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mr bungle wrote:
Wilson's Toffee wrote:A great troll, the man is. Shifted attention away from a losing NZ side...
The bloke is the absolute best of the best..

Hansen was commenting in 2017

Must have been deflecting for the loss in 2014.

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the aura left once umaga and melanoma did what they did pretty rich considering POC’s actions in the second test Quick recap? he busted a no-arms superman at a ruck looking to decapitate anything in black... was spotted on the way in and didn't hit a thing - but it was a shocker... one of the worst...

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I doubt it. The Springboks own us, the Wallabies and Lions have beaten us. Christ even the Irish can beat us. The aura is gone.

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We know Eddie has a short shelf life, comes in motivates the players, gets results then starts to piss everyone off. Maybe Eddie knows this and his response is to bring in a new character in a similar vein who can be a new focus point to start the process again, or so that the players start to thin...

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First book I read on mountaineering was Joe Simpson's (of Touching the Void fame, which I read later) Dark Shadows Falling. In it he's incredibly critical of guided expeditions and his opinion is that if you're not good enough to climb it unguided then you have no business being on the mountain in ...

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JB1981 wrote:
guy smiley wrote:
Only if you're referring to mince as in food preparation terms and not some High Street promenading.
Tut tut.

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Whaitiri was stood down on August 30 and an investigation was launched after it was alleged she shouted at and manhandled a member of her staff three days earlier. Wait a minute? In this day and age of political correctness, gender neutrality and equality how on earth could she 'manhandle' a member...

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Whaitiri was stood down on August 30 and an investigation was launched after it was alleged she shouted at and manhandled a member of her staff three days earlier. Wait a minute? In this day and age of political correctness, gender neutrality and equality how on earth could she 'manhandle' a member...

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England had their worst 6 Nations since forever and lost a series against South Africa while been shredding players due to injury. I can't imagine what a disaster would be at this point. https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/05/27/article-2639945-1E3B28E400000578-756_306x418.jpg That's the "since fo...

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Whaitiri was stood down on August 30 and an investigation was launched after it was alleged she shouted at and manhandled a member of her staff three days earlier. Wait a minute? In this day and age of political correctness, gender neutrality and equality how on earth could she 'manhandle' a member...

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Just a weird take man... I didn't think McCandless was cool, neither did I think Krakauer set out to romanticise what he did. I've only read the book and from that I got the impression he was a bit of a disturbed kid with an overly idealistic take on life and a determination (admirable in itself) t...

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Jensrsa wrote:JM has somehow been able to cultivate this "misunderstood guru" aura even though his results totally contradict this image

Is it the shaven bald head grasshopper?

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I'm always surprised people get so passionate about Krakauer - be it in defence of or to attack. Fact is he's a controversial figure to many, so getting, dare I say it, precious by people saying so or by someone praising him always seems extremely odd. It's like people have a personal stake in it. ...

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Just a weird take man... I didn't think McCandless was cool, neither did I think Krakauer set out to romanticise what he did. I've only read the book and from that I got the impression he was a bit of a disturbed kid with an overly idealistic take on life and a determination (admirable in itself) t...

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In Krakauer's book 'Into the Wild' he tries to romanticize the death of a young man who ventured into the Alaskan wilderness as some sort of coming of age or rite of passage from childhood to manhood. To most he was just a naive young man who ventured into the wilderness hopelessly ill prepared and...

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Turbogoat wrote:Traffic jams on Everest:

I can't believe that picture!

How many attempting to summit on that day?

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In Krakauer's book 'Into the Wild' he tries to romanticize the death of a young man who ventured into the Alaskan wilderness as some sort of coming of age or rite of passage from childhood to manhood. To most he was just a naive young man who ventured into the wilderness hopelessly ill prepared and ...

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Uncle Fester wrote:Shut up shit for brains.

Happy now?

The appropriate response.

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Jenny Shipley has gone through an odd image transformation since she was leader. Certainly doesn't look like the proverbial ashburton farmer's wife. She looks like one of those Greens supporters from the early 00s - the Sue Kedgely supporter types. She looks much the same to me. It's just the dyed ...

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Read Jon Krakauer's 'Into Thin Air' for a very good account of climbing the thing and what can go wrong. Firstly, he's one of my favourite writers, so I'm partial. Secondly, he was on the disastrous 1996 climb led by Kiwi Rob Hall, an event I remember particularly through the media reports of his s...

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"Speaking of semantics why are there over 50 references by her ministers in this Parliament to being a Labour led Government?" Ms Ardern's answer was a brief one. "Because we're in Government and you're not." Oooh so edgy. Jacinda is very attractive when smiling and natural but as she comes under p...

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"Speaking of semantics why are there over 50 references by her ministers in this Parliament to being a Labour led Government?" Ms Ardern's answer was a brief one. "Because we're in Government and you're not." Oooh so edgy. Jacinda is very attractive when smiling and natural but as she comes under p...

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Might even have been Cullen that said it, but retrospective would be political suicide, and from the date of implementation would mean a couple of parliamentary terms before any significant new crown revenue but in the meantime you'd have to fund the change at IR. It's a dog. Poor old Taxcinda. She...

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Capital gains tax had already been ruled out in first term hadn't it? Pity, as it's well overdue. Yeah, no new taxes in the first term. But in the news last week they were implying that the tax working group weren't recommending a CGT. You realise developers buying and selling houses pay normal inc...

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Capital gains tax had already been ruled out in first term hadn't it? Pity, as it's well overdue. Yeah, no new taxes in the first term. But in the news last week they were implying that the tax working group weren't recommending a CGT. You realise developers buying and selling houses pay normal inc...

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Sards wrote:Be gracious Saffers........that will not happen again this year....trust me.

I dunno Sards. If your boys play as well in the return match and Beauden has a similar mare with his goal kicking we are there for the taking.

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Wow that’s a massive flip from Cindy re the deployment Greens standing by saying nothing Winston firmly in control at the moment . Here's Danyl McLaughlin's view on it. Basically Labour has no leverage because NZF already has what it wants through ministerial portfolios and budgets, all of which ar...

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PsdT tears of joy after the end whistle show what an All Black win mean to a Springbok. I hate to see men cry but could not help dropping a tear when I saw that. It shows that there are still players that are extremely proud to represent our country. Even in these troubled times. Meh. Shows how far...

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UncleFB wrote:Do you really think you were fighting for a flag?

You've got to cut Sards some slack here mate. During our flag debate I lost count of how many times I heard "Men fought and died for that flag" as an argument in favour of retaining the incumbent defaced blue ensign.

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Auckman wrote:When was the last time Auckland won in Christchurch?

and hopefully Ted will be involved with the Blues next year in some capacity.

2007. Pat Lam was coach.

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terangi48 wrote:And in the strage world of rugby union....the Wobs are entitled to asked the ABs....."How many times have you beaten the Boks this year?"

To which we will respond "How many times have you beaten the Pumas?"

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Marshall Banana wrote:During the week Olmstead was interviewed and said Ted was in charge of the defence. He was dancing after that 2nd half against Tasman...

He'll be filthy with that finish today!

It was bloody good for 78 mins but yeah. Disappointing to concede two in 2 minutes at the death.

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True Blue wrote:
Marshall Banana wrote:Long, long weekend of sport - highs and lows - but nice to finish on a high.

Feels a little surreal watching a well-coached Auckland team...

Tana secretly hating this.
Graham Henry is assisting isn't he?

Just like he was assisting the Blues in 2003.

Yep.

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What a tough weekend for AC. The All Blacks lose to his arch enemies the Springboks and now his beloved Canterbury lose to the previous seasons easy beats Auckland. :lol: :( Thanks for the thoughts, it definitely hasn't been my best weekend ever in terms of Rugby results. It's not often that Canter...

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What a tough weekend for AC. The All Blacks lose to his arch enemies the Springboks and now his beloved Canterbury lose to the previous seasons easy beats Auckland.

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Looking at Beauden Barrett's kicking statistics I have to concur. No way could a top test quality fly half kick that badly unless he was trying to miss. Reminds me of the Springbok flyhalf Henry Honiball. Remember the Boks losing to the Lions in 1997 15-18 despite outscoring the Lions three tries t...

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The one he put over from the touch line was a beauty. This highlights the fact that he was able to put over kicks that he would be forgiven for missing but couldn’t put the pressure ones over from easier positions that he would be expected to get. That's right. His % from out wide is probably as go...

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Hansen is so bone headed about this. In last years drawn 3rd test vs the Lions he was asked why Jordie Barrett didn't kick goals and his response "We didn't want to put more pressure on the young man." What bullshit. Does that mean every young player on debut won't be asked to kick goals even when ...

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Looking at Beauden Barrett's kicking statistics I have to concur. No way could a top test quality fly half kick that badly unless he was trying to miss. Reminds me of the Springbok flyhalf Henry Honiball. Remember the Boks losing to the Lions in 1997 15-18 despite outscoring the Lions three tries t...

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Flametop wrote:NZ’s maul has been good for some time now.

Yeah the improvement is welcome. A more rounded team only lacking a world class goal kicker.

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