The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub

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Welcome to the virtual rugby pub - a place where you can come in for a sly beverage and discuss whatever's on your mind, or just eavesdrop on the regulars if you fancy a break from all the rugby chat.

The only rule in this pub is one of mutual respect for everyone in it, oh and no defacing the Stephen Jones photo on the bar. That's a banning offence

So pull up a chair....what'll it be?

nottins wrote:

MBTGOG wrote:
Yet they've never done anything bad to anyone? They might be annoying but don't you think tawts is a bit harsh?

So what ? No.

Either it is harsh, or it devalues the currency of the swearword.

Read back on the brief discussion on Irish history / literature. Just a few points
1. The idea of Plantation was copied by Queen Mary I from her husband Phillip II of Spain. She planted laois (Queen's County) and Offaly (King's County) first.
2. The next plantation was in Munster and was in many rspects far more successful than the Ulster Plantation, i.e. got the colonists in and settled without the commotion that happened in Ulster.
3. Most of the "best" Irish literature from the 19th / 20th century from Ireland was written in English - a contestable statement as most Irish writers used the larger island i.e. GB as their platform for making their name, getting their stuff performed / into print. Many also wrote in Gaelic but there wasn't a serious market for that in Britain.
4. Untold damage was done to the language (Gaelic) by the Great Famine which wiped out the cottier class and with it the ancient lore contained in the language.
5. Within the Pale Gaelic was forbidden, but there is a great deal of evidence that the settlers did learn to speak Gaelic.
6. Conquest and occupation of a "newly discovered" land was only allowable in international law in the Early Modern period (14th-17th centuries) if the natives of that land were demonstrably uncivilised. In order to justify the Tudor re-conquest of Ireland, the native irish had to be shown to be barbaric and uncivilised. The process of doing so relied heavily on the writings of Giraldus Canmbriensis from the 12th century. But a glance at much of the contemporary commentary emanating from England followed in the same vein. Most, if not all, of it was scurrilous and libellous and took no account of the advanced civilisation which actually existed in Ireland at the time.
7. When Grainne Uí Mháille (Granuaile), the Pirate Queen from Galway met Elizabeth I in London they conversed in the only language which they held in common - Latin (good pub quiz question that).

Right, I'm off folks, got a few job applications to finish.

Night night

See no mention of them being tawts on there.

Thanks for clarifying a few things Kia. I didn't do too bad!

Cymroglan wrote:See no mention of them being tawts on there.

A anagram of tawts is tatws = Potato so maybe I was wrong.

Kia,

Just spoke to my parents and they say that there will have to be extensive physiotherapy as they will have to learn a new way to walk.

Cymroglan wrote:A anagram of tawts is tatws = Potato so maybe I was wrong.

And watts. I won't go down the obvious route

Giraldus Canmbriensis

Hands up, sorry for that!

Mind you, he did the same to us.

Glas a du wrote:It's ADHD in stereo. I was brought up not to mock the afflicted. But their affliction grinds it's groin in your face.

Well said indeed

Notch wrote:

Glas a du wrote:It's ADHD in stereo. I was brought up not to mock the afflicted. But their affliction grinds it's groin in your face.

Well said indeed

+2

MBTGOG wrote:Kia,

Just spoke to my parents and they say that there will have to be extensive physiotherapy as they will have to learn a new way to walk.

Thanks Munsty - not easy for an 86-year old. But by gum, she has spirit - if we could bottle it we'd make a fortune.

Glas a du wrote:

Giraldus Canmbriensis

Hands up, sorry for that!

Mind you, he did the same to us.

He is usually known by his English name in Ireland, Glas, but I didn't want to offend anyone in the pub, hence the Latin ...

For our Kiwi friends - and anyone else who enjoys a nice vid and sonme beautiful music

http://vimeo.com/27709878

Night all

New Rabo PRO12 Website. Been playing with it. Not bad. Lots of depth/stats. Needs tweaking, but pretty good so far. It will grow.
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Just home from work, attempted murderer remanded in custody for court. Nite all

KiaRose wrote:

Glas a du wrote:

Giraldus Canmbriensis

Hands up, sorry for that!

Mind you, he did the same to us.

He is usually known by his English name in Ireland, Glas, but I didn't want to offend anyone in the pub, hence the Latin ...

It's OK Kia, he was a Norman born in Wales and very much part of the English establishment. He was either lazy or a liar because much of his report on Wales was elaborate fiction. It must have been if there are enough Dark Ages points of reference to prove him wrong!

LDCPete wrote:Just home from work, attempted murderer remanded in custody for court. Nite all

Let's hope the looters clogging up the system don't mean that the justices are under pressure to remand less people and he gets bail without deserving it. I'm afraid that playing to the gallery often has that side effect.

Good luck anyway Pete.

Anyway:

https://www.606v2.com/t11936-sections#381875

Bore da pawb

Beeeeooootiful day in the capital today, it's Friday!! I've just heard "Candyman" by Sammy Davis Jnr on the radio and if that song doesn't put a smile on your fizzog then there's something wrong somewhere.

I didn't watch CBB last night. I was watching the final episode of Single Handed. Being as Thom asked it's basically a police drama set in a remote part of Ireland. It can be very funny in bits, but also very dark. I'll miss it not being on.

Bore da pawb / good morning all. It's a beautiful morning here too

Cari, I love it that Chris Evans only plays 'Candyman' on Fridays. When you hear it, you know the weekend's not far away!

Norman



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http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/rugby/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport?mobile-redirect=false
http://sport.scotsman.com/rugby
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/rugby/
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/rugbynation/
http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/rugby

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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=80
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union

Hey Rev, how you getting on?

fine thank you Glas

Good mun.

Have you kidnapped him, Glas?

He's my imaginary friend.

http://www.broadsheet.ie/2011/08/18/the-cast-of-tv3s-tallafornia/

Wow.
I don't know what to think.

I've got an imaginary friend called Camp David.

Good grief Mickado...I hope they're not as embarrassing for Tallaght as the UK version was for Newcastle!

Morning all!! How are you? Lovely day for me to drive down to Penzance think I'll stop off a few times on my way down

Cari wrote:Good grief Mickado...I hope they're not as embarrassing for Tallaght as the UK version was for Newcastle!

I have every faith in them, that they'll be just as embarrassing.

Mickado wrote:

Cari wrote:Good grief Mickado...I hope they're not as embarrassing for Tallaght as the UK version was for Newcastle!

I have every faith in them, that they'll be just as embarrassing.

It should pull in a few viewers then. Are you going to audition for the missing fourth girl part?

Cari wrote:

Mickado wrote:

Cari wrote:Good grief Mickado...I hope they're not as embarrassing for Tallaght as the UK version was for Newcastle!

I have every faith in them, that they'll be just as embarrassing.

It should pull in a few viewers then. Are you going to audition for the missing fourth girl part?

Ah no, it looks like they've already got one transvestite, they don't need another. I would bet that one of the fella's will be called any of the following names:

Deco
Anto
Robbie
Marto
Whacker
Rasher
Rizla

I just tried to join the virtual pub league but it seems to be broken!

Thought I would let Rava know.....

No Micko?

Cari wrote:No Micko?

How very dare you!

That program will be disgraceful, but I hope they do you proud mick.



Ah Friday today, off tomorrow, then a few more days in work and I'm off home for 5 days, feels good ive not been back since April

For the wall- https://www.606v2.com/t11944-tonga-win-2nd-test-against-fiji#382042

Big victory for Tonga.

hughie1986 wrote:Ah Friday today, off tomorrow, then a few more days in work and I'm off home for 5 days, feels good ive not been back since April

Good man

Hi all, whats going on?

Glas a du wrote:

hughie1986 wrote:Ah Friday today, off tomorrow, then a few more days in work and I'm off home for 5 days, feels good ive not been back since April

Good man

Cheers glas, and sure I'm going to the England game need to raise the level for that one ;-)

Quiet in here today

Yup.

sun is shining...

Alright Hughie, how you doing? Just watching football videos on Youtube here.

Munsty, why don't you kick off one of your philosophical debates?

Here's a question. If some bloke from 2000 years ago was transported to our world for a few hours and you had to show him something, bring him somewhere etc what you show or give to him. He can't take anything back with him.

Almost in asboland!!

Didn't you ask that before Stag? Or sometihng like it anyway. On the topic of making an Irish reality series, I would have thought D4 people would have been better. How wants to see a bunch of fellas from Tallaght looking for needles?

red_stag wrote:Here's a question. If some bloke from 2000 years ago was transported to our world for a few hours and you had to show him something, bring him somewhere etc what you show or give to him. He can't take anything back with him.

I’d play him some music, take him to a match, and show him the advances in bikini line hair removal.