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by backrow
Wed Feb 14, 2024 6:16 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9376
Views: 309529

Re: Israel declares state of war

Churchill after the war, referring to the RAF Bomber Command's campaign: "Tens of thousands of lives were extinguished in one night. Old men, old women, little children, yes, yes-children about to be born..." So yeah, war crimes all. You lot prefer blowing up children about to be born to people in ...
by backrow
Wed Feb 14, 2024 6:12 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9376
Views: 309529

Re: Israel declares state of war

You're talking to a person who thinks one person being killed is the same as a thousand people being killed... Not sure what to say about that...Stalin would have probably have approved though. Stalin had the sense not to attack a neighbour who was 100’s of times more effective at killing. Nice to ...
by backrow
Wed Feb 14, 2024 6:08 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9376
Views: 309529

Re: Israel declares state of war

You're talking to a person who thinks one person being killed is the same as a thousand people being killed... Not sure what to say about that...Stalin would have probably have approved though. Stalin had the sense not to attack a neighbour who was 100’s of times more effective at killing. Nice to ...
by backrow
Wed Feb 14, 2024 6:04 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9376
Views: 309529

Re: Israel declares state of war

Stalin had the sense not to attack a neighbour who was 100’s of times more effective at killing. Nice to see you jumping through moral hoops to pick a side though , presume you the type of utter fanny who thought Dresden and Nagasaki were war crimes ? Dresden no, but nagasaki pretty much the dictio...
by backrow
Wed Feb 14, 2024 5:21 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9376
Views: 309529

Re: Israel declares state of war

You're talking to a person who thinks one person being killed is the same as a thousand people being killed... Not sure what to say about that...Stalin would have probably have approved though. Stalin had the sense not to attack a neighbour who was 100’s of times more effective at killing. Nice to ...
by backrow
Wed Feb 14, 2024 2:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: UK Dentists
Replies: 184
Views: 7557

Re: UK Dentists

Why would they be fake ? Are you suggesting doctors make stuff up for things to complain about ? They seem to have plenty of genuine concerns to mention and don’t need to make up stuff to whinge about. It is deffo true that society is now steered to trying to get a doctors note as a viable excuse ,...
by backrow
Wed Feb 14, 2024 11:45 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: UK Dentists
Replies: 184
Views: 7557

Re: UK Dentists

Last Line wrote: Wed Feb 14, 2024 11:07 am I can get an "on the day" appointment to see my GP every time it's needed. I guess I am lucky.

A&E is a war zone here (Cornwall). Not helped by holidaymakers, as is the case this week due to half term.
Cornwall in Feb ? Sounds a bit shite tbh
by backrow
Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:38 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: UK Dentists
Replies: 184
Views: 7557

Re: UK Dentists

Why would they be fake ? Are you suggesting doctors make stuff up for things to complain about ? They seem to have plenty of genuine concerns to mention and don’t need to make up stuff to whinge about. It is deffo true that society is now steered to trying to get a doctors note as a viable excuse , ...
by backrow
Tue Feb 13, 2024 6:07 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Thanks Elon
Replies: 26
Views: 2079

Re: Thanks Elon

Can someone pls explain roughly how much that Tesla system costs to install (inc any govt subsidy ), how much physical space it takes up, and how many kWh it stores

Ta
by backrow
Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:48 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9376
Views: 309529

Re: Israel declares state of war

happytramp wrote: Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:13 pm don't pick the one that kills a hundred times more kids and you're off to a good start.
What has a hundred times more got to do with anything ? Or five times ? Or a thousand ?

I pick no team, unlike you and your top trumps numbers merchants
by backrow
Tue Feb 13, 2024 5:46 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9376
Views: 309529

Re: Israel declares state of war

"Hey, release the hostages or we will bomb everyone in the entire region, kill tens of thousands of women and children. Doesn't matter if they have absolutely nothing to do with it" Does this sound reasonable in or head or do you not realise how utterly f**king deranged you sound?! It doesn’t reall...
by backrow
Tue Feb 13, 2024 4:35 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9376
Views: 309529

Re: Israel declares state of war

A video dedicated to bimboman and magpie and skiaddict and all the other zionist cheerleaders here https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0oPKTqFdB8k The video of the lad with the carrier bag full of most of his son was better, or the one where those nice chaps torched the house and shot the dog. This ‘hav...
by backrow
Tue Feb 13, 2024 4:31 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Israel declares state of war
Replies: 9376
Views: 309529

Re: Israel declares state of war

So why don't they release the hostages and stop fighting? What do they gain by carrying on except more of their people dying? How do they justify that? "Hey, release the hostages or we will bomb everyone in the entire region, kill tens of thousands of women and children. Doesn't matter if they have...
by backrow
Tue Feb 13, 2024 12:56 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ”I hope not, Bill, that’s a maternity ward”
Replies: 19
Views: 2078

Re: ”I hope not, Bill, that’s a maternity ward”

It was one of the first games teenage me got on his ps1. Loved it, unlocked everything, couch mode was amazing. Felt great for the time, when FIFA and Madden games were still pretty crap really. Imagine if they took a madden graphics and front end , and built a rugby game with that ! :o I don’t rea...
by backrow
Tue Feb 13, 2024 12:41 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ”I hope not, Bill, that’s a maternity ward”
Replies: 19
Views: 2078

Re: ”I hope not, Bill, that’s a maternity ward”

It was one of the first games teenage me got on his ps1. Loved it, unlocked everything, couch mode was amazing. Felt great for the time, when FIFA and Madden games were still pretty crap really. Imagine if they took a madden graphics and front end , and built a rugby game with that ! :o I don’t rea...
by backrow
Tue Feb 13, 2024 12:37 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ”I hope not, Bill, that’s a maternity ward”
Replies: 19
Views: 2078

Re: ”I hope not, Bill, that’s a maternity ward”

Actually this was quite fun at the time in the spectrum, looks shit now though https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6MiLHbwKzbk You could detach flankers from the scrum years after the law got changed ! But the control for adding players into a ruck & waggling hard to push like in hyper sports, was a more ...
by backrow
Tue Feb 13, 2024 12:31 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ”I hope not, Bill, that’s a maternity ward”
Replies: 19
Views: 2078

Re: ”I hope not, Bill, that’s a maternity ward”

Still the only actually playable and fun rugby based video game. Yep, tried all the EA Sports releases that followed. Improved graphics but the gameplay was utter shite. Really utter shit aren’t they. Not just the EA sports ones, tried some other brand - that was crap as well. It’s not just the pus...
by backrow
Tue Feb 13, 2024 8:50 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: ”I hope not, Bill, that’s a maternity ward”
Replies: 19
Views: 2078

Re: ”I hope not, Bill, that’s a maternity ward”

Still the only actually playable and fun rugby based video game.
by backrow
Mon Feb 12, 2024 6:09 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: UK Dentists
Replies: 184
Views: 7557

Re: UK Dentists

https://twitter.com/AllisonPearson/status/1755905804375380341?s=19 This is the sort of thing which is typical of the NHS at the moment. Total inability to see a GP. Absolute apathy from staff at all levels. People who use it think it's criminally bad, people who don't think it's a national treasure...
by backrow
Mon Feb 12, 2024 5:33 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: UK Dentists
Replies: 184
Views: 7557

Re: UK Dentists

Let’s put this another way, say I went into the Ireland dentists thread , and made a few comments about the health service there that were factually incorrect or lacking in knowledge about what they do and do not provide service for - to the nearest dozen how many Irish posters would leap to the def...
by backrow
Mon Feb 12, 2024 5:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: UK Dentists
Replies: 184
Views: 7557

Re: UK Dentists

Also, wtf is monitored neglect re you kid ? Perhaps spend more time looking after them and less time trying to prove Ireland >>>> uk on here In this context, you absolute gobshite, what I mean by monitored neglect is repeated prescribing of antibiotics and painkillers for a condition that a simple ...
by backrow
Mon Feb 12, 2024 5:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: UK Dentists
Replies: 184
Views: 7557

Re: UK Dentists

What was her role in both systems ? I’d be interested in that. Why? Do you think that you in your role as a lay person might be more knowledgeable? Anyway she didn't disclose but I suppose you could drop her an email inviting her to participate here? They’re are private rooms in public hospitals he...
by backrow
Mon Feb 12, 2024 11:41 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: UK Dentists
Replies: 184
Views: 7557

Re: UK Dentists

Ah, a rare thread where Ireland >>>>>> Uk

:lol:
by backrow
Mon Feb 12, 2024 11:33 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: UK Dentists
Replies: 184
Views: 7557

Re: UK Dentists

no actual data or cause, just opinionated waffle. Unlike bimboman? That was the obvious reference Mr Poirot Wierd how wedded you are to NHS providing superior service when myself & many others who are lucky to have private healthcare have found the exact opposite. Purely anecdotally , I would have ...
by backrow
Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:28 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Scotland vs France Match Thread
Replies: 912
Views: 15769

Re: Scotland vs France Match Thread

Is there a video of the try / no try grounding ?
It’s precisely these sort of ref and Tmo decisions that made me get fed up with rugby and I haven’t watched anything live this 6n , first time since I started playing aged 11.
(Been playing dad taxi for the kids sports)
by backrow
Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:14 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: UK Dentists
Replies: 184
Views: 7557

Re: UK Dentists

That article does sound a bit ‘whataboutery’ - no actual data or cause, just opinionated waffle.
What is her login ?


Trying to make out the private nurses are inferior and inexperienced , when they usually seem to poach the older ones with the most experience , does seem an odd logical fail.
by backrow
Fri Feb 09, 2024 9:47 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: UK Dentists
Replies: 184
Views: 7557

Re: UK Dentists

Not going to read this thread but has anyone addressed the fact that the tories have deliberately tried to destroy the NHS to introduce their private healthcare model? Any debate on whether or not an NHS system does or can work has to include the outright sabotage that has been wrought. It's easy t...
by backrow
Thu Feb 08, 2024 7:12 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: British countryside is a ‘racist and colonial’ white space, wildlife charities claim
Replies: 86
Views: 2151

Re: British countryside is a ‘racist and colonial’ white space, wildlife charities claim

Imagine how bizarre it would seem if for instance in India or China they were being criticised for being to Indian or too Chinese. Yes fuckheads, the countryside is thankfully still somewhere where you can go and feel you’re still in your own country, because the cities and towns have been ruined i...
by backrow
Thu Feb 08, 2024 5:14 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: UK Dentists
Replies: 184
Views: 7557

Re: UK Dentists

Tangent but amusing I thought , how local councils can be pretty clueless, this one is near me and was Tory

https://www.cityam.com/explainer-the-wo ... s-go-bust/#
by backrow
Thu Feb 08, 2024 5:12 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: UK Dentists
Replies: 184
Views: 7557

Re: UK Dentists

Hey look. We marked our own homework. We're not quite sure what mark we got, but it's definitely better than last time. Pretty much. Would expect similar in almost any other unelected quasi public sector metric review, as well as pretty much every local government going “we not sure but we deffo bu...
by backrow
Thu Feb 08, 2024 4:43 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Investing
Replies: 515
Views: 20993

Re: Investing

Now this is a thread I wished I had a Time Machine for !

:lol:

*miltiple facepalms*
by backrow
Thu Feb 08, 2024 4:25 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: UK Dentists
Replies: 184
Views: 7557

Re: UK Dentists

Nah. You can be certain every government department is massively overspending in every area. It's not their money. And of course, every supplier has to be able to afford the time and expense of an environmental/diversity/H&S audit, which prices out agile start-ups, and means the same over-charging,...
by backrow
Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:33 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: British countryside is a ‘racist and colonial’ white space, wildlife charities claim
Replies: 86
Views: 2151

Re: British countryside is a ‘racist and colonial’ white space, wildlife charities claim

Clogs wrote: Thu Feb 08, 2024 11:01 am Havent there been unwelcome boat people arriving and taking over since the Vikings? Whats changed?
You’ve mispelt romans - what did they ever do for us ?
by backrow
Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:29 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: British countryside is a ‘racist and colonial’ white space, wildlife charities claim
Replies: 86
Views: 2151

Re: British countryside is a ‘racist and colonial’ white space, wildlife charities claim

It’s for their own good really to stick to urban areas - whenever you hear about some non-honkey going into the countryside or seaside , it’s often because some bastard drowned and then so did his aunt uncle cousin who tried to save them but also couldn’t swim for shit and went straight into the rip...
by backrow
Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:10 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: UK Dentists
Replies: 184
Views: 7557

Re: UK Dentists

Oh and the other article about covid spending is also a poor example, if ever there was a time were the taps should be turned on full and not worry about getting great value for money, it’s in a global unprecedented pandemic. I was at a firm making PPE at the time, certain of our costs soared then l...
by backrow
Thu Feb 08, 2024 9:04 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: UK Dentists
Replies: 184
Views: 7557

Re: UK Dentists

The NHS is a basket case. As soon as any more money is promised, all the firms providing staff, PPE, medicines, cleaning products etc up their prices. Oh, we've run out of disposable gloves - let me pop to PoundSaver and buy 100 for £2.29. No, you can't do that, we need to buy from the firm we have...
by backrow
Wed Feb 07, 2024 8:12 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: 🇮🇪 vs 🇮🇹
Replies: 1077
Views: 24195

Re: 🇮🇪 vs 🇮🇹

iarmhiman wrote: Wed Feb 07, 2024 7:39 pm Willie did a quentin poulsen and tried to spam the thread.

He just needs to post obsessively about tier 3 rugby and the succession will be complete
Surely to complete that mission , he has to roll a double-six for himself in Istanbul ?
by backrow
Wed Feb 07, 2024 6:40 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Acid attack in Clapham
Replies: 275
Views: 12228

Re: Acid attack in Clapham

Northern Europeans are generally pale/white skinned, often blonde or ginger haired and tend to be taller than Southern Europeans. God made gingers tall because he hates them as well and wanted them to be nearer to the sun so they would burn more, the metallic freaks He made the women hot though. Re...
by backrow
Wed Feb 07, 2024 5:45 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Acid attack in Clapham
Replies: 275
Views: 12228

Re: Acid attack in Clapham

native British What's the definition of this? Northern Europeans are generally pale/white skinned, often blonde or ginger haired and tend to be taller than Southern Europeans. God made gingers tall because he hates them as well and wanted them to be nearer to the sun so they would burn more, the me...
by backrow
Wed Feb 07, 2024 5:39 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: UK Dentists
Replies: 184
Views: 7557

Re: UK Dentists

17% surely ? And we have health service split by country too Plus we charge for road accidents , dental, glasses , prescriptions.. It’s really not so very different in theory as you make out, implementation is worlds apart though . Its amazing the number of subjects you know about tbf When you chec...