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AND-y

Rugby is mental in that it just stops for this mini game of victorian freak show strong man competition and I am all for it. I don't want that depowered

I agree with others that the time wasted sucks though.

AND-y

What does a reasonable person believe though? Are you saying that they have potentially draconian powers but there is no culture or capacity to use them or that they just don't have these powers? Genuinely don't know, no attempted gotchas. I mean ultimately this is a power grab and should be treated...

AND-y

I love war and westerns of this era. Seen a bunch. You just have to get used to the depiction of 'indians' as primitive and dim. Its a downward spiral on cultivating racism. Here are a few westerns. I've started with the must-see classics then gone by actor rather than director. And I'm purposefull...

AND-y

Yeah if you're dumping fatties we really need to lose a couple players a team, 15 per side is surely too much with 30 fit and fast players

I think there is not a huge fuss about scrum times because players and refs like the long breather

AND-y

I think J K Rowling is mental but agree people should be very suspicious of this stuff.

AND-y

I don't know how anyone in this day and age could watch films depicting the systematic oppression of native Americans, or showing white men fighting over stolen land. Disgraceful. I recommended AND-y watch Soldier Blue. Made in 1970 it pulled no punches in that space. Oh no is it going to make me t...

AND-y

fatcat wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 4:22 pm I don't know how anyone in this day and age could watch films depicting the systematic oppression of native Americans, or showing white men fighting over stolen land. Disgraceful.

It's obviously mythology, I don't think anyone is watching them as historical education

AND-y

You have to watch Tombstone. Don’t argue, just trust me. Then the Hateful Eight. Oh Tombstone is the town the stereotypical western dust hole is based on right? No, it was typical of the western frontier towns as trains saw the expansion of commerce and populace. It is better-known for being the sc...

AND-y

Short Man Syndrome wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 2:28 pm You have to watch Tombstone. Don’t argue, just trust me.

Then the Hateful Eight.

Oh Tombstone is the town the stereotypical western dust hole is based on right?

AND-y

Want to get into this genre, I guess it's around the 50s and 60s? I know next to little about them other than they were so often background noise when I was younger? What are some classics that everyone should see at least once? Yes, I realise I could google this easily, but we all need to try keep...

AND-y

Yeah I think both of these individuals lost any integrity they might have had like a decade ago

AND-y

Want to get into this genre, I guess it's around the 50s and 60s? I know next to little about them other than they were so often background noise when I was younger? What are some classics that everyone should see at least once? Yes, I realise I could google this easily, but we all need to try keep ...

AND-y

Isn't Japan basically hanging on by a thread with its pop dems and work culture?

AND-y

I wonder if today is April 1st.. Oh, I didn't feel it was ridiculous enough for that. Targetting a mans wife as part of a joke is pretty bad form. If a boxer wins a fight who walks away with the winning cheque? his wife. It happens in a lot of sports and households but yeah you're an April fool but...

AND-y

TheSmurf wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 7:43 pm I wonder if today is April 1st..

Oh, I didn't feel it was ridiculous enough for that. Targetting a mans wife as part of a joke is pretty bad form.

AND-y

I'd have thought a stint in punditry ala Nige would be most lucrative and easier on body.

AND-y

Ouch, poor ol Barnesy

AND-y

He was playing like an NFL player in the last 6N anyway, just sticking to his role, not looking for work or making opportunities.

AND-y

It’s an interesting dilemma, eh? Where does one choose to go when they come across an unexpected windfall? I’m married, so wouldn’t have a choice, but it’s nice to daydream…. tbh, both you and euge are worrying me. You're dragging yourself and nearest & dearest to a place of strange accents, strang...

AND-y

But the whole thing with Kerouac was that he did his road trip out in the country on rural roads. If you’re trying to recreate a Kerouac experience in London or Manchester or on the M1, you’re doing it wrong. My brother in law used to bump into Lawrence Ferlingetti, who published a lot of the Beats...

AND-y

I dunno man, most of me is all for super eco towns (provided they work as intended) but isn't there a small part of everyone that just wants to go all Jack Kerouac every now and then?

AND-y

Yeah Wrexham town is a bit shit holey.

AND-y

Wait, Ospreys are downgrading to a club ground? Jesus, the state of the game here

AND-y

I live in the countryside and love going on long drives and road trips. I think neither of you have shown anything but paranoia toward a minor suggestion. The biggest danger is a waste of money.

AND-y

I do think Everton are doing quite well considering the players they have. To be out of the relegation zone despite the 10 point deduction is pretty good.

AND-y

I’m with Bimbo. Cheering for such a sacrifice for such a meagre returns is laughable. The cynic in me suspects that this has more to do with a local government that cares far more about cutting infrastructure spend than it does on the climate. I can’t help but wonder how far our societies may have ...

AND-y

Well people who like 5 guys and the owners of 5 guys for a start. But 5 Guys is in the same place and you can still go get it?? Do you think anything should be done to encourage town centre business over out of town retail park at all out of curiosity? Well thing is by financial penalty / time pena...

AND-y

Also, don't eat 5 Guys. It's overpriced and underwhelming in size and quality.

AND-y

Will the good Chinese restaurant I like be forced to move into my zone ? Will there be a 5 guys ? Will all the supermarkets be forced to open a branch? What’s the measurement of “amenities “ ? What legislative powers will there be for the “making sure” ? I’m pretty certain you’ve not really thought...

AND-y

I think she also won the Superbowl?

AND-y

How does it make them more livable. This is England the planning c unts are either stupid or dishonest and none of the area improvements will happen. :lol: Oh dear. You’re such a loon. How is cutting down car requirements and making sure you have the majority of your amenities local, a bad thing? I...

AND-y

How does it make them more livable. This is England the planning c unts are either stupid or dishonest and none of the area improvements will happen. :lol: Oh dear. You’re such a loon. How is cutting down car requirements and making sure you have the majority of your amenities local, a bad thing? I...

AND-y

We all love the freedom of the road capital M Motorists, I don't think anyone is conspiring to take that away. I agree that authorities will likely massively fudge up the (real non conspiracy version of) 15 minute cities but they seem a very good idea. It’s a utopia and even if you believe they exi...

AND-y

We all love the freedom of the road capital M Motorists, I don't think anyone is conspiring to take that away. I agree that authorities will likely massively fudge up the (real non conspiracy version of) 15 minute cities but they seem a very good idea.

AND-y

I remember that RWC, chaos for All Blacks squad and Weepu was the rock.

AND-y

LandOTurk wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2024 1:51 pm
Short Man Syndrome wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:32 pm I see Joost as a poor man’s Rob Howley but that doesn’t help order my preference from that list at all. Gregan, Smith, Faf: legends.
They played against each other on a Lions tour, and he schooled Howley.

Yeah Howley was world class but Joost was a notch ahead in All Time Legend territory

AND-y

He's doing it for his Dad, apparently. I imagine that if it goes perfectly he can reach superstar fame levels he never could in rugby. He's not the most modest of young men, hero is Ronaldo and he isn't afraid to show it :lol: He'll be back playing for Wales at the next World Cup and we'll be debat...

AND-y

In todays game it looks a certain red to me. But sometimes the guidelines are quite random so don't know.

AND-y

CM11 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2024 2:31 pm He's doing it for his Dad, apparently.

I imagine that if it goes perfectly he can reach superstar fame levels he never could in rugby. He's not the most modest of young men, hero is Ronaldo and he isn't afraid to show it

AND-y

Most British drinkers will be on Carling/Fosters/Carlsberg/cheapest lager in bar from my experience. I know we are all very sophisticated and look down on that but I think that's the case regardless of class or subculture or whatever. Not in my local , the lager drinkers tend to drink the trendy la...

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