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Do British people not find Union Jack paraphernalia cringey and chavy? The bunting in particular is discussing stuff imo. During any sporting event in Ireland, if you see tri colour bunting on a house you can tell automatically that the people in the house are chavy cnutbags. Is it not the same the...

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Made me chuckle - of course not taking it too seriously for our French friends

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The town I grew up in was a place where a lot of the free Polish forces settled after the war and the Polish Club was somewhere we'd go semi-regularly. Some phenomenal stories and good god the Polish Home Army were absolutely mad fierce bastards - by far the most effective resistance fighters out th...

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Lots of flags and bunting out here, think it has been done well. Remarkable effort, cannot imagine the sacrifices of the six year slog.

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As if anyone has an England shirt that isn't some sort of old school cotton number

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No doubt I wasn't the only person on this thread to watch A Bridge Too Far today? From a casual conversation over the phone with my girlfriend's grandad earlier this week it turns out that he knew John Frost - he was a national service officer in Malaya during the Emergency and John Frost was one of...

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moosehead wrote:
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Akkerman wrote:guess they don't need a well regulated militia like in the us
At places like Queenstown Heights the well regulated Canadian militia more than proved their point to their American neighbours...
Only one country has ever invaded the USA and burned down the White House.....

A fine team effort

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Do you really have a cricket tea if those don't make an appearance?

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Akkerman wrote:guess they don't need a well regulated militia like in the us

At places like Queenstown Heights the well regulated Canadian militia more than proved their point to their American neighbours...

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This is it. The club men are wrong as well. I genuinely believe test rugby has a Wimbledon like status, People see Rugby internationals as an event to go to. They aren't interested in following the game. People follow their football club and will happily watch Test Rugby, Wimbledon, a big athletics...

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Following the official canning of the French Leagues and imminent end of the Pro14, GP stands out in still talking about finishing the season. Artcle in the Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-8275569/The-Premiership-stands-league-world-rugby-looking-complete-season.html It's ...

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Can't see any reason to save VA. They run largely long distance tourist routes, which will be buggered for years. Also love IAG's chutzpah - calling for no bailouts as they have larger cash reserves and by the time they'll need a bailout us and the Spanish will have to do it as they're the last ones...

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One of the working away crowd so my beer/burger/expenses routine is over for a bit. Still drinking plenty but getting a good amount of exercise and haven't had any junk food at all. Down a few.

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People would rather watch paint dry. Someone needs to make this clear to the players, (or at least their Agents), & clubs ! I've banged this drum for a while - it has been clear for years that rugby has massive delusions of grandeur. Christ knows how they get sustained by people who play in front o...

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Really not sure how this is a sackable offence. The online equivalent of a journalist walking through an open door. I'm not sold on the idea that it counts as "intercepting communications" but it is pretty unethical. Is it in the public interest? I don't think so (but could be convinced otherwise)....

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People would rather watch paint dry. Someone needs to make this clear to the players, (or at least their Agents), & clubs ! I've banged this drum for a while - it has been clear for years that rugby has massive delusions of grandeur. Christ knows how they get sustained by people who play in front o...

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Really not sure how this is a sackable offence. The online equivalent of a journalist walking through an open door.

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I see they’re talking about quarantining players at Ricoh and twickenham in the hotels then playing one game after the other or some such bollox?! How will amateur rugby return- how will a 16man scrum be practical? Far too much wishful thinking I reckon. General feeling at my club is that it's no m...

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There's got to be more critical thinking from the players. Even if everything does start up again in time for next season 1) A lot of people are not going to want to be packed in at a stadium for a while, so attendances will be down. 2) We'll be in recession so people will cut back on discretionary ...

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From what I've heard from people who have been looking at those who have died who are under 65 - don't get proper fat.

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Tigers covering themselves in glory. Players refuse the 25% pay cut, which isn't great. Club does it anyway, which isn't great either! Well I can’t see a better solution? No crowds, small tv audience, minority sport. Is it fair to say pros are becoming a bit deluded? I know the career is short and ...

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It’s still all very National Front, isn’t it. fwiw this is statistically bollocks these days. Will dig out the stats themselves if lockdown gets truly boring but the last figures saw 90% of English people agree that being white is not a prerequisite of being English (up from about 60% 20 years ago)...

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They should open the testing up to other key workers right now not just NHS staff, they will soon get enough demand flowing through their doors. After that the rest of the population. Pull their finger out now so we can start getting people back to work. Sweden hasnt collapsed, we now have a lot mo...

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Really bizarre that the main comparisons we're given are Germany and Ireland. One is a far larger and wealthier country with a larger manufacturing base, existing supply chains of relevant materials and a better healthcare system. It is coping better shocker. The other is a State that has a smaller ...

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India's total confirmed infections have risen 22% in the last 24 hours :( That's pretty much expected growth rate before measures are taken, if anything, slightly on the lower side of what it can be. I've not spent a lot of time in India, but things look really well set up to go appallingly wrong i...

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Fantastic OP, and followed up with some pretty harrowing but incredible recollections from all. My dad was in the Artillery and spent most of his time in N. Africa and mainland Europe, ending up as one of the first group of Brits to enter Belsen - something that he never brought up, ever. Amusingly...

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Cut my own hair today, was getting silly. Not a disastrous effort, but in trying to inspect the back I realise I'm losing my hair. Travesties all around us.

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There was a huge outcry about this a decade ago or so IIRC

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sockwithaticket wrote:
JM2K6 wrote:We thumped 3/4 of the Rugby Championship sides!
True and only one of those we beat was a worthwhile opponent. Australia and Argentina have been crap for years now.

I'm sorry, this opinion is mad. The Aussies beat the ABs last year.

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Newcastle back ... but (I only skimmed this), no one dropping (yet)? https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12321/11967266/rfu-confirm-newcastle-falcons-to-be-promoted-back-to-premiership Typical of a Welshman (Shingler of Ealing) to say that despite being beaten by Falcons with a TBP (in their...

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Lacrobat wrote:

Plumer perhaps the greatest general of the First World War. Nearly turned Passchendaele into a crushing success as well...

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happyhooker wrote:
DragsterDriver wrote:The american unemployment

Is it correct to think they mostly lose their healthcare with the jobs?
yup

This fucks all of us. Great Depression 2.0

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Remember watching O'Gara's fudge up whilst waiting to bat. SA win and we lose a wicket seconds after, I take my frustration out on my first ball and it is the largest six I have ever and will ever hit. So mixed emotions from that tour.

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Have to say I'm starting to find being stuck alone all day every day bloody tough, and I'm someone who is pretty content in my own company. Yesterday was an admin day and I took no calls, I realised just before I went to bed I literally hadn't said a word out loud all day. Grim. There will be some ...

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Over-egging it. We still lose to South Africa most of the time and Eddie has one win over NZ, same as Lancaster. We had a good record against everyone else under the previous regime and while Bomber never won us a 6 Nations we always won 4 out of 5 and finished second. Eddie gave us a 5th place fin...

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Have to say I'm starting to find being stuck alone all day every day bloody tough, and I'm someone who is pretty content in my own company. Yesterday was an admin day and I took no calls, I realised just before I went to bed I literally hadn't said a word out loud all day. Grim. There will be some r...

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Right decision. Best coach out there and we have slight delusions of grandeur creeping in if we think our record against Australia et al is the new normal rather than something very impressive.

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Rugby has wild delusions of grandeur and it will bankrupt the sport before too long. I think it is a cultural cringe that comes from being a number 2/3 sport in most of the major rugby countries. Accept our place and work with it.

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6 during the week, nothing on a Monday. Weekend - let's see.

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