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by Womack
Mon Apr 17, 2023 4:29 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: RIP Fangle
Replies: 118
Views: 6126

Re: RIP Fangle

Sad news. RIP.
by Womack
Wed Apr 14, 2021 11:16 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official UCI Pro Cycling Thread
Replies: 4077
Views: 376879

Re: The Official UCI Pro Cycling Thread

I know it's only the tour of Turkey but has been good to see Cav winning again. In particular the first one was just like the Manx missile of old, floating around and finding the right wheel before launching at the perfect moment.
by Womack
Wed Apr 14, 2021 11:09 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official UCI Pro Cycling Thread
Replies: 4077
Views: 376879

Re: The Official UCI Pro Cycling Thread

Stuart...Little? Wasn't expecting that, thought he was on course for his usual (on the road and in CX) of looking strong and animating the race before running out of gas and being dropped by the bigger boys. Great to see him win, the parcours was ideal for him, technical and twisty which suits a sma...
by Womack
Sun Apr 04, 2021 4:06 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official UCI Pro Cycling Thread
Replies: 4077
Views: 376879

Re: The Official UCI Pro Cycling Thread

As long as I'm able to follow them properly - likely to be quite busy with work. Just need to stay away from every other topic on here - including Rugby ;)
by Womack
Sun Apr 04, 2021 3:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official UCI Pro Cycling Thread
Replies: 4077
Views: 376879

Re: The Official UCI Pro Cycling Thread

Aye, just a shame to miss the unique challenge of PR to see how things play out with the current group. The other three races are to some extent more of the same in terms of the punchy climbs although I know each have their own flavour. Mustn't grumble though, and probably a good thing for the well-...
by Womack
Sun Apr 04, 2021 3:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official UCI Pro Cycling Thread
Replies: 4077
Views: 376879

Re: The Official UCI Pro Cycling Thread

Oh wait, PR is postponed? Shit, I didn't realise. Bollox :(
by Womack
Sun Apr 04, 2021 3:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official UCI Pro Cycling Thread
Replies: 4077
Views: 376879

Re: The Official UCI Pro Cycling Thread

WVA will have a huge point to prove at PR. Might fancy his chances with MVDP showing just faintest glimmer of fallibility. Can't wait for that, the racing this season is fantastic with the heavy hitters always at the pointy end and a really good supporting cast with several guys capable of springing...
by Womack
Sun Apr 04, 2021 3:31 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Official UCI Pro Cycling Thread
Replies: 4077
Views: 376879

Re: The Official UCI Pro Cycling Thread

He is human :shock:

Great win from Asgreen
by Womack
Fri Jul 17, 2020 1:29 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Scummings going by Xmas..... Boris next year.
Replies: 9918
Views: 834180

Re: Boris goooooone or just Cummings?

Needs more typo
by Womack
Mon Jun 29, 2020 11:24 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is the countryside racist?
Replies: 113
Views: 8936

Re: Is the countryside racist?

Is there actually a Countryfile segment or article linked to that tweet?
by Womack
Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:53 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is the countryside racist?
Replies: 113
Views: 8936

Re: Is the countryside racist?

Maybe they could dip their toes in by watching Countryfile
by Womack
Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:48 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is the countryside racist?
Replies: 113
Views: 8936

Re: Is the countryside racist?

Reading the Twitter response, most of the outrage comes from those saying things like "Hedges and trees are racist are they!!?!" which is just a wilfully over-literal interpretation of the point that's being made. I don't think it's too much of a stretch to imagine that minorities might feel the cou...
by Womack
Fri Jun 26, 2020 2:00 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ian McKellen going on
Replies: 19
Views: 2377

Re: Ian McKellen going on

He and Peter Kay will be sharing a pint and a laugh as we speak
by Womack
Fri Jun 26, 2020 11:00 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bournemouth beach...WTF?
Replies: 79
Views: 6916

Re: Bournemouth beach...WTF?

That's better
by Womack
Fri Jun 26, 2020 10:46 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bournemouth beach...WTF?
Replies: 79
Views: 6916

Re: Bournemouth beach...WTF?

I presume a lot of them were from London but don't understand why Bournemouth? Camber Sands is probably the nearest decent beach to London . I live on the outskirts of the nearest quadrant (tm Bill) of London to Camber Sands and it takes me at least an hour and a half to get there. If you lived in ...
by Womack
Fri Jun 26, 2020 10:38 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bournemouth beach...WTF?
Replies: 79
Views: 6916

Re: Bournemouth beach...WTF?

WTF is wrong with the English? The southern English in particular. There are lots of them living in the most densely populated part of the country, and they have easy access to a limited number of sandy beaches. There are huge numbers of them on furlough with fudge all to do. If you think the north...
by Womack
Thu Jun 25, 2020 1:41 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Burnley condemns white lives matter
Replies: 1370
Views: 70851

Re: Burnley condemns white lives matter

Genuine question: Does anyone here feel guilt due to their skin colour? Not particularly. I do occasionally feel varying degrees of disquiet when I'm made aware of despicable things done 'by' or in the name of my country, race, culture, etc etc, but I can rationalise the extent to which I as an ind...
by Womack
Thu Jun 25, 2020 1:29 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Burnley condemns white lives matter
Replies: 1370
Views: 70851

Re: Burnley condemns white lives matter

Genuine question: Does anyone here feel guilt due to their skin colour? Not particularly. I do occasionally feel varying degrees of disquiet when I'm made aware of despicable things done 'by' or in the name of my country, race, culture, etc etc, but I can rationalise the extent to which I as an ind...
by Womack
Thu Jun 25, 2020 12:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Burnley condemns white lives matter
Replies: 1370
Views: 70851

Re: Burnley condemns white lives matter

Right, so most everyone is in agreement: White man bad, because, reasons. White man must change, because, reasons. OK. Got you. Is the road we're one a one way path were white people are 100% to blame................ or is it a two way street and the other side also needs to take some responsibilit...
by Womack
Thu Jun 25, 2020 11:42 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff
Replies: 826
Views: 96015

Re: Sturgeon, Covid and Scottish political stuff

Or when they've not been drinking alcopops in the sun for several hours...
by Womack
Thu Jun 25, 2020 11:06 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Burnley condemns white lives matter
Replies: 1370
Views: 70851

Re: Burnley condemns white lives matter

15 Police injured in Brixton. Nothing like twats who think they are empowered. Looks mostly peaceful to me. Yea- whats the problem ? They are well within their rights to protest the recent killings of blacks by cops in UK. wait... I keep seeing this sort of stuff about current protests in the UK. A...
by Womack
Tue Jun 23, 2020 12:03 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Burnley condemns white lives matter
Replies: 1370
Views: 70851

Re: Burnley condemns white lives matter

and as they act by consent of the public they need to tread the fine line of reasonably taking all people's considerations into account. Contradiction in terms? Nope. Two clauses. The public give them consent to police. They therefore need to be seen to be - within reason - reflecting that. Laws ar...
by Womack
Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:31 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Incident in Reading
Replies: 289
Views: 17340

Re: Incident in Reading

Page 6: Yeeb talking about Jacinda Ardern's tits and Profanisaurus entries on a thread about a multiple stabbing
Page 7: Yeeb attacks another poster for not condemning the murders

Makes sense.
by Womack
Sun Jun 21, 2020 1:59 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Incident in Reading
Replies: 289
Views: 17340

Re: Incident in Reading

Ash Sarkars post of the 3 Oranges on twitter is one of the most disgraceful things I've seen. I hope she get's what's coming to her. Unless 'orange' has some hidden meaning I not aware of, I'm not sure what she could really be held to account for? If she's genuinely trolling then it's a bit f**ked ...
by Womack
Sat Jun 20, 2020 11:04 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Incident in Reading
Replies: 289
Views: 17340

Re: Incident in Reading

A playground game that involves running around a seated group
by Womack
Sat Jun 20, 2020 10:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Incident in Reading
Replies: 289
Views: 17340

Re: Incident in Reading

Lots of outlets reporting three dead, and two more hospitalised.

There's an eyewitness account on Mirror online of a lone attacker running around a circle of friends stabbing them - the eyewitness said he thought it was a game of 'duck duck goose' at first then saw the blood.
by Womack
Thu Jun 18, 2020 11:06 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Swing Low goooonnnneee?
Replies: 256
Views: 21084

Re: Swing Low goooonnnneee?

I am just a bit surprised at your attitude. I would have hoped it was clear that my comment about 'white privilege' was not just gratuitous labelling. Again, an actual black person is saying that the RFU taking the decision to name the team the Saxons made him feel excluded - or more accurately in ...
by Womack
Thu Jun 18, 2020 10:16 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Swing Low goooonnnneee?
Replies: 256
Views: 21084

Re: Swing Low goooonnnneee?

The name Saxons was pretty much universally hated on here when the RFU brought it in, so I'm not sure why anyone would defend it now. Unbelievably crass by the RFU - well not that unbelievable I suppose, as it is the RFU. It appears to be you that is making skin colour the main issue. If a black pe...
by Womack
Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Swing Low goooonnnneee?
Replies: 256
Views: 21084

Re: Swing Low goooonnnneee?

The name Saxons was pretty much universally hated on here when the RFU brought it in, so I'm not sure why anyone would defend it now. Unbelievably crass by the RFU - well not that unbelievable I suppose, as it is the RFU. It appears to be you that is making skin colour the main issue. If a black pe...
by Womack
Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:49 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Swing Low goooonnnneee?
Replies: 256
Views: 21084

Re: Swing Low goooonnnneee?

The name Saxons was pretty much universally hated on here when the RFU brought it in, so I'm not sure why anyone would defend it now. Unbelievably crass by the RFU - well not that unbelievable I suppose, as it is the RFU. It appears to be you that is making skin colour the main issue. If a black per...
by Womack
Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:33 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Culture Wars Mega Thread
Replies: 3347
Views: 286978

Re: The Culture Wars Mega Thread

If that's not a case for banning f**king fancy dress parties once and for all, nothing is
by Womack
Thu Jun 18, 2020 8:26 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Swing Low goooonnnneee?
Replies: 256
Views: 21084

Re: Swing Low goooonnnneee?

Anonymous. wrote:]
Considering we will never know the why does it really matter. the controversy will always be there and this story will keep coming back.
No it doesn't really matter and I agree it should go. I'm only interested in the truth of the story out of curiosity rather than because of any axe to grind.
by Womack
Thu Jun 18, 2020 7:59 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Swing Low goooonnnneee?
Replies: 256
Views: 21084

Re: Swing Low goooonnnneee?

But I'd be glad to see it gone anyway. Partly because it is now, and will become more divisive and non-inclusive. Partly because it is part of an increasingly formulaic and standardised Twickenham match day experience - there was a time where lots of different things were sung at Twickenham, even va...
by Womack
Thu Jun 18, 2020 7:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Swing Low goooonnnneee?
Replies: 256
Views: 21084

Re: Swing Low goooonnnneee?

I have my doubts about the Chris Oti story, if only because the mental processes involved seem so unlikely - 1) Black player scores hat-trick 2) Swing Low Sweet Chariot is a song we all know 3) It is a black spiritual 4) Let's sing it because a black player has scored a hat-trick It's possible that ...
by Womack
Mon Jun 15, 2020 11:14 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: COVID-19 pursue your musical dreams during lockdown thread
Replies: 69
Views: 8438

Re: COVID-19 pursue your musical dreams during lockdown thre

I'll have a listen later to Doom, I can't remember the music although I played the original Doom a lot on PC back in the day. I was thinking perhaps something from the Streets of Rage games...
by Womack
Sun Jun 14, 2020 11:16 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: COVID-19 pursue your musical dreams during lockdown thread
Replies: 69
Views: 8438

Re: COVID-19 pursue your musical dreams during lockdown thre

My latest effort. Might need to have played a lot of Sonic the Hedgehog to fully appreciate.

Transcribed it from this site, which helpfully allows you to mute/unmute all the channels so you can isolate the different parts. Bit of a treasure trove for retro game fans...
by Womack
Thu Jun 11, 2020 12:20 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health
Replies: 27084
Views: 1992276

Re: The Training Thread - all aspects of fitness and health

Glassman's never hidden his political leanings which were always fairly right-wing - I remember in the days I followed the mainpage WOD, the first post from CrossFit HQ (ie "Coach") on the day Tookie Williams was somewhat controversially executed (after the Governator rejected a clemency plea) was "...
by Womack
Wed Jun 10, 2020 1:36 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: COVID-19 pursue your musical dreams during lockdown thread
Replies: 69
Views: 8438

Re: COVID-19 pursue your musical dreams during lockdown thre

That's nuts! (Both the daily routine and the playing in that vid). I've been starting to do a bit of transposing through the circle of fifths with some of the easier exercises in the blues piano book I linked above, but it's slow going. I'm finding I have to think about everything to such an extent ...
by Womack
Wed Jun 10, 2020 12:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: COVID-19 pursue your musical dreams during lockdown thread
Replies: 69
Views: 8438

Re: COVID-19 pursue your musical dreams during lockdown thre

Ha, yes I think 'Dean Town' is an homage to Jaco and Teen Town. I'm playing it at 100bpm, the Vulfpeck recording is around 110bpm (and Teen Town seems to be about 125bpm from a quick tap tempo check). I have no business trying to play it even at 100bpm tbh, I have to drop right down to about 60bpm t...