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by flashman
Mon Dec 16, 2024 6:17 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: What is your film watch committment over Christmas?
Replies: 119
Views: 10402

Re: What is your film watch committment over Christmas?

Had " The Great Escape" on yesterday.
However, Despite all the Encouragement from those watching, Yet again ,Steve McQueen crashes into the second fence!
Bah, Cooler!
by flashman
Sun Dec 15, 2024 1:24 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Church ruins Christmas
Replies: 133
Views: 14212

Re: Church ruins Christmas

My Two girls stopped believing in Father Christmas after the age of five.
However, Well into their twenties, they still have an unquestioning belief in The Washing Up Fairy!
by flashman
Thu Dec 12, 2024 12:27 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Most under rated bands you're probably never heard of.
Replies: 83
Views: 5043

Re: Most under rated bands you're probably never heard of.

Underrated? The Cult - pigeon holed as a bit goth, but Sonic Temple, the album after the one people know, is just a fantastic rock album. Have a listen to Sweet Soul Sister. The Paybacks - Detroit startups, overshadowed by the White Stripes, but were on a higher trajectory until the naughty old dru...
by flashman
Sat Nov 16, 2024 10:41 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Gladiator 2. Ridley Scott, What were you doing?
Replies: 85
Views: 6938

Gladiator 2. Ridley Scott, What were you doing?

Three hours of my life I won't get back.
Wooden acting,( With the exception of Denzel Washington),incomprehensible script,mindless Special Effects.
Made Game of Thrones look like Shakespeare!
Looks like they stuck his name on and subbed it out to someone who came bottom of their class in Film School.
by flashman
Sat Nov 09, 2024 11:32 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Zulu 1964
Replies: 36
Views: 2667

Re: Zulu 1964

I always thought that this film illustrated the Eternal Truth that any Squaddie, of Any Nationality Knows, That there is nothing that the Enemy can throw at you, that is as scary as getting on the Wrong side of your Sarnt Major.
" Do your Tunic up!"
by flashman
Wed Oct 23, 2024 6:32 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Geoff Capes Gorn!
Replies: 24
Views: 2086

Geoff Capes Gorn!

Proper Old School Farm Boy strong, He was!
Used to be a Copper as well, Need a few like him today.
by flashman
Sat Oct 05, 2024 8:44 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Cross-code league/union match announced
Replies: 358
Views: 17504

Re: Cross-code league/union match announced

Lads, This is not about whether one Code is better than the Other, NRl TV rights, Vichy Blah!Blah!Blah! It is some good hearted ex players having a runout to honour those who have died from or are suffering from this horrible disease and raise money for research. Perhaps as members of the Bored we c...
by flashman
Fri Oct 04, 2024 6:53 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Cross-code league/union match announced
Replies: 358
Views: 17504

Re: Cross-code league/union match announced

I think that anyone involved wants to raise money for a Good Cause and honour some outstanding Human beings.
Hope it raises a shed load of money on top of any ticket sales
They need to organise a link so that you can donate if you cannot attend.
Well done to the Players.
by flashman
Wed Jul 03, 2024 6:27 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Reform Party UK
Replies: 1161
Views: 95122

Re: The Reform Party UK

I am sure that if given the Opportunity, The Men's Rugby Team would be up for this like a shot.
Might have a bit of trouble getting something to fit the Front Rows.
Then all down to the Bar for a Boat Race!
by flashman
Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:16 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Mysterious Case of The Disappearing Arse!
Replies: 1
Views: 1511

The Mysterious Case of The Disappearing Arse!

So you are Jogging along, still consider yourself reasonably fit for your age, Bit of a Belt overhang perhaps. Ah well, Need a Big Hammer to Drive a Big nail , You're still a fine figure of a man. Then you catch a Glimpse of yourself in the mirror , one day and your jeans are heading south. You find...
by flashman
Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Shane McGowan gooooonnne...
Replies: 76
Views: 5304

Re: Shane McGowan gooooonnne...

Did anyone ever read the strip in Viz where his Mum tries to take him to the Dentist?
That is true fame!
by flashman
Thu Nov 02, 2023 9:01 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Best performance you’ve seen - rock
Replies: 247
Views: 15297

Re: Best performance you’ve seen - rock

Best Rock act would have to be Slade at the Music Machine in Camden in 1981,audience going absolutely mental.Noddy Holder ,one of Rocks greatest Front Men. Vile beyond all recognition Human Being though he is,you would have to have Gary Glitter. Saw him at Gold Diggers in Chippenham probably around ...
by flashman
Sat Sep 09, 2023 6:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: How old are you?
Replies: 154
Views: 5015

Re: How old are you?

Sixty Four, but still have the body of a Sixty Three year old!
by flashman
Thu Sep 07, 2023 6:02 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Pool D opener: Los Pumas - England, 09 Sep 1900 GMT
Replies: 1012
Views: 19351

Re: Pool D opener: Los Pumas - England, 09 Sep 1900 GMT

Fifteen Pumas to start against Fifteen Donkeys, I despair!!
by flashman
Fri Sep 01, 2023 6:45 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The All Time Nigeria XV (2023 Edition)
Replies: 10
Views: 1238

Re: The All Time Nigeria XV (2023 Edition)

Andrew Harriman. Left Campese in the dust!
by flashman
Mon Jun 12, 2023 10:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Silvio Berlusconi goooooone
Replies: 23
Views: 1220

Re: Silvio Berlusconi goooooone

The Undertaker will need a few of his lads sitting on the Coffin lid while he screws it down!
by flashman
Mon May 08, 2023 12:58 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: It’s the coronation and it’s live!
Replies: 273
Views: 9661

Re: It’s the coronation and it’s live!

Think it more comes from the right wing press attack on them following Hillsborough disaster. I'm a United fan though. Their fans famously held a banner for years following the treatment of Beckham by English fans in 1998 Man United > England there was a subtle sense of irony in my post. Yes i get ...
by flashman
Tue Apr 04, 2023 6:25 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Does God exist?
Replies: 232
Views: 16095

Re: Does God exist?

No Athiests in a Foxhole
by flashman
Tue Mar 14, 2023 7:24 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Best covers of classics...redux.
Replies: 60
Views: 3996

Re: Best covers of classics...redux.

Busy Signal, Great Reggae cover of "The Gambler" by Kenny Rogers.
Slade, " Get Down annd Get with it" ,originally by Little Richard.
by flashman
Sun Jan 29, 2023 12:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Speed Cameras, Grrr!
Replies: 59
Views: 2499

Speed Cameras, Grrr!

I have had my Driving Licence for over 30 years and had the odd Speeding fine. However in the last 4 months, I have picked up Three , All in 20 mph zones in London. 23,24 and 27 Miles an hour , Not Exactly Fast and Furious! I did buy a detector , but it is not sensitive enough. I am thinking of gett...
by flashman
Thu Jan 05, 2023 11:01 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Harry and the Malignant (Race Card) Narcissist on Netflix Malarkey
Replies: 1972
Views: 67783

Re: The Harry and the Malignant (Race Card) Narcissist on Netflix Malarkey

I would be happy to give HRH some free tuition, so that next time
he can give the Ginger Twat a proper hiding!
by flashman
Sun Jan 01, 2023 12:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Happy New Year PR!!
Replies: 29
Views: 900

Re: Happy New Year PR!!

I tried to stay up for Andy Stewart and The White Heather Club,but fell asleep!
by flashman
Wed Dec 21, 2022 12:53 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread
Replies: 119147
Views: 8991569

Re: **OFFICIAL** English Rugby Thread

Marler? Saw him score a Classic Jinking Try and Conversion against The Baa baas the other month.
Mans got some wheels!
by flashman
Thu Nov 17, 2022 6:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Angela Raynor's tits
Replies: 34
Views: 2638

Re: Angela Raynor's tits

Terry Waites Allotment!
by flashman
Tue Nov 08, 2022 11:15 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Getting injured in your sleep
Replies: 51
Views: 1892

Re: Getting injured in your sleep

I kept rolling over in my sleep and falling out of bed.
However ,I started taking a Viagra every night,and this seems to have solved the problem!
by flashman
Sat Oct 29, 2022 8:36 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Jerry Lee Lewis. Gone.
Replies: 17
Views: 929

Re: Jerry Lee Lewis. Gone.

Undoubtedly , an Inbred Hillbilly, who was mad as a Cut Snake. However, an Undoubted Genius ,who could grab any song and make it his own. My favourites are some of the stuff he would do on the Johnny Cash Road show ,in the 1970,s. Cash would have Jerry Lee, Carl Perkins,sometimes Roy Orbison, do the...
by flashman
Sun Oct 02, 2022 10:19 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: My Car Porn Moment!
Replies: 2
Views: 438

My Car Porn Moment!

I went to look at a Roofing job in Brixton on Friday,Big end of terrace with a track down the side. An old Black Mk2 Jag parked outside.( The Inspector Morse type0 Old Jamaican guy takes me through the house to his back yard ,most of which was taken up by a shed. He had three Mk 2 Jags in various st...
by flashman
Tue Jul 19, 2022 9:57 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Phew what a scorcher!
Replies: 80
Views: 7942

Re: Phew what a scorcher!

Well on the plus side,While driving through London, The fit Birds have taken the opportunity to put on one of the finest displays of Norkage that I can recall.Truly hazardous Driving conditions!
by flashman
Thu Jun 30, 2022 7:10 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Elvis, Uh Huh Huh!
Replies: 66
Views: 2818

Elvis, Uh Huh Huh!

Just to say, that I can Highly recommend the new Baz Lurhman film with Austin Butler and Tom Hanks. Tremendous fun ,all the way through. One of the first records that I ever bought was the Elvis Sun Recordings,bit of an oddity as everyone else was into Zep and Genesis, so a True Believer! Only reser...
by flashman
Sun Jun 12, 2022 8:44 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Manscaped? WTF?
Replies: 45
Views: 3017

Re: Manscaped? WTF?

Had to go back and read again the reviews on Amazon for Veet Hair Removal Cream.
The one from the bloke whos " Danglies looked like an Elderly Rastafarian" still makes me spit my beer out!
by flashman
Sun May 22, 2022 10:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Massaoke at Twickenham yesterday.
Replies: 6
Views: 720

Massaoke at Twickenham yesterday.

Fair play to Harlequins yesterday, cracking Match in the sunshine with best part of 50,000 there . Afterwards you had a live band on a Stage outside the ground ,with Big Screens either side Displaying the Lyrics ,Playing Karaoke classics. Massive crowd of Drunks bawling their hearts out! Cheesy but ...
by flashman
Sun May 08, 2022 4:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Dennis Waterman… gooooooooooone.
Replies: 24
Views: 1714

Re: Dennis Waterman… gooooooooooone.

Get your clothes on son,You're nicked!
by flashman
Sun Apr 24, 2022 8:33 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: War in Ukraine...
Replies: 63818
Views: 3324620

Re: War in Ukraine...

Just thought that I would punt this idea up in the air. In the event of a Russian defeat in the Ukraine,with its troops being driven back over the borders in disarray, this would seriously weaken the regime. What if Russias neighbours decide that this is an opportune moment. Georgia decides to take ...
by flashman
Sat Feb 19, 2022 10:36 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Storm Eunice
Replies: 107
Views: 7304

Re: Storm Eunice

Zinc very rare in this country for some reason, more France and Germany. Lead is king for flat roofs and Dormers and attracts all the obsessive compulsive types. I see them on Roofers forums slagging each other off for not having all welds identical and having a finished surface that isn't mirror fi...
by flashman
Sat Feb 19, 2022 8:33 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Storm Eunice
Replies: 107
Views: 7304

Re: Storm Eunice

I had to pop out last night once the wind calmed down,to check on two scaffolds that I had up on jobs.Fun climbing up with the odd stray gust, but thankfully all OK! Getting loads of messages and calls, but double edged sword. I am already busy,and you cannot get materials. I went to price a job up ...
by flashman
Thu Feb 10, 2022 8:28 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Dick out
Replies: 44
Views: 3767

Re: Dick out

What we need is a proper Old fashioned copper.
A 50 something, Northern Bloke,in a shabby suit with a Camel hair Overcoat and Snakeskin Cowboy boots.
Someone who is used to grabbing his shooter, jumping in his Red Audi Quattro and sorting out Villains.
Someone who would command respect!!
by flashman
Fri Jan 21, 2022 3:20 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Meat Loaf Gooonnneeee
Replies: 59
Views: 5255

Re: Meat Loaf Gooonnneeee

Was in a great film with Steve Martin,"Leap of Faith".
Steve Martin was a Dodgy Hot Gospeller and Meatloaf was the keyboard player in the Band!
Well worth a look!
by flashman
Sun Jan 16, 2022 2:58 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ears and Eyebrows ,Sir?
Replies: 39
Views: 2987

Re: Ears and Eyebrows ,Sir?

I tell him to cut what he can and give the rest a polish!
by flashman
Sun Jan 16, 2022 10:03 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ears and Eyebrows ,Sir?
Replies: 39
Views: 2987

Ears and Eyebrows ,Sir?

You may look at yourself approvingly in the mirror, as you suck your belly in.
You may tilt your head all ways, ruffle your hair and admire your manly profile.
But you ain't fooling your Barber!
He can see all!
He knows you are a Old Git,and that it is all down hill from here!