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by simeon
Sun Jan 06, 2019 12:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW content)
Replies: 55702
Views: 9447510

Re: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW conte

The Native wrote:The story is, this was a letter found in a club on NYE.

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PRYZM in Nottingham...
https://www.nottinghampost.com/whats-on ... ry-2384611
by simeon
Mon Jan 09, 2017 7:53 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Update: I've got my corner desk back!
Replies: 68
Views: 4163

Re: A corner desk

Jeff the Bear wrote:...which, tbf, in my line of work (where you are constantly printing off technical drawings in A1/A3 size) is a must.
There's something vaguely satisfying about quality checking an A0/A1 survey plot.
by simeon
Tue Aug 30, 2016 9:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The bestest ever Depeche Mode covers :)
Replies: 25
Views: 2314

Re: The bestest ever Depeche Mode covers :)

I Feel You - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h_w-O9CkKA

Saw him do this live at Y Not Festival last year...very good effort.
by simeon
Sat Feb 06, 2016 2:26 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Official Skiing and Snowboarding Thread
Replies: 2725
Views: 347726

Re: Official Skiing and Snowboarding Thread

I've pretty much given up on this season.

Not consistently good enough conditions in Europe and can't afford West Coast N.America.

Unfortunately, doing ski seasons has made me a bit of a bluebird/powder day skier.
by simeon
Sat Jan 16, 2016 4:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Restaurant rules
Replies: 47
Views: 2691

Re: Restaurant rules

I asked for a plate and was turned down because 'the chef serves it like that'. Was Chef eating it? No, so it's got fudge all to do with him once it's left the Pass... Same goes for salt/pepper etc. I don't care if Chef says it's perfectly seasoned. His palate will more than likely be different to ...
by simeon
Fri Jan 01, 2016 7:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW content)
Replies: 55702
Views: 9447510

Re: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW conte

^^^ Assume I'm being wooshed, but I assume you know it's for the Winter Classic on tomorrow in . . . . . . Boston. The goalie is the Bruins goalie, Tuka Rask. A tribute mask to Boston, but it's largely Pats icons... just seems odd. Why not a variety of Boston sporting images, like stuff from Celtic...
by simeon
Fri Jan 01, 2016 12:04 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW content)
Replies: 55702
Views: 9447510

Re: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW conte

I think this ice hockey goalie wishes he played another sport... https://scontent-sea1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/t58.6885-6/c0.40.526.234/p526x296/11414381_1760068827561244_320648243_n.jpg Awesome paint job for the game at Foxboro. Even the Habs goalie has Belichick and Brady on his... http://cdn...
by simeon
Tue Dec 22, 2015 9:41 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Who here takes holidays at Christmas time?
Replies: 98
Views: 8319

Re: Who of you do not take your annual leave this time of ye

First Christmas not working in Hospitality/Ski resorts since 1990.

Office closed from tomorrow until Jan 4th, doesn't come off annual leave.
by simeon
Mon Nov 30, 2015 8:03 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Serious Q ... why not put a sumo in as ice hockey goalie?
Replies: 68
Views: 4175

Re: Serious Q ... why not put a sumo in as ice hockey goalie

I reckon Box Lacrosse goalie would be a better choice for a fat bloke... https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQd-jocrYjIDa_MK8QhTiF3SQp_eLMOwGghwKVowgdE6GMqWPAkNQ WTF?? Why would he need that much padding?? Think a ball the weight of a cricket ball... thrown by a "stick" that incre...
by simeon
Mon Nov 30, 2015 7:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Serious Q ... why not put a sumo in as ice hockey goalie?
Replies: 68
Views: 4175

Re: Serious Q ... why not put a sumo in as ice hockey goalie

BlackMac wrote:
simeon wrote:I reckon Box Lacrosse goalie would be a better choice for a fat bloke...

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WTF??
Why would he need that much padding??
No idea...I just know it's a great game to watch.
by simeon
Mon Nov 30, 2015 7:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Serious Q ... why not put a sumo in as ice hockey goalie?
Replies: 68
Views: 4175

Re: Serious Q ... why not put a sumo in as ice hockey goalie

I reckon Box Lacrosse goalie would be a better choice for a fat bloke...

Image
by simeon
Sun Nov 29, 2015 10:38 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Mad basta*d skis and makes bird noises
Replies: 19
Views: 2073

Re: Mad basta*d skis and makes bird noises

Saw him at Linecatcher in Les Arcs...utter nutjob. :-)

Seez, is your username after the village next to Bourg St Maurice by any chance?
by simeon
Fri Nov 06, 2015 10:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Australian beer is best beer...
Replies: 70
Views: 4114

Re: Australian beer is best beer...

Ted. wrote:Get some of this in you.

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Tiny Rebel beers are generally pretty good.

My fave at the moment...Image
by simeon
Wed May 06, 2015 7:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** NHL Season Thread - 2014/25
Replies: 722
Views: 69311

Re: **OFFICIAL** NHL Season Thread - 2014/25

#neverquit
by simeon
Thu Mar 19, 2015 2:23 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Cardiff University rugby team banned from boarding P&O ferry
Replies: 33
Views: 2791

Re: Cardiff University rugby team banned from boarding P&O f

Must be a Medics Rugby thing.

The Nottingham Medics RFC have in the past been known to catheterise themselves when on tour to avoid needing to waste drinking time going to the toilets.
by simeon
Tue Mar 17, 2015 4:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL PR watch thread TM PTY LTD
Replies: 430
Views: 90388

Re: Who knows stuff about watches?

Ex-wife bought me an Oris Big Crown as a Wedding present. Lovely watch that has far outlasted the marriage. :blush:
by simeon
Mon Mar 02, 2015 9:17 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Best National Anthem
Replies: 24
Views: 2342

Re: Best National Anthem

Bowens wrote:They're all better than O Canada :thumbdown:
Not when it's being sung by 20odd thousand people at a Hockey game...
by simeon
Fri Sep 26, 2014 7:49 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** NHL Season Thread - 2014/25
Replies: 722
Views: 69311

Re: **OFFICIAL** NHL Season Thread - 2014/25

Will be a tough season watching Calgary...again, but as long as the Flames win the Battle of Alberta, and everyone keeps laughing at Toronto...
by simeon
Wed Sep 17, 2014 10:28 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Saxophone - How Saxy Is That.
Replies: 43
Views: 2843

Re: The Saxophone - How Saxy Is That.

Played Alto and Tenor Sax at school.

Our music teacher was really into Big Band and Swing, so got some pretty good parts in his arrangements.
by simeon
Wed Sep 03, 2014 9:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW content)
Replies: 55702
Views: 9447510

Re: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW conte

Saw that on FB this morning, and some of the comments from thick-as-fuck Yanks who don't get it were hilarious. That's a pointless interjection of bigotry. There are plenty of thick as f**k Kiwis and other nationalities into this as well. It was forwarded to me by a friend from Boston pointing out ...
by simeon
Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:24 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW content)
Replies: 55702
Views: 9447510

Re: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW conte

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/10426843_918906961463649_3447114173116703900_n.jpg?oh=e0a8532c15d9f0c74eac14df7c0cf050&oe=547EB3B1&__gda__=1416625031_487727aee84c9dfc34dfd4b47e21d146 Saw that on FB this morning, and some of the comments from thick-as-fuck Yanks who d...
by simeon
Tue Aug 26, 2014 11:03 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Knee replacement surgery tomorrow - I'm shitting myself.
Replies: 76
Views: 7790

Re: Knee replacement surgery tomorrow - I'm shitting myself.

Dad has had both done in the last 18 months. After a couple of weeks of pain, swearing and no sleep, he stuck at the physio and is now far more mobile and pain free than before the ops. He hated the month of having to inject himself with Fragmin though. His stomach was one big bruise. Biggest challe...
by simeon
Mon Jul 21, 2014 3:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Conspiracy theories - any of them plausible?
Replies: 281
Views: 31111

Re: Conspiracy theories - any of them plausible?

DAC* wrote:There are some entertaining ones about why Homeland Security in the USA have recently purchased 1.6 billion bullets.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government ... kpile-Myth
by simeon
Thu May 01, 2014 1:19 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Great GIFS Thread (Not all NSFW have been spoilered...)
Replies: 22269
Views: 3786209

Re: Great GIFS Thread (Not all NSFW have been spoilered...)

cheese cutter wrote:Image
That was just the 'warm-up'!

Here's a vid of the same warm-up and his second attempt...

http://youtu.be/k7-3xEpyAgo
by simeon
Wed Apr 30, 2014 11:40 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW content)
Replies: 55702
Views: 9447510

Re: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW conte

Arch to cover Chernobyl reactors... http://graphics8.nytimes.com/newsgraphics/2014/04/02/chernobyl/assets/images/cover-1564.jpg Chernobyl: Capping a Catastrophe - NY Times I'm very ignorant, but is it safe for the builders to spend prolonged times there during construction? No, not at all, that's w...
by simeon
Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:11 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Official Skiing and Snowboarding Thread
Replies: 2725
Views: 347726

Re: Official Skiing and Snowboarding Thread

Technical advice peoples, I am looking at option for holidays at the end of year, the boss wants to go back to London and I need to get some skiing done. What is the general opinion of the eurostar ski train packages to say Les Arcs etc, or is it better to just jump on another plain Very stress fre...
by simeon
Tue Apr 29, 2014 9:06 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: LA Clippers owner caught in racist outburst.
Replies: 190
Views: 17740

Re: LA Clippers owner caught in racist outburst.

There have been a number of calls for the league to strip Sterling of his franchise. This, I confess, makes me more than a little nervous. Taking someone’s assets because of what they think and say, no matter how grotesque it is, sets off all kinds of alarm bells in my First Amendment conscience. T...
by simeon
Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:33 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Official Skiing and Snowboarding Thread
Replies: 2725
Views: 347726

Re: Official Skiing and Snowboarding Thread

Technical advice peoples, I am looking at option for holidays at the end of year, the boss wants to go back to London and I need to get some skiing done. What is the general opinion of the eurostar ski train packages to say Les Arcs etc, or is it better to just jump on another plain Very stress fre...
by simeon
Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:53 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Great GIFS Thread (Not all NSFW have been spoilered...)
Replies: 22269
Views: 3786209

Re: Great GIFS Thread (Not all NSFW have been spoilered...)

http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/bsdf.gif?w=400 Highlight vid of the event where that happened... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFLSldebudw I've tried that before, admittedly with the jump at the beginning, and it's bloody difficult. The water feels like concrete when you hit it at spe...
by simeon
Mon Apr 28, 2014 11:27 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW content)
Replies: 55702
Views: 9447510

Re: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW conte

Spoilered for the squeamish http://i.imgur.com/EeUe5hi.jpg How did that happen? http://www.newjerseyhunter.com/forums/73-general-comments-information/109612-archery-101-arrow-hand-pix.html Apparently he was trying out a bow in a store and the store assistant handed him an arrow that was too short. ...
by simeon
Mon Apr 28, 2014 10:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: BCM vs RWC
Replies: 28
Views: 2245

Re: BCM vs RWC

Brian Moore ‏@brianmoore666 now

RT @rugbyworldcup: We have no plans to separate/segregate fans in 2015. Fans sitting together is what makes rugby special. < Good; thank you
by simeon
Sun Apr 20, 2014 12:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Surely British Gas wouldn't do this
Replies: 18
Views: 2413

Re: Surely British Gas wouldn't do this

I worked for E.on for about 6 months, and unhappy British Gas customers accounted for a fair chunk of E.on's new customers.

I'm not saying E.on are perfect, far from it, but they certainly don't pull shit tricks like BG do.
by simeon
Mon Oct 28, 2013 5:20 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW content)
Replies: 55702
Views: 9447510

Re: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW conte

http://i3.minus.com/jQugmceYmZOwJ.jpg Quebec - Click pic Red Bull Crashed Ice. Best sporting event around for thrills and spills. Zippy, my daughter is hell bent on doing this, but she isn't sure how to train for it. I suggested full hockey gear, then try roller blading down a ski slope in summer. ...
by simeon
Mon Oct 28, 2013 12:17 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Official Skiing and Snowboarding Thread
Replies: 2725
Views: 347726

Re: Official Skiing and Snowboarding Thread

We have to train and feed staff from 3 brands, Esprit, Total and Inghams. It takes the space from 3 Hotels and a 70 bed Chalet to get it done. It's basically 9 days Mgmt training, 5 days for Mgmt to do property handovers/plan staff training in their own resorts, 1 week staff training, 1 week resort...
by simeon
Mon Oct 28, 2013 11:56 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Official Skiing and Snowboarding Thread
Replies: 2725
Views: 347726

Re: Official Skiing and Snowboarding Thread

Canadian Avalanche Centre press release regarding smart phone "transceiver" apps. And why they are a f**king terrible idea: http://www.avalanche.ca/cac/avalanche-search-apps-press-release Good article. Only 12 days until I'm off for the season. :D How the hell? WTF are you doing in Courch from Nove...
by simeon
Mon Oct 28, 2013 10:45 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Official Skiing and Snowboarding Thread
Replies: 2725
Views: 347726

Re: Official Skiing and Snowboarding Thread

Canadian Avalanche Centre press release regarding smart phone "transceiver" apps. And why they are a f**king terrible idea: http://www.avalanche.ca/cac/avalanche-search-apps-press-release Good article. Only 12 days until I'm off for the season. :D How the hell? WTF are you doing in Courch from Nove...
by simeon
Sun Oct 27, 2013 11:56 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Official Skiing and Snowboarding Thread
Replies: 2725
Views: 347726

Re: Official Skiing and Snowboarding Thread

LeinsterLion wrote:Canadian Avalanche Centre press release regarding smart phone "transceiver" apps. And why they are a f**king terrible idea: http://www.avalanche.ca/cac/avalanche-s ... ss-release
Good article.

Only 12 days until I'm off for the season. :D