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by kiap
Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:36 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Crossword - Monday
Replies: 6
Views: 940

Re: Crossword - Monday

Ta Globus

2D
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aria
a + air (tune) going up "soaring"
3D
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ruling
double def
=decision
=one way of underlining
1A
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barristers
straight clue (with a sports diversion)
9A
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roar
ra(z)or (shaver returned with middle part missing i.e 'z')
by kiap
Mon Mar 24, 2014 5:20 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NRC - Update
Replies: 70
Views: 7788

Re: NRC - Update

Redsfan wrote:
kiap wrote:TG Milner?

Reds A will be playing the Argentina Pampas there on Sunday arvo in the final of the Pacific Rugby Cup
:o

That's my Sunday sorted!
:thumbup: Nice one, Redsfan.

I just saw the highlights with some sensational tries scored!
by kiap
Mon Mar 24, 2014 5:18 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NRC - Update
Replies: 70
Views: 7788

Re: NRC - Update

Excellent news!
by kiap
Sun Mar 23, 2014 12:44 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Lions vs Reds @ Ellis Park Match Thread
Replies: 280
Views: 24848

Re: Lions vs Reds @ Ellis Park Match Thread

Seems like I made right call (and the importance can't be underestimated these days) not to tune in to this match...


:(
by kiap
Sun Mar 23, 2014 12:33 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 1st annual Pacific Rugby Cup
Replies: 47
Views: 4725

Re: 1st annual Pacific Rugby Cup

The difference has been impressive. Our kids used to be physically overwhelmed and totally unable to compete, always struggling to stay in the upper level competition. Now they are competing, and showing both better skills and preparation... They are looking good in this Pacific Rugby Cup. I wrote ...
by kiap
Fri Mar 21, 2014 6:33 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Toughie Crossword - Friday
Replies: 41
Views: 2252

Re: Toughie Crossword - Friday

tabascoboy wrote:Cheers Globus - I'm done with Xwords for the day TBH!

Let's all share a virtual malt whisky to celebrate :) ( a bit early for Kiap maybe?!)
Thanks, guys.

Way past my bed time here. :nod:
by kiap
Fri Mar 21, 2014 6:15 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Toughie Crossword - Friday
Replies: 41
Views: 2252

Re: Toughie Crossword - Friday

5D
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instal
sounds like "in stall" = "in hedge")
12A
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tarmacadam =surface
T(ension) + arm (supply) + A.C. (current) + dam (barrage, for watercourse)
by kiap
Fri Mar 21, 2014 6:04 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Toughie Crossword - Friday
Replies: 41
Views: 2252

Re: Toughie Crossword - Friday

Must be just about it...

11A
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onus
on (borne) + us (i.e. them = The Tele)
by kiap
Fri Mar 21, 2014 5:58 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Toughie Crossword - Friday
Replies: 41
Views: 2252

Re: Toughie Crossword - Friday

22A burial Uria(h Heep) in b(arre)l 21D frame (DE) FRA me (aningless) 1 & 19D = training ground ? anag in there somehow a reference to the army ranges ? Funny how so many of these just clicked despite looking hard. There are some I wouldn't have got If I'd tried into Monday though. Yeah, just beat m...
by kiap
Fri Mar 21, 2014 5:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Toughie Crossword - Friday
Replies: 41
Views: 2252

Re: Toughie Crossword - Friday

tabascoboy wrote:24 & 25A
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= domino effect

had forgotten a domino is a type of mask!
Tabasco, you're on fire!

3D - yet another anagram ...
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epistle
= anag.(palestine - a n(umber)
by kiap
Fri Mar 21, 2014 5:24 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Toughie Crossword - Friday
Replies: 41
Views: 2252

Re: Toughie Crossword - Friday

17D - another anagram...
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insulin
in + sulin anag.(solution - too)
by kiap
Fri Mar 21, 2014 5:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Toughie Crossword - Friday
Replies: 41
Views: 2252

Re: Toughie Crossword - Friday

16A - not bad
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raise the roof
= make merry

and a jack (lifting device) could be required
by kiap
Fri Mar 21, 2014 5:10 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Toughie Crossword - Friday
Replies: 41
Views: 2252

Re: Toughie Crossword - Friday

:blush: Oops. Ta. Fixed (my post).
by kiap
Fri Mar 21, 2014 5:07 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Toughie Crossword - Friday
Replies: 41
Views: 2252

Re: Toughie Crossword - Friday

8D - Nice one!
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Esprit de corps
esprit anag.(stripe) + decor (colour scheme) + P.S.(postscript = afterthought)
by kiap
Fri Mar 21, 2014 4:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Toughie Crossword - Friday
Replies: 41
Views: 2252

Re: Toughie Crossword - Friday

Thanks Globus. Hi all. This toughie is a doozy!

14D
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Darwinism
{r(ight) + win (success) + is (lies, as in there it lies) } in dam (restraint)
by kiap
Fri Mar 21, 2014 2:58 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: S15 Official Waratahs v Rebels Match Thread
Replies: 195
Views: 18808

Re: S15 Official Waratahs v Rebels Match Thread

6roucho wrote:Kingston has real gas, like Mogg. Folau could still have scored if he backed himself - just.
:thumbup:


(didn't see it as I haven't watched tonight's game – am relying on the comments).
by kiap
Fri Mar 21, 2014 2:50 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: S15 Official Waratahs v Rebels Match Thread
Replies: 195
Views: 18808

Re: S15 Official Waratahs v Rebels Match Thread

Izzy got run down again tonight (Kingston?) on the back of Mogg beating him last week. He's quick once he winds up but can be light on acceleration. 8 tries though, average 2 a game, not a liability. Hottest property in rugby, I'd say. Yeah. But there's no shame being passed by Mogg. Forget about L...
by kiap
Fri Mar 21, 2014 1:34 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Lions vs Reds @ Ellis Park Match Thread
Replies: 280
Views: 24848

Re: Lions vs Reds @ Ellis Park Match Thread

saffer13 wrote:
odd144 wrote:Hopefully crowd around 20k to 25k?

Bloody Political Pawn Kings supporters are going to bring it up anyways, might as well get the estimated figures!
Actually don't think anyone has brought it up yet...
Fokken prawns?
by kiap
Fri Mar 21, 2014 1:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Let's hope this isn't the next major air disaster
Replies: 1284
Views: 92344

Re: Let's hope this isn't the next major air disaster

he transponders could have been incapacitated by the fire before the flight deck was aware of the fire. So with all the alarms and other safety features on board this aircraft the pILOTS FLEW ON FOR ANOTHER 15 MINUTES BEFORE WISHING atc GOOD NIGHT?? The plane than made a few turns all of which occu...
by kiap
Fri Mar 21, 2014 8:20 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Let's hope this isn't the next major air disaster
Replies: 1284
Views: 92344

Re: Let's hope this isn't the next major air disaster

Demilich wrote:Has anyone posted the article about the pilot who had the Startlingly Simple Theory about the missing plane yet? Let me know if it's been missed, and I'll post it up. :thumbup:
:shock: Has the Saffa sluts in the "cockpit" story been posted?
by kiap
Fri Mar 21, 2014 8:06 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Let's hope this isn't the next major air disaster
Replies: 1284
Views: 92344

Re: Let's hope this isn't the next major air disaster

Another article ;) Malaysia Airlines MH370: Cairo 777 cockpit fire could yield clues to missing plane Experts believe a fire in the cockpit of a Boeing 777 at Cairo Airport in July 2011 holds the key to the mystery of MH370 http://i.minus.com/iCIMOUVFElG5C.jpg The Egyptair jet's fire caused extensiv...
by kiap
Fri Mar 21, 2014 6:30 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ben Darwin's article on club recruitment
Replies: 4
Views: 1069

Re: Ben Darwin's article on club recruitment

Anyone else think a lot of those points could be seen as digs at JOC? I don't think Ben would do that as he is a top bloke, however a lot of the points basically point to "don't follow his lead". Nah, he's done this sort of stuff as a business for a while now. Darwin got a job with Suntory in Japan...
by kiap
Fri Mar 21, 2014 5:04 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: attention Super Rugby fans: what team to cheer for
Replies: 59
Views: 4872

Re: attention Super Rugby fans: what team to cheer for

tell me a good Super Rugby team to cheer for -hate bandwagoners so I wouldn't feel right just cheering for the best team because they're #1 -like some flash in the backline -don't want to cheer for a team whose entire offensive strategy is to win scrum penalties Do you like banjos? - Reds I like th...
by kiap
Fri Mar 21, 2014 4:29 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Australian Politics Thread
Replies: 29346
Views: 2062570

Re: The Australian Politics Thread

I thought that was going to be a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie spiel!
by kiap
Fri Mar 21, 2014 2:49 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: When will we have an Aussie mod?
Replies: 152
Views: 13666

Re: When will we have an Aussie mod?

I vote Phteven.
by kiap
Fri Mar 21, 2014 2:21 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Imagine if Australia won 2022 bid
Replies: 123
Views: 13822

Re: Imagine if Australia won 2022 bid

Revenue Qatar is a better time zone for Europe. The risk there was selling enough tickets, wouldn't be a problem in Australia. The sugar-coated Qatar assessment is barely better, and they won't meet that assessment. It'll fry in the heat or shed revenue and move the season. Among the 2022 bidders, ...
by kiap
Fri Mar 21, 2014 1:18 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: attention Super Rugby fans: what team to cheer for
Replies: 59
Views: 4872

Re: attention Super Rugby fans: what team to cheer for

Flyin Ryan wrote:tell me a good Super Rugby team to cheer for

-hate bandwagoners so I wouldn't feel right just cheering for the best team because they're #1
-like some flash in the backline
-don't want to cheer for a team whose entire offensive strategy is to win scrum penalties
Do you like banjos?

- Reds
by kiap
Thu Mar 20, 2014 7:24 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: You weren't planning on doing anything this evening anyway..
Replies: 56
Views: 9493

Re: You weren't planning on doing anything this evening anyw

ElementFreak wrote:I hit a 4096 number.
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Image
Impressive!

Couldn't get that far, but finally did crack it (after a lot of time wasting) :P

Image
by kiap
Thu Mar 20, 2014 6:34 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SCG becomes a baseball ground
Replies: 45
Views: 4884

Re: SCG becomes a baseball ground

WoodlandsRFC wrote:Has an amazing honours list, a Juve legend it seems. Bloody old bastard, as old as Brad Thorn!
Seems like a good guy, as well. Like Thorn. :thumbup:
by kiap
Thu Mar 20, 2014 6:20 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SCG becomes a baseball ground
Replies: 45
Views: 4884

Re: SCG becomes a baseball ground

Who's the football player there? Is his profile bigger than any one of the lesser Waratahs below Folau? Yes. Adam Goodes, Australian of the Year 2014 <edit> if you meant soccer, then Del Piero easily. Soccer yes, cheers, looks tiny there tbf. So he is a big deal? :lol: Yeah, I s'pose. He's old now ...
by kiap
Thu Mar 20, 2014 6:07 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: SCG becomes a baseball ground
Replies: 45
Views: 4884

Re: SCG becomes a baseball ground

WoodlandsRFC wrote:Who's the football player there? Is his profile bigger than any one of the lesser Waratahs below Folau?
Yes.

Adam Goodes, Australian of the Year 2014

<edit> if you meant soccer, then Del Piero easily.
by kiap
Thu Mar 20, 2014 5:13 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NRC - Update
Replies: 70
Views: 7788

Re: NRC - Update

TG Milner?

Reds A will be playing the Argentina Pampas there on Sunday arvo in the final of the Pacific Rugby Cup
by kiap
Thu Mar 20, 2014 5:10 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Imagine if Australia won 2022 bid
Replies: 123
Views: 13822

Re: Imagine if Australia won 2022 bid

grievous wrote:Maybe Earl should name his firm so we can warn people they could die using them
It's just that ̶p̶o̶o̶f̶b̶ soccer is one of his precious things. Probably collects bubble gum cards.
by kiap
Thu Mar 20, 2014 4:30 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your choice - a sure £0.5m or a 50% coin toss chance of £10m
Replies: 221
Views: 21447

Re: Your choice - a sure £0.5m or a 50% coin toss chance of

Openside wrote:We'd have still won!! :D
Still breathing too!
by kiap
Thu Mar 20, 2014 4:20 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your choice - a sure £0.5m or a 50% coin toss chance of £10m
Replies: 221
Views: 21447

Re: Your choice - a sure £0.5m or a 50% coin toss chance of

Well obviously that isn't an option :? Why not? Quick phonecall (admittedly, I don't have the number of any lazy millionaires outside of Zimbabwe) :(( But that's beside the point! Have you read the title?? Sure, I'm still doing the "sure £0.5m or a 50% coin toss" (i.e. I'm doing the coin toss) but ...
by kiap
Thu Mar 20, 2014 4:11 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your choice - a sure £0.5m or a 50% coin toss chance of £10m
Replies: 221
Views: 21447

Re: Your choice - a sure £0.5m or a 50% coin toss chance of

Well obviously that isn't an option :? Why not? Quick phonecall (admittedly, I don't have the number of any lazy millionaires outside of Zimbabwe) :(( But that's beside the point! Have you read the title?? Sure, I'm still doing the "sure £0.5m or a 50% coin toss" (i.e. I'm doing the coin toss) but ...
by kiap
Thu Mar 20, 2014 4:04 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your choice - a sure £0.5m or a 50% coin toss chance of £10m
Replies: 221
Views: 21447

Re: Your choice - a sure £0.5m or a 50% coin toss chance of

Openside wrote:Well obviously that isn't an option :?
Why not?

Quick phonecall (admittedly, I don't have the number of any lazy millionaires outside of Zimbabwe) :((

But that's beside the point!
by kiap
Thu Mar 20, 2014 3:58 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your choice - a sure £0.5m or a 50% coin toss chance of £10m
Replies: 221
Views: 21447

Re: Your choice - a sure £0.5m or a 50% coin toss chance of

I'd sell a 50% stake in it to some willing rich wit kant for £0.25m and then go for the coin toss. smart but priced wrong Agreed. A 50% gamble for a 1900% profit is a ridiculously cheap bet to take on. You could easily sell the 50% stake for a £1M. Yes, that would be my answer also. Okay, that's my...
by kiap
Thu Mar 20, 2014 2:57 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NRC - Update
Replies: 70
Views: 7788

Re: NRC - Update

Not much corporate support if you move around every game though.... Qld Country could certainly get 10k if they played one off games in the likes of Townsville, Cairns, Toowoomba, etc Still a shit idea and will send the game broke. :? I guess we're going to find out soon enough, but I'll put in a f...
by kiap
Thu Mar 20, 2014 2:28 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NRC - Update
Replies: 70
Views: 7788

Re: NRC - Update

I'd expect they would base the country team out of Newcastle, Wollongong, Central Coast, or maybe a large regional centre like Coffs or Wagga. What do you mean by "base" the team, though? There will only be 4, maybe 5 home games a season. Do they spread those around the Country centres or stay at t...