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by Eugenius
Wed May 08, 2024 5:46 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9734
Views: 329479

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

I would have thought that given the western secular democracy supposed and absolutely supported by some posters here , that we might presume of them a higher standard of comparable morality ? Certainly I expect far more of Israel than that promoted and actioned by their current extremist government,...
by Eugenius
Tue May 07, 2024 4:31 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9734
Views: 329479

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

He gets confused .
by Eugenius
Tue May 07, 2024 1:58 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: League players are no good in Union
Replies: 225
Views: 5311

Re: League players are no good in Union

Funnily enough I always wondered why Jesus of Nazareth who seems to be featured in the later part of said book isn’t recorded as saying anything about homosexuality whatsoever. Perhaps the message had already been branded in , or even quite simply because he didn’t give a shit ? What confuses me is ...
by Eugenius
Tue May 07, 2024 1:17 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 52854
Views: 3561356

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Speaking of balls .
by Eugenius
Tue May 07, 2024 1:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9734
Views: 329479

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

We’ve been here before haven’t we dear ? I’ve explained that I feel most strongly about this particular conflict because I’ve been there several times and have friends involved . Yes I’m invested . Perhaps I think far too highly of myself ( a fault ) but I do consider that my primary motivation. I’m...
by Eugenius
Tue May 07, 2024 12:34 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9734
Views: 329479

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

https://theconversation.com/whataboutis ... nts-182911

Same old same old , with a nice tempt at irrelevant deflection thrown in .

How about surprising us with a new approach old sport ?

You’re becoming terribly predictable.
by Eugenius
Tue May 07, 2024 12:01 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks 2024
Replies: 1242
Views: 97347

Re: All Blacks 2024

Make sure that you operate the VCR for him mind you .
by Eugenius
Tue May 07, 2024 11:20 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9734
Views: 329479

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

Posturing is all he’s got left.
by Eugenius
Tue May 07, 2024 10:57 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9734
Views: 329479

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

You haven’t even dared to travel there , stay in your safe little corner playing with yourself.
by Eugenius
Tue May 07, 2024 10:51 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9734
Views: 329479

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

Bimbo really has no idea of the reality of life in Palestine let alone Gaza . Neither does he especially care and easily and very happily rationalises this ignorance, he happily believes that there is no occupation nor incredible control exerted over the population by Israel . The man is a disingen...
by Eugenius
Tue May 07, 2024 10:49 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9734
Views: 329479

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityar ... 91f8a1764a

Let the cheerleaders party , even if live coverage has now been terminated .
by Eugenius
Tue May 07, 2024 10:48 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9734
Views: 329479

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

bimboman wrote: Tue May 07, 2024 10:42 am
The singular most consistent and defining factor is trauma experienced as a child and the loss of at least one ( often both ) parents to the actions of a foreign power .

The gilded life of the Bin Ladens must have been terrible.
Unbelievable.
by Eugenius
Tue May 07, 2024 10:41 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9734
Views: 329479

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

Bimbo really has no idea of the reality of life in Palestine let alone Gaza . Neither does he especially care and easily and very happily rationalises this ignorance, he happily believes that there is no occupation nor incredible control exerted over the population by Israel . The man is a disingenu...
by Eugenius
Tue May 07, 2024 10:27 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9734
Views: 329479

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

We’re in New York at the moment as she’s attending the APA conference ( American Psychiatric ). Whilst there are lectures on Ukraine there isn’t nearly anything nearly as specific about Israel let alone Gaza . However in one very good workshop about the radicalisation of especially young men towards...
by Eugenius
Tue May 07, 2024 9:38 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 52854
Views: 3561356

Re: NZ Politics Thread

I love this description of the train-wreck that was the post cabinet press conference yesterday as Luxon and Mitchell tied each other up with numbers of new (or old) prison beds It was feeling like an impossible maths problem in a TV sitcom. If train A leaves the station at 9.56am and travels 96km/...
by Eugenius
Tue May 07, 2024 5:19 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 52854
Views: 3561356

Re: NZ Politics Thread

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2024/05/jenna-lynch-analysis-mark-mitchell-gets-caught-up-in-spin-not-substance-in-govt-s-worst-performance-at-press-conference.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2OlcI6BGWdaDdu2Sk4jsj5Z43CZd6W9uR3Nj6AUtK6VwZUdY4xi-UqALk_aem_AWGxBGZJC_41zHcHOI_whZtwxQHNtZKPFF3qMs...
by Eugenius
Mon May 06, 2024 10:54 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 52854
Views: 3561356

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Yeah they simply looked under prepared .
by Eugenius
Mon May 06, 2024 6:34 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Irish arrogance stuns Springbok stars
Replies: 101
Views: 5054

Re: Irish arrogance stuns Springbok stars

Odd for a team that says it 'out of respect to the other team', it doesn't seem to have been mentioned to Tonga or Romania.... Perhaps because they would have more seen it as a sign of mockery as they had absolutely no chance to make the RWC final contrary to SA? Some people have really huge proble...
by Eugenius
Mon May 06, 2024 11:46 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 52854
Views: 3561356

Re: NZ Politics Thread

I’m getting more and more saddened by our Prime Ministers lack of support for the Crusaders a team he’s passionately supported since a wee boy . I do realise that he’s now a very busy man but the buggers gone completely silent ! True fans stick with their teams even through the hard times , I’m seri...
by Eugenius
Mon May 06, 2024 4:46 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Irish arrogance stuns Springbok stars
Replies: 101
Views: 5054

Re: Irish arrogance stuns Springbok stars

I do , but I don’t quite buy it .
by Eugenius
Mon May 06, 2024 3:11 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Irish arrogance stuns Springbok stars
Replies: 101
Views: 5054

Re: Irish arrogance stuns Springbok stars

But was it really arrogance to say something as absolute ? Remembering that after being thrashed by a Dan Carter lead AB team in the pool , the French said exactly the same thing ; and it seemed that the AB’s believed them. The difference perhaps being that they backed up the statement with actions...
by Eugenius
Sun May 05, 2024 10:28 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bands you are off to see live
Replies: 1550
Views: 211120

Re: Bands you are off to see live

Went to a fantastic concert last night at the Lincoln centre in New York. Duke Ellington at 125 with the Jazz at Lincoln Centre Orchestra , and it was brilliant. I’d grown up with Jazz through my Grand Dad and Dad , but now realise why Granddad loved Duke so much . Far more sophisticated and difficu...
by Eugenius
Sun May 05, 2024 9:53 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Irish arrogance stuns Springbok stars
Replies: 101
Views: 5054

Re: Irish arrogance stuns Springbok stars

But was it really arrogance to say something as absolute ? Remembering that after being thrashed by a Dan Carter lead AB team in the pool , the French said exactly the same thing ; and it seemed that the AB’s believed them. The difference perhaps being that they backed up the statement with actions ...
by Eugenius
Sun May 05, 2024 9:35 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Irish arrogance stuns Springbok stars
Replies: 101
Views: 5054

Re: Irish arrogance stuns Springbok stars

Even when they hadn’t beaten us , the bravado was over the top .

I watched with about a dozen Irish fans and trust me confidence was their one shared attribute.

Even though they were gutted after they were extremely sporting . We brought them a few pints .
by Eugenius
Sun May 05, 2024 8:33 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Irish arrogance stuns Springbok stars
Replies: 101
Views: 5054

Re: Irish arrogance stuns Springbok stars

this faux modesty is hilarious It is , especially when every Irish fan is run into before the 1/4 seemed disproportionately confident of dealing to the AB’s . Not having to make an effort hell no , but because if the monkey finally being off their backs after so many decades of loses ; almost overc...
by Eugenius
Sat May 04, 2024 8:02 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SRP - R11 Crusaders vs Reds Sat 4:35pm
Replies: 168
Views: 5435

Re: SRP - R11 Crusaders vs Reds Sat 4:35pm

Hurrifan wrote: Sat May 04, 2024 7:54 am They might turn into a rabble without Barrett but jeez, I still don't want to face them in a knock out game.

Like everyone, I'm still waiting, and expecting, things to click at some point.
Why ?

The only thing consistent is our inconsistency.
by Eugenius
Thu May 02, 2024 1:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 52854
Views: 3561356

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Does anyone think that ACT wouldn’t be pushing exactly the same austerity measures if the economy wasn’t in this ‘ catastrophic ‘ state ? Cause I’m pretty certain that they would be , and by the looks of this dynamic National might happily enable them. It’s due to this commonality of their ideologie...
by Eugenius
Thu May 02, 2024 1:52 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 52854
Views: 3561356

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Just asking , why not a fan if he were so reasonable ?
by Eugenius
Tue Apr 30, 2024 11:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 52854
Views: 3561356

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Incredibly tone deaf .
by Eugenius
Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:23 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 52854
Views: 3561356

Re: NZ Politics Thread

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics ... tands.html

Another poll , somethings definitely up .
by Eugenius
Tue Apr 30, 2024 4:55 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 52854
Views: 3561356

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Sure , but you can’t tell me that the government loved this little poll .

Almost unique in contemporary political history given its only 6mths into their term .

I can’t think of any new government that had slipped so quickly , surely this poll must be an aberration ?

It’s simply too soon .
by Eugenius
Tue Apr 30, 2024 4:21 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 52854
Views: 3561356

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Some polls matter evidently .
by Eugenius
Tue Apr 30, 2024 1:51 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 52854
Views: 3561356

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Luxon really has to stop repeating himself, its robotic and not going to endear him. Luxon really has to stop repeating himself, it’s robotic and not going to endear him. Did I mention I once pretended that I ran airline ? Luxon really has to stop repeating himself, its robotic and not going to ende...
by Eugenius
Mon Apr 29, 2024 10:44 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 52854
Views: 3561356

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Verian was the first to predict a 3-headed monster for the government so I guess they have it right. But... it means absolutely nothing at this point. A government has had time to make plans but not action them. Probably pointless taking a poll in the first year of a government. Why ? Perceptions a...
by Eugenius
Mon Apr 29, 2024 9:49 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Crusaders 2024 Thread
Replies: 825
Views: 77491

Re: The Crusaders 2024 Thread

He’s pretty average truth be told .
by Eugenius
Mon Apr 29, 2024 1:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 52854
Views: 3561356

Re: NZ Politics Thread

I’m pleasantly surprised that a one term government isn’t quite the impossibility I once considered it.

They’re certainly making abit of a hash of things so far .
by Eugenius
Mon Apr 29, 2024 11:07 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks 2024
Replies: 1242
Views: 97347

Re: All Blacks 2024

Grandpa wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2024 9:36 am
Magpie26 wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2024 9:20 am
Pakia Pakia wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2024 9:15 am

Yes.

Rieko Ioane at 12 and David Havili at 10.
So you would replace the 12 we have, who is arguably as good as anyone in the world in that position with RI x(
PP taking the piss. Eugenius meant Aumua I think?

Absolutely
by Eugenius
Mon Apr 29, 2024 10:33 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 52854
Views: 3561356

Re: NZ Politics Thread

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/latest-poll-coalition-parties-drop-in-latest-1news-verian-poll-labour-greens-te-pati-maori-edge-ahead/IZCQJA33YFD35KUQ3ZL5GLKK3I/ Latest poll: Coalition parties drop in latest 1News Verian poll - Labour, Greens, Te Pāti Māori edge ahead, NZ First out of Parliam...
by Eugenius
Mon Apr 29, 2024 2:37 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: All Blacks 2024
Replies: 1242
Views: 97347

Re: All Blacks 2024

I’d like to see him start at 12.