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by mikeyboy123
Thu Oct 29, 2020 9:38 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Parrot/parakeet
Replies: 20
Views: 1609

Re: Parrot/parakeet

Anyone keep them? Thinking of getting an indoor one for the lad. Would be more kakariki, ringneck or Monk than cockatiel, budgie or Grey. Not too loud, and not too high maintenance i.e. can be left alone. Any suggestions? You near Esher or Staines? Thousands of the noisy, shiteing things around the...
by mikeyboy123
Wed Oct 28, 2020 10:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Parrot/parakeet
Replies: 20
Views: 1609

Re: Parrot/parakeet

Anyone keep them? Thinking of getting an indoor one for the lad. Would be more kakariki, ringneck or Monk than cockatiel, budgie or Grey. Not too loud, and not too high maintenance i.e. can be left alone. Any suggestions? You near Esher or Staines? Thousands of the noisy, shiteing things around the...
by mikeyboy123
Tue Oct 06, 2020 12:32 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: One Song. This is it
Replies: 42
Views: 2309

Re: One Song. This is it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9_hCjc ... ture=share

Faith No More has been the soundtrack to my life and this is my all time favourite of theirs, the one I keep coming back to.
by mikeyboy123
Tue Sep 15, 2020 12:46 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Underrated rock and metal bands
Replies: 60
Views: 5312

Re: Underrated rock and metal bands

Faith no more got quite a few mentions on the overrated bands thread, so I would say that they are underrated.
by mikeyboy123
Mon Sep 14, 2020 5:32 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Life on Venus (possibly)
Replies: 61
Views: 5783

Re: Life on Venus (possibly)

We have been here before and this will turn out to be another false alarm.

Whilst extra-terrestrial life may well exist somewhere out there in the vastness of the universe, the human race will not discover it before it descends into savagery/extinction.

IMHO.
by mikeyboy123
Mon Aug 10, 2020 4:38 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: You Fall In Love You Lose (NSFW)
Replies: 4863
Views: 1176411

Re: You Fall In Love You Lose (NSFW)

Browsing Fjallraven's catalogue has me wanting to move to Scandinavia https://scontent-yyz1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/s960x960/106342343_3130966746942803_2095205869015303904_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_sid=2d5d41&_nc_ohc=O1-vooFR104AX92dOQa&_nc_ht=scontent-yyz1-1.xx&_nc_tp=7&oh=265b9545af7a0795c9adf919c9dc...
by mikeyboy123
Fri Jul 03, 2020 9:38 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ho Chi Minh City - best place to live
Replies: 25
Views: 2807

Re: Ho Chi Minh City - best place to live

Farva wrote:
Slim 293 wrote:
Sensible Stephen wrote:
Hanoi is probably my favourite SE Asian city. Its a fantastic place. Having said that I never really ventured out of the old city and visiting is massively different to living there.

Hanoi is lovely, but Siem Reap has far better coffee.
by mikeyboy123
Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:35 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Multi room wireless speakers
Replies: 75
Views: 7128

Re: Multi room wireless speakers

My 2p. As someone who has had two sonos bits for the last 7 years, I've now got rid of them and wouldn't buy another similar product. I've got AV receivers with bluetooth and multichannel speaker arrays in my lounge kitchen diner and living room, so I don't really need anything else there. I do have...
by mikeyboy123
Sat Jun 27, 2020 8:09 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your favourite food
Replies: 159
Views: 9440

Re: Your favourite food

Anyone tried Durian? Yes. An acquired taste, to say the least. :) Tried it when on holiday in Borneo. It was ok, nowhere near as offensive as it’s made out to be. There were signs in some of the hotels we stayed in saying durian was not allowed on the premises. A Bavarian post office was evacuated ...
by mikeyboy123
Sat Jun 27, 2020 7:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your favourite food
Replies: 159
Views: 9440

Re: Your favourite food

No idea what my favourite food is. If we are talking about cuisine, then it’s probably South Indian for me. I realise that still spans a huge area and variety, but that’s as far as I can narrow it down. Cheese is great though, fave is probably Roquefort, but I like any cheese really. However, I did ...
by mikeyboy123
Sat Jun 27, 2020 7:41 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your favourite food
Replies: 159
Views: 9440

Re: Your favourite food

shanky wrote:
Zico wrote:Anyone tried Durian?
Yes. An acquired taste, to say the least. :)
Tried it when on holiday in Borneo. It was ok, nowhere near as offensive as it’s made out to be. There were signs in some of the hotels we stayed in saying durian was not allowed on the premises.
by mikeyboy123
Fri May 22, 2020 7:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Sidesteps
Replies: 29
Views: 4474

Re: Sidesteps

danthefan wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxh3utC4K_c

I like this one. You think he's no business scoring surrounded by defenders.
It’s brilliant. The SA defenders look like the keystone cops.
by mikeyboy123
Fri May 22, 2020 10:31 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Worst/most embarrassing bodily function events
Replies: 26
Views: 4435

Re: Worst/most embarrassing bodily function events

Some tough acts to follow on this thread but I'll have a go. Setting off on the very first morning of the Inca trail. The night before in Cusco I had eaten something dodgy and it was causing havoc the next morning. After having about 7 shits in the space of a couple of hours at the hotel in Cusco, w...
by mikeyboy123
Mon May 18, 2020 11:52 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Post a purchase pic, get a Globus anecdote.
Replies: 6318
Views: 778323

Re: Post a purchase pic, get a Globus anecdote.

https://www.damianharriscycles.co.uk/_images/product-photos/cz/cube-aim-race-2020-hardtail-mountain-bike-redorange-a.jpg Will do me fine for local rides with the wife and kids. I got a Cube Ltd Pro hardtail about 7-8 years ago. It was bought using the cyclescheme at work so worked out a cheap purch...
by mikeyboy123
Sun May 17, 2020 11:26 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Post a purchase pic, get a Globus anecdote.
Replies: 6318
Views: 778323

Re: Post a purchase pic, get a Globus anecdote.

Image

Will do me fine for local rides with the wife and kids.
by mikeyboy123
Sat May 16, 2020 11:07 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: List of pet peeves II: the sequel
Replies: 937
Views: 94203

Re: List of pet peeves II: the sequel

Bagels. Whilst I’m sure that most bored members live somewhere with a very good artisanal bagel scene, and may well have moved to their locale because of it, I am not so lucky, and must be content with supermarket bought bagels. They annoy me because they have about 5g of sugar per bagel. Also, it s...
by mikeyboy123
Sat May 16, 2020 11:02 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: List of pet peeves II: the sequel
Replies: 937
Views: 94203

Re: List of pet peeves II: the sequel

When web pages jump down by about an inch a millisecond before I touch the screen.
by mikeyboy123
Thu Apr 23, 2020 7:55 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bang average players that got a crazy amount of caps.
Replies: 215
Views: 19660

Re: Bang average players that got a crazy amount of caps.

Geraint Lewis with 16 caps for Wales.

Provided a bit of a comedy moment in one match when Howley grabbed him and threw him into a ruck. Can't recall which match that was.
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by mikeyboy123
Sun Mar 29, 2020 2:52 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW content)
Replies: 55703
Views: 9448771

Re: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW conte

The Sella Ronda is just the most beautiful place I have skied. We stayed in Pension Daniel, a family run hotel in Selva Gardena, the only Brits there, and we were treated wonderfully. Was planning to go back in the summer but that will have to wait a while now! Been to Les Gets/Morzine for a summer...
by mikeyboy123
Sun Mar 29, 2020 12:53 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Soup?
Replies: 15
Views: 1688

Re: Soup?

There was one of those fake news things going around a few weeks ago where a Chinese doctor supposedly recommended eating ginger soup to stave of covid 19. Bollocks it may have been but I set about making a big batch of spicy ginger, garlic and chilli soup using proper chicken stock that I made afte...
by mikeyboy123
Sun Mar 29, 2020 12:46 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW content)
Replies: 55703
Views: 9448771

Re: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW conte

http://content.leenks.com/pics/2018/random420/random-20.jpg That's where I want to be right now! :) Just saw a job advert for Crans Montana in Switzerland ... I hadn't heard of it, but now I hope this whole crisis clears up before Sept because I want to live there now. :) https://www.newlyswissed.c...
by mikeyboy123
Sat Mar 28, 2020 8:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: What could have been XV
Replies: 63
Views: 4838

Re: What could have been XV

Barry John. Only played international rugby for just over five years and retired aged 27.
by mikeyboy123
Wed Mar 18, 2020 1:20 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Who is self-isolating?
Replies: 83
Views: 9791

Re: Who is self-isolating?

I decided to work from home Tuesday after Boris' announcement on Monday, and then on Wednesday the directors of my company sent a mass e-mail telling everyone to work from home until further notice. I suffer from re-current pericarditis and get maybe 3 or 4 mild attacks of it a year these days. I us...
by mikeyboy123
Thu Mar 12, 2020 1:28 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW content)
Replies: 55703
Views: 9448771

Re: The Entertaining Pics Thread (definitely with NSFW conte

kiap wrote:^ ¿Por qué no los dos?

Image
Looks 14, too skinny etc.
by mikeyboy123
Thu Mar 05, 2020 12:02 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Everyday Things That Annoy You
Replies: 3482
Views: 322093

Re: Everyday Things That Annoy You

People that don't read e-mails/texts etc. eg, trying to organise a a weekend away with friends: "Hi. Anyone fancy doing a weekend skiing? Looking at some good deals to Mayrhofen at the moment, flying out March 7th for 3 nights. £350 per head." Reply received: "Sounds cool. Where/when would this be, ...
by mikeyboy123
Wed Feb 26, 2020 1:54 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Office Milfs
Replies: 21
Views: 3839

Re: Office Milfs

How are we defining milf anyway? someone who is old enough to be your mother who you would fark, or just someone who has a child?
by mikeyboy123
Wed Feb 26, 2020 1:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Office Milfs
Replies: 21
Views: 3839

Re: Office Milfs

No milfs here but we do have someone that could very easily be a victoria's secret model.
No rule 1 I'm afraid.
by mikeyboy123
Tue Feb 25, 2020 2:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The OFFICIAL filum thread 2.0.Accept no substitues.
Replies: 9246
Views: 976797

Re: The OFFICIAL filum thread 2.0.Accept no substitues.

Snowpiercer - utter gashment
by mikeyboy123
Mon Feb 24, 2020 2:35 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Everyday Things That Annoy You
Replies: 3482
Views: 322093

Re: Everyday Things That Annoy You

Whichever arsehole it is on our floor who routinely fills the bog with loo paper then shits on top of it and leaves. I swear every big office block I’ve worked in has had someone who did this. Yep, both this behaviour and general fecal terrorism. My floor has 4 cubicles in the male bogs and there'v...
by mikeyboy123
Mon Feb 24, 2020 2:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Everyday Things That Annoy You
Replies: 3482
Views: 322093

Re: Everyday Things That Annoy You

People who accummulate in groups at the end of escalators for a chat, making everyone shuffle around to get past them. (They also block the aisles in shops in groups, if they can't find an escalator). This is often encouraged by poor station design and layout. On the London underground, info screen...
by mikeyboy123
Wed Jan 22, 2020 2:01 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your go to relaxation album...?
Replies: 101
Views: 6846

Re: Your go to relaxation album...?

First two Lemon Jelly and Moon Safari are great, I'll add Bladerunner (1st one), Brian Eno Apollo, A brief history of Ambient Vol 3 - track listing:- Disc: 1 1. Sygyt, Khoomei, Kargyraa - Shu-De 2. When The Waters Came To Life - Irmin Schmidt & Bruno Spoerri 3. Darshana (Remixed By The Future Sound ...
by mikeyboy123
Tue Jan 14, 2020 1:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Portugal travel advice
Replies: 13
Views: 1554

Re: Portugal travel advice

Thanks for the replies. Some good info there.
by mikeyboy123
Mon Jan 13, 2020 2:54 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Portugal travel advice
Replies: 13
Views: 1554

Portugal travel advice

Hi. Looking at doing a two week tour of Portugal in the summer and looking for some steer on what to do. We've got two kids who'll be 8 and 10. We might drive via the ferry to Santander or Bilbao, or might fly-drive. We'd like to spend a bit of time in Lisbon and Porto and also some time travelling ...
by mikeyboy123
Mon Jan 13, 2020 2:17 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Most important components of a Full English Breakfast?
Replies: 167
Views: 11571

Re: Most important components of a Full English Breakfast?

What, no olives, Feta, sun-dried tomatoes or sweet potato hash?
by mikeyboy123
Mon Jan 06, 2020 8:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Lorde's Royals named by Billboard as song of the decade
Replies: 192
Views: 13217

Re: Lorde's Royals named by Billboard as song of the decade

As someone who’s musical tastes run from Anthrax through Blur to Brian eno to Holst to Groove armada to billy idol to melt banana to secret chiefs 3 to run dmc..and now Baby Metal thanks to this thread, it’s impossible for me to name a band, album or track that’s in my top ten from any decade but I...
by mikeyboy123
Thu Jan 02, 2020 2:26 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Lorde's Royals named by Billboard as song of the decade
Replies: 192
Views: 13217

Re: Lorde's Royals named by Billboard as song of the decade

My god that was unbelievably shite. Even the Pentatonix crap was better than that. Thanks for sharing though one man's trash is another's treasure. :P Worth watching it for the backing singer to far left Indeed I hadn't noticed her hiding behind the mic with Pennywise hogging all the attention. On ...
by mikeyboy123
Thu Jan 02, 2020 12:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Lorde's Royals named by Billboard as song of the decade
Replies: 192
Views: 13217

Re: Lorde's Royals named by Billboard as song of the decade

Kahu wrote:My god that was unbelievably shite. Even the Pentatonix crap was better than that. Thanks for sharing though one man's trash is another's treasure.
:P Worth watching it for the backing singer to far left
by mikeyboy123
Thu Jan 02, 2020 11:58 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Lorde's Royals named by Billboard as song of the decade
Replies: 192
Views: 13217

Re: Lorde's Royals named by Billboard as song of the decade

As someone who’s musical tastes run from Anthrax through Blur to Brian eno to Holst to Groove armada to billy idol to melt banana to secret chiefs 3 to run dmc..and now Baby Metal thanks to this thread, it’s impossible for me to name a band, album or track that’s in my top ten from any decade but I ...
by mikeyboy123
Mon Dec 23, 2019 1:14 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: DIY types, drilling breezeblocks
Replies: 42
Views: 4388

Re: DIY types, drilling breezeblocks

Well, after much research I finally decided on a product called dry line pro. Dead easy to use and after hanging six units with it today I’m really Impressed.

https://www.drylinepro.com/
by mikeyboy123
Mon Dec 09, 2019 1:18 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: DIY types, drilling breezeblocks
Replies: 42
Views: 4388

Re: DIY types, drilling breezeblocks

Thanks to all that have replied. Very lucky I asked about it as I was ready to crack in with standard wall plugs and that probably would not have ended well. I’m gonna go for those dewalt ones but only problem is I’ve had to order them and it’s gonna be about ten days before they are delivered so I...