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Kiwias

Serious condolences to you, swissguy.

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Mr Mike wrote: ↑Mon Jan 16, 2023 1:56 am Makes me nervous from a Bledisloe perspective. Jones is a proven winner in that space with more Bled series wins than Connolly, Deans, McKenzie, Cheika and Rennie combined. Will be a handful for Fozzie.

The Taranaki Girls U-11 team would be a handful for Fozzie.

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It was today 19 years ago that I finally acknowledged that I am an alcoholic, listened to my wife, and contacted the local branch of DanShuKai (断酒会; a totally secular form of AA). Today marks the start of my sobriety, the second best decision of my life.

The rest, as they say, is history.

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Dan54. wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 2:47 am We never cleaned out a ruck when I played, you just blew over top, and moved any stationary bodies back with soles of boots!

This, this, then this.

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Someone clapped that Looney Tune Matt Gaetz as he nominated Donald Trump :lol: The guy is so bizarre looking, like he has a rubber face. A giant skull. Also that adopted son thing, f**king weird stuff. One silver lining for McCarthy is that once the number of votes goes over 16, Matt Gaetz will pro...

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Love this comment on cricinfo

Anand: "What is the point of declaring when only get 3 overs to bowl. Could've played till stumps and declare"

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Harveys wrote: ↑Wed Jan 04, 2023 10:42 pm
Kiwias wrote: ↑Wed Jan 04, 2023 8:19 am Grace Slick has to be high up on that list.
Agree.

Problem is for her was being an amazing vocal talent with a group that evolved into the epitome of 80s cheese pop rock.

That may well be true but it does not detract from the sheer luminescence of her voice.

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puku wrote: ↑Thu Jan 05, 2023 1:17 am https://twitter.com/Echo_Politics/statu ... 84/photo/1

I do think McCarthy is now toast.

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MungoMan wrote: ↑Wed Jan 04, 2023 8:41 am
Kiwias wrote: ↑Wed Jan 04, 2023 8:19 am Grace Slick has to be high up on that list.
Sod me, how / why did I not mention her when having a whinge? <Gives self a stern look>

She shows her incredible voice on this version of White Rabbit, vocals only.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khZ7e9ytm-g

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Grace Slick has to be high up on that list.

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It's January - so the papers are full of articles about stopping drinking. This is one of the better ones. Like the author I am still not a fan of zero alcohol versions of alcoholic drinks. In my case it's because I lost all enjoyment of alcoholic drinks in the latter stages of my drinking (I was d...

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Btw with reference to the first post in this thread, my dad did die of cirrhosis. A broken man. Toast at 73 because of booze. The last three years of his life was a living hell as his body stopped producing blood a crazy result of cirrhosis. Zero quality of life just a long list of medical bills an...

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Can't drink more than 3 pints anymore since the colon surgery. Am i fishing for sympathy???? Yes Perhaps this thread is not the right place but to me 3 pints in one sitting sounds like a lot. When I lived in the UK I drank pints but in NZ they tend to be served in much smaller measures, probably ar...

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I don’t drink much these days after I spent my youth binge drinking. I would be lucky to have anymore than 5-10 beers in an average month. I had 3 pints at an end of year work do, went home at 4pm and was completely incapable of parenting, just lay around on the floor groaning. So have decided to t...

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Btw with reference to the first post in this thread, my dad did die of cirrhosis. A broken man. Toast at 73 because of booze. The last three years of his life was a living hell as his body stopped producing blood a crazy result of cirrhosis. Zero quality of life just a long list of medical bills an...

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Happy New Year to all and especially those on the journey of sobriety. Thanks for your kind words, lilyw. 5 years sober. Dedicated to Kiwias. A saint Nah, just another traveller on the road with you and one who will never forget that you are the brave bugger who started this entire thread. Great to...

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Happy New Year to all and especially those on the journey of sobriety.

Thanks for your kind words, lilyw.

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Run rate far too slow. Did NZ learn nothing from the English series? Still playing dull uninteresting cricket. Time to wake up NZ... Stop playing to avoid losing! Would McCullum when captain have allowed them to play this way? KW drops anchor and slows everything down. Watching paint dry is more ex...

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As always, be worried about what will follow. Imagine Trump’s politics and morals but executed with a modicum of competence and the pretence of class. Also, worry about the anger of those duped. I believe that a significant slice of the population are locked in Trump supporters. One question might ...

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I'm struggling with Pele. His highlights reel (that I have seen) are mainly him nailing goals & many of them would not even feature as memorable in todays game. Maradona & Messi are / were players over the ball. They started their runs from close to halfway before either scoring or setting up someo...

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Messi the greater of those two but Pele the greatest of all time.

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Undoubtedly some are and it would seem that a large cohort of educated ( in so far as they can switch on a computer ) incredibly stupid people believe the crap that they see on social media etc. The get rich quick schemes, the NFT's, Multi level marketing, Pyramid schemes, the cryptos that are 'dif...

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I know it's difficult to wrap ones head around but the attitude towards money is rapidly changing amongst the younger generations. Or possibly that human beings are innately susceptible to scam artists and have been throughout history. Clearly they are but we're now living in a world where people p...

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I know it's difficult to wrap ones head around but the attitude towards money is rapidly changing amongst the younger generations. Or possibly that human beings are innately susceptible to scam artists and have been throughout history. Undoubtedly some are and it would seem that a large cohort of e...

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sorCrer wrote: ↑Wed Dec 14, 2022 11:57 am I know it's difficult to wrap ones head around but the attitude towards money is rapidly changing amongst the younger generations.

Or possibly that human beings are innately susceptible to scam artists and have been throughout history.

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How come there are two English schools represented? And none from Aussie? Because it's a mickey mouse invitational tournament that is essentially meaningless. It seems to be some sort of replacement for the Sanix World Youth Tournament that had been held in Kyushu in April for several years. It is ...

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A Charlie Brown Christmas

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The Snow Goose, by Paul Gallico, with the added advantage that you can then show the movie with the young Jenny Agutter.

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My sister lives in the UK, she was able to go and see my father in Zimbabwe before he died, it was a mission granted, but still able, we were cut off from the rest of the world, regardless of the circumstances That's different to what you initially stated. Look, it was sh i t, but at the time it ne...

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I think you overestimate the level of restriction the rest of the world faced , and also you forget that Auckland and Northland were under quite severe restrictions compared to the rest of the world. Uh, people in the UK were prevented from casual travel - what is your source for this? :roll: My Mu...

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Former: Clive Norling, Tony Spreadbury (for the accent more than anything), Nige

Current: Barnes, Angus Gardiner.

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Enzedder wrote: ↑Wed Nov 16, 2022 2:41 am From the 60's
Code: Select all
           Prop   Hooker   Prop
               Lock      Lock
       Flanker    No.8    Flanker
               Halfback
 L Wing  1st 5/8;  2nd 5/8;  Centre,  R Wing
              Fullback
No other bullshit will be accepted.

Seconded by this player from the 60s.

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That's a bloody good choice danny-f. I had forgotten about him. Laid back and fu c king a model. What a great combo. Just imagine the coolness of the kid if he bred with Ruby Tui :shock: :shock: The child of this guy and Ruby Tui would look pretty good. https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/06/17/ar...

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One of Drumpf's biggest supporters, who helped rile up the insurrectionists on 6 January last year, was quoted yesterday as saying "Trump is dishonest, disloyal, incompetent, and crude". What is amazing is that it took him until now to realise it.

f**king loser!

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That's a bloody good choice danny-f. I had forgotten about him. Laid back and fu c king a model. What a great combo. Just imagine the coolness of the kid if he bred with Ruby Tui :shock: :shock: The child of this guy and Ruby Tui would look pretty good. https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/06/17/ar...

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I heard that the MLB and NFL both have a centralised video review centre, and when a ref calls for a review, totally neutral parties check and give their recommendation. Maybe one of our American posters can confirm this.

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So, where does this rank among rugby's biggest chokes? Pre-tournament you could barely get England at better than $1.50 to win the whole thing, often less. I heard many people say that England's second XV would win the tournament at a canter. The coaches said as much in the Wear The Rose documentar...

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terryfinch wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 11:51 am Without the red card England would have won by 30-40 points.

Naturally.

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Auckman wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 10:42 am
mr bungle wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:18 am Fluhler has been outstanding.
Her and Fitzpatrick have been the heart of the NZ attack this world cup but tonight she was the GOAT of BF Centres!

Fluhler was my pick for WotM

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Auckman wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:32 am Jesus h Christ they don’t do themselves any favours

But oh my lordy Joanna Ngan-Woo you clutch. Thanks for listening to my yells - “it’s going to the front!”

I yelled to my wife "they're going to #2!!!", so she heard my call too

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