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by BillW
Wed Apr 15, 2020 12:56 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 52652
Views: 3536790

Re: NZ Politics Thread - NEW ZEALAND LOCKDOWN THREAD

Exactly right imo. Stay Defcon 4 until there's practically 100% confidence in your systems to avoid having to dip back into Defcon 4. This is about the very epitome of do it once do it right. If we have to stretch another 2-4 weeks, then stretch it now. Happy to see level reduced knowing the system...
by BillW
Wed Apr 15, 2020 12:33 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Smallest XV of the Professional Era
Replies: 44
Views: 4573

Re: Smallest XV of the Professional Era

fatcat wrote:James Small on the wing.
Walter Little at 12.
Tiny Hill at 4
by BillW
Tue Apr 14, 2020 11:56 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9055895

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

CNN, FOX, The Sun. nutcaseblogsareus.com. It doesn't matter. All you need to do is watch Trumps daily briefings or keep on eye on is twitter feed. That should tell you all you need to know about how much you can trust Trump and anything he claims. It's a source of entertainment to me to watch the U...
by BillW
Tue Apr 14, 2020 11:31 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 52652
Views: 3536790

Re: NZ Politics Thread - NEW ZEALAND LOCKDOWN THREAD

Simon's getting ants in his pants. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/121018830/coronavirus-simon-bridges-says-the-lockdown-should-be-lifted-next-week I can't see anything wrong in what he is saying. Just a common sense suggestion really and he's not criticising what has been done ...
by BillW
Tue Apr 14, 2020 12:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9055895

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

bobbejaan wrote:MSM doing China's dirty work for them ! Everyone too blinded with Trump-hate to see who the real enemy is.

https://www.newsweek.com/china-state-me ... nd-1497670
Good grief!

Chinese collude with Democrats in US elections!
by BillW
Tue Apr 14, 2020 9:04 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3371522

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

Here's how it's done: The secret weapon in the fight against coronavirus: women https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/11/secret-weapon-fight-against-coronavirus-women Get a woman on the job. Someone posted a similar but more extreme article on Linkedin today. The countries doing the be...
by BillW
Tue Apr 14, 2020 6:00 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 5G tower torching.
Replies: 115
Views: 12081

Re: 5G tower torching.

Facebook is full of people in pain, searching for reasons for their ailments. Smart meters seem high on their agenda as a source of radiation. From what I know these meters run on 433MHz frequency, same as garage door openers, and don’t emit constantly. Never heard any concern over garage door open...
by BillW
Mon Apr 13, 2020 12:38 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9055895

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

Bill, it's a simple question - you implied that any level of intelligence above complete incompetence would have allowed the Dems to remove Trump from power. Assuming you consider yourself at least that level of intelligence, you should be able to think of a method to remove him..... In order to vo...
by BillW
Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:16 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Served in the Military International XV
Replies: 63
Views: 5613

Re: Served in the Military International XV

Kiwias wrote:Dave Gallaher at No.8.
Charlie Saxton at 9
Fred Allen at 10
Tiny Hill at lock.
Was Bill Osbourne ex army?
by BillW
Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:03 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9055895

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

Bill, it's a simple question - you implied that any level of intelligence above complete incompetence would have allowed the Dems to remove Trump from power. Assuming you consider yourself at least that level of intelligence, you should be able to think of a method to remove him..... In order to vo...
by BillW
Sun Apr 12, 2020 12:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9055895

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

Maybe deep down he knows that the only thing that is keeping Trump in power is the appalling incompetence of the Democratic party and a decent body count is the last hope of unseating him. If the Democratic party were really switched on as opposed to appallingly incompetent how would they have remo...
by BillW
Sun Apr 12, 2020 10:27 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9055895

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

Maybe deep down he knows that the only thing that is keeping Trump in power is the appalling incompetence of the Democratic party and a decent body count is the last hope of unseating him. If the Democratic party were really switched on as opposed to appallingly incompetent how would they have remo...
by BillW
Sun Apr 12, 2020 7:15 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9055895

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

Jesus Eug. People are dying. You don't really think he's celebrating that do you? Why don't you tell me what he is celebrating. I doubt he's celebrating anything at all. I suspect he's having a go at those who seem to feel the need to defend Trump's every action or inaction and claim he's "winning"...
by BillW
Sun Apr 12, 2020 3:25 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9055895

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

It would be a strange country where the briefings on a national emergency didn't rate well. The daily 1pm slot on TVNZ Channel One will also have ratings that have gone through the roof. But our news media, including the one on the channel involved haven't mentioned the ratings at all. Go figure. T...
by BillW
Sun Apr 12, 2020 2:18 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Hottest WAG XV
Replies: 51
Views: 6740

Re: Hottest WAG XV

Do you get points for porking a Royal?
by BillW
Sat Apr 11, 2020 7:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Anthony Joshua
Replies: 10943
Views: 906136

Re: Anthony Joshua

Kahu wrote:Probably just on those roadwork days.
Lockdown might be a good excuse to get out of that.

Ok so seeing there's not much else happening in the boxing world I might as well post a link to JP and Eddie Hearn having a korero.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCpBk9UlmCE
by BillW
Sat Apr 11, 2020 1:56 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Anthony Joshua
Replies: 10943
Views: 906136

Re: Anthony Joshua

Joe (does he ever have a bad day?) Parker still doing his bit to keep spirits up during lockdown. https://twitter.com/joeboxerparker/status/1245955317009014785?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet https://twitter.com/joeboxerparker/status/1247682572143869952?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7...
by BillW
Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 52652
Views: 3536790

Re: NZ Politics Thread - NEW ZEALAND LOCKDOWN THREAD

Yep, and moreover nobody knows just where this will end up. NZ is certainly not going to get any herd immunity. Does that mean we stay pretty much isolated, requiring full quarantine on all visitors till there's a vaccine? Which ever way you cut it there's going to be enormous ramifications and a b...
by BillW
Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:43 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 52652
Views: 3536790

Re: NZ Politics Thread - NEW ZEALAND LOCKDOWN THREAD

Yep, and moreover nobody knows just where this will end up. NZ is certainly not going to get any herd immunity. Does that mean we stay pretty much isolated, requiring full quarantine on all visitors till there's a vaccine? Which ever way you cut it there's going to be enormous ramifications and a b...
by BillW
Fri Apr 10, 2020 7:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: A few jokes
Replies: 328
Views: 43837

Re: A few jokes

Ellor
by BillW
Fri Apr 10, 2020 7:19 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans
Replies: 61014
Views: 3371522

Re: Coronavirus Thread. Virus v humans

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/apr/10/coronavirus-live-news-global-deaths-near-95000-as-boris-johnson-leaves-intensive-care A group of wealthy would-be holidaymakers who flew from Britain to France in a private jet for a few days on the Côte d’Azur have been turned back by police, writ...
by BillW
Fri Apr 10, 2020 7:02 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Izzy, what the HELL!!
Replies: 8374
Views: 481600

Re: Izzy, what the HELL!!

MungoMan wrote:
koroke hangareka wrote:Thanks for this timely bump.
Timely indeed. QAINTARSE, like all other airlines, is currently bleeding from every orifice and coughing up chunks of lung tissue.

One suspects Israel. Fúcking. Folau. isn’t one of their top fifty concerns now or anytime in the future.
Karma's a bitch.
by BillW
Fri Apr 10, 2020 3:52 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9055895

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

Even though the moon is waning the TDS continues unabated.

There goes another mitigating factor.
by BillW
Fri Apr 10, 2020 1:13 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 52652
Views: 3536790

Re: NZ Politics Thread - NEW ZEALAND LOCKDOWN THREAD

Look I'll cop to being "angry" however that's due to mostly posting in response to idiotic posts. My MO is mostly to read, take value out of the good stuff here and get triggered by the retards. I don't often contribute unless I feel like I have something to actually say. Mea Culpa. I posit the rea...
by BillW
Thu Apr 09, 2020 4:04 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NZ Politics Thread
Replies: 52652
Views: 3536790

Re: NZ Politics Thread - NEW ZEALAND LOCKDOWN THREAD

29! The 2-week lag is catching up now So far, so good! The scary thing when we relax the lock down rules, is that it only takes one infected person who is asymptomatic and hasn't been tested, to infect a big chunk of the community within weeks. Talk about a house of cards. That will be a challenge....
by BillW
Thu Apr 09, 2020 2:21 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9055895

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

Bill, you need to read more than the headline. Even just looking at the bits you have quoted without clicking on the link show a reason that isn't supporting what you are saying. this one for example It suggests the concern is that if it starts getting prescribed in an uncontrolled manner as an unp...
by BillW
Thu Apr 09, 2020 1:04 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9055895

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

Bill, you need to read more than the headline. Even just looking at the bits you have quoted without clicking on the link show a reason that isn't supporting what you are saying. this one for example It suggests the concern is that if it starts getting prescribed in an uncontrolled manner as an unp...
by BillW
Thu Apr 09, 2020 12:03 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9055895

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

Only a bunch of retards would ban the use of one of these treatments merely because Trump was hopeful that it would work. Care to give some examples of people saying it should be banned for this reason? Or indeed anyone saying it should be banned at all? He really has taken over merry’s title of nu...
by BillW
Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:12 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9055895

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

Wugga Jesus Christ you have the reading comprehension skills of a 14 year old. I've bolded the salient part for you. And without getting to hung up on the fact that it's Sean Hannity interviewing Dr Oz the article also goes on... Quote: On an April 1, during a Fox News interview, Dr. Oz announced th...
by BillW
Wed Apr 08, 2020 12:38 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9055895

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

The eductation system is for the most part a sausage factory and systemic brain washing machine. However, what I am really talking about can be best seen in the book and film 'The Big Short'. All the professionals in the investment banks and pension funds are running hither and thither all day answ...
by BillW
Wed Apr 08, 2020 12:34 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9055895

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

Only a bunch of retards would ban the use of one of these treatments merely because Trump was hopeful that it would work. Care to give some examples of people saying it should be banned for this reason? Or indeed anyone saying it should be banned at all? He really has taken over merry’s title of nu...
by BillW
Wed Apr 08, 2020 9:05 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9055895

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

The eductation system is for the most part a sausage factory and systemic brain washing machine. However, what I am really talking about can be best seen in the book and film 'The Big Short'. All the professionals in the investment banks and pension funds are running hither and thither all day answ...
by BillW
Wed Apr 08, 2020 8:36 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9055895

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

It's called self awareness.
by BillW
Wed Apr 08, 2020 8:24 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9055895

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

When did you go off the reservation so completely bill? You used to be quite normal on the NZ thread. So, these facts, have you got any that show that this drug you're fluffing has been proven to "save lives" as you claimed in an earlier post. Even the link you posted about the American Thoracic So...
by BillW
Wed Apr 08, 2020 3:58 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9055895

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

I do not know Ali. We make chess jokes at Trumps expense, calling him a 4D chess master, all very tongue in cheek. If you play chess for any time you realise that unless you spend a significant percentage of you attention on what you opponent is thinking you will probably fail. So, as far as I can ...
by BillW
Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:11 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9055895

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

When did you go off the reservation so completely bill? You used to be quite normal on the NZ thread. So, these facts, have you got any that show that this drug you're fluffing has been proven to "save lives" as you claimed in an earlier post. Even the link you posted about the American Thoracic So...
by BillW
Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:28 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9055895

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

Anonymous. wrote:If only there was a treatment available that could stop all these thousands of people around the world dying every day from this Covid-19
Eventually there probably will be.
But meanwhile??
by BillW
Wed Apr 08, 2020 1:10 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9055895

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

When did you go off the reservation so completely bill? You used to be quite normal on the NZ thread. So, these facts, have you got any that show that this drug you're fluffing has been proven to "save lives" as you claimed in an earlier post. Even the link you posted about the American Thoracic So...
by BillW
Wed Apr 08, 2020 12:23 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9055895

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

He was a smart enough guy. Maybe a very smart guy. But he's certainly not now. He's a fool. You can see that. I remember a clip at a baseball game, with Marla Maples. He was self-deprecating and smart. Like when he was interviewed in his forties and fifties. Now its word salad. The worst kind of no...
by BillW
Wed Apr 08, 2020 12:11 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ex-POTUS DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all
Replies: 126890
Views: 9055895

Re: POTUS-DONALD TRUMP-and U.S. Politics catch-all

He was a smart enough guy. Maybe a very smart guy. But he's certainly not now. He's a fool. You can see that. I remember a clip at a baseball game, with Marla Maples. He was self-deprecating and smart. Like when he was interviewed in his forties and fifties. Now its word salad. The worst kind of no...