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by A5D5E5
Wed Mar 31, 2021 10:18 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Schoolboys forced to apologise to girls
Replies: 200
Views: 15052

Re: Schoolboys forced to apologise to girls

It's just another example of the Wokerati being completely out of touch. It's like the white people who send paypal donations to random black people thinking it makes up for their white guilt, or telling everyone who doesn't kneel is compliant in the systematic oppression, or telling people that sa...
by A5D5E5
Sat Mar 27, 2021 4:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Vaccine Passports - A Poll
Replies: 591
Views: 28270

Re: Vaccine Passports - A Poll

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iarmhiman wrote: Sat Mar 27, 2021 4:22 pm Just submitted my vote. A hell yea
I presume the EU have just announced they will be implementing them.
by A5D5E5
Fri Mar 26, 2021 9:00 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3371793

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

Guys, you're making me sick with your xenophobia. France is struggling with its third wave of COVID epidemic, just like the UK did earlier. Make it an nationalist issue if you want. Piss on France if that floats your boat. But look at figures and stats in context. Hold up! It's about Macron rubbish...
by A5D5E5
Fri Mar 26, 2021 6:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Vaccine Passports - A Poll
Replies: 591
Views: 28270

Re: Vaccine Passports - A Poll

Do you believe that badly specified, hypothetical questions advance the discussion? Should society have rules? Should fish have wings? How long is "now"? Are we living in a black hole? Who gives a f u ck? I certainly don't not sure why you're asking me the question to be honest, other than just bei...
by A5D5E5
Fri Mar 26, 2021 6:33 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Vaccine Passports - A Poll
Replies: 591
Views: 28270

Re: Vaccine Passports - A Poll

C69 wrote: Fri Mar 26, 2021 6:29 pm
AND-y wrote: Fri Mar 26, 2021 6:16 pm DAC's gone anarchist? :shock:
I doubt he will be joining us on the baracades brother.
More crazy libertarian type Trumpist tbh.
Are anarchists really into barricades? I always assumed they preferred Starbucks and Apple Stores.
by A5D5E5
Fri Mar 26, 2021 6:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Vaccine Passports - A Poll
Replies: 591
Views: 28270

Re: Vaccine Passports - A Poll

DAC_ wrote: Fri Mar 26, 2021 6:14 pm
A5D5E5 wrote: Fri Mar 26, 2021 6:11 pm Do you believe that badly specified, hypothetical questions advance the discussion?
Should society have rules?
Should fish have wings?

How long is "now"?

Are we living in a black hole?

Who gives a fuck?
by A5D5E5
Fri Mar 26, 2021 6:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3371793

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

Developed a cheap and effective vaccine in record time and quickly established a global supply network to distribute it at cost price? I can definitely see why people who don't trust "Big Pharma" would be paranoid about that as it totally undermines their position. The Oxford vaccine is a wonder of...
by A5D5E5
Fri Mar 26, 2021 6:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Vaccine Passports - A Poll
Replies: 591
Views: 28270

Re: Vaccine Passports - A Poll

Do you believe that badly specified, hypothetical questions advance the discussion?
by A5D5E5
Fri Mar 26, 2021 5:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3371793

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

claiming they "made a complete mess of trials" is rather ridiculous, seeing as they were one of the first to produce an approved vaccine. they are guilty of overpromising and underachieving in terms of production and delivery, but they are hardly alone in this. There you go defending AZ without bot...
by A5D5E5
Fri Mar 26, 2021 4:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Vaccine Passports - A Poll
Replies: 591
Views: 28270

Re: Vaccine Passports - A Poll

I want to know what colour it will be before I commit.
by A5D5E5
Wed Mar 24, 2021 7:26 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3371793

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

The cheek of The Torygraph to refer to us as delusional. Mind your own crazy house . https://i.postimg.cc/ZKqbFqPG/B38-DA1-D2-0-D9-E-4-D2-E-B453-29-CD5-C5-B1-E52.jpg :lol: fudge my old boots. Pot, kettle. The Tory party and Murdoch doing their best to harm the EU. Horrible stuff. Murdoch. :lol: Cor...
by A5D5E5
Wed Mar 24, 2021 6:43 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3371793

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

Whatever the rights and wrongs of the last few months, when Boris Johnson and the current UK government are made to look comparatively sensible and reasonable, you have to question WTF is happening elsewhere.
by A5D5E5
Tue Mar 23, 2021 7:59 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Globus unwell
Replies: 132
Views: 14657

Re: Globus unwell

Can we change the thread title to something appropriate. How about "Globus recovering. World rejoices"?
by A5D5E5
Tue Mar 23, 2021 6:26 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: US shopping mall shooting #11123944231
Replies: 2238
Views: 112546

Re: US shopping mall shooting #11123944231

Perhaps some sort of check of a person's suitability for having a gun should be carried out. Wanting a gun would be one of the key indicators that they are unsuitable in my view. Trying to bring down a partridge with stones would be even more so. Are avian wings a right in the US constitution in th...
by A5D5E5
Tue Mar 23, 2021 5:34 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: US shopping mall shooting #11123944231
Replies: 2238
Views: 112546

Re: US shopping mall shooting #11123944231

Perhaps some sort of check of a person's suitability for having a gun should be carried out.

Wanting a gun would be one of the key indicators that they are unsuitable in my view.
by A5D5E5
Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:53 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: US shopping mall shooting #11123944231
Replies: 2238
Views: 112546

Re: US shopping mall shooting #11123944231

Looks like the US is returning to normal after a quiet 12 months.
by A5D5E5
Mon Mar 22, 2021 1:07 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Gouge someones eyes...blame it on the opposition
Replies: 42
Views: 4233

Re: Gouge someones eyes...blame it on the opposition

I understand why sometimes players commit fouls charging into a ruck or a making high tackle - you get the timing wrong and it looks (and is) far worse than was probably intended. Also, as the laws have become tighter (or more tightly interpreted at least) players can still sometimes operate on inst...
by A5D5E5
Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:55 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3371793

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

I hope the politicians around Europe are proud of what they have achieved.

https://yougov.co.uk/topics/internation ... safe-follo
by A5D5E5
Mon Mar 22, 2021 10:52 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Plans for the Zombie Apocalypse?
Replies: 54
Views: 3513

Re: Plans for the Zombie Apocalypse?

A quick glance as some of the threads on here makes me think that either the Zombie apocalypse has already happened or if it hasn't that I wish it would hurry up as it can't be any worse for my brain.
by A5D5E5
Sat Mar 20, 2021 11:00 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Australia's Mouse Plague
Replies: 27
Views: 1796

Re: Australia's Mouse Plague

Presumably these will be highly venomous mice in keeping with the rest of Australia's fauna.
by A5D5E5
Fri Mar 19, 2021 3:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3371793

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

Have you ever tried to sign a ham sandwich? A pen tears the bread and a pencil won't leave a mark. Your only real option is a felt tip. You are far better using Docusign on a bagel. Much harder trying to sign with a ham sandwich. You don't want to know about it, but believe me. I'm so tempted to re...
by A5D5E5
Thu Mar 18, 2021 11:33 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3371793

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

No it’s not. :lol: It means you need to do ‘all and anything that could be done’ to fulfill your obligations. You’re thinking of ‘reasonable endeavours’ which is a bit more waffly. Many things are open to interpretation in law. But 'Best Endeavours' is known to be an onerous obligation that Courts ...
by A5D5E5
Wed Mar 17, 2021 9:23 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3371793

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

What we have here is a bunch of loud mouth gobshites giving their (worthless) opinion on something they don’t really have the first clue about. None of us have access to the medical data of the Norway patients. There are actual experts on both sides with access to all the information and they are c...
by A5D5E5
Tue Mar 16, 2021 10:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3371793

Re: Do you trust the vaccine?

Does this mean that Ireland, France and Germany (among others) can now be said to be "just asking questions"?
by A5D5E5
Fri Mar 05, 2021 2:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Hastings banned
Replies: 41
Views: 2741

Re: Hastings banned

This seems absolutely obvious to me. Just like all the other aspects of the game where there is now strict liability. Studs in face = ban.
by A5D5E5
Wed Mar 03, 2021 2:24 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3371793

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

Let's face it, have the modellers actually been right about anything during this whole pandemic? It amazes me how much weight they are given. This is a difficult issue and one which lots of decision makers wrestle with. Model limitations (and I am talking about all sorts of different , complex pred...
by A5D5E5
Tue Mar 02, 2021 2:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Welsh trolls leave Sonja McLaughlin crying in her car
Replies: 129
Views: 14041

Re: Welsh trolls leave Sonja McLaughlin crying in her car

Almost every interview you see on the TV whether politics or sport is no longer about getting information for the benefit of the viewers. It is either about emotion "how did you feel" or it is trying to get a "gotcha" moment.

I hate it. Utterly hate it.
by A5D5E5
Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:17 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 6N in tatters?
Replies: 233
Views: 21021

Re: 6N in tatters?

Not to mention the advantage it might give WRT after the fact knowledge on bonus points or points difference required to win the championship that the other teams won’t have. That happens anyway as the games are played sequentially on the last day. It definitely at this stage disadvantages Wales as...
by A5D5E5
Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 6N in tatters?
Replies: 233
Views: 21021

Re: 6N in tatters?

Flametop wrote: Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:48 pm Not to mention the advantage it might give WRT after the fact knowledge on bonus points or points difference required to win the championship that the other teams won’t have.
That happens anyway as the games are played sequentially on the last day.
by A5D5E5
Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:46 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is mispronouncing Pasifika names offensive?
Replies: 138
Views: 7408

Re: Is mispronouncing Pasifika names offensive?

It's f**king simple. Making the effort to pronouncing someones name correctly is the most basic f**king form of respect. As a professional broadcaster its yr job. It's not that hard, really, 2-3 mins to get yr brain around it. Well yeah, except when they don't actually know how to pronounce it. Are...
by A5D5E5
Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 6N in tatters?
Replies: 233
Views: 21021

Re: 6N in tatters?

Fascinating to see what they do about rescheduling this - they surely can't force Scotland to play the fixture without many of their players.
by A5D5E5
Thu Feb 25, 2021 3:38 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: India v England T/20 series
Replies: 369
Views: 24443

Re: India v England test series

First off it has to be acknowledged that England got this horribly wrong in their selection and in their application and that India were the better team and deserved their win. Having said that though, pitches like this are a cancer on cricket and contribute to the lack of interest in test cricket. ...
by A5D5E5
Thu Feb 25, 2021 11:30 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is mispronouncing Pasifika names offensive?
Replies: 138
Views: 7408

Re: Is mispronouncing Pasifika names offensive?

I don't know what native French speakers think, but I find Eddie Butler's pronunciation of French names offensive. It sounds like a combination of 'Allo 'Allo and Inspector Clouseau.
by A5D5E5
Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:58 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3371793

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

Explaining the "strange anomaly", Sky News' Rowland Manthorpe said: "Essentially, there is no way to recover, statistically. So, if I tested positive for COVID-19 today and then I got hit by a bus tomorrow, then COVID-19 would be listed as my cause of death." https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-...
by A5D5E5
Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:00 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3371793

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

US,UK, Brazil and Mexico have I'd say around 9% of the global population and around 45% of the covid related deaths. These allies are not covering themselves in glory in protecting their own people. But they can count properly unlike many other less "open" countries. Indeed. You'd have to be a spec...
by A5D5E5
Sun Feb 21, 2021 1:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 6N in tatters?
Replies: 233
Views: 21021

Re: 6N in tatters?

How aggressively are Ireland testing? Pretty certain France will have to withdraw. The whole bubble concept goes out the window once someone is infected. Likewise if anyone in Ireland tests positive they are goners also. Wales to win 4N with a whole series of asterisks next to it Just like they pla...
by A5D5E5
Sun Feb 21, 2021 1:24 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3371793

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

And so to masks. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-veran-idUSKBN29Q2R7 What would help the French is having vaccines and not spreading lies about them. I need my French holiday, they need to sort their shit out. God! What an entitled dickwad you are. Can't understand a to...
by A5D5E5
Wed Feb 17, 2021 6:03 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Best and worst World Cup winning XV
Replies: 89
Views: 5732

Re: Best and worst World Cup winning XV

HighKingLeinster wrote: Wed Feb 17, 2021 5:12 pm Tindall at 12 for the worst xv
This has probably only been mentioned about 10^437 times, but Tindall played at 13. He just wore a 12 on his shirt.
by A5D5E5
Wed Feb 17, 2021 4:26 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Prince Philip RIP.
Replies: 83
Views: 8169

Re: Prince Philip RIP.

Trostan wrote: Wed Feb 17, 2021 4:19 pm Will he be buried in Greece?
More likely embalmed in oil.
by A5D5E5
Wed Feb 17, 2021 3:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: healthcare league table
Replies: 48
Views: 1855

Re: healthcare league table

I was expecting more traction on this topic, it had all the ingredients. Either the forum has lost its edge or it just doesn't have the traffic of yesteryear You also have to take into account that you are a loon with an agenda so most people have no interest in replying sensibly to you. what agend...