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by Flockwitt
Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:37 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 8584
Views: 270043

Re: Israel declares state of war

Skiaddict wrote: Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:46 pm The border between Egypt and Gaza is seriously secure. It is clear they want nothing to do with Hamas or the Brotherhood.


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Hey Trump! Now this is how you do a wall!!!
by Flockwitt
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:58 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18091
Views: 819120

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

Curious dynamic this election year. 2016 Trumpism was catching on, every word he uttered splattered across the news space. 2020 as the incumbent he owned the news cycles. This year there's simply continued headlines as to his court cases with the odd outrage or put down thrown in. Wonder what the si...
by Flockwitt
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:34 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455519

Re: NZ Politics Thread

. I'v found it. If you look carefully on the right side panel bottom corner there's a signature scribble that says "Luxon was here". More obviously, the left side one has a caption that says "Before Tax Cuts", whereas the right side caption says "After Tax Cuts". :P :(( the story of my life, fixate...
by Flockwitt
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: DUNE 2:OFFICIAL THREAD
Replies: 269
Views: 23581

Re: DUNE 2:OFFICIAL THREAD

Excellent movie. Some amazing scenes, and brilliant sound production as noted. It is what it is storyline-wise, after multiple holywood attempts pointless to get too picky about the deviations from the book, any further sequel is likely to be a new plot altogether. I think of the previous comments o...
by Flockwitt
Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:32 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455519

Re: NZ Politics Thread

terangi48 wrote: Wed Mar 27, 2024 3:52 am Image
I'v found it. If you look carefully on the right side panel bottom corner there's a signature scribble that says "Luxon was here".
by Flockwitt
Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:37 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SRP R6 - Highlanders v Hurricanes - Game of the round?
Replies: 37
Views: 912

Re: SRP R6 - Highlanders v Hurricanes - Game of the round?

I think Kerifi is the best 7 but okay with him on the bench for now where he offers genuine impact late in the game. He’s had a few injuries and zero need to flog him in the current set up.
by Flockwitt
Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:06 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SRP R6 - Highlanders v Hurricanes - Game of the round?
Replies: 37
Views: 912

Re: SRP R6 - Highlanders v Hurricanes - Game of the round?

That’s a strong Canes team regardless. Coach going for the win. Is going to have to give Lomax a break at some point though.
by Flockwitt
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:58 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455519

Re: NZ Politics Thread

I expect that is the case for many of us, given the centralism that characterizes so much of the NZ voting public. All that said, I’m a little “wheelmed” by that and earlier research and how robust they appear to be. Quick read of that doesn’t readily present a robust methodology and avoids any con...
by Flockwitt
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:17 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455519

Re: NZ Politics Thread

The new Government again deciding they know the right thing and damn any pesky evidence. Study on the effectiveness of school lunches show it works- including dropping truancy rates,. I am shocked that research backs up the opinions of people working on the sector and not David Seymours rhetoric ht...
by Flockwitt
Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:42 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455519

Re: NZ Politics Thread

The new Government again deciding they know the right thing and damn any pesky evidence. Study on the effectiveness of school lunches show it works- including dropping truancy rates,. I am shocked that research backs up the opinions of people working on the sector and not David Seymours rhetoric ht...
by Flockwitt
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455519

Re: NZ Politics Thread

The new Government again deciding they know the right thing and damn any pesky evidence. Study on the effectiveness of school lunches show it works- including dropping truancy rates,. I am shocked that research backs up the opinions of people working on the sector and not David Seymours rhetoric ht...
by Flockwitt
Sun Mar 24, 2024 1:53 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Hurricanes 2024. The Midget is gone!
Replies: 145
Views: 10552

Re: Hurricanes 2024. The Midget is gone!

Yeah, and I'm not sold on it. I'm pleased that the 7s coach seems to be up for it, the introduction of the new blood against the Rebels provided a hungry attitude to the team when others might have started to rest on their laurels and happy to give the credit for the squad management to Laidlaw. Obv...
by Flockwitt
Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:02 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: HURRICANES V REBELS SUPER RUGBY Rd 5 MATCH THREAD
Replies: 111
Views: 1473

Re: HURRICANES V REBELS SUPER RUGBY Rd 5 MATCH THREAD

Brumbies are getting there, Drua will be hard to beat at home for sure and a visit to Eden park is going to be tough... still early days yet.
by Flockwitt
Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:38 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455519

Re: NZ Politics Thread

In my view, this current government hasn't formed an identity yet. It's probably due to having 3 parties in the mix, and having a number of Ministers who are inexperienced in their roles. When I look back at NZ governments of the past 20 years, one had a stronger sense of what was in store for the ...
by Flockwitt
Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:16 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455519

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Seven paragraphs and not a single fact to be seen. Total conjecture. You see what you choose to see I guess. There's two sides to a debate after all. :P Fairy muff, but I'd have been much happier if the common wisdom premise had been challenged. If we look at the rental costs in NZ https://figure.n...
by Flockwitt
Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53170
Views: 2310287

Re: War in Ukraine...

Yep I just don’t fathom the mindset of people who could do that Just don't get it. Some things you can imagine, stealing to feed your starving children or whatever, but this... what is the point of bang, bang, bang, and a bunch of random bloody corpses? What does it achieve? Revenge you'd imagine. ...
by Flockwitt
Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53170
Views: 2310287

Re: War in Ukraine...

Winnie wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:05 pm Yep
I just don’t fathom the mindset of people who could do that
Just don't get it. Some things you can imagine, stealing to feed your starving children or whatever, but this... what is the point of bang, bang, bang, and a bunch of random bloody corpses? What does it achieve?
by Flockwitt
Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Blues v Crusaders @ Eden Park - Saturday
Replies: 78
Views: 1626

Re: Blues v Crusaders @ Eden Park - Saturday

Going to be an interesting game this from a neutral’s perspective. I see the Crusaders have stuck with Havili and Auma as their preferred midfield. Opportunity to deliver there. Who is going to kick for the Blues? How far down the replacement to the replacement are the Crusaders going to go with the...
by Flockwitt
Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:12 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455519

Re: NZ Politics Thread

In a report last year by Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, New Zealanders learnt, for the first time, the extent of these staffing issues. The estimated shortfall was 1,700 doctors, a gap that is projected to increase to 3,400 by 2032. Many New Zealand doctors are choosing to move overseas to prac...
by Flockwitt
Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18091
Views: 819120

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

The gazillions they spent on repeated Benghazi investigations of Hillary were at least politically effective. When even Fox has started to question the impeachment efforts of the current mob the writing is on the wall. Not that they will read it of course.
by Flockwitt
Thu Mar 21, 2024 5:11 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: HURRICANES V REBELS SUPER RUGBY Rd 5 MATCH THREAD
Replies: 111
Views: 1473

Re: HURRICANES V REBELS SUPER RUGBY Rd 5 MATCH THREAD

Eye likes the look of Godfrey. Solid execution of the fundamentals.
by Flockwitt
Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:21 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18091
Views: 819120

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

Curious the way Nikki is still getting votes. I’d guess these are effectively protest votes and unlike the primaries where her votes included an estimated one third who would still vote for Trump the majority of these won’t.
by Flockwitt
Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:27 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18091
Views: 819120

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

Some strange goings on with the classified docs case. Trump’s judge raising a few eyebrows. Weird and wonderful thing, law.
by Flockwitt
Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:12 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455519

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Ted. wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:29 amColo-768x761.jpg[/img]
I'll add to that -

Preached redemption and forgiveness. Not, you went to a fancy dress party when you were 18 in a Hitler outfit which got posted on Facebook so now you are a pariah for the rest of your social and professional life.
by Flockwitt
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:17 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: HURRICANES V REBELS SUPER RUGBY Rd 5 MATCH THREAD
Replies: 111
Views: 1473

Re: HURRICANES V REBELS SUPER RUGBY Rd 5 MATCH THREAD

Iose is a strange one. Doesn’t look that big, awkward gait that doesn’t look that fast (but is), seems to run far too upright into contact, yet is really effective.
by Flockwitt
Sat Mar 16, 2024 10:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: HURRICANES V REBELS SUPER RUGBY Rd 5 MATCH THREAD
Replies: 111
Views: 1473

Re: HURRICANES V REBELS SUPER RUGBY Rd 5 MATCH THREAD

Wonder if they'll start Higgins again. He's tracking well but might be worth giving PUG a proper run. Still prefer Proctor at 13 for now. He's CC and I think doing a good job organising the defensive line.
by Flockwitt
Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:15 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: HURRICANES V REBELS SUPER RUGBY Rd 5 MATCH THREAD
Replies: 111
Views: 1473

Re: HURRICANES V REBELS SUPER RUGBY Rd 5 MATCH THREAD

... The Rebels may well be looking forward to a road trip to see the thriving metropolis of Palmerston North, regarded by some as the jewel of the North Island, if that jewel was a Cubic Zirconia. Inlaid in a bed of iron pyrite. All that glitters is not gold. Like to see the Canes being more clinic...
by Flockwitt
Sat Mar 16, 2024 12:07 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18091
Views: 819120

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

TheFrog wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:18 pm
puku wrote: Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:50 pm Mike Pence choses to not endorse Trump, and seems to be stepping away from politics. The base wouldn't give two shits, but Pence's decision may influence the Nikki Haley-type voter.
And soon, we'll see Lindsay Graham coming back licking Trump's boots and crawling on the floor.
He already is.
by Flockwitt
Sat Mar 16, 2024 12:06 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18091
Views: 819120

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

He certainly can impose them https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_tariffs But all this is about getting re-elected and avoiding jail. He’s worked out that he can say whatever he wants and the dumb fvcks will still vote for him I am genuinely convinced he will try to extend his period as President ...
by Flockwitt
Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:29 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18091
Views: 819120

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

What do you make of Trump promises to impose tariffs on imports (I think he said 60% from China, 10% from the rest of the world). Is this just election talks or is he serious about it? Will his administration keep him in check or comply? Can America live without an export market if a tariffs war en...
by Flockwitt
Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455519

Re: NZ Politics Thread

. It seems we're moving away from what's best for NZ and more into American style politics where it's us and them. I think we’re already there…….. We've always been there to a greater or lesser degree. That was always the issue with the first past the post. Yet that was when the two major parties a...
by Flockwitt
Fri Mar 15, 2024 6:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18091
Views: 819120

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

What do you make of Trump promises to impose tariffs on imports (I think he said 60% from China, 10% from the rest of the world). Is this just election talks or is he serious about it? Will his administration keep him in check or comply? Can America live without an export market if a tariffs war en...
by Flockwitt
Fri Mar 15, 2024 10:20 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crusaders vs Hurricanes Match Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 2552

Re: Crusaders vs Hurricanes Match Thread

I thought Love and Roigard were the pick of the Canes Backs, with Procter not far behind. Moorby looked dangerous but was well marked. Don't know if either team played to a game plan tonight. Love seems to have settled this year. No longer looking for the miracle play. He's a serious talent. Moorby...
by Flockwitt
Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:34 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crusaders vs Hurricanes Match Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 2552

Re: Crusaders vs Hurricanes Match Thread

Canes need to be more lethal in the opposition 22.
by Flockwitt
Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:53 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crusaders vs Hurricanes Match Thread
Replies: 201
Views: 2552

Re: Crusaders vs Hurricanes Match Thread

As much as the H2H this game will be about structure and discipline. Isaia needs to watch himself. A couple of lazy penalties last week.
by Flockwitt
Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:51 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 8584
Views: 270043

Re: Israel declares state of war

November2019 wrote: Thu Mar 14, 2024 11:39 pm Chuck Schumer must be feeling some heat to be calling for Netenyahu to quit.
That’ll just be politics. Biden’s in a fair old bind here. Schumer can play good cop/bad cop.
by Flockwitt
Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:29 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455519

Re: NZ Politics Thread

To be fair it's a world wide property issue, not just a NZ centric one. I think both Nats and Labour know CGT is a soundbite only with little to no effectiveness. As with other systemic issues, I don't know that there is an answer. Not one we could easily put into practice anyway. Health, education...
by Flockwitt
Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:07 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455519

Re: NZ Politics Thread

I note too one of the areas with what they are terming negative stock is one of the areas of highest immigration, Canterbury. Auckland has the highest immigration of all though, yet up 11% Just checked this out. It seems Auckland is in a hump of new build completions while consents have gone down. ...
by Flockwitt
Wed Mar 13, 2024 9:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455519

Re: NZ Politics Thread

I note too one of the areas with what they are terming negative stock is one of the areas of highest immigration, Canterbury.
by Flockwitt
Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:19 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 51884
Views: 3455519

Re: NZ Politics Thread

It would be good to know because I really hope this isn’t driven by financial difficulties. A lot of people have been caught out by the mortgage rates increases coupled with adventurous purchasing due to lax loan guidelines.