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by Fat Old Git
Wed May 08, 2024 5:01 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Auckland CBD Stadium Official Match Thread
Replies: 310
Views: 32960

Re: Auckland CBD Stadium Official Match Thread

I strongly suspect the 25k plan was a ploy to get everyone to accept 30K instead if the original 35K.
by Fat Old Git
Wed May 08, 2024 4:53 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18367
Views: 877868

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

https://x.com/sethabramson/status/1787543910509666332?s=46&t=ftAkKQR9zT6wmu2ZFDX5mw (THREAD) This is a brief thread from a NYT-bestselling Trump biographer on what everyone—literally everyone—is missing about the 34 felonies Donald Trump committed to win the 2016 presidential election. This will ch...
by Fat Old Git
Tue May 07, 2024 11:16 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9760
Views: 329965

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

Gaza wasn’t occupied . Your narrative fails this basic test. Ah the Bimbo test. Also failed by most of the world's legal experts and institutions. And argued mostly on technical semantics by those who do pass the Bimbo test. And even they mostly still acknowledge even if grudgingly, Israeli control...
by Fat Old Git
Tue May 07, 2024 10:29 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9760
Views: 329965

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

If they put down their guns, release their hostages and abandon their missiles, the war will be over immediately. And in mean time is fine for Israel to act like they're terrorists because the terrorists aren't acting like they're the goodies. And after that Israel can go back to ignoring all of th...
by Fat Old Git
Tue May 07, 2024 10:16 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9760
Views: 329965

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

If they put down their guns, release their hostages and abandon their missiles, the war will be over immediately. And in mean time is fine for Israel to act like they're terrorists because the terrorists aren't acting like they're the goodies. And after that Israel can go back to ignoring all of th...
by Fat Old Git
Tue May 07, 2024 7:49 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9760
Views: 329965

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

Hamas probably want completely unreasonable things though, like an actual end to the war. And some guarantees that Israel won't just round up another 7 people for every Palestinian prisoner they release. And have probably turned down completely reasonable requests such as all standing out in an ope...
by Fat Old Git
Tue May 07, 2024 7:11 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18367
Views: 877868

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

How many times does one usually need to be found in contemp of court before one might expect to face jail instead of a fine?

Do you think I could get away with 10 times?
by Fat Old Git
Tue May 07, 2024 6:10 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9760
Views: 329965

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

Hamas probably want completely unreasonable things though, like an actual end to the war. And some guarantees that Israel won't just round up another 7 people for every Palestinian prisoner they release. And have probably turned down completely reasonable requests such as all standing out in an open...
by Fat Old Git
Mon May 06, 2024 9:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9760
Views: 329965

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

What was the "incredibly generous" deal they and the US were saying Hamas had refused last week? None of the reports I saw gave any details beyond it being "incredibly generous".
by Fat Old Git
Sun May 05, 2024 9:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SRP - R11 Crusaders vs Reds Sat 4:35pm
Replies: 168
Views: 5569

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

How many weeks do you think? Better view. https://twitter.com/lukeb61280407/status/1786679720152850438?s=46&t=ZClhL1WrMUag8n1lrs_oZg If anything, that looks quite a bit worse than I initially thought. How long do you think? I missed the game, so just catching up now. I'm out of touch with how long ...
by Fat Old Git
Sat May 04, 2024 5:24 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 52854
Views: 3561666

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Property managers still have to comply with the tenancy act and associated regulations when dealing with the tenancies do they not? Surely they wouldn't somehow get a free reign because they operating on behalf of the property owner. So what exactly are the issues that needed regulating? Genuine qu...
by Fat Old Git
Fri May 03, 2024 11:35 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9760
Views: 329965

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

Deaths commonly reported ;35,000 “Deaths of civilians “ as posted here ; 35,000 [My post “note they’re all civilians etc etc” Every other “twist and turn” are yours FOG. Not mine. There’s some logic in missing casualties, but it’s incredulous that number was included then omitted by happytramp. He ...
by Fat Old Git
Fri May 03, 2024 7:31 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9760
Views: 329965

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

So a 100% spread in the missing fugures is your straw man now. Pathetic. The numbers have a wide spread because they don't know how many of the missing are dead under the rubble, how many might be homeless in a another part of the strip out of contact with those looking for them, or who may have bee...
by Fat Old Git
Fri May 03, 2024 7:26 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9760
Views: 329965

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

And posts cross in the night.
by Fat Old Git
Fri May 03, 2024 7:25 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9760
Views: 329965

Re: Israel Gaza war and protests

No one is falling for your BS Bimbo. You said it wasn't commonly reported. That was either willfil ignorance or a straight out lie. My vote goes to the second option. And you still haven't pointed out where ht claimed not a single Hamas fighter had been killed. Another lie by you. It's what you do. ...
by Fat Old Git
Fri May 03, 2024 3:51 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 52854
Views: 3561666

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Property managers still have to comply with the tenancy act and associated regulations when dealing with the tenancies do they not? Surely they wouldn't somehow get a free reign because they operating on behalf of the property owner. So what exactly are the issues that needed regulating? Genuine qu...
by Fat Old Git
Fri May 03, 2024 2:58 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 52854
Views: 3561666

Re: NZ Politics Thread

Property managers still have to comply with the tenancy act and associated regulations when dealing with the tenancies do they not? Surely they wouldn't somehow get a free reign because they operating on behalf of the property owner. So what exactly are the issues that needed regulating? Genuine que...
by Fat Old Git
Thu May 02, 2024 9:01 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9760
Views: 329965

Re: Ongoing protests at US Campuses

Oh, you need to invent casualties by the 10’s of thousands. Well done. By invent you mean pass on what is commonly reported. Or perhaps I should adopt your style and respond with. "Note, there is not one person listed as missing and presumed dead under the rubble now." But unlike like you dishonest...
by Fat Old Git
Thu May 02, 2024 11:16 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9760
Views: 329965

Re: Ongoing protests at US Campuses

Note Israel haven’t killed one hamas fighter now. Where has he claimed Israel hasn’t killed one Hamas fighters? Let's do some quick maths. Reported comfirmed death toll approx 35000 + 10 to 20000 estimated to be missing presumed dead under the rubble. Leaves plenty of room for the 10 to 13000 "figh...
by Fat Old Git
Thu May 02, 2024 10:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9760
Views: 329965

Re: Ongoing protests at US Campuses

His claim was that she was protesting the mass murder of civilians. You’re now saying that she was protesting her government’s support for a muderous regime - shall we take that to its logical conclusion? Because when you do you’ll end up a discipline of Chomsky on the hard left… and we’re full cir...
by Fat Old Git
Thu May 02, 2024 6:07 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9760
Views: 329965

Re: Ongoing protests at US Campuses

She wasn’t out protesting against the Hamas kidnappings rapes and murders was she. Join the dots kid. Do the dots form a giant straw man? Hardly. He claimed that she’s out protesting the mass murder of civilians and that doesn’t make her a leftie. She was in her hole. She wasn’t out protesting agai...
by Fat Old Git
Thu May 02, 2024 4:25 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9760
Views: 329965

Re: Ongoing protests at US Campuses

Merge, or just cut and past the first 200 pages of the other thread...
by Fat Old Git
Thu May 02, 2024 2:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9760
Views: 329965

Re: Ongoing protests at US Campuses

Well now, this is an interesting thread. https://i.gifer.com/MPIW.gif We definitely needed another one. Maybe we go over all the same points again? We're certainly getting all the same excuses. Some concepts such as creating a country mostly out of other peoples land and then brutalizing the origin...
by Fat Old Git
Wed May 01, 2024 11:07 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9760
Views: 329965

Re: Israel declares state of war

Well your option is that American taxpayers police the world in your model and not one that suits them. It’s remarkable in its arrogance if nothing else Arrogance would be thinking you can paraphrase posts to reflect what you would like them to be saying and thinking no one would notice. I haven’t ...
by Fat Old Git
Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:53 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9760
Views: 329965

Re: Israel declares state of war

Hey, at least we now have a third option. Complete withdrawal, the slightly fecked up status quo, or Utopia. Nothing in-between obviously. Well your option is that American taxpayers police the world in your model and not one that suits them. It’s remarkable in its arrogance if nothing else Arrogan...
by Fat Old Git
Tue Apr 30, 2024 10:05 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9760
Views: 329965

Re: Israel declares state of war

Hey, at least we now have a third option.

Complete withdrawal, the slightly fecked up status quo, or Utopia.

Nothing in-between obviously.
by Fat Old Git
Tue Apr 30, 2024 6:27 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9760
Views: 329965

Re: Israel declares state of war

My exact thought on reading that bit. I’d love the US to properly retreat from global geo politics. And see how long It is before they’re begged to return. Particular by tiny Australia in the far distant pacific. Even if you believe that on balance the US fulfils a valuable role in the world (I'm o...
by Fat Old Git
Mon Apr 29, 2024 9:19 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 53930
Views: 2407184

Re: War in Ukraine...

There was an old mig fighter parked outside a bar in Christchurch at one stage in the early to mid 2000s. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTvsHJw_UBH7l8MewQQzHibRrhC_V-JE5JDAnzi6yM5TK330pdFPdLgdHeARBfV6lWseTSh1IA4esdaRfOPBdPbHWvxwzxPyEOAKxgwXH2lm-0DOjS82g_h4i60KAjIhon8sblY...
by Fat Old Git
Sun Apr 28, 2024 4:10 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9760
Views: 329965

Re: Israel declares state of war

I wonder how much longer Israel can count on unconditional support from the US? It seems more and more people in the US, particularly in the younger generation, aren't willing to accept that Israel are the plucky underdogs holding the moral high ground in the region. There's still a large and very a...
by Fat Old Git
Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:27 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Auckland CBD Stadium Official Match Thread
Replies: 310
Views: 32960

Re: Auckland CBD Stadium Official Match Thread

As someone living in Christchurch calling a stadium in Auckland the "National " stadium sounds like a similar marketing ploy to when the Auckland Warriors rebounded as the "New Zealand" Warriors. But in this case one that can be used to claim lots of central government tax to help pay for it, and th...
by Fat Old Git
Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:21 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Harvey Weinstein’s New York Rape Conviction Overturned on Appeal
Replies: 20
Views: 827

Re: Harvey Weinstein’s New York Rape Conviction Overturned on Appeal

Overturned because prosecution used too many witnesses... So more a technicality than any innocence. I'm actually shocked you can have to many witnesses to a criminal case and it be a problem, technical or not. Only in lawyer land does this pose an issue. I think it was because some of the witnesse...
by Fat Old Git
Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:28 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18367
Views: 877868

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

Might work if he could be chased by a slow moving steam roller.

Edit. Somehow steam roller became stream dollar. I'm now trying to picture that in my head.
by Fat Old Git
Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:57 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18367
Views: 877868

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

If they find he's immune before the election Biden should invite him to the white house and then shoot him. That would clearly be acceptable right? or order his SService guy to shoot Trump, then pardon him? If he can get the Secret Service guys to dress up as a clown when he does it then I'm defini...
by Fat Old Git
Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:54 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SRP R10 Crusaders v Rebels
Replies: 100
Views: 6129

Re: SRP R10 Crusaders v Rebels

Well, that was better than I was expecting.

Maybe my absence has been the jinx...
by Fat Old Git
Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:59 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18367
Views: 877868

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

He wouldn't need to pardon himself as he would be immune from prosecution. So nothing to pardon.

He can then drive a tank over to the local GOP convention and start gunning them all down. "Nothing to see here".
by Fat Old Git
Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:55 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SRP R10 Crusaders v Rebels
Replies: 100
Views: 6129

Re: SRP R10 Crusaders v Rebels

Lots of missed chances and little errors from the Crusaders. They'll be feeling frustrated. Hopefully they can settle it down in the second half
by Fat Old Git
Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:39 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
Replies: 18367
Views: 877868

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

If they find he's immune before the election Biden should invite him to the white house and then shoot him. That would clearly be acceptable right?
by Fat Old Git
Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:33 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW content)
Replies: 55712
Views: 9463125

Re: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW content)

:shock: Mr Grin, what has brought you out of the woods? I missed some of you lot. The last couple of years haven't been that great for me really, the wife decided 30 years married was quite enough for her and left, then my pug Lemmy got run over and as these things tend to happen in threes, a coupl...
by Fat Old Git
Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:30 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SRP R10 Crusaders v Rebels
Replies: 100
Views: 6129

Re: SRP R10 Crusaders v Rebels

This actually the forst game I've managed to watch all season. I'm half expecting the phone to ring at any moment with some urgent matter that will once again make me miss the game.
by Fat Old Git
Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:35 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel Gaza war and protests
Replies: 9760
Views: 329965

Re: Israel declares state of war

Which is more than be claimed for most of the investigations that get allowed into Israeli actions. If an investigation happens at all.

You never seem to have any issue with the IDF almost always finding that they were not at fault.