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?

Hope your Ok Notch. Also for when Hobo comes in, I posted a recommendation for this sites twitter and the site itself on another website.

So long as Paddy Wallace is going to the World Cup I'll be fine

Not still moping about are you Notch? Pull yourself together mun. You know what they say about falling off a horse - get straight back on. Preferably another horse (this is where the analogy falls short slightly) or you may get done for harassment.

Sorry to lower the tone but did anyone see the xfactor on the weekend?? Young Irish girl on it from Tyrone called Janet Devlin, man she blew me away here's a clip for those who can access it


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX-Nj539cY0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Bore da pawb / good morning all. Today I shall mostly be lurking.

Glas a du wrote:Not still moping about are you Notch? Pull yourself together mun. You know what they say about falling off a horse - get straight back on. Preferably another horse (this is where the analogy falls short slightly) or you may get done for harassment.

The only way to get over someone is to get under someone else.

Hughie she was pretty good alright.

Glas a du wrote:Not still moping about are you Notch? Pull yourself together mun. You know what they say about falling off a horse - get straight back on. Preferably another horse (this is where the analogy falls short slightly) or you may get done for harassment.

Moping about?

I've barely gotten out of bed. But this is not unusual when you post at 1 and then again at 10. You are quite right.

I shouldn't say this but I'm worried that Geordan will be selected for the Irish squad. Surely Ireland don't need him. He's a pensionable old man and likely to get broken again.

We need him with Jones gone.

I'd say he is now a shoe-in. I know you'll miss him, but would you not be pleased for him at the same time a little bit?

Portnoy wrote:I shouldn't say this but I'm worried that Geordan will be selected for the Irish squad. Surely Ireland don't need him. He's a pensionable old man and likely to get broken again.

Don't worry, he'll be able to kick up and under's with one leg.

He missed the last 2 world cups so it would be great for him personally to go.

He didn't miss the last world cup.

perosonally

Hmmm, yes, quite.

(does anybody else know what that means)

I thought he got crocked in the Scotland game?

MBTGOG wrote:He didn't miss the last world cup.

Well, that depends. Are you talking in a physical sense?

Apologies,I thought he missed the last one. He didn't see any serious gametime from what I recall though.

No, he was only involved in the joking games.

Notch wrote:I'd say he is now a shoe-in. I know you'll miss him, but would you not be pleased for him at the same time a little bit?

Yes of course I would. Quite a lot actually for him.

Portnoy wrote:

Notch wrote:I'd say he is now a shoe-in. I know you'll miss him, but would you not be pleased for him at the same time a little bit?

Yes of course I would. Quite a lot actually for him.

Just not enough to make you say that in your post.

Thomond wrote:Apologies,I thought he missed the last one. He didn't see any serious gametime from what I recall though.

Started in the decisive final group game against Argentina and scored a try.

I think I should just shut up,before I make an even bigger idiot of myself.

Notch wrote:I'd say he is now a shoe-in. I know you'll miss him, but would you not be pleased for him at the same time a little bit?

Only because Notch describe him as a shoe-in which he's isn't (he's a shoo-in), I thought that I'd take a bit of time to research the etymology:

"And here’s one from The Word Detective, who has been writing about Words and Language in a Humorous Vein on the web since 1995:

‘Shoo in’, as it is properly spelled, was originally a racetrack term, and was (and still is) applied to a horse expected to easily win a race, and, by extension, to any contestant expected to win an easy victory. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first use of the term in print dates back to 1928, and the original sense of the term was not as innocent as you’d think. A ‘shoo in’ was originally a horse that was expected to win a race, not by virtue of its speed or endurance, but because the race was fixed. The sardonic ‘subtext’ of the original usage, now lost, was that the designated horse would win even if it were so lackadaisical in its performance that it simply wandered somehow up to the finish line and had to be ‘shooed in’ to victory."

So there you have it - If Murphy gets selected it will be a fix!

WillyGilly wrote:A lot of people have got into work this morning and surreptitiously opened an extra tab in their internet browser for breaking sports news and perhaps one for 606v2 as well. Today is a good day.

From an Irish perspective I genuinely couldn't name you our 30. For my part I have 23 in mind who have been sent their plane tickets and been told to pack. The other 7 spots are open to Mr Kidney's interpretation.

Can't decide whether it's better to be near sure of your 30 or to have plenty of positions up for grabs? Perhaps it makes no difference?

Well we have three real options at fullback, we probably plan to bring two fullbacks and one has just been ruled out of the tournament through injury. I'd say he's on the plane, but Kidney has a penchant for surprising people!

Asbo, did you ever watch that second half?

The little Asbo emoticon is so angry!!

I've just lost my redeployment form online

How do you mean Cari?

Lost all the work I did on my application because you can only complete it online. Can't get it back. I've got my handwritten notes, but I'm still gutted after spending three hours on it this morning.

Perhaps it makes no difference?

When I raised that issue I got ignored.

Sure you can do it again no? I thought you had lost out on doing it altogether or something.

Yes I can do it again. Just horribly frustrating and time consuming.

Notch wrote:Well we have three real options at fullback, we probably plan to bring two fullbacks and one has just been ruled out of the tournament through injury. I'd say he's on the plane, but Kidney has a penchant for surprising people!

Asbo, did you ever watch that second half?

Nah, didn't get around to it, ended up watching Legends of the Fall instead.

Cariadwr, try not to be too despondent - think of it like a practice essay, the second version is often better as you think of better ways of getting your message across

Great advice by Asbo.

red_stag wrote:Great advice by Asbo.

Not retrievable from your PC history Cari? A hell of a lot is. Try your tmp files for the date (ish) that you submitted it.

Here it is, folks:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/14608533.stm

Morning.

Cari,



Did you do it in work?

I bet the IT department could have a really good go at retreiving it for you if you gave them a shout>

Good squad. Forwards don't have great depth though.

Hello pub. I somehow managed to totally reboot my phone and lost texts and, more crucially, email. This has meant creating a new email address (eventually), which wouldn't allow me to login here.

All sorted now with 'The' dropped off my login id.

Cari, that is good advice from As although I can understand your frustration. I usually type such stuff in a Word document and then copy and paste it into the required area. That also has the advantage of spell check and grammar check.

No Greg Laidlaw or John Beattie in the Scotland squad. There's a thread on it over in the international section.

Think those two guys could have made a difference to them.

MrsP - tried IT. They can't retrieve it, but Asbo is right, the second version will be better

Cari wrote:MrsP - tried IT. They can't retrieve it, but Asbo is right, the second version will be better

Thats always the way. You've gathered your thoughts and you communicate them much better.

For anyone that is interested, this is a fascinating site that documents all the languages that are either perceived to be endangered or are extinct-

http://www.unesco.org/culture/languages-atlas/index.php

There are 2473 in total.

Asbo...right???



Seriously though. That is the best attitude.

10 minutes green folk!

Panic Stations!

Cari. Try My Computer select C drive, right click select search. and then advanced search. Put in the dates surrounding the one that you put in the lost missive.

And refine the filter with any key words that you know you have used in the text.

That should bring back anything that your local PC has stored. (unless your IT dept wipes the lot remotely).

Worth a try...

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Hello Hound, wondered where you'd got too. Technological tantrums explains it all.

Gloriously warm and sunny day here today. After I said last night that autumn was on its' way.

Ah the stream isn't loading for me!