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by massive_field_goal
Wed Dec 06, 2023 11:24 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
Replies: 9646
Views: 297805

Re: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)

This feels like it’s just about a done deal https://www.theroar.com.au/2023/12/06/exclusive-wallabies-star-on-cusp-of-signing-with-nrl-powerhouse-in-reality-check-at-start-of-golden-decade/ To be honest I don’t blame him. Rugby in Australia is an absolute shit show. At the time I was thinking the R...
by massive_field_goal
Sun Dec 03, 2023 1:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Where to live in the world on 2500 euros
Replies: 54
Views: 3066

Re: Where to live in the world on 2500 euros

if you can't survive on 2500 euros a month in many, many parts of europe there is something seriously wrong. 1000E on rent (easy for an apartment or even more outside major cities) leaves you 50E a day for food and fun. would be easy to top up with the odd job here and there too. plenty of places in...
by massive_field_goal
Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Guyana
Replies: 33
Views: 2530

Re: Guyana

It appears every allie/friend of Russia, China and Iran have been given the greenlight to start opening conflicts. The authoritarians are on a roll..... Wonder why... :| https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/PortalPictures/March-2022/biden-confused_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqqVzuuqpFlyLIwiB6NTmJwfSVWeZ_vE...
by massive_field_goal
Thu Nov 23, 2023 2:56 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
Replies: 9646
Views: 297805

Re: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)

Harvey Norman GONE
by massive_field_goal
Tue Nov 21, 2023 9:27 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Phone addiction
Replies: 41
Views: 1994

Re: Phone addiction

Only carry a dumbphone. Was obliged to get a smartphone to access banking via 2FA but it doesn't have a simcard so can only be used with wifi and thus stays almost always on a desk. I can recommend doing something similar for those with phone addiction.
by massive_field_goal
Mon Nov 20, 2023 11:52 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: What's going on in Argentina?
Replies: 167
Views: 16055

Re: What's going on in Argentina?

castellano in south america is about as different from spanish castellano as scottish english is to, say, nz english, which might appear negligible to an english speaker but quite a bit more significant a difference to a new learner of english.
by massive_field_goal
Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:59 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sydney - the most corrupt city in the world
Replies: 97
Views: 3348

Re: Sydney - the most corrupt city in the world

Corruption in Sydney at Luna Park?

Try the neverending and costly reconstruction of the swimming pool behind it. Now that's corruption.
by massive_field_goal
Sat Nov 11, 2023 2:11 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Room temperature superconductor invented!
Replies: 132
Views: 4545

Re: Room temperature superconductor invented!

still havent seen any hoverboards. how's this all going?
by massive_field_goal
Tue Nov 07, 2023 11:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9123
Views: 286401

Re: Israel declares state of war

I tell you what, if I were Israeli and my young sons were killed by Hamas militants, I'd be in favour of, if not actively trying to participate in killing as many Hamas supporters as possible. Ditto if I were Palestinian and an IDF bomb killed them. I wish that weren't true, but it is. How do you b...
by massive_field_goal
Sun Oct 29, 2023 2:22 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is this the end of Rugby?
Replies: 415
Views: 12864

Re: Is this the end of Rugby?

The problem is teams tighten up at the RWC and play more conservatively in the knockout stages. Who does this benefit? South Africa, who play that way all the time. 2 Tries in their 4 world cup final wins says it all. Pundits keep wondering if they'll change their style? Why the hell would they? It...
by massive_field_goal
Sun Oct 29, 2023 1:37 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is this the end of Rugby?
Replies: 415
Views: 12864

Re: Is this the end of Rugby?

rugby is supposed to be a running game, or at least you would hope it is

in three of the bok’s finals they have scored zero tries. all up they’ve scored two tries in four finals and won them all.

that's a damming statistic
by massive_field_goal
Sun Oct 29, 2023 1:08 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is this the end of Rugby?
Replies: 415
Views: 12864

Re: Is this the end of Rugby?

Didn't wake up to watch the game.

Just watched the "highlights" on Youtube.

Came here to find "this" thread.

And here I am.

If those were the "highlights" of the final, then this is the end of rugby.
by massive_field_goal
Sun Oct 22, 2023 11:57 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: International travel thread
Replies: 228
Views: 14269

Re: International travel thread

Sintra
eat much pastries
by massive_field_goal
Sun Oct 22, 2023 5:56 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9123
Views: 286401

Re: Israel declares state of war

It feels like the 1930s in the West right now. President of a Detroit synagogue, a 40 year old woman, stabbed to death. A Jewish business targeted and vandalized to a cheering crowd in Barcelona. Swastikas painted on Jewish homes in Germany. People chanting Gas the Jews in Sydney. If I lived in Eur...
by massive_field_goal
Sun Oct 22, 2023 2:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW content)
Replies: 55674
Views: 9425516

Re: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW content)

it's a great statistic

child population only 5% larger though??? :? that's striking if true
by massive_field_goal
Sun Oct 22, 2023 2:47 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9123
Views: 286401

Re: Israel declares state of war

that's the vibe I'm getting too, but didn't dare say it. (north) american. can't hold it against them though, they live in a difficult social environment.
by massive_field_goal
Sun Oct 22, 2023 2:02 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9123
Views: 286401

Re: Israel declares state of war

It feels like the 1930s in the West right now. President of a Detroit synagogue, a 40 year old woman, stabbed to death. A Jewish business targeted and vandalized to a cheering crowd in Barcelona. Swastikas painted on Jewish homes in Germany. People chanting Gas the Jews in Sydney. If I lived in Eur...
by massive_field_goal
Fri Oct 20, 2023 8:45 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9123
Views: 286401

Re: Israel declares state of war

why can't the UN occupy Gaza?
by massive_field_goal
Fri Oct 20, 2023 8:13 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW content)
Replies: 55674
Views: 9425516

Re: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW content)

Jensrsa wrote: Fri Oct 20, 2023 7:24 am Image
photo of some snow. bit boring. photos are supposed to be entertaining.
by massive_field_goal
Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:45 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9123
Views: 286401

Re: Israel declares state of war

how does that work? and what of hezbollah et al? it's a game of whack-a-mole at best. we need to move beyond 2000s thinking, because it doesn't work. ----- At least 70 Palestinians confirmed dead tonight, all while trying to 'shelter' in homes to the south of Gaza Strip, where Israel ordered them t...
by massive_field_goal
Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:45 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9123
Views: 286401

Re: Israel declares state of war

If you mean blend in and pretend to be a civilian, that runs the risk they will be identified anyway. Question to the experts. My perception from past events is that wars do not defeat terrorism. They slow it down and disperse it, but it comes back and hit again. We've seen this with the wars in Ir...
by massive_field_goal
Sat Oct 14, 2023 11:22 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Pacific Championships (league)
Replies: 1
Views: 543

Re: Pacific Championships (league)

fantastic try from Samoa
by massive_field_goal
Sat Oct 14, 2023 10:07 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Pacific Championships (league)
Replies: 1
Views: 543

Pacific Championships (league)

For anyone interested:.

Kangaroos v Samoa on now :smug:

The world cup final rematch.

Expect it to be a sloppy affair with both teams having little time to prepare.
by massive_field_goal
Sat Oct 14, 2023 9:01 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9123
Views: 286401

Re: Israel declares state of war

Let's say Israel cede to international pressure and don't launch a ground offensive. What are the realistic alternatives here?

UN occupation? Some sort of triage at the exits of the fight or flight?
by massive_field_goal
Sat Oct 14, 2023 3:15 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9123
Views: 286401

Re: Israel declares state of war

There are hard line Jewish that wish for the eradication of Palestinians, and vice versa. The difference is perhaps solely that the Palestinian population suffer in conditions condusive to electing the extremists into power whereas the Israelis suffer in conditions slightly less condusive to electin...
by massive_field_goal
Fri Oct 13, 2023 2:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9123
Views: 286401

Re: Israel declares state of war

I also find it incredulous that Mossad didn't get a sniff of this coming. There is just no way.
by massive_field_goal
Fri Oct 13, 2023 12:35 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9123
Views: 286401

Re: Israel declares state of war

"Genocide" is rounding people up and putting them in gas chambers. Not warning them to get out of a warzone as quickly as possible. Those things are opposites. But don't let it stop you shouting emotional nonsense to reinforce your non-point. that's a very narrow definition In 1948, the United Nati...
by massive_field_goal
Fri Oct 13, 2023 11:20 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9123
Views: 286401

Re: Israel declares state of war

They’re doing the exact opposite of this, they’re using as little munitions as possible and they’re incredibly expensive precision ordinance. It’s the opposite of the actions of Russia. We don’t condemn these actions because they’re not the same. You don't condemn their actions? Pretty much every c...
by massive_field_goal
Fri Oct 13, 2023 9:58 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9123
Views: 286401

Re: Israel declares state of war

It may not be genocide, but they clearly have a lax attitude towards collateral civilian deaths.
The unrealistic evacuation timeline and the impending conversion of hospitals into morgues spring to mind.
by massive_field_goal
Fri Oct 13, 2023 9:32 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9123
Views: 286401

Re: Israel declares state of war

Israel now warning 1m people to leave north Gaza. Seems the weekend rumble is on. Can’t see how everyone could realistically leave the area now even if they wanted , Israel couldn’t care less now I suspect. As predicatable as it is sad, I still can’t fathom what Hamas gets from this all except mart...
by massive_field_goal
Thu Oct 12, 2023 12:56 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Elon Musk in trouble with the EU
Replies: 70
Views: 2240

Re: Elon Musk in trouble with the EU

He says to the world wealthiest man 😂 Dont be an elon cuck bimbo, also you said a non sequitur. As ever. Don’t expose how little you understand finance at the level Musk operates at. All I know is he’s improved Twitter immeasurably from being an extension of the US state. It’s going to be worth far...
by massive_field_goal
Tue Oct 10, 2023 1:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: anyone else mentally struggle in their 40's ?
Replies: 485
Views: 22773

Re: anyone else mentally struggle in their 40's ?

nothing stops you from looking for a new, better job at the same time. there are few downsides
by massive_field_goal
Tue Oct 10, 2023 12:07 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9123
Views: 286401

Re: Israel declares state of war

1. The Israeli defence minister ordered the IDF overnight to invade and completely occupy Gaza. It appears they they do in fact intend to eject the 2-3 million persons who live there, and bulldoze the rubble into land fill. I don't buy it. They want to avenge the (terrible) deaths of 1000-2000 isra...
by massive_field_goal
Tue Oct 10, 2023 9:42 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Is the RFU about to collapse?
Replies: 242
Views: 27061

Re: Is the RFU about to collapse?

good god i hope so old chap
by massive_field_goal
Tue Oct 10, 2023 9:40 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9123
Views: 286401

Re: Israel declares state of war

The way for this conflict to end is a full denazification program of the Palestinians and their sick, vile culture. Nothing less. That starts today with a ground invasion. It ends with a multi-decade denazification program. what's the difference between this mindset and --------------------------- ...
by massive_field_goal
Tue Oct 10, 2023 9:36 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9123
Views: 286401

Re: Israel declares state of war

Hamas are vile scum who commit almost unthinkable vile acts and are quite correctly regarded as a terrorist organisation. It would be great if we could somehow magically make them disappear with inflicting huge amounts of suffering on the innocents that surround them. But sadly, even if we could do...