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 David Pocock photo on the bar. That's a banning offence

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

MrsP- stopping ignoring you for a second- you may be interested in this;

http://www.ulsterrugby.com/news/9643.php

Although maybe not as you already have a few season tickets.

I'm worried that there'll be a bit of a backlash from Leinster on Friday. They'll have had a rocket after the performance at the Liberty.

Notch wrote:

poissonrouge wrote:
Is there going to be an "Ignoring" contest????

Can I play, please, please, please, can I play?

Do you want to be ignored or ignore others? Because you've now blown the first one.

Thats one in the eye for that ageist young lady

She's struggling a bit MrsP, getting frustrated that she can't do stuff, especially with the little ones. Also having some stress with her mother who I have to say is a nice person, but is so in her own little bubble she fails to realise the impact of things she does on others.

Ah, there are worse things going on in the World though, so can't complain, but could do with a real blow out to be honest. Will have to see when Hughie and some of the other London regs are next meeting up and see if a I can tag along for a few.

How's things in the Possion household these days?

Never had you down as a fan Thomond!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdxLxnhGnvo&feature=related

But I suppose they also did

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLZRWNdGCUc

luckless_pedestrian wrote:I'm worried that there'll be a bit of a backlash from Leinster on Friday. They'll have had a rocket after the performance at the Liberty.

I am also. I think we should be looking at targeting their lineout as it was poor against the O's and ours is usually very strong. We need to have a heck of a lot more composure than our last outing though. I would also like to see Adam Hughes in his best position of 13.

I was talking about the Micks,Gibbo and Hughie,MrsP.

Pete,
You are a gorgeous man. Very like MrP in fact. 4 x wimmin and a Mo in law to handle. Where are the Pub medals for Honour and Resolve beyond the call of Duty?

I despise people from Cork. They're worse than the Taliban.

Speaking of which this Bin Laden: Shoot to Kill is quite intriguing.

That's a very rude emoticon young man!

Did your mother never tell you not to do that?

LDPCP,

I'm sure she is extremely frustrated indeed. How did the middle one enjoy her first day at school?

Have they said if Ash Smith will be fit to play?

Thanks for that Willy!

luckless_pedestrian wrote:Have they said if Ash Smith will be fit to play?

I haven't heard either way. Although if it is a hamstring problem it is unlikely. Leach at 12 and Hughes at 13 would be my preferred combo if Ash doesn't make it. Although it usually all goes belly up without him.

Thomond wrote:The Dubliners never get ignored as everything goes in the favour and everyone is against Cork. Discuss.

No discussion required T. We are The Master Race. The Centre of the Literary, GAA and Rugby Universe. Roysh?

Loved it MrsP, every evening she has come home and asked if she can go back the next day. She's been exhausted at the end of each day though, so will take a bit of getting used to for her. She brought her first reading book home today, so we sat and read it together before she went to bed. Just writing some comments in her reading diary now.

Gibbo, I don't have to handle the mother in law fortunately, we never see her which is half the problem. She lives 10 minutes drive away and since the wife had the op last week she's popped in once for about 15 minutes despite passing our house regularly when going to do other things. She didn't even phone to speak to the little one on her first day of school. The wife naturally was quite upset by that.

I suppose so Gibbo,we'll just forget the fact that Cork have more All-Ireland wins than any other county in both codes, and that Munster beat Leinster in the ML final and when it mattered Let's not forget that we prodcuced the greatest Irish soccer player of all time, Roy Keane.

Yes,Cork people have big egos. Why do you ask?

LDPCP.

She doesn't know what she is missing. Precious moments.

I can understand why your wife would be upset.

You know what they say about big egos...

It probably didn't help matters that my mum phoned twice, once before she went to school in the morning and then again in the evening.

Ah well, as you say, it's her that is missing out.

Anyway, now that we've thrashed that out, can we all get back to ignoring each other please!!!

Evenin' all, just taking a break from the kitchen. I was hoping to be home in time to cook and eat dinner, instead I'm going to be having home made lasagne for lunch the next couple of days plus more in the freezer for a later date.

For whoever asked up-thread Matt Berquist had a pretty good season with the Crusaders, played quite a few matches with Carter injured, and was good enough that Tyler Bleyendaal never got a minute onfield. Of course his airmiles count for the year is up over 120,000 so he may well be jaded.

He played well when I saw him play. I didn't see the Ospreys-Leinster match but I'm keeping an open mind

I was just trying to figure out who I can ignore next?

LDCPete wrote:Loved it MrsP, every evening she has come home and asked if she can go back the next day. She's been exhausted at the end of each day though, so will take a bit of getting used to for her. She brought her first reading book home today, so we sat and read it together before she went to bed. Just writing some comments in her reading diary now.

Gibbo, I don't have to handle the mother in law fortunately, we never see her which is half the problem. She lives 10 minutes drive away and since the wife had the op last week she's popped in once for about 15 minutes despite passing our house regularly when going to do other things. She didn't even phone to speak to the little one on her first day of school. The wife naturally was quite upset by that.

Aah sorry Pete. Wasn't being... Well you know me. Yeah. Been through a bit of that in my time. But, it made us strong and self-sufficient.

Can I say something, as the main aulfella in this gaff? This last hour has reminded me of what this Pub used to be in de aul days.

Thom,
I love you boy! Ya Cork bollix.

On Horizon; brain scans of psychopaths have a significantly different profile to the general population. Could a future society use brain scan imaging to screen the general population? What moral issues would this raise for general society?

Similar to the 'Monority Report' concept of pre-crime. If you find a child who has a genetic predisposition to violence/psychopathy can you restrict their freedom?

You'd need to see what their brain scans were like when they were kids though.

Might have started out looking like everyone elses.

Gibbo, I know you weren't being anything mate. This place is grand, been a great distraction for me today, enjoyed the debate earlier and just had a text off Hughie, who is either lurking or someone text him saying I need a beer.

Either way, as the aul fella just said, it's what this pub has always been about.

Kiwireddevil wrote:Evenin' all, just taking a break from the kitchen. I was hoping to be home in time to cook and eat dinner, instead I'm going to be having home made lasagne for lunch the next couple of days plus more in the freezer for a later date.

For whoever asked up-thread Matt Berquist had a pretty good season with the Crusaders, played quite a few matches with Carter injured, and was good enough that Tyler Bleyendaal never got a minute onfield. Of course his airmiles count for the year is up over 120,000 so he may well be jaded.

Weeel, I saw the highlights of the warm-ups. Notch said he was pretty handy - having seen him live. Schmidt is not a gobshite. Sooo. I'm hopeful he will be even better than Berne. Who did a great job for us after a bad start. I believe in Matt. Cheers Kiwi.

Mick(TEFC) wrote:Yes, dreamer, but for 3 weeks, and I'm not counting nottins;bit too much tunnel vision for me.FFS there is not only a RWC, life goes on,only certain appreciate it.

Thanks Mick.

Right, I'm off. I'll ignore you all tomorrow.

EDIT: That was coincidental, Nottins. Bollox to this actually. Are we supposed to acknowledge every single post in case people get precious about it?

Emilia Fox is fabulous, really enjoying this Who do you think you are? episode.

So much so I'm actually going to log off here. Nos da pawb

If the violence/psychotherapy is proven beyond doubt to be genetic and not a matter of environment then yes locked up.

poissonrouge wrote:
You'd need to see what their brain scans were like when they were kids though.

Might have started out looking like everyone elses.

It seems that its a case of genetic predisposition. The question for me is do these traits naturally lead to criminal behaviour? All it leads to is the disregard for ethics and a lack of empathy. What turns you from a bit of a jerk into a fully fledged psycho is generally in life experience, especially childhood.

rugbydreamer wrote:Emilia Fox is fabulous, really enjoying this Who do you think you are? episode.

So much so I'm actually going to log off here. Nos da pawb

Who's Emilia Fox???

Violent psychotherapy?



Who can I ignore now?

That way lies eugenics, Notch.

OOOh Shiit. They are scanning brains for Psychos now? If they start doing that at airports, I am soo phhhoked. Ah well. Its been a great run...

WillyGilly wrote:If the violence/psychotherapy is proven beyond doubt to be genetic and not a matter of environment then yes locked up.

Psychopathy is just a behaviour profile, not actually an action. It's a personality type really. PROFOUND Lack of empathy, remorse, egocentric, manipulative, charismatic etc. So should they be locked up? They haven't committed any crime. Yet have a higher propensity to do so.

The number of psychopaths on big business is 4x the general population by the way. High finance etc.

LDCPete wrote:
Gibbo, I don't have to handle the mother in law fortunately, we never see her which is half the problem. She lives 10 minutes drive away and since the wife had the op last week she's popped in once for about 15 minutes despite passing our house regularly when going to do other things. She didn't even phone to speak to the little one on her first day of school. The wife naturally was quite upset by that.

Sorry to hear that Pete, it's such a shame that your wife's Mother isn't involved more with her daughter and family. I can see why your wife is upset.

Lack of empathy is a key thing though Notch. For someone to go through life in an emotionless state well to put it frankly isn't much of a life. The genetic disposition aspect of it calls into question the idea of free will which will always be a stumbling block in cases like this.

Emilia Fox is that girl who played that pathologist in that programme.

Her dad was a famous actor too.

Gibbo will remember him!

I think I need some sleep, I thought Gibbo said he was going on the run so they couldn't find his brain that airport!!!

Random.

cheers notts, it's her loss though.

It's pretty stunning that the number of genuine psychopaths working in finance, big business etc. is SO much more pronounced than the general population. I mean, four times as much! That just knocks me out.

Daughter to Edward Fox, niece to James, cousin to Laurence,.

Are you suggesting they brought the world economy down on purpose?

They are still looking for it LDPCP!

Needle in a haystack doesn't even come close to describing the difficuties involved!

I lack empathy. It doesn't mean that i am a psychopath or that i deserve to be locked up.

WillyGilly wrote:Are you suggesting they brought the world economy down on purpose?

Haha, no. It's just the personality type of a banker and a murderer are not so far apart. Bret Easton Ellis called it right!

WillyGilly wrote:If the violence/psychotherapy is proven beyond doubt to be genetic and not a matter of environment then yes locked up.

Errm Willy, always thought you were a ruffled-haired darlin. You have me scared now pal.

What will insurance companies and the LAW, do with DNA information and this also? Will anyone have a chance to be a complete and utter phhokin socially unacceptable - looney? Or concieved perverts? Like Mozart? Like Michaelangelo? Darwin? Einstein? Like.. Well like everyone who ever made sense of it all and took us to a higher plane?

That happens... Im out Ted. Kill the Corporate robots. Let the psychos live.

What has ever, I hear you ask, come out of cork??? Well honestly ladies and gentlemen I'm as stumped as you.

Langers will claim that Irelands greatest footballer came from Cork. Very true, if you consider a player who walks out on their country in the middle of a World Cup your greatest player.


What about Sonia O'Sullivan they cry, the greatest athlete the country ever produced. Well she's from Cobh and I reckon even The Right Honorable Gentleman Thomond would agree that people from Cobh are breed upon themselves, a bunch of pikeys who cross bread with some badgers. And let's be honest she can't even make it 1500m without Poopie herself.


What's that from the back??? Michael Collins??? True True a great man no doubt, shame Ye had to shoot him in the back




Jack Lynch, good call, very good Taoiseach, so good in fact that they built a tunnel and named it after him, shame its sinking into the harbour though




Cork, its a wonderful place

I think this pub needs to put more Vaseline on top of the toilet cistern