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- Sun Jan 22, 2023 12:57 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Suicide
- Replies: 104
- Views: 4395
Re: Suicide
Serious condolences to you, swissguy.
- Mon Jan 16, 2023 8:15 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rennie axed.
- Replies: 381
- Views: 9867
Re: Rennie axed.
The Taranaki Girls U-11 team would be a handful for Fozzie.
- Wed Jan 11, 2023 12:49 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: quitting the bottle today
- Replies: 3963
- Views: 478414
Re: quitting the bottle today
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.
The rest, as they say, is history.
- Sat Jan 07, 2023 5:46 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Which way do you clean out a ruck?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1126
- Fri Jan 06, 2023 1:59 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18299
- Views: 864568
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
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...
- Thu Jan 05, 2023 1:32 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Black Craps vs Pakistan
- Replies: 247
- Views: 7772
Re: Black Craps vs Pakistan
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"
- Thu Jan 05, 2023 7:19 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time
- Replies: 282
- Views: 7461
Re: Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time
That may well be true but it does not detract from the sheer luminescence of her voice.
- Thu Jan 05, 2023 1:19 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18299
- Views: 864568
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
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.
- Wed Jan 04, 2023 9:15 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time
- Replies: 282
- Views: 7461
Re: Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time
She shows her incredible voice on this version of White Rabbit, vocals only.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khZ7e9ytm-g
- Wed Jan 04, 2023 8:19 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time
- Replies: 282
- Views: 7461
Re: Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time
Grace Slick has to be high up on that list.
- Tue Jan 03, 2023 5:04 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: quitting the bottle today
- Replies: 3963
- Views: 478414
Re: quitting the bottle today
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...
- Mon Jan 02, 2023 12:33 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: quitting the bottle today
- Replies: 3963
- Views: 478414
Re: quitting the bottle today
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...
- Mon Jan 02, 2023 12:32 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: quitting the bottle today
- Replies: 3963
- Views: 478414
Re: quitting the bottle today
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...
- Sun Jan 01, 2023 12:51 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: quitting the bottle today
- Replies: 3963
- Views: 478414
Re: quitting the bottle today
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...
- Sun Jan 01, 2023 12:50 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: quitting the bottle today
- Replies: 3963
- Views: 478414
Re: quitting the bottle today
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...
- Sun Jan 01, 2023 4:05 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: quitting the bottle today
- Replies: 3963
- Views: 478414
Re: quitting the bottle today
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...
- Sun Jan 01, 2023 2:15 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: quitting the bottle today
- Replies: 3963
- Views: 478414
Re: quitting the bottle today
Happy New Year to all and especially those on the journey of sobriety.
Thanks for your kind words, lilyw.
Thanks for your kind words, lilyw.
- Thu Dec 29, 2022 5:15 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Black Craps vs Pakistan
- Replies: 247
- Views: 7772
Re: Black Craps vs Pakistan
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...
- Tue Dec 20, 2022 5:18 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18299
- Views: 864568
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
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 ...
- Tue Dec 20, 2022 5:16 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: MESSI or MARADONA
- Replies: 96
- Views: 2852
Re: MESSI or MARADONA
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...
- Tue Dec 20, 2022 2:53 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: MESSI or MARADONA
- Replies: 96
- Views: 2852
Re: MESSI or MARADONA
Messi the greater of those two but Pele the greatest of all time.
- Thu Dec 15, 2022 8:31 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Sam Bankman-Fried Goooone...
- Replies: 415
- Views: 27112
Re: Sam Bankman-Fried Goooone...
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...
- Wed Dec 14, 2022 1:33 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Sam Bankman-Fried Goooone...
- Replies: 415
- Views: 27112
Re: Sam Bankman-Fried Goooone...
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...
- Wed Dec 14, 2022 1:32 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Sam Bankman-Fried Goooone...
- Replies: 415
- Views: 27112
Re: Sam Bankman-Fried Goooone...
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...
- Wed Dec 14, 2022 12:19 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Sam Bankman-Fried Goooone...
- Replies: 415
- Views: 27112
- Wed Dec 14, 2022 12:17 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: World Schools Festival, Thailand - 11-18 December
- Replies: 81
- Views: 3122
Re: World Schools Festival, Thailand - 11-18 December
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 ...
- Wed Dec 14, 2022 4:00 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Good Christmas movie to show a young child?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 1414
Re: Good Christmas movie to show a young child?
A Charlie Brown Christmas
- Thu Dec 08, 2022 12:27 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Best SHORT book you've read?
- Replies: 139
- Views: 9144
Re: Best SHORT book you've read?
The Snow Goose, by Paul Gallico, with the added advantage that you can then show the movie with the young Jenny Agutter.
- Wed Nov 30, 2022 7:17 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Combined What's going on with China Thread
- Replies: 261
- Views: 9367
Re: It’s kicking off in China
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...
- Wed Nov 30, 2022 6:37 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Combined What's going on with China Thread
- Replies: 261
- Views: 9367
Re: It’s kicking off in China
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...
- Wed Nov 23, 2022 10:41 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Best refs in Rugby
- Replies: 55
- Views: 1631
Re: Best refs in Rugby
Former: Clive Norling, Tony Spreadbury (for the accent more than anything), Nige
Current: Barnes, Angus Gardiner.
Current: Barnes, Angus Gardiner.
- Wed Nov 16, 2022 3:59 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Locks
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1054
Re: Locks
Seconded by this player from the 60s.Enzedder wrote: ↑Wed Nov 16, 2022 2:41 am From the 60's
No other bullshit will be accepted.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
- Tue Nov 15, 2022 7:35 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Poll: Who is the coolest rugby player?
- Replies: 111
- Views: 4513
Re: Poll: Who is the coolest rugby player?
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...
- Tue Nov 15, 2022 5:13 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
- Replies: 18299
- Views: 864568
Re: U.S. politics thread and Joe Biden-the Ronan O'Gara of U.S. Presidents
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!
f**king loser!
- Tue Nov 15, 2022 2:12 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Poll: Who is the coolest rugby player?
- Replies: 111
- Views: 4513
Re: Poll: Who is the coolest rugby player?
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...
- Mon Nov 14, 2022 11:39 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: How much of a problem is broadcasting control in rugby games?
- Replies: 86
- Views: 2818
Re: How much of a problem is broadcasting control in rugby games?
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.
- Sun Nov 13, 2022 7:02 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Women's 2021 (2022) Rugby World Cup
- Replies: 2508
- Views: 50776
Re: Women's 2021 (2022) Rugby World Cup
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...
- Sat Nov 12, 2022 12:00 pm
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Women's 2021 (2022) Rugby World Cup
- Replies: 2508
- Views: 50776
Re: Women's 2021 (2022) Rugby World Cup
Naturally.terryfinch wrote: ↑Sat Nov 12, 2022 11:51 am Without the red card England would have won by 30-40 points.
- Sat Nov 12, 2022 10:49 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Women's 2021 (2022) Rugby World Cup
- Replies: 2508
- Views: 50776
- Sat Nov 12, 2022 10:05 am
- Forum: Rugby Forum
- Topic: Women's 2021 (2022) Rugby World Cup
- Replies: 2508
- Views: 50776