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by Rowdy
Sun Sep 27, 2015 9:07 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Seriously, I hate Rugby.
Replies: 52
Views: 4310

Re: Seriously, I hate Rugby.

Some top posting here.
by Rowdy
Sat Sep 26, 2015 10:02 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Well done wales
Replies: 100
Views: 5797

Re: Well done wales

Fair dos. Top, top effort and Lanny gets the result his selections deserved.
by Rowdy
Sat Sep 26, 2015 9:58 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Official England v Wales RWC Pool A Match Thread!
Replies: 2357
Views: 132650

Re: Official England v Wales RWC Pool A Match Thread!

Oh dear. Well, if we can't beat Wales B at home, we really don't deserve to go any further.

I suppose Wales will now capitulate in humiliating fashion to Aus :x
by Rowdy
Thu Sep 24, 2015 12:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: You Fall In Love You Lose (NSFW)
Replies: 4863
Views: 1172875

Re: You Fall In Love You Lose (NSFW)

waguser wrote:This one's for all the Tory boys
Spoiler: show
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Good job you spoilered that picture of Dianne Abbot.
by Rowdy
Sat Sep 19, 2015 8:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The English; Can't help themselves
Replies: 170
Views: 12713

Re: The English; Can't help themselves

I just think it's so wonderful that this great tournament brings together so many people from around the World in celebration: Poms and Precious, Crims and Coconuts, Septics and Bogpigs, all united in friendly rivalry. It's what makes our game great.
by Rowdy
Fri Sep 18, 2015 8:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Who is your second and third team at this years WC
Replies: 212
Views: 16266

Re: Who is your second and third team at this years WC

It's sorted on 2nd desc then 3rd desc. I've no idea how to space it nicely. Corrected for Ireland, who are now top of the preferences. 1st 2nd 3rd 23 17 14 Ire 5 15 21 France 9 12 13 Sco 30 12 10 NZ 0 12 9 Samoa 10 11 8 Wales 12 11 7 SA 7 10 10 Aus 28 10 3 Eng 3 8 14 Fiji 4 8 10 Arg 1 5 1 Italy 1 4 ...
by Rowdy
Fri Sep 18, 2015 6:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Who is your second and third team at this years WC
Replies: 212
Views: 16266

Re: Who is your second and third team at this years WC

I spent 10 mins and a cup of tea doing some arithmetic - first, second and third choice listed. As a service to the Bored and out of curiosity as to how popular we are: answer - not bloody much :x Honestly, we invent half your countries, fight half the rest off and on for seven hundred years and eff...
by Rowdy
Thu Sep 17, 2015 7:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Pool A Victim(s)
Replies: 107
Views: 4243

Re: Pool A Victim(s)

Hawk97 wrote:
Oceanbreeze wrote:I really don't get why the English a over confident to win the World Cup. .
Who has said that? :uhoh:

I think we're out at the QF stage against South Africa, for what its worth.
I haven't met any of these over-confident English. I'm obviously looking in the wrong places.
by Rowdy
Thu Sep 17, 2015 7:19 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Who is your second and third team at this years WC
Replies: 212
Views: 16266

Re: Who is your second and third team at this years WC

A bit like Anon, if England don't win then I don't really care.

So long as it's not Wales or Australia, obviously.

1) England
2) France
3) SA
by Rowdy
Tue Sep 08, 2015 5:13 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 3rd ODI England Oz
Replies: 28
Views: 1118

Re: 3rd ODI England Oz

I shall steer clear of this thread unless and until such time as an England victory is inevitable, at which point I shall flood the area with ill-informed arrogance and gloating.
by Rowdy
Tue Sep 08, 2015 5:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: British Jihadists killed in drone strike.
Replies: 140
Views: 7269

Re: British Jihadists killed in drone strike.

First post, after many years of lurking. The action appears to have been conducted under the auspices of Art.51 of the UN Charter, which outlines the right to self-defence. Given the UK, US, and various other States could be said to be involved in an armed conflict with ISIS, this isn't a case of e...
by Rowdy
Fri Sep 04, 2015 9:07 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: England vs The Easybeats
Replies: 43
Views: 3278

Re: England vs The Easybeats

I knew Shitehouse were doomed as soon as l read the OP. Appalling lack of respect for the Mockers Gods (Peace be upon Them). Not bad from Hales, Roy and Taylor though, and at least, having utterly failed to tonk the dreadful Crims, we won't be tempted to moan about we'd have won the WC if only we'd ...
by Rowdy
Fri Sep 04, 2015 9:06 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: England vs The Easybeats
Replies: 43
Views: 3278

Re: England vs The Easybeats

I knew Shitehouse were doomed as soon as l read the OP. Appalling lack of respect for the Mockers Gods (Peace be upon Them). Not bad from Hales, Roy and Taylor though, and at least, having utterly failed to tonk the dreadful Crims, we won't be tempted to moan about we'd have won the WC if only we'd ...
by Rowdy
Mon Aug 31, 2015 5:33 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Official Mens European Hockey
Replies: 55
Views: 2894

Re: Official Mens European Hockey

Splat wrote:Shocker


Ireland beat England 4 - 2 for the bronze
They were worth the win, from what I saw, although the Irish mens' haircuts were uniformly appalling.

English goalie should have saved both the Short Corners. Twit.

And Netherlands beat Germany 6-1 :shock: What the hell happened there?
by Rowdy
Thu Aug 27, 2015 7:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 2,380 died within 2 weeks of "fit for work" assessment
Replies: 83
Views: 4508

Re: 2,380 died within 2 weeks of "fit for work" assessment

Fenman wrote:The Scots used to be obsessed with the idea that Margaret Thatcher was trying to kill them off. Perhaps that was true and IDS has the secret?
Polly Toynbee wrote a few years ago about the Tories' Final Solution for poor people, which was a bit steep even by her standards.
by Rowdy
Thu Aug 27, 2015 7:46 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 2,380 died within 2 weeks of "fit for work" assessment
Replies: 83
Views: 4508

Re: 2,380 died within 2 weeks of "fit for work" assessment

Fenman wrote:The Scots used to be obsessed with the idea that Margaret Thatcher was trying to kill them off. Perhaps that was true and IDS has the secret?
Polly Toynbee wrote a few years ago about the Tories' Final Solution for poor people, which was a bit steep even by her standards.
by Rowdy
Thu Aug 27, 2015 7:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Masterchef Australia
Replies: 82
Views: 3597

Re: Masterchef Australia

We're eagerly awaiting the nexr series. I've no idea how the quality of the food compares with other MCs, all I know is watching the inevitable croquenbush round is a highlight. On the other hand, we watched the last two series of MKR Aus and they were ruined by a pair of bitches in each show, presu...
by Rowdy
Tue Aug 25, 2015 3:28 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: I'm on an interview panel - Help!
Replies: 44
Views: 1768

Re: I'm on an interview panel - Help!

Definitely avoid Tell us a little about yourself - what are they supposed to say? It's a lazy question with no helpful answer.

Definitely do ask what they know about the company, as suggested above. Maybe ask what their ambitoins are rather than where they 'see themselves in 5 years'
by Rowdy
Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:04 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Who'd you like to see ref your team in the WC final?
Replies: 42
Views: 1739

Re: Who'd you like to see ref your team in the WC final?

If we make the final, then any ref that understands the scrum and breakdown. If we're playing NZ then it won't matter who's reffing,to be honest :(
by Rowdy
Mon Aug 24, 2015 3:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 5th Ashes test The Oval
Replies: 153
Views: 6335

Re: 5th Ashes test The Oval

So is anyone Man of the Series? Or will they just quietly not give it to anyone and hope nobody notices?
by Rowdy
Sat Aug 22, 2015 3:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: What a pair of heroes....
Replies: 153
Views: 7773

Re: What a pair of heroes....

Slim 293 wrote:Were there any holistic practitioners on the train?
No, but luckily an elite squad of paracounsellors was soon on the scene to talk through the traumatic experience with the passengers.
by Rowdy
Fri Aug 21, 2015 7:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 5th Ashes test The Oval
Replies: 153
Views: 6335

Re: 5th Ashes test The Oval

I'm happy Shitehouse won, but I don't think this series will feature in any highlightz DVDs, except maybe some comic ones.
by Rowdy
Fri Aug 07, 2015 9:33 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 4th Ashes Feast: Trent Bridge, Thurs 6th - Sat midday
Replies: 1169
Views: 40173

Re: 4th Ashes Feast: Trent Bridge, Thurs 6th - Sat midday

Remember Edgbaston 2005, chaps. No gloating unless a miracle happens and Shitehouse get them out before lunch.
by Rowdy
Tue Aug 04, 2015 8:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 4th Ashes Feast: Trent Bridge, Thurs 6th - Sat midday
Replies: 1169
Views: 40173

Re: 4th Ashes Test: Trent Bridge, Thurs 6th - Mon 10th

Aussies had a good long run of dominance but unless they get another Warne and McGrath type partnership (not bloody likely) I thin shithouse will always look like winning the odd game at home True enough. Not having a pair like that also improves the chances of them not being a bunch of wit kant. I...
by Rowdy
Fri Jul 31, 2015 10:34 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 3rd Ashes Test: Edgbaston, July 29 - August 2
Replies: 859
Views: 27747

Re: 3rd Ashes Test: Edgbaston, July 29 - August 2

I'm finding it hard to dislike this Aus team, dammit.

Probably be easier after they roger us senseless at TB.

It's pretty much a Summer of Love so far, though.
by Rowdy
Tue Jul 21, 2015 12:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Great GIFS Thread (Not all NSFW have been spoilered...)
Replies: 22269
Views: 3777423

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

Don wrote:Image
:lol: And people say chemists aren't happening dudes!
by Rowdy
Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:29 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Match Thread - 2nd Ashes Test: Lords July 16-20
Replies: 892
Views: 28415

Re: Match Thread - 2nd Ashes Test: Lords July 16-20

Wouldn't it be nice if NO pitch was doctored and each had its own idiosyncrasies and inherent advantages and disadvantages to players & teams? I recall 'fondly' the days when the West Indies would destroy Australia on the pitches which favoured pace before we would extract our revenge by toweling t...
by Rowdy
Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:24 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: "Get your hand off it" - All Blacks are amazing thread 2.
Replies: 70
Views: 3869

Re: "Get your hand off it" - All Blacks are amazing thread 2

My particular gripe with Kiwis I've come into contact with over the years is not the smugness per se (if your team has won as much as the All Blacks have, then you'd be smug as a fan too), but the fact that the vast majority of Kiwis I've met tend to consider themselves as having superior knowledge...
by Rowdy
Mon Jul 20, 2015 1:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Match Thread - 2nd Ashes Test: Lords July 16-20
Replies: 892
Views: 28415

Re: Match Thread - 2nd Ashes Test: Lords July 16-20

The ICC does it for the World Cup, why should it be any harder at any other time? The English have more to lose from such a system coming into play than Australia does. We simple country folk are a bit behind the eight ball when it comes to doctoring pitches. Quite, although no country is as innoce...
by Rowdy
Mon Jul 20, 2015 9:56 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Match Thread - 2nd Ashes Test: Lords July 16-20
Replies: 892
Views: 28415

Re: Match Thread - 2nd Ashes Test: Lords July 16-20

Any ideas yet ? If you've spotted the trend, do you think that it's because Australia won the toss ? *sigh* England bowled very well for the whole first day and it ended at 337-1 because the pitch was a road. Everything that followed was caused by that first day. Day 2, pile on the runs and then bo...
by Rowdy
Sun Jul 19, 2015 7:30 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Match Thread - 2nd Ashes Test: Lords July 16-20
Replies: 892
Views: 28415

Re: Match Thread - 2nd Ashes Test: Lords July 16-20

I just hope Cooky invited Clarkey for a beer.
by Rowdy
Wed Jul 15, 2015 6:36 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Match Thread - 2nd Ashes Test: Lords July 16-20
Replies: 892
Views: 28415

Re: Match Thread - 2nd Ashes Test: Lords July 16-20

Aus will undoubtedly pull our trousers down over the rest of the series, but at least (a) it's not a whitewash and (b) we'll always have Cardiff. Moral victory is ours already :thumbup:
by Rowdy
Sat Jul 11, 2015 8:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 1st Ashes Test: England v Australia at Cardiff, Jul 8-12
Replies: 1218
Views: 42733

Re: 1st Ashes Test: England v Australia at Cardiff, Jul 8-12

I dont really follow country cricket these days. Who is next in line if Lyth, Ballance or Bell become vulnerable? Is Finn in the bowling reckoning? Anyone else? Probably hales, Taylor or Morgan. Would have been kp if he wasn't unpickable, and the next in line at the start of the summer, James Vince...
by Rowdy
Sat Jul 11, 2015 7:06 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 1st Ashes Test: England v Australia at Cardiff, Jul 8-12
Replies: 1218
Views: 42733

Re: 1st Ashes Test: England v Australia at Cardiff, Jul 8-12

Another good game to add to add to this year's stock. Not really anything between these teams - England can't keep relying on Root to rescue them from 38-3 and Johnson will win one of these games. I've just about had enough of Australians being such good sports though - can't one of your journalists...
by Rowdy
Tue Jun 30, 2015 10:20 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Olympics Goonneeee
Replies: 35
Views: 2014

Re: Olympics Goonneeee

Eurosport isn't a part of the sky sports package it's a separate channel in a different package You get Eurosports 1 and 2 basically 'free' as part of the most basic TV package. It's great for my needs as it shows plenty of cycling and triathlon. With that and Mantracker on extreme and Storage Hunt...
by Rowdy
Tue Jun 30, 2015 9:44 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: If England win the Ashes and RWC in the same year...
Replies: 47
Views: 2094

Re: If England win the Ashes and RWC in the same year...

I would buy a hat for the sole purpose of eating it.

Anyway, what if Aus win the Ashes and the RWC? :shock:
by Rowdy
Tue Jun 30, 2015 2:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Wimbledon tit - Not spoilered
Replies: 28
Views: 2053

Re: Wimbledon tit - Not spoilered

handyman wrote:
RuggaBugga wrote:
Dubya Howard wrote:Image

"Scumbag"
Agreed.
What's he done? Argued against Grexit?
by Rowdy
Tue Jun 30, 2015 2:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: John Noakes GOOOONE?????
Replies: 7
Views: 972

Re: John Noakes GOOOONE?????

81! I suppose that means Val Singleton is no longer shaggable :(
by Rowdy
Tue Jun 30, 2015 2:02 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Impressive card trick
Replies: 9
Views: 1141

Re: Impressive card trick

He can protect a card during the cut by holding it part-way up thumb and middle finger and ensure that it always ends up on top or bottom . Can also encourage another player to cut in a particular spot by bending the top half so that the point where he needs the cut is picked naturally. Otherwise I ...