as an Indian good luck symbol.

Somebody somewhere misappropriated it.
by Leinster in London
Mon Dec 19, 2022 7:35 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 52911
Views: 2288661

Re: War in Ukraine...

Where did you drag this marvel of disinformation up from? The Nato attack on Libya was direct retribution for him welching on a 'done' deal to supply Europe with gas from the huge gas fields in Southern Libya via sub-sea pipeline to Italy and into the Europe wide network. The deal would have reduce...
by Leinster in London
Sun Dec 18, 2022 10:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
Replies: 40890
Views: 2070219

Re: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread

Thought you might have mentioned this Rocketz Good news for the world’s autocrats – EU sleaze is a huge own goal for democracy https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/dec/18/good-news-for-the-worlds-autocrats-eu-sleaze-is-a-huge-own-goal-for-democracy Focus on a minor nobody virtually unknow...
by Leinster in London
Sun Dec 18, 2022 12:29 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403207

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

I see in Northampton it shall be just above freezing at 1 tomorrow, and warming up as time goes on with a drizzle of rain falling.
I would imagine the ground will be slippy at the beginning, then getting muddier and muddier as the game goes on. Leinster would hate that, but it might suit Munster.
by Leinster in London
Fri Dec 16, 2022 10:03 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: South Africa franchises Europe test
Replies: 185
Views: 5255

Re: South Africa franchises Europe test

bok_viking wrote: Fri Dec 16, 2022 9:59 pm
message #2527204 wrote: Fri Dec 16, 2022 9:11 pm Question saffas. How do i say ' pick my most beautiful team' in afrikaans?
Kies my mooiste span.
Kiss my wet arse?
by Leinster in London
Fri Dec 16, 2022 9:12 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Harry and the Malignant (Race Card) Narcissist on Netflix Malarkey
Replies: 1972
Views: 56725

Re: The Harry and Meghan Bellends on Netflix Malarkey

DragsterDriver wrote: Thu Dec 15, 2022 9:11 pm I’m not entirely sure the yanks will fall for it completely. I hope he’s coined enough to last a lifetime. What would be series 2?
Find My Past, a full history of the Hewitt family.
by Leinster in London
Thu Dec 15, 2022 10:33 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sam Bankman-Fried Goooone...
Replies: 410
Views: 24688

Re: Sam Bankman-Fried Goooone...

What jargon are you confused by? KPI? Really? Anyway all I’m saying is that a lot of these big firms appear to be focused on growing funds under management (FUM) rather then making good investments. Funds under management gives them great recurring management fees and it’s much easier to do that th...
by Leinster in London
Thu Dec 15, 2022 7:52 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sam Bankman-Fried Goooone...
Replies: 410
Views: 24688

Re: Sam Bankman-Fried Goooone...

Not sure it’s ‘being conned’ it’s more an urgency to put capital to work which seems to be the biggest KPI now, more so than risk adjusted returns . Plus if the market isn’t demanding the DD be done, then the dude responsible at say a Blackstone can justify not doing it to his IC. If they say no, t...
by Leinster in London
Wed Dec 14, 2022 10:29 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sam Bankman-Fried Goooone...
Replies: 410
Views: 24688

Re: Sam Bankman-Fried Goooone...

:lol: Though as always, the big question in my head was how did he con big banks, big investors, the crypto world and most of the media who all seemed to skip any and all due dilligence and any reserach to worship his "boy genius" persona? NEA, IVP, Iconiq Capital, Third Point Ventures, Tiger Globa...
by Leinster in London
Tue Dec 13, 2022 1:23 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Nuclear fusion only 20 years away
Replies: 81
Views: 2634

Re: Nuclear fusion only 20 years away

Well electric cars were deemed an impossibility when I was 15 - something we would never see in our lifetime they said. And now they are here; setting to overcome fossil fuel ones. To me it is perfectly possible I will see my house fueled by nuclear fusion in 20 years time. As it is extremely possi...
by Leinster in London
Mon Dec 12, 2022 11:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145263
Views: 7815118

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

camroc1 wrote: Mon Dec 12, 2022 11:00 pm So, how would you address it then ?
Free drugs, Free houses, Free medical care, Free counselling, free money, free food, shotgun.

One of them might work,
by Leinster in London
Mon Dec 12, 2022 11:06 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
Replies: 40890
Views: 2070219

Re: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread

ALL. :lol: The Ballsbridge campus amounts to 870,000 sq. ft. Meta are occupying the balance (495,000 sq.ft). And who’s taking the rest ? Tic tok...... I would think it is too big for a single player, so would imagine the landlords would market the space to a shared space management company, ie Regu...
by Leinster in London
Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:04 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 52911
Views: 2288661

Re: War in Ukraine...

Short video of a Ukrainian strike in Melitopol, maybe 200 dead? https://twitter.com/mhmck/status/1601726488281518081?s=46&t=_lPjzsGSaoveDwy_xLeDpg https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1601711739606683648?s=20&t=vBnnHGTPXx194N_eNdTDig I like that comment, "The dildo of consequences rarely arrives lubed!"
by Leinster in London
Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:59 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread
Replies: 40890
Views: 2070219

Re: OFFICIAL Brexit Thread

https://www.cityam.com/post-brexit-reforms-hunt-aims-to-turbocharge-economy-with-biggest-banking-shake-up-in-30-years/ Hunt to cut red tape to boost growth. It's about time. Among key measures announced are plans to drop Solvency II capital requirements on insurance firms and ease current bank ring...
by Leinster in London
Wed Dec 07, 2022 10:29 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403207

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

I reckon Cullen is getting tapped up by Tigers,
He'll probably accept to get further experience before taking on the Irish job in 5 years or so.
by Leinster in London
Tue Dec 06, 2022 9:21 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: A tasty original creation? Or just watching the world burn?
Replies: 16
Views: 891

Re: A tasty original creation? Or just watching the world burn?

Jeff the Bear wrote: Mon Dec 05, 2022 10:56 am Looks like a fancy fish finger sandwich.
Excuse me, Croissant avec des morceaux de poisson panés et fromage
by Leinster in London
Tue Dec 06, 2022 12:19 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 52911
Views: 2288661

Re: War in Ukraine...

Thats a pretty huge and scary escalation of the war if accurate. It's not an escalation, Russia has literally no way to respond further. What this does mean though is that Russia is going to be forced to pull AA batteries back into Russia to protect airfields, depots, and bases. I think that Russia...
by Leinster in London
Tue Dec 06, 2022 12:11 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Where are you really from?
Replies: 976
Views: 22102

Re: Where are you really from?

Yep, the old bat should have nipped it in the bud after the third answer and commented before turning around, "Ohh, I see, you've just culturally appropriated your clothing and jewellery from Africa"
by Leinster in London
Sun Dec 04, 2022 2:38 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Pele Goiiiiiinnnnnnnnggggggg
Replies: 33
Views: 1617

Re: Pele Goiiiiiinnnnnnnnggggggg

From what I've seen he's the 3rd best after Messi and Maradona. In that order. Well there's a lot of ways of looking, but I see that Pele has more WC's than the other two combined. Roque Junior must be better than all of them then as he won the World Cup, Champions League, Copa Libertadores and Wor...
by Leinster in London
Sun Dec 04, 2022 1:03 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Pele Goiiiiiinnnnnnnnggggggg
Replies: 33
Views: 1617

Re: Pele Goiiiiiinnnnnnnnggggggg

mdaclarke wrote: Sun Dec 04, 2022 12:55 pm From what I've seen he's the 3rd best after Messi and Maradona. In that order.
Well there's a lot of ways of looking, but I see that Pele has more WC's than the other two combined.
by Leinster in London
Sun Dec 04, 2022 12:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 52911
Views: 2288661

Re: War in Ukraine...

I reckon Belarus are going to join the fight - there’s likely a tonne of mobiks in Belarus, so I expect those plus the Belarusian army to have another crack at Kyiv. There are 200k AFU troops in that area. Every bridge has been blown, watercourses diverted to flood land, roads mined, and chokepoint...
by Leinster in London
Sun Dec 04, 2022 12:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 2022/2023 Champions Cup Draw
Replies: 316
Views: 9401

Re: 2022/2023 Champions Cup Draw

OomStruisbaai wrote: Sun Dec 04, 2022 12:02 pm
happytramp wrote: Sun Dec 04, 2022 9:55 am The English clubs and their dodgy owners.
:o Cheers.The farts of rugby.
The Old Farts are the blazers in the RFU. The Spivs are the Club owners.
by Leinster in London
Sat Dec 03, 2022 11:35 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 17956
Views: 809234

Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents

I got bored watching that Utube. So what is the corruption?
I did see a bit where the mods were asked to zap some multis?

It seemed important to the presenters, but nothing strange for us, the long term residents of this here Hotel California.
by Leinster in London
Sat Dec 03, 2022 11:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: United Rugby Championship 2022/23
Replies: 1934
Views: 67838

Re: United Rugby Championship 2022/23

Jensrsa wrote: Sat Dec 03, 2022 10:56 pm FT: Leinster 38-29 Ulster
The score a couple of minutes before HT was 3-22 against a 14 man Leinster.
Huge choke by Ulster. Some great 2nd half performances from Leinster.
by Leinster in London
Sat Dec 03, 2022 8:46 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official Irish Rugby Thread
Replies: 524553
Views: 28403207

Re: The Official Irish Rugby Thread

Kit wrote: Sat Dec 03, 2022 8:36 pm
lemonhead wrote: Sat Dec 03, 2022 8:31 pm Any links for those without ceathair? Ta
http://cricfree.live/live/viaplay-sports-1
:thumbup: Nice stream, No bollox with the picture on opening.
by Leinster in London
Sat Dec 03, 2022 1:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Dubia Sevens
Replies: 14
Views: 423

Re: Dubia Sevens

I see it is SA v Ireland in the final.
by Leinster in London
Sat Dec 03, 2022 1:35 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby
Replies: 145263
Views: 7815118

Re: Rugby NAMA thread Revisited Rugby

Don't particularly want border poll as the risk of being lumped with NI is too great but wonder if it just needs to be done so we can all get on with our lives: https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2022/12/03/poll-shows-northern-ireland-rejects-unity-by-large-margin/ No way we can currently risk the ...
by Leinster in London
Thu Dec 01, 2022 11:00 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Where are you really from?
Replies: 976
Views: 22102

Re: Where are you really from?

There is a picture of Ms Fulani in the Evening Standard wearing a dress that seem to have a theme of carrying Senegal's colours. If the cow is not willing to acknowledge some connection to Senegal is she guilty of cultural appropriation?
by Leinster in London
Thu Dec 01, 2022 10:27 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Where are you really from?
Replies: 976
Views: 22102

Re: Where are you really from?

The correct response is my (grand)parents were from..... Taking offence is just absolute ignorance. It is a conversation opener in a situation where strangers are mixing- The old bat would probably have responded, oh, my great grandad was a Lord Lieutenant there 100 years ago. Our house has so many ...
by Leinster in London
Wed Nov 30, 2022 10:32 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 2022/2023 Champions Cup Draw
Replies: 316
Views: 9401

Re: 2022/2023 Champions Cup Draw

SA sides need to step it up a notch in Europe. The 3 big Irish provinces will raise the intensity significantly for a European match. These guys are a few levels above most of the Scottish/Welsh/Italian sides. Also much more physical than URC , particularly the French. And the English? Pussies
by Leinster in London
Wed Nov 30, 2022 10:23 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Chrissy McVie - Gooooone
Replies: 26
Views: 931

Re: Chrissy McVie - Gooooone

She was just touching 80.
by Leinster in London
Wed Nov 30, 2022 5:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Financial Advice
Replies: 3
Views: 347

Re: Financial Advice

In UK I kept a personal plan within the structure that the company negotiated with the pension provider. ie a reduced annual charge, and reduced costs re internal funds transfer. I subsequently have an auto-enrolment pension in one of the dedicated providers which were established with the UK legisl...
by Leinster in London
Wed Nov 30, 2022 10:03 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: What is the easiest pro sport to master?
Replies: 50
Views: 1960

Re: What is the easiest pro sport to master?

I played a bit back home in the day, I was getting more consistent every week. Study & poverty meant I didn't play for a few years. I did have one game here a year or two after arriving where I got three strikes in a row, and a couple of other strikes (one possibly a spare). In more recent times I ...